About: Steve Vingua

I started this site because I love to share my opinion on many nerd subjects and found that often times I am sought out by friends to give my perspective. I started writing movie reviews and found it very therapeutic to put my thoughts out there. With some encouragement from my brother, The Nerd Cantina was born.

Posts by: Steve Vingua

Twitter Bans Political Ads, Apple TV Review, Blizzcon, and Electric Car Batteries

Twitter Bans Political Ads, Apple TV Review, Blizzcon, and Electric Car Batteries
6 Nov, 2019 Podcast 0

This week we cover the weekly news starting with our initial thoughts on the new Apple TV service.  We discuss the latest surrounding the Game of Thrones showrunners leaving Star Wars and the upcoming Game of Thrones prequels.  The president of Blizzard addresses the mistakes made with regards to the …

Space X, Starlink Wants More Satellites, Microsoft’s Big Contract, Open AI, and more

Space X, Starlink Wants More Satellites, Microsoft’s Big Contract, Open AI, and more
30 Oct, 2019 Podcast 0

This week we discuss how all of these streaming services are causing subscription fatigue.  There are new trailers for Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalkers and the Mandalorian. Space X announces its plans to launch Starships to the moon in 2022 and Starlink gets approval to increase its satellite …

Cantina Conversation with Ryan Haack

Cantina Conversation with Ryan Haack
25 Oct, 2019 Podcast 0

This episode is a Cantina Conversation with the comic author Ryan Haack.  Ryan has an active Indiegogo campaign for his comic Bric-A-Brac which is an interesting story putting a twist on many of the Christmas characters that you grew up with.  In this episode we discuss how he found inspiration …

Watchman Premiers, The 1st All-Female Spacewalk, NASA vs Marijuana, and Huawei

Watchman Premiers, The 1st All-Female Spacewalk, NASA vs Marijuana, and Huawei
23 Oct, 2019 Podcast 0

In this week’s show the guys discuss the first episode of Watchmen.  Nasa had it’s first all female spacewalk.  Police robots patrol the beach.  Nasa spends millions to investigate marijuana culture and Huawei wants in the American market bad.  Thanks for listening. If you wish to share your opinions with the …

Blizzard vs Free Speech, Violence on Twitch, the First Cyborg, and New Releases

Blizzard vs Free Speech, Violence on Twitch, the First Cyborg, and New Releases
16 Oct, 2019 Podcast 0

This week is dominated by nerd culture colliding with social issues.  Blizzard suppresses free speech in order to secure Chinese money. The recent mass shooting in Germany misuses Twitch to stream violence.  A terminally ill doctor transforms himself into the first cyborg. There is some new information released on Playstation …

Joker, Net Neutrality Rulings, NASA’s Announcement, and Cross Platform Gaming

Joker, Net Neutrality Rulings, NASA’s Announcement, and Cross Platform Gaming
9 Oct, 2019 Podcast 0

In this week’s news show, we give our thoughts on some of the major topics in the nerd community. We give our spoiler free opinions on Joker and discuss Matin Scorsese’s comments on comic book movies and cinema.  The court of appeals rules to uphold the repeal of net neutrality. …

Joker: A Spoiler Free Review

Joker: A Spoiler Free Review
4 Oct, 2019 Spoiler Free Movie Reviews 0

It is not often that someone is able to take a character or story from the comic medium and portray it in film form with the gravity and nuance that readers invision in their heads. Todd Phillips (director/writer) is able to achieve this while telling the story of an extremely …

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