Now, I’m as big a fan of geeky webseries as the next nerd, but the upcoming webseries “Spooked” in particular has caught the attention of the folks over here at Nerdophiles. Executively produced by Bryan Singer (X-Men) and Felicia Day (Supernatural), “Spooked” follows the self-dubbed Paranormal Investigation Team (aka the […]
Angelina Jolie Shines in Disney’s “Maleficent”
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XO4XiRop0] Maleficent Release Date: May 30, 2014 Cast: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Brenton Thwaites Director: Robert Stromberg Studio: Walt Disney Studios, Roth Films Distributor: Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures Genre(s): Dark fantasy, Adventure, Fairytale Based On La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Heavy […]
Katie’s Top 5 Must-See Shows of the Summer
Long gone are the tedious summers of repeats. I remember being young and dreading the summer. Not only was school out, but there was nothing on television. I would have to go do terrible things like play outside with friends, go to parks, and interact with the world instead of […]
The 100: The Calm Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F7G_nt6obQ] The 100: The Calm (1×11) Synopsis: Clarke and Finn are taken by the Grounders; the Ark searches for life after the Exodus ship launch. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Hahahahaha. You can take my response to this episode and send it to no@gmail.com. So what do we have this episode? Some moron set the […]
Fanime 2014: The 20th Anniversary for a First Timer
This year FanimeCon celebrated its 20th anniversary at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center- and boy was it an experience. I’m going to be honest- compared to the others around here I am a convention novice. I haven’t been to many cons before, Fanime being only my second and I […]
SDCC Sundays: Biggest Convention Mistakes & Regrets
These days we’re a seasoned bunch of con-goers here at Nerdophiles, but we were once rookies who made a lot of mistakes. From the convention (San Diego Comic Con) to our local area cons, we’ve got some mistakes and some regrets that we still lament. Learn from our experiences and don’t […]
Hannibal: Mizumono Recap [Season Finale]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBpmZfggrYY] Synopsis: Everything we have ever loved has been ripped away from us violently. Rating: ★★★★★ I don’t know. I am staying up late to write this because my mind is buzzing with the Hannibal season finale and I am not quite sure how to process it yet. There were a […]
Kickstarter Round-Up: Fairy Tale Games, Dreams, and Math!
Once Upon a Runner [youtube=http://youtu.be/IJVynoDFUdw] Once Upon a Runner features a female protagonist, Ella the young fire mage, as she runs through six different fairy tale worlds. Ella finds herself teleported to different recognizable fairy tale worlds where she must find her way back home by defeating the baddies she […]
Hannibal “Mizumono” Giveaway: Win Season 1 on DVD!
Calling all Fannibals! Tonight is the season finale of Hannibal and we at the blog are squirming in anticipation for tonight’s no doubt jaw-dropping conclusion. We’ll be revisiting the fight scene which was previewed in the season premiere and will finally (hopefully) get some questions answered about the altercation! Since we […]
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” Blows the Rest of the X-Men Films Out of the Water
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2zYHWDZKo] X-Men: Days of Future Past Release Date: May 23, 2014 Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore Director: Bryan Singer Studio: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, The Donners’ Company Distributor: 20th Century Fox […]