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Predator: Badlands Review: Different Direction Gone Right

November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM

The George

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Please check out my review of Predator: Badlands! youtu.be/Sa71-DSh0x0

How Predator: Badlands’ Risks Paid Off

November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM

The George

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Please check out my review of Predator: Badlands for the Movie Nerds! www.themovienerds.com/post/how-pre...

The Predator franchise has been on a strong run for the last few years. Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers, both directed by Dan Trachtenberg, were well received by critics and fans. Trachtenberg di...

Frankenstein (2025) Review: Needs to be in Theaters Longer

November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM

The George

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Please check out my review of Frankenstein (2025)! youtu.be/aNp03p0YHJU

The Mummy 4 Confirmed with Brendan Fraser Returning

November 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM

The George

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Please check out my Mummy 4 announcement article! www.themovienerds.com/post/the-mum...

Fans of The Mummy franchise can rejoice as a fourth Mummy movie starring Brendan Fraser starring as Rick O’Connell was announced on November 4, 2025. Since 1999, Brendan Fraser has starred in three Mu...

Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein: A Fantastic Movie More for the Big Screen Than Streaming

November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM

The George

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Please check out my article on Del Toro's Frankenstein movie! www.themovienerds.com/post/guiller...

Frankenstein (2025) was directed by Guillermo Del Toro and stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth in this unique take on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. There have been many movies based on ...

Where Chris Stuckmann’s Shelby Oaks Succeeds and Falters

November 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM

The George

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Please check out my article/review on Shelby Oaks for the Movie Nerds! www.themovienerds.com/post/where-c...

Chris Stuckmann’s first movie, Shelby Oaks, is finally out, starring Camille Sullivan in this horror movie. A woman named Mia is looking for her younger sister, Riley, who disappeared twelve years ago...

Shelby Oaks Review: Was I Stuckmannized?

October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM

The George

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Please check out my review for Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks! youtu.be/bLvT8uDkdxI

How Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Changed Scooby for the Better

October 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM

The George

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Please check out my article on a childhood classic Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island! www.themovienerds.com/post/how-sco...

For over fifty years, Scooby-Doo has been Hanna-Barbera’s most popular brand, as well as one of Warner Bros.' most popular franchises. The franchise that started back in 1969 has created many shows, T...

Bram Stoker's Dracula Review: Most Epic Dracula Film

October 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM

The George

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I'm continuing the Halloween/Horror themed review series with Bram Stoker's Dracula! Please check out my review of Bram Stoker's Dracula! youtu.be/SnehThHrqIU

The Lost Boys (1987) Review: 1980s Vampire Fun

October 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM

The George

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Halloween/Spooky season is here and so are some reviews themed to the season! Please check out my review of The Lost Boys (1987)! youtu.be/5pQuG-MPWZo

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Is a Bad Thing for Hollywood

October 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM

The George

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Please check out my article on why this new AI actress is a bad thing! www.themovienerds.com/post/ai-actr...

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz over the introduction of AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood. In an age where AI has been utilized in so many areas and fields, it’s no surprise that AI actors we...

The Long Walk: A Powerful Message of Friendship

October 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM

The George

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Please check out my review of The Long Walk for the Movie Nerds! www.themovienerds.com/post/the-lon...

The Long Walk was directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill in a movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel, The Long Walk. In a dystopian society...

October 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM

The George

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Please check out my review of The Long Walk! youtu.be/d0YL8LRlW24

The Long Walk Review

Christopher Nolan Elected President of the Directors Guild of America

September 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM

The George

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Please check out my new article on Christopher Nolan! www.themovienerds.com/post/christo...

On September 20, 2025, Christopher Nolan was elected the new President of the Directors Guild of America. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nolan ran unopposed. Nolan will be succeeding Lesli Linka...

Sean Astin Elected as New SAG-AFTRA President

September 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM

The George

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Please check out my new article on Sean Astin being new SAG-AFTRA president! www.themovienerds.com/post/sean-as...

Actor Sean Astin has been elected the new president of SAG-AFTRA, succeeding Fran Drescher, as announced on September 12, 2025. According to Deadline, Astin won seventy-nine percent of the vote, beati...

Hoopla Digital’s Cat Zappa Reveals Their Edge Over Netflix, Prime Video, And Hulu

September 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM

The George

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Please check out my friend's article on Hoopla! www.themovienerds.com/post/hoopla-...

Times change - and in order to meet the needs of patrons in the modern age, libraries have to as well. Hoopla is a streaming platform that is looking to help with that. Founded in 2013 and now availab...

The Spectacular Spider-Man: A Spectacular Cartoon Gone Too Soon

September 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM

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The Lincoln Project

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Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.

September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM

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More of this.

September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The George

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Please check out my article on The Spectacular Spider-Man series, a spectacular show gone too soon! www.themovienerds.com/post/the-spe...

Back in 2008, a new Spider-Man cartoon called The Spectacular Spider-Man premiered on The CW’s Saturday morning children’s block “Kids’ WB”. The cartoon was created by Greg Weisman, who was known for ...