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Episode 50! Stu and Billy are back at the flicks this week to discuss their Top 5 Films of 2017 So Far, and also catch a screening of Baby Driver . Baby Driver is written and directed by Edgar Wright ( Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Wolrd ) and stars Ansel Elgort ( The Divergent Series ) as talented getaway driver Baby, who relies on the beat of his own personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After meeting the woman (Lily James) of his dreams, he sees a chance to ditch his shady lifestyle and make a clean break. Coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), Baby must face the music as a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy!                       ...

Deep Impact tussled with Armageddon , Dante’s Peak schooled Volcano and now its White House Down’s opportunity to go twelve rounds with its own evil doppelganger Olympus Has Fallen. Finally we’ll have the definitive White-House-destroying, Die Hard -imitating, American-Flag-waving film I’ve been searching for these past few years. I don’t shy away from the fact that I hated Olympus has Fallen , in fact I’m tempted to just use this review to kick the film a few more times, but I won’t because that would only drag me down into the gutter where Olympus Has Fallen lives with the other garbage, filth, vile trash and lies… but I digress. White House Down is an entertaining and surprisingly funny action film with solid performances.

Over the course of an all but faultless career, Quentin Tarantino has dealt with a range of topics that are controversial to say the least. From his take on 1970's blaxplotation films in Jackie Brown, an horrific rape scene in Kill Bill, Nazi's in Inglorious Basterds and now pre-civil war slavery in Django Unchained, Tarantino has always pulled it off with an incredible lack if community reaction. Sure, parents associations complain about violence and Spike Lee complains about the overt use of the "N" word, but generally his films are labelled "controversial" before being widely accepted by audiences. It seems to be Tarantino's honesty that allows this to happen. Honesty and the completely in-your-face, over the top way that he approaches these topics. He makes them larger than life, puts a spotlight on the elephant in the room, demystifies it and takes away its power.

Not many films generate as much buzz as a Tarantino film does. Since last year we here at Geek HQ have had people asking if we've heard more about Django, when are we reviewing Django and how do you pronounce Django? Well, the campaign trail is heating up and it's only weeks away now. Check out the latest clip titled, "You Scaring Me" which just reinforces my continuous claim that Tarantino is the greatest dialogue writer in cinema today. Check out the all new clip after the jump and remember, the D is silent!

We here at Geek Of Oz were excited about Django Unchained before this trailer, in fact we were excited for Tarantino's next film regardless of what it was! So needless to say, after watching this newest trailer... we have no words. "Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: findin...

I'm about to make your Friday even better! I don't think I've ever heard a single person say that they don't like Quentin Tarantino's films, no a one! So it please me immensely to present to you an all new international trailer for his upcoming film, Django Unchained. Set to be released on January 24th 2013, Django Unchained stars a line up of Tarantino's go-to actors including Christoph Waltz, Samuel L, Zoe Bell and Tom Savini (what, no Michael Madsen?). Follow on after the jump to check out the brand new international trailer for Django Unchained! Don't forget, the "D" is silent.