There is not Christmas Tradition I love more than the Doctor Who Christmas Special. Sure, presents are great, cookies are yummy, but Doctor Who on Christmas Day is really what rings in the holidays. In preparation for the upcoming Doctor Who and the Return of Doctor Mysterio, here is the Nerdophiles’ […]
‘Denial’ Offers a Smart, Captivating Take on the Standard Courtroom Drama
Release Date: September 30, 2016 Cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott Director: Mick Jackson Studio: Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Shoebox Films, Participant Media, BBC Films Distributor: Bleecker Street Genre(s): Drama Rating: Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The first thing that came to my mind after watching Denial was just how smart of a movie […]
Doctor Who: Before The Flood Recap
Synopsis 9×04: The Doctor and Clara are separated as ghosts threaten the Drum. In the past, Twelve faces off with the Fisher King. In the future, Clara deals with the Doctor’s impending death. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Paradox (noun): Previously, a self-contradictory event that could rip apart the very fabric of space […]
Doctor Who: Under The Lake Recap
Synopsis 9×03: Chaos reigns as the dead rise in the year 2119. An underwater mining colony has uncovered a mysterious alien ship, and its presence has caused their dead friends to walk once more. It’s up to Clara and Twelve to figure out why in the first half of the […]
Orphan Black: Formalized, Complex, and Costly Recap
Synopsis: Cosima discovers the Castor clones are the Leda girls’ brothers. Art and Sarah try to track down Mark in the hopes that he’ll lead them to Helena. Rating: ★★★★☆ I like how Orphan Black doesn’t do convenient. Where other shows would have had Seth, the creepy Castor clone’s corpse […]
Orphan Black: Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis Recap
Synopsis: The Castor brothers wreak havoc to find their original genome and Kira gets caught up in the chaos. Helena meets Dr. Virginia Cody, one of the leads on Project Castor. Alison steps up her campaign to win a seat on the school board by dealing drugs to the other […]
Nerdophiles Catches Up With Orphan Black
Hey, Clone Club! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been craving my weekly dose of Tatiana Maslany playing about twenty different characters who also masquerade as those characters playing each other. A lot happened last season, so before we return to Orphan Black‘s season premiere on April 18, here’s […]
Doctor Who: Last Christmas Recap
Synopsis of 8×13: Inception meets Alien in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special as the Doctor and Clara find themselves victims of parasites in a life-threatening situation. They also make an unlikely ally of Santa Claus, to whom they must turn to for help in both the darkest and […]
Doctor Who: Dark Water Recap
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_HdeOXdBUo] Doctor Who: Dark Water (8×11) Synopsis: As the season braces for its dramatic finale, the Doctor and Clara venture into an alternate dimension to recover a loved one after a terrible loss. Upon arriving at this underworld, the pair of time travelers make some surprising (and horrifying) discoveries […]
Doctor Who: Flatline Recap
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWfdvzlSjbU] Doctor Who: Flatline (8×09) Synopsis: Two-dimensional beings are wreaking havoc in Bristol, and people are being absorbed into walls by the handful. But the Doctor is out, and Clara must fill his shoes with the help of nothing but a faulty earpiece and a sonic screwdriver. Teaming up […]
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