Movies https://nerdbot.com/category/movies/ The Nerd Side Of Life Wed, 27 May 2026 17:16:34 +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 Movies https://nerdbot.com/category/movies/ 32 32 152960103 Mark Duplass Says Kane Parsons DID Direct “Backrooms” Movie https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/27/mark-duplass-says-kane-parsons-did-direct-backrooms-movie/ Wed, 27 May 2026 17:16:30 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281927 Every time a new artistic medium or platform becomes available, there will always be naysayers to dismiss it. This cycle is as old as art itself, touching every medium from photography to film to graffiti and countless others. The most recent subject of this cold shoulder from “real” artists is aimed at the current trend [...]

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]]> 281927 Paddington 4 Finds Its Writers as Iannucci and Blackwell Take On the Bear https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/26/paddington-4-writers-as-iannucci/ Tue, 26 May 2026 20:44:23 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281833 Studiocanal has secured its writers for Paddington 4. Armando Iannucci, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated creator of Veep and The Thick of It, will write the fourth film. He is co-writing the upcoming Paddington franchise installment alongside his longtime creative partner, Simon Blackwell. Blackwell also won two Emmys for his acclaimed work on Veep and The [...]

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]]> 281833 “Victorian Psycho,” Starring Maika Monroe, Gets First Trailer https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/26/victorian-psycho-starring-maika-monroe-gets-first-trailer/ Tue, 26 May 2026 17:32:31 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281822 The upcoming Gothic horror-thriller, Victorian Psycho, has already premiered at Cannes. Now, Bleecker Street has released the first chaotic trailer. Based on Virginia Feito’s 2025 bestselling novel, of the same name, the movie stars Maika Monroe (Longlegs) as the world’s worst nanny.  Set in 1858, a young governess, Winifred Notty (Monroe), arrives at the remote [...]

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]]> 281822 “A Man in the Woods With an Axe” Gets First-Look Images https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/26/a-man-in-the-woods-with-an-axe-gets-first-look-images/ Tue, 26 May 2026 16:27:32 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281818 1980s throwback A Man in the Woods With an Axe has been in production since April. Horror Dadz Productions recently shared some bloody first-look images of the upcoming slasher on social media.  Written and directed by Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness), it’s a genre-twisting homage to the beloved slashers subgenre. Starting in 1987, A Man in [...]

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]]> 281818 Blowup Doll Horror Movie “Blowie” Gets Trailer https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/25/blowup-doll-horror-movie-blowie-gets-trailer/ Mon, 25 May 2026 17:40:25 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281605 The line between horror and adult films is often a thin one. While projects have blurred the lines over the decades, none have done it quite like Blowie.  Dark Star Pictures’ upcoming slasher has just gotten its first trailer.  “A sexy, bloody slasher – starring real porn stars,” the synopsis reads. “The film follows a [...]

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]]> 281605 Nikki’s Makeup in “Obsession” is Inspired by a TikTok Trend https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/25/nikkis-makeup-in-obsession-is-inspired-by-a-tiktok-trend/ Mon, 25 May 2026 17:04:50 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281603 Curry Barker’s Obsession is a huge hit with critics and fans alike. Audiences have been raving about a particularly creepy scene where Nikki (Inde Navarrette) ominously stares at a sleeping Bear (Michael Johnston). Her face seems distorted and demonic, which many chalk up to subtle but effective CGI.  The film’s key makeup artist, Kate Oja, [...]

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]]> 281603 Lupita Nyong’o Casting as Helen of Troy in “The Odyssey” Offending Conservative Snowflakes https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/23/lupita-nyongo-casting-as-helen-of-troy-in-the-odyssey-offending-conservative-snowflakes/ Sat, 23 May 2026 15:27:08 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281367 Hollywood has has had a history of casting problems over the years. There was a time, not that long ago really, where film adaptations of stories would change the ethnicities of characters. The 1961 film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s infamously had Mickey Rooney playing an Asian man. In 1994’s North, Kathy Bates portrayed an Inuit woman, [...]

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]]> 281367 “Scary Movie 6” Popcorn Buckets Are Probably Illegal in Many States https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/22/scary-movie-6-popcorn-buckets-are-probably-illegal-in-many-states/ Fri, 22 May 2026 22:32:09 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281341 Comedies and cannabis go together like snacks and cannabis, but Scary Movie 6 may be taking the idea a bit too literally. Paramount’s marketing campaign for the upcoming comedy is undeniably pot-centric. However, a possible popcorn bucket shaped like a water pipe may be a bit too much for many states.  Scary Movie 6 will [...]

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]]> 281341 “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 Horror Comedy “See Spot Run” Starring Amita Rao Wraps Filming  https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/22/horror-comedy-see-spot-run-starring-amita-rao-wraps-filming/ Fri, 22 May 2026 16:29:15 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281330 Production has officially wrapped on the upcoming mockumentary horror comedy See Bot Run. Directed by James Slaven, from a script by Kevin Noonan, both of whom are making their feature-length debuts.  Amita Rao (Adults) stars in this comedic take on AI and the horrors of the corporate landscape.  See Bot Run See Bot Run takes place [...]

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