The Salty Nerd Podcast

The Thing From Another World movie review from the Salty Nerds has them looking at the precursor to John Carpenter's classic film, The Thing.  How's it hold up?   Based on the short story "Who Goes There?" from John W. Campbell Jr., The Thing From Another World deviates widely from the original source material and focuses on a group of scientists and American Air Force pilots who fend of...

The Vampire Lovers movie review from the Salty Nerds has them stunned that a horror exploitation film from the 1970s could be so much fun.   Based on a novella that pre-dates Dracula, The Vampire Lovers is the first instance of lesbian vampires on screen (or in literature).  Sired by a mysterious vampire, Marcilla goes from one Noble's house to another, systematically seducing their youn...

The Valley of Gwangi movie review from the Salty Nerds has them tearing into Alex's pick for the retro re-watch of November 2022.  The Valley of Gwangi 1969 is basically a re-hash of King Kong, but with dinosaurs and cowboys.   Spearheaded by the legendary special effects master Ray Harryhausen as a tribute to his former mentor Willis O'Brien, this was the last movie Harryhausen ever ani...

In this special episode, the Salty Nerds sit down with cinematographer Michael Snyman to talk to him about his career, his profession, and his time on one of their favorite TV shows, SEE.   Hailing from South Africa, Snyman has been involved in a number of high profile TV shows, such as Jason Momoa's AppleTV+ original series SEE, Warrior on HBO Max, Tom Hiddleston's The Night Manager, and Bla...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 movie review from the Salty Nerds has them diving deep into this B-movie that became a sci-fi classic, which has been re-made and re-imagined multiple times!   Based on the Collier's magazine serial by author Jack Finney, this movie is made by Dirty Harry director Don Siegel and stars Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter.  Made for an extremely low budget an...

The Head Hunter movie review by the Salty Nerds has them freaking out over how awesome and creative this fantasy horror movie is, considering it was made for only $30,000.   From writer/director Jordan Downey, the creator of the Thankskilling movies, we follow the trials and tribulations of The Father, a lone warrior obsessed with avenging the death of his daughter as he uses alchemy to help...

CUBE 1997 was an independent sci-fi film that took the world by storm and has become a cult favorite over the course of almost 30 years.  It is big on original ideas, ingenuity, and deep themes that elevate it from simple genre fare to true art.  The Salty Nerds got to sit down with the makers of this incredible movie and pick their brains about it.   Writer/Director Vincenzo Natali...

Battlestar Galactica Act Of Contrition starts off with a devastating tragedy that forces the fleet to begin looking for new pilots to train.  Starbuck is put in charge of training the new "nuggets" but her involvment in the death of Zack Adama haunts her and makes her doubt her ability to actually do the job she's been assigned.  All this leads up to a powerful confrontation between her...

Splice movie review from the Salty Nerds has them squirming in their skins at this uncomfortable (yet brilliant) horror movie.   Part Marry Shelly's Frankenstein, part Jurassic Park, SPLICE is a film about humanity's genetic future and the consequences of playing God.  Starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and David Hewlett, this movie tells the story of two scientists who create a whole...

The Netflix Series Cabinet of Curiosities from Guillermo Del Toro is upon us!  An anthology show with eight terrifying episodes of the macabre, and the Salty Nerds are reviewing episode 2, entitle Graveyard Rats.  Based on the short story from pulp novelist Henry Kuttner, this entry is from filmmaker Vincenzo Natali and stars David Hewlett as a cemetery caretaker who battles a rat infest...

The Salty Nerds talk about the season finale of House of the Dragon, entitled The Black Queen.  In this episode, Rhaenyra learns of her father's death and that Aegon II has been crowned King by the Green Party.  As Daemon prepares their lords for war, Rhaenyra struggles to find an alternative to violence.  Corlys Velaryon returns, and a desperate gambit to secure the support of the...

Hellboy II The Golden Army movie review from the Salty Nerds has them impressed that this is one of those scenarios where the sequel is better than the original.   The second in a proposed trilogy of Hellboy films from legendary director Guillermo del Toro, Ron Perlman is back as the titular "demon cop" with both Selma Blair and Doug Jones reprising their roles as Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien,...

The last ever episode of SEE, Jason Momoa's fantasy AppleTV series, is finally here!  It's been a long ride with this show about a future where everyone is blind, and the Salty Nerds are sad to see it go, but also glad that they won't have to deal with its ridiculousness anymore.   In this series finale, Boba Voss and Ranger assault Sybeth's camp and murder a ton of Trevantians.  Me...

Hellboy 2004 review from the Salty Nerds has them debating as to whether this comic book adaptation from Guillermo del Toro is incredibly brilliant, or incredibly boring.   Starring Ron Pearlman, Doug Jones, and Selma Blair, Hellboy tells the story of a demon summoned during World War II who grows up to become a supernatural law enforcement officer who protects humanity from a variety of Love...

Battlestar Galactica season 1 episode 3 Bastille Day sees the return of the ORIGINAL Apollo, Richard Hatch!   The fleet's water crisis is reaching critical levels and they need manual labor to help mine ice to replenish their supplies.  Lee Adama comes up with a solution to have the 1500 men who are incarcerated on a prison transport earn their freedom by doing the labor.  The only...

The Salty Nerds talk about the PENULTIMATE episode of House of the Dragon.  After the King's death, those loyal to the Queen immediately set about scheming to get Aegon II onto the throne.  But not everyone is in lock-step, as a power struggle between Alicent and her father over control of Aegon and how to deal with Rhaenyra plays out.  Meanwhile, Aegon has no interest in being King...

The Salty Nerds sit down with Australian actress Bianca Bradey, who plays the Zombie Queen Brooke in the totally bonkers Wyrmwood movies. Binaca talks with the Nerds about her career, her passion for Yoga, how she got involved in the Wyrmwood movies, why she's quitting acting, and how she feels she didn't get naked enough when portraying a zombie queen. Are you a fan of Bianca Bradey?  What d...

The Salty Nerds sit down with Australian filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner, the writer and director of the absolutely bonkers Australian zombie films Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead and Wyrmwood Apocalypse. Kiah discusses the challenges of independent filmmaking, his influences from Peter Jackson to Sam Raimi to George Miller, and how he came up with all the off-the-wall ideas for his films. The Salty Nerds...

SEE Season 3 Episode 7 God Thunder review from the Salty Nerds has them feeling very sad that their favorite TV show is almost over, but also very happy that the show is as ridiculous as ever.   Sybeth and Tormada launch their attack on Pensa as a helpless (and useless) Kofun looks on.  Bobba and crew arrive just in time to see the palace destroyed, but don't worry, no one important actu...

Wyrmwood Apocalypse movie review from the Salty Nerds have them gushing over how awesome this mash-up between Bad Taste, Mad Max, and The Walking Dead is!   From the twisted mind of filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner comes a post-apocalyptic vision of Australia where a zombie outbreak has decimated the population and evil military agencies are experimenting on zombies and survivors alike.  But...

The second episode of Battlestar Galactica starts addressing the resource question when a saboteur vents 60% of Galactica's water reserves into space, just as the fleet needs it the most!  Turns out Boomer is doing some questionable stuff, and she doesn't even know she's a Cylon sleeper agent!  And Chief Tyrol is covering for her because, it turns out, they're having an affair!  Can...

Things are coming to a head in House of the Dragon as a succession crisis for House Velaryon forces all the game-players to return to King's Landing to argue their case for Driftmark.  The battle lines between the Greens and the Blacks are starkly drawn, and it's up to the severely ill King Viserys to try and quell the conflict before it begins. And now that the kids are all grown up, the fam...

RRR Movie Review from the Salty Nerds have them marveling at how a Tollywood action movie can give Hollywood Blockbusters a run for their money, not only in terms of visuals, but in story as well!   RRR stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, and tells a fictitious story about two legendary Indian revolutionaries as they strike up a complicated and unlikely friendship while taking on the oppressive Br...

SEE Season 3 Episode 6 The Lowlands Review have the Salty Nerds divided as to whether his episode was awesome or whether it was the worst one of the season.   Trying to get back to Pensa faster, Boba Voss and his crew decide to take a shortcut and run afoul of a tribe of blind mutant cannibals who end up costing them more time than they would have if they'd gone the long way.  Tormada an...

Battlestar Galactica The Mini-Series review from the Salty Nerds has them talking about the 3-hour kick off to what is arguably one of the best science fiction TV series ever made.   Created by Ronald D. Moore and based on the original Battlestar Galactica show from Glen A. Larson, this "reimagining" of the Battlestar Universe stars Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, James Ca...