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[Nerdspresso] Guy Ritchie’s “Fountain of Youth” a Shallow Pool
Guy Ritchie’s movies are a mixed bag. He got his start with edgy crime comedies like Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, which made us think he was Great Britain’s answer to Quentin Tarantino. Then he swam across the pond and began churning out kooky big-budget reboots of Sherlock Holmes and The Man…
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[Nerdspresso Phase II] Episode 10: Friends Everywhere
Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of this celebration of all things nerdy. It’s Nerdspresso, Phase II! In the 10th episode, we’re talking about season 2 of the Star Wars sci-fi spy thriller series Andor! Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter…
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[Nerdspresso] Miss “Sinners” on the Big Screen? That’d Be A…Well…You Know!
The way we consume new movies has certainly changed over the last few years. It used to be that if you wanted to catch the latest Hollywood opus, you had to go to the theater but now flicks pop up on VOD and streaming channels within weeks (sometimes days) of their theatrical release. We’ve gotten…
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[Nerdspresso] Elevation: A Hike with No Peak
There’s a whole subgenre of movies that has evolved over the last decade that can be best described as dystopian monster flicks. Pacific Rim, Love and Monsters, and A Quiet Place all present a world overrun by gargantuan terrors that consider humanity a tasty snack. In these films, a small band of courageous survivors emerge…
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[Nerdspresso] How Back to the Future Saved My Love for Cinema
I was 16 years old when I fell out of love with movies. It was the summer of 1985. I was flipping burgers at McDonald’s to earn some spending cash and put gas in my Honda Scooter. In between making Big Macs, I ventured to the movies and the comic book shop. Over a couple…
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[Nerdspresso Phase II] Episode 9: *
Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of this celebration of all things nerdy. It’s Nerdspresso, Phase II! In the ninth episode, we’re talking about Thunderbolts* starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan! Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors.…
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[Nerdspresso] Thunderbolts* Kick Asterisk
Just when you are all ready to call in sick with superhero fatigue, Thunderbolts* arrives to get the MCU back on course. This rousing popcorn muncher about a ragtag super team is the loosest, most entertaining Marvel movie since Spider-Man: No Way Home. It brings the fun back to this franchise by focusing less on…
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[Nerdspresso] Disco, Disco “Buck”
There were two preambles that I learned in my childhood. One was to the Constitution of the United States and the other one was from the Buck Rogers TV show. Both are historically and culturally significant. One hasn’t aged so well and is kind of irrelevant now. Sorry, Constitution but Buck Rogers rules in all…
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[Nerdspresso Phase II] Episode 8: CHICKEN JOCKEY!
Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of this celebration of all things nerdy. It’s Nerdspresso, Phase II! In the eighth episode, we’re talking about A Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa! Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends…
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[Nerdspresso] Neutered “Wolf Man” Has No Bite
Werewolf movies are my jam. Since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed it when things got hairy. The wolf man has been has been my favorite monster ever since he guest starred on Scooby Doo when I was a kid. In college, we watched the original wolf-man movie with Lon Chaney in a film…
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[Nerdspresso] A Gen X Dad Watches the Minecraft Movie
I don’t have a ton of memories of watching movies with my dad, but the ones that I do really stand out. The first was a Sunday morning when he let me bail on Sunday School so we could watch John Wayne in The Searchers. My dad’s not a huge film buff, but he is…
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[Nerdspresso] The Real Genius of Val Kilmer
I was in high school in 1985. One of my buddies had gotten a job at a movie theater and promised to get us all into a show for free. I wasn’t going to pass up that opportunity so one night, we all piled into his K-car and hit up the AMC. My pal delivered…
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