2 Black Nerds

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 thoughts (18:26), and then get into our episode by episode breakdown (31:50) of the series.

(Song: DELRESTO (ECHOES) x Travis Scott ft. Beyoncé)

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 breakdowns (37:06). We then of course give our final eulogies of the DCEU and rank this film among the others. How did you feel about the DCEU in the end?

(Song: Water x Tyla)

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, "The Color Purple" (56:53), the biopic about the cursed Von Erich family in "The Iron Claw" (1:13:11), Bradley Cooper's second time in the director's chair with "Maestro" (1:32:16), and the French film getting a ton of buzz with "Anatomy of a Fall" (1:46:47).

(Song: Two Words x Kanye West ft. Mos Def & Freeway)

"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 Love.

Also the nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes (57:53) have been released and feel a little different this time around so we had to take the time to acknowledge them and give some early predictions. The 2023 Game Awards (1:36:03) also happened this past weekend and we take the time to discuss some of the highlights from the show.

(Song: Jesus Is The One (I Got Depression) x Zack Fox)

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) - Trailers: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Fallout, The Boys, House of the Dragon, GTA VI

(Song: MY HOUSE x Beyoncé)

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 Disney movie to commemorate their 100 year anniversary, "Wish" (1:17:08)

- and the new a24 film starring Nicolas Cage, "Dream Scenario" (1:38:00)

News of the Week(1:51:14): Scream 7

(Song: hold me down x Noname)

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" (31:10)

"The Killer" (58:57)

"Saltburn" (1:10:12)

We also do a roundup (1:22:41) of other movies, anime, TV shows, and events we've watched/done lately.

News of the Week (2:01:12)

Nicholas Hoult, What If Season 2 Trailer, Madame Web Trailer, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Kang Dynasty.

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 movie's ending and mid-credits scene (41:35). The conversation concludes with our thoughts about the future of the MCU, the inevitable arrival of mutants, and whether or not Marvel should abandon the Kang storyline (1:06:30).

"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 where it ranks in line with the rest of the MCU.

(Song: Soldier x Destiny's Child, T.I., Lil' Wayne)

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' trailer.

(Song: Lose Control x Missy Elliot, Ciara, Fatman Scoop

Glorious Purpose x Natalie Holt)