BEREA, Ohio -- The cinema vérité production of Gary Barnidge's life these days would show him as a touchdown-producing machine for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

During the week, though, the camera would follow him into movie houses two or three times to pursue his other passion: Film. It would catch him seated at his computer, writing a review of the latest movie he saw. And it would scan his collection of 3,000-plus movies that includes the original versions of Nosferatu, the Dracula film released in 1922, and the original Frankenstein with Boris Karloff (1931).

"The first time I watched Goonies at the age of 10 I was instantly hooked on movies," Barnidge wrote on his website www.moviegameplan.com. Watching grew into critiquing, critiquing grew into studying. Barnidge watches two or three movies a week. Once weekly he takes 10 fans who correctly answer a movie trivia question.

This weeks' query:

In the 1968 version of "night of the living dead" what did they call the monsters? 1st 10 correct join me to see Goosebumps tom night — Gary Barnidge (@garybarnidge) October 22, 2015

Barnidge's favorite genre is horror; he has a collection of horror movie memorabilia. His favorite in the genre is Night of the Living Dead from 1968. This from a guy who joined Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome as the only Browns tight ends to catch TD passes in four consecutive games; Barnidge has five in his last four games.

His website includes cinema news, intrigue and reviews -- based on a 10-ticket rating. Limitless and Unknown received seven and one-half tickets, Rango eight. He developed his criteria for reviewing a film on his own.

"A lot of it is the way actors and actresses interact with each other," he said Wednesday. "Even though they're in a movie, you can tell the people who don't interact well by the way they're acting together. It doesn't flow. It's hard to see but after you start watching enough movies you start picking up on things like that.

"That's one thing I look for when I'm writing a review, are they meshing? Can you actually believe that they are together or they like each other? That's a huge aspect of the movies that people don't really pay attention to."

The movie pursuit is part of Barnidge's wide range of interests. He majored in sports administration at Louisville, and has a charitable organization called American Football Without Barriers that he co-founded with Jets tackle Breno Giacomini. The group tries to spread the game around the world, with camps and humanitarian work taking place internationally each summer. Past trips and clinics were held in China, Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul.

Barnidge invites underprivileged kids to Browns games and each week gives one the shoes he wore. He takes several on an annual Christmas shopping spree. He has a deep interest in archaeology. He twice made cameo appearances on an E Network reality show about WWE divas -- which included dates with Rosa Mendes and Summer Rae. Neither took. Barnidge was one of 20 of Cleveland Magazine's most eligible singles in the February issue.

When it comes to personal film favorites, Barnidge's favorite actor is Johnny Depp, his favorite actress Cate Blanchett. He loves Stephen Spielberg as a director, but says picking him as a favorite is "too easy."

"I really like Ron Howard," he said. "But I also like Tim Burton, too. He does the weird movies but they're always good."

Barnidge's favorite movies? Cue the drum roll. Here's his top five:

Forrest Gump. "It has everything you want. It has action, drama, suspense, comedy. Well-acted movie. Everything you could want."

Silence of the Lambs. "My second-favorite horror movie, but it's such an impactful movie in the way it draws you in. The ending line is amazing."

Tombstone. "One of the best Westerns ... Western-ish I guess. It's not truly a Western but it is. Just amazing acting by Val Kilmer as Doc."

Braveheart. "An iconic Mel Gibson movie. It's really long, but it's really good. It keeps you engaged through the whole time.

The Return of the King. "Great way to end the Lord of the Rings series. The way it ended was amazing with all the fighting and action."

[Note: Due to a reporting error, the original version of this story listed the wrong actress as Barnidge's favorite. Though Barnidge appreciates the work of Kate Winslet, his favorite actress is Cate Blanchett.]