Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

The Black Guy is Ruining the Fantastic Four Reboot!

Oh, what?  He isn’t?  Are you sure?  I mean.  He’s black.  That means, like, Sue has to be black, right?  She doesn’t?  Johnny or Sue could be adopted?  Or they could be children of different mothers or fathers or maybe they’re interracial or something?  But I thought if you’re half black and half white you […]

How Not to Write a Review (or, “Oblivion isn’t about Tom Cruise, dumbass…”)

In a recent New York Times review of the SF action adventure film, Oblivion, Manohla Dargis opens with the following: If only it were less easy to laugh at “Oblivion,” a lackluster science-fiction adventure with Tom Cruise that, even before its opening, was groaning under the weight of its hard-working, slowly fading star and a title […]

The Sequel We Deserve: Galaxy Quest…2 or the Show?

In a recent Flavorwire interview, Mark Johnson, the producer of Breaking Bad (a show I’m told is really good), offered this little gem: I wish… It’s complicated. I can’t get into it because it only gets me angry, because I’m so proud of that movie… For a while there, and someday we may actually get […]

Memorial Day: A Quick Note

I’ve said similar things before, but because today is the day we honor our fallen friends who have served the United States of America, I am going to say a few things before the night ends. I am eternally grateful for those men and women who served in the United States military and gave their […]

Video Found: The Light of Life (Short Film)

I randomly discovered this video while perusing Vimeo last week and thought it was so beautiful stylistically that you all had to see it. It’s hard to describe, so I won’t say anymore. Here goes (after the fold):The Light of Life from daihei shibata on Vimeo.