ABOUT Tom Herles
Tom is a media lecturer, writer, and film buff. When he isn’t writing for Geek Insider or his film blog, whatsupmovement.com, Tom can be found at the movies or spending time outside with his wife
When looking at a list of upcoming movie releases, you’re never quite sure of the quality you’ll be getting when they finally make it to the theater. For example, Guardians of the Galaxy has taken the world by such storm there has been an upswing in people naming their babies “Groot.” I, of course, have…
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a Power Rangers movie coming. But before you roll your eyes, this isn’t the cast of the latest season acting out in an extended episode for Nickelodeon. This team is being billed as mighty and apparently they will be morphin’. Lionsgate has announced that Power Rangers will hit theaters…
Following box office numbers and the movie business from a financial standpoint tends to be a doom and gloom endeavor. Yes, numbers are down this summer and July only had a few movies that got audiences really excited. But before you write off summer 2014 as a lost cause, check out the blockbusters set for…
June had its moments with different genres getting their moments in the spotlight. Now it’s time for July movies. This July seems to lack the showstopper we’ve grown accustomed to in the month. Last year Wolverine went to Japan. The year before Batman fought Bane and before that Harry Potter had his final showdown with…
It has taken me longer than usual to write this week’s recap. Firstly, there is the issue of digesting all of what we just saw. Each storyline has been majorly affected in this episode titled “Children.” In the past I’ve been critical of “Game of Thrones” season finales for being a bit of a let…
It’s all the Wall, all the time this week on “Game of Thrones.” So we have to wait until next week’s season finale to learn about the aftermath of the duel that left the Red Viper as the red pancake (tear) and put Tyrion on death row. This week’s episode is titled “The Watchers on…
So, May was awesome. Spider-Man, X-Men, Godzilla, it was summer cinema at its best. The franchises outdid themselves and each title had its own originality while still appealing to fickle moviegoers. June is not quite as stacked. We still have big genre fare and franchises, but it just doesn’t quite get me as pumped as last…
Hello there, everyone. How are you doing? If you are like me, and watched this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, you are probably experiencing intense sadness while asking yourself “why?” over and over again. The episode is titled “The Disappointment and the Depression.” Oh no, it was actually “The Mountain and the Viper.” We’ll…
If you haven’t heard, this week marks the release of the ambitious X-Men: Days of Future Past. Starring actors and characters from separate X-Men franchises, the film works to build continuity between them and create a mega-franchise. But X-Men fans know all this already. It was the year 2000 when the first X film was…
I am back from my trek across the Narrow Sea. I saw everything! Daario Naharis’ junk, I rode a boat through the crotch of the Braavosi statue and I even got mistaken as a slaver. I’m all like, “Don’t nail me to a post, guys! That ain’t me.” The red waste, by the way, not…
In a continuing trend where the “Game of Thrones” powers that be name their episodes after minor scenes that have little to do with the memorable moments; we get “First of His Name” named after the crowing of King Tommen Baratheon. (Are we still pretending he’s a Baratheon? Doesn’t everyone already know that he’s not?)…
Now I’m not going to say that 2014 hasn’t provided any good movies yet. In fact, there are quite a few from all different genres that have delivered. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, January through April was just a very large appetizer to the main course that is summertime at the movies. From…
What’s that off in the snowy distance? Well, it looks like a White Walker. He sure is taking his time sauntering along on his zombie horse. I’m talking Samwell Tarley slow. The episode is called “Oathkeeper,” but the Valerian steel sword given that name is far from the most interesting element of the episode. We saw a…
Hey guys, remember last week when Joffrey died? How about that? I half expected him to reanimate this week as an undead version of his already unbearable self. But that didn’t happen… yet. After such an explosive ending last week, I couldn’t possibly imagine how the show would keep up the momentum. Well I heard…
Have you ever wanted something to happen so badly but then you were ultimately left unfulfilled when it finally did? That’s me with the end result of this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones,” titled “The Lion and the Rose.” Spoilers are on the way if you haven’t watched yet. It’s a classic whodunit, but…