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After almost 9 years of development hell "The Flash" has hit theaters. As per usual it's time to discuss and breakdown the movie, but we're not alone this time! We have a very special guest with us, Fantastic Frankey (@fantasticfrankey), a pop culture and nerdom icon. Frankey joins us as we talk all things "The Flash" including a small recap (1:22) of how we arrived at this film including the box office and the early hype around the movie, as well as our spoiler free thoughts (38:08) and spoiler filled character by character breakdown (50:19).

(Song: Raydar x JID)

"Succession" (1:29) has come to an end and it's time to discuss and give our thoughts of how the show ended and where the show falls for us in terms of "great television". We also take the time in this episode to do a roundup (1:11:56) of TV shows and video games, from "Star Wars: Visions" and "Ted Lasso", to "Diablo IV" and "Street Fighter 6".

News of the Week (1:52:58): Marvel - Fantastic Four, Disney+ Dates, Superman: Legacy Casting, Spider-Man 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Mortal Kombat 1, Star Wars Outlaws

(Song: Hillbillies x Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem)

The jumpstart to season 9 continues as we catch up on some big and important movies that have hit theaters recently. In this episode, we review and discuss:

Fast X (1:37), The Little Mermaid (26:37), Transformers Rise of the Beasts (44:46), White Men Can't Jump (1:05:24), and Past Lives (1:17:30).

(Song: Float x Janelle Monáe ft. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)

One of our most anticipated movies of the year has finally arrived in theaters!! "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is here! This movie had a lot to live up to, as it's predecessor created an industry standard for years to come. Per usual, we break this movie down character-by-character, and in the case of this movie, universe-by-universe. We start off with our recap (1:44) on how we arrived to a sequel to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," as well as how the movie is doing at the box office. We then give our spoiler-free thoughts (29:02), followed by our complete spoiler-filled breakdown (45:48).

(Songs: Spider-Man 2099 x Daniel Pemberton, Hummingbird x Metro Boomin & James Blake, Am I Dreaming x Metro Boomin & A$AP Rocky &, Roisee)

After dropping our in-depth deep dive and review of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3', we hosted another 2 Black Nerds Twitter Spaces 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 (3:10), and then discuss the performances of characters like Rocket and The High Evolutionary (17:57), as well as the rocky run that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been experiencing lately. The conversation wraps up with our thoughts about the future of the Guardians team, plus some breaking new updates about upcoming MCU projects from a friend of the pod that you don't want to miss (1:06:12).

The long-awaited and heavily anticipated "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" has finally arrived in theaters, and boy do we have a ton to talk about. We already discussed a couple episodes ago about how Guardians came to be in the MCU, but first we spend some time with a slightly different recap (1:27) talking about how James Gunn almost wasn't the director of this movie, as well as the current state of the MCU. It's also been a weird trend in the box office (18:27) for the MCU so we discuss what potential for this film looks like. We then go into our spoiler-free thoughts (28:18) followed by our usual spoiler-filled character-by-character breakdown (45:30), plus a wrap-up conversation about where this movie ranks for us within the MCU.

(Song: Reason x Earth, Wind & Fire)

Happy Spring!!! We're back with a lot of spoiler reviews today and a lot to talk about. "John Wick: Chapter 4" (1:38) has hit theaters and boy is it a spectacle of a film. We start off giving our spoiler free thoughts the we talk mild spoilers (15:26) and action set pieces. We also discuss the new Prime Video TV Show from Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, a dark comedy and psychological thriller starring Dominique Fishback "Swarm" (1:01:09). We then catch up with the last two episodes of The Mandalorian (1:43:44) Season 3, episodes 3 and 4, where episode 3 veers from our main characters and episode 4 includes an important flashback.

News of the Week (2:15:30): Victoria Alonso, Damon Lindloff, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Good Burger 2, Jordan Peele, Questlove, Gladiator Sequel, Quentin Tarantino

(Song: Twin Nem x King Von and Lil Durk)

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" the 12th official installment of the DCEU has released in theaters this past weekend. And as usual we do our complete review and deep dive into the film. First we spend a second talking about some other DC news (1:29) including Tom Cruise's response to his screening of the upcoming "The Flash" movie and James Gunn's announcement to direct "Superman: Legacy". We then go into our recap (10:45) of the previous Shazam film and the journey leading up to it's sequel, as well as the box office and critical response to the movie. After that, we get into our spoiler-free thoughts (35:55), followed by our character breakdowns, discussions of the stingers, and rank the movie among the rest in the DCEU (48:10).

The first season of the post-apocalyptic drama 'The Last of Us' has officially wrapped, so we've compiled all of our previous spoiler-filled reviews from the past nine weeks into one podcast. Revisit our in-depth conversations and deep dives from HBO's massive hit series based on the 2013 video game. Tap into our episode reactions by using the timestamps below:

S1 E1: 'When You're Lost in the Darkness' (2:11)

S1 E2: 'Infected' (43:32)

S1 E3: 'Long, Long Time' (1:28:26)

S1 E4: 'Please Hold to My Hand' (2:12:50)

S1 E5: 'Endure and Survive' (2:48:36)

S1 E6: 'Kin' (3:36:10)

S1 E7: 'Left Behind' (4:22:58)

S1 E8: 'When We Are in Need' (5:05:26)

S1 E9: 'Look for the Light' (5:45:16)

After dropping our in-depth deep dive and review of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania', we hosted another 2 Black Nerds Twitter Spaces 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, and then discuss the performance of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the controversial inclusion of M.O.D.OK., and the implications that this film has on future projects such as 'Loki' Season 2, 'Fantastic Four,' and 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.' 

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Episode 172

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