By Kenneth Shipp If you read my lukewarm reception to the Heroes: Reborn announcement, you’ll know I was concerned about another entry into this series. Especially given the rather crappy wrap up with the last two seasons. However, what we get in…
The Muppets Have Become a Dark Parody of Themselves
I want to start this off with background before we get into the review of the actual show. I absolutely love the Muppets franchise. I love the movies, even the bad ones like Muppets from Space. I love the original…
A Union Of Nerds: Finding Unity In A Nation Divided
By Jerry Maynard There are many things I am grateful to God for in my life but surely at the top of that list are Jesus, my smoking hot wife, my fellow Nerd Union writers, and branching from that, my…
Election 2016 snapshot: Rise of the Carter Clones
By Trevor Law A few weeks ago I confidently predicted Scott Walker would be the Republican nominee and I even thought he would be President. Well he just dropped out of the race. This is the point you start reassessing…
Why We Don’t Need More Game of Thrones
By James Nelson I know how that might sound, but I’m not planning on bashing either the TV series or the books, both are fantastic works and I’m a huge fan. My problem with Game of Thrones is not it’s…
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…
The Bastard Executioner is the Worst Period Drama I’ve Ever Seen
By James Nelson I never liked Sons of Anarchy. The story of a criminal biker with good intentions never resonated with me as a viewer, but in spite of me hating the characters, the show itself was good. So when…