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.

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

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.

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.

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.

This week on the Nerd Alert Podcast, we start on a more somber note as we remember several icons we lost last week, including Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, Shelley Fabares, and Yayoi Kusama, and look back at the impact they had on movies, television, music, art, and pop culture. Then it’s back to the nerd news! We break down the so-called “confirmed” fights in Avengers: Doomsday and discuss which Marvel matchups we’re most excited to see.

Now THIS Is the Green Lantern Show I Was Waiting For! After having some very mixed feelings about the premiere of HBO’s Lanterns, Episode 2, “Trust Fall,” did exactly what I needed it to do. It made me excited about this show. And I am officially invested. Unfortunately, the premiere almost lost me right out of the gate. The opening flashback to 1996 worked for me. I liked the atmosphere, the mystery, and especially the first interview with Hal Jordan.

Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 4, Recap & Review: “Greyhounds’ Day Off” “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.

Now THIS Is the Green Lantern Show I Was Waiting For! After having some very mixed feelings about the premiere of HBO’s Lanterns, Episode 2, “Trust Fall,” did exactly what I needed it to do. It made me excited about this show. And I am officially invested. Unfortunately, the premiere almost lost me right out of the gate. The opening flashback to 1996 worked for me. I liked the atmosphere, the mystery, and especially the first interview with Hal Jordan.

Three episodes into Ted Lasso Season 4, and I think “Richmond’s Got Talent” is the episode where I’m finally starting to see the pieces coming together. That doesn’t mean all my concerns have disappeared. I’m still struggling to connect with many of the new players, and there are moments when this season seems determined to make us uncomfortable rather than deliver the warm fuzzies we’ve come to expect from Ted Lasso.

I went into HBO's Lanterns wanting to like it. Green Lantern is a corner of the DC Universe that has so much potential, and putting Hal Jordan and John Stewart at the center of a grounded mystery sounded like a great way to approach the material. Unfortunately, the premiere almost lost me right out of the gate. The opening flashback to 1996 worked for me. I liked the atmosphere, the mystery, and especially the first interview with Hal Jordan.

Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 2 Recap & Review: Now THIS Feels Like Ted Lasso. We’re back in London! After last week’s premiere took its time getting Ted, and us, back into the world of AFC Richmond, Episode 2 finally feels like we’re home. And speaking of home, Ted Lasso is now living above Mae’s bar. You can’t beat that. Annette Badland returns as the wonderfully blunt and endlessly entertaining Mae, and I couldn’t be happier to see her again.

Season 4, Episode 1, appropriately titled “Home,” brings us back into the world of Ted Lasso with a slower, funnier, and, most importantly, necessary reintroduction to the characters we’ve missed. Instead of pretending the emotional journey of the first three seasons never happened, the premiere actually respects why Ted went home in the first place. And personally? I loved it.

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?