Punch Drunk Nerd (Weekly Nerd Talk + Pop Culture Reviews)

You caught us. Time for us to chat. 00:00 - James Gunn Fired - Future of DC Studios (and Warner Bros / Skydance)43:40 - Godzilla Minus Zero Review01:10:35 - Why Preorder Games like GTA 6?Godzilla Minus Zero (from Wikipedia)Godzilla Minus Zero (Japanese: ゴジラ-0.0マイナスゼロ, Hepburn: Gojira Mainasu Zero) is a 2026 Japanese epic kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. A sequel to Godzilla Minus One (2023), it is the 39th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 34th film thereof produced by Toho, and the sixth installment in the Reiwa era.[a] The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando, and Miou Tanaka reprising their roles from Minus One, with Min Tanaka, Masami Nagasawa, and Jun Kunimura also starring as new characters. Set in 1949, the film shows postwar Japan struggling to rebuild as it faces a new threat: King Ghidorah. Godzilla reappears and is drawn into conflict with the three-headed monster, guided through human intervention.

Keep your grubby, greasy mitts off my computer screen!This week the band is back together, and we weigh in on the MacBook pro with PROLED XDR Display.  Does a laptop with a touchscreen appeal to us? We only have one trailer this week and for a sequel we didn’t expect 20-odd years later.  Nicholas Cage returns in the trailer LORDS OF WAR!Then we have a fun discussion on our ideal plane movie!  Do we take a lengthy journey to catch up on new movies we’ve not yet seen, or do we lean into comfort, something old and familiar?And at last we round out with what we’re into, sharing our thoughts on THE INVITE, the little movie that could.  Ed shares his review of 2026 Palm d’Or winner FJORD and Luis catches us up with SLOW HORSES!Enjoy the episode? Hit that like button, subscribe for more movie talk, and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps us keep the conversation going!00:00 - Intro00:49 - Touchscreen Laptops *yay or nay*12:05 - Facebook Question24:00 What Movies to watch on an Airplane 40:14 - Lords of War Trailer51:15 - The Invite (Great movie)1:12:00 - Slow Horses Perfect Season1:24:50 - Fjord (ed’s review) 

This week we’re just oozing with opinions for CLAYFACE, the latest villain stand alone from DC studios!We had high hopes for the Mike Flannigan-scripted, horror take of a beloved character, but did it deliver?Luis gets caught up on SLOW HORSES and shares some insight on the endlessly buzzed Bond casting race.  Plus, he shares his thoughts on the Korean genre-bending thriller, HOPE!Then Ed can’t wait to share his thoughts on Laika’s WILDWOOD (spoiler alert, he loved it) with a spoiler free review.And what kind of episode would it be if we didn’t finish with a discussion on the best Ranch dressing…Enjoy the episode? Hit that like button, subscribe for more movie talk, and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps us keep the conversation going!00:00 - Clayface32:20 - Slow Horses45:26 - Wildwood1:01:57 - Hope1:09:03 - Ranch

This week, we kick things off with our Feature Discussion on You Can See Everything. We break down the film, share our reactions, and get into what worked, what surprised us, and the conversations it left us having.Then in What We’re Into, Ed takes us back to one of cinema’s most controversial films, Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971). We get into his review of the movie, its provocative themes, the censorship battles surrounding its release, and why it continues to spark debate more than 50 years later.From our latest movie discussion to one of the most notorious films in cinema history, there’s plenty to unpack this week.00:00 - You Can See Everything 01:05:00 - The Devils Enjoy the episode? Hit that like button, subscribe for more movie talk, and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps us keep the conversation going!

We’re in the full thrust of awards season now, movies are raining down on us and we can scarcely keep up!With WHALEFALL, STREET FIGHTER, and YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING releasing this weekend alone, we had to take a step back and see what the fall season has in store.And ooo-wee there’s a lot to keep up with, but which movies are we most looking forward to seeing?Then we have even more to look forward to with some new trailers!  We return to the Blade Runner world with the upcoming Amazon series, BLADE RUNNER 2099, we brace ourselves as Scarlett Johansson delves into a another franchise with THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS from Mike Flannagan!  And we get our first glimpse of what Greta Gerwig has been cooking up over at Netflix with NARNIA: THE MAGICIANS’ NEPHEW!Enjoy the conversation? Hit like, subscribe, and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps the show grow and keeps us coming back for more.

DIGGER didn’t make waves at the box office, but are audiences giving the movie a chance it deserves?This week Miguel and Ed share their theatrical experience and initial reaction to Tom Cruise’s DIGGER, and what we have to say may surprise you.Then we get into spoiler territory (warning included) and discuss the movie’s turning point and what may be the reasons behind the polarizing response.PLUS we get the opportunity to share our thoughts on the A24 Robert Pattinson thriller, PRIMETIME, and there's more than just the R-Patts to this filmEnjoy the conversation? Hit like, subscribe, and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps the show grow and keeps us coming back for more.

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Did we enjoy a RESIDENT EVIL movie at long last?Well, we never saw the other ones, but we couldn’t resist checking out the latest horror outing from Zack Cregger, and did it meet expectations?  At least for some of us, this was an endlessly fun horror romp, with a surprising number of laughs to boot!  Check out the episode for our review!PLUS we have a handful of new trailers - continuing on in old hollywood with THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH, getting into even weirder territory with Nathan Fielder in the much buzzed-about documentary YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, and our very first look at Brad Bird’s passion project animation, RAY GUNN!And, of course, what we’re into with games like GTA V and the much maligned WOLVERINE (is it really that bad?). Then Ed catches up on WIDOWS BAY, TONY, and sheds some light on a classic.  All that and more! Tune in to find out and join us weekly for new episodes, where you can find them wherever you get your podcasts, also on Youtube.  Don’t forget to like and subscribe, follow us on social media, and feel free to leave us the occasional comments, we want to know your thoughts!

Our Summer Movie Wager 2026 has come to a close, but who wins the championship belt?Yes, summer is over and that means our Summer Movie Wager comes to an end, and what a roller coaster of a summer it was.Where we counted on the usual franchise slop to win big at the box office, we actually saw independent, original films take the gold instead.  The likes of Obsession and Backrooms beating out The Mandalorian and Grogu and Moana caught us all by surprise, though a welcome one to be sure.It’s certainly gratifying to see audiences lean toward original and ambitious filmmaking, although it certainly had its impact on our predictions.  We must have each been at number one at some point this summer, and each at the bottom too.In the end Spider-Man: Brand New Day was the winner of the box office, breaking records left and right.  So who does that leave as the winner of the wager?Tune in to find out and join us weekly for new episodes, where you can find them wherever you get your podcasts, also on Youtube.  Don’t forget to like and subscribe, follow us on social media, and feel free to leave us the occasional comments, we want to know your thoughts!

We’ve got a shorter episode this week, with special guest Erik Jue joining us for a quick conversation about tech, movies, and games.We kick things off with our Feature Discussion covering the latest Apple Event and the new iPhone Duo. We break down Apple’s big reveal, our first impressions of the Duo, what stood out from the event, and whether Apple’s newest iPhone has us ready for an upgrade.Then in What We’re Into, we talk Tony, the new Anthony Bourdain movie, and The Big Walk, the co-op video game that’s been bringing us together for some multiplayer fun.Like what you hear? Hit that like button, subscribe so you don’t miss the next one, and if you’re listening on your favorite podcast app, drop us a 5-star review. It helps the show more than you know — and it makes us look way more important than we actually are.