GeekJane’s HUGE Fall Movie Preview 2010
Well, I am super pumped about the 2010 fall movie season! It seems like this summer there have been a few great movies but a whole lot of ones I will be happy to wait for DVD to see. But I have very high hopes that this fall I will fall in love with going [...]
Read MoreTV talk: What the Fae TrueBlood?
Okay, I am really anxious and somewhat skeptical about what to expect from tonight’s episode of TrueBlood on HBO. If you missed it, last week was a bit of a roller-coaster ride that included unexpected hospital stays, Tara’s angry face, and fairy princess dreams. So much has gone on this season so far that I [...]
Read MoreRental: Mystery Team
Released DVD – June 2010 Rating: R – Crude sexuality, language, nudity and some drug use Starring: Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes and Aubrey Plaza Written by: Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes and D.C. Pierson Directed by: Dan Eckman Official Website: Mystery Team I am an admitted TV addict and one of my favorite funny [...]
Read MoreRental: Afterwards (Et après)
Et 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 MoreRental: Eden Lake
Release 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 More5 Reasons Why Predators Sucked
* 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 MorePreview: (girl Powered) Sucker Punch
The 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 MoreComfort Movie Series Vol.1
Ever 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 MoreNoteworthy Geek Documentaries
I 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 MorePreview: New Mermaid Film
I 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 MoreRental: The Eclipse (2009)
Release 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 MoreReview: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Release 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. [...]
Read MoreReview: Splice
Release Date: June 4, 2010 Rating: R – Disturbing sexuality, violence, language and gore Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley and Delphine Chanéac as Dren Director: Vincenzo Natali Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant Executive Producer: Guillermo del Toro I have been thrilled the see this film since I first heard about it last year [...]
Read MoreReview: Shrek Forever After 3D
Release Date: May 21, 2010 Rating: PG – Crude elements and mild action Starring the voices of: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas and Walt Dohrn Directed by Mike Mitchell Dreamworks Animation Official Website: Shrek.com I am a total big kid at heart so when I saw the hilarious trailers for the “Final” [...]
Read MoreReview: Robin Hood
Release Date: 5/14/2010 Rating: PG-13 for violence and some brief sexuality Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac and Danny Huston Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Brian Helgeland Official Website: Here I had read some crummy reviews of this film which had been really disappointing since I am a huge fan [...]
Read MoreThe New: Invader Rater System
So for a Long Long long time I have been summing up my reviews with a bottom line statement and listing my bulletin items in no particular order, and I think it’s about time I started be a bit more specific on how I feel about a film. Hence my new rating system – the [...]
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