Leyla Mikkelsen

Jan 10, 2025 | forcesofgeek.com | Leyla Mikkelsen

As 2025 slowly finds its feet, one of the first modern classics to have an anniversary highlighted is David Fincher’s sophomore film directing effort Se7en, celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new restoration and theatrical re-release.

Jan 10, 2025 | forcesofgeek.com | Leyla Mikkelsen

Usually, when Hollywood seeks to thrill audiences with tales revolving around the Catholic Church, it is in the form of demonic possession horrors, and as recent years’ critical failures and lackluster financial takings have shown, audiences are decreasingly interested in formulaic slop, and the thriller Conclave is thankfully a completely different type of nail-biter revolving around the Catholic faith.

Jan 2, 2025 | forcesofgeek.com | Leyla Mikkelsen

At its inception in 1984, the media associated with the Transformers was, in truth, a glorified toy commercial, as Hasbro and Takara Tomy commissioned the animated series to promote their toy line. With the popularity of the toy line and cartoon series, an animated feature eventually made its way to theaters in 1986, followed by the animated adventures continuing on the small screen.

Dec 25, 2024 | forcesofgeek.com | Leyla Mikkelsen

Barely a decade on from his feature film debut The Witch, Robert Eggers has established himself as a unique voice in the world of contemporary cinema, his trademarks being carefully researched settings for odd tales of yesteryear, desaturated visuals, and heaps of brooding atmosphere often reminiscent of silver screen pioneers such as Dreyer and Murnau.

Dec 20, 2024 | forcesofgeek.com | Leyla Mikkelsen

Sonic the Hedgehog’s foray into the world of film has certainly come a long way since that fateful first trailer in the spring of 2019, a dire mishap that will forever exist in the annals of the internet. While the first film was ultimately salvaged thanks to a character re-design more in keeping with Sonic’s classic look, the overwhelmingly derivative narrative left a lot to be desired from the inaugural film.