All posts by Chase Gifford
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Ad Astra
“Always remember: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne Ad Astra is a sprawling...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: IT: Chapter Two
Sequels are a tricky thing to figure out. Often bigger isn’t always better. Often the sequel is devoid of something specific that made the first...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Every now and then a special film pops up out of nowhere. This year’s surprise is undoubtedly The Peanut Butter Falcon. I mean, with a...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Angel Has Fallen
Sometimes a movie just works. It doesn’t really have any business doing so but it does. Everything about this Fallen franchise is mindless and ridiculous...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Ready or Not
Ready or Not is a great example of a film working on every level. From the film itself and all that it entails which I...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
One of the most defining parts of my childhood are the stories meant only for the dark. These books were edgy and forbidden, like I...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: The Kitchen
“We stopped checking for monsters under our bed when we realized they were inside us.” – The Joker The Kitchen is a multilayered gangster film...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
I’m going to keep this one as short and sweet as I can because at this point, whether a direct sequel in the Fast Franchise...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
“Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.” – Quentin Tarantino Some people can say they grew up in the heyday of Stanley...
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My First Comic-Con
The beginning… I joined Nerdlocker in February of 2013 and from that point on I have been trying to make my journey to the Nerd...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Desolate
Post-apocalyptic scenarios are a dime a dozen these days so it comes down to what makes a particular film on the subject stand out above...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far from Home
One of my favorite aspects of Homecoming was the further explored relationship of Peter Parker and Tony Stark. It set the stage for a more...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Midsommar
“Being close but feeling far… talking but not being heard… loving but not being loved… that is the painful reality of a dying relationship.” –...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Dark Phoenix
The end of an era isn’t always a bad thing, sometimes it’s a mercy. After some hits and many misses, the 20th Century Fox X-Men...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Rocketman
“Fame attracts lunatics.” -Elton John It’s a tale as familiar as any these days so the question becomes how to tell it in way that...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
From the get-go this movie never really interested me. The trailer was big and flashy and showed off a great cast but in the end...
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Nerdlocker Movie Review #2: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
In 2014 John Wick was unleashed and ever since the phenomenon of Mr. Wick has taken over the cinematic action world. Even the creators, who...
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At the Movies with my Dad
I wanted to write something for my dad that was related to movies and here it is. This a very personal piece of my life...
