The Pizza Time Nerdcast

As some know RRR started this Indian cinema journey for us--it's time we finally paid our dues to watch part 1 of director S.S. Rajamouli's precursor to RRR--Baahubali: The Beginning. This is a historical/fantasy epic that follows Svidu, a normal villager with superhuman strength, and his journey in discovering the secrets of his past and how it could restore order to a tyrannical governme...

There's no such thing as too much Amir Khan hence why we're covering another one of his highly suggested films. Taare Zameen Par (2007) follows the story a young boy suffering social and domestic ridicule and bullying due to his dyslexia. When he is sent to boarding school a noble art teacher attempts to set him on a brighter path by revealing his inner potential to everyone and himself.

Yes, we caught Barbenheimer this weekend--watch the Barbie half of our review where there were some surprisingly varied perspectives on the film! And make sure to catch our follow-up review on Oppenheimer to see which movie we thought was better. Barbie sees the iconic Mattel doll come to life through Margot Robbie on the big screen. When the perfect life in Barbieland is disrupted by unusual happ...

Finally we cover a Tamil-language Indian movie--Super Deluxe! And, boy, the title couldn't have been more appropriate for this heavy, heavy movie. Super Deluxe follows the stories of 4 groups of people in single day-- an absent father trying to reunite with his son, a dysfunctional couple in an arranged marriage, a young man trying to come to terms with his mother's secret, and 4 horny boy...

Tom Cruise does it again.... with Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. The 7th installment in the Mission franchise sees Ethan Hunt up his greatest foe yet. We give our thoughts on the new action film and explain why its still not better than Fallout but it comes very close!

Continuing our little Indian-thriller movie marathon here is the popular-voted "Kahaani." "Kahaani" follows a pregnant woman's extensive search for her supposed missing husband. What begins as a missing-persons case quickly unravels into a bigger conspiracy with twists and turns that expand onto a national level.

Have you ever baked a cake and followed the directions precisely and the cake still doesn't turn out right? Well that's Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny. Everything should have worked, and it just didn't. We give our full review of the movie and discuss what this means bigger picture after another disappointing Disney/Lucasfilm outing. Harrison Ford returns to Indiana Jones one la...

If the title didn't warn you enough this one was surprisingly divisive between the boys. Let us know in the comments below who you sided with more! This comedy-drama stars the all-star cast of Irrfan Kahn, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan, in a story involving a brash, hypochondriac father and his successful, stuck-up daughter whose patient-nurse relationship servers as both their bigges...

"It's one of the best superhero movies ever made" some said. "It's the movie we all need now," some said. No. And no. But we thought it's a damn fun movie. The Flash follows Barry Allen as he discovers he can use his powers to time travel and save his mother's life. Unfortunately...messing with time can get nuts.

We finally review another highly requested pick the road-trip comedy/drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which was a much needed palette cleans from 'Wasseypur' weeks before. THANK. YOU. This film follows 3 long-time friends who finally go on long-time planned trip to Spain which also acts as a pseudo bachelor party for one of them getting married. Before they know it, old wounds open, perspec...

Pizza-Time! Across the Spider-Verse was our most anticipated film of the year and we're here to give all our thoughts on the sequel to 2018's Into The Spider-Verse. We talk about what we loved, liked and didn't love about the sequel. The film follows Miles Morales as he navigates typical and not so typical Spider-Man problems. The film also sees familiar friends, Gwen Stacy and Peter B...

After a slow burn start we're finishing off Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur saga, with our Part 2 review and our moods have certainly shifted. This film picks up immediately after the events of the first with Sardar Khan's assassination and eventually sees Sardar's second son, Faizal, played Nawazuddin Siddiqui take the control of his father's empire and grow it to new heig...

This week we're reviewing Gangs of Wasseypur: Part 1, the 2012 gangster epic from director Anurag Kashyap. The film follows the Khan family and their near 6 decade long story rising from nothing to kings of Wasseypur. Part 1 covers the first half this journey and centers mostly on Sardar Khan and his hunt to avenge his father's death at the hands of Ramadhir Singh. Part 2 Review Coming ver...

Fast X hit theaters this past weekend and brings everyone back for the last time, or well last time for the final trilogy that is. The film also sees Jason Mamoa debut as the new unhinged villain in the Fast universe and a few more cameos along the way. We discuss if it's time for the franchise to end or if this was a step in the right direction for the final two films. #fastx #fastandfurious...

Based off of the last subscriber poll we have arrived at English Vinglish, a 2012 Hinglish comedy-drama that centers on an underappreciated and often mocked wife and mother who enrolls in an English-speaking class in order to gain the respect and confidence she wishes for. What we forecasted in its first hour as a possible disaster had us experiencing one of the biggest turnaround or a film we&#39...

Witness the beginning of our Japanese cinema journey as a part of our continued dive into the foreign cinema of the world. "Your Name" is the modern classic directed by Makoto Shinkai and is considered to be one of the best and most beautifully animated films ever made. It follows the love story between two high school students who strangely start to switch bodies, but things only get st...

The Lunchbox is a 2013 Hindi-language, slice-of-life drama starring the late Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. It follows the lives of two working-class people stuck in the mundane cycle of everyday life until they are shaken out of it when they start an unusual friendship sharing written notes in a shared lunchbox. We share are our thoughts on what should have been a film nominat...

The third and final installment in James Gunn's "Guardians" trilogy not only finally gives fans the backstory to everyone's favorite trash panda but also a farewell to the current team. We dive into our thoughts on the movie, which was surprisingly more divided than usual!

Alex & Ed give their reviews of John Wick: Chapter 4 and can't seem to agree on just how great it is -- is it masterpiece? Is it just shy of incredible? Is Oscars talk too far?

Alex & Ed give their review of the latest DC movie "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" and try to figure out what this means for the future of the rebooted DCU. In news they give their thoughts on the 94th Oscar winners, the "Mandalorian's" surprisingly sharp drop in views, and the absurdity of a 9 hour "Avatar 3" series on Disney+.

With Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania struggling with fans and critics Ed and Alex are back to discuss what this means for the MCU going forward and if this is the beginning of the end for the MCU.    We also jump into newly released rumors surrounding Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, asking the question; does it even matter what lineup is on screen for the next avengers?   Finally we...

Ed and Alex continue their deep dive into the YRF Universe with "Ek Tha TIger" (Once There Was a Tiger) film review. This film was Salman Khan's debut as titular hero Tiger and also launched the now famous YRF Spy Universe.    We give our full review and talk about why this film caught us so off guard!

This week Ed and Alex dive deep into Universal's latest release, Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks this film adapts the true story of a bear that ingests too much cocaine. While critic reception to the movie has been overwhelming positive, Ed and Alex try to figure out why. Spoiler Alert the movie is just plain bad. We also jump into the new that test screenings for Aquaman 2 have been les...

Alex & Ed give their thoughts on The Last of Us - Ep 6 "Kin."

Alex & Ed give their spoiler review of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.' In news they cover the slew of MCU announcements including Kevin Feige making very bold claims about "The Marvels," and they give their take on the controversial new tier ticketing pricing system AMC Sightline.  Follow on Instagram and Tik Tok @pizzatimenerdcast