It is the second adaptation of the novel of the same name by Stephen King, after the 1989 film. The film stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow, and follows a family that discovers a mysterious graveyard in the woods behind their new home.
Apr 05, 2019•9 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Triple Threat, Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Angelina Jolie in talks for Marvel's Eternals, Ridley Scott's Alien 5, another Macbeth adaptation, Zack Snyder's DCEU Justice League plans, Apple streaming service, Exhibitors vs. Streaming and the real issues not being talked about, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Us Room Triple Threat Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Dumbo LIGHTNING ROUND Angelina Jolie in...
Mar 29, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast The live-action retelling of Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name about a flying elephant who is the main circus attraction. The film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green.
Mar 29, 2019•7 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss 'Love, Death, & Robots,' sequel to Bumblebee, more Transformers weirdness, possible inclusion of Killer Frost in The Suicide Squad, upcoming Terminator movie, Disney officially acquires 21st Century Fox, MoviePass CEO has another bright idea, Ezra Miller rewriting The Flash movie script, James Gunn returns to the MCU, and much more! CHECKED OUT Turn Up Charlie Love Death and Robots Us SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Why time seems to...
Mar 22, 2019•2 hr 57 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast SORRY FOR THE AUDIO WEIRDNESS IN THIS EPISODE Director Jordan Peele returns for his sophomore film about a Black family that encounters their twisted doppelgangers while on vacation at the Santa Cruz beach. Years prior as a young child, the mother (Lupita Nyong'o) went missing there for 15 minutes and met her double.
Mar 22, 2019•11 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast When five friends, all retired from active duty in the US military, decide to pull a heist on a cartel boss in Brazil their lives go in a direction that they were desperately trying to avoid. A story of greed and brutal circumstances that comes off more like a result of self-sabotage than the results of external enemies stars Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Ben Affleck, Garrett Hedlund, and Adria Arjona.
Mar 15, 2019•5 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys return to discuss Disney+'s rumored animated "What If" series, Fox's odd Alien short films, Captain Marvel's box office success, Gambit movie behind the scenes shenanigans, Marvel's upcoming "Shang-Chi" film, a deep dive into what a post-Thanos MCU could look like, and much more. CHECKED OUT Captain Marvel (SPOILER TALK) Triple Frontier LIGHTNING ROUND Bryan Singer finally removed from “Red Sonja” project Disney+ rumored to be planning an animated ...
Mar 15, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with guest, Carrie, to discuss CW's Arrow coming to an end, Star Wars Land, casting news for the Suicide Squad sequel, the possible villain(s) for the Black Widow solo film, Marvel is prepping for openly gay superhero lead for The Eternals, Steven Speilberg's old man rage against the future, the new trailers for Bright Burn, Shazam, Hellboy, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Homeland Captain Marvel Dating Around LIGHTNING ROUND CW’s “Ar...
Mar 08, 2019•2 hr 37 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast The latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe focuses on the introduction of a fighter pilot named Carol Danvers who finds herself living amongst an alien race called the Kree who have trained her to fight their shape-shifting enemies, The Skrulls. During this galactic face-off, Carol returns to Earth in pursuit of her enemies only to find out about her past and set a course to embrace her true potential.
Mar 08, 2019•18 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss the upcoming Candyman remake casting, Rami Malik as a Bond villain, more Walking Dead spin-offs, Rambo 5: Last Blood, Will Smith not returning for Suicide Squad's sequel, Oscar results, Disney trying to gain another streaming service, Rotten Tomatoes makes changes to their audience rating systems, thoughts on the new Dark Phoenix trailer, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Greta Dating Around Umbrella Academy Green Book LIGH...
Mar 01, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz), a sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, doesn't hesitate to return a handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta Hideg (Isabelle Huppert), a lonely, eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two quickly become friends, but Greta's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing a...
Mar 01, 2019•7 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Umbrella Academy, Abducted in Plain Sight, new Galaxy Fold, Hulk Hogan biopic, Wolverine podcast's 2nd season, Bumblebee rebooting the Transformers movie universe officially, Disney+ Star Wars plans, Ryan Coogler moves to do actual Black Panthers film, review bombing of Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Murder Mountain Abducted in Plain Sight Umbrella Academy SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Samsung ...
Feb 22, 2019•2 hr 48 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss a new Masters of the Universe live action film, Breaking Bad movie, "Alien" franchise TV shows coming to Hulu, spin-off from Aquaman about "The Trench," Jared Leto's Joker being all but shelved, Brie Larson's contract with Marvel Studios, "Devil in the White City" series, possible resurrection of the Netflix's Marvel shows, Marvel's animated show announcements entitled The Offenders, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Tomb Rai...
Feb 15, 2019•2 hr 32 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. Carrie and Jay sit down to discuss the sequel to the wildly popular Lego Movie. Does the sequel hold up to the original?
Feb 11, 2019•6 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss a ton of movies they've watched over the last 2 weeks, bitcoin death, the best representation for American excess, Chris Evans' future with Disney/Marvel, World War Z 2, Avengers: Endgame runtime, "LOST" reboot, more Disney+ details, new trailers for Shaft, Shaw and Hobbs, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Velvet Buzzsaw Broly Monsters and Men A Star is Born Hanna Russian Doll You Black Earth Rising The Girl Caught in the Spi...
Feb 08, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast An assassin named Duncan, also known as "The Black Kaiser" (Mads Mikkelsen), is 14 days from forced retirement at age 50. He begins to realize that his life is in danger due to his boss', Mr. Blut (Matt Lucas), inclination to not want to pay out his assassins' "retirement" money. Duncan is forced to take on other assassins and Blut's henchmen to protect himself and his quiet and innocent neighbor Camille (Vaness Hudgens) who is dragged into the mayhem.
Jan 28, 2019•6 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with guest Dorian to chat about the Fyre documentaries, The Punisher season 2 (no spoilers), 24 Jump Street, Women-led Fast and Furious spin-off, Resident Evil series coming to Netflix, Netflix joining the MPAA, Bryan Singer further detailed sexual assault accusations, possible Justice League budget, Oscar nominations, rumored fate of "New Mutants," and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Fyre Punisher S2 LIGHTNING ROUND “24 Jump Street” is i...
Jan 25, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast The film's story takes place after the Universe Survival Saga depicted in Dragon Ball Super. Under the tagline "the greatest enemy, Saiyan", the film depicts the fate of series protagonists Goku and Vegeta as they encounter a new Saiyan called Broly. In the beginning, it tells the history of the Saiyan race and the background story of these three Saiyans with different destinies connected to the turbulent period of their race, and later resulting in a massive fight between them
Jan 18, 2019•8 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast The film is a sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), cumulatively forming the Eastrail 177 Trilogy. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters, with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast. In the film, David Dunn gets locked in a mental hospital alongside his once-rival Mr. Glass, as well as the m...
Jan 18, 2019•13 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with guest, Demetrius, to discuss the new series You that everyone is talking about, remake of "Witches," TMNT being rebooted again, Sopranos prequel movie, rumor of a Young Avengers film, M. Night rejecting Marvel and DC offers, possible X-Men shows on Disney+, Space Force TV show by creators of The Office (American version), more Mission Impossible movies, Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, John Wick 3's trailer, and much more! SHOW NOTES...
Jan 18, 2019•2 hr 51 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back after their 2 week break during the holiday season. Jay and Terrence are joined by special guest Dorian to discuss new casting in DUNE, Margot Robbie's "Barbie" movie, DC's "Stargirl" show casting, Vanilla Ice biopic, Golden Globe results, Aquaman's amazing box office numbers, possible Silver Surfer film, Star Trek 4 cancellation, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Creed II Birdbox Vice Black Mirror: Bandersnatch LIGHTNING ROUND Dave B...
Jan 11, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast This special episode is all about the 1988 action classic, Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis. An east coast cop is forced to take on a band of ruthless terrorist headed by Alan Rickman.
Dec 27, 2018•2 hr 48 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return for the last show of the year to discuss the first look at the live-action Aladdin movie, "Uncharted" losing it's director, Drew Goddard's Sinister Six movie being dusted off by Sony, Spider-Gwen animated movie spin-off, Luther heading to the big screen, Todd McFarlane's weird age views on movie critics, Les Moonves getting what he deserves, first trailer for Men in Black International, Hellboy reboot trailer, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHEC...
Dec 21, 2018•2 hr 48 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world. This is the sixth installment in the DCEU, and the second appearance of Jason Momoa as the titular hero, Aquaman.
Dec 21, 2018•14 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast On Cybertron (a planet of sentient robots), the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are on the verge of losing the Transformer civil war to enemies, the Decepticons, and begin making preparations to leave the planet. A young scout, Bumblebee makes it to Earth where he teams up with a young girl (Hailee Steinfeld) while on the run from two Decepticons.
Dec 20, 2018•12 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives. The follow up is directed by Rob Marshall and starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.
Dec 19, 2018•9 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss thoughts on Mortal Engines, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, upcoming/soon to be canceled Marvel Netflix shows, DC's Stargirl casting, more Swamp Thing casting, additional "Birds of Prey" villain casting, Snake Eyes solo movie news, the Pennyworth series, possible next Bond villain, cast and crew revealed for the Mandalorian series, thoughts on Brightburn, Avengers: Endgame trailer, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Killing ...
Dec 14, 2018•2 hr•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast Following a cataclysmic conflict known as the Sixty Minute War, the remnants of humanity regroup and form mobile "predator" cities. Under a philosophy known as "Municipal Darwinism", larger cities hunt and absorb smaller settlements in the "Great Hunting Ground", which includes Great Britain and Continental Europe. In opposition, an "Anti-Traction League" have developed an alternative civilization consisting of "static settlements" in Asia led by Shan Guo (formerly China), protected by the "Shie...
Dec 13, 2018•8 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero, as he is introduced to the "Spider-Verse" where there can be more than just one Spider-Man.
Dec 10, 2018•7 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are joined by T'ara (her last time guest hosting...sad) to discuss this week's movie and tv news stories. The hosts discuss their thoughts on Atypical (Season 2), Bumping Mics, new birthing science breakthrough, 47 Meters Down director taking on the Resident Evil franchise, 21 Jump Street reboot, reboot of New York Undercover by Dick Wolf, solo Snake Eyes movies, cancelation of Daredevil on Netflix and its implications, the desire for better movie...
Dec 07, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast