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HOW BOUT THOSE CHIEFS!!! Super Bowl LVII (1:27) happened this past Sunday as the Chiefs faced off against the Eagles. Desmund who's a Chiefs fan obviously came for the game, but the majority of people definitely came for Rihanna at the Halftime Show. We also talk about a couple of important TV spots (12:25) during the Super Bowl including "The Flash", "Guardians Vol 3." "Fast X", and "Air". Jordan also got the chance to checkout "Magic Mike's Last Dance" (45:03) the newest and third film in this franchise starring Channing Tatum. And we both got to check out the "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" (55:20). And as usual we review and discuss "The Last of Us" (1:01:28) Episode 5 entitled "Endured and Survive".

News of the Week (1:48:17): MCU News, Disney Sequels, Spider-Man Noir, Plane

(Song: Bitch Better Have My Money x Rihanna)

Happy Black History Month Family! M. Night Shyamalan has a new horror/mystery film in theaters with "Knock at the Cabin" (1:16) starring Dave Bautista. We were also invited to a special screening of "Pamela: A Love Story" (17:59) at the Paris theater, starring Pamela Anderson herself, a retelling of her career and the infamous events surrounding her life. Jordan also got the chance to check out a new Netflix show about lucha libre wrestling called "Against the Ropes" (28:32). And of course we have to spend time discussing the latest episode of "The Last of Us" (35:45) episode 4,  titled "Please Hold to My Hand". 

(Song: No Love - J.K. Mac)

"The Last of Us" (1:25) is back again with another banger episode, so we're back to discuss and breakdown the details. "Kaleidoscope" (45:24) is a new series from Netflix where you can apparently watch the show in any order. Des gives his thoughts on the series. Jordan got the chance to checkout "Missing" the sequel to 2018's "Searching" starring Storm Reid and Nia Long (54:15). We also discuss Netflix's film preview and talk about which of the films seem worth checking out on the platform (1:01:17).

(Song: Don't Play With It x Lola Brooke ft.Billy B)

With Season 1 of 'Andor' now complete, we've compiled our previous spoiler-filled reviews recapping all twelve episodes of the Disney+ original series. Revisit our in-depth conversations of quite possibly the best Star Wars television series ever by using the timestamps below:

S1 E1-3: 'Kassa,' 'That Would Be Me,' and 'Reckoning' (2:23)

S1 E4-6: 'Aldhani,' 'The Axe Forgets,' and 'The Eye' (25:18)

S1 E7-9: 'Announcement,' 'Narkina 5,' and 'Nobody's Listening!' (1:04:07)

S1 E10-12: 'One Way Out,' 'Daughter of Ferrix,' and 'Rix Road' (1:53:03)

Happy Thanksgiving Week! On this week's podcast we have a little bit of everything to discuss. In the movie realm we review "Enola Holmes 2" (1:39) the Netflix sequel starring Millie Bobbie Brown, "Ticket to Paradise" (14:42) starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, "The Menu" (25:52) starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes, and the latest from Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans" (36:10). Jordan also takes the time to review season 5 of "The Crown" (57:26) and Des talks about his experience at this year's AnimeNYC (1:10:15)

News of the Week (1:18:07): Bob Iger Back, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Blade, Tom Holland Spider-Man, Silk and Sony Amazon shows, Fast X, Jason Blum and James Wan

RIP Kevin Conroy and Jason David Frank

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After dropping our comprehensive review of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 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 (2:13), and then dive into specifics such as the emotionally heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman (14:18), the predominantly Black female ensemble (20:41), and the introduction of Namor as the film's antagonist (27:35). After that, we discuss some of the film's supporting characters and how their inclusion affects future projects we'll see in Phase Five and beyond (58:59). Finally, we address the film's mid-credits scene and theorize about where it may lead in the next era MCU stories (1:19:45). 

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review | Episode 159

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It's finally here! The heavily anticipated 30th feature film from Marvel Studios has arrived with "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever". It's been an emotional wait for this film but now that it has hit theaters it's time to get down to the nitty gritty and discuss any and all things surrounding this movie. We start off discussing the success and impact of the original "Black Panther" and how it came to be (2:04). We then talk about he hardship that this movie had to go through from the death of Chadwick Boseman, to the rewriting of the story, to the big question of if T'Challa should be recast, as well as the opening weekends box office numbers. As per usual we go into our nom-spoiler big picture thoughts on the film (25:57), and then make our way into the spoiler filled parts of the movie following our character by character breakdowns (43:10). This is a long one but it's been a special one for us, so we appreciate everyone for rocking with us the way you do, thank you for your ears. Wakanda Forever! 

RIP Chadwick Boseman

2BlackNerds.com (Check out our '2 Black Nerds Forever' collection inspired by the film, a portion of the proceeds will go towards the Colon Cancer Foundation in remembrance of the late and great Chadwick Boseman)

(Songs: Welcome Home x Ludwig Goransson and Baaba Maal, Anya Mmiri x Ckay and PinkPantheress, Alone x Burna Boy, T'Challa x Ludwig Goransson)

Happy Wakanda Forever week nerds!! In this episode we start off discussing the new Drake and 21 Savage collaboration album "Her Loss" (1:32) and its' surrounding controversy. We also spend a good amount of time talking about episodes 7-9 of "Andor" (26:10). There are 2 movies we review this week in "Causeway" (1:14:47) the new movie starring Brian Tyree Henry and Jennifer Lawrence on Apple TV+, and "See How They Run" (1:25) the mystery/comedy film starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan.

News of the Week (1:35:43) : Spielberg/Zaslav Meeting about Superman, Harry Potter, Gears of War, Monster Netflix, Westworld

RIP Takeoff

(Song: Hotel Lobby x Takeoff & Quavo)

Now that Season 1 of HBO's 'House of the Dragon' has officially wrapped, we've compiled all of our previous spoiler-filled reviews from the past ten weeks. Revisit our in-depth conversations and character breakdowns from the prequel series that takes us back to the world of Westeros. Tap into our thoughts and reactions by using the timestamps below:

S1 E1: 'The Heirs of the Dragon' (2:32)

S1 E2 'The Rogue Prince' (37:33)

S1 E3 'Second of His Name' (1:19:22)

S1 E4 'King of the Narrow Sea' (1:48:12)

S1 E5 'We Light the Way' (2:25:43)

S1 E6 'The Princess and the Queen' (3:08:51)

S1 E7 'Driftmark' (3:54:58)

S1 E8 'The Lord of the Tides' (4:43:58)

S1 E9 'The Green Council' (5:28:28)

S1 E10 'The Black Queen' (6:08:13)

After dropping our in-depth review of 'Black Adam' we hopped on Twitter Spaces to have another spoiler-filled conversation about the movie with listeners and friends of the podcast. We start with our initial thoughts (3:45), and then dive into the introduction of the Justice Society of America (29:30), and the film's villain, Sabbac (43:21). After that, we discuss the return of Henry Cavill's Superman in the mid-credits scene (51:04), and shift gears to the future of DC movies and their new leadership team in James Gunn and Peter Safran (1:05:20). 

Black Adam Review | Episode 155

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