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[Nerdspresso Phase II] Episode 7: Not THAT Blue Steel
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 seventh episode, we harken back to Blue Steel – before Kathryn Bigelow became an Oscar-winning film director.
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[Nerdspresso] “Heretic” Will Make You a Hugh Grant Believer
We are now living in the third phase of Hugh Grant. In the ’90s, he was that stammering, floppy-haired rom-com guy from Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, and in the early ’00s, we were treated to that selfish snarky cad in Bridget Jones’s Diary and About a Boy. As he has aged…
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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] Will Hulk Smash Again on the Big Screen?
“Seems like the Hulk is flexing some major rizz at the moment so when is he going to star in his own movie again? I want to see an old-school Hulk flick full of wanton destruction and anger issues.” – Read more from Jeff Stanford in the latest Nerdspresso column.
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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 Phase II Episode 4: Dissection 31
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 fourth episode, we travel where no one should have gone before: the new Star Trek Section 31 movie. Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter…
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[Nerdspresso] I Spy a Mediocre Espionage Romp in “Argylle”
Matthew Vaughn’s Romancing the Stone-ish spy caper Argylle is flashy and occasionally entertains, but falls short trying to balance action and parody. Check out Jeff Stanford’s full review in the latest Nerdspresso column for Southpoint Access!
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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 2: Still No Flying Cars
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! 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 second episode, we talk about how the imagined futures of movies like Back to Future Part II,…
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[Nerdspresso] The First Know-What-I-Mean-El?
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Christmas is almost here, which means there are now lots of holiday movies on the streamers to put you in a festive mood. Many of them star our favorite fat man, that jolly guy in red, Old St. Nick himself. From Ed Asner in Elf to David Harbour in Violent Night,…
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