Welcome to 2 Black Nerds Season 5! After a couple of weeks off, we're back with some exciting news: we'll now be releasing two episodes a week! You can still catch our regular episode on Tuesdays, and we'll also be dropping a new episode every Thursday covering the long-awaited Disney+ show, Loki. Having been a part of the MCU since Thor (2011), Lo…

Welcome to the second part of the season 5 premiere of 2 Black Nerds! It's been a couple of weeks since our last regular episode, and we have some major movies to discuss. First up is the highly anticipated sequel from John Krasinski, A Quiet Place Part II . We'll explore whether it effectively follows up its acclaimed predecessor. Of course, we al…

We're back and we're here to review episode 2 of Loki. The episode is titled "The Variant" and it begins to pick up some steam from where we left off the in the first episode. "Mobius puts Loki to work investigating the Variant, but not everyone at the TVA is thrilled to be working alongside the God of Mischief." A lot of easter eggs and a lot of d…

Unfortunately we were unable to have a regular episode this week, but we're back again with another discussion of the latest episode of Marvel's 'Loki'. This weeks episode is titled "Lamentis". "Loki finds out The Variant's plan, but he has his own that will forever alter both their destinies." We get a ton of dialogue between Loki and the Variant …

"The Nexus Event" is the title for episode 4 of Loki and the energy of the episode definitely matches the title. The TVA, B-15, and Mobius are still searching for Loki and Sylvie and tension is getting high. There's a ton to unpack and so much to discuss this episode. It's getting weird and we love it.…

“I am Loki. God of Outcasts. They see themselves in me, and I in them. All of us, alone together. It’s why my stories always end with someone trying to put me in a box. And begin with my spectacular escape.” Loki episode 5 is here and there's a ton going on. Loki is trying to escape The Void, a desolate purgatory where he meets variant versions of …

It's the season finale of Loki and if you seen what we've just seen, you understand that there's a ton to discuss. Picking up immediately where Loki episode 5 left off, episode 6, titled “For All Time. Always." sees Loki and Sylvie each the mysterious Citadel at the End of Time that was teased for the first time last week. This episode contains so …

It's finally here!! James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' has hit theaters and HBO Max and we're here to discuss it. Of course we give our quick spoiler free thoughts but we're also here to break it down with complete spoilers the best way we know how.

"Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda. 'STAR WARS VISIONS'(2:08) has finally arrived and it's one of the most creative things we've gotten from the Star Wars franchise in sometime. 'WHAT IF...?'(43:44) Episode 7 titled 'What If...Thor Was An Only Child", a party episode with a ton of cameos has also premiered on Disney Plus. On the other side of s…

"Life finds a way". And the sixth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise (or the third installment of the Jurassic World franchise) "Jurassic World: Dominion" (1:26) found its way into theaters this weekend. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum are all back along with the current Jurassic World cast to give us the final dinosaur epic, but d…

In this week's episode we start off talking about some films that you can check out right at home on Netflix if you haven't already. The first film starring Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth, and Jurnee Smollett in 'Spiderhead' (1:25), and the second film being 'RRR' (11:50) the Tollywood film that is taking the film world by storm. Another week means …

Happy "Thor: Love and Thunder" week!!! As usual we had to come out with an episode leading up to the next big MCU movie release and recap Thor's journey in the MCU, but we had to spice it up a little. First we discuss the THUNDER and Thor's colorful and elongated time in the MCU (1:24), then we discuss the LOVE, and recap all of the romance stories…

Season 3 of The Boys has been nothing short of amazing for us this past month and just as we've been discussing the show weekly it's only right that we talk about the finale and give our final thoughts on the season (1:16). Emmy nominations were also released this week, and not only were many of our favorite shows nominated, but also a lot of our c…

Happy San Diego Comic-Con weekend nerds!!! The biggest comic convention in the world is here, and both Marvel and DC have graced Hall H this weekend to show and tell us a bit about what's coming up. Marvel Studios' panel dropped so many bombs with the unveiling of both Phase Five and Phase Six, so we had to have an emergency podcast to talk about e…

Jordan Peele is back with his 3rd feature film and it's bigger than ever! 'NOPE' (1:32) is a different take at the UFO on a farm plot, and we discuss how we feel about the film, spoiler-free. We also talk about the latest big budget film from Netflix 'The Gray Man' (28:09). With a massive budget, star-studded cast, and successful MCU directors The …

"She Hulk" has finally arrived on Disney+ and it's time for more 2 Black Nerds weekly breakdowns. We first talk about her comic origins and the road to how the show came to be (1:28), then we give our spoiler free thoughts (18:52) on the episode and into our character and event/moment breakdowns (27:14) (Song: Who's That Girl x Eve) 2BlackNerds.com…

"House of the Dragon" (1:27) has finally arrived on HBO. "Game of Thrones," regardless of how we all feel about the last season, is a show that we both enjoyed and so we were looking forward to the prequel series. We talk about our general thoughts on the premiere episode as well as a little bit of spoilery discussion. In the theater world, the lat…

As A24 celebrates their 10th anniversary we take the time to rank our Top 10 A24 films (58:23), as well as give out some special awards for their films too. We also go the chance to check out a couple films including "Three Thousand Years of Longing" (42:11), the new film from George Miller starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, and the film "Dog" …

The 2022 Disney D23 Expo is happening this weekend and they're making all the announcements! From Star Wars and LucasFilm to Disney, Marvel, and the MCU, there's a ton of TV show and movie announcements to discuss. (Song: Space Cadet x Metro Boomin & Gunna)

"Just Jen" is the title of this weeks episode of "She-Hulk" and follows Jen as she's asked to be a bridesmaid for a high school friend, but little does she know that Titania is crashing the wedding. We give our general thoughts on the episode then go into our spoiler breakdown and discussion. With only 3 episodes left can "She-Hulk" end on a good n…

A new TV show from the Star Wars universe premiered this past weekend with "Andor" (1:36). Can the series bring something new to Star Wars TV or will it fall by the wayside as another mediocre Star Wars project?? The time jump for "House of the Dragon" (25:26) has finally happened, as Episode 6 hit the airwaves and there's a ton to talk about in th…

There's only three episodes left in the season as we wrap up the first season of She Hulk. This episode follows Jen as she get's asked to come to the home of Emil Blonsky after some weird activity. Before the review of the episode. we discuss some Marvel news that includes Deadpool, Blade, Wakanda Forever and Armor Wars. (Song: Peppers and Onions x…

We have another jam packed episode for you today as there is a ton to get through and discuss. This past weekend Marvel released their first project under the "Special Presentation" guise featuring the titular character "Werewolf by Night" (1:23). Episode 8 of "House of the Dragon" (29:38) also went down this past Sunday and it's another week of me…

"She-Hulk: Attorney At Law" has officially come to an end as the season 1 finale has now premiered on Disney+. And with the season coming to an end we have so much to discuss including how we feel about the series now that season 1 is complete, if the season finale is a satisfying conclusion, where it ranks among the other MCU shows and more. As us…

The thirteenth installment of the "Halloween" franchise is here with "Halloween Ends" (1:18), the supposed movie to end all things Michael Myers. We give our thoughts on the movie and talk about if this current trilogy of "Halloween" was worth it. Another reboot/sequel hit Hulu this weekend with "Hellraiser" (19:50) a spiritual successor of Clive B…

We have another jam packed episode for you this week! Both "House of the Dragon" (1:26) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (59:20) have both concluded their first seasons. We discuss if "House of the Dragon" had a satisfying conclusion and if "The Rings of Power" lived up to the hype. In the movie world, Des got the chance to check out…

Happy Holiday Season! We have a jam packed episode for you today review some shoe-in Oscar nominee movies with in with some Oscar bait movies as well. We start this episode with a review of Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith's "Emancipation" (1:31), Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio" (14:55), and Brendan Fraser's talk of the town performance with "The Whal…

Happy New Year 2BN Family!! Thank you for holding us down in 2022, we couldn't have gotten through the year without your listens and support we appreciate you so much. We're excited for what's to come this year with the podcast but we're of course also excited for the numerous tv shows and movies that are slated to drop this year as well. So we dis…

Part 2 to the Season 8 premiere is here! In this episode we catch up a little and discuss tv shows and movies that we've caught during our break. First and foremost we spend a good amount of time discussing the hottest show on the block and possibly the most important video game adaption in years with "The Last of Us" (3:45), which premiered on HBO…

James Gunn and Peter Safran have finally arrived with their plans and upcoming projects for future DC movies and television (1:24). Does the plan sound good or are we doomed?? We also discuss all of the Marvel projects that are releasing in 2023 from movies like "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" to video games like "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" (1:10:4…

The first film of Phase 5 of the MCU has arrived this past weekend with "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", and you know it's time to breakdown and discuss the film in detail. We start out with a recap of the 2 previous Ant-Man movies as well as how we've received the character in the MCU up until this point (1:38). We also do a brief look into th…

Jordan and Desmund take the time this week to review a number of TV shows and movies including episode 6 of "The Last of Us" (1:30), the new animated Marvel show "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" (47:18), the experimental horror film "Skinamarink" (56:03), and the latest film from Sam Mendes starring Olivia Coleman "Empire of Light" (1:08:20). News of…

Michael B. Jordan has made his directorial debut with "Creed III" (1:23) this past weekend also starring the on fire Jonathan Majors and the amazing Tessa Thompson. The latest film from Guy Ritchie also hit theaters this past weekend starring Jason Statham with "Operation Fortune" (26:12). In the world of TV Jordan got the chance to check out "The …

In this week's episode we start off talking about the hottest and newest limited television series from A24 and Netflix, "Beef" (1:34). On the movie side of things we do full reviews for another A24 film and the third feature film from Ari Aster, "Beau Is Afraid" (19:15), the new vampire movie where Nicholas Cage plays Dracula with "Renfield" (36:5…

The 5th installment of "The Evil Dead" franchise has hit theaters with "Evil Dead Rise" (1:34). A highly anticipated horror film for us, but how does it measure up to the rest of the franchise? On the TV side of things some very important TV shows wrapped up their seasons this past week but the heavily watched and talked about TV show "Snowfall" (1…

Happy May! And Happy "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" week. In celebration for the movie coming out this weekend as well as the knowledge that this is the last installment of the franchise we're doing some recapping and reminiscing of how the Guardians have impacted MCU. From "Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)" to the "Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday …

With Season 3 of 'The Mandalorian' now complete, we've compiled our previous spoiler-filled reviews recapping all eight episodes of the Star Wars Original Series. Revisit our in-depth conversations by using the timestamps below: S3 E1-2: 'The Apostate' and 'The Mines of Mandalore' (1:40) S3 E3-4: 'The Convert' and 'The Foundling' (24:34) S3 E5-6: '…

TV has been booming over the past month as the new hit HBO series Watchmen has graced our presence, as well as a the new Netflix series Raising Dion. As Desmund and Jordan seek to unpack these TV shows they break down some of the most important themes in them and discuss the continued success of black women in comic book content. Also 'Parasite', i…

The 4th television show from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived in 'WHAT IF...?' (1:40), in the first episode we explore a timeline where Peggy Carter received the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers. 'FREE GUY' (23:51), one of the films that was in production during Disney's acquisition of Fox has hit theaters. Starring Ryan Reynold…

It was a quiet week for news but we we still have plenty to talk about. This past weekend was the 2021 Emmys (2:04). Sure there may have been some snubs, including Wandavision but Netflix finally beats the competition for most Emmys won and there were other notable wins to discuss. Episode 6 of 'WHAT IF...?' (29:05) premiered last week titled 'What…

A new South Korean show has hit Netflix and is the talk of the town. Of course you know we had to talk about 'SQUID GAME' (2:21), does it live up to the hype? The amazing and talented filmmaker Mike Flanagan is back again with another supposed horror banger with his latest tv show on Netflix 'MIDNIGHT MASS' (25:11). 'WHAT IF...ULTRON WON?' is the l…

DC FanDome (2:00) finally happened this weekend! And you know we gotta break it down. From 'BLACK ADAM' to 'THE BATMAN' there's a ton to cover in the 4 hour event. The latest installment from the 'Halloween' franchise is here with 'HALLOWEEN KILLS' (57:19) and you know we had to check it out. Also the latest from Ridley Scott has hit theaters starr…

We skipped a week but we're back to talk about some long anticipated films! 'DUNE' (2:15) is finally here after a year of being pushed back. One of the most difficult books to adapt of all time, we talk about how Denis Villeneuve measures up. Another well received filmmaker Edgar Wright is back after a long break since 'BABY DRIVER' with 'LAST NIGH…

Oh boy we have a ton to cover in this episode. Starting with one of the latest black films from Netflix and it's star studded cast, 'THE HARDER THEY FALL' (1:40) and another Netflix movie with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood 'RED NOTICE' (19:03). Netflix also recently released the prequel film to 'ARMY OF THE DEAD' with 'ARMY OF THIEVES' (29…

The next Marvel TV series is here with one of the original avengers 'HAWKEYE'. We recap (1:41) Hawkeye's time in the MCU up til the start of this show in the timeline and then we do a deep dive and discussion (25:44) into episode 1 and 2. Is Kate Bishop the truth?? Let's talk about it. Happy Thanksgiving!!! 2BlackNerds.com (Song: Sleigh Ride x TLC)…

Happy Black Friday!!! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Your favorite nerds are back with another episode and we have a ton to discuss. Starting with the successor of a beloved franchise, GHOSTBUSTERS:AFTERLIFE (1:51). Also the heavily anticipated film about the father of Venus and Serena Williams starring Will Smith, KING RICHARD (21:25) h…

Oscar season is upon us and people are still getting their movies in for the end of the year. We got the chance to see a couple of the movies that critics and film fans have been raving about recently, including Mike Mills' and Joaquin Phoenix's, 'C'MON C'MON' (1:35), and Jane Campion and Benedict Cumberbatch's, 'THE POWER OF THE DOG' (15:57) on Ne…

Happy Spider-Man week family!! There's so much to talk about during this busy week. First in the music world, Kanye & Drake hosted a Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert (2:06) this past weekend in LA. It was streamed on Prime Video and Twitch. Also this past Thursday was the annual Game Awards (19:53) where the best games of 2021 received recognition…

It's actually here....Join your favorite nerds in discussing, breaking down, and dissecting not only the biggest movie of the year, but one of the biggest superhero films of all time 'SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME'. It's been one hell of a journey getting to the release of this movie. There have been leaks from behind the scenes, leaks from actors, rumor…

The season finale of Marvel's 'HAWKEYE' has premiered on Disney+ and as always we breakdown, dissect and discuss the episode in detail. How does 'HAWKEYE' measure up against the other MCU shows? And what does the future of Clint, Kate, and Maya look like exactly? Thank you for rocking with us this year. 2 Black Nerds had some tremendous growth this…