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February 2012

What if nerds won the Oscars?

The Academy Awards are well known for a lack of diversity and have never been kind to ‘nerdcentric’ films. With the exception of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

Act of Valor: Minus the acting

We’re at war. We’ve been at war for over 10 years now, and a lot of people forget that on a daily basis. We kick back in our easy chairs watching...

Valorous actors (and nerds of note)

The new film Act of Valor opens in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, and stars real active-duty military SEAL Special Warfare team members from the US Navy and...

Video: The awards of Vul-Con

This weekend Vul-Con brings a coliseum of gaming to the Phoenix Convention Center. In this preview video hosted by Toni Darling, convention co-founder Jay Mann...

This Means War: You only love twice

One is always hesitant to bad-mouth the CIA, especially in a public setting like the Internet, because you know that they know what you said.  But I don’t...

Safe House — Unsafe at many speeds

There is not much in the movie Safe House that takes place in a house, nor is it ever safe in any way, but it is a gritty, brutal and realistic looking film...

Super Bowl cinema surprises

Super Bowl means super Sunday for the Nerdiverse! Not because of the big game, but because interspersed throughout the gridiron action will be a slew of new...

Chronicle: Creative, but discombobulated

Teenagers find a mysterious alien something that gives them superpowers, and soon they learn that with great power comes great responsibility -– well, sort of...

The Woman in Black lacks smack

"The Woman in Black" is an old-fashioned ghost story set in a remote English village at the turn of the 20th century. It is produced by Hammer Films, best...