This week, the Nerds talk about the birth of the “Summer Blockbuster.”
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The Nerds kick off the New Year with their spoiler-ific review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Not all of the serious fans hated this movie, and we give a pretty balanced analysis of the film. We hope you enjoy, and add to the conversation.
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You’ve done it again. You’ve created waves of hatred and distrust in the social media sphere all by accepting a job. Within moments of your news, anti-Affleck Facebook pages cropped up, Twitter exploded with hashtags and cruel words; memes were immediately created depicting you and Damon as the dynamic duo (the internet can be so cruel). Likely you’ve seen none of these, or if you have you just said, “Fuck you, I’m Batman” (I’m genuinely hoping for the latter).
Yes, yes. I’m a feminist. Listeners of our Nerds on Film podcast have been quite aware of this for some time. Feel free to shed your image of man-hating, bra burning feminazis however. We come in all different shades, and yes, feminists have a sense of humor too. Specifically, clever nerds and artists who have started what I deem (in all my righteous power as galactic empress) to be the greatest thing to ever happen to the internet: The Hawkeye Initiative.
This week, the Nerds pit two of Hollywood’s best composers against each other: John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
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