By Kenneth Shipp Here at Nerd Union, we typically despise most horror movies. Sure, we may have fun bashing on them, but don’t for a second think that it means we actually enjoy these horrible aberrations. With that being said,…
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Black Mass Review: Depp is Mesmerizing
By Kenneth Shipp Johnny Depp hasn’t exactly wowed me in some of his recent films efforts, Transcendence and ugh … Mordecai, come to mind in particular, but when Depp needs to immerse himself into a role, accent, or era; these are the…
8 Ways Non-Nerds Can Relate To Nerds
By Kenneth Shipp Contrary to popular belief, nerds like to get married, have kids, and such. Crazy, right? You may be one of the lucky ones to have found yourself such a wonderful nerd of whatever fandom they are undoubtedly…
The 10 Best Opening Scenes Ever Filmed
By W.T. Bane Let’s start this party with a bang! The opening scene of movie is the time to grab the audience, capture their attention, tie it to a chair with some rope and force their eyes on the screen.…
Modern Blockbusters: How to Not Adapt a Book
By Kenneth Shipp I used to love book adaptations. Seriously! I really did, but my feelings toward the entire concept has really soured since I started thinking more critically about films. My first experience with book adaptations was the Harry Potter…
Magic Mike, Another Indictment of the Star Wars Prequels
by John Ludwig At first glance the film Magic Mike (2012), starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, may look low-brow, but it has some really good moments that make it much better than anyone probably expected upon its release. And…
5 Reboots To Be Excited About
By W.T. Bane Reboots happen. They are a part of the film world despite how much fans complain about them. They are going to keep happening because it’s easier for studios just to make something again since fans are already familiar…
The 5 Most Epic Deaths of Sean Bean
So we all know that Sean Bean, the famous English actor, has a penchant for shedding the mortal coil by the time the end credits roll. Most of this is due to much of his career portraying iconic villains in…
Captain America: Civil War Will Be Another Avengers Movie, and That’s Not a Good Thing
By James Nelson Based on various leaks and announcements from the set of Civil War we’ve learned that this movie is going to be action packed and stuffed to the gills with heroes. Everything I’ve heard about this movie makes…
Please, No More Jurassic Park
I’m tired of Jurassic Park, there I said it. Wow, that was actually easier than I thought it was going to be. Guess I can just move on to other things. Wait, you want an explanation? Alright but you asked for…