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By M.V. Moorhead
Published on September 23, 2009 at 4:00am
For more than 20 years, from Revenge of the Nerds through Napoleon Dynamite, the movies have been trying to turn dorky-dweeb style into a recognized form of glamour. The discerning among us have never needed convincing on this point, but the latest attempt, Negin Farsad’s documentary Nerdcore Rising, could be a Decline of Western Civilization for a new generation of pocket-protector pimps.
Nerdcore Rising isn’t a mockumentary -- it’s no A Mighty Wind or This Is Spinal Tap. It’s a for-shizzle nonfiction film about “nerdcore” hip-hop, focusing on a 2006 tour of the genre’s kingpin, MC Frontalot, along with performances by and/or interviews with the likes of MC Chris, Optimus Rhyme, Brian Posehn, Jello Biafra, and grand-nerd “Weird Al” Yankovic.
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