Author: Derrick Murray

Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.

I’m not really sure what to make of the upcoming “Barbie” film from Greta Gerwig. Either Warner Bros is calling in a ton of favors or the the film has a god-tier script. There is just no other explanation as to why so many people are signing on to be cast in this film. It’s basically a “Knives Out 2,” where the list of actors who aren’t in the film is smaller than the list of people IN the film. I don’t know that anyone asked for this, but WB Studios seems to be taking the John Hammond expense and…

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Love him or hate him, David Cronenberg has carved out a place among the elite filmmakers for making movies you remember. Those memories aren’t always good ones, but he is an undeniable tour de force, both in success and failure. After an 8 year hiatus from feature films, Cronenberg returns with “Crimes of The Future.” Fans of his work were probably skeptical that this was a real thing, but there is a teaser to prove its existence. And boy oh boy, does it look like everything you’d expect from the strange, body obsessed horror director. Interestingly enough, Cronenberg’s second feature…

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Both Sundance and SXSW had a large collection of solid midnighters this year. Many of these stand outs went over well with critics. So well in fact that horror streaming platform Shudder made made bids for as many titles as they could get their hands on. While many of their purchases were worth the price, they can’t all be gems. “The Cellar” is the kind of horror film you’d expect to have been released in 2002, and that is NOT a compliment. It would fit perfectly in a time when countless subpar, below average, by the numbers horror films seemed…

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