With the seventh installment in the Rocky franchise coming out this week (albeit the first one not featuring Sylvester Stallone), it made me wonder about the first 6 films and how they stack up against one another. The first one…
Category: Movies
Is Netflix A Better Outlet For Marvel & DC?
Some of the top shows on television right now involve a superhero of some sort. But the success and quality of Netflix series Daredevil and Jessica Jones begs a question: Would shows like Arrow or Agents of Shield fare better…
“Mockingjay Soars” The Hunger Games Finale (Spoiler-Free)
Jennifer Lawrence puts an excellent bow on the film franchise that launched her career. Along with strong performances throughout, it’s been one of the better adaptations of the last decade. Here’s why you ought to see it this weekend.
A Fistful Of Bad Adaptations
With the final installment of the Hunger Games releasing this weekend, I thought it would be good to go over a few of the worst films that were composed from books. The Hunger Games have been a breath of fresh…
Bond Peaked At “Skyfall”- 007: Spectre Review
Every once in a while we are treated to a film that transcends the boundaries of the tropes it’s bound to. Skyfall was a great example of that; it reintroduced Bond supporting characters (Q, Moneypenny), picked fun at the spy genre…
The Rundown: Week of Oct 19th
A lot happened this week, get caught up quick with our update of major nerd news!! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOOu0mKDyg&w=560&h=315]
“The Future Is Now”
By Kenneth Shipp Remember August 29th, 1997? Wait, you don’t remember all the craziness of Judgment Day and how Skynet took over our world? That’s right, Back to the Future isn’t the only time traveling movie with a future date we’ve reached.…
We “Almost” Didn’t Get Star Wars Tickets
By Kenneth Shipp Work at Nerd Union long enough and you’ll definitely hear about the infamous steak incident. However I’m not going to let that story out of the bag just yet. I may get ripped about that one fiasco…
Six Horror Movies to Watch That Will Actually Terrify You.
By Trevor Law So its October, and you know what that means, horror movies! We at Nerd Union, hate the overwhelming majority of them, but there are some good ones out there. Some you might have seen, and some you…
Final Star Wars Trailer Gave Us Everything We Didn’t Know We Wanted
By James Nelson At last, the last days of waiting are upon us! We have our tickets (of course), and are patiently deciding what to wear to the IMAX premiere (some TK armor, or maybe a Jedi robe?), and for…