Joe George
@joewriteswords.bsky.social
He/Him
Assistant Teaching Professor, NC A&T State
🍅-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
Assistant Teaching Professor, NC A&T State
🍅-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
Have you ever claimed to love a movie, and then rewatch it... for a podcast... all about loving movies that other people hate...
Anyway, I went on a journey for this one.
Anyway, I went on a journey for this one.
NEW EPISODE!
Joe's (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) opinions on #awrinkleintime tesser all the way to Kirsten's (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) opinion in a ranty episode of the Good Bad Movie Show:
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Joe's (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) opinions on #awrinkleintime tesser all the way to Kirsten's (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) opinion in a ranty episode of the Good Bad Movie Show:
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a woman in a silver dress is standing in the woods .
ALT: a woman in a silver dress is standing in the woods .
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February 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Have you ever claimed to love a movie, and then rewatch it... for a podcast... all about loving movies that other people hate...
Anyway, I went on a journey for this one.
Anyway, I went on a journey for this one.
Good movie! Hear us talk about it!
NEW EPISODE!
Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) introduces Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) to the Orang Ikan for #monsterisland on the Good Bad Movie Show!
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Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) introduces Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) to the Orang Ikan for #monsterisland on the Good Bad Movie Show!
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January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Good movie! Hear us talk about it!
Come for the Mick Jagger acting talk, stay to hear me insult Kyle Rayner!
NEW EPISODE:
King of Podcasts Al Kennedy (@alkennedy.bsky.social) returns to the show with #freejack, inspiring Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) to quote A Night at the Roxbury and forcing Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) to defend Green Lantern.
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King of Podcasts Al Kennedy (@alkennedy.bsky.social) returns to the show with #freejack, inspiring Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) to quote A Night at the Roxbury and forcing Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) to defend Green Lantern.
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a couple of men sitting next to each other with their mouths open and the words meal dealoooo on the bottom right
ALT: a couple of men sitting next to each other with their mouths open and the words meal dealoooo on the bottom right
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January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Come for the Mick Jagger acting talk, stay to hear me insult Kyle Rayner!
I’m sorry to everyone who watches this movie because of the show.
NEW EPISODE
Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) and Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) flush the holiday season down the toilet with the most unpleasant Christmas movie ever, #elves:
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Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) and Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) flush the holiday season down the toilet with the most unpleasant Christmas movie ever, #elves:
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January 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I’m sorry to everyone who watches this movie because of the show.
I thought I knew what this movie was and I was so wrong.
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Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) drags Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) back to the mid-2000s for the blue-filtered, black leather glory that is #underworld on the latest episode of the Good Bad Movie Show!
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Kirstie (@kirstenhoward.bsky.social) drags Joe (@joewriteswords.bsky.social) back to the mid-2000s for the blue-filtered, black leather glory that is #underworld on the latest episode of the Good Bad Movie Show!
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a woman sitting on a balcony looking out over a city at night
ALT: a woman sitting on a balcony looking out over a city at night
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December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I thought I knew what this movie was and I was so wrong.
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-...
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.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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-...
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...
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.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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...
#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-...
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.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#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-...
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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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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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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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...
www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-w...
The Wicked Ending’s Fundamental Flaw
Wicked: For Good ends for the worse with a finale that condescends to its viewers.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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...
www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-w...
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.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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.
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...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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...
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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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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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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...
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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...
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...
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.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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...
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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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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
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October 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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October 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
ICE is stealing from our community. Please help if you can.
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...
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.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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...
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)
(the rest of #theblackphone2 is pretty darn good too. full review coming this week at den of geek)
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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)
(the rest of #theblackphone2 is pretty darn good too. full review coming this week at den of geek)
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...
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.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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...
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...
These 10 Comics Will Explain 'Peacemaker' Season 2 — and Maybe the DCU's Future
There's a lot more to know about Christopher Smith.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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...
I really liked the end of #peacemaker and I wrote about it for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/tv/peacemake...
Peacemaker Season 2 Finale Wasn’t Homework…And That’s 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.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I really liked the end of #peacemaker and I wrote about it for @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/tv/peacemake...
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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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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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
For @denofgeek.bsky.social, I ranked the #fridaythe13th movies from worst to best: www.denofgeek.com/movies/frida...
Friday the 13th Movies Ranked
We look at all of Jason Voorhees' slash-happy adventures, from worst to best!
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October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
For @denofgeek.bsky.social, I ranked the #fridaythe13th movies from worst to best: www.denofgeek.com/movies/frida...
It's true! I got to tag along with Sarah to talk about log jams, spaghetti slips, and spiritual existentialism with the Fear of God fellas. Check it out!
The fine folks over at the Fear of God pod had me and @joewriteswords.bsky.social on to talk about Final Destination 2. I say this about every Final Destination movie, but: Tony Todd MVP
Final Destination 2 — The Fear of God Podcast
Reed and Nathan hop in the car with friends of the FoG old and new, Sarah Welch-Larson and Joe George, respectively. They totally neglect to see the log truck driving alongside them, the conversation ...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's true! I got to tag along with Sarah to talk about log jams, spaghetti slips, and spiritual existentialism with the Fear of God fellas. Check it out!