Derrick Murray, Author at NERDBOT https://nerdbot.com The Nerd Side Of Life Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:55:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Derrick Murray, Author at NERDBOT https://nerdbot.com 32 32 152960103 “Disclosure Day” A Disappointing Alien Adventure [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/14/disclosure-day-a-disappointing-alien-adventure-review/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:55:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284370 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. [...]

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]]> 284370 “Masters of the Universe” A Campy, Colorful, Romp Through Eternia [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/03/masters-of-the-universe-a-campy-colorful-romp-through-eternia-review/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:45:07 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=282737 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 [...]

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]]> 282737 “Backrooms” Liminal Spaces, Everlasting Nightmare Fuel [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/30/backrooms-liminal-spaces-everlasting-nightmare-fuel-review/ Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=282224 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 [...]

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]]> 282224 “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Safe, Dull, and Forgettable Star Wars [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/22/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-safe-dull-and-forgettable-star-wars-review/ Fri, 22 May 2026 22:29:20 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281363 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.

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]]> 281363 “Is God Is” Vengeance, Violence and Voice to Black Rage [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/17/is-god-is-vengeance-violence-and-voice-to-black-rage-review/ Sun, 17 May 2026 13:33:38 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=280328 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.

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]]> 280328 “Mortal Kombat 2” Slight Improvement But No Flawless Victory https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/08/mortal-kombat-2-slight-improvement-but-no-flawless-victory/ Sat, 09 May 2026 03:02:25 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=279029 Simply put, Mortal Kombat 2 is pretty bad, but it's also somehow not the worst Mortal Kombat movie out there.

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]]> 279029 “The Devil Wears Prada 2” A Passible Legacy Sequel, That’s All (review) https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/02/the-devil-wears-prada-2-a-passible-legacy-sequel-thats-all-review/ Sun, 03 May 2026 02:47:46 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=277900 The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not a bad film. It's got all the things general audiences want and is sure to make a gazillion dollars. It also has its heart in the right place and is doing more to defend journalistic integrity than pretty much anyone else in power pretends to be doing. But it also just can't escape its own trappings, sorely lacking the dynamism that made the first one work so well and last so long.

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]]> 277900 “Blue Heron” The Best Film of the Year So Far [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/04/29/blue-heron-the-best-film-of-the-year-so-far-review/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:23:35 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=277459 Blue Heron is a poignant, moving story of family, struggle, and fractured memory, culminating in a profound examination of what we remember and how we remember those closest in our lives.

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]]> 277459 “The Drama” Provocative but Confused Pitch Black Dramedy [Spoiler Free Review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/04/03/the-drama-provocative-but-confused-pitch-black-dramedy-spoiler-free-review/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:38:20 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=272787 As an exercise in uncomfortable tension, The Drama is excellent. But as an exploration of its darker concepts, it struggles to fully understand or engage with them.

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]]> 272787 Best Movies in March 2026: Hidden Gems and Quick Reviews https://nerdbot.com/2026/03/29/march-movie-madness-5-films-we-recommend/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:13:07 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=271972 I’m of the belief that every movie year is a good movie year so long as you do the work to actually watch movies. And no, you can’t just sit at home and consume streaming slop as the your barometer. You do have to seek out the good, mostly in theaters, limited release, or a [...]

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