The Fighter (2010–115mins) M. Wahlberg, C. Bale, M. Leo, A. Adams The Fighter made out pretty well at the Oscars this year. It was nominated for a bunch of awards and took home the statues for best supporting actor (Christian Bale) and actress (Melissa Leo). It’s a Rocky story about an up and coming boxer being […]

It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010– 101 mins) K. Gilchrist, E. Roberts, Z. Galifianakis  Craig (Gilchrist), is a depressed high school student going through a rough time. He’s got a whack a-doodle family, not one who isn’t loving or abusive but just out there. Dad doesn’t pay much good attention to anyone, mom who […]

Life As We Know It (2010— 114mins) J.Duhamel, K. Heigl Holly (Heigl) and Messer (Duhamel) are single adults who are best friends with a lovely married couple with a new baby girl. When this couple dies in an accident they find out that the couple have put it in their will that their last wishes are […]

Never Let Me Go (2010- 103 mins) C. Mulligan, A. Garfield, K. Knightley This is one of those rare reviews by me. It’s a review that I simply do not care what I spoil in the movie, b/c it’s one of the worst movies I have ever seen, and is a complete and utter piece […]

Morning Glory (2010– 107 mins) R. McAdams, H. Ford, D. Keaton Becky Fuller (McAdams), is an up and coming producer of a failing morning tv talk show. When she is let go from he current position she seeks out whatever she can find, and the only thing that falls in her lap is a crappy failing […]

Conviciton (2010– 107 mins) H.Swank,  S. Rockwell, M. Driver Conviction is the true story of a single mother,Betty Anne Waters (Swank) who goes to law school in order to take up the cause of proving her brother innocent of a murder he was convicted of committing. It’s based on a true story so it certainly has a […]

Faster (2010-98 mins) Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton Dwayne Johnson is “The Driver”, an ex-con hell bent on revenge for getting double crossed after a job and the murder of his brother. On the other side of it is a detective who is nearing retirement (Thornton), another hot shot detective out to solve the new […]

The Switch (2010– 101 mins) J. Aniston, J. Bateman In The Switch we get the usual platonic friends whom one of them really likes the other more then the other might. We get the usual guy is really in love with his female best friend. It kinda goes back to what Harry (Billy Crystal) famously […]

I was listening to one of the most recent episodes of the great podcast “The Instance”, when Turpster, “Dills” and Scott all seemed to have differing opinions on the idea of PVP in MMOs. A caller said he made a character on a PVP server b/c a friend played there. However, he has since grown […]

Happy Monday GeekJock readers, today we focus not on just one topic but a smattering of potporri to get us going… From NCAA to 38 studios to the Hurricanes I will give you a few things to think about this fine damn pollen filled monday! When I last covered them, the Canes were sitting in […]