2 Black Nerds

The 2025 Oscar nominations (1:20) are out! We discuss our predictions, the biggest snubs, and dive into reviews of Steven Soderbergh's "Presence" (1:07:26) and the new Netflix action flick "Back in Action" (1:17:55) starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Jordan also takes the time to talk about a couple of "Dumpuary" films (1:30:50) "Flight Risk" and "Star Trek: Section 31".

News of the Week (1:40:23): Avengers: Doomsday

(Song: Tweaker x GELO)

For film reviews this week, we discuss "One of Them Days" (1:12), a buddy comedy produced by Issa Rae starring SZA and Keke Palmer, and "Wolf Man" (17:49), a thriller/horror film based on the classic Universal Monster. Award season continues to ramp up, and we discuss the BAFTA nominations (30:27) released this past week and our predictions for the above-the-line 2025 Oscar Nominations (57:17).

News of the Week (1:35:10): Daredevil Trailer, Strange Academy

We're at the top of 2025 and we have to discuss what projects, TV shows, movies, video games, or anything else that we're anticipating most for the year (8:00). In this episode, we also take the time to talk about the Southern California forest wildfires (1:12), one of the most impactful natural disasters to date. In the film world we review "The Last Showgirl" (54:16), a drama starring Pamela Anderson, and "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" (1:04:39), starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr.

News of the Week (1:14:12): T'Challa Recast, The Incredible Hulk in the MCU

(Song: Xxplosive x Dr Dre, Nate Dogg, Six Two, Kurupt)

We're back with another episode catching up on things that happened during the Holiday break. In this episode we review films such as "Mufasa: The Lion King" (1:09), "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" (16:16), "Carry-On" (28:55), and "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" (39:03). On the TV side of things we talk about the second season of Netflix's most popular show ever "Squid Game" (50:55), the final season of Marvel's animated series "What If....?" (1:02:48) and the debut of WWE Raw on Netflix (1:13:59).

News of the Week: SAG/DGA Nominations, Superman Trailer (1:55:04)

(Song: Escape From The City ...for City Escape x Ted Poley, Tony Harnell)

The final season of 2 Black Nerds is here!! We have so a lot in store for these last episodes, so let's get busy. In this episode we discuss the 2025 Golden Globe Awards (3:32), discuss our top 10 movies and tv shows lists of 2024 (53:45) and review all of the movies that released on Christmas (2:07:52) including "Babygirl", "A Complete Unknown", "The Fire Inside", and "Nosferatu".

News of the Week: Christopher Nolan's Next Film (2:34:57)

(Song: Devil in a New Dress x Kanye West)

Join us for an in-depth discussion of Kraven the Hunter. We start with a look back at the development (1:09) and production of this latest Marvel and Sony installment. Then, we examine its box office success (or failure) (14:27). Before diving into spoilers, we share our spoiler-free thoughts (31:15) and initial reactions. And finally, we break down the film character by character (41:08) and talk about what the future may or may not look like for Sony Marvel films.

(Song: I AIN'T GOING x GloRilla)

The 2025 Golden Globe nominations (4:12) have been announced!! Do these nominations have any implications for the rest of the award season or do the snubs and surprises not mean much here? Also, our friend Melody Myers is officially releasing her short film "Dating Daze" (1:18) for everyone to see soon. This week's reviews include the first two episodes of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" (40:36), "Creature Commandos" (51:21), and the new film from A24, "Y2K" (1:02:51).

News of the Week (1:13:30): Harry Potter Series, Christopher Nolan's next film, Chris Evans, MCU??

(Song: CREEPIN x JEMS!)

Mustaaaarrrrrdddddd!!!! Kendrick Lamar has dropped his 6th studio album "GNX" (1:18) but it didn't come without response. Drake is reportedly now taking legal action against UMG. We discuss GNX as a body of work and how Drake's actions may or may not be able to be recovered from. We also review "Moana 2" (43:40) and discuss its' notable box office feats, The "Piano Lesson" (1:04:33), and its potential Academy award consideration, and Arcane Season 2 (1:17:19), the most expensive animated show of all time.

(Song: Hey Now x Kendrick Lamar)

The time has come! It's finally time to talk about the Glicked! (lol) "Wicked" (2:45) and "Gladiator II" (1:45:24) hit theaters last week and we take some time to discuss and review each, talking about our relationships to both worlds, giving very light spoiler thoughts, and discussing box office numbers.

The boxing world was abuzz last weekend as Jake Paul faced off against the legendary Mike Tyson (1:18). We also unbox the new Christmas comedy, "Red One" (17:25) featuring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and J.K. Simmons in a surprising role as Santa Claus, and discuss the Rock's movie career.

Beyond the big-screen action, we delve into some other things we've been watching (49:17) with reviews of "Here," "A Real Pain," "Disclaimer," "Cross," and the animated series "Arcane."

As Thanksgiving looms, the cinematic showdown between "Gladiator II" and "Wicked" (1:33:14) is heating up. We analyzed box office projections and predicted the winners of this holiday clash.

(Song: Saturday Mornings x Cordae ft. Lil' Wayne)