Two Geeks And A Git Classic Movie Reviews

Jeff says this pairing is entitled "Kids are capable of the darndest things" and it features two films about young people going above and beyond what even their adult counterparts would be expected to do. First up, directed by Sydney J. Furie, 1986's "Iron Eagle" tells the story of Doug Masters (Jason Gedrick), an Air Force brat and son of Colonel Ted Masters (Tim Thomerson), a decorated fighter pilot. After Col. Masters is shot down on a trumped-up charge of violating a small middle-eastern country's airspace, he's tried and sentenced to death. Doug enlists the help of retired Colonel Charled "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.), along with his friends Reggie (Larry B. Scott), Tony (Jerry Levine), Milo (Robbie Rist), and Joenie (Shawnee Smith). His friends having grown up on the base, know just how to distract the adults in order to get what they need to set up a two-man rescue of Doug's father. The film was made with no cooperation from the U.S. Armed Forces, and came out just months before another, more s

The second film in our Dudley Moore pairing comes just two years after our first, but it cemented Moore's status as a Hollywood superstar! For writer/director Stephen Gordon, this was his first feature film, and his last, as he died in 1982. But 1981's "Arthur" would go on to produce four Academy Award nominations and two wins, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Original Song! The film stars Moore as Arthur Bach, a spoiled rich New Yorker who's never really grown up (largely because he's never had to). The film opens with Arthur being driven around the city by his chauffeur, Bitterman (Ted Ross), and Arthur stops to pick up a hooker named Gloria (Anne DeSalvo) for dinner and a night of friendly debauchery. In the morning, Gloria is tersely turned out by his butler, Mr. Hobson (Sir John Gielgud, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this role). Arthur then goes to meet his father, Stanford Bach (Thomas Barbour) who informs him that Arthur must agree to the marriage he's arrange for him, to Susa

It's been almost seven months since Buddy, Chad, and Jeff started their list of pairings that were supposed to get them through to the 500th episode. But thanks to too many very famous actors passing away, there are still three pairings left on the list! Fortunately, the fates have allowed the trio to return to it, starting with this week's film! This pairing features two films that made Dudley Moore a well-known name in the United States (he was already well-known in the UK)! First up, directed by the masterful Blake Edwards, 1979's "10" is a story about a famous songwriter hitting his mid-life crisis! George Webber (Moore) is turning 42 and not handling it well. He's in a shaky relationship with singer Samantha Taylor (Julie Andrews) and is squabbling with his lyricist Hugh (Robert Webber). One day, while out driving, he catches a glimpse of a beautiful young woman in a wedding dress and becomes completely smitten! Eventually, he discovers that her name is Jenny Hanley (Bo Derek) and she's just married her

Our second film honoring the late Robert Duvall not only shows off his musical abilities, but it won him an Academy Award for Best Actor! Directed by Bruce Beresford, 1983's "Tender Mercies" tells the story of washed-up country singer Mac Sledge (Duvall) who, after a drunken night, finds himself stranded, penniless, at a small motel/gas station in Texas. He seeks out the proprietor, Rosa Lee (Tess Harper) who, with her young son Sonny (Allan Hubbard), tend to the business as best they can, and offers to work to pay off his room. He ends up staying on and cleans himself up, stops drinking, and becomes close with both Rosa and Sonny. He also begins writing new songs, although he tells no one about them. Eventually he professes his affections to Rosa and and the two get married. After a reporter (Paul Gleason) write a story about him in the local paper, a group of young musicians show up and tell him how much his music inspired them. He takes one of his songs to his ex-wife Dixie's (Betty Buckley) manager, Harry

We conclude our "In Memorium" pairings (for now) by paying tribute to the legendary actor Robert Duvall, who passed away on February 15th, 2026. Like with Rob Reiner and Catherine O'Hara, we've already reviewed several films, but there are no shortage of great performances left to choose from! Our first film is from 1979, directed by Lewis John Carlino. In "The Great Santini," Duvall plays Wilbur "Bull" Meechum, who referred to himself as "The Great Santini," a fierce and dedicated Marine fighter pilot who had the misfortune to enlist between wars, thus leaving him no one to fight. As a result, he is extremely disciplined... most of the time, until he isn't. He functions as the head of his family like he would as head of a military unit. Thus, his wife Lillian (Blythe Danner), eldest son Ben (Michael O'Keefe), his eldest daughter Mary Anne (Lisa Jane Persky), his youngest daughter Karen (Julie Anne Haddock), and youngest son Matthew (Brian Andrews) have adapted as best they can to a very military style of fam

The second film in this "In Memorium" pairing focuses on a gentleman who was primarily a television actor but did do enough film work to have turned in a few very memorable roles. James Van Der Beek passed away from cancer on February 11th, 2026. He is most famous for his starring role on the series "Dawson's Creek" which ran from 1998 to 2003. But his first major film role, in 1999's "Varsity Blues," demonstrated that he had the talent to be the lead in just about any project. Directed by Brian Robbins, "Varsity Blues" tells the story of backup quarterback Jonathan "Mox" Moxon, for the West Canaan Coyotes in the small town of West Canaan, Texas. This town eats, breathes, and lives high school football, and the team is headed for yet another district championship. Led by Coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) and all-star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker), Mox spends most of the season on the bench watching Lance and friends Billy Bob (Ron Lester), Charlie Tweeder (Scott Caan), and Wendel Brown (Eliel Swinton) wi

This pairing is a combined "In Memorium" to two more actors claimed by 2026. Our first film, and dedication to Bud Cort, a veteran character actor, who passed away on February 11th of 2026. Our first film is honoring him with his most famous film appearance! Directed by Hal Ashby, 1971's "Harold and Maude" tells the story of Harold Chasen, a young man who is obsessed with death in all its many forms. He spends his days attempting to terrorize his mother (Vivian Pickles) who has long since turned an exasperated blind eye to Harold's theatrics. Attending funerals is one of Harold's pastimes, and it is at one such even that he meets Maude Chardin (Ruth Gordon), a 79-year-old widow who seems particularly focused on the fact that she's soon to turn 80. The two forge an unlikely friendship, and Maude teaches Harold how to witness and enjoy life even as she acknowledges that she's approaching the end of hers. Harold's mother, however, is doing everything she can to try to turn Harold 'normal,' including sending him

Our second look at the life and work of Catherine O'Hara also rounds out our examination of Christopher Guest's classic film work! In 2006's "For Your Consideration," O'Hara plays Marilyn Hack, an aging actress in a little independent film called "Home for Purim." She's working alongside another veteran actor, Victor Allen Miller (Harry Shearer), young ingenue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) and her boyfriend and in-film brother, Brian Chubb (Christopher Moynihan). After being informed that a film-based website has mentioned that Marilyn's work could be creating some "Oscar buzz," things start to get a bit more tense on-set. Victor's agent, Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy) is trying to figure out how to turn this to his (and his client's) advantage. Director Jay Berman (Guest) is trying to ignore it and get the best performances he can from his actors. Producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) is only concerned with budget and promotion. Writers Phillip Koontz (Bob Balaban) and Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) are

We dedicate this pairing to celebrating the life and talent of Catherine O'Hara, who we lost to complications related to cancer on January 30th of 2026. As we've done several of her best-known films over the last decade, we're going to focus on a couple lesser-known features. First off, O'Hara shows her dramatic chops as an Irish-Catholic mother tasked with raising five children basically on her own in director David Keating's 1996 film about a summer in 1977 Ireland called "The Last of the High Kings." Released originally in Ireland and the UK, when it was packaged by the studios for release in other markets (i.e. the United States), it was repackaged as "Summer Fling." The film stars O'Hara as Cathleen Griffin, whose husband Jack (Gabriel Byrne) is constantly on the road, working as an actor. This leaves Cathleen alone to manage Frankie (Jared Leto), Maggie (Renee Weldon), Noelie (Ciaran Fitzgerald), Ray (Peter Keating) and Dawn (Alexandra Haughey). Frankie is convinced he's failed his exams and torpedoed h

The second film in our tribute to the late Rob Reiner marks our 9th review of his first ten directed films. This time, it's a historical drama that Reiner helmed, telling the story of the 1963 assassination of African-American Medgar Evers (James Pickens Jr.), a civil rights activist who was shot in the back and killed in the driveway of his home in Mississippi by Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods). Due to a story released in 1989 by journalist Jerry Mitchell (Jerry Levine) which revealed that there had been jury tampering in Beckwith's two previous trials in the 60s, the widow of Medgar, Myrlie Evers (Whoopie Goldberg) comes to the office of the District Attorney to ask the D.A. Ed Peters (Craig T. Nelson) and the Assistant D.A. Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin) for a retrial. While the DA is reluctant, DeLaughter promises to pursue the case, some 20+ years later. His job is made difficult, however, by his wife Dixie (Virginia Madsen) who sees him as a traitor to his race, as well as repeated external threats

We begin our post-500 reviews with a tribute to actor, writer, and director Rob Reiner who was murdered in December of 2025. We have already done seven of his first ten films where he acted as director, this will be number eight. In 1985, Reiner led the story of a young man named Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack, in his first film role) who begins college at an east coast Ivy-League school where his usual charisma isn't quite cutting it... in the classroom or in his social life. In his English class in particular, his sense of humor isn't enough to excuse his lack of grammar and spelling. But he also meets Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga), a priss who has a masterful grasp of the mechanics of writing, but creates hollow and empty stories with no heart. After Gib blows his shot with Alison, the two find themselves on the road together, headed toward California. Alison is headed out there to spend the holidays with her boyfriend Jason (Boyd Gaines), while Gib is on his way to visit his best friend Lance (Anthony

The third and final part of our 500th episode celebration is the culmination and conclusion to the Lord of the Rings saga: "The Return of the King!" Once more with Peter Jackson at the helm, the film begins by showing us Gollum/Smeagol's (Andy Serkis) backstory and how he came to possess the ring all those years before. The original fellowship reunites, sans Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) but with King Theoden (Berhard Hill), at Isengard after the Ents have made their feelings known. After some chicanery from Pippin, the group heads out toward the capital of Gondor, Minas Tirith. Frodo and Sam, with Gollum still in tow, are captured by soldiers from Gondor, but ultimately released to continue their journey. At this point, apart from following the hobbits and the ring, the film is all about preparing for Sauron's army to arrive at, and lay siege to, Minas Tirith. The effects are spectacular (especially for 2003), and the battle is extensive! But that's just the start of the end of this historic saga

Part two of our three-part celebration of our 500th episode is the second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy: "The Two Towers!" Again directed by Peter Jackson, the story picks up right at the end of the previous film, showing the result of Gandalf (Ian McKellen) taking on the horrific Balrog in the depths of Moria while the rest of the Fellowship escapes back to the surface. Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) discover Gollum (Andy Serkis) pursuing them and end up making him travel with them. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) set off to rescue Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) from the orcs. Add to that a sentient tree known as Treebeard (also John Rhys-Davies), the Riders of Rohan, led by Eomer (Karl Urban), King Theoden (Bernard Hill) who is under the sway of Saruman disciple Grimma Wormtongue (Brad Dourif), the unleashing of Saruman's (Christopher Lee) orc and uruk-hai army, and the resurrection of Gandalf the Gray into Ganda

It's our 500th episode, and we decided to do something different! Instead of a pairing, we present our first full trilogy! Many of you have asked why we haven't done these three films, well, now we are. To celebrate reaching our 500th episode, it's time to look at the Lord of the Rings trilogy! First up, 2011's "The Fellowship of the Ring," directed by Peter Jackson. The film stars Ian Holme as Bilbo Baggins, whose birthday celebration brings Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) to town. Bilbo departs after his party, and leaves his home and belongings, including a mysterious ring, to his nephew Frodo (Elijah Wood). Gandalf meets with his old teacher, Saruman (Sir Christopher Lee) and is betrayed. Gandalf escapes Saruman's tower and returns to Frodo, instructing him to leave immediately. Frodo is accompanied by his friend Samwise (Sean Astin), and fellow hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd). At an Inn, they encounter Strider (Viggo Mortensen), a ranger who accompanies them toward the home of the Elv

For the second film in our OG monster movie pairing, we move ahead to the year 1954. Directed by Ishiro Honda, "Godzilla" would invoke both the aftermath of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the intense incendiary bombing campaigns whose fires destroyed over half of Tokyo. The film begins with a Japanese freighter, the Eiko-maru, being mysteriously destroyed near Odo Island. The ship Bingo-maru is sent to investigate, and it too is mysteriously destroyed, along with a fishing boat from Odo Island. As fish vanish and fishermen come home with empty nets, a village elder recalls the legend of an ancient sea creature they call Gojira they used to sacrifice young women to in order to keep the island safe. Later that night, an unusually powerful storm hits the island, destroying homes, people, livestock, and a media helicopter. Survivors travel to Tokyo seeking disaster relief, and a renowned scientist, Dr. Kyohei Yamane (Takashi Shimura) is sent to investigate. While there, Yamane discovers gi

It's classic OG monster movies for this first pairing of 2026! Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933's "King Kong" brought new innovation to the screen and started a long-running franchise! The story follows filmmaker Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) as he prepares for his latest action thriller! The only problem is... no agency will help him cast his leading lady. Fortunately, he finds struggling actress Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) in a soup-kitchen line and offers her the part of a lifetime. They head out to sea on the ship Venture, helmed by Captain Englehorn (Frank Reicher). Denham reveals they're headed for an uncharted island, distinguished by a mountain shaped like a skull and, supposedly, the home of a mysterious creature known only as "Kong." Along the way, sparks begin to fly between Ann and first make Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot). Upon arriving at the island, they witness a ceremony before a massive wall and gate, which their presence interrupts. The chief of the tribe asks to purchase

Our second holiday film for 2025 was, at the time it was released, an example of the pinnacle of computer animation! Directed by Robert Zemeckis, 2004's "The Polar Express" tells a tale of that time in a child's life where they begin to question the existence of Santa Claus. A young boy (voiced by Tom Hanks) is headed to bed on Christmas Eve after having told his little sister that he didn't think Santa was real anymore. He awakens to the sound of a locomotive thundering to a stop in the street outside his house, where he's invited to board "The Polar Express", non-stop to the North Pole, by the Conductor (Hanks). Upon reluctantly climbing on board, our hero meets both a loud-mouthed redheaded kid (Eddie Deezen) and a soft-spoken but confident African-American girl (Nona Gaye). After the train stops briefly to pick up one more child, named Billy (Peter Scolari) from 'across the tracks,' the train continues on its way. After being served hot chocolate, the girl takes a cup to Billy, who is riding by himself in

It's time for the annual Two Geeks and a G.I.T. holiday pairing! This year, we're going to listen to the comments we've gotten over the years and do two fan favorites! First up, it's a tale that clearly rings true for many, many people! Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechick and written by John Hughes, 1989's "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" brings us once more to the Griswald family, this time over the winter holidays! Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase) his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), his daughter Audrey (Juliette Lewis) and his son Rusty (Johnny Galecki) are going to have both sides of the family over for Christmas for the first time, and Clark wants it to be the perfect gathering! But when Clark's Dad Clark Sr. (John Randolph) and Mom Nora (Diane Ladd) arrive with Ellen's Dad Art (E. G. Marshall) and Mom Frances (Doris Roberts) arrive at the same time, the fighting begins right off the bat. Add Uncle Lewis (William Hickey) and batty Aunt Bethany (Mae Questel) and a surprise visit from Ellen's cousin Eddie (R

The second film in our tribute to the late Diane Keaton resulted in an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her! In 2003's "Something's Gotta Give," written and directed by Nancy Meyers, we're introduced to Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson), a guy in his sixties who only dates women in their 20s and 30s. When his latest companion, Marin (Amanda Peet) takes him to her mother's beach house, their flirtations are interrupted when Marin's mother, Erica Barry (Keaton) and her friend Zoe (Frances McDormand) arrive unannounced. After some awkwardness ensues, the four decided that they'll all stay for the weekend. Unfortunately, things between Harry and Marin hit a snag when, during some pre-sex fooling around, Harry has a heart attack. They get Harry to the hospital where Dr. Julian Mercer (Keanu Reeves) saves his life. When introduced to Erica, he recognizes her as a successful playwright and sparks immediately fly. Unfortunately for Erica, Harry has to remain nearby during his convalescence and her beach hou

Our final honorary pairing of 2025 finds us looking at the work of an amazing actress we lost too soon. We lost Diane Keaton on October 11th, 2025, so we're looking at two of her films, one of which netted her an Oscar nomination! First up, it's director Hugh Wilson's take on what it's like to find yourself divorced in your 50s. In 1996's "The First Wives Club," we follow the story of four college friends, Elice Elliot Atchison (Goldie Hawn), Brenda Morelli Cushman (Bette Midler), Annie MacDuggan Paradis (Keaton), and Cynthia Swann Griffin (Stockard Channing), who've lost touch with each other a few decades after their college graduation. The suicide of one brings the remaining three back together, and friendship rekindles. Over dinner, after the usual niceties, all three confess that their lives haven't turned out at all the way they had hoped. They decide to join forces in a scheme to get revenge on their ex-husbands while, at the same time, beginning to figure out what they want the next chapter of their i