2 Black Nerds

Welcome to 2 Black Nerds Season 5! After a couple of weeks off, we're back with some exciting news: we'll now be releasing two episodes a week! You can still catch our regular episode on Tuesdays, and we'll also be dropping a new episode every Thursday covering the long-awaited Disney+ show, Loki. Having been a part of the MCU since Thor (2011), Loki finally has his own series, and we're here to discuss it. This is Episode 1 - "Glorious Purpose."

"Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda. 'STAR WARS VISIONS'(2:08) has finally arrived and it's one of the most creative things we've gotten from the Star Wars franchise in sometime. 'WHAT IF...?'(43:44) Episode 7 titled 'What If...Thor Was An Only Child", a party episode with a ton of cameos has also premiered on Disney Plus. On the other side of streaming, Netflix recently held their 'Tudum Fan Event' (1:15:31), a virtual showcase, where many trailers and first looks of upcoming Netflix shows and movies were shown. The other news of the week includes 'THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH' trailer and the casting of the upcoming 'SUPER MARIO BROS' movie. RIP to the legendary Melvin Van Peebles.

It's finally here!! James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' has hit theaters and HBO Max and we're here to discuss it. Of course we give our quick spoiler free thoughts but we're also here to break it down with complete spoilers the best way we know how.

It's the season finale of Loki and if you seen what we've just seen, you understand that there's a ton to discuss. Picking up immediately where Loki episode 5 left off, episode 6, titled “For All Time. Always." sees Loki and Sylvie each the mysterious Citadel at the End of Time that was teased for the first time last week. This episode contains so much information that will propel the next phase and more importantly the next saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

“I am Loki. God of Outcasts. They see themselves in me, and I in them. All of us, alone together. It’s why my stories always end with someone trying to put me in a box. And begin with my spectacular escape.” Loki episode 5 is here and there's a ton going on. Loki is trying to escape The Void, a desolate purgatory where he meets variant versions of himself and Sylvie continues to seek for the mastermind behind the TVA. 

With Season 3 of 'The Mandalorian' now complete, we've compiled our previous spoiler-filled reviews recapping all eight episodes of the Star Wars Original Series. Revisit our in-depth conversations by using the timestamps below:

S3 E1-2: 'The Apostate' and 'The Mines of Mandalore' (1:40)

S3 E3-4: 'The Convert' and 'The Foundling' (24:34)

S3 E5-6: 'The Pirate' and 'Guns for Hire' (56:41)

S3 E7-8: 'The Spies' and 'The Return' (1:24:01)

Happy May! And Happy "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" week. In celebration for the movie coming out this weekend as well as the knowledge that this is the last installment of the franchise we're doing some recapping and reminiscing of how the Guardians have impacted MCU. From "Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)" to the "Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" we discuss the Guardians tenure and where they might be leaving us by the end of Vol. 3.

(Song: Flashlight x Parliament)

The 5th installment of "The Evil Dead" franchise has hit theaters with "Evil Dead Rise" (1:34). A highly anticipated horror film for us, but how does it measure up to the rest of the franchise? On the TV side of things some very important TV shows wrapped up their seasons this past week but the heavily watched and talked about TV show "Snowfall" (18:17) has come to an end with the release of the series finale. The other shows we discuss include the season 2 finale of "Abbott Elementary" (45:24) as well as the season 3 finale of "The Mandalorian" (1:01:55).

News of the Week (1:48:46): Jonathan Majors Controversy, Fantastic Four Casting

(Song: Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane x ScHoolboy Q ft. Jadakiss)

In this week's episode we start off talking about the hottest and newest limited television series from A24 and Netflix, "Beef" (1:34). On the movie side of things we do full reviews for another A24 film and the third feature film from Ari Aster, "Beau Is Afraid" (19:15), the new vampire movie where Nicholas Cage plays Dracula with "Renfield" (36:54), and new movie from Sundance starring Teyana Taylor "A Thousand and One" (53:51). There's also been a lot going on so we take some time to do catching up (1:05:52) with some projects we've watched this year that we haven't review on the podcast yet including "Rye Lane", "Champions", "Praise This", "Boston Strangler", "My Name Is Mo'Nique", "Inside", "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel", and "A Man Called Otto".

News of the Week (1:35:02): HBO Max(Max?), The Marvels, Blade, Lilo and Stitch, MGM/Amazon, Squid Game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Michael B. Jordan has made his directorial debut with "Creed III" (1:23) this past weekend also starring the on fire Jonathan Majors and the amazing Tessa Thompson. The latest film from Guy Ritchie also hit theaters this past weekend starring Jason Statham with "Operation Fortune" (26:12). In the world of TV Jordan got the chance to check out "The Consultant" (35:17) a new dark comedy from Prime Video. And as usual, we do our discussion and deep dive into the latest episode of "The Last of Us" (44:15) -- Episode 8, "When We Are In Need". The 2023 Academy Awards (1:23:34) is going down next Sunday and it's time to give our final predictions on who will walk away with the awards.

News of the Week (2:13:28): Hulk and Namor, Batman Beyond, Madame Web, Aliens, The Blackening, Haunted Mansion

(Song: Ma Boy x JID & Lute, from the Creed III soundtrack)