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!
Read More »‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ And How to be a Better Fan in 2018
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'.
Read More »‘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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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.
Read More »Age of ‘mother!’ during the ‘Age of Ultron’: Auteur vs Tentpole
Full disclosure, I will not spoil 'mother!' I think it’s incredibly vital to the film and the filmmakers that most of the film stay under wraps. For better or worse, I went into the film as blind as I could and left…blind with fury.
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