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Joe George

@joewriteswords.bsky.social

He/Him Assistant Teaching Professor, NC A&T State πŸ…-approved critic based in Greensboro, NC Bylines: Den of Geek, The Progressive. Reactor Mag, etc. Book: The Superpowers and the Glory Co-Host: The Good Bad Movie Show Website: joewriteswords.com

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Good movie! Hear us talk about it!

28.01.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come for the Mick Jagger acting talk, stay to hear me insult Kyle Rayner!

15.01.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...elves is who i am?

That's the worst thing I've ever heard you say, and I've heard you say nice things about Clint Barton and Danny Rand.

02.01.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you do, I’m sorry.

01.01.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry to everyone who watches this movie because of the show.

01.01.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was disappointed because Green Lantern has been my favorite superhero concept since I was 8 years old and I thought I was going to get to write an article about Ch'p or Driq or other weird GLs and the teaser gave my editors no reason to greenlight that.

But also, that is a perfect Hal scene.

17.12.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought I knew what this movie was and I was so wrong.

17.12.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100%

12.12.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wake Up Dead Man Review: Rian Johnson Mystery Loses Knives Out Edge with Serious Turn Rian Johnson prioritizes religious introspection over Daniel Craig's Southern-fried Benoit Blanc. It's bold but disappointing.

For @denofgeek.bsky.social, I reviewed #knivesout #wakeupdeadman, I movie that left me with mixed feelings. As a Christian leftist, a lot of its themes resonated with me. But I'm just not sure that a Knives Out movie was the best place to present them: www.denofgeek.com/movies/wake-...

12.12.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix CEO's Theater Take Isn't Democratic, It's Out of Touch Following its acquisition of Warner Bros., Netflix should understand that theater-goers exist everywhere.

Among the many things that irritate me about Netflix hating theaters is its CEO's weird take that going to the theater is elitist. As someone who has never set foot in NYC and lived his entire life in fly-over country, I grouched about it for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/netfl...

09.12.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Review: Gateway Horror That's Unapologetically for Kids Five Nights at Freddy's 2 will please the fans while not entirely alienating grown-ups this time around.

#fivenightsatfreddys2 has flat characters, a sloppy plot, and too many jump scares. The same is true of any Friday the 13th movie! It's fine as a gateway movie for kids getting into trashy horror. My (relatively) positive review for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/five-...

04.12.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The movie poster for Maria Leonora Teresa.

The movie poster for Maria Leonora Teresa.

NEW EPISODE:

Against their better judgment, Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) and Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) go international to discuss the Filipino killer doll movie Maria Leonora Teresa on the Good Bad Movie Show!

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03.12.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Wicked Ending’s Fundamental Flaw Wicked: For Good ends for the worse with a finale that condescends to its viewers.

I really, really hated #wickedforgood, particularly because of its open love of authoritarianism, which I wrote about for @denofgeek.bsky.social:

www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-w...

22.11.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wicked: For Good: I don't remember the last time I saw a non-superhero, big Hollywood blockbuster that hates the people and loves authoritarianism this much. And at least superhero movies pretend to question their strong men, instead of giving fascist collaborators sympathetic musical numbers.

19.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Running Man Review: Edgar Wright Reinvents Stephen King for the Post-Truth Age Edgar Wright tries to balance spectacular thrills of Arnold Schwarzenegger blockbusters with Stephen King at his most cynical. The result is nothing short of entertainment.

I liked Edgar Wright’s #therunningman but apparently I have a TOTALLY different read on the ending than everyone else. My review for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-r...

11.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A little girl and spooky clown doll from Ghosthouse (1988)

A little girl and spooky clown doll from Ghosthouse (1988)

NEW EPISODE!

Spooky season may be over, but Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) and Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) are always up for getting scared, this time with the Umberto Lenzi #polgergeist riff and maybe #evildead sequel, #ghosthouse!

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07.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Reconstructs a Classic Monster in His Own Image Netflix's imminent Frankenstein is a movie monster that only Guillermo del Toro could make with such love.

For @denofgeek.bsky.social, I reviewed #frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro's (mostly pretty good!) retelling of the classic horror tale: www.denofgeek.com/movies/frank...

07.11.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Horror's Greatest Taboo Isn't Taboo If Everyone's Doing It Killing a child on screen used to be shocking. Now it's just dull.

At this point, offing a kid in a movie isn't the big shock filmmakers seem to think it is, as I get cranky about for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/it-we...

27.10.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with glasses says we 're gonna have a good time tonight in front of a group of people ALT: a man with glasses says we 're gonna have a good time tonight in front of a group of people

As a Spooky Season treat, we're sharing our Patreon episode on #halloweenends, a movie that both @kirstenhoward.bsky.social and @joewriteswords.bsky.social love! Join in their celebration of the latest last battle between Laurie and Michael!

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23.10.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is stealing from our community. Please help if you can.

16.10.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Phone 2 Review: A Slasher Sequel with Icy Kills and a Fiery Ethan Hawke Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawke serve up chilly scares and moral outrage in a worthy Black Phone 2.

I really liked #theblackphone2, and not just because it has a 77s song over the credits (but also because it has a 77s song over the credits). My review for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/black...

16.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was not expecting to hear THE SEVENTY SEVENS (!!!) over the credits of a horror movie in the year 2025!

(the rest of #theblackphone2 is pretty darn good too. full review coming this week at den of geek)

15.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diane Keaton Directed the Most Lynchian Episode of Twin Peaks Diane Keaton's infamous Twin Peaks episode was something no one else could make, not even David Lynch.

Keaton's passing gave me reason to revisit her infamous episode of #twinpeaks. The story still really stinks, but a) none of that was her fault and b) she really directs it well. So I wrote about it for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/tv/diane-kea...

13.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These 10 Comics Will Explain 'Peacemaker' Season 2 β€”Β and Maybe the DCU's Future There's a lot more to know about Christopher Smith.

Still want more after the #peacemaker finale? Check out this list of comics about the man who loves peace so much, he'll kill for it (for Men's Health Magazine): www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...

13.10.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peacemaker Season 2 FinaleΒ Wasn’tΒ Homework…AndΒ That’sΒ a Good Thing Peacemaker Season 2 ended not with a multiversal bang, but with a quiet, cathartic whimper, and the world is better for it.

I really liked the end of #peacemaker and I wrote about it for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/tv/peacemake...

10.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vincent D'Onofrio in The Thirteenth Floor.

Vincent D'Onofrio in The Thirteenth Floor.

NEW EPISODE!

Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) and Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) hop in the virtual elevator for the other reality bending sci-fi movie from 1999, #thethirteenthfloor!

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08.10.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to add that Manhattan and/or remake need to be at the bottom, but clearly we differ there.

08.10.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, that’s a good list! I feel like everyone has their pet New Line to put in the top three. My editor was really pushing for Freddy v Jason at number three.

07.10.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I did catch Part III in 3D this past weekend, which is a much better experience, but it wasn't enough for me to bump it up to the second half of the list.

07.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday the 13th Movies Ranked We look at all of Jason Voorhees' slash-happy adventures, from worst to best!

For @denofgeek.bsky.social, I ranked the #fridaythe13th movies from worst to best: www.denofgeek.com/movies/frida...

07.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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