Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Review

If you’re one of those people who, ever since your first glimpse of the 1979 classic, Mad Max, has been quietly thinking to yourself, “Self, this is cool and all, but wouldn’t it be way better if it were less of a movie and more of a two hour heavy metal music video?” Well, then, I’m […]

Terminator Genisys (2015) Review

Arnold is a good guy Terminator T-800, the good guys get pursued by a liquid-metal T-1000, there’s a big set piece street chase between a bus & motorcycle, and it all culminates in a knock-down drag-out confrontation in Cyberdyne headquarters. No, wait — those are all moments from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Wait, I’m sorry I […]

Maggie (2015) Review

This is the first in a series of “You Probably Missed It” reviews, highlighting non-blockbuster films which you likely never saw or even heard of, but just might be worth seeking out. Maggie is a small-budget independent zombie film starring a little-known Austrian-born actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Whatever you might have imagined when you read […]