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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 4: Dissection 31
In the fourth episode, we lament the badness and squandered potential of Section 31, the new Star Trek movie.
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[Nerdspresso] New Star Trek Flick Sets Phasers on Dumb
Michelle Yeoh is trapped in an embarrassingly silly sci-fi action movie masquerading as Star Trek.
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[Nerdspresso] Kieran Emerges as Power Culkin in “A Real Pain”
Writer/Director Jesse Eisenberg has crafted a quirky travelogue about family and history as a powerhouse showcase for Kieran Culkin.

Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 3: Space Goonies
In the third episode, we talk about our mixed feelings around the new Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew.
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[Nerdspresso] Farewell, David Lynch
David Lynch: Weird in the very best way.
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[Nerdspresso] I Spy a Mediocre Espionage Romp in "Argylle"
This movie is just a collection of spy movie tropes, buoyed by an awesome cast and supreme production values.
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[Nerdspresso] Bad Monkey's Good, Actually!
There’s a good chance that we’ll meet most of these folks again because Bad Monkey has been renewed for a second season.
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[Nerdspresso] Mom's Got a Wild Side in Nightbitch
Maybe the movie is about this first-time mother’s metamorphosis or maybe she’s just dealing with the transition to her next stage of life?

Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 2: Still No Flying Cars
In the second episode, we talk about how the imagined futures of movies like Back to Future Part II, Soylent Green, and Blade Runner measure up to reality.
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[Nerdspresso] Did You Get the World for Christmas?
One Christmas gift stands out in my memory. It didn’t start out as monumental, but has grown to mean a lot to me over the years.
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[Nerdspresso] The First Know-What-I-Mean-El?
Ernest Saves Christmas is a collection of pratfalls and dumb jokes wrapped in Christmas paper.