top of page


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
Jan 310 min read


Frankenstein Review - Beautiful, Tragic, Gothic, Perfection.
“Beware; for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” - Mary Shelley Some filmmakers are born for certain projects. David Fincher and Zodiac are peanut butter and jelly. Tim Burton and Beetlejuice is Coca-Cola on ice. Guillermo del Toro and Frankenstein is apple pie and ice cream. (This is making me hungry.) The very themes of Frankenstei n, despite being written in 1816 by Mary Shelley, are themes del Toro has explored many times before. Man & monster, life & death, immo

Chase Gifford
Oct 17, 20255 min read


My Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 - (Part 1)
After a good amount of time, I arrived at thirty-five entries into my list. This is Part 1 of 3. The first two parts, 35-11 are in no...

Chase Gifford
Jan 7, 20255 min read


Movie Review: Poor Things
In theaters December 8, 2023. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” - Emma...

Chase Gifford
Nov 9, 20235 min read
bottom of page




