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This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with guest T'ara to discuss the live and very weird Sonic the Hedgehog film, CW's Batwoman, Sony's plans for "Black and Silver" and Venom, Patrick Stewart's return to the Star Trek universe, updates on James Gunn, Grant Gustin body shaming, X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoots, new Oscar category, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT The Meg 47 mete...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back (minus Terrence). In the middle of a studio move (hence no intro or outro music), the guys discuss the latest Mission Impossible movie and Tom Cruise's career overall, Alf reboot, Living Single reboot, first image of the upcoming Terminator film, 24 prequel in the works, the Fox News harassment film, Altered Carbon season 2, Max Landis' nex...

As Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) leaves the Hundred Acre Wood as grows up to be a man, he leaves behind his friends Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Owl, and Rabbit. Now in the working world with a wife (Hayley Atwell) and child, Christopher has lost his connection to his childlike sensibilities and his dearest friends. Now on a quest to get that all back brings Winnie the...

The Darkest Minds is an American science fiction thriller film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by Chad Hodge, based on Alexandra Bracken's young adult novel of the same name. The film stars Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, and Gwendoline Christie, and follows a group of teenagers who are on the run from the government after mysteriously obtaining superpowers.   The Nerdpocalypse is a wee...

The Spy Who Dumped Me is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Susanna Fogel and co-written by Fogel and David Iserson. The film stars Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, and Sam Heughan, and follows two friends who get chased through Europe by assassins after one of their ex-boyfriends turns out to be a CIA agent. The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast covering the latest movie new...

Our buddies over at Time Limit Draw are back with another special episode that we thought wrestling fans of The Nerdpocalypse Podcast would enjoy:   "Welcome back to Time Limit Draw! On this episode, the Tag Team of the 90s, "Southern Comfort" Mikey Watson and "The Golden Voice" James Ryan review WWF's Fully Loaded 2000! The Return of DomestiTaker, I mean BikerTaker as he takes on Kurt Angle, HHH...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return with guest, Demetrius, for the news recap after San Diego Comic-Con amongst other things. The guys discuss the latest Mission Impossible film, new Charlie's Angels movie, Fraiser revival, a Home Alone re-imagining, "Roseanne" spinoff, James Gunn being fired from Disney, big rumors about Fox's X-Men films future, thoughts on the Shazam and Aqu...

In Jump City, the Teen Titans arrive to stop the Balloon Man. However, when he cannot figure out who they are, the Teen Titans jump into a rap song to explain themselves and become distracted, forcing the Justice League to intervene. They criticize the Titans for being childish and not taking anything seriously and put up the fact that they do not have a movie of their own to prove their legitimac...

When an IMF mission ends badly and Solomon Lane escapes custody, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begins to question his loyalty and his motives. Hunt finds himself in a race against time, hunted by assassins and former allies while trying to prevent a global catastrophe. The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast c...

A woman ( Maika Monroe) is held captive by a scientist (Ed Skrein) in a futuristic smart house and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence named Tau (voiced by Gary Oldman) that controls the house. The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast covering the latest movie news, TV show news, trailer reactions, and pop culture commentary. We break down Marvel MCU updates, DC Universe new...

Found footage horror film written and directed by Stephen Susco. It stars Colin Woodell, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Betty Gabriel, Connor Del Rio, Andrew Lees, Stephanie Nogueras, and Savira Windyani. It is a stand-alone sequel to the 2014 film "Unfriended," and follows a group of friends who find a laptop that has access to the dark web, only to realize they are being watched by the original owners. Th...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss Netflix's Tau, an ongoing James Bond comic series, Marvel's What If returns, new Aquaman posters, CW's Batwoman series moving forward, update on Metal Gear Solid movie, Birds of Prey team revealed, perhaps the most obviously bad movie idea of all time, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Tau Sorry to Bother You Nanette COMIC NE...

Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) learns that one of his longtime friends, Susan Plummer, has been murdered. McCall decides to return to his old ways and seek out, find and punish the perpetrators. The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast covering the latest movie news, TV show news, trailer reactions, and pop culture commentary. We break down Marvel MCU updates, DC Universe news, Star Wars, superher...

Former FBI agent and amputee Will Sawyer (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) lives in the tallest and "safest" skyscraper in Hong Kong with his family. The skyscraper itself, known as "The Pearl," houses several floors that function as their own society, and despite the risks highlighted by Sawyer, who is the building's head of security, his bosses insist that it is impenetrable. True to Sawyer's belief,...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse, the guys are back to discuss ways to save coral reefs, overused comic characters, Shazam official images/tone thoughts, Indiana Jones 5, Kimbo Slice biopic, Robocop Returns, Superman and the #MeToo movement, fan backlash outcomes, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Equalizer 2 Skyscraper SCIENCE & TECH NEWS Kill all rats! STUPID / WEIRD TECH CuloClean COMIC N...

We wanted to highlight one of the many shows from our friends over at the Flawedcast Network. So check out this special episode of their retro wrestling podcast:   "Welcome to the Flawedcast Network’s only retro wrestling podcast, Time Limit Draw. Each episode, our hosts “The Golden Voice” James Ryan and “Southern Comfort” Michael Watson review one retro wrestling pay per view. On this episode the...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse, the guys return to discuss some TV season reviews, "Faith" live action movie, more "Spawn" reboot casting, Idris Elba in the Fast and Furious spinoff, Scarlett Johansson's refusal to get the message, Thanos cut of Avengers: Infinity War, and much more! SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Ant-Man and The Wasp The First Purge Tag Glow - Season 2 Luke Cage - Season 2 LIGHTNING ROUN...

Two years after the events of Captain America: Civil War, and before the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Scott Lang, now under house arrest after the events of Civil War, tries to balance his home life as a father with his responsibilities as Ant-Man. When Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym present him with a new mission to bring to light secrets from their past, Lang teams up with Van Dyne as the new W...

To push the crime rate below 1% for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of the oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation. Because there are more parties being thrown than...

After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic streetball tournament in Harlem, Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival (Nick Kroll). Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize and impress his girlfriend (Tiffany Haddish), Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving)...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return and discuss more TMNT movies on the way, AMC theaters new services to take on MoviePass, the remake of "The Witches," reboot of MTV's Daria, first look at Linda Hamilton in Terminator 6, LucasFilms potential change of heart, Fox/Disney deal, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT Bao The Incredibles 2 Succession Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom...

The latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise has arrived and it has the same issues that all the previous direct sequels to Jurassic Park had. The franchise ultimately only has two stories and the latter is bringing the dinosaurs to the mainland and they get loose thus wreaking havoc. 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is no exception. Adding in the notion of the dinosaurs possibly experien...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse, Jay and Terrence go through perhaps the least exciting week in movie news in quite some time. However, thanks to a fan, this episode has a fun guest...MOONSHINE! While drinking the guys discuss a possible Gargoyles movie from Jordan Peele, MTV rebooting Aeon Flux, Wonder Woman 1984 news, stills from the upcoming Aquaman movie, shake ups at DC Entertainment, and not...

The sequel to the wildly popular 2004 Incredibles picks up right where the previous film left off. The film continues to follow the superhero Parr family as they try and balance their seemingly normal lives alongside superheroism. This time the focus is on ElastiGirl as she leaves home to be in the spotlight while Mr. Incredible is forced to stay home and connect with the kids. The Nerdpocalypse i...

A remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly, it stars Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael Kenneth Williams, Lex Scott Davis, and Jennifer Morrison, and follows a career criminal who tries to get out of the Atlanta drug scene, only to have one bad deal put him in harm's way. The Nerdpocalypse is a weekly podcast covering the latest movie news, TV show news, trailer reactions, and pop cul...