Erik NikanderREVIEW: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)Warner Bros.’ 1996 film Space Jam is no masterpiece, but at least it has personality. Though its story is a bit thin and nonsensical, the…4 min read·Aug 1, 2021----
Erik Nikander“The SpongeBob Musical” Review: Freewheeling Fun Under the SeaBy Erik Nikander4 min read·Oct 20, 2019----
Erik NikanderA Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! (Secondhand Oddities #1)Hello, readers. I’m Erik, and this is the very first installment of Secondhand Oddities, a review series in which I seek out strange, pulpy…6 min read·Mar 7, 2018----
Erik NikanderinThe FlickerREVIEW: “Baby Driver” (2017)There’s something comforting about settling in to watch an Edgar Wright film. While there’s always a chance that one of the veteran…4 min read·Jul 9, 2017----
Erik NikanderinThe FlickerThe Oscar Shorts 2017!While there’s a decent chance that the 2017 Academy Awards will turn out to be a three-hour celebration of La La Land, there’s nonetheless…6 min read·Feb 26, 2017----
Erik NikanderinThe FlickerHorror Diary: Entry One(Or: The Monster Walks, The Corpse Vanishes, The Woman Faints)6 min read·Oct 4, 2016----
Erik NikanderinThe Flicker“Jane Got a Gun”, but lacks fire in her belly.Just because a film is small in scope doesn’t mean it has to feel that way. Take this year’s surprisingly good 10 Cloverfield Lane; though…4 min read·Sep 1, 2016----
Erik NikanderinThe Flicker“Suicide Squad” just doesn’t have the “Nerve”Suicide Squad is a studio tentpole release if there ever was one. The latest entry in the DC Comics cinematic universe, it stars Will Smith…6 min read·Aug 29, 2016----
Erik NikanderinThe Flicker“The Fits” is a fresh, poetic vision.I love great dialogue. From the snappy noir repartee of a Billy Wilder classic to Quentin Tarantino’s gloriously long-winded verbal…4 min read·Aug 11, 2016----
Erik NikanderinThe Flicker“Ghostbusters” (2016) is really not all that bad, internet dudes.The new Ghostbusters reboot, written and directed by Paul Feig, has become something of an object of controversy for morons on the…4 min read·Jul 19, 2016----