Commentary - Southpoint Access (Page 2)

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[Nerdspresso] Lake Placid: A Croc Pot of Crap Movie Magic

Once we finally get a glimpse of this awesome critter, the big moment feels more like a punchline. After that, the creature is less the villain and more a plot device.

Viewpoints and Voices

Still exploring, six decades into the adventure

Star Trek and I share a milestone this month. I’m thinking about where Southpoint Access should go next.

The Gourmand Next Door

[The Gourmand Next Door] Chianti, What a Fiasco!

You may recognize the bottles, fiaschi, as the straw-wrapped, squat bottles that often serve as candelabras. A wine that requires little thought, and even less deliberation.

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[Nerdspresso] Tom Cruise Is More Famous Than Me - Should I Just Shut Up?

I enjoy spectacle as much as the next guy, but I also remember an actor who effortlessly went head-to-head with screen legends like Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Nicholson.

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[Nerdspresso] We Will Always Love Dolly Parton

She’s basically playing a version of herself in every role, but it works. Dolly is just so undeniably likable that you tolerate the occasional flat line reading or non-existent chemistry with a boorish male co-star.

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[Nerdspresso] A Bad Taste in The Devil's Mouth

The Devil’s Mouth is the name for the underwater cave they’re exploring when tragedy strikes. It could also be what was used to dictate prompts into ChatGPT for this rote thriller.

The Gourmand Next Door

[Gourmand Next Door] Grande! Grande! Grande!

The number of grapes that grow naturally within Italy and those transposed from other lands is astounding. And further still, there is a dearth of techniques utilized that is equally impressive.

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[Nerdspresso] Oak Street Finds Adventure at the Corner of Spielberg and Bradbury

This flick plays like Steven Spielberg directed a script by Ray Bradbury and Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1982.

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[Nerdspresso] Spider-Man Grows Up But Keeps His Sense of Fun

This movie jettisons the tricked-out nanotech suit from the previous sequels in favor of homemade togs, which creates a more authentic vibe.

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[Nerdspresso] My Son Studied The Odyssey. I Bought the Twizzlers.

We settled into our seats, and he agreed to act as my Sherpa on this cinematic expedition. But it’s not like I came in cold. The story’s influence on storytelling is hard to miss. In many ways, “The Odyssey” is the granddaddy of all adventures.

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[Nerdspresso] How I Learned to Forgive the Cast of St. Elmo's Fire

Now some would say it was naive, even foolish, to compare my life to what I saw on the big screen. Well, I don’t hang out with the people who say those things.

reader reviews

[Editor Review] The Odyssey - Wes Platt

I enjoyed this for what it was - not a deep-dive into a well-known Greek myth, but an exploration of the costs of war and the perils of toxic masculinity. An epic deconstruction of dude culture and what happens when a man recognizes the consequences of his rage.

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