Announcements

Family Holiday Photo Contest: Daddy’s Home 2

November 7, 2017 Joey

We’re partnering with Paramount Pictures’ latest film DADDY’S HOME 2 on a Family Holiday Card competition! Dig up your best family holiday photo (or take a new one), and email it to us! When you do, you will be entered to win movie swag and passes to see the film […]

Movies

Ghost in the Shell: A Mere Ghost of the Original

April 5, 2017 Carol the Cat

Ghost in the Shell (2017) Directed by Rupert Sanders Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takashi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt The Basics:  It is the not too distant future where cyber enhancements are as commonplace as wearing glasses. An elite anti-terrorism task force, called Section 9, is committed to hunting […]

Movies

Star Trek Beyond is Almost as Generic as its Title

July 25, 2016 Carol the Cat

Star Trek Beyond (2016) Directed by Justin Lin Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Idris Elba The Basics: The Enterprise is in year three of its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds and Kirk is a bit tired of the whole “seeking out new […]

Geek Blogs

Musings of a Geek: The Essentials – Science Fiction Movies

September 10, 2015 cltgeeks

Musings of a Geek: The Essentials – Science Fiction Movies by JC Craig (Planetarium Director, Schiele Museum) A long time ago, someone told me that you can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. That’s especially true for those of us who are fans of science fiction, […]

Geek Blogs

5 Questions with Jaysen Buterin of Mad Ones Films

May 30, 2014 cltgeeks

If you are lucky enough to be at ConCarolinas this weekend you will see Hot Pink Jesus running around (love the silver pastie by the way). You will also be able to meet the mad genius behind The Gospel of Booze, Bullets, and Hot Pink Jesus, Jaysen Buterin. He is […]

Books

Feel Good Friday: Books vs. Movies

February 21, 2014 JLHilton

Are movie adaptations always worse than the original books upon which they’re based? I’ve heard, “It wasn’t as good as the book” about a gajillion times. But I’ve rarely–ever?– heard someone say “The movie was better than the book.” Does that happen? I took my questions to the Charlotte Geeks […]

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Movies

THE WOLVERINE — A REVIEW

August 7, 2013 cltgeeks

At the beginning of every article or review about a relevent film I always make sure to confess that I am not a comic book reader. In some ways I like to think of this fact as a bonus. When you’ve read a novel and you have fallen deeply in […]

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Announcements

August 2nd, 2013 — Coming This Weekend.

August 1, 2013 cltgeeks

Hello again my geeky friends. This first week of August brings us only a couple wide releases. Lets talk a little about them, shall we?     2 GUNS     (R  109 Minutes) This is one of those films that seems like a sure thing but really isn’t anymore. Denzel Washington […]

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Movies

July 26th, 2013 — Coming this Weekend.

July 25, 2013 cltgeeks

Hello again my geeky friends. This is the last weekend of the last official Month of the Summer movie season. Yes, August is a Summer Month and there are several decent sized films coming during the Month, but traditionally, all of the biggest guns have been fired by the end […]

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