She Dies Tomorrow Is Haunting and Gets Inside Your Head
She Dies Tomorrow certainly feels relevant to the modern-day world. How could it not? After…
NerdInTheBasement
NerdInTheBasement (A.K.A. Douglas Laman) is a man of cinema, pure and simple. He loves good music, good food, good friends and the vocals of Idina Menzel. He does movie reviews, news pieces, editorials, occasional TV coverage and is well-known for writing like he's running out of time. Douglas Laman also has a Patreon, where you can donate to support his crippling movie-watching habit: https://www.patreon.com/DouglasLaman
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The Rental Leaves Room For Improvement
This review contains spoilers. Dave Franco’s directorial debut, The Rental, begins with two characters virtually…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Proves That Batman Belongs In Animation
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
First Cow Is A Divine Bovine Shrine To The Importance of Kindness
Close your eyes and picture the traditional American frontiersman. Chances are, we’ve all got a…
Zombi Child Uses Zombies to Explore Something Deeply Human
At the intersection of a fairy tale and a cautionary tale lies Bertrand Bonello’s Zombi…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Shock Corridor Exemplifies Samuel Fuller’s Impressive Boundary-Pushing Tendencies
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Immortality Leads To Solid Action Filmmaking in The Old Guard
The Old Guard begins with death. The lifeless and bullet-hole ridden face of Andy (Charlize…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Olivia Proves A Decent Movie And An Interesting Historical Artifact
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Driveways Is as Peaceful As it Is Poignant
Shy youngster Cody (Lucas Jaye) and his mom, Kathy (Hong Chau), have come to clean…
The King of Staten Island Isn’t Quite Comedic Royalty
Despite what the title of The King of Staten Island would have you think, Scott…