What's Next? - The Unemployed Geek

I'm 44 years old, was until recently unemployed (again) and a huge geek. These articles will cover games, comics, sci-fi and fantasy books and movies, as well as what I'm doing without a regular job as I figure it all out. This blog is about geeky stuff, being out of work, and where those things intersect.

Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Disney acquires LucasFilm, new Star Wars Films Starting in 2015.

I may not write as often as I used to, but considering my interests and areas of expertise, now and again a story comes up that absolutely c...

Friday, July 6, 2012

Review of: The Amazing Spider-Man (In 3-D)

When I heard they were rebooting the Spider-Man film franchise, within 5 years of Sam Raimi's trilogy of films, I rolled my eyes. Sure...

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

My Personal Top Ten Horror Films

I like horror a lot. It is frequently lumped in with fantasy and science fiction, so this is entirely natural, but I don't blog much abo...

Friday, October 7, 2011

Life is Pain, Princess... The Princess Bride, Almost 25 years Later.

I'll just come right out and say it. Like so many others, The Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorite films. In fact, on my perso...

Friday, September 23, 2011

My Review of Franklyn – A Mixed Bag of British Sci-Fi/Drama

Okay, I saw the trailer for Franklyn, and I'll admit it, they suckered me. The promo spots for this film, or at least the one I saw, foc...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Revenge of the Son of the Sequel 2: Terrible Sequels to Geek Classics.

I've written at length about good movies, games and TV with bad endings , but that isn't the only way to ruin something good. Ofte...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

“Superheroes” on HBO and the Real Life Superhero Movement.

I've written a lot about comics, thought a lot about what it would be like to be a superhero like Batman, no superhuman powers, just a c...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Review – The Wolfman (2010 Remake)

When I first saw trailers for the remake of the classic Lon Chaney Jr./Bela Lugosi monster movie, The Wolfman , I was excited. They changed...

Monday, August 15, 2011

Paul – Pegg and Frost meet E.T., as played by Seth Rogen.

I'll start with a declaration of bias with regard to the movie I want to talk about today. I'm personally a huge fan of Simon Pegg...

Friday, August 5, 2011

Cowboys and Aliens – A Geek Review.

They say that Hollywood is out of ideas, and most of the time, I'd agree with them. The vast majority of what comes out in theaters is ...

Friday, July 22, 2011

Review for Captain America – The First Avenger.

Last night, my wife and I made it out to the Midnight showing of Captain America . Midnight shows have always been something kind of special...

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