2012 was a great year for nerds. The Avengers was awesome. Nintendo released its new console. The world finally got the iPhone 5. There was plenty for nerds to be excited about last year. Looking ahead the same holds true for 2013. Here are some of the nerdier things I’m looking forward to in 2013.Read more
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A few weeks ago I wrote that some critics and fans had been disappointed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I am more than happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed and thoroughly enjoyed Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-Earth. I’ve heard that people were mostly disappointed in the first third of the movie. I admitRead more
Early reviews of The Hobbit are in and it seems like it might come up a little short. I briefly glanced at a number of reviews that found The Hobbit’s pace a little slow and its 48 frames per second a little off-putting. Finding out that The Hobbit might not be that good is likeRead more
Paramount recently announced that it will preview nine minutes of J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek movie in December. Some scenes of Star Trek Into Darkness have been shot in Imax and the preview will be shown in 3D Imax theaters. The date coincides with the release of The Hobbit, which means new Star Trek footageRead more
I can’t believe there are only two months left in 2012. It’s been a great year for nerdy movies, highlighted by The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. The past few months weren’t great for nerdy movies and the rest of the year isn’t looking much better, with the exception of our return to Middle-Earth.Read more
This week is Tolkien Week. I didn’t even know that Tolkien Week existed until Monday. The celebration of Tolkien Week began in 1978 and commemorates the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and his son, Christopher J.R. Tolkien. I only know Tolkien from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I also know that he wasRead more