When Marnie Was There Release Date: May 22, 2015 (USA) Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Hana Sugisaki, Hitomi Kuroki Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Studio: Studio Ghibli Distributor: Toho Genre: Family, Drama, Mystery Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Note: This review is based on the version of the film with Japanese audio and English subtitles. The English […]
“The Silence” is What My Nightmares Are Made Of – Literally
The Silence Author: Tim Lebbon Release Date: April 14, 2015 Publisher: Titan Books Genre(s): Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon These days post-apocalyptic fiction is everywhere. Every week it seems like half a dozen of these books come out. But what about the actual apocalyptic books? There aren’t too many that actually […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 17, 2015
One of our slower weeks for comics here at Nerdophiles, but we did happen to enjoy most of the series we read this week immensely! Heavily BOOM! Studios focused this week, Giant Days is only getting better, afforded more time with an expanded order for issues. Lumberjanes will never disappoint us – though, Oh, […]
“Dope” Puts a New Twist On Coming-of-Age Films
Release Date: June 19, 2015 Cast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky, Chanel Iman, Blake Anderson, Keith Stanfield Director: Rick Famuyiwa Studio: Significant Productions, JuntoBox Films, i am OTHER, Revolt Films Distributor: Open Road Films, Sony Pictures Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Bildungsroman Rating: ★★★★1/2☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia At it’s […]
“Inside Out” is a Beautiful and Hilarious Exploration of Human Consciousness
Inside Out Release Date: June 19, 2015 Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith Director: Pete Doctor, Ronaldo Del Carmen Studio: Pixar Animation Studios Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Family Rating: ★★★★1/2☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia For centuries artists have attempted to capture the interworkings of the human mind – James […]
The Art and Making of Hannibal is a Delicious Addition For Fans (100% People Free)
The Art and Making of Hannibal: The Television Series Author: Jesse McLean Release Date: May 5th, 2015 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Television, non-fiction Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon | Goodreads As a fan of the show Hannibal, I just knew I needed to get my hands on the beautiful art book from Titan Books. They were kind […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 10, 2015
This week has been a bit slow for us here at Nerdophiles, at least as far as comics are concerned. We only had three books out that we’re following but – on the plus side – most of them were pretty good. We’re still really enjoying Harrow County (it’s awesome) and […]
Blood & Gourd Issue #1: You’ll never see Pumpkin Spice the Same Way Again
Blood & Gourd Issue #1 Authors: Jenz Lund, D.H. Shultis Release Date: January 6, 2015 Publisher: Dead Peasant, LLC Source: Dead Peasant, LLC at Cherry City Comic Con Genre(s): Horror Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★★ Facebook | Online Store Just when you thought the scariest thing at a pumpkin patch would be the haunted hay maze, Jenz Lund and D.H. […]
“Jurassic World” Weak Story Is Worth Sitting Through To See Dope-Ass Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Release Date: June 12, 2015 Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong, Irrfan Khan Director: Colin Trevorrow Studio: Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre: Science-Fiction, Action Rating: ★★★1/2☆☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Dinosaurs are cool. Period. It’s one of the basic facts of […]
“Talker 25” Somehow Makes Dystopian Fiction and Dragons Work
Talker 25 Author: Joshua McCune Release Date: April 22, 2014 Series: Talker 25 #1 Publisher: Greenwillow, HarperCollins Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have never been a fan of dragons-related fantasy in general. I don’t know why, I’ve just never really been that interested. While all my nerdy friends […]