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The Nerdpocalypse - Nerd News and Opinion

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Geek out with The Nerdpocalypse, the ultimate podcast for movie and TV news, reviews, and sharp-witted commentary on everything from blockbuster hits to hidden gems. We break down the latest in Hollywood, from superhero movies and sci-fi epics to streaming series and cult classics. With hilarious insights, deep dives into pop culture, and unfiltered opinions, we keep you entertained while covering the trends shaping the entertainment industry. Whether you're into Marvel, DC, Star Wars, or the next big Netflix obsession, we’ve got you covered. Subscribe now for your weekly dose of nerdy entertainment news and reviews!










Episodes

Ford v Ferrari - Movie Review

American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Nov 15, 20199 minEp 156Transcript available on Metacast

Doctor Sleep - Movie Review

Years following the events of "The Shining," a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Nov 08, 20199 minEp 155Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 395: Hitting that McNugget Wall

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys are back with special guest Carrie, to discuss new casting for The Batman, Japanese Spider-Man making his debut in American theaters in 2022, Kojima making films, female-led Zorro series, James Dean (yes that James Dean) cast in a NEW movie, Oscar push for Avengers: Endgame, Loki series ties to Doctor Strange 2, Hawkeye series was originally slated to be a movie, Nigerian film gets rejected by the Academy for language, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHE...

Nov 08, 20192 hr 51 minEp 138Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 394: Is Streaming Becoming Unsustainable?

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return from a week off to discuss the future of meat, CW adding more superhero DC shows, HBO Max pricing details, HBO Max making more DC shows and movies, Game of Thrones prequel gets nixed and another gets picked up, and the rising cost of scripted TV series. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Harriet Terminator: Dark Fate SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Future Meats LIGHTNING ROUND “Superman and Lois Lane” series by Greg Berlanti in the works at The CW “Green Lante...

Nov 01, 20192 hr 52 minEp 137Transcript available on Metacast

Terminator: Dark Fate - Movie Review

More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, changed the future, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) is living a simple life in Mexico City with her brother and father when a highly advanced and deadly new Terminator – a Rev-9 (Gabriel Luna) – travels back through time to hunt and kill her. Dani's survival depends on her joining forces with two warriors: Grace (Mackenzie Davis), an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and a battl...

Nov 01, 201915 minEp 153Transcript available on Metacast

Harriet - Movie Review

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Nov 01, 20199 minEp 154Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 393: Passionate about a Jungle Cruise!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss El Camino, Matrix 4 casting and story ideas, Venom 2, Ms. Marvel series, Zoe Kravitz cast as Catwoman, The Riddler has been cast for The Batman, AMC theaters doesn't understand streaming, Kevin Feige gets a promotion, Ed Norton makes a great point about the theater experience, and much more! CHECKED OUT El Camino LIGHTNING ROUND Matrix 4 casting news Jada Pinkett-Smith Jessica Henwick Neil Patrick Harris Shriek added to Venom 2 M...

Oct 18, 20192 hr 44 minEp 136Transcript available on Metacast

Gemini Man - Movie Review

Henry Brogan (Will Smith), an aging government assassin, decides to retire and is eventually hunted down by the people who once employed him. The catch is they've sent a younger assassin after him who turns out to be the clone of Henry himself.

Oct 12, 20199 minEp 152Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 392: Not THAT Christopher!?

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Dr. Doom #1, Matrix 4 casting, internal controversy at DC over dual Joker portrayals, a ridiculous prequel idea, Coming to America 2, Sony selling more of it's IP, MCU stranglehold narrative over Hollywood narrative, Martin Scorsese's view on the MCU, ridiculous movie arguments, and much more CHECKED OUT Gemini Man Doctor Doom #1 STUPID / WEIRD TECH SmartCan LIGHTNING ROUND Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast in Matrix 4 as one of the lea...

Oct 11, 20192 hr 56 minEp 135Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 391: Three "Dudes" in a Basement

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Hustlers, Criminal, cashier-less registers in movie theaters, Clerks 3, Beverly Hills Cop 4, a woman of color to play Catwoman, Jordan Peele set for 2 more projects, the future of Marvel Television, Marvel Studios gobbling up TV series, Spider-Man's return to the MCU, 2021 being a banner year for Marvel Studios with 4 movies being released, and much more. CHECKED OUT Dolemite is My Name Joker Hobbs and Shaw Aziz Ansari: Right Now...

Oct 04, 20192 hr 7 minEp 134Transcript available on Metacast

Joker - Movie Review

“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story. The exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating eve...

Oct 03, 201923 minEp 151Transcript available on Metacast

Dolemite Is My Name - Movie Review

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

Oct 03, 20196 minEp 150Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 390: Consider me humbled, Sony!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with special guest Carrie to discuss a visit to Disney's new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction (screw you Carrie!), the world's dumbest phone, original cast coming back for Jurassic World 3, Hasbro desperately trying to be relevant in the movies again, casting news for "The Batman," Terrence's most anticipated series remake that everyone's grandmother watched for some damn reason, a "New Jack City" remake, Ghost Rider gets cancelled befor...

Sep 27, 20192 hr 40 minEp 133Transcript available on Metacast

Ad Astra - Movie Review

In the near future, the solar system is being struck by mysterious power surges of unknown origin, threatening all human life. After surviving an incident on an immense space antenna caused by one of these surges, Major Roy McBride, son of famed pioneering astronaut H. Clifford McBride, is informed by U.S. Space Command (SpaceCom) that the source of the surges has been traced to the "Lima Project" base. The Lima Project had been set up to search for intelligent life from the farthest regions of ...

Sep 23, 20196 minEp 149Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 389: Four Score and Two Balls Ago

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to chat about killing military robots, NBCUniversal reveals more details on its upcoming streaming service, Disney makes a new princess, Boondocks getting two more seasons on HBO Max, Tango and Cash sequel, Cobra series, Disney+ launch list, Apple possibly making a major acquisition soon, Sony vs the Valiant Cinematic Universe, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Spider-Man: Far From Home SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Robots that can kill LIGHT...

Sep 20, 20192 hr 59 minEp 132Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 388: Just Ron Popeil that $H1T

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss the Purge series, DeepFake audio heist and its insane implications, the Face/Off remake, remake of Tank Girl from Margot Robbie, Hawkeye series finds it's Kate Bishop, familiar actress joins the Mission Impossible franchise, another streaming service emerges for no good damn reason, "The Batman" plot, AppleTV+ pricing, what will bring the Russos back to the MCU, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT The Purge (series) SCIENCE &am...

Sep 12, 20192 hr 53 minEp 131Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 387: But His Last Movie was Mr. Church!!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys return with guest Carrie to discuss "Grace and Frankie" coming to and end on Netflix, a Spawn kid show, casting for Amazon's LOTR series, Tomb Raider getting a sequel with a new director, Obi-Wan series details, shake-up on the set of Crazy Rich Asians sequel and much more. CHECKED OUT John Wick: Chapter 3 Giant Days Spider-Man: Life Story Dr. Stone House of X Power of X LIGHTNING ROUND “Grace and Frankie” ending (Netflix longest-running original s...

Sep 06, 20192 hr 9 minEp 130Transcript available on Metacast

It: Chapter 2 - Movie Review

27 years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), IT returns to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, the kids are disappearing again, so Mike (Isaiah Mustafa), the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all... putting them directly in the path of the c...

Sep 06, 20199 minEp 148Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 386: Vagina Garlic Aficionados

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, Micah and Carrie bring a more intimate episode as these two take the reigns. This week's episode discusses ancient plants being affected by Climate Change, "Saw" reboot has finished filming, Arrowverse audio dramas, Star Wars comics ending this year, a full breakdown of the announcements from D23 for Marvel and Star Wars, and much more. SHOW NOTES SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Climate change is resurrecting ancient plants Surgeon General warns weed is too dank L...

Aug 30, 20192 hr 56 minEp 129Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 385: Quietly Fighting in Public

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys return to discuss The Righteous Gemstones, the new season of Mindhunter, CRISPR used for editing DNA in sperm, Bond 25 gets an official title, Masters of the Universe upcoming anime announced, Matrix 4 is happening, in-depth talk about Sony and Disney part ways on Spider-Man deal, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Succession The Righteous Gemstones Cannon Busters Mindhunter - Season 2 SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Science attempts DNA change in sperm...

Aug 23, 20192 hr 7 minEp 128Transcript available on Metacast

Good Boys - Movie Review

After being invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max (Jacob Tremblay) is panicking because he does not know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends, Thor (Brady Noon) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams), decide to use Max's dad's drone, which they are forbidden to touch, to spy on a teenage couple who are making out. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is confiscated. Desperate to get it back before Max's dad gets home, the boys skip school and set off an...

Aug 16, 20195 minEp 147Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 384: Monopoly...I like that Game!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Neil Blomkamp no longer doing Robocop Returns, solo Snake Eyes movies, Blade reboot casting rumors, new synopsis for "Joker," controversial movie "The Hunt" officially canceled, fragile masculinity on the Fast and Furious sets, CBS/Viacom merger, discussion on Disney/Fox deal, and much more. SHOW NOTES LIGHTNING ROUND Neil Blomkamp no longer directing Robocop Returns Henry Golding cast as lead in solo “Snake Eyes” movie Fun casti...

Aug 16, 20192 hr 5 minEp 127Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 383: 2 Chan Kids

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss "A Black Lady Sketch Show," Del Toro's retirement from comic book movies, more Planet of the Apes films on the way, Coming to America 2, Venom 2 has a new director, whether Deadpool can move into the PG-13 parts of the MCU, Game of Thrones writers headed to Netflix, Disney+ bundle revealed, mass shootings in the US begin change marketing plans for Blumhouse Productions, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT A Black Lady Sketch Sh...

Aug 09, 20192 hr 43 minEp 126Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 382: "The Boys" is Perfectly Problematic!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Amazon's newly released live-action adaptation of "The Boys," crossover in the Marvel TV show universe, a rumored plot for "Falcon and The Winter Soldier," Disney looking for a trans actress, Disney+ ass an add-on, new details on who will be in DC's "New Gods," and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Hobbs and Shaw The Boys LIGHTNING ROUND Amazon forced the cutting of one scene in “The Boys” because it was too much “The Boys” showr...

Aug 02, 20191 hr 18 minEp 125Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 381: I Hope They Remember You

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss the Spawn movie being delayed, Riddick 4 script being completed, more Halloween movies from Danny McBride, Spider-Man: Far From Home cracks a billion dollars, new details on the HBO Watchmen series, Avengers: Endgame reaches the highest platform, Marvel reveals its next Phase of the MCU and much more! SHOW NOTES LIGHTNING ROUND Spawn movie being delayed Vin Diesel says script for Riddick 4: Furya is finished Two more Halloween mo...

Jul 26, 20192 hr 26 minEp 124Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 380: Not Exactly James Bond Jr.

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, Jay and Micah return to discuss biological augmented parts, Jack Reacher series coming to Amazon, Agents of SHIELD ending on ABC, new information on Terminator: Dark Fate, a new 007, Thor 4 with Taika Waititi, Scarjo's blind casting controversy and the double edge sword of it all, Emmy nominations, and a boatload of new trailers. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Vox Lux SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Elon Musk’s Neuralink company is looking for suckers...we mean volunteers...

Jul 19, 20192 hr 57 minEp 123Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 379: Put An Asterisk On It

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss the casting around the new "Saw" reboot, live-action "Mortal Kombat" casting update, Jay gets pettiness continues, Brightburn sequel update, Sony's supposed deal with Marvel Studios and its stipulations, and much more. LIGHTNING ROUND Millie Bobby Brown is joining the cast of Marvel’s Eternals John Wick writer joins “Falcon and The Winter Soldier” “Saw” reboot cast Samuel L. Jackson Sub-Zero cast in live action Mortal Kombat rebo...

Jul 12, 20191 hr 25 minEp 122Transcript available on Metacast

SPOILER TALK: Spider-Man: Far From Home - Movie Review

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Jay, Micah, and Carrie join forces to give their views (WITH SPOILERS!!!!!) of the newly released Marvel Studios film, "Spider-Man: Far From Home." The three discuss what they liked about it overall, the villain, character development, and the MCU going forward.

Jul 05, 201923 minEp 145Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 378: They Owned Friday Nights!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back together at last with special guest Carrie to talk about Amazon's Fleabag, heartbeat tech, the DeepNude app, casting of the live action Little Mermaid, Lady Gaga possibly joining the MCU, new images from Netflix's "The Witcher," reboot of TGIF shows, new writer/director team for "The Flash" movie, Rami Malek's request for Bond 25, an impromptu game about our mortality, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Spider-Man: Far From Home Fleaba...

Jul 05, 20191 hr 28 minEp 121Transcript available on Metacast
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