Derrick Murray, Author at NERDBOT https://nerdbot.com The Nerd Side Of Life Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:19:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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 “The Odyssey” A Flawed But Staggering Spectacle of Scale and Scope [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/07/17/the-odyssey-a-flawed-but-staggering-spectacle-of-scale-and-scope-review/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:19:51 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=289549 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.

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]]> 289549 “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” Wizard of Oz Meets Screwball Sex Comedy https://nerdbot.com/2026/07/10/gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass-wizard-of-oz-meets-screwball-sex-comedy/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:30:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=288437 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 [...]

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]]> 288437 “Jackass: Best and Last” A Swan Song for Nut Taps [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/27/jackass-best-and-last-a-swan-song-for-nut-taps-review/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:30:43 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=286676 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.

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]]> 286676 “Supergirl” Milly Alcock Shines in a Disappointing Superhero Film [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/26/supergirl-milly-alcock-shines-in-a-disappointing-superhero-film-review/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:09:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=286499 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.

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]]> 286499 “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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