Balls Up

Raise the minimum Cage! This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins unlock their arcana and teleport into the podrealm to watch the second movie in this second Mortal Kombat franchise, Mortal Kombat II. They nitpick the hits, the hats, and of course the Cole.   Recommendation DJ - Droid Tycoon (game) Diggins - Out of the Past (movie) Nando - Temptation Island (series), The Punisher: One Last Kill (special presentation), Obsession (movie)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

We don't know why we did it either. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins take to the air and fly down to three sets that sort of look like places in Brazil to watch the movie that made it to the high middle of Amazon's list of stuff that people saw, Balls Up. They nitpick the balls, the boys, and of course the accents.   Recommendations DJ - Uno Show 'em No Marcy (game), Why Crypto is Worse Than a Grift (video) Diggins - Deadlock (series) Nando - Widow's Bay (series), Zatanna (comic)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

somehow not the worst Street Fighter movie This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins jump in their fancy boat and sonic boom over to watch the movie that everyone sort of likes now even though it's a mess, 1994's Street FIghter. They nitpick the punches, the powers, and of course the bucks.   Recommendations DJ - Sunday April 26th game of Savannah Bananas (game), Invincible (series) Diggins - Mother Mary (movie), Ludwig (series) Nando - SNL UK (series), Margo's Got Money Troubles (series), The Boys (series)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

What's the deal with human women? This week Nando DJ and Diggins take a trip to the hive and also court and also California to watch a movie about what if Jerry Seinfeld was a bee, Bee Movie? They nitpick the laws, the drones, and of course the honey.   Recommendations DJ - Chainsaw Man (anime) Diggins - Chime (movie), Serpent's Path (movie) Nando - Mother Mary (movie), BEEF Season 2 (series)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

Don't worry. We can't remember what happened in the other ones either. This week, Nando DJ and Diggins play a pod torture game as they are forced by one of you sickos to watch the sick and twisted sixth movie in the Saw franchise, Saw VI. They nitpick the cops, the traps, and of course the American Healthcare System.   Recommendations DJ - Why was I invited to Beast Studios? (video), Love on the Spectrum (series) Diggins - The Drama (movie), Ready or Not: Here I Come (movie) Nando - The Drama (movie) , Eternity (movie)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

Yoshi! This week Nando DJ and Diggins blast off to all three planets of the universe to watch the movie that inexplicably has Starfox, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. They nitpick the powers, the princesses, and of course the babies.   Recommendations DJ - Age of Attraction (series) Diggins - Pulse (movie), Gothic (movie), Ben Hur (movie) Nando - Invincible (series), West Coast Avengers (comic), Silly Silly Fun Boy (comedy special)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

You listen now. Question? This week Nando DJ and Diggins get in their little hamster balls and roll on over to watch the one of the rockiest movies of 2026, Project Hail Mary. They nitpick the ships, the fists, and of course the bumps.   Recommendations DJ - Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (series) Diggins - Arrival (movie), My Favorite Twilight Knockoff (video) Nando - Fantastic Four: First Foes (comic), Absolute Wonder Woman (comic), The Flash #31 (comic), Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (series)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

It's the goddamn podcast! This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins get in a sick ass Batmobile to read one of the worst comics ever made, All Star Batman & Robin, the... Wait did you say...read? And comics? We did. Anyway. All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder. They nitpick the cars, the acrobats, and of course the chunks.   Recommendations DJ - bbno$ (singer) Diggins - The Secret Agent (movie), Blood Bowl (board game), Blood Bowl 3 (video game) Nando - Invincible Season 4 (series), Invincible Universe Battle Beast (comic), Lobo (comic)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

Our pod. Our town. Our love. This week Nando DJ and Diggins take a detour to watch a sleepy little film based on a video game that nobody reaslly remembers so fuck it make a bunch of changes who cares, Return to Silent Hill. They nitpick the beards, the busses, and of course the spiders.   Recommendations DJ - Marty Supreme (movie) Diggins - To Live and Die in LA (movie), Strip Law (series), Taskmaster (series) Nando - Paradise (series), Ted (series)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman  

Or Emma McCay. or Ella Mackey. Whatever. This week Nando DJ and Diggins travel to the town where Ella McCay was born and raised to watch the movie that answered the question what if Mayor Pete was bad at it, Ella McCay. They nitpick the bills, the Bills, and of course the scarf.   The Ella McCay Challenge Results DJ Diggins   Recommendations DJ - Werewolf in the Dark (board game) Diggins - The Deep Blue Sea (movie) Nando - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (series) Alysa Liu's Free Skate (ice skating)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman