S Christian Roe

When he's not talking about them, Christian is watching or making films. An avid lover of food, comic books, and everything movie and television rated, he's a juggernaut when it comes to explaining his thoughts in lenghty essays. And, obviously, the most humble human.

AOTN Predicts the 90th Academy Awards!

It's that time of year everyone! We here at the Age of the Nerd really love movies, if you couldn't tell, and obviously want to be a part of any celebration of the form. What better way to do that than to predict the Oscars!

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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ And How to be a Better Fan in 2018

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Have I ever told someone they were dumb for not liking these things? Sure, but never in a serious “you have no taste” kind of way. But, that seems to be the way that a lot of fandoms went in this last year, but never was this more present than with two particular titles: 'The Last Jedi' and 'Rick and Morty'.

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‘I, Tonya’ and the Postmodern Protagonist

Right off the bat: this is not a review of the film, but if I had to keep it short I would have to give I, Tonya a solid 5/5. Go see it, but if you want to understand why you should see it, read this. “They want someone to …

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Adapt or Die, Hollywood!

Moneyball’s Billy Beane said it best when it came to surviving in a hard industry. “Adapt or die.” Powerful words and while Hollywood is not baseball, they’ve got more in common than most would think about. You see, both require stars to perform their craft admirably for an audience, sell …

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Sequelitis!: The Necessary Disease Ravaging Hollywood

I’m gonna level with you here, folks. I used to be one of you. In fact, one year I refused to go see a certain sequel just because it was a sequel. How dare the industry I love not foster original ideas and just keep grabbing for that cash? How dare they spit on the creatives and just treat movies like they are a machine? Well, it turns out, that’s what Hollywood is.

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