Features
Cinephile goodness in the form of insightful editorials and entertaining, analytical features from the CinemaNerdz writers.
Swimming with the Man-Eaters: The Making of Piranha 2: The Spawning
Piranha 2: The Spawning (1982) has been called by its director, “the best flying piranha movie ever made.” Since no other films about flying piranhas have been produced (to this writer’s knowledge anyway), it’s a statement that’s hard to dispute. There are at least two different edits known to exist of the movie, and it has also gone by a variety of names worldwide (Piranha...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Commuter, Proud Mary, and Paddington 2
Last week saw the reign of Star Wars: The Last Jedi come to an end as not one, but two movies placed above the mega blockbuster. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key look to keep their box-office winning streak alive, but will have to deal with three different wide-release films this weekend. We have another Liam Neeson action-thriller in The Commuter, the family-friendly seq...[Read More]
Nine Things We Want to See in Star Wars: Episode IX
It’s been a few weeks since Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi) took us back to a galaxy far, far away, and that film is still one of the only things the internet can talk about these days. From people loving it(like this writer) to fans getting so upset that they started a petition to strike it from the official cannon, writer/director Rian Johnson’s vision of the Sta...[Read More]