Chase Gifford

2 weeks ago | nerdalert.world | Chase Gifford

“Whenever I date a guy, I think, is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?”- Rita RudnerFrom time to time, a new voice will enter the arena of cinematic storytelling and will debut with an immediate hit. Writer and director Celine Song is one of those fresh voices with her gorgeous freshmen release, A24’s Past Lives. So much of that film is about the silences between our words. It’s about what goes left unsaid, often being the loudest thing in the room.

2 weeks ago | nerdalert.world | Chase Gifford

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”- William Shakespeare(If you like drinking games, while reading this review, take a shot every time I mention “live-action” or “live-action remakes.”)  It would seem that DreamWorks has come down with a case of live-action remake syndrome that could have only come from one place (Disney, I’m looking at you). To clarify, this is DW’s first live-action with grand plans to adapt their popular animated franchises.

3 weeks ago | nerdalert.world | Chase Gifford

“Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.”- Laurence OlivierSometimes, and I stress sometimes, Hollywood’s undying need to milk everything they produce in hopes of creating the next big franchise can actually pay off. And by pay off I don’t just mean for their box office receipts but for us as the audience. This is where franchises like Fast & Furious and the World of John Wick separate themselves from trash that makes a ton of money (F&F) and genuinely exciting, well-made sequels (JW).

3 weeks ago | nerdalert.world | Chase Gifford

“I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid.” - John GottiSeason 1 is finished! Judgement has come and declared its findings. In the beginning, we see that the Harrigan family are unconscionably insane. By season’s end we’ve come to learn just how incomplete that thought is. While it isn’t wrong per say, it’s such an understatement that it doesn’t even begin to cover how abhorrent these people truly are. The details we learn of each character paints an unholy image.

1 month ago | nerdalert.world | Chase Gifford

"I was taught to shoot the messenger too. Somebody playing both sides of the fence is more dangerous than your enemy."- FabolousGuy Ritchie has a very unique style but it’s undeniably entertaining. He creates electric dialogue, morally ambiguous characters and seems to really thrive in seedy underworlds where violence is as much of a currency as cash and in that sense his characters are always either rich or hopelessly poor and trying to remedy it through questionable means.