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
I do not like how quickly this season of Game of Thrones is flying by. Episode three saw some significant moments, but it also confirmed one of my fears. With so many storylines and characters being covered, I don’t think we’re going to see a whole lot from some of our Westeros favorites. This week…
There are very few things I enjoy in this world more than epic movie trailers. The anticipation, the consolidation of exciting moments, the creative editing, they’re just fun. I counted down the days for the first trailer to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and I still occasionally watch the preview for “X-Men: The Last…
A lot of film people complain about the number of comic book movies that are released every year. Of course that’s not a problem for us at Geek Insider. But in terms of blockbuster source material, people often overlook the constant presence of another genre, young adult fantasy. Maybe the general public doesn’t know where…
The MTV Movie Awards are something else. Sure the awards probably mean something to some of the actors who win them. But seeing that the nominees are selected by MTV executives and the winners are chosen by whoever votes on the MTV website, to win means an odd pairing of stodgy suits and “Twilight” loving…
In 2011, Hugh Jackman starred in a film based on Rock-em Sock-em Robots. That sounds like a terrible concept, but the movie, “Real Steel” was actually really good. Jackman played a robo jockey that controlled a large robot that boxes other robots for sport. With an underdog bot, it’s essentially “Rocky” with robots. So when…
If you want to see the massive scope of HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones” look no further than what amounted to a two week season premiere. In 120 commercial free minutes, longer than many feature length films, we now have a sense of the season’s storylines and where our characters are going. There’s no…
Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any actor in Hollywood who garners such a mixed response from both critics and movie fans as Tom Cruise. Virtually all of his films that have been released in the past decade are met with articles questioning the star’s box office pull. Sure, some of…
The year was 2009. A very popular late night comedian was given the premiere comedic job in television. His appeal toward younger viewers was going to be a welcome update to “The Tonight Show.” The world would then go on spinning with Johnny Carson’s old chair filled by the rightful heir to the throne, Conan…