One movie ago, we knew that midichlorians were the apparent life blood of Force users. Did Episode 7 just reset all of that? Spoilers and trips down memory lane will ensue.
Month: December 2015
“Spike Lee, Relevant As Always” Chi-Raq Review
Lysistrata is not the first Greek play that would have come to my mind for an adaptation. Positioned in a new period of history, during which Chicago has seen deaths that rival those of American service members aboard, Spike Lee…
Pokémon Go Updates! A Whole New World of Pokemon Exploration
Looks like we’ve got some new updates on Nintendo and Niantic’s upcoming mobile title Pokémon Go! In a recent interview the folks at Venturebeat had with the Chief Executive, John Hanke, and the chief marketing officer of Niantic Mike Quigley, several…
State of the Nerd Union: Star Wars VII Spoilercast
We break down the event that is Star Wars: the Force Awakens. Full spoilers ahead. Seriously… we spoil EVERYTHING!!! So go see it and check back with us to hear all our thoughts on the most awaited movie of the year.…
“Fassbender and Cotillard Excel” Macbeth Review
I must admit that Macbeth slipped under my radar. However, after seeing a rather impressive trailer, it quickly rose to the top of my list. Justin Kurzel demonstrated a very grounded, yet unique take for his version. How well does this…
“The Force Has Returned” Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review (Spoiler-free)
Since the first Star Wars trailer dropped, we’ve all wanted to know: Will it be any good? Would J.J. Abrams deliver us something special? Would Jar Jar Binks actually turn out to be a Sith Lord? I have those answers and…
New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 and III Trailers
By Jerry Maynard Happy Saturday friends! Last night at Japan’s Jump Festa we received a bit of an early Christmas present from Square-Enix. No I’m not about any actual release dates for Kingdom Hearts games, but we instead got a…
The Great Prequel Debate Podcast is Here!
We have writers Kenneth Shipp and W.T. Bane (Zach Nichols) debate the merits of the Star Wars Prequels. It’s a showdown that’s been years in the making!! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237836561″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
9 Times R2-D2 Proved He Was The Real Hero Of Star Wars
With Star War’s coming up this week, we are all excited to find out what happens next in the story of a galaxy far, far away, but we often seem to look over an important fact about that galaxy when…
The descent into madness that is the Star Wars holiday special
By Trevor Law It’s Star Wars week here at Nerd Union and with Christmas so close, I decided to watch the Star Wars holiday special. I have heard stories of how bad it is, but I just had to see…