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Trailer Break Down - Avengers: Doomsday (X-Men)
Marvel’s latest trailer for Avengers: Doomsday sends a clear message: the MCU has entered the mutant era.

Jimmy Palmquist
13 minutes ago2 min read


My Metal Music Musings - 2025 in Review
2025 is over. Only 3 days into the new year and we’re already being threatened with all out war. So not exactly starting off things on the right foot. So as a true millennial, let’s look back at the last year in music. As I did last time, ten is five too many so this will be my TOP 5 Full Length Albums of 2025. If there are any EPs I’ll list that separately. 5. ‘Flowers’ by The Devil Wears Prada ‘Flowers’ is a slow revelation. On first listen, it didn’t immediately click, i

Chase Gifford
2 days ago4 min read


This NERD's TOP TEN of 2025
I am but one man. I love movies. I doth proclaim too much! Anyway, here are my top ten movies of 2025. But first, some honorable mentions. Honorable Mentions 14. 28 Years Later Long dormant, the 28 Days Later franchise made a triumphant return with the first chapter in an all new trilogy. 28 Years Later takes the mythos established twenty-two years ago and expands upon it with themes of fatherhood and motherhood. It explores themes of entering adulthood and accepting the frag

Chase Gifford
2 days ago10 min read


One Question with Chase & Jimmy - Movie Talk Without the Filter - Episode 1
In Nerd Alert’s segment One Question, Chase and Jimmy each get one shot to ask the other a single question about movies. No prep. No overthinking. Just honest answers, hot takes, and the kind of movie debates Nerd Alert is known for.

The Nerds
2 days ago1 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 410 - Belly of the Beast
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I think the most amazing aspect of so many projects in v

Chase Gifford
6 days ago5 min read


Netflix Buying Warner Bros?! The Good, The Bad & Our Honest Reactions
Big industry-shaking news has hit Hollywood: Netflix is reportedly set to purchase Warner Bros., and the Nerd Alert crew has a lot to say about it.

Jimmy Palmquist
Dec 29, 20251 min read


Our Favorite Christmas Movies & Why We Love Them | Nerd Alert Holiday Special
Join Brandon, Chase, Jimmy, and James as they share their favorite Christmas movies and break down why these films have become holiday essentials for them. From timeless classics to unconventional picks, the guys talk nostalgia, traditions, and the moments that make these movies must-watches every December.

The Nerds
Dec 28, 20251 min read


Disney To Release the Original Cut of Star Wars! Will The Fandom Menace Like It Or Hate It?
Big news from a galaxy far, far away! The Nerd Alert crew breaks down the announcement that Disney plans to release the original theatrical cut of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, something fans have been asking for decades.

The Nerds
Dec 27, 20251 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 409 - Teeth and Tissue
"It is not power that corrupts but fear." - Aung San Suu Kyi Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I think the most amazing aspect of so many projects in various stages of pro

Chase Gifford
Dec 21, 20254 min read


Avatar: Fire and Ash Review - Visual splendor weighed down by a recycled storyline
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” - Carl Sagan It is estimated that the third Avatar movie, of a planned five film saga, cost 400 million USD. It is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Was it worth the money? Let’s discuss. It was thirteen years between Avatar and The Way of Water . When it was finally time to return to Pandora there was a palpable excitement to once again experience the visual splendor of the world created by visionary writer/d

Chase Gifford
Dec 16, 20255 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 408 - Belleville
"Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it." - Frank Herbert Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I think the most amazing aspect of so many projects in various

Chase Gifford
Dec 15, 20254 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 407 - My Way
“ Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust. ” - Robert Zoellick Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I thi

Chase Gifford
Dec 7, 20255 min read


KILL BILL: The Whole Bloody Affair Review - As it was always meant to be
“If on your journey you should encounter God, God will be cut.” - Hattori Hanzo I talk about my relationship with Quentin Tarantino's filmography first before I get into The Whole Bloody Affair. Skip down if you only want to read about the film. I was fourteen years old when vol.1 hit theaters. I don’t recall if I had seen Pulp Fiction yet. My parents were quite liberal with what they let me watch when I was young but drew the line at certain content. Violence was one thi

Chase Gifford
Dec 6, 20257 min read


Marty Supreme Review - Chaos incarnate with a ping pong paddle. Extraordinary.
“Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.” - William E. Gladstone * Small Warning : As I was editing this review I realized how many times I brought up Uncut Gems and Good Time . Heads up, it's a lot. It wasn't my intention but those films had certain style choices that were clearly carried over into Marty Supreme . The comparisons were inevitable. Just sayin'... * After seeing Good Time , the Safdie Brothers’ third feature, and hearing them speak of their ins

Chase Gifford
Dec 1, 20255 min read


David Fincher Films - RANKED
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.” - The Narrator (1999, Fight Club) I’ve made it no secret over the years that I am a David Fincher fanboy. He is on my list of creators whose name alone will guarantee me in a theater watching whatever it is they make. Scorsese , Tarantino , Nolan , Flanagan , Villeneuve , and of course, Fincher. I’m a big horror fan and I think his movies translate well as a horror-adjacent, thriller territory. For movies as dark

Chase Gifford
Dec 1, 202511 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 406 - #081693
"Corruption is simply crime without conscience." - George Richard Marek Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I think the most amazing aspect of so many projects in various st

Chase Gifford
Nov 30, 20255 min read


Eternity Review - Whimsical, romantic, hilarious, & charming. One of the best movies of the year.
“The Most Romantic Love Story Isn't Romeo and Juliet Who Died Together, but Grandpa and Grandma Who Grew Old Together.” - unknown Sometimes you can read a movie trailer like a book. You can tell if it’s going to be good or not in those brief two or three minutes. Then there’s instances where it will downright fool you either promising something great, giving you something terrible or it’s an awful trailer for what ends up being a top ten contender. I think there’s a third cat

Chase Gifford
Nov 26, 20255 min read


Mayor of Kingstown - Season 4 Recap & Review: Episode 405 - Damned
“People’s indifference is the best breeding ground for corruption to grow.” — Delia Ferreira Just to list a few of the insane amount of projects Taylor Sheridan is working on: six Yellowstone spinoffs including 1883 , 1923 , and in development, 1944 , The Madison , Y: Marshals , and another tentatively titled Dutton Ranch . He also helped create Landman , Tulsa King , Lioness , and the reason you’re here, Mayor of Kingstown . I think the most amazing aspect of so many p

Chase Gifford
Nov 23, 20254 min read


SISU: Road to Revenge Review - Balls out, glorious, Bloody mayhem
“May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.” - George S. Patton Who needs a plot when you have The Man Who Refuses to Die as your hero? I’m being facetious of course but not as much as you might think. The first time we met Aatami he was just trying to live his solitary life. His dog by his side and riches in his satchel, he was content. Of course as life would have it, there’s often people who can’t mind their own damn business. The people in this particular story

Chase Gifford
Nov 22, 20253 min read


Wicked: For Good Review - A less-than-perfect albeit epic conclusion
“In real life, the hardest aspect of the battle between good and evil is determining which is which.” - George R. R. Martin Sequels are notoriously difficult to pull off. The first film is an establishment of what’s to come. It introduces characters, settings, plot points, and themes. It gives you a visual introduction that will hopefully inspire and carry throughout. Everything about the second chapter in a franchise hinges on the success and reception of the first. This i

Chase Gifford
Nov 19, 20255 min read
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