The Art of Self-Defense Humorously Confronts Toxic Masculinity
Casey Davies (Jesse Eisenberg) is a mild-mannered individual, no two ways about it and that…
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.
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Why Use Animation For Just Realism?
We’re about nine days out from that new Lion King remake (which is not live-action,…
Ari Aster Delivers Another Slow-Burn Horror Winner With Midsommar
Much like how Jordan Peele made quite a different beast with Us compared to his…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Is The Good Version of EuroTrip
AVENGERS: ENDGAME SPOILERS AHEAD. NO SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME SPOILERS THOUGH, I PROMISE Peter Parker…
Toy Story 4 Manages To Be A Worthy Epilogue To The Toy Story 4 Saga
I have been beating the drum on the fact that Toy Story 4 shouldn’t exist…
Toy Story 4 Rules The Box Office Playground Again As Annabelle Comes Home Delivers Conjuring Series Lows And Yesterday Hits A High Note
Per usual for a PIXAR summertime sequel, Toy Story 4 reigned over the domestic box…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Dee Rees’ Narrative Film Directorial Debut Pariah Vividly Realizes Coming-of-Age Queer Experiences
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Despite The Presence of Danny Boyle and Lily James, Yesterday Is Let Down By A Lackluster Script
You know Summer 2019 is coming up short on quality cinema when even Danny Boyle…
Too Often, Echo In The Canyon Reduces Complex Rock Stars to Caricatures
Back in the 1960s, the introduction of The Beatles into the music scene basically turned…
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is An Emotionally Intoxicating Examination of the Homes That Shape Us
A home is not just a home. Where we’re raised becomes a part of ourselves.…