I wouldn’t call myself a history nerd per se, despite my love of period piece films. Sure, I like to keep myself somewhat educated on major historical events. Every so often, however, I get...
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Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 1 Review, by Chloe James
Some Avatar the Last Airbender (or ATLA, for short) gatekeepers out there would say I’m not qualified to give this review. Part of me almost agrees with them. We all make mistakes when we...
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‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Totally Rad or Lame? | Review by Chloe James
At this point, I’m pretty sick of the haters who claim a certain generation’s love of nostalgia is “cringe.” Like I get it, over the past decade, I’ll admit they milked our yearning to...
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‘Sunrise’ Review by Chloe James | Interview with Director: Andrew Baird
It’s slightly against popular opinion, but I am way more of a urban legend girlie than a true crime documentary girlie. I’ve spent hours listening to stories about Mothman, The Jersey Devil, Sasquatch,...
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“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Review by Chloe James
The time has finally arrived for me to get into the topic of YA (Young Adult) franchise films. Basically, a genre of books written with teens and young adults tastes in mind, the mid-2000s...
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“The Killer” Review: The Indie Comic Book Film’s Triumphant Return by Chloe James
Hey guys, what happened to indie comic book films? In the early to mid 2000’s we had what seemed like a golden era of film adaptations based off of independent comics (ie, not Marvel...
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‘The Burial’ Review by Chloe James
All right, court case films. Coming fresh out of reviewing Miranda’s Victims, I definitely had to prepare my attention span for more of these. As I’ve mentioned before, while many in this genre often...
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“We Have a Ghost:” Kind of scary how much I liked it | Film Review by Chloe James
These days, most of us are desperately trying to remember the things that made us happy when we were younger. It wasn’t long before makers of media and various products caught on that nostalgia...
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“House of the Dragon” Season 1 Review: “Game of Thrones” Substitute, Or Its Own Glorious Thing? by Chloe James
If you’re any kind of Game of Thrones fan like I am, these past few years may have seemed…empty. Whether you agree with the majority that the last season was a disappointment, or you...
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‘Halloween Ends’ Review by Chloe James
Apparently, this will be the last time I get to review a “Halloween” franchise film. That’s right, according to everyone involved with the property from creator John Carpenter to leading lady Jamie Lee-Curtis herself,...
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“DC League of Super-Pets” Review by Chloe James
Sometimes we need to ask ourselves, what really makes a good DC (or superhero in general) film? At this point, there are so many different “universes” it’s really hard to argue the accuracy of...
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‘Moon Knight’ Season 1 Review by Chloe James
So far, in our journey through the plethora of MCU streaming series offerings that Disney has generously bestowed upon us, we’ve only been given expansions. Expansions of characters that have already been established within...
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’, Better, But Is It Enough to Save the Franchise? by Chloe James
When is enough, enough? How do writers and studios know when to lay a series to rest before it starts becoming bad? The simple answer is, when it stops making money. In that way,...
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Review: Exquisite Chaos by Chloe James
It’s certain that everyone (especially myself) gets into that depressing existential mood, and starts having the thought: what could my potential have been if things were just a little different? If I had only...
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“The Adam Project”: A Time Travel Film With Heart – Film Review by Chloe James
One of my all time favorite plot devices ever since I could remember is time travel. Little kid me used to “build” a “time machine” out of boxes and chairs, get inside and hope...
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‘Cyrano’ – A New Musical Take That Gives Unexpected Nostalgia by Chloe James
Why is it that some of us love musicals, while others can’t stand them? I guess it’s all a matter of how distracting you find singing to be while you’re trying to suspend your...
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A Christmas Action Story That’s Always In Season,”Hawkeye” Review by Chloe James
If it’s any Avenger that’s underrated in my opinion, it’s Hawkeye. “But he doesn’t even have superpowers, and his main weapons are just lame trick arrows”, you may scoff. You may say that now,...
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THE Spider-Man Movie for Spider-Man Fans, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Review by Chloe James
I know. It’s incredibly basic to say that I love Spider-Man. I mean most of us do right? Or at least anyone who has any interest in the superhero genre, and tolerates Marvel, can...
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“American Sicario” Review by Chloe James | Philippe A. Hadadd Interview with Marcus Blake
Mobster movies; they come in a variety of flavors. From classic Italian mafia, to Yakuza, to the Hong Kong heroic-blood shed genre, the inspiration for these films is seemingly as limitless as the actual...
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“Army of Thieves” Review, by Chloe James
You know one thing that I almost never dread? The idea of a spinoff. The problem with sequels or remakes is the expectations for whatever it’s about are always too high. But a spinoff?...
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“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” Review by Chloe James
Admittedly, I sometimes have a hard time sitting down to watch a biopic. Not that I don’t love to learn about the lives of various interesting people throughout history. I really can’t say what...
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How ‘Halloween Kills’ Reminded Me that I Love Halloween by Chloe James
There is a feeling you get around October. I can’t really explain it. It’s when that first bit of chill hits the air — a much welcome reprieve for anyone in the South...
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‘The Guilty’ Review by Chloe James
If it’s anything that we at That Nerd Show can get excited over its BIG movies. Movies jam packed with action, big name celebrities, gorgeous cinematography, and special effects. After all, “go big or...
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‘Reminiscence’ Certainly Makes Us Remember Other Films; a Review by Chloe James
Though we may not realize it, most of us film nerds love a good film noir story, or at least elements from them. The mystery, the suspense, the class, the grit, the seemingly jaded lead...
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‘The Suicide Squad’ Is Masterfully Done Chaos, by Chloe James
This opinion isn’t is exactly controversial, but the first Suicide Squad movie just wasn’t my jam. Like, how can you take a story that’s supposed to be about a motley crew of villains being...
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Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ is Extremely Accurate to the Ride (Take That However You Want) by Chloe James
Are any of you old (and cynical) enough to have scoffed at the idea of the Pirates of the Caribbean film when it was announced? I mean, I can’t say I fell into that category, as I...
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‘Cruella’ Review: Disney Villain Origin Story Not So Black and White, by Chloe James
While many know me as a Disnerd when it comes to Disney’s animated feature length films (or the “Disney Canon”, as they like you to call them), I’ve been skeptical, to say the least,...
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‘Army of the Dead’ Review, by Chloe James
So is it finally cool to like Zack Snyder films again? With the backlash from enraged DC fanboys over the past few years from his controversial treatment of the Superman franchise, I’ve been somewhat...
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‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ Review by Chloe James
Alright fellow nerds, the second Disney+ entry into the MCU is officially done. While WandaVision came out of left-field for many with it’s unique narrative and surprising twists (much to our delight), The Falcon...
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What Did I Just Watch? – ‘Bliss’ Review by Chloe James
I’m certain we’ve all had movies (or even shows) that when we finish them, we must ask ourselves, “What the f*** did I just watch!?” Most of my favorite media have a sort of mystery...
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“Wonder Woman 1984” Feels Like a Throwback in So Many Ways by Chloe James
Well, my fellow nerds, are we tired of retro throwback media yet? I will admit, although I should be, I’m not quite there yet. It probably has something to do with the current year...
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“The Craft: Legacy” Review, Does it Hold the Power of its Predecessor? by Chloe James
Have you ever noticed how some supernatural tropes often cycle in and out of popularity? As an aging millennial, I have witnessed a few resurgences each of pretty vampires, sexy werewolves, zombies (that are...
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A Brief Discussion on Bad Films (Featuring a Review of “Freaks: You’re One of Us”) by Chloe James
Any movie nerds out there who love bad movies? Or are you the type that only enjoys consuming media of quality? I’ll openly admit, watching garbage movies is a not-so-guilty pleasure of mine. But...
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Disney’s “Mulan” Live Action Remake Review by Chloe James
Ah, yet another chapter in the saga of “Disney Live Actions My Childhood.” While I am admittedly warming up to the idea of some of these live action remakes (I loved Aladdin), some, while...
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“Palm Springs” A Modern, Meta take on “Groundhog Day” by Chloe James
Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve never seen it, you should have at least heard of Groundhog Day, right? The one where Bill Murray lives the same day over and over again? While...
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