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Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Aug 03, 2024•48 min
A Quiet Place: Day One
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Jul 20, 2024•40 min
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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Jun 07, 2024•36 min
Fall Guy was fine!
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May 24, 2024•33 min
Dune: Part Two
Back from a long hiatus, and finally entering the wide world of video, Jordan and CJ belatedly cover one of the biggest sequels of the decade. In this episode... - Jordan shares his new favorite non-movie-related hobby - CJ finds buried treasure on Disney+ - How reading the book affects the experience of watching the movie (Jordan read it, CJ didn’t) - Politics, religions, prophecy, tyranny - Who’s movie is this anyway? - How about that ending tho - The difference between fan service and great w...
May 10, 2024•42 min
Bottoms
Bottoms Two straight white dudes in their 30s talking about two gay girls in high school. I mean what else were you expecting. But for serious, we really liked this movie, and if you saw it, or are thinking about seeing it, then this episode is for you. And as always, hit us up at nerdcritic.substack.com . We’re always around. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Sep 20, 2023•44 min
Barbenheimer
BARB/ENHEIMER Pre-shownotes note: CJ sounds bad because he was recording on his airpods like a complete rube. Actual shownotes: * CJ does not complain about the giant corporation he works for * Why #barbenheimer? (the marketing phenomenon) * BARB/ * Disclaimer: we’re dudes, talking about a movie made maybe not for dudes * Unsurprisingly, we loved Ryan G * Big hits (production design, cast, some humor), big misses (…the rest?) * What we should expect from a movie about a Mattel toy sponsored by M...
Aug 24, 2023•57 min
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
This is the best action franchise ever created. No cap. Listen we’re just gonna get right to the show notes because I worked really hard on them: * In the banter: Nerding out about Harry Potter lego book sets + one day we will be Black Beard and Red Beard * Would you like to know where this movie ranks in the M:I franchise? It's high. Very high. * Drama sometimes slides into melodrama * How this movie (and the other strongest entries) set up personal stakes * Mourning the loss of a favorite char...
Jul 31, 2023•44 min
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Yeah, it’s late. Like, really late. We get it. Let’s maybe move on? OK fine here’s what happened. We went to see this movie opening day, then went back to see it a second time (in IMAX. Again.) and then recorded this episode a couple days later. We were on it . And then I (Jordan) got reeeeeaaaaalllly busy. Too busy. Work, weddings, birthdays, travel, blah blah blah. This item on my to-do list: * Edit and publish spiderman episode got bumped day after day after day, until oh crap it’s been more ...
Jul 13, 2023•59 min
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
CJ kicks us off with a story about a bunch of cops and a helicopter outside his apartment. Eventually, we get around to talking Guardians 3, which gives us plenty of goodies -- Chris Pratt's performance, Drax, a whole slew of "poster moments" -- but also tends toward excess and indulgence in plotting and emotional rule setting (and not keeping). We also discuss the potential future of the MCU, poster moments, the George Lucas effect, and the state of Disney's IP empire. Some timestamps for ya: [...
May 31, 2023•40 min
Dungeons & Dragons tries again, 20 years later
Dungeons & Dragons & so on The basic structure of Dungeons & Dragons lends itself perfectly to film adaptation. Why did it take so long to do this successfully? Probably because the first people who tried it all the way back in the year 2000 shat the bed, inspiring risk-averse studios to avoid the IP for 20 years. Hallelujah! The curse is broken! Listen in if you want to hear CJ nail the nerdery by pointing out all the RPG-lover easter eggs, while Jordan breaks down what makes the sc...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4th Time’s a Charm Possibly you thought we had forgotten. Possibly you thought we were above yet another episode about Keanu Reeve’s insanely charismatic serial killer character. Well you were wrong. We loved this movie. Yeah, sure, the whole thing is still deeply silly, but what do you want? This thing knows what it is and so do you. We’re here for the ballet of violence, and we are rewarded with a beauty of craft and choreography unmatched. Come nerd out with us, ya dumb cri...
Apr 19, 2023•47 min
Best Movies of 2022
Best of 2022 - The Authoritative Ranking Along a different timeline, this episode would have gone out at the very end of last year, or the very beginning of this one. Then maybe one timeline over from that, and still relevant, it would have come out right around the Oscars. Instead, thanks to a technological (read: human) failure, it's coming out now. Please love us anyway. Show notes! * nerdcritic.substack.com is officially our new home. Subscribe! * While you're at it, go check out Dispatches ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Wakanda Forever Mixes Our Feelings
Dispatches from Inner Space (Jordan's Substack) - thedispatches.substack.com Growing Up vs Growing Old: A Battle Only a Superhero Can Win (CJ's book) - https://www.amazon.com/CJ-Lindsey/e/B0BBPSXDBL This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Predator & Prey
Dispatches from Inner Space - thedispatches.substack.com Growing Up vs Growing Old: A Battle Only a Superhero Can Win (CJ's book) - https://www.amazon.com/CJ-Lindsey/e/B0BBPSXDBL This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Nov 14, 2022•56 min
Nerd Critic versus the Multiverses
The multiverse is a favorite trope in big studio blockbusters lately. We talk about two of them: "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness," and "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Other than their very long titles, these movies couldn't be more different. And one of them is good. As always, you are encouraged to see both before listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The Batman resurrects our podcast
It’s been more than a YEAR since our last episode. But we’re back. Not like we were before, when we were maniacally releasing two episodes every week, but we’re pretty sure nobody had time for all that noise anyway. In this episode, we accidentally talk about Turning Red for 15 minutes before pumping a whole lot of pent-up Nerd Critic love into the latest iteration of DC’s favorite brooding orphan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Aaand Cut
This is it. This is goodbye. Maybe not forever, but definitely for now. If and when people start going back to the movies in actual theaters every week, we might try to resurrect the show. But if not, if this truly is "the end of all things," please know that we love you all very, very much. Nerd Critic has been one of our proudest achievements, a work of true and lasting passion, and we couldn't be more grateful for the relationship we built with you over the years (years!) No matter what happe...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Tenet (etc, etc, etc)
Normally we'd attach timecodes to everything, but that just sounds like a lot of work rn so. Movies That Thing You Do! Spies in Disguise Get on up & 21 Bridges (RIP Chadwick Boseman) Spirited Away Zathura Lady Bird The Farewell Midsommer /the social dilemma TV Snowpiercer Into the Dark I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Woke Miracle Workers The Boys Raised by Wolves Ted Lasso Also, as promised, here's a link to Jordan's new newsletter: watchthisnext.substack.com Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Palm Springs (His Dark Materials, Legion)
It's Palm Springs! Plus His Dark Material and Legion, both of which come with the Nerd Critic stamp of approval. Also, a short (and important) announcement at the end. Oh, and we spend the first 7 minutes of the episode talking about hard boiled eggs, just so you're aware. Questions/comments/hatemail? Send it all to ask[at] nerdcriticpodcast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Aug 28, 2020•47 min
Holes (Project Power, Waco)
2:36 - You invitation to the first ever Nerd Critic Movie Night! JOIN HERE - https://discord.gg/DY6UeV3 5:25 - Introducing our deep dive into Holes 44:55 - Spoiler-free review of Project Power (on Netflix) 46:32 - Jordan makes an rambling, impassioned recommendation to watch Waco (also on Netflix) 51:25 - Q&A - Should Netflix move forward with another live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender? 55:10 - The new poll: https://bit.ly/3jYVS1t -- Go vote! Movie suggestions? Burning question...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Forrest Gump (American Pickle, Killing Eve)
It's frankly astonishing that it's taken us this long to get around to covering Forrest Gump. And we can't even take credit! This is the movie YOU voted for, and so here we are. 6:48 - Our deep dive into Forrest Gump 45:55 - Spoiler-free review of American Pickle 47:48 - Jordan recommends Killing Eve 50:40 - Q&A - Why doesn't my mother like movies of faith? 55:10 - The new poll: https://bit.ly/3jYVS1t -- Go vote! Movie suggestions? Burning questions? Send them to: ask@ nerdcriticpodcast.com ...
Aug 15, 2020•57 min
Honey Boy, The Old Guard, Greyhound
NOTES 1:08 - Poll Results 4:15 - The deep dive into Honey Boy 36:53 - A spoiler-free review of The Old Guard 40:18 - A spoiler-free review of Greyhound 46:40 - Our short conversation about anime (and why we don't spend much time on it) 51:25 - How to be part of the conversation LINKS This week's poll - https://bit.ly/3jYVS1t Shia LaBeouf YouTube musical number - https://youtu.be/o0u4M6vppCI Movie suggestions? Burning questions? Send them to: ask@ nerdcriticpodcast.com This is a public episode. I...
Aug 07, 2020•54 min
164 - We're BACK!
- Discussing the discussion of banter - The explanation of our break - Updates about what's new in our lives (a lot can change in a month -- mostly for CJ) - Our radical new plans for how Nerd Critic will become an ongoing conversation - Polls! Here's a link to the first: nerdcriticpodcast.com - A breakdown of what to expect from future episodes, and a promise to cut out the boring bits - A totally unnecessary freakout about a problem that was fixed shortly after we finished recording - CJ compl...
Jul 31, 2020•19 min
7500 and The Last Airbender cancel our podcast
Will this be the very LAST episode of Nerd Critic ever? (No.) In this episode, we talk ourselves out of covering the movie we planned to cover, and then decide to push pause until the theaters reopen. We're proud to have stubbornly (and stupidly) kept the show going for so long without the magic of the silver screen to sustain us, but it's time to take a break. And we'll be back as soon as Tenet hits the theaters, so keep your candle lit for that grand and glorious day. Also, feel free to keep i...
Jun 30, 2020•20 min
162 - Predestination surprises no one
0:40 - Buddy Lindsey (CJ's big brother) introduces the movie 4:25 - Above the line 5:30 - The spoiler-free review (the challenge of spoilers in this movie) 10:10 - Spoilers ahead 16:00 - Jordan thinks he can fix this movie 22:00 - Structural problems 24:55 - Discussing the idea of empathy for self 38:30 - Coming up next week: 7500 on Amazon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com...
Jun 29, 2020•40 min
161 - Da 5 Bloods finds gold
1:00 - CJ apologizes for his echoey recording, and Jordan apologizes for bad audio last week. Neither of them realize no one cares. 3:10 - The timing of this movie 4:40 - Above the line (and LOTS of early nerding out over the cast) 11:50 - A fantastic easter egg 12:40 - The spoiler-free overview 15:15 - Jordan burps, and doesn't edit it out 18:50 - The movie plays out like a really cool history lesson 20:00 - SPOILERS ahead (lots of stuff we loved) 24:10 - Flashbacks, music, and vicarious experi...
Jun 19, 2020•58 min
160 - The Vast of Night loves radio
2:50 - Does CJ's wife work too much? 4:30 - James Montague / Andrew Patterson, a first-time writer and director 8:00 - Spoiler-free review (you should go watch it!) 14:00 - Spoilers ahead! 17:20 - Jordan's favorite sequence, deconstructed 23:30 - Incredible pacing, especially considering the way it used and relied on audio 27:00 - How the story encourages close listening to characters who deserve to be heard 29:00 - Shout out to The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), and lots of other sci-fi clas...
Jun 13, 2020•48 min
159 - Star Trek (2009) explores duality
Once again, we have a request from a loyal listener. We couldn't have been more excited to talk about this exceptionally entertaining and popular movie. It's actually a little embarrassing that we haven't covered it up to this point. Is this podcast called NERD Critic? Whatever. 0:55 - Rachel Reyes explains why she requested Star Trek 6:10 - The meta-data (above the line) 9:20 - Baby Thor! 9:50 - A very, very brief primer on Star Trek, including CJ and Jordan's (unimpressive) history of Star Tre...
Jun 10, 2020•52 min
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