Confronted with the emotional impact of a changed MCU, Ant-Man and The Wasp wisely moves forward and delivers the thrills and laughs of it’s predecessor, improving upon several elements that make this a worthwhile sequel. Don’t worry, no spoilers up…
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How Infinity War Plays Into Ant-Man’s Story
It should be said here and now if you haven’t watched both Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp, you should turn around now…you’ve been warned.
Sicario: Day of the Solado Review
Sicario: Day of the Soldado aims for some lofty ideals and attempts a Godfather-esque conclusion, but it can’t escape the departure of director Denis Villeneuve.
Deadpool 2: This time, with Feelings
The following contains spoilers for Deadpool 2. I’m not a monster, you have been warned. The hardest question not to ask upon exiting Deadpool 2 was “how did this hold up to the first Deadpool?” The movie stands more…
Headcanon: How Avengers Infinity War is an RPG where the DM said F*** It
Watching Avengers: Infinity War I felt like I was watching a D&D group or something similar play out a campaign where the players had complained to the DM one too many times about how easy combat was. To this the…
1 March 2018: Netflix, Black Panther, and the Toxicity Inbetween
State of the Nerd Union is back from the winter break! This month we discuss the glut of original productions Netflix continues to crank out and where it’s leading and the cultural impact of Black Panther. Also, we attempt to explore…
The Incredible Hulk & What The MCU Could Have Been
It’s really weird to go back and watch 2008s The Incredible Hulk. Although all movies are a product of their times, and the movie making legacy of what came before, The Incredible Hulk makes the viewer acutely aware of this.…
Iron Man Defined The MCU, For Better Or Worse
Sitting here, ten years after the debut of Marvel Studio’s first movie, it seems obvious that the MCU would eventually come to dominate the cinemaplex. We were always destined to be spectators to the greatest movie franchise of all time…
17 Nov 2017: How EA Set Fire to the Internet
This week we discuss the Lord of the Rings series on Amazon, the Galaxy Quest TV show, and the Gal Gadot v Brett Ratner story in the rundown. For our main event, the crew dissects the controversy ignited by Electronic…
Blade Runner 2049 Asks What Will Happen When AI Becomes Human-like
This article contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049. Grasping the central argument of most sci-fi films requires a closer look at the technological and social context of the time period in which it was made. Consider the technologies that entered…