Nerdy & Nice: A Pop Culture Podcast

Do you think Hugh Jackman could win an Oscar for Deadpool and Wolverine?! Well, they’re going for it. Our takes on that and all the latest news.

Plus, John’s reviews of Mr. McMahon and Penguin, and we catch up on Only Murders in the Building. Is it time to worry about that show?

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David Harbour reveals why Stranger Things 5 will make you cry. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a new documentary about their purchase of Casa Bonita, Harry Potter’s reboot casting is underway, John Cena hopes to duplicate Margot Robbie’s Barbie success for Mattel with Matchbox, and is anyone still interesting in a JLo rom-com, even if it involves Roy Kent himself?! And what is Moo Deng?!

TRAILER REACTIONS: Squid Game, The Office (Australia), Mickey 17

And we hear from you in our segment The Nerd Word! We asked you for your Mount Rushmore of the greatest TV characters of all time! 

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THE BATMAN III? Matt Reeves plans on THE BATMAN being a trilogy, and over on the Marvel side, Tom Holland is coming back for Spider-Man 4 with Shang Chi's director attached. Plus, updates on Happy Gilmore 2, and we go over what we've been watching!

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Could Joker 2 aka Joker Folie a Deux actually benefit from bad critic scores? The first one rebelled to a massive box office, will the sequel do the same? We also look at Netflix's upcoming Geeked Week lineup, Knives Out 3's reported massive budget, and Only Murders already renewed for a fifth season! Plus:

TRAILER TIME: Mr. McMahon, Joker, Grotesquerie

THE NERD WORD: We read your picks for the actor/actress who best played a character that has been played by more than one actor!

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The Jurassic Park/Jurassic World franchise is unstoppable. No matter how bad these movies get, audiences eat em up, so much so that the franchise gave a first look at the new movie with images that had ZERO dinosaurs! Plus:

- Tim Burton says he found his mojo again

- Can Josh Gad fill Mel Brooks shoes for Spaceballs?

- Ted Lasso season 4 details and cast updates

TRAILER TIME: Sonic 3, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Agatha All Along

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is tracking big box office numbers and we point to the movie's old school but fresh marketing campaign as one reason why! Plus:

- Lord and Miller are OUT at SONY. Imagine they reunite with Channing Tatum for a GAMBIT movie?!

- Rian Johnson's Knives Out 3 wraps for a 2025 release

- J.J. Abrams extends deal with Warner Brothers

TRAILER TIME: Wise Guy - David Chase and the Sopranos, Y2K, and Apollo 13: Survival

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Is James Cameron making his third TERMINATOR movie?! We also react to all of the D23 announcements, give our non-spoiler review of Twisters, and is Blake Lively quiet-quitting being likable? 

TRAILER REACTIONS: Rings of Power, Only Murders in the Building, Saturday Night 

And a NEW segment called The Nerd Word! We asked you what is the best movie with the worst sequels, and we read a bunch of your answers! 

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Squid Game is BACK! Season 2 this December! Plus, SUPERMAN has wrapped filming and James Gunn gives a heartfelt message about this DC-launching story! 

TRAILER REACTIONS: The Penguin and Greedy People

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Is Deadpool And Wolverine a Top-five Marvel movie? Join us for our full spoiler review discussion about the movie that's already breaking box office records. This might be one of the BEST Wolverine performances by Hugh Jackman, too.


We also get into some news like TOP GUN 3 having a production start date?! It’s happening! You cool with that?

TRAILER REACTIONS: Joker: : Folie à Deux

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Marvel absolutely crushed it at San Diego Comic-Con!

We run through the biggest moments from SDCC, led by Robert Downey Jr. back in the MCU, returning as Doctor Doom in the newly titled Avengers: Doomsday! Also Harrison Ford Hulking up for cash, and do we finally have a great Fantastic Four in the making?! Oh yeah, and Deadpool And Wolverine too!

What was your favorite moment/reveal from Comic-Con this year?