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Category: Nerdspresso

Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 3: Space Goonies
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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 3: Space Goonies

Southpoint AccessJanuary 28, 2025January 28, 2025

Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of…

[Nerdspresso] I Spy a Mediocre Espionage Romp in “Argylle”
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[Nerdspresso] I Spy a Mediocre Espionage Romp in “Argylle”

Wes PlattJanuary 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Matthew Vaughn’s Romancing the Stone-ish spy caper Argylle is flashy and occasionally entertains, but falls short trying to balance action…

Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 2: Still No Flying Cars
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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 2: Still No Flying Cars

Wes PlattJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy,…

[Nerdspresso] Did You Get the World for Christmas?
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[Nerdspresso] Did You Get the World for Christmas?

Jeff StanfordDecember 26, 2024December 30, 2024

Are you enjoying the holiday season? My family celebrated Christmas this week and it was great. We had a blast…

[Nerdspresso] The First Know-What-I-Mean-El?
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[Nerdspresso] The First Know-What-I-Mean-El?

Wes PlattDecember 20, 2024December 28, 2024

Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Christmas is almost here, which means there are now lots of holiday movies…

Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 1: Back in  Beige
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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 1: Back in Beige

Wes PlattDecember 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy,…

[Nerdspresso] I Have Seen the Future – It’s Very Beige
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[Nerdspresso] I Have Seen the Future – It’s Very Beige

Jeff StanfordDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Star Trek premiered on TV in 1966 and disappeared from the airwaves just…

[Nerdspresso] Nutcrackers: A Bittersweet Holiday Treat
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[Nerdspresso] Nutcrackers: A Bittersweet Holiday Treat

Jeff StanfordDecember 6, 2024December 6, 2024

Family-friendly holiday movies are a mixed bag. Some become instant classics because they appeal to all ages (Elf, The Nightmare Before…

[Nerdspresso] Drinking Raindrops While Talking to Gorillas on My Congo Vacation
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[Nerdspresso] Drinking Raindrops While Talking to Gorillas on My Congo Vacation

Jeff StanfordNovember 30, 2024December 1, 2024

Michael Crichton was THE Man in the mid-90’s. After grinding it out for decades as a science fiction writer and…

[Nerdspresso] Movies to Soothe Your Turkey Day Food Coma
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[Nerdspresso] Movies to Soothe Your Turkey Day Food Coma

Jeff StanfordNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024

This Thanksgiving, we will all get to a time following the big family meal when we stare across the desecrated…

[Nerdspresso] Bone Tomahawk Still Hits Hard
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[Nerdspresso] Bone Tomahawk Still Hits Hard

Jeff StanfordNovember 15, 2024April 1, 2025

While cruising Netflix recently, a movie popped up that I haven’t watched in a while so I queued it up…

[Nerdspresso] Remembering Teri Garr
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[Nerdspresso] Remembering Teri Garr

Jeff StanfordNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

We lost a national treasure recently when Teri Garr passed away at the age of 79. My first real memory…

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