I would be hard pressed to call Last Christmas a “love story.” While marketed and presented as such, I beg to differ. Last Christmas is the story of Kate—a bumbling, near-homeless, can’t-get-her-sh*t-together, hot mess of a young woman who wants desperately to be a singer but can only find work as a full-time elf in a Christmas shop—and she’s not even good at doing that. But is she at least likabl...[Read More]
Enter here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to an advance screening of the new film LAST CHRISTMAS on Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00pm at the MJR Grand Digital Cinema Troy in Troy, Michigan. To enter the contest, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But hurry because the contest ends soon and there are only a limited number of passes available and...[Read More]
INTRO: It’s been a long time since the Trailer Trashin’ column has appeared on CinemaNerdz. We apologize for the lengthy layoff. But, fear not, dear readers, we’re back with our weekly take on movie trailers as they’re released. Although it was released earlier this month, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the newest trailer for one of the more highly anticipated movies of this young yea...[Read More]
It should probably be noted that, before going to see this film, the trailer and the fact that it was based on a best-selling novel brought up images of seeing The Fault in Our Stars (2014). While that film was fine on its own merits (and certainly atearjerker in its own right), it struck me that another film should be only two years on its heels, ready to steal the same general plot and rehash it...[Read More]