Welcome to geekJane my little space on the interwebs where I express my ever expanding opinions on movies, television and geek culture in general. I post all reviews and such upon the basis of my humble humanoid opinion and welcome discussion. Feel free to visit the archives to see older posts and be sure to look for the indie film reviews which are my personal favorites.
Ratings are based on my little Invader-Raters. Please see this previous post (...) in order to get more info on how that system works. Enjoy!
All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.- T.E. Lawrence
Neat: Funny Bunny's with...
I just stumbled across this really interesting set of plush Bunnies with random bizzare attributes? These bunnies are called Bunnywith by Alex Pardee. I love any novelty whether it be plush or jewelry that features cute mixed with tentacled-weirdness. It always reminds me of the Old Ones. "That is not dead which can eternal [...]
Read MoreRental: Dead Snow
AKA: Død snø (Norway) Release Date: DVD November 2009 Rated: R (Strong gore, violence, language and sexuality) Starring: Charlotte Frogner, Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen Writer/Director: Tommy Wirkola (and co-writer Stig Frode Henricksen) Official Site: Dead Snow I am not really one for blood-soaked horror films, [...]
Read MoreReview: Jennifer's Body
Release Date: September 18, 2009 Rated: R for gore, violence, language & some sexual situations but no nudity (sorry guys) Starring: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons Writer: Diablo Cody & Directed by: Karen Kusama Okay, so if you are a chick like myself you may not be a huge fan of the phenomenon [...]
Read MoreEt après – France Release Date: October 2009 (June 2010 DVD) Rating: Not Rated – (My guess PG-13) Starring: Romain Duris, John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly Director: Gilles Bourdos Based on the Novel by Guillaume Musso I picked up this little gem of a movie at my local rental spot the other day and was [...]
Read MoreRelease Date: DVD 2009 UK Rating: R- strong violence, gore, language, nudity and drug use Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O’Connell Writer / Director: James Watkins I know I am way, way behind the review buzz on this movie since it is over a year old but since I have had a nasty [...]
Read More* I am going to go ahead and warn you now in this post there are MAJOR SPOILERS – I will post a NON spoiler review later, just FYI* I am a die-hard Alien & Predator movie fan (to be honest Alien a bit more so but still) so the trailers for the new revamp [...]
Read MoreThe folks over at my favorite website iO9 have posted some new pics of director/screenplay writer Zach Snyder’s, the amazing director of Watchmen, 300 and the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake, new film Sucker Punch which is due out sometime next year. The film stars young actresses like Jamie Chung (as Amber!), Vanessa Hudgens [...]
Read MoreEver have one of those days where everything just makes you want to curl up into a little ball of fluffy blankets on the couch with a box of cupcakes and your puppy-kitten? Well, if you are like me then you have a certain selection of movies that your drawn to in those kinds of [...]
Read MoreI totally love documentaries, mockumentaries and just about anything on the History or Discovery channel so I thought I would compile a list of my personal favorites from the past decade that relate to my own personal geeky interests. I went on an all out docu-menta-thon to find the best geeky documentaries out there and [...]
Read MoreI have just heard through the iO9 grapevine (and yes that rhymes) that the visionary director of Atonement, Joe Wright is set to direct a new live action grown-up tale of the classic “Little” mermaid story. I did a previous review of a Russian Mermaid film from last year but I am not sure whether [...]
Read MoreRelease Date: DVD April 2010 Rating: R for language and disturbing imagery Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn Writer/Director: Conor McPherson Based on short story by Billy Roche I am a sucker for a good ghost story. Any thing that chills the spine and makes the tiny blond hairs on the back of [...]
Read MoreRelease Date: May 28, 2010 Rating: PG-13 for Violence & Action (Disney Film) Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley Directed by: Mike Newell Based on the video game Prince of Persia from UBISOFT Most video game movies to put it bluntly, just plain suck and I have seen my fair share of them. [...]
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