CineNerds Podcast

🤘😈 Idle hands are the devil’s playthings... and this one’s got a body count. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re sparking up Idle Hands (1999) — the ultimate stoner horror-comedy that defines late-90s MTV cool.   Anton (Devon Sawa) is a lazy, bong-ripping slacker whose hand becomes possessed and starts murdering everyone in town. With Seth Green and Elden Henson as his burned-out buddies, Jessica Al...

🤘😈 Idle hands are the devil’s playthings... and this one’s got a body count. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re sparking up Idle Hands (1999) — the ultimate stoner horror-comedy that defines late-90s MTV cool.   Anton (Devon Sawa) is a lazy, bong-ripping slacker whose hand becomes possessed and starts murdering everyone in town. With Seth Green and Elden Henson as his burned-out buddies, Jessica Al...

👻🏚️ 13 ghosts, 12 traps, 1 glass house of nightmares. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re unlocking Thir13en Ghosts (2001) — the Dark Castle remake that traumatized an entire generation.   A family inherits a crazy glass mansion built as a giant machine to open the Eye of Hell. Inside? 12 furious, iconic spirits — The Juggernaut, The Angry Princess, The Jackal — and one more on the way. We break down...

👻🏚️ 13 ghosts, 12 traps, 1 glass house of nightmares. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re unlocking Thir13en Ghosts (2001) — the Dark Castle remake that traumatized an entire generation.   A family inherits a crazy glass mansion built as a giant machine to open the Eye of Hell. Inside? 12 furious, iconic spirits — The Juggernaut, The Angry Princess, The Jackal — and one more on the way. We break down...

💊👁️ What does a scanner see? Into the dark. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re going deep into the paranoid haze of A Scanner Darkly (2006) — Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped Philip K. Dick nightmare.   Keanu Reeves is Bob Arctor / Fred / Bruce — a narc who’s spying on himself and doesn’t even know it. Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Rory Cochrane trapped in a future where Substa...

💊👁️ What does a scanner see? Into the dark. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re going deep into the paranoid haze of A Scanner Darkly (2006) — Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped Philip K. Dick nightmare.   Keanu Reeves is Bob Arctor / Fred / Bruce — a narc who’s spying on himself and doesn’t even know it. Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Rory Cochrane trapped in a future where Substa...

💥🔥 He’s bad, he’s black, he’s… Action Jackson. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re loading up the one-liners and the explosions for Action Jackson (1988) — peak 80s action cheese starring Carl Weathers. Detroit cop Jericho “Action” Jackson vs. sleazy auto tycoon Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson), Vanity, Sharon Stone, and a body count that would make Schwarzenegger jealous. We’re talking Carl Weath...

🎸😈 The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re tuning up for Crossroads (1986) — the ultimate blues guitar showdown movie.   Juilliard guitar prodigy Eugene Martone (Ralph Macchio) tracks down legendary bluesman Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) to help him find a lost Robert Johnson song — but to get it, they have to face the Devil himself in a cuttin’ contest. W...

🎸😈 The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re tuning up for Crossroads (1986) — the ultimate blues guitar showdown movie.   Juilliard guitar prodigy Eugene Martone (Ralph Macchio) tracks down legendary bluesman Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) to help him find a lost Robert Johnson song — but to get it, they have to face the Devil himself in a cuttin’ contest. W...

🎸 SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE: They’re here, they’re weird, and they’re rocking. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re getting into The Meez — the new out-there short film with multiple personalities.   We sat down with Brandon Wheeler (Writer / Actor) and Director Robert W. Filion to talk all things Meez — from writing the chaos, to directing the mayhem, practical effects,  and indie filmmaking.   If yo...

🎸 SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE: They’re here, they’re weird, and they’re rocking. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re getting into The Meez — the new out-there short film with multiple personalities.   We sat down with Brandon Wheeler (Writer / Actor) and Director Robert W. Filion to talk all things Meez — from writing the chaos, to directing the mayhem, practical effects,  and indie filmmaking.   If yo...

🎩💥 You can take the man out of the empire, but you can’t take the empire out of the man. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re getting suited up for The Gentlemen (2019) — Guy Ritchie back in full swagger mode.   Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant absolutely stealing the movie, Colin Farrell as Coach, and the most polite British drug empire you’ve ever seen. We break down Ritchie’s razor-...

🎩💥 You can take the man out of the empire, but you can’t take the empire out of the man. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re getting suited up for The Gentlemen (2019) — Guy Ritchie back in full swagger mode.   Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant absolutely stealing the movie, Colin Farrell as Coach, and the most polite British drug empire you’ve ever seen. We break down Ritchie’s razor-...

🧠 SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE: Behind the Void. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we go deep into Echoes From The Void (2026) — the new anthology horror where an enigmatic drifter, suspected of kidnapping a young girl, takes his psychiatrist on a mind-bending journey of mystery, mayhem, and other-worldly horror.   And we’re not alone in the void. We sat down with Director Robert W. Filion and Writer Brad H...

🧠 SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE: Behind the Void. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we go deep into Echoes From The Void (2026) — the new anthology horror where an enigmatic drifter, suspected of kidnapping a young girl, takes his psychiatrist on a mind-bending journey of mystery, mayhem, and other-worldly horror.   And we’re not alone in the void. We sat down with Director Robert W. Filion and Writer Brad H...

🔫 He’s not too old for this last stand. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re loading up for The Last Stand (2013) — Arnold Schwarzenegger’s big comeback as Sheriff Ray Owens, holding a tiny border town against a drug cartel super-car.   Directed by Kim Jee-woon, with Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whitaker, and Eduardo Noriega, it’s pure, R-rated, over-the-top action chaos. We break down the practical stunt...

🔫 He’s not too old for this last stand. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re loading up for The Last Stand (2013) — Arnold Schwarzenegger’s big comeback as Sheriff Ray Owens, holding a tiny border town against a drug cartel super-car.   Directed by Kim Jee-woon, with Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whitaker, and Eduardo Noriega, it’s pure, R-rated, over-the-top action chaos. We break down the practical stunt...

💌 Be careful what you wish for. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re breaking down Obsession (2026), the breakout horror hit from writer-director Curry Barker. Bear, a lonely music store employee, uses a supernatural toy called the 'One Wish Willow' to make his childhood crush Nikki fall in love with him. His wish comes true... and then it gets terrifying. We dig into the dark comedy, nightmare fuel,...

☢️ Detention is hell. Radiation is worse. 🎬 Trashy Tuesday is going full Troma with Class of Nuke 'Em High, the 1986 cult classic where a nuclear waste leak turns high school into a mutant freakshow. Expect toxic love triangles, giant monsters, exploding heads, and zero budget + 100% attitude. Join CineNerds as we break down why this gross, gory, glorious mess is peak Troma trash and somehow stil...

🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re diving into The Backrooms, the viral internet creepypasta that became a full-blown feature film. What started as a liminal-space photo and YouTube shorts has now hit the big screen with A24 backing and Kane Parsons directing. We break down the endless maze of yellow rooms, the entity sounds, and the dread that comes from fluorescent lights + nowhere to go. Is it pur...

🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re diving into The Backrooms, the viral internet creepypasta that became a full-blown feature film. What started as a liminal-space photo and YouTube shorts has now hit the big screen with A24 backing and Kane Parsons directing. We break down the endless maze of yellow rooms, the entity sounds, and the dread that comes from fluorescent lights + nowhere to go. Is it pur...

💌 Be careful what you wish for. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re breaking down Obsession (2026), the breakout horror hit from writer-director Curry Barker. Bear, a lonely music store employee, uses a supernatural toy called the 'One Wish Willow' to make his childhood crush Nikki fall in love with him. His wish comes true... and then it gets terrifying. We dig into the dark comedy, nightmare fuel,...

💌 Be careful what you wish for. 🎬 This week on CineNerds we’re breaking down Obsession (2026), the breakout horror hit from writer-director Curry Barker. Bear, a lonely music store employee, uses a supernatural toy called the 'One Wish Willow' to make his childhood crush Nikki fall in love with him. His wish comes true... and then it gets terrifying. We dig into the dark comedy, nightmare fuel,...

🎬 CineNerds is ranking the chaos with our Top 5 Best and Worst Video Game Movies! From pixel-perfect adaptations that actually worked, to big-budget disasters that crashed harder than a Day 1 patch, we’re breaking down what makes a game-to-film a critical hit or a total game over. Join us as we argue bosses, cameos, plot armor, and the movies we love to hate... and hate to love. 🕹️ #CineNerdsPodc...

🎬 CineNerds is ranking the chaos with our Top 5 Best and Worst Video Game Movies! From pixel-perfect adaptations that actually worked, to big-budget disasters that crashed harder than a Day 1 patch, we’re breaking down what makes a game-to-film a critical hit or a total game over. Join us as we argue bosses, cameos, plot armor, and the movies we love to hate... and hate to love. 🕹️ #CineNerdsPodc...