Category: Reviews

Birds Of Prey Gets Its CinemaScore And It Isn’t Great

Birds of Prey (and the too-long subtitle) is in theaters as we speak (write?) and its opening weekend has been a mix of good and bad news for DC and Warner Bros. The good news

Birds of Prey Review – The DCEU Finally Soars!

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is the story of Dr. Harleen Quinzell (Margot Robbie), an infamous criminal known for her romantic relationship to the Joker. Now being free of that

Tabletop Game Review – Visitor in Blackwood Grove

  Visitor in Blackwood Grove by Resonym Price: ~$15.00 Players: 3 to 6 Playtime: 5 to 15 minutes Perfect for: Players who enjoy group social deduction games with a mix of cooperative and competitive play.

Tabletop Game Review – Summit: The Board Game

  Price: ~$60.00 Players: 1 to 6 Playtime: 40 to 180 minutes Perfect for: Players who enjoy cooperative goal achievement that combines equal parts strategic actions and luck. Summit: The Board Game is a game

1917’s Brilliant Use of The Hero’s Journey – NFC Podcast

1917 is a masterclass in cinematic technique and it uses elements of classical mythology to tell a tense, gripping and heroic story. In this Nerd Flix & Chill podcast, we discuss how 1917 uses elements

Tabletop Game Review – Video Vortex

  Video Vortex by Mondo Games Price: ~$40.00 Players: 2 to 4 Playtime: 60 minutes Perfect for: Players who enjoy heavily thematic deck-building experiences, with an element of direct competition. Video Vortex is a game

Review: Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Part 3 Is Devilishly Perfect

Third time is a charm for the human/witch hybrid Sabrina Spellman and her Greendale coven. Last Friday, Netflix premiered the third installment of its hit comic adaptation Chilling Adventured Of Sabrina. With part two's cliffhanger leaving

JoJo Rabbit is a Funny, Endearing and Important Anti-Hate Satire – Nerd Flix & Chill

JoJo Rabbit is the latest film from Taika Waititi and it is garnering a great deal of recognition during awards season. It is a film about empathy, human connection and belonging, set against the backdrop

Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Blu-Ray Review: Silent Bob Doesn’t Speak?

Like many Kevin Smith fans, I stumbled onto his work when I was first getting into film. Not only did I like his movies, but unlike a lot of other filmmakers out there, his DVDs

Reality Queen! Review

Reality Queen! is as much as a movie as it is a thesis about celebrity in the modern world. Before I write any further, let’s take a quick trip through history. I firmly recall that