Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.
I really liked The Odyssey, but I didn’t love it. Despite one of the best visual experiences ever put on screen and the marvel of practicality amid a ever growing world of slop, something just didn’t connect. There’s a part of me that wonders if Nolan even LIKES The Odyssey, or if he just really wanted to finally tackle the story he’s been recreating in pieces his whole life.
The comedic stylings of David Wain are more than just an acquired taste. There’s a singularity to his work, a strong sense of smart stupidity that make his most absurd films almost inaccessible on purpose. His most straight forward comedies are often completely love it or hate it with nearly 0 middle ground. Now, this doesn’t apply to everything; Wet Hot American Summer and Role Models feel like exceptions to his own rules. His latest outing is a return to form and has more in common with The Ten than the aforementioned films – a movie I enjoy quite a…
Jackass: Best and Last plays like a jukebox musical of greatest hits for dick punching, more of a trip down memory lane than engaging new content or stunts…there’s an emotional element of true bromance and sweetness that shines through…Something clicks when you realize they aren’t asking us to say goodbye to them, they’re saying goodbye to themselves.
Supergirl is like a checklist of early 2000s tropes, which simply should not be the case in 2026. We’ve had ample time to learn from our mistakes, and refusing to do so in a new era for the DC universe amplifies the let down.
Full Disclosure: No Spoilers! Full disclosure: there will be no spoilers or plot details in this review. I don’t actually think there’s a lot to spoil in Disclosure Day, but I went in as blind as possible and I think that’s the best way to take it all in even if it ends up disappointing. So there will be no plot synopsis or scene recaps for this review. I’m going to talk around the film instead of directly to it, and we’ll get into more of its themes, messaging, and craft than character names, plot points and other elements that…
It’s ok to be honest about the relevancy of He-Man. Which, if we’re really taking a good hard look in the mirror is basically non-existence in this day and age. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its fans, but any attempt at putting the hero on the big screen is, by its very nature an IP cash grab. That’s the case with most of these things; big studios rummaging through their vaults, dusting off old cartoons and things that were big in the 80s and asking themselves “can this make us money still?” More often than not, this turns…
I Came to Backrooms Completely Blind Full disclosure: I came to Backrooms as blind as you possible could. Prior to the lights dimming and the big screen illuminating, I knew absolutely nothing about YouTube series, the creepypasta movement, or anything that has to do with the pre-existing lore. All I knew was that it was based on a popular internet series and the director was a 20 year old child. This is an important distinction to make early before we dive into Backrooms. While prior knowledge isn’t necessary to enjoy the film, having some certainly changes how the film is…
Mandalorian and Grogu is just a very long, boring, safe, forgettable, meaningless space romp, not good enough to be remembered but not bad enough to be panned. It just exists, stuck in a misused format with its Star Wars heart ripped out and replaced with carefully curated content metrics.
Is God Is is a bold, stylish tale of revenge that unapologetically allows women to let slip the dogs of justified anger and passion. It is an angry, angry film, filled with rage against the machine of misogyny, the patriarchy, cyclical violence inflicted by violent unaccountable men.
Simply put, Mortal Kombat 2 is pretty bad, but it’s also somehow not the worst Mortal Kombat movie out there.
