The Road to Star Wars: Episode IX

In my last Star Wars-heavy article, I put forth an honest and complete review of The Last Jedi. I can't fully comprehend the level of hatred the film is getting; but I think it's mainly based on what I referred to as "broken nostalgia" and perhaps a little bit of good ol' fashioned butt-hurt over not getting…

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Crazy Debate

There's no getting around the political fact that the Presidential Debates don't have much of an impact on the polls, or anyone's opinion of the candidates. I would argue further that who we choose to be President of the United States isn't a particularly significant decision either, but you guys seem to think it's an…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 96: X-Men Days of World Cup Past

The World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil! The Talking Nerdy crew makes their preliminary World Cup predictions, we try not to spoil X-Men: Days of Future Past, but encourage you to see it instead of Godzilla. It's also the triumphant return of "Jose Can-Say-So" and the TV GUIDE MOVIE GAME! Download the LATEST…

Academy Awards 2012 Thoughts and Predictions

While the Academy Awards are certainly more prestigious than their Golden Globes counterparts, they are nonetheless much more boring. I will be hosting Quizzo at Coyle's Cafe in Roxborough tonight, and therefore will be unable to post or tweet during the ceremony (for the most part). However, I still thought it would be appropriate to…

SuperDPS 2012 Grammy Predictions (and Results)

As I try to do for every major awards show, letting a few slip through my fingers, I thought I'd make my educated guesses at who might come out with some big wins. After the passing of Whitney Houston the day prior to the Grammys, I'd imagine she will have a major underlying (and overlying)…

SuperDPS Obligatory 2011 Golden Globe Predictions

Well it's that exciting time again to passively watch and potentially immerse ourselves in what is--and let's be honest--essentially a watered-down version of the Academy Awards. And it's good that we have The Golden Globes, because how else would shitfest features like Burlesque be hurled, frightened and confused, into an award ceremony, led to believe…

For Your Consideration…

Well it's once again time for Oscar (not the Grouch) to make an appearance and there are some interesting films up for consideration. As I did with the Golden Globes, I will attempt to accurately predict all of these outcomes. I think I scored about a 70% on my Golden Globe predictions. Let's see I…

alexG’s 2009 Golden Globe Predictions

1. Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Denis Leary (RECOUNT) (EDIT: I was wrong...but it went to Tom Wilkinson, who was awesome in JOHN ADAMS.) 2. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture…