Plot Summary: When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Based on the true […]
Rick and Morty: Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate Recap
Synopsis of 2×07: The family travels to an alien hospital to save Jerry, where Rick sets up interdimensional television in the waiting room. Jerry must decide if he’s willing to donate his penis to save an alien diplomat. Rating: ★★1/2☆☆ Alien: “What are you doing?” Rick: “A sequel.” Alien: “A sequel? I […]
Waiting to Find Out What ‘The 5th Wave’ Is
Film Synopsis: Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man […]
From Dusk Till Dawn: Bondage Recap
Synopsis for 2×05: The Gecko brothers finally call a truce and work together to find Malvado’s headquarters; Carlos, unhinged from the Labyrinth, abducts Santanico and claims her for himself.. Rating: ★★★★☆ The Gecko brothers ride again! Albeit not exactly 100% willing, but damn is it good to see Seth and Richie on […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 16, 2015
A lot of highly rated comics are on our pull list this week, with the exception of a muddled issue of Star Wars for Jackson. Check out what we’ve been reading and let us know in the comments what you think of our picks! Sam’s Reads Lumberjanes #18 Author: Shannon Watters & […]
Gotham: Damned If You Do… Recap
Synopsis of 2×01: James Gordon goes to the Penguin to get his job back in the GCPD, a new villain rises in Gotham City Rating: ????? Gotham opens its second season with an ironic usage of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day,” immediately followed by an obese man with a katana firing two guns […]
Superheroes Aren’t Made of Money in The Paybacks #1
The Paybacks #1 Author: Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal Artists: Geoff Shaw Release Date: September 16, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Genre(s): Action Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Heavy There is a lot going on in the first issue of The Paybacks, which sets out to follow a bunch of super indebted heroes as they repossess gizmos and […]
The Real Monster: “Victor Frankenstein”
Film Synopsis: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man – and the legend – we know today. Release Date: 25 November 2015 What? […]
Blindspot: Pilot Recap
Synopsis of 1×01: A Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body. Rating: ????? Ordinarily, I’m wary of procedural cop shows. I’m theoretically a fan of all the clever ways they come up with to create and solve elaborate crime puzzles, and I’m […]
For Science! With “The Martian”
Film Synopsis: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit […]