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This week our news and reviews episode is stuffed with reviews of Oscar contenders in possibly our most Guardian reader friendly episode ever. An advance screening of Guillermo Del Toro's new romantic fairytale 'The Shape Of Water', Daniel Day Lewis' final performance before retirement in 'Phantom Thread', Luca Guadignino's 'Call Me By Your Name' and Aa...

Welcome to this weeks news and reviews episode, this week we discuss Oscar Nominations, Casey Affleck, Wonder Woman's complete snub and of course the latest update regarding the cursed Gambit film. Alex reviews 'The Post', Steven Spielberg's latest real life events adaptation. Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance but is the film even that good? Find...

Welcome back to the weekly news and reviews episode. This week jam packed full of news of DCEU, Gerard Butler's outlandish claims and sad news for any fans of Marvel's 'Inhumans'. Reviews this week are of Pixar's latest 'Coco', much talked about Ridley Scott film 'All The Money In The World' and Churchill biopic 'Darkest Hour'. Find us at Dino...

After a month of special episodes Alex and Andy are back with a News & Reviews episode so packed it's almost too long. We are joined this week by Paul Hudson to talk about all manner of news before giving our opinions on a bunch of new releases. 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' is Martin McDonagh's latest release and is generating a lot of traction heading into a...

Andy and Alex are back for the annual Dinosaur Man Nerdcast awards, Marc was unavailable so they're joined by Paul from the From God Knows Where Podcast. As usual they cover the categories of Best Moment, Most Disappointing, Most Surprising, Best Film, Worst Film and of course the Nerve award for Stupidest Film of the Year. There are some surprising choices and everything from Moonlight to Th...

Alex and Andy are joined by Paul from the From God Knows Where Podcast to look ahead at the films of 2018, some are entirely expected but Alex springs a surprise on the others. It should be mentioned that 'Annihilation' is our collective 4th pick, Alex apologises for dropping it. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @DinosaurMan15 on Twitter. Like what you're hearing? Sub...

Alex and Andy return with another long overdue installment of their wonderful wizardly adventures in the world of Harry Potter. Creevy's are met again, dragons are faced and graveyards are entered. Who will survive this episode? Will Dumbledore be different again? Find out by listening in to this week's exciting edition. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @DinosaurMan15 on T...

Andy and Alex are joined for this lengthy spoiler filled review of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' by resident Star Wars expert Matt McGowan. We discuss in depth the pros, cons and big moments of the film as well as what it means for the future of the saga. Porgs,Snoke and Monte Carlo are discussed and debated. Join in with the guys on this wild ride. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Faceb...

Andy and Alex talk news of the Disney/Fox buyout deal and the ramifications of that both short and long term. Reviews this week are of the behemoth that is 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and of the Sundance breakout success 'Brigsby Bear'. Most feature Mark Hamill but are almost polar opposites in terms of budgets, which comes off better? Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Faceboo...

The Dinosaur Man Nerdcast follow up their 2015 State Of Comic Book Movies podcast with a reappraisal of the genre as a whole in advance of yet another mammoth year of releases including the MCU's 'Avengers: Infinity War'. Have things improved or declined over the last two years? What are the high water marks and the terrible car crashes? Will Warner Bros have a consistent run of for...

Ho ho ho and festive December time greetings to you all, how are you listener? Answer another time and instead dive face first into this Christmas goose of a podcast. Reviews this week are of the upcoming 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' and the all time classic and Alex's favourite Christmas movie of all time 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast...

News & Reviews is back with a bang and this week we've got pre-release reviews of James Franco's 'The Disaster Artist' and Aaron Sorkin's 'Molly's Game', two biopics garnering early Oscar buzz for their central performances. Is it justified buzz? We also discuss the first trailer for Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' and give early thought...

Well this is it folks, the moment the world has been waiting for has finally arrived. Hudson vs McCormack. Hater vs Lover. Andy and Alex are joined this week by DCEU apologist Anthony McCormack to get into a full spoiler review of Justice League and to try not to fight each other too much. Is blood shed? Are insults exchanged? Listen in to find out! If you enjoy what you're hearing why not su...

Alex and Andy come at you with a bunch of news of castings and rumours. Alongside this, we have three hot reviews of films and television shows, we give you the Dinosaur Man Nerdcast verdict. 'Battle of the Sexes' is an Oscar frontrunner but does it deserve the hype? 'Ingrid Goes West' is a darkly comic look at the power social media has over younger generations and asks whethe...

Andy and Alex return with more hot reviews of some of the biggest movies of the moment, including the mighty return of DC with 'Justice League'. Is it rubbish or amazing? Only time (and this review) will tell. 'Paddington 2' sees the return of everyone's favourite domesticated bear to some charming hi-jinks in London. 'The Florida Project' has been receiving lots...

Alex and Andy are back in the first of a reorganised news and reviews series. With reviews of the upcoming George Clooney film 'Suburbicon', lavish Agatha Christie adaptation 'Murder on the Orient Express' and a full discussion of Stranger Things 2. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @DinosaurMan15 on Twitter. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe to the podcast...

Welcome back to the podcast, we return with a non spoiler review of 'Thor: Ragnarok' and Alex's thoughts on the re-release of Stanley Kubrick's horror classic 'The Shining'. We also discuss how Warner Bros and DC have managed to mess up this week (just when everything seemed to be going so well for them too). You can find us on Facebook at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast or on...

Welcome back everyone to this episode of The Dinosaur Man Nerdcast, this week we bring you a spoiler review of the latest MCU offering 'Thor: Ragnarok'. Directed by Taika Waititi and starring a host of stars from across the globe, does this film live up to the potential or does it flounder and flail? Alex and Andy give you the full lowdown. Only Alex can tell you the answer. You can find...

Finally, it is here! The long awaited 'Geostorm' has arrived and smacked audiences in the face with a tornado of explosions. Andy has been to see it, but is it any good? Alex has seen the new Armando Iannucci film 'The Death Of Stalin', a period satire featuring a tremendous ensemble cast. Is it a roaring success or a floundering mess? Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebo...

To celebrate the release of the new Gerard Butler starring disaster movie Geostorm, Andy gives us his potted history of the disaster movie. Why he loves them, how they've changed over the years and what the future of the genre holds. From The Towering Inferno to 2012, a lot of ground is covered here. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @DinosaurMan15 on Twitter. Like what you&apos...

A triple bill of The films this week on our news and reviews episode, of varying quality and varying star power. With it being the month of horror, all have elements of horror but which ones actually work? Listen in to find out... Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @DinosaurMan15 on Twitter. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe to the podcast to ensure you get all the episodes as...

Alex and Andy bring you yet another Shocktober edition of the DMN full of previews of upcoming horror films of the next couple of years. Are slasher films back? Will Jason Statham punch a shark? Will Keyface unlock the secrets hiding in your neck? We find out on this week's episode as we explore the slate of releases to be unleashed next year. Find us at Dinosaur Man Nerdcast on Facebook or @...

Alex and Andy have recovered from illness (sort of) to give their adoring public another dose of movie news and reviews. This week saw the arrival of two pretty huge trailers, Star Wars The Last Jedi and Justice League. Will these be the last trailers for each respective film? We can but hope. After discussing both of these we dive into the meat of the episode. Blade Runner 2049, the long awaited...

Alex and Andy review the 2017 remake of Flatliners, is it worth reviving or should be labelled DNR? Listen in to find out. Alex also reviews Ana Lily Amirpour's new film 'The Bad Batch', a cannibalistic romance story set in a Texas wasteland. But is it any good? Only Alex has the answer. If you enjoy what you're hearing why not subscribe to the podcast to get all our new episod...

Due to the extraordinary success of IT, film studios are rushing to push through as many new Stephen King adaptations as they can to ride on the wave of box office records. Alex first discusses with Andy why this might not be such a good thing before proposing four of King’s short stories that should be adapted into feature length movies. From strange film noir to gruesome cannibalism we have all...