Minimum Wage Nerd
Just a guy trying to celebrate his fandoms at minimum wage.
Category: Film
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This won’t be too long and, unlike my other posts, I will actively be speaking in the first person. To say 2026 has been an….. interesting year for a variety of reasons would be an understatement. Obviously a lot of it isn’t good, with most of it tracking back to one person, but that is…
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In the early 2010s, two breakout action films effectively reshaped modern action cinema seemingly overnight. The more recognized of the two is 2014’s John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves in what became his major comeback film. Behind the camera was longtime stunt choreographer and first time feature director Chad Stahelski, who also served as Reeves stunt…
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Predator’s history on cinema screens can be described as spotty at best. The original 1987 film is still lauded as one of the best sci-fi action films of all-time and one of the best in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s filmography. After that, the franchise experiences plenty of ups and downs, mostly downs, over the next 32 years.…
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“In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.” There may be no universe summed up better in one sentence than Warhammer 40,000. A universe in the distant future engulfed in almost endless war and carnage as multiple entities vie for domination across the stars, though what that domination looks like depends…
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In the years following Avengers: Endgame’s release, it has been an up-and-down road for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The massive franchise still churned out several successful films and shows, but there also seemed to be just as many disappointing releases critically, commercially, or both. The last few years saw the releases of Eternals, Ant-Man and…