This is our 3rd entry to our special series "Marvel's 20th Century Fox Era". In this episode, we discuss "Fantastic Four" (2005) and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007). (We're definitely not talking about "Fan4stic"). But before we get into it we also discuss some news about Marvel's return to Hall H at SDCC this year.…

Happy Juneteenth once again! Kendrick Lamar decided to live-stream a concert on Juneteenth from Inglewood, CA in conjunction with Amazon Music and Twitch called "The Pop Out: Ken & Friends" (1:09), a cultural and historic moment in Hip-Hop history. Jordan also got the chance to check out "The Bikeriders" (24:17) and we get back to our normal weekly…

As we continue our series on Marvel's 20th Century Fox Era, in this episode we discuss "Daredevil" (2003) and "Elektra" (2005). But first, we have another discussion about Blade's development, which again does not have a director. (Song: Bring Me To Life x Evanescence)

The boys are back in town! We have returned from the 2024 American Black Film Festival (1:17) and have a ton to report on, from the films and panels to the music performances and red carpet. Also, the latest film from Pixar has arrived with "Inside Out 2" (25:58), can this movie bring Pixar back to life? On the TV side, two of our major shows are b…

The Bad Boys, Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence are back with another entry into the franchise "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" (1:22), how does it hold up against the others? Ishana Night Shyamalan (the daughter of M.) has made her directorial debut with "The Watchers" (20:51) and Glen Powell and Richard Linklater team up in the new movie on Netflix "Hit Man…

In anticipation of the release of "Deadpool & Wolverine" later this summer, we’ll be revisiting 16 Marvel movies released by 20th Century Fox, from the original X-Men trilogy to the most recent Deadpool films, unpacking moments of an era that helped shape modern comic book cinema. In this first episode of the series, we discuss the original X-Men T…

This week we return with an all-new season! Starting the summer with the high-octane blockbuster, "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (1:29) and the latest entry into the Planet of the Apes franchise, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" (19:06). We also take the time to do some catchup (35:31) with movies like "Back to Black", "In A Violent Nature", "Haikyuu…

The first season of X-Men '97 has concluded and there's a ton to discuss. We review both the penultimate episode and the finale, along with our thoughts on the season. But first we start this episode with some news about Marvel and their upcoming release dates and projects.

Happy belated Star Wars Day! May the 4th was this past weekend and Disney+ released a follow-up to "Tales of the Jedi" with "Tales of the Empire"(17:19). Also Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in "The Fall Guy" (1:28), the action/rom-com film about stunts in Hollywood. Jordan also checked out the new take on "The Talented Mr. Ripley" with "Ripley" …

"Tolerance is Extinction Part 1" begins a 3-part finale for season 1 of X-Men '97. This episode has a ton of exposition and surprises, so there's a lot to discuss.

"Challengers" (1:36), the new sports drama film starring Zendaya about tennis, love triangles, and power dynamics hit theaters this past weekend. We also discuss a couple of limited series to potentially look out for during award season with the Japanese War Epic, "Shōgun" (19:25), and the dark comedy from Richard Gadd, "Baby Reindeer" (34:12). In …

"Bright Eyes" is the name of this week's episode of X-Men '97, and there's a lot to discuss. We also have an announcement at the top of the episode, 2 Black Nerds have been invited to the American Black Film Festival as social critics! So ensure you continue to tune in with us on social media for more from the festival.…

"Abigail" (1:18), the latest thriller/horror film about a vampire ballerina hit theaters this past weekend, and the newest movie from Guy Ritchie, "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" (19:12). Also in the anime world "Spy x Family Code: White" (31:57) had its theatrical release this past weekend. And in the TV realm, we have another popular vide…

Episode 6 of "X-Men '97" dropped last week titled "Lifedeath Part 2". As usual, we give our spoiler-free thoughts and then break down the episode. But first, we talk about the long-awaited and newly dropped trailer for "Deadpool & Wolverine".

This week we discuss one of the first big-budget blockbuster films produced by A24, directed by Alex Garland "Civil War" (1:37). We also take the time to catch up (24:36) on some other things we've been watching such as "The Regime", "The Nun II", "Vacation Friends 2", "Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told" and more. News of the Week: Supergirl, …

Wrestlemania XL (1:12:16) took place this past weekend and it was the biggest Wrestlemania of all time, so there's a lot to discuss. In the world of TV Invincible (1:21) season 2 has concluded and we talk about the finale along with some notes for part 2 of the season. In the movie world, "Monkey Man" (45:08) an action thriller with Dev Patel in th…

2 more episodes of "X-Men '97" have hit Disney+ within the past couple of weeks. Episode 4 titled "Motendo/Lifedeath - Part 1" and Episode 5 titled "Remember It", in this podcast episode we do our normal spoiler-free thoughts and breakdown of the episodes.

Beyoncé is back with another album! But this time with some country music feels with "Cowboy Carter" (1:18). In the movie world, we checked out the new Monsterverse movie featuring the beloved Titans in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (28:27) and the new horror film starring Sydney Sweeney with "Immaculate" (48:44). Also, Jordan takes the time to…

Episode 3 of "X-Men '97" gets weird this week titled "Fire Made Flesh". Spoiler-free thoughts (1:00) Breakdown (6:49)

Jordan and Desmund review a couple of movies that released this past weekend as well as discuss some new trailers and news of the week. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (1:26) Last Night with the Devil (12:15) Road House (2024) (24:29) Shirley (37:42) News of the Week (53:02): Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, Trailers, Euphoria, Joker: Folie à Deux, Dragonba…

X-Men '97 is here!! Continuing from the 90s animated cartoon we now have our first couple episodes of "X-Men '97" with a new look, some new animation, and some new characters. First we discuss the legacy and influence (1:03) of the cartoon from the 90s, get into a little bit of controversy then continue onto our spoiler free thoughts (23:33) of the…

"Kung Fu Panda 4" (1:32) the latest from one of Dreamworks' trusted franchises has hit theaters this past weekend. "The American Society of the Magical Negro" (14:49), a title and trailer that many of us were skeptical of has also hit theaters, but how did it turn out? We also take the time to catch up (26:29) on some other things we've been watchi…

It's that time of the year! The 96th Academy Awards (1:40) happened this past Sunday and it's time to talk about the show in it's entirety from Jimmy Kimmel as host, to surprises and favorite parts of the show, to John Cena...naked? We also spend time this week to talk about the new romance thriller from director Rose Glass starring Kristen Stewart…

The wait is finally over! Denis Villeneuve is back with "Dune: Part Two" (2:18), one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Is it the science fiction epic we hoped it would be? Also in this episode we review "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (1:02:17) the new live action adaptation of the beloved cartoon from Netflix. Also the time has come and the…

The latest project from Donald Glover has hit the airways with a new TV show reimagining of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1:28). Vince Staples has also come out with his own TV show, a comedy on Netflix, "The Vince Staples Show" (15:55). Also "True Detective" (24:39) is back after almost 5 years with a new season starring Jodie Foster titled "Night Country".…

Happy belated Valentine's Day! We hope you had a good day of love. It was also the day that Sony decided to release it's latest Spider-Man related character movie (without the web slinger himself) with "Madame Web". We do a recap (33:59) of how this movie came to be, along with box office records, and then get into our review with our spoiler free …

Happy February! In this episode we do some quick catching up reviews. Starting with Matthew Vaughn's new action/thriller "Argylle" (1:48) and the Oscar Nominee "The Zone of Interest" (17:20) from director Jonathan Glazer. We also do a roundup (28:54) of movies like Society of the Snow, Lift, Suzume, and some other TV shows. News of the Week (1:10:1…

This may be one of the few episodes where we don't review anything really, instead we spend this episode discussing our most anticipated movies and tv shows of 2024 (20:27). From "Dune Part 2" to Season 4 of "The Boys" theres's a lot to look forward to. News of the Week (1:25): Marvel News

It's that time of the year! Oscar nominations (1:32) have officially been announced and it's time to discuss the snubs and a couple of light predictions. We also take the time to review the first movies of 2024 including "The Book of Clarence" (46:10) - the latest from director Jeymes Samuel and actor Lakeith Stanfield, "Mean Girls" (56:35) - the m…

The first MCU project of 2024 has been released in totality with Marvel's "Echo". A show we've known has been in the works somewhat since the end of "Hawkeye". Because all 5 episodes dropped at once, we binged the series and it's time to talk about the whole thing. First we do our recap (1:23) on how "Echo" came to be, then we give our spoiler free…

The last and final film of the DCEU has arrived with "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom". As we say our goodbyes we talk about the DCEU a bit and this film at length as per usual. First we do a small recap (1:17) of how this movie came to be and discuss the box office, give our spoiler free thoughts (26:00), and then dive in with our character breakdown…

Happy 2024! Award season has just kicked off with the 2024 Golden Globe Awards (1:37). This year the voting process has changed as the voting committee has now expanded to more people, but did that change anything about the show? Also over the break there were a decent amount of movie releases. We take the time to talk about the heavily anticipated…

We finally have a verdict about the Jonathan Majors trial (1:31) and he has been found guilty on 2 of 4 accounts with assault and harassment. With reality setting in, what does this mean for the future of the MCU? But looking beyond that, what could this mean for the future of Jonathan Majors? This past weekend Timothée Chalamet has taken a crack a…

"Poor Things" (1:32), the heavily anticipated film from Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone has finally hit theaters. We've also been watching other things (19:30) and spend some time to catch up, including: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Leave the World Behind, May December, Project Greenlight, When Evil Lurks, I'm a Virgo, Fionna & Cake, and Young Lov…

Beyoncé has done it again, "Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé" (1:40) the documentary following one of the largest world tours ever, has hit theaters. Also we discuss the 33rd Godzilla film from Toho, "Godzilla Minus One" (22:21) and the 12th film from legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, "The Boy and the Heron" (43:03). News of the Week (1:04:14) - Tra…

The mid season finale of "Invincible" season 2 (1:34) premiered this past weekend so we discuss Mark, Debbie, Allen, and other spoilers up to this point so far. We also got the chance to check out some movies this past week including: - Ridley's Scott's "Napoleon" (50:16) - A new holiday slasher from Eli Roth with "Thanksgiving (1:07:00) - The 62nd…

The SAG-AFTRA strike (1:13) is over!! It took 118 days but an agreement has been reached, and we discuss what this could mean for the next year of film and TV. We also take the time to catch up and review some films we've seen in theaters recently including: "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" (14:47) "Killers of the Flower Moon" (…

After dropping our in-depth deep dive and review of 'The Marvels', we hosted a 2 Black Nerds Spaces on X to have a spoiler-filled conversation about the movie with listeners and friends of the podcast. We begin with our general impressions of the film (1:13), and then discuss specific moments and set pieces from the film (20:50), as well as the mov…

"Higher, Further, Faster?" We'll see about that. "The Marvels" is finally out in theaters and you know what that means. We do our recap (1:28) on how "The Marvels" came to be, including the films performance at the box office. Then of course our spoiler free review (37:08), into our character by character breakdown (50:45), important moments, and w…

The Season (Series?) Finale of Loki is here! Titled "Glorious Purpose", the same title as the first episode of the series, where everything comes full circle. Before we get into our episode breakdown (30:57) and spoiler free thoughts (24:45), we first have some MCU news (1:23) to discuss regarding release dates and reactions to the new 'Echo' trail…

What a week it's been for superhero shows. This past week we not only got Loki episode 5 (which we also dropped an episode for), but the season finale of "The Boys" spin off, "Gen V" (8:45) premiered and the the long awaited season 2 premiere of "Invincible" (1:44:38) released as well. And before we discuss these projects at length we do a brief di…

What an interesting couples days it has been for Marvel. Not only did the penultimate episode of Loki season 2 drop, but an article from Variety about the 'Crisis at Marvel' (1:34) released online this week. In this episode we spend a good amount of time discussing the article and the new things we may have learned about Marvel in their current sit…

Multiverse Saga is that you? This weeks episode of Loki titled "Heart of the TVA" is a seemingly super important episode that could have a long lasting effect on the greater MCU, but we'll have to see if even that's true first. Before we get into our spoiler free thoughts (19:51) and breakdown (25:16) of the episode we first do a quick temp check o…

The heavily anticipated PS5 game "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" (1:42) is finally out! Neither of us have beat the game yet so we take time to give an overview and some spoiler free thoughts that includes gameplay, the expansion of the map, some story touchpoints involving well known characters and how much the game has sold. Also in this episode we take …

"You better runnnnnnnnnn". Loki season 2 is now at the half way point and it's time to assess how we feel so far. Is this midway point better than how we felt during season 1? And do we feel like this season is leading in a solid direction? Plus this episode titled "1893" has plenty of action and surprises to discuss. Spoiler free thoughts - (1:28)…

Beyoncé vs Taylor Swift(1:50), Barbie vs Oppenheimer, this year has shown us that the box office is operating on a different type of time. These unforeseen successes feel like once in a lifetime experiences that could have lasting effects on the movie industry, so we discuss Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and their tours and respective movies and why they …

We're back again with another Loki review and to talk about episode 2 of season 2 titled "Breaking Brad". Before we get into our usual review we discuss some of the latest news out of Marvel that came from a Hollywood Reporter article by Borys Kit about some of the changes being made to Marvel television. Marvel Television (1:27) Non-Spoiler Though…

The best MCU show is back! (subjective?) Loki Season 2 has premiered on Disney+ and it's time again for our weekly reviews. Before we get into the reviews, we get into the reasons that Loki works for a lot of people versus the other Disney+ shows. Following that, we give our non spoiler thoughts (16:38) and then get into our spoiler review of the p…

It's a celebration!! The boys are back but it's not just any old episode, this episode marks our 4 year anniversary of the podcast! Not only that, but this is episode 200 and the premiere of our 10th season of the podcast so there's so much to celebrate. So much in fact that we invited some of our friends who've helped cultivate the community we've…

It's a celebration!! The boys are back but it's not just any old episode, this episode marks our 4 year anniversary of the podcast! Not only that, but this is episode 200 and the premiere of our 10th season of the podcast, so there's so much to celebrate. So much in fact that we invited some of our friends who've helped cultivate the community we'v…