True Grit (2010– 110mins) J. Bridges, M. Damon, H. Steinfeld True Grit is the last of the Best Picture noms from this year that I had to watch. I had been really looking forward to seeing this one as not only was it supposed to be very good but also because Jeff Bridges has been […]

Just Go With It (2011–117 mins) A. Sandler, J. Aniston, B. Decker I hate to call “Just Go With It” just another Sandler movie. There are so many reasons to do so, cept that this is a lot better then some of the movies he has been doing in the past few years. Other then […]

I Am Number Four (2011–109 mins) A. Pettyfer, T. Olyphant  There are nine special beings from another planet who are hiding out on Earth with guardians. They are future protectors of their species who have not yet grown into maturity enough to protect themselves. They have been sent here with protectors to keep them safe […]

Megamind (2010–95mins) W. Ferrell, T. Fey, J. Hill  I think this might be a first for my blog. The first time I picked up an animated film to watch on our Red Box nights. It’s not so much surprising that I got one, it’s surprising that it took this long to get one. So many […]

The Dilemma (2011– 111mins) V. Vaughn, K. James Ronny (Vaughn) and Nick (James) are best friends and as close as brothers. Being such close friends that they are even partners in their business. So when Ronny sees Nick’s wife cheating on him he has a huge “Dilemma” as to when, if , and how to […]

The Mechanic (2011– 93 mins) J. Statham, B. Foster Jason Statham is a fairly typecast guy with good reason. He kicks ass, delivers some funny lines and is generally likable. If you think about it, so was Van Damme, and so was Segal. I am hoping we don’t tire of Statham doing his thing b/c […]

Somewhere (2010– 97 mins) S. Dorf, E. Fanning Ahh Sofia Coppola, how ye go out of your way to be mysterious and metaphorical, and sooo cutting edge of writing/directing. Yeah sorry I just don’t get it. Sure “Lost in Translation” is widely considered a masterpiece. And you want to keep some more Indie Cred. I […]

Drive Angry (2011–104 mins) N. Cage, A. Heard, W. Fichtner Some of my best movie watching memories as a child were when I visited my father on the weekends and we would watch some of the BAD BAD BAD B-movies late nights on USA Up All Night. The bad was truly cheesy goodness with hosts […]

Gulliver’s Travels (2010– 85 mins) Jack Black, Jason Segel, Amanda Peete, Emily Blunt This is inevitably going to be another GeekJock rant on why movie critics both ones who get paid and ones who don’t yet still take themselves too seriously (and aren’t named The GJ) simply SUCK. Let’s take “Gulliver’s Travels” for instance. It […]

Flipped (2010– 90mins) M. Carroll, C. McAuliffe Flipped is a cute coming of age family movie. It takes place in the 1960’s and has that easy going tone of “Stand by Me” or “A Christmas Story”. As  a film it does well getting away from heavy conflict and just gives us various stories from the […]