Hosts Harry, Ben and guest Nathan deliver a spoiler-heavy review of Resident Evil 9: Requiem, breaking down Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy’s contrasting playstyles, key set pieces, and the game’s blend of slow horror and high-octane action.

They discuss story strengths and weaknesses, boss design, technical performance, bugs, replayability, and even run a fun hypothetical cast for a live-action Resident Evil project.

Catch new episodes every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts from. 

In this episode of Nerds Against Normality, Harry and Vic go head-to-head in a Disney Princess Debate — building full governments using heroines from animated Disney movies.

Each of us drafts a full cabinet: Defence. Economy. Culture. Foreign Affairs. Prime Minister.

Simple enough… until we start tearing each other’s picks apart.

Some choices make perfect sense.

Others would ruin a country in about a week.

Bad decisions. Questionable logic. Absolute chaos.

So — who actually builds the better government?

Together (2025) review — this week we’re diving into a relationship horror that genuinely caught us off guard.

Directed by Michael Shanks and starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco, Together takes a simple idea and pushes it into some seriously uncomfortable territory.

In this episode of Nerds Against Normality, we break down the story, characters, and whether the film’s unsettling approach actually works — or if it just goes too far. It’s the kind of film that leaves you thinking… but not always in a good way.

This also marks Vic’s first ever pick on the podcast, so expectations are high. We kick things off with her first One Thing, where she’s been playing Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on the Nintendo Switch — her first dive into a JRPG.

Expect strong opinions, a few disagreements, and the usual chaos.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review (Spoilers) — masterpiece or overhyped? 👀🎮

We’re diving into a full spoiler review of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the ambitious follow-up that sends Mario into full-on cosmic madness — bigger worlds, bolder swings, and a lot to argue about.

From genuinely stunning animation to some… questionable character choices, we break down whether this is the best Mario film yet or just a case of nostalgia doing the heavy lifting.

🚀 Does it beat the 2023 Mario movie?

🌌 Is this the peak of video game adaptations?

👀 Or are people getting carried away?

Expect our usual deep dive into plot, characters, visuals, and our final scores out of 100.

🎙️ One Thing:

Harry talks about The Housemaid — a film that seriously surpassed expectations and ended up being a surprise standout.

If you like honest reviews, strong opinions, and the occasional bit of chaos… you’re in the right place.

In this episode of Nerds Against Normality, we’re reviewing Ready or Not (2019) — the dark comedy horror starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, and Andie MacDowell, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Radio Silence). We dive into whether this cult-favourite horror still holds up, breaking down its brutal premise, standout performances, and chaotic final act.

Before that, it’s Ben’s pick for “One Thing” — where he shares his thoughts on the latest Silent Hill movie (Return to Silent Hill), and let’s just say… it doesn’t exactly get a glowing review.

As always, we break the film down into plot, characters, and key themes, with plenty of chaos, laughs, and the usual Nerds Against Normality tangents along the way. Stick around for our final scores out of 100 and see whether Ready or Not earns our approval — or gets thrown straight to the crematorium.

The Crow (1994) review — Brandon Lee’s iconic cult classic, directed by Alex Proyas, gets a full breakdown as we revisit one of the most influential gothic revenge films ever made.

Harry’s “one thing” this week is Stellar Blade on PS5 — a spoiler-free take after finishing the game, covering gameplay, feel, and whether it lives up to the hype.

Nearly 30 years on, does The Crow still hold up? Is it genuinely great, or driven by nostalgia? And where does it rank among the best comic book adaptations?

Expect strong opinions, deep dives, and the usual chaos (including a bit of Ben slander).

Oscars 2026 predictions — Harry vs Ben. Loser takes the forfeit.

We’re predicting the winners of the Academy Awards, covering Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and the biggest categories of the night.

This isn’t just an Oscars breakdown — it’s a head-to-head battle.

Every correct pick scores a point. Every wrong call has consequences.

From shock upsets to “it’s already won” locks, we go all in on who’s taking home the Oscars — and who’s getting it completely wrong.

One of us will win.

One of us will be punished.

Stick around for the full results and the forfeit reveal.

New episodes every Wednesday covering films, TV, games, and all things nerd culture.

This week we’re reviewing About Time (2013), the Richard Curtis time-travel romance starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy — and this one was a fan request!

It’s also a big episode as we introduce our new co-host, Victoria Francis, making her debut on the podcast.

No “One Thing” this week — instead we answer Lauren’s question: if you could go back in time and relive one day, what would it be?

Then we break down About Time — its unique take on time travel, emotional impact, and whether it’s more than just a rom-com.

This week on Nerds Against Normality, we dive into The Truman Show (1998) — the Jim Carrey classic that predicted reality TV, social media obsession, and our love of watching other people’s lives unfold.

But before we get into the review, we have a bittersweet announcement: this is Stacey’s final episode for a little while as she prepares for an exciting new chapter. Don’t worry though — a brand-new co-host is already lined up and will be joining the podcast very soon…

🎮 One Thing

Stacey has finally finished Split Fiction, and we break down the experience, the story, and whether it lives up to the hype.

🎬 Main Review – The Truman Show

We revisit Peter Weir’s mind-bending classic starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris and Noah Emmerich, and ask:

Does The Truman Show feel even more relevant today?

Is this Jim Carrey’s greatest performance?

How terrifying would it actually be to discover your entire life was fake?

We discuss the film’s themes, performances, world-building, and why this movie still feels so eerily ahead of its time.

As always, we wrap things up with our final scores and decide whether The Truman Show still deserves its reputation as one of the most unique films of the 90s.

If you enjoy movie reviews, video games, and nerd culture debates, you’re in the right place.

🗺️ How long would it take to walk across your favourite fantasy worlds?

In this quiz episode of Nerds Against Normality, Ben takes over hosting duties and challenges Harry and Stacey to estimate the travel time between famous locations across some of the biggest fictional worlds in film, TV and gaming.

There’s just one rule: you’re travelling at a steady 3 miles per hour.

From the kingdoms of Game of Thrones to the lands of The Legend of Zelda, the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and even galaxies from Star Wars, we try to figure out just how big these fictional worlds really are by guessing how long it would take to travel between iconic locations.

Play along and see if you can judge the scale of these fantasy worlds better than we can.

🎙 Nerds Against Normality is a weekly podcast where we review movies, TV shows and video games — with quizzes, games and nerd debates along the way.

Topics in this episode:

Fantasy worlds, Game of Thrones map, Legend of Zelda map, Harry Potter locations, Star Wars planets, fantasy geography, nerd quiz, fantasy travel distances.