The A-Z of Geek Cinema: V is for Videodrome
David Cronenberg's scifi/horror film Videodrome plays in the fields he often did early in his career: body horror, flesh mechanics, the external reflecting the internal. But in Videodrome, he did…
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Bar Banter: Superman: The Man of Steel
A few months ago, I asked my good friend Eric Dietel if it was possible to write up an article on why he loved Superman so much. In my life,…
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151 Proof Movies: Spider-man 3 Drinking Game
Sometimes, you need to move backwards before you can move forward. Or in this case, it's a fancy way of saying we need to do Spider-man 3 since we couldn't…
Poll Position: Favorite Spider-man Villain
This was an interesting poll, based on how the original Raimi trilogy is usually ranked, the results came in as expected. The surprise is what happens outside of the main…
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151 Proof Movies: Space Jam Drinking Game
Sometimes, coming up with a movie or movies to watch for this is tough. I mean, going out of your way to find bad movies is a bit insane when…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: U is for the Untouchables
This is a manly goddamn movie. Brian de Palma's film of David Mamet's script is, and I don't use this word often, epic. The operatic sweep of the cinematography and…
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Nerds on the Rocks 101: NoTR 1
After 100 episodes, we had to sit down and think to ourselves what was and wasn't working. Instead of trying to fix those problems, we said to hell with it…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: T is for the Third Man
Music in film is important. It can define a mood. It can provide counterpoint. It can even, in the case of musicals, provide plot. At its best, a film's score…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: S is for Speed Racer
Let us speak now in praise of Speed Racer. No, I'm serious. 2008's Speed Racer, written and directed by the Wachowskis. Fresh off the Matrix films, the (then) brothers took…
151 Proof Movies Hangover: Van Helsing
[After creating and then testing the drinking rules, Swan and Penguin recap their adventures with the movie. Offering their thoughts on the quality of the film itself, as well as…