I loved Star Trek Into Darkness. Earlier this week I wrote about my concerns that a Star Trek movie wouldn’t be able to capture all of the heart and spirit of Gene Roddenberry’s universe. While STID didn’t fully capture Star Trek’s heart, it did show a lot more if it than I had anticipated. TheRead more
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As I wrote in my review of Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr. is and has been absolutely perfect as Tony Stark. He made Iron Man and was the biggest draw for non-nerds in The Avengers. I would have seen every movie in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe whether or not Downey hadRead more
Marvel kicked off its cinematic universe five years ago with the release of the original Iron Man. It seems hard to believe that in the half decade since, Marvel has given us five more movies in that universe, capped off by last summer’s The Avengers. The last five years have been nerdvana for those ofRead more
Iron Man 3 comes out today and I won’t be able to see it until Sunday. I feel like this is a perfect time to discuss spoiler etiquette. According to Wikipedia: A spoiler is an element of a disseminated summary or description of any piece of fiction that reveals any plot elements, which threaten toRead more
I love movies and I really love nerdy movies, which means the summer is my favorite time of year. During the summer nerd culture leaves its mother’s basement and heads for the mainstream. The summer movie season is tent poled by nerdy fare and here’s a preview of those nerdy movies coming out in MayRead more
In my Winter/Spring Nerdy Movie Preview I had this to say about Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: If we set our expectations low enough, though, we may find ourselves thoroughly enjoying Hawkeye killing witches and taking candy. I went into Hansel and Gretel with extremely low expectations and I was not disappointed. I expected over-the-topRead more