It’s October, so the Nerd Alert Movie Club is getting spooky! This month, we’re heading back to 1985 for SILVER BULLET, the Stephen King werewolf movie starring Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Megan Follows, and Everett McGill. Based on King’s novella CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, Silver Bullet gives us a small town being terrorized by a mysterious killer, a kid in a souped-up wheelchair called the Silver Bullet, Gary Busey being peak Gary Busey, and one seriously angry werewolf.

“When one reaches absolute power, one loses total contact with reality.” – Gabriel García Márquez At sixty-four years of age, Tom Cruise remains one of the most prominent and successful action stars in history. He is one of the few remaining true movie stars whose name alone can draw a crowd. It seems these days audiences have taken more notice of directors over actors like Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Mike Flanagan, and Zach Cregger to name a few (As a cinephile, I t

Oh, NOW I understand this version of Hal Jordan. After spending most of this season digging into John Stewart, his childhood, his family, his anger, his ambitions and ultimately his complicated relationship with the Green Lantern Corps, Episode 7, “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy,” finally turns its attention toward Hal. And I loved it. This episode doesn't excuse everything Hal has done. Instead, it helps us understand why he became the man we've been watching all season.

If the premiere of Brothers was about establishing the wonderfully dysfunctional relationship between Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, Episode 2 is where the show really starts having fun with it. The seed has officially been planted. Ma Mac told Woody that she knew his father, Charles Harrelson. Woody understandably wants some clarification on exactly what "knew" means. Unfortunately, Ma Mac isn't interested in providing it.

There are some stories so strange that Hollywood couldn't come up with them if it tried. The long-running possibility that Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey might actually be half-brothers certainly qualifies. A good portion of the population probably already knows the story. McConaughey's mother, affectionately known as Ma Mac, apparently knew Woody's father, Charles Harrelson, back in the day. Exactly how well she knew him has fueled years of speculation about whether

I really should have seen this coming. After the absolute batshit insanity that was “Lights Out,” I was so caught up in the excitement that I apparently forgot one important rule of storytelling: eventually, you have to let the audience breathe. That is essentially what Lanterns Episode 6, “Bad Optics,” does. It's not a bad episode. Far from it. It's actually a pretty solid episode with some great character moments and an intriguing shift in the central mystery.

There are comic book milestones, and then there is The Amazing Spider-Man #1000. More than six decades after Peter Parker first learned that with great power must also come great responsibility, Marvel's flagship Spider-Man title is about to reach a number that very few comic books will ever see. One thousand issues. Think about that for a second. One thousand issues of Peter Parker swinging through New York. One thousand issues filled with Green Goblins, Doctor Octopuses, V

There is a glaring, cavernous hole in modern cinema, and it’s shaped exactly like a $50 million adult thriller. For the last decade, Hollywood has been trapped in a self-inflicted, polarized barbell strategy. On one end, studios happily cut micro-budgets for indie horror sensations; on the other, they blindly dump a quarter of a billion dollars into bloated, focus-grouped franchise sequels that must please everyone from toddlers to global financiers just to break even. The vi

“In the event you actually have a child, your next battle will be to live life for your causes… or live it for theirs.” — Joe, Lioness PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE SPOILER WARNING DETAILING THE FINAL SCENE OF THE EPISODE. IT'S AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE. DEFINITELY WATCH THE EPISODE FIRST. The architecture of a Taylor Sheridan finale rarely accommodates the luxury of a clean slate; instead, it offers the cold, mathematical inventory of systemic ruin. In the monumental, long-form con

“Indecision is the thief of opportunity, but it is also the architect of disaster.” – Adapted from Cicero The very topic of video game-adapted movies is a contentious one. And by contentious, I mean that studios generally have no earthly idea what they’re doing. There is a persistent blind spot for Hollywood executives when it comes to video games; they simply cannot seem to get out of their own way. For an industry notorious for meddling and micromanaging, this interference

Seriously. Lanterns Episode 5, “Lights Out,” just threw a grenade into everything the series has been building and then stood back to admire the explosion. And I absolutely loved it. We are only five episodes into this season, yet “Lights Out” feels like the kind of episode most shows would save for their finale. Alliances crumble, secrets come spilling out, people die, people stop being dead, and the war brewing beneath Rushville, Nebraska, finally erupts into the open.

“My night doesn’t end with a gun fight, it’s just the beginning.” — Kyle, Lioness If the previous chapter of Taylor Sheridan’s espionage landscape was a masterclass in watching a well-oiled net snap under structural pressure, Season 3, Episode 7, "Kiss the Girls," is the frantic, blood-slicked consequence of that collapse. This is an hour operating under a suffocating condition of absolute time constraint. The illusion of clinical, high-level administrative dominance is compl

"The number of ways to lose a gunfight are numerous; you don't let 'tired' be one of them." Please note: This article is an exclusive, spoiler-free weekend preview designed to break down the upcoming episode's overarching themes, tactical shifts, and institutional dread. To read our full episodic breakdown, numerical scorecards, and heavy-hitting post-mortem analysis, make sure to return right here to Nerd Alert this coming Sunday morning at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET as soon a

After several episodes that have pushed the story forward at a pretty steady pace, Episode 6 of Ted Lasso Season 4 feels like the show pumping the brakes. That doesn't necessarily make it a bad episode, there's plenty here to enjoy, but it definitely has the unmistakable feeling of fil “Greyhounds’ Day Off” proves that Ted Lasso doesn’t need to resurrect Led Tasso to shake things up. Instead, Ted finds a much more entertaining, and ultimately more effective, way to get his

Long before today's CGI blockbusters, The Last Starfighter captured audiences' imaginations with its groundbreaking visual effects, heartfelt story, memorable characters, and one of the greatest "ordinary kid becomes a hero" adventures ever put on screen. But does it still hold up over 40 years later?

Hal and John are essentially playing several hands of poker at once. They’re investigating the case together, trying to figure each other out, and simultaneously receiving information designed to make them distrust one another. For a while, it actually feels like they’re beginning to trust each other. Then the backstabbing comes to light and everything starts falling apart.

"The only thing they’ve earned is to be forgotten." — Joe, Lioness If the previous hour of Taylor Sheridan’s espionage thriller was defined by the systematic construction of a net, Season 3, Episode 6, "Sugar Land," is the moment the cord snaps under immense psychological and physical gravity. It is an episode explicitly severed in half—a structural gamble that balances a clinical, cold domestic liquidation with a frantic, bone-chilling race against time. Sheridan masterfully

GTA VI might be the most anticipated video game on the planet, but at this point, its release feels less like a launch and more like a hostage negotiation. In this Nerd Alert segment, we talk about the increasingly strange situation surrounding Grand Theft Auto VI, its release date, and the enormous expectations hanging over Rockstar Games.

"The greatest illusion of statecraft is permanence; a lifetime of power can be liquidated in a single afternoon." Please note: This article is an exclusive, spoiler-free weekend preview designed to break down the upcoming episode's overarching themes, tactical shifts, and institutional dread. To read our full episodic breakdown, numerical scorecards, and heavy-hitting post-mortem analysis, make sure to return right here to Nerd Alert this coming Sunday morning at 9:00 AM PT /

Ted Lasso - Season 4, Episode 5, "Riches of Embarrassment" - Recap & Review “Greyhounds’ Day Off” proves that Ted Lasso doesn’t need to resurrect Led Tasso to shake things up. Instead, Ted finds a much more entertaining, and ultimately more effective, way to get his new team to connect.