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[Nerdspresso] Superman is High-Flying Summer Fun
The new Superman flick is a good time at the movies. Go see it and then get in line to see it again. Maybe see it three times. Watch it not only because it’s the best DC superhero movie in decades, but also for its zippy story and magnetic cast. Mostly I want your butt…
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[Talking Tariffs] Higher Prices Could Take the Fun Out of Games
Your Ticket to Ride could cost a lot more soon. Tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump – especially those against China and Canada – are expected to prompt steep cost increases for (among other things) board games and comic books. “It will take time for the effects of the tariffs to be fully realized at…
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[Nerdspresso] The Electric State’s Not So Bright
I have a strange obsession with Funko Pops. You know, those childlike plastic figurines with the big heads and large eyes? I have about 50 of them displayed in my office, which is a nerd friendly zone. Superheroes pose next to sitcom characters along action movie stars. It’s one big happy fanboy party next to…
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[Nerdspresso] New Captain America Outshines His Cinematic Intro
Perhaps Marvel’s most enduring legacy to cinema is that they got all of us to sit through the credits until the very end. Since 2008, Uber Producer Kevin Feige and his legion of talented filmmakers (some more talented than others) have been inserting little snippets in their film’s credit sequences with teases of what’s next.…
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[Nerdspresso] Deadpool & Wolverine: Cinematic Jumper Cables
Once upon a time, we didn’t have a lot of superhero movies. There was 1978’s Superman, 1989’s Batman, 1998’s Blade and then some really bad low-budget Marvel movies starring Dolph Lundgren but the good stuff was sparse. Hollywood worried that people wouldn’t take the genre seriously. Studios thought the movies should divorce themselves from the…
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[Nerdspresso] A Long Time Ago in a Movie Theater Far, Far Away: Confessions of a Middle-Aged Star Wars Fan
It was 1977. My dad took me to the movies, which was a rare treat. My mom had friends over so it was boys’ night out. We hopped over to the General Cinemas at Fashion Square Mall near the Navy base. I wasn’t really sure about this movie. I had wanted to see a documentary…
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