Sparkler raj101 dug through his DVD collection to find five fantastic movies from the 21st century that you may not have seen yet. —SparkNotes editors

Movies are great, aren't they? There are tons of amazing movies coming out this year as well as next, including Where the Wild Things Are and Alice in Wonderland. But every once in a while, it's nice to bypass the theater experience and watch a movie at home. You could always pull out a favorite old musical or a Disney movie, but sometimes you're just not in the mood for that. Here's a list of fantastic movies that may not come to mind on a Movie Night because they aren't brand new, but aren't "classics" yet, either.

Sparklers, reading your responses to our posts on nerd culture is giving us a warm feeling in the part of our brains that obsesses over nested fractals and waiting in line for the midnight showing of Harry Potter 7, so keep it up!

To continue our celebration of all things bookish, geeky, and recondite, we'd like to praise a few landmarks of nerd culture.

What is it about musical movies that just make life better? They're contagious. They get your foot tappin' and your hips swayin'; they inspire you to break out in song about things as mundane as your cell phone. Yes, musical movies are truly the cherry on top of your life sundae.

Which is why we were excited to hear some brilliant minds were remaking that original high school musical, Fame. (Btw, is it possible that the same man is still doing movie trailer makeovers after all these years? [deep voice] "In  a world...")

Lurking in every school are two different, yet similar types of students: The Music Snob and The Movie Snob. Each type is unique and interesting, and each type can be annoying because they like to make you feel stupid. As we analyze the subtle differences between these two groups, we hope to answer the question: Who would you rather have as a friend?

Let's take a closer look at these subspecies of geeks.

Twenty years ago, “nerd” was the kind of word that caused students to declare war on each other or start stealing lunch money. Now there are whole groups of people who proudly call themselves nerds. On the first day of school, there were probably at least one or two people in your class who introduced themselves by excitedly talking about what huge nerds they are.

Why has it become so cool to be a huge nerd?

Now that fall is here and summer blockbusters are over, conventional wisdom has it that we'll see smarter, better movies in theaters. Do this fall’s movies look like they’re all that? We preview some of the more promising flicks coming up and investigate what kinds of awesomeness they may have to offer.

"Jennifer’s Body," opening September 18

Famous people involved
This movie stars pin-up girl of the year Megan Fox as well as Amanda Seyfried (the main girl in "Mamma Mia!" and the dumb girl in "Mean Girls"). Seth from "The O.C." is in it, too. Not to mention this is the first movie Diablo Cody has written since "Juno."

Harvard recently introduced plans for its own line of upscale menswear. The new "Harvard Yard" line will be preppy college chic—think tweed and elbow patches.

Here are some other famous schools we think worthy of fashion collections:

It's true—for all intents and purposes, summer has been dead for about a week now. Just like our uneven beach tans, however, the spirit of summer can live on . . . at least until late September. To help you hold on to those fading summer memories, we thought we’d ask about that most universal experience—SUMMER MOVIES!