It’s been said that the German film Nosferatu was created, at least in part, to exorcise the ghosts of World War I. If there is any truth in that, then Babak Anvari’s Under the Shadow does something similar. Under the Shadow takes place during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988. The Iranian Revolution that changed the […]

You know, sometimes before even walk into a horror movie you know it’s going to disembowel you. I don’t mean that in the gore sense of horror but mainly in the visceral part of you: right inside your very emotional core. Writer and director Richard Bates Jr. punches you in the stomach with his horror […]

The latest in cinematic experiences from DC/WB is Suicide Squad, a boisterous flick that shifts the focus away from superheroes in order to give the baddies a day in the limelight. It comes as a relief that this movie isn’t an origin, nor an attempt to replicate anything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We get […]

It is time to talk about summer blockbusters, and there have been winners and losers this summer.  One of the winners this summer has been Ghostbusters.  Jen has done a review of Ghostbuster which you can check out over here.  Go read it and see if you agree or disagree with her views. We brought […]

This may be the most challenging review I’ve ever written. Everyone and their cat has an opinion on this movie. Some of those people, oddly enough, without having seen it. So, is Ghostbusters good? Is it because of the new female team? It is bad because it’s another commercialized remake of a classic? It’s difficult […]

There’s a lot of big things that a little show like Wasteland talks about. Think about all the awesome works of post-apocalyptic media that have come out in recent years. The badass heroes. The stunning landscapes of a dead world. The stunning visuals make it the perfect subject for film, right? There’s no way that […]

The magic of live theatre is that you can go many places. 17th Century Verona. Spain’s Camino de Santiago. An apocalyptic wasteland. You can experience stories from across the globe while sitting in one room.  Now, thanks to Pirate Queen of the Stars, that list includes outer space. Making its debut at the Toronto Fringe is […]

This summer, the newly-forged Arcturus Players are rocking the Canadian Fringe circuit. Searching for Party, their latest show, talks about our favourite thing: video games. But, how does a play about watching gamers do their thing actually work? Much better than you might think. Tailor-made for Fringe Festivals, Searching for Party is more than just […]

Two households, both alike in dignity… and a chainsaw-wielding maniac. Performed at the Toronto Fringe, Romeo & Juliet Chainsaw Massacre does exactly what it says on the tin. 2016 is a special year for Shakespeare fans, being the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. As tribute, Bain & Bernard Comedy have hatched a twisted but refreshing take […]

The third movie in the trilogy always sucks, right Jean? Lindsay, James, and Miles come together to talk about Bryan Singer’s latest installment in the X-Men franchise.  It is a movie full of all star talent, that falls short of expectations.  It may be that it is in the shadow of Captain America: Civil War, […]

It is time to make room for another FPS.  It is time for Overwatch. Blizzard Entertainment has launched themselves into the first person shooter genre, and it has done so with the polish and form that we’ve all expect from Blizzard games.  They have a tried and true system of making quality franchises, and that […]

It’s time to talk about Captain America: Civil War, and all the associated awesomeness that comes with it.  The third installment of Cap trilogy closes out in a big way. The Nerds sit down to talk about everything the movie covers, and it covers a lot.  It says something about the quality of a movie […]

Don’t you wish you could get paid for all those times you’ve acted out scenes from Star Wars with your friends? Well, actor Charles Ross is doing just that. A British Columbia boy with a strong background in the Canadian theatre scene, Ross is amongst the scores of talent that our nation is lucky to […]

This week fans of nerd rock in the great white north were in for a treat as robot rockers The Protomen made a stop in Toronto, Ontario during their current tour. A rock opera band from Nashville, the band’s albums tell the story of Mega Man with a dystopian twist. Capcom’s classic game meets Freddie […]

Hardcore Henry is what would happen if you mixed Call of Duty, Mirror’s Edge, and District 9  altogether into a 90 minute action movie. The result is a a completely over the top, relentless, and very R-rated flick shot from the unique first person perspective of the titular hero, Henry. For most gamers this view […]

The Hell’s Kitchen tourism board must be having a hard time these days.  With all the vigilantes, gangland style murders; oh and of course, the new breed of super villains cropping up in a 218 hectare part of Manhattan. The Nerds come together to recover from binging on Netflix to discuss the second season of […]

Do you want a summary of this week’s episode of Arrow? Sure I’ll summarize it for you: Laurel screamed at Oliver to kill the bees inside him. I know what some of you are thinking: What about the ongoing issues of Oliver and Felicity? What about the flashbacks to the past with the island and […]

In 1997, the folks behind the ’90s Batman and Superman shows released a straight to home video crossover movie called The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest. Every time I rewound that VHS for another viewing I would dream of seeing these two DC juggernauts in live action on the big screen one day. And now that […]

It’s an accomplishment in its own right that Deadpool (2016) exists at all. The fact that Ryan Reynolds already had a shot at the character – one that was sabotaged by a sub-par script and awful character design – yet still managed to convince “overpaid tools” and “asshat producers” to greenlight a solo Deadpool movie […]

If love and hate are two sides of the same impulse, then so was the prospective hope and dread that many fans potentially felt — that I certainly experienced — while waiting for the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The fact is, if you read this article, right now, you will […]

Seasons greetings and happy holidays to everyone.  The Nerds bring you the gift of Jessica Jones, er, Jessica Jones via the medium of Netflix and podcasting.  We’ve all had some time to watch and digest Marvel’s latest foray into Netflix; it can be a heavy meal to eat, but it was delicious.  Caution, if you […]

Night Cries comes to us from Good Soldier Films, the production company lead by the team of Andrew Cymek and Brigitte Kingsley.  Cymek and Kingsley are best known for the comedy/sci-fi franchise Dark Rising in which Kingsley portrayed the ass-kicking Warrior of Worlds, Summer Vale. Cymek wrote and directed Night Cries and he and Kingsley […]

The Dark Stranger is writer/director Christ Trebilcock’s first feature film after writing and directing three shorts and working as director on second and third units on various television production. He has gathered a strong cast of Canadian actors to explore the story of Leah, played by How to get Away with Murder’s Rebecca: Katie Findlay, […]

Imagine you are immortal. It is a common enough theme in fantasy and science fiction: especially when you consider Highlander or most modern vampire stories. You die unexpectedly and then get resurrected. And after a time you realize that you just can’t die. Perhaps you can be killed, but your instinct of self-preservation is still strong […]