Category: Nerd Flix & Chill

Mulan Speaks to Those Often Told To Remain Silent, NFC Review

  Mulan has finally been released on Disney+ after months of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it is a film that has some flaws, it nevertheless tells an important story that will resonate

NFC Discusses Watchmen’s Final Episode, See How They Fly

Watchmen's finale was a very successful ending to an incredibly successful show. The final episode brought its main characters and story lines together and tied everything up quite nicely. It was bittersweet, but also inspiring

NFC Recaps Watchmen’s Terrific Penultimate Episode, A God Walks into Abar

Watchmen's penultimate episode takes a step back. It explores the relationship between Angela and Dr. Manhattan, filling in many missing plot details.  Manhattan's entrance into the story never overshadows Angela or the narrative. It's another

NFC Recaps Watchmen: An Almost Religious Awe

An Almost Religious Awe delves deeper into Angela's backstory as she recovers  her own memories after her overdose on her grandfather's Nostalgia. We learn more about the events that shaped her life and the generational

Watchmen’s, This Extraordinary Being, is an Extraordinary Episode – NFC Podcast

Watchmen's sixth episode mostly takes place in the past, and while that lack of forward movement can sometimes stifle shows, it occasionally provides something brilliant. Such is the experience of This Extraordinary Being. Up to

NFC Recaps Watchmen’s Fifth Episode, Little Fear of Lightning

Watchmen's fifth episode, Little Fear of Lightning is a character study and origin story for Looking Glass. We come to learn of the events that helped shape this human lie detector and the irony of

NFC Dives Deep Into The Themes of Watchmen’s 4th Episode

It is time for another Nerd Flix & Chill recap of Watchmen. This week, it is the 4th episode, If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own. This episode introduces us to the mysterious

NFC Breaks Down Watchmen Episode 3: She Was Killed By Space Junk

The third episode of Watchmen focuses primarily on Laurie Blake, aka Silk Spectre. Her character provides a link from the original comic to the HBO series. This episodes establishes her as a formidable character and

NFC Recaps Watchmen’s, Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship

Watchmen's second episode, Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship, does a great job building off of the premiere. This episode begins laying the foundation for the series ongoing themes of vulnerability, and anger as a mask

NFC Recaps Each Episode of Watchmen- Episode 1, It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice

Even though it came out in the fall of 2019, HBO's Watchmen series seems more relevant now than it did then. This is an incredibly layered show with themes on race and analogies to our