Greetings Fellow Movie Fans!

Hi there! Welcome to the blog. My name is Laura, also known as The Film Geek, and this is the Nipissing Library Film Collection. This is a movie review blog. But here's the catch -- the reviews that you'll find here will be for movies that you can find right in the Nipissing Library.

When I was first coming up with an idea for this blog, I wanted it to have something to do with movies. Movies are something that almost all of us enjoy. We use them for entertainment, we use them to escape. Some of us like our horror, some of us like our romantic comedies, but all of us at one time or another have sat back and put on a great movie. You may be surprised to know that some of those great movies can be found at our library. I'm not saying that all of the movies are good or that we have entire sections dedicated to James Cameron or Arnold Schwarzenneger (pre-governor, of course), but there are some good movies on those shelves. Not all of them will be good movies, but some.

Now I have to warn you -- you may not recognize some of the movies I review. They're not all going to be blockbuster hits or have incredible special effects (though I have a definite weakness for action films). Some of them will be older. Some will be newer. Some you may never have even heard of. My job is to help make you aware of these movies and tell you a bit about them. Maybe you'll go and watch it for yourself, maybe you won't. But at least you'll know it's there.

My one word of advice is this: don't judge a movie until you've seen it. Don't let the content, year, actors or directors keep you away from a good movie. If I review it, don't even take my word for it. I may dislike a movie that you think you might enjoy. Prove me wrong. Take a chance. I'll keep my reviews fair if you keep your mind open. I can't count the times I've heard someone say "You know, that's not the kind of movie I would normally go for, but actually it was pretty good". Believe me, you may be surprised.

I'll try to make sure that I cover every genre as much as possible, but every once and a while I may do a theme week, either by genre, director, or anything else you might think of to suggest. And please, DO suggest. I became a movie fan by moving out of my comfort zone and taking other people's recommendations. If you read a review and think "Hey, if she liked that one, she might like this movie" or "I can't believe she didn't like that movie! This one is worse!", then tell me about it! If I haven't seen it, I'll probably want to.

I'll post a review every Wednesday to start. I'll also be categorizing the films by major themes using the labels. Feel free to look for other movies of a similar genre, director, etc. And if you're suddenly faced with a paper that wants examples of redemption in popular culture, you can check out the labels and have somewhere to start.

In any case, I hope you all enjoy this blog. If you have any recommendations, requests, suggestions, or anything else, don't hesitate to drop me a line at atellix@gmail.com.