Punch Drunk Nerd (Weekly Nerd Talk + Pop Culture Reviews)

It’s game over, the Euro Final results are in, and Spain prevailed!  What does that mean for England and manager, Gareth Southgate?   This week, we put our sports caps on and reflect on the Euro 2024 tournament, and results of Sunday’s game, which left one of our fellow nerds looking to the future of the England team. Before all of that we get into the news, with casting announcements for Poker Fa...

It’s such a vibe this week as Luis and Miguel are one nerd down. With no feature discussion anything can happen! First, Luis and Miguel take it to the coliseum and battle it out with their opinions on the new Gladiator 2 trailer! Which nerd loved it and which nerd hated it? Swords at the ready!  Next, they review the trailer for the new Brad Pitt film, F1! Hey, what’s the difference between F1 and...

23:19 - 2024 Mid Year Review We're chatting about the first look at Gladiator 2 and the new Harry Potter TV series. We're digging into the photos from Gladiator 2 and feeling cautiously hyped for the film. Plus, we talk about Mark Mylod from Succession jumping on board for the Harry Potter series and throw around some casting guesses. We've got mixed feelings about the TV series, but our love for...

1:28 - Trailers (Caped Crusader, The Penguin, Nosferatu, Heretic) // 22:11 - Summer Box Office Update // 31:14 - Superman Suit // 48:22 - TikTok Parents / Country Music // 01:26:46 - House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 // In this episode, we're diving into trailers for the new Batman animated movie and the A24 film Heretic. We've got mixed feelings about yet another Batman flick and are serious...

Can the sequel hold up to the groundbreaking original? Does Inside Out 2 bring the Joy of its predecessor, or does it leave us filled with Anxiety and Sadness?! In Part Two of our double feature special this week, the nerds delve into their emotions in celebration of Pixar’s latest, and we give a deep dive, spoiler-filled review of the film and its staggering box office performance so far. Not onl...

House of the Dragon Season 2 soars back into our Sunday night television, will it be victorious?!  Or will heads roll?! This week, we’re coming in hot with not one, but TWO feature discussion episodes!  In Part One of our double feature we’re declaring our houses for Team Black or Team Green, as we kick off to the season two premiere of House of the Dragon! As we welcome the Targaryen feud back in...

The boys come out YAPPING this week and the vibes are immaculate! Topics are changing faster than Glen Powell’s Hit Man costumes, so get ready to keep up! The nerds start off with a jam packed news section talking about Sony purchasing Alamo drafthouse and Furiosa being dropped from over 800 movie theaters nationwide. Also, Blumhouse is now in the video game makin’ business so watch out for 6 new...

13:07 - Furiosa Review // Furiosa takes a tumble at the box office, but how does the latest “Mad Max Saga” hold up against the Fury Road?   This week, the whole gang's back together, and with a pair of brand new trailers for Venom: The Last Dance and Alien: Romulus!   Then we dive into our feature discussion, George Miller’s latest journey across the wasteland, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga!  It underwh...

THE FUTURE IS NOW!! Chat GPT has entered the chat! With Miguel and Ed gone for the week, Luis has no other choice but to enlist Chat GPT as his new Podcast Guest. Together they chat and recap about all the big casting updates for Fantastic Four (Marvel Studios), Jurassic World 4, and Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out Mystery (Netflix). Luis even asks Chat GPT what movie/show they are looking forward to...

It’s just two amigos this week as Ed takes time to wrangle tornadoes in Texas!  While he’s out, Luis and Miguel talk the latest update for Chat gpt which sounds awfully familiar to a certain celebrity who is unafraid to hire a legal team. Will Scarlett Johansson be the first to make an example of the changes we need to make to AI and its usage?  Plus the nerds cannot believe the fall off that The...

2:30 - Review // 51:20 - Ranking // Apes together strong! This week the nerds review the latest installment in the Apes franchise: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes! (What a wonderful title!) Did it stick its landing as a soft reboot of the series or were they just monkeying around? Plus, what would the podcast be without an overlong ranking and takedown of the beloved franchise. With a whopping T...

38:36 - Challengers Review // 01:16:33 - The Fall Guy Review // Does Challengers score with the nerds?  Does The Fall Guy fall short of expectations?  What is the beef with Drake and Kendrick?  In episode 105, we try answering all three in a jam-packed episode, where we discuss not one, not two, but all top three movies in the US Box Office - because we also celebrate the 25th anniversary re-relea...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  That’s right, we’re back back BACK baby - it’s summer time, when the weather is fine, and you know what that means…  It’s SUMMER MOVIE WAGER TIME! That’s right, it’s our favorite season of the year, the time when we predict and prophesize the rulers of the box office!  Who will it be this year?  From Aliens, to Imaginary Friends, Twisters to Borderlands,...

41:45 - Deadpool Wolverine Trailer Reaction // 53:34 - Monkey Man Review // 01:18:58 - What We’re Into // Let’s f***ing go! This week we watched the latest Deadpool and Wolverine trailer (well, two of us did) and we are a little mixed. Is this the movie that’s going to save the MCU?? Middle fingers crossed!  Plus we review Dev Patel’s directorial debut, MONKEY MAN! This is an action packed movie a...

Civil War Review - 25:46 // The whole gang's back together this week and it’s all out war! Civil War that is, as we review and discuss the latest hit from the provocateurs at A24 and director Alex Garland! Before that, however, we cover the goods fresh out of CinemaCon, the shocking news of Quentin Tarantino’s “last film”, the Critic, AND theaters have us guessing the future (and nature) of popcor...

22:40 - Godzilla x Kong Review // Jokes on you Luis fans cause he’s OUT this week! But that doesn’t stop Ed and Miguel from discussing the brand new trailer for Joker: Folie a Deux! It’s okay, he wasn’t going to watch it anyways. For the creature…I mean feature discussion this week, the nerds choose sides and talk the latest from the monsterverse, Godzilla X Kong: the new empire. They definitely d...

39:34 - Road House Review/// Woo howdy, BBs! We made it to ONE HUNDRED EPISODES!!!  We spend a lot of time this episode reflecting on the journey to get here and where we think we are heading! Many shoutouts to friends, family and fans so listen out.  And what better way to celebrate than having a rip roaring good time watching the latest from Jake Gyllenhal and Connor Mcgregor, ROADHOUSE! Did all...

33:19 - Madame Web Review // How bad can Madame Web really be?  We find out and discuss the latest  Sony spider-verse movie and see how it compares to some of the other bad eggs in this, the dark times of superhero films.  PLUS we get into news and a boatload of trailers, including “Alien: Romulus” and the upcoming Marvel video game, “1943: Rise of Hydra”!  All that, and what we’re into, it’s a la...

We are two years old!  That’s right, buckle up as we not only celebrate and discuss the 96th Academy Awards, we also celebrate our very own 2nd Anniversary for Punch Drunk Nerd!  Can you believe it?! We can’t either tbh.  And, naturally, to celebrate we’re throwing a little award show of our own, The Punchies, where we celebrate the movies that perhaps didn’t get mentioned this awards season, the...

The Sandworms (and their popcorn buckets) have been unleashed! Does Dune Part 2 live up to the hype and promise of Part 1?! We take a deep dive into the highly anticipated sequel, as we review the film - discussing our favorite scenes, characters, jaw-dropping moments - but also dive deep into the Dune mythology and extended universe! Its a great chat, but be warned: spoilers alert! Be sure to che...

You love short kings, well now enjoy an even shorter episode!  The nerds are without a feature discussion this week so they talk the hard hitting news and what they’re into.  Speaking of news, have you heard about this? The SAG and the Spirit award shows happened last week and your favorite celebrities all won, BBs! Congrats you stupid little b*tch! Oh no, your poor things missed out on seeing Poo...

4:59 News // 45:47 - True Detective Review // 1:42:33 - What We're Into /// This week our episode is choc-full of crazy announcements and that’s BEFORE we dive into True Detective: Night Country with our regular guest fave, Stephen Escobar!  Along with new trailers for Borderlands and X-Men ‘97, we also got a glimpse at Taco Bell’s new menu announcement and we discuss those HOT new items!  Plus Lu...

It’s game time, bbs! The nerds watched the #BIGGAME and really loved the ads! They talk their favorite trailers and commercials and Miguel gives Luis a lesson on WICKED the musical.  This a short and sweet episode and as always it’s ALL VIBES! Come laugh and have a good time.  Be sure to like and subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platforms!  What was your favorite trailer? W...

40:38 - True Detective (SPOILERS) // 01:04:56 - What We're Into // SORRY FOR THE LATE UPLOAD< WE"RE BUSY AHHHH. WE talk superbowl, fortnite, avatar, true detective, jurassic park 3, OH YEAH and Jurassic Park 4. Interested in Sports, well we talk about that too! We tired but we out here

02:51 - Supergirl News + New Universal Theme Park // 27:45 - Trailers (Ghostbusters, Roadhouse, Monkeyman) // 52:48 - American Fiction (Quick Reaction) // 1:00:38 - The Last of Us Pt 2- First Playthrough Reaction /// I FINISHED THE LAST OF US PART 2 AND I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!  But before all that we have other news that we should talk about. This week, the Universe is going to get a whole...