Dezbot, Author at The Nerd Element

The Tick Is Back, and He’s Bluer Than Ever

DezbotAugust 25, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

When Ben Edlund spoke at this year’s Comic-Con panel celebrating the 30th anniversary of his creation, the blue-costumed superhero parody known as The Tick, he promised the audience that the new live-action show—the comic-book character...

Convention Interviews

Actors Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn’s Production Company A New Home for Horror

DezbotAugust 7, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

The two actors discussed their new production company on the eve of San Diego Comic-Con International’s 30th Anniversary Panel for Aliens Actor Michael Biehn has had a long and varied career as an actor, beginning...

Movies

Post-War Tragedy and Hope in Emotional The Innocents

DezbotJuly 5, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

The French/Polish film, The Innocents (Les Innocents), is quietly beautiful, a haunting and tragic examination of the effects war has on a group of women and on their faith—or the lack thereof. Anchored by a trio...

Movies

Intruder Alert: Bad Film Coming

DezbotJune 23, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

I have to give it to IFC: Its IFC Midnight imprint is a clever idea, apparently a way to brand potential cult movies—particularly in the horror genre—and get people to view small, independent films which...

Movies

Beacon A Warning, Not A Guide

DezbotJune 23, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

Occasionally, I see a film that’s so bad, I can’t help but be angry that I spent any time watching it. Beacon Point is one of those films. The film fails on multiple levels, even...

Movie Interviews

Thoughtful A Martinez On His Career, The Housing Crisis, and More

DezbotMay 30, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

If A Martinez seems familiar, it’s for good reason. The talented actor has had several stand-out roles, including heartthrob Cruz Castillo on now-defunct soap opera Santa Barbara and Daniel Morales on L.A. Law. Currently, Martinez...

TV Recaps/Reviews

Reinvented “Thunderbirds” Probably A Go For Children Only

DezbotApril 15, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

Thunderbirds Are Go, a “reinvention” of the original 1960’s Thunderbirds TV series, is debuting on Amazon’s Prime Video service on April 22nd, having already presented its first season in New Zealand last year. Back for...

Movies

Silent “Hush” Will Fray Your Nerves

DezbotApril 8, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

The new horror film, Hush, having had a short festival run this past March, is going straight to streaming on Netflix. The release platform, while understandable, is a bit of shame, as the film is...

Movies

10 Cloverfield Lane A Great Place to Visit

DezbotMarch 17, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

10 Cloverfield Lane, the second entry in what appears to be a planned “Cloververse,” is not a sequel to 2008’s found-footage monster movie, Cloverfield, but it shares some commonalities—apart from being produced by J. J....

Movies

Coming Out Party in Campy, Bloody “You’re Killing Me”

DezbotMarch 8, 2016June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

You’re Killing Me, a comedy-horror hybrid from director/writer Jim Hansen, takes the coming-out process and grafts it onto the tale of an affectless young man named Joe (Matthew McKelligon), who really, really wants to kill...

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