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Back from a long hiatus, and finally entering the wide world of video, Jordan and CJ belatedly cover one of the biggest sequels of the decade. In this episode... - Jordan shares his new favorite non-movie-related hobby - CJ finds buried treasure on Disney+ - How reading the book affects the experience of watching the movie (Jordan read it, CJ didn’t) - Politics, religions, prophecy, tyranny - Who’...

Bottoms Two straight white dudes in their 30s talking about two gay girls in high school. I mean what else were you expecting. But for serious, we really liked this movie, and if you saw it, or are thinking about seeing it, then this episode is for you. And as always, hit us up at nerdcritic.substack.com . We’re always around. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

BARB/ENHEIMER Pre-shownotes note: CJ sounds bad because he was recording on his airpods like a complete rube. Actual shownotes: * CJ does not complain about the giant corporation he works for * Why #barbenheimer? (the marketing phenomenon) * BARB/ * Disclaimer: we’re dudes, talking about a movie made maybe not for dudes * Unsurprisingly, we loved Ryan G * Big hits (production design, cast, some hu...

This is the best action franchise ever created. No cap. Listen we’re just gonna get right to the show notes because I worked really hard on them: * In the banter: Nerding out about Harry Potter lego book sets + one day we will be Black Beard and Red Beard * Would you like to know where this movie ranks in the M:I franchise? It's high. Very high. * Drama sometimes slides into melodrama * How this m...

Yeah, it’s late. Like, really late. We get it. Let’s maybe move on? OK fine here’s what happened. We went to see this movie opening day, then went back to see it a second time (in IMAX. Again.) and then recorded this episode a couple days later. We were on it . And then I (Jordan) got reeeeeaaaaalllly busy. Too busy. Work, weddings, birthdays, travel, blah blah blah. This item on my to-do list: *...

CJ kicks us off with a story about a bunch of cops and a helicopter outside his apartment. Eventually, we get around to talking Guardians 3, which gives us plenty of goodies -- Chris Pratt's performance, Drax, a whole slew of "poster moments" -- but also tends toward excess and indulgence in plotting and emotional rule setting (and not keeping). We also discuss the potential future of the MCU, pos...

Dungeons & Dragons & so on The basic structure of Dungeons & Dragons lends itself perfectly to film adaptation. Why did it take so long to do this successfully? Probably because the first people who tried it all the way back in the year 2000 shat the bed, inspiring risk-averse studios to avoid the IP for 20 years. Hallelujah! The curse is broken! Listen in if you want to hear CJ nail the nerdery b...

John Wick: Chapter 4th Time’s a Charm Possibly you thought we had forgotten. Possibly you thought we were above yet another episode about Keanu Reeve’s insanely charismatic serial killer character. Well you were wrong. We loved this movie. Yeah, sure, the whole thing is still deeply silly, but what do you want? This thing knows what it is and so do you. We’re here for the ballet of violence, and w...

Best of 2022 - The Authoritative Ranking Along a different timeline, this episode would have gone out at the very end of last year, or the very beginning of this one. Then maybe one timeline over from that, and still relevant, it would have come out right around the Oscars. Instead, thanks to a technological (read: human) failure, it's coming out now. Please love us anyway. Show notes! * nerdcriti...

Dispatches from Inner Space (Jordan's Substack) - thedispatches.substack.com   Growing Up vs Growing Old: A Battle Only a Superhero Can Win (CJ's book) - https://www.amazon.com/CJ-Lindsey/e/B0BBPSXDBL This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com

Dispatches from Inner Space - thedispatches.substack.com Growing Up vs Growing Old: A Battle Only a Superhero Can Win (CJ's book) - https://www.amazon.com/CJ-Lindsey/e/B0BBPSXDBL This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com

The multiverse is a favorite trope in big studio blockbusters lately. We talk about two of them: "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness," and "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Other than their very long titles, these movies couldn't be more different. And one of them is good. As always, you are encouraged to see both before listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...

It’s been more than a YEAR since our last episode. But we’re back. Not like we were before, when we were maniacally releasing two episodes every week, but we’re pretty sure nobody had time for all that noise anyway. In this episode, we accidentally talk about Turning Red for 15 minutes before pumping a whole lot of pent-up Nerd Critic love into the latest iteration of DC’s favorite brooding orphan...

This is it. This is goodbye. Maybe not forever, but definitely for now. If and when people start going back to the movies in actual theaters every week, we might try to resurrect the show. But if not, if this truly is "the end of all things," please know that we love you all very, very much. Nerd Critic has been one of our proudest achievements, a work of true and lasting passion, and we couldn't...

Normally we'd attach timecodes to everything, but that just sounds like a lot of work rn so. Movies That Thing You Do! Spies in Disguise Get on up & 21 Bridges (RIP Chadwick Boseman) Spirited Away Zathura Lady Bird The Farewell Midsommer /the social dilemma   TV Snowpiercer Into the Dark I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Woke Miracle Workers The Boys Raised by Wolves Ted Lasso   Also, as promised, here's a...

It's Palm Springs! Plus His Dark Material and Legion, both of which come with the Nerd Critic stamp of approval. Also, a short (and important) announcement at the end. Oh, and we spend the first 7 minutes of the episode talking about hard boiled eggs, just so you're aware. Questions/comments/hatemail? Send it all to ask[at] nerdcriticpodcast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discu...

2:36 - You invitation to the first ever Nerd Critic Movie Night! JOIN HERE - https://discord.gg/DY6UeV3 5:25 - Introducing our deep dive into Holes 44:55 - Spoiler-free review of Project Power (on Netflix) 46:32 - Jordan makes an rambling, impassioned recommendation to watch Waco (also on Netflix) 51:25 - Q&A - Should Netflix move forward with another live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbend...

It's frankly astonishing that it's taken us this long to get around to covering Forrest Gump. And we can't even take credit! This is the movie YOU voted for, and so here we are.   6:48 - Our deep dive into Forrest Gump 45:55 - Spoiler-free review of American Pickle 47:48 - Jordan recommends Killing Eve 50:40 - Q&A - Why doesn't my mother like movies of faith? 55:10 - The new poll: https://bit.ly/3...

NOTES 1:08 - Poll Results 4:15 - The deep dive into Honey Boy 36:53 - A spoiler-free review of The Old Guard 40:18 - A spoiler-free review of Greyhound 46:40 - Our short conversation about anime (and why we don't spend much time on it) 51:25 - How to be part of the conversation   LINKS This week's poll - https://bit.ly/3jYVS1t Shia LaBeouf YouTube musical number - https://youtu.be/o0u4M6vppCI   Mo...

- Discussing the discussion of banter - The explanation of our break - Updates about what's new in our lives (a lot can change in a month -- mostly for CJ) - Our radical new plans for how Nerd Critic will become an ongoing conversation - Polls! Here's a link to the first: nerdcriticpodcast.com - A breakdown of what to expect from future episodes, and a promise to cut out the boring bits - A totall...