The Quite Nerdy Blog

You have probably been hearing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons  a lot recently. It came out on March 20th, just in time for everyone to get quarantined and be stuck inside for the foreseeable forever. You almost certainly fit into one of two camps: either you have never heard of this weird furry capitalism simulator or you've been completely hooked since day 1. Either way, I made this post for you! If you haven't heard of this game, I'm here to explain to you what exactly you do in this game, maybe even win you over onto the team. If you're already converted though, this is a chance for you to have a look into what a fellow islander did and either laugh at how little I've done or gain some inspiration about what can be done. Regardless, let's jump on that plane and fly away to a deserted island called Greendale, away from all this miserable misery! Day 1 On opening up the game, the first thing I had to do was choose my island. A difficult decision o...

The world is looking a bit strange now, isn't it? Coronavirus is sweeping the world and because of how completely unprecedented this is, a lot of people have just been put under blanket quarantines. I am personally in a position where all of my university courses have been moved online and while there isn't exactly a strict quarantine, the recommendation for everyone right now is just stay inside and away from others as much as possible. One of the few good things about this situation is that we are all now finding ourselves with a lot more free time to watch movies. Looking for a recommendation with all that downtime? Well, that's what I'm here for. Some are movies that relate to recent hits, some are movies that will either warm your heart or make you happy to stay inside, some are just movies you might not have made time for. All are great movies and importantly, can be seen fairly easily without leaving the house, so lets get into this! 7. Bad Times at the El Ro...

Hey everyone, welcome to what may turn out to be my last topical review in a while due to the whole, ya know, global pandemic we're currently living through. Anyway, if this is where it ends, at least we're ending it on a hell of a high note. Portrait of a Lady on Fire  is a soaring, queer, French, period, romance. That is a mouthful, I know, but trust me, the film is much easier to swallow than it sounds. The story takes place in the 18th century, when a painter (Marianne) is invited to a secluded island in order to paint a young woman (Héloïse). This painting is going to be sent to a potential suitor of Héloïse's and if he likes it enough, they'll marry. It's a big deal. The problem is, Héloïse doesn't want to marry, so Marianne must paint her in secrecy, pretending to be a companion for walks. This companionship becomes more than just a job though, and eventually, the two women begin to fall for each other. Unlike other recent films like, say, Parasite or...

Over the last couple of months, I haven't watched loads of TV, but I've still been chipping away at a couple of favourites and in seeing many of them end, I've come to a realisation as to why and how this medium works so well. That realisation was that TV works because of the tension that, for the whole time a show is airing, there is always the threat that it could all of a sudden go bad. Sure, it could get better but if it's already good, it could go downhill quick. Going into a show once it's ended takes away this tension a bit, like how I saw Dexter , but man oh man, it sucks when you get into a show early, stick around for years, only to see it go down the trash. I'll attest to that as someone who rocked up to House of Cards at season 2 and stayed in until the (very) bitter end . Conversely though, that feeling when you get in on a show early on and it ends on a high? There's little better. So let's analyse this phenomenon. We'll talk shows t...

Remember last year when I did a hilarious   post that seemed like it was going to review the remake that had just come out of The Lion King  but was actually of the 1994 original? Yes, I know, sometimes my comedic genius blows me away too, it was such a funny move. In fairness, it wasn't just for laffs, I was also making a very deliberate point of not going to see The Lion King (2019)  in cinemas and while I'm glad I did, it didn't stop the film making over a billion dollars because the world is a miserable cesspit and we can't escape. Speaking of miserable cesspits, as you may be guessing by the title and general content of this post, I did recently see the film. Why am I reviewing it though, surely I could take more power from Disney by just trying to ignore it? I could but honestly, this blew all my expectations out of the water, it was so so so so so much worse than I expected which, as a pessimistic person, was a shock. So we're going to do this, we're...