Opinion Archives

Why Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker is Underrated

Posted By: Nathan Franklinon: October 25, 2021In: Features, Movies, Opinion, TVTags: DarthVader, HaydenChristensen

It feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when we last saw Hayden Christensen portray Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in live-action Star Wars. The actor, currently 40 years old, received a lot of flak for his portrayal, with The Guardian‘s Peter Bradshaw describing his “armoury of facial expressions [as] modestly stocked”. […] Read more

5 Biopics to See Before Being The Ricardos

Posted By: Chase Wilkinsonon: October 25, 2021In: Features, Movies, OpinionTags: Being the Ricardos, Biopic

One of the many upcoming biopics, Being The Ricardos (which is set to launch in December), released its first official teaser trailer. In a brief minute and a half video, we get some promising snippets of what awaits on December 10 –when the film hits theatres worldwide. All we know so far about Being The Ricardos […] Read more

Silent Hill 2: Still a Classic 20 Years Later

Posted By: Matt Villeion: October 25, 2021In: Features, Gaming, OpinionTags: Retrospective, SilentHill2

On September 24, 2001, Silent Hill 2 made its worldwide debut on the PlayStation 2. It was critically acclaimed upon its initial release and has only received more and more adoration in the two decades since. In that time, we have had three new PlayStations, the disbandment of Team Silent, and all but the confirmed […] Read more

Nerds Talk Movies #61 – Talking About The Batman, DC FanDome, Uncharted, And More

Posted By: Taylor Coleon: October 24, 2021In: Movies, News, Opinion, PodcastsTags: DCFanDome, podcasts

While we had to push our Daredevil Season 1 Retrospective back a week, we still have a (hopefully) entertaining episode of Nerds Talk Movies for you today. DC FanDome 2021 gave viewers a new look at Andy Muschietti’s The Flash and Matt Reeves’ The Batman. In this episode, we talk about our reactions to both […] Read more

5 Horror Franchises That Deserve Their Own TV Show

Posted By: Taylor Mansfieldon: October 24, 2021In: Features, Movies, OpinionTags: HorrorFilm, HorrorMovies

In the modern age of television, adaptations like Scream and Chucky have engineered a fair dose of rising popularity. Interpretations on renowned movies have seen horror franchises receive their own tv shows, such as Bates Motel and Hannibal. Decade after decade, the horror genre has proven its increased marketability. As such, several key horror franchises […] Read more

10 Retro Games to Play on Halloween Night

Posted By: James Bellon: October 23, 2021In: Features, Gaming, Opinion, Retro GamesTags: Halloween, retro

Looking for some fun retro Halloween games to dive into this holiday? Well, if you got an old-school console handy, there’s a slew of titles you can boot up for the holiday! There are so many retro titles out there that are perfect for a night of spooktacular fun, but this will focus on 10 […] Read more

The Nerd Stash Show #80 – Why Do So Many Looter Shooter Games Have The Same Problems?

Posted By: Taylor Coleon: October 23, 2021In: Gaming, News, Opinion, PodcastsTags: Destiny2, podcasts

Welcome back to The Nerd Stash Show! With the recent backlash involving Marvel’s Avengers having paid XP boosts and Bungie deciding to vault Destiny 2: Forsaken content in 2022, we wanted to have a larger conversation about the looter shooter genre. Why do so many games in the genre seem to fall flat? Are people […] Read more

Halloween vs. Scream: Which is Horror’s Most Successful Franchise?

Posted By: Chase Wilkinsonon: October 23, 2021In: Features, Movies, OpinionTags: Halloween, Scream

Halloween vs Scream, the age-old cinematic debate that never truly reached a conclusion. To this day, avid horror fans continue to compare these revolutionary franchises. John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) and Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) are both irreplaceable classics in slasher horror history. With almost 20 years difference between their initial releases, both appealed to very different […] Read more

Five Horror VR Games to Play This Halloween

Posted By: Shawn Robinsonon: October 22, 2021In: Features, Gaming, OpinionTags: Horror, VRNo Comments

It’s the spooky season, and that means it’s time to celebrate with some haunted festivities. Whether it be watching a scary movie with the family, going trick or treating with your kids, or simply enjoying the moment for what it is, there’s plenty to do to get into the Halloween spirit. If you’re the type […] Read more

5 Black And White Horror Films That You Need To Watch

Posted By: Taylor Mansfieldon: October 22, 2021In: Features, Movies, OpinionTags: Halloween, HorrorFilm

With Halloween rapidly approaching, tis’ the season for all of the spooky goodies! Typically, horror extravaganzas such as Halloween and Friday the 13th are binge-watched every year in preparation for the October event. Once you’ve seen the cliché classics, repetition sorely steps in. Because of their assumed lack of fear, black and white horror films […] Read more