Jay and Micah sit down to discuss the latest and final season of Netflix's House of Cards. This season Claire takes the lead as the series pivots from Frank's story due to behind the scenes issues with Kevin Spacey. Claire, now president, must battle against the Shepards, a family of American oligarchs who are determined to undermine Claire at every step until she falls in line. This episode does contain spoilers for season 6 and previous seasons.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss their thoughts on a new style of toothbrush, live action Cowboy Bebop series, animated Spider-women spinoff, Resident Evil reboot, Harbinger movie moves forward, Ava Duvernay signs deeper deal with WB, YouTube Premium changes plans, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Creed II The Romanoffs Homecoming Mr. Robot - Season 3 House of Cards S6 STUPID / WEIRD TECH Babahu LIGHTNING ROUND Live Action Cowboy Bebop series coming to Netf...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to have a heated conversation on a review of a film, xXx4, Birds of Prey gets a full and stupid title, Jon Cryer joins Supergirl show cast, Bone Collector TV series reboot, more Disney Plus rumors, Venom's success, final Aquaman trailer, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Widows Ralph Breaks the Internet Green Book Creed II LIGHTNING ROUND Northern Exposure reboot in the works The Saint remake starring Chris Pratt in the works Jay Chou j...
The sequel to the popular "Rocky" franchise, spinoff, "Creed" features Michael B. Jordan returning as Adonis Creed. Still working to live outside of the shadow of his father's boxing career, Adonis is pulled back in when the son of the man who killed his father in the ring wants to challenge him for the title.
A bouncer at a New York nightclub named Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) takes a job as a famed black pianist's (Donald Walbridge Shirley) played by Mahershala Ali, chauffeur during a tour in the American Deep South, forging a close friendship while navigating the deep racism of the region. The film deals with interracial friendships, monolithic views of other races, and a reversal of community status in this story based on a true story.
Ralph Breaks the Internet is the follow up to the wildly popular 2012, Wreck-It Ralph. This film follows the continued misadventures of Ralph (John C. Reily) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) as they make their way into the Internet to hunt for a video game steering wheel on Ebay. The two come across dying websites, Disney princesses, and much more in this animated journey that will lead them to find more than just a video game part.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return, on a light news week, to discuss new "Birds of Prey" casting, the upcoming Jack Reacher series, The Mandalorian casting updates, more George R.R. Martin works being adapted, impact of Stan Lee, Ghostbusters 3, Spawn reboot plot news, mobile-only Netflix option, and much more. CHECKED OUT Better Call Saul LIGHTNING ROUND “Birds of Prey” cast their Cassandra Cain Tom Cruise being replaced in the “Jack Reacher” series Gina Carano joins the ca...
Director Steve McQueen's fourth film, Widows, follows the lives of 3 women who are newly widowed as their husbands are killed during one of their heists. Harry (Liam Nesson), the leader of the team, leaves behind his wife Veronica (Viola Davis) who must pick up the pieces of her life. She starts to get harassed from Jamaal Manning, a local gangster who is running for alderman in the South-Side of Chicago. Jamaal demands his $2 Million dollars to be returned that Harry stole from him. Veronica mu...
On the eve of D-Day, a paratrooper squad is sent to destroy a German radio tower in an old church; however, their plane is shot down before they can reach their target, leaving only five apparent survivors, Corporal Ford and soldiers Boyce, Tibbet, Chase, and Dawson. The team comes in contact with Nazi experiments to use the dead as soldiers.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are once again joined by Demetrius in the studio to discuss the latest season of House of Cards, Pacific Rim anime, Kingsman 3, Jonny Quest live-action movie, updates to casting for the HBO Watchman series, a Breaking Bad movie, The Walking Dead upcoming movies, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Overlord House of Cards LIGHTNING ROUND Pacific Rim animated series headed to Netflix Character posters for Aquaman Kevin Durand will be the villain i...
This week on Coming Distractions, Jay and Micah sit down to give their overall thoughts (including spoilers) on season 3 of Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix starring Charlie Cox. This season finds Daredevil fighting a new enemy, Bullseye, who's been hired by his arch revival, Wilson Fisk aka The Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio). The season deals with religious questioning, mental disorders, and vulnerabilities in love. The hosts also discuss how well the season worked comparative to previous seas...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return (minus Terrence) this week to discuss confirmation of Bad Boys 3, The Meg sequel that's in development, Game of Thrones prequel, first look at Henry Cavill as Gerald in the Witcher series, anime coming to the American big screen as live adaptations, villain cast for Birds of Prey, Marvel limited series plans, Avatar 4 and 5, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT The Bodyguard (Netflix series) LIGHTNING ROUND Bad Boys 3 has finally confirmed...
A modern fantasy re-imagining of the classic Nutcracker story takes a young girl to a world of four realms. She must bring balance back to one of the realms that has been cast in a shadow of evil in order to save the day.
During the early 1970s, aspiring songwriter Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), forms the rock band Queen alongside his new friends Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon with his supportive girlfriend Mary Austin. Their career is successful against all odds of getting their music to be heard. In 1985, the band is given the chance to perform at Live Aid. The film is directed by Bryan Singer.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back (minus Micah) with special guest Deacon. The hosts return to discuss their thoughts on Ant-Man and The Wasp, Mid90s, light discussion on Daredevil Season 3 (no spoilers), microchipping citizens, Spike Lee walking away from Nightwatch, Del Toro's Pinocchio movie, Wonder Woman release schedule change, Friday the 13th reboot, Luke Cage's cancelation, Pirates of the Carribean reboot talk, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Ant-Man and The ...
mid90s on the surface is a skateboard coming of age film set in the 1990s, but if one goes deeper it's far more about building an extended family from your friends when your traditional family structure is lacking. Stevie (Sunny Suljic) is a 13-year-old kid who has a broken relationship with his brother and mother and is at an age that he needs some sort of family around him to guide him during his teenage years. To that end, Stevie befriends a group of skateboarders in Ruben, Ray, Fuckshit, and...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss their thoughts on The Haunting of Hill House, Bad Times at the El Royale, Jason Blum's search for female horror directors, possible Superman TV series, The Flash delay, DCEU's universe status, Birds of Prey storyline, X-Men in the MCU and what that would likely look like, the cancellation of "Iron Fist" on Netflix, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT The Haunting of Hill House Active Measures Bad Times at the El Royale Hallowee...
Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the Halloween film series, and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name, while disregarding the continuity of the previous sequels. Set forty years after the original film, the plot follows Laurie Strode as she prepares to face Michael Myers in a final confrontation when he returns to Haddonfield, Illinois to finish her off for...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back with special guest, Demetrius. The guys DC's new plans with yet another comic book show on CBS, first look at Ruby Rose as Batwoman, the status of the Disney/Fox deal, news on the solo Morbius movie, why the news of the Kraven solo movie is much bigger than you realize, more streaming services causing more piracy, James Gunn's return...to DC!?!, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT A Star is Born STUPID / WEIRD TECH SVANKi LIGHTNING ROUN...
Director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) takes on the very personal story of Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) as he makes his way from pilot to the NASA program on his path to being the first man to set foot on the moon. The journey is a tightly shot, brutal exploration into what it takes to achieve your goals and how easily life can't seemingly break a man during that journey. Anchoring Armstrong back to Earth is his steadfast, non-shrinking violet wife, Janet Shearon (Claire Foy) who makes...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss the first look at Lobo on Krypton series, Rosie Perez joining the DCEU, Avengers 4 wrapping, Shonda Rhimes' joint venture into sci-fi for Netflix, Spider-Man: Far From Home leaked images, Mega Man live action, Star Wars live-action tv series details, Russian bots involved in The Last Jedi negative online campaign, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT The Hate U Give First Man Venom LIGHTNING ROUND SYFY reveals first look at Lobo...
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) attempts a comeback following a scandal involving the CEO of the Life Foundation (Riz Ahmed), but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego: Venom (Based on the Marvel villain). Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
The Hate U Give stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, a young high school age girl who spends her live code switching between her Black neighborhood and the predominately white school she attends. When her best friend is killed in front of her by police (wrongfully), she is forced to confront both worlds. Exploring the ideas of code switching, the Black Lives Matter movement, young activism, father and daughter dynamics inside the Black community, confront white friends, and much more, The Hate U Giv...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss all the new stuff they are currently watching, Veronica Mars reboot has an interesting writer on staff, Hellboy reboot gets pushed back, our thoughts on the new Joker look, Paul W.S. Anderson's 'Monster Hunter' adds to its cast, 'Birds of Prey' casting, and thoughts on Creed 2, Bumblebee, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix's newly released trailers. SHOW NOTES: CHECKED OUT Forever Maniac Night School The Hate U Give Ozark - Season 2 STUPID ...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss sitting down stupidly, new Killmonger comic series, Bat-cock, Bert and Ernie coming out of the closet (and then being shoved back into it), new Bond director, Space Jam 2 news, X-Men coming into the MCU (officially), MCU characters getting some miniseries, our very light review of the DC app, new Marvel show heading to ABC, and much more. SHOW NOTES STUPID / WEIRD TECH LEX COMIC NEWS Killmonger gets his own series Batman: Damne...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys are back to discuss the Alan Wake video game becoming a TV show, American Gods showrunner trouble, Iron Fist season 2, Searching, The Predator, "Scream" revival from Blumhouse, 90s teenage horror movies, more potentially massive DCEU casting shake-ups, what wacky future shows we might do inside the network, and ending our tenure on the show (sad). SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Searching The Predator Iron Fist - Season 2 STUPID / WEIRD TECH Lyd COMIC NEWS ...
When a combat sniper sees an alien ship crash to Earth during a mission, he is grabbed up the military, questioned about what he knows, and is moved into a unit of certifiable loons to keep him quiet. That alien that crashed was indeed a Predator and when it breaks free of its captors anything goes as it has a mission that no one can stop it from accomplishing. The film stars Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, and Jacob Tremblay.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to handle the lightest week in entertainment news in some time. They talk about their thoughts on the new Captain Marvel images, possible eighth Police Academy movie, live action Thundercats, Henry Cavill starring in The Witcher, Shane Black's massive screw up, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Jack Ryan QUESTION OF THE WEEK Responses LIGHTNING ROUND Burt Reynolds has died New images from the upcoming Captain Marvel film Steve Guttenb...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss their thoughts on Crazy Rich Asians, Top Gun 2 date move, DC streaming service, Wile E. Coyote movie, The Rock's 'Big Trouble in Little China' film, Supergirl solo movie possible director, Oscar Isaac in The Batman, the Disney streaming service, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Crazy Rich Asians LIGHTNING ROUND Top Gun 2 pushed back to 2020 Launch date for DC Streaming service The Conners show will have Roseanne as a kille...
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the crew returns with special guest, Carrie to discuss the ending/meaning of "The Big Bang Theory," Death Note 2 announced for Netflix, update on the great spaghetti debate, Crazy Rich Asians sequel, Twilight's return to the theater, Netflix's foray into the dark thriller genre, celebrities leaving twitter, and much more. SHOW NOTES STUPID / WEIRD TECH Zedek QUESTION OF THE WEEK Responses LIGHTNING ROUND JESSICA JONES TV Creator/Showrunner Leaving for Warn...
