Nerdy and Nice: A Pop Culture Podcast

We react to new trailers for the Squid Game Challenge, the IT prequel, and Glen Powell’s Running Man. Don’t get mad but this looks way better than Schwarzenegger’s. Admit it. Plus, Stranger Things on set interviews, an iconic actor throws his name in to be the next Professor X, and Jim Carrey’s latest Angel-written golden script…The Jetsons?  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with u...

Hawkins goes Hollywood! We discuss the new Stranger Things 5 details and more, including DC Comics anti-AI promise, and George Clooney provides details on the upcoming Oceans 14! We also review the trailer for Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and rundown what we’ve been watching.  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

We review the new Avatar: Fire and Ash and four other popular trailers. Then we pivot to Marvel and the good sign behind the Russo’s cryptic Avengers set photo. Plus Bill Burr and other top comics give their principles the hook, John reviews Weapons, and Lacey revisits Seinfeld!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Stranger Things 5 is almost here! We react to the final season sizzle reel as well as the trailers for Wicked For Good and The Bride! James Gunn provides hints at what the DCU Batman will be like, we discuss the Jimmy Kimmel situation, and Kenan Thompson is producing a Macho Man Randy Savage biopic?! We gotcha for THREE MINUTES! Plus John gives his review of The Fantastic Four which didn’t generat...

Avatar, Schmavatar. James Cameron confirms he is making his third Terminator movie! But is the modern world making science FICTION more difficult? We discuss that and more including The Batman II news, trailer reactions, and our thoughts on The Office spinoff The Paper.  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Paramount potentially buying Warner Brothers is not good for movies. We discuss that and more including trailer reactions to Knives Out: Wale Up Dead Man, The Smashing Machine, The Rip, and Christy, plus we review what we’re watching! Charlie Sheen…WOW.  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

The DCEU’s big mistake was rushing Justice League. We discuss James Gunn’s immediate announcement of the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, and what it says about the DCU. That and more including new Toy Story 5 details, Chad Powers and Wuthering Heights (Lacey tears into this one) trailer reactions, and what we’re watching! John also gives quick reviews of F1, Naked Gun, and I Know What You Did Las...

Legendary director Chris Columbus criticizes the redundant look of the HBO Harry Potter remake. We discuss that and more including the latest on the DCU Batman casting, the atrocious AI-altered Sphere version of Wizard of Oz, and new trailer reactions! Plus our review of the Netflix hit, The Hunting Wives!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

The streaming world has turned upside down as The Duffer Brothers take their talents from Netflix to Paramount. How does this impact Stranger Things spinoffs? We talk about that and more including details about the new LEGO Batman game and your picks for movie quotes you use in every day life!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Is Jeff Bezos crossing the line with James Bond? We discuss that and more including a new Spider-Man featurette, Superman 2 news, and the new Only Murders In The Building trailer.  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

What are the WORST sequels to GREAT movies? We give our picks which includes a sequel to a James Cameron movie. Speaking of Cameron, will he break his own box office record with AVATAR: Fire and Ash? We discuss the new trailer and marvel at Cameron’s flawless filmography. And we finally have a sliver of details on the upcoming X-Men reboot, just how different will the MCU X-Men be? That and many m...

Let’s talk about the big reveals and moments from San Diego Comic Con including the trailer for the very-much DCU, Peacemaker Season 2! DC and Marvel fans are showing up to theaters for Superman and Fantastic Four, plus we talk about that new South Park episode. Trey Parker and Matt Stone DGAF! Relax guy!! That and more fun, so come cure the Monday blues with us!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks...

Here is my spoiler review of SUPERMAN! Christopher Reeve once said Superman is a friend and that’s what people need most, and in an age where our heroes in movies are often subverted, or anti-heroes, the world needs the pureness of James Gunn’s SUPERMAN: a friend of unwavering goodness and compassion.  I have been a Superman fan as long as I can remember. I would wear my Supes pajamas with the vel...

Big podcast today! Let’s dig into the Stranger Things trailer and speculate on what could happen in the final season, including who might not make it this time! We also talk about Kpop Demon Hunters, which is quickly becoming one of Lacey’s favorite movies! And LOOK OUT! Supergirl is here, and John is now all-in on the character. That and more fun, so come cure the Monday blues with us!  Mondays a...

DC’s time has come! Superman is here and dominated the weekend box office! John gives his review of James Gunn’s kickoff to the DCU and we also celebrate taking a break from repetitive origin stories. We also discuss the flop-proof Jurassic franchise, the bananas cast for the new Street Fighter movie, and new trailers for Wednesday and The Fantastic Four. That and more, including Sydney Sweeny for...

We react to Vin Diesel’s demands for the final Fast & Furious, give our full spoiler review for Squid Game Season 3, and our thoughts on the trailer for Glen Powell’s Running Man. That and more, including celebrating The Batman II script finally being finished by Matt Reeves!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Villaneuve, Denis Villaneuve. The Dune director will direct the next James Bond, what kind of 007 movie can we expect? Plus The Punisher finds his way into Spider-Man 4, will Jon Bernthal add an edge to the franchise? And Top Gun 3 director talks about Tom Cruise’s “last ride” as Maverick, and we each give our picks for the top 10 movies of the 21st century!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for...

Top Gun 3 is being written but is the sequel a big risk for Tom Cruise? That and much more, including Toy Story 5 details, the Springsteen biopic and Naked Gun trailer reactions, and there is no chance Disney makes Pirates of the Caribbean 6 without Johnny Depp, right?! Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Audiences are ready for a new SUPERMAN movie, so let’s talk about the new trailer as James Gunn’s DCU kickoff film is primed to be big at the box office! Gunn also reveals The Batman 2, while not DCU, is very much still happening! That and much more, including our inability to remotely pretend to like Lena Dunham, and what is wrong with the WWE?  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun wi...

A FANTASTIC podcast to start your week! According to Fantastic Four: First Steps director, Robert Downey Jr is NOT appearing in the film. Do we believe him? Plus, Lionsgate Vice Chairman shamelessly boasts about generating AI movies. After we roast him, we have fun reviewing a LOT of trailers: Wicked, Stranger Things 5, Happy Gilmore 2, Fantastic Four, and Heads of State!  Mondays are for the Nerd...

A lot to dig into this week including Top Gun 3 story updates, Harry Potter series casts its new leads, and The Hunger Games prequel lands an Oscar winner for a big role. That and more including trailer reactions (Jurassic World Rebirth, The Bear), plus what we’re currently watching!  Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast! Be sure to checkout tr...

We are back! We dive into the new trailers out this week including Squid Game Part 3 and Peacemaker, plus Marvel is dialing back their quantity for (hopefully) quality? The upcoming Stranger Things cartoon gets an update, and we pick the WORST Moms in Movie and TV history. What are you picks? Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Our takes on some of the biggest reveals out of CinemaCon including growing buzz for James Gunn’s SUPERMAN and more details on Tom Holland’s return as Peter Parker in SPIDERMAN: Brand New Day! That and more including Keanu Reeves resurrecting John Wick, our tribute to Val Kilmer, and hope for single men everywhere, as Sydney Sweeney is single once again! But you might need to compete with Glen Pow...

Every actor on Earth has been cast in Avengers Doomsday! We discuss that and more including Snow White’s stumbles, the new James Bond producers, and The Legend of Ochi becoming Lacey’s entire personality! Plus trailer reviews and a review of what we’re watching! Mondays are for the Nerds! Enjoy the podcast and thanks for listening!

Ted Lasso is back! Can season 4 recapture the charm and magic that took the world by storm? We discuss that and more, including Star Wars actors’ upcoming Rom-Com and the Russo Brothers stumbling back to Marvel after another misfire. Plus trailer reviews for Happy Gilmore 2 and Freakier Friday, and a rundown of what we’re currently watching! Mondays are for the Nerds! Enjoy the podcast and thanks...