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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] Killer Sharks Take a Bite Out of French Movies with “Under Paris”
When I think of French movies, I think of Jean-Luc Goddard, Francois Truffaut, kids with red balloons, guys named Jules and Jim and that girl Amelie with an impish grin. I don’t envision killer sharks cruising the River Seine. Under Paris has subverted all my my preconceptions about French cinema. It’s not all kissing in…
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[Nerdspresso] Dragon Impresses as “Damsel” Distresses
Who doesn’t love a movie with a dragon in it? I’ve been known to check out dragon flicks. There’s Pete’s Dragon (both versions), Dragonslayer, Dragonheart, Reign of Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Dragons are cool. They are scary. Dragons can be ominous predators or mysterious antiheroes. And sometimes they speak in British…
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