Nerds With Friends

Tickets are on sale this week for Robert Patinson's The Batman, and all signs point to the movie being an interesting and dark take on the Caped Crusader, so we decided to take a look back to the Batmans of the past to try and figure out who was the best portrayal of the Dark Knight. Rather than just saying our favorite movie, we break it down by categories like best Batmobile, best gadgets, best villains and many more. Let us know in the comments or on social media what your top picks are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February is a big month for 2 huge games: Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West. Which game will be the strongest start to the year? The Fromsoft open world Souls-like game written by George RR Martin? Or the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, one of Playstation's biggest exclusives? We go over everything we know so far so you can decide which video game to spend your hard-earned bucks on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With two lesser known superheroes coming to streaming services, we give you the run down on each of these interesting characters. First there's Marvel's Moonknight coming soon to Disney Plus-we give a rundown on his origins and what we'd like to see from his show. Also, was that a Doctor Doom easter egg we spotted? Then there's John Cena's Peacemaker, already underway on HBO MAX. Continuing his story from Suicide Squad, can James Gunn give us a DC property actually worth watching? Listen and find out! Also we talk a little about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, and what that means for the future of gaming. A jam packed episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well the show about everyone's favorite bounty hunter is out and the Nerds want to know: Is it any good? We give our opinions on Disney Plus show Book of Boba Fett and let you know if it is worth checking out or if its so bad you'll want to jump into a Sarlac pit. Also Cristian calls Liam Neeson racist, so that's fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tough questions on this episode of NWF! First, Jon Stewart recently shared his experience of first seeing Harry Potter in theaters and noticed something unsettling about the goblins. Then a petition is going around to recast King T'challa in the upcoming Black Panther 2 following the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman. Should the mantle be passed on to another character? Or should T'challa live on through another actor? Let us know your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to take the Red Pill and join us in the world of the real. The Matrix Resurrections is out now in theaters and on HBO Max, and fans are divided...We give our opinions on it (spoiler alert we were not fans) and give some alternate ideas on how Lana Wachowski could have changed it to be more faithful to the original trilogy. What did you think? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gather 'round True Believers! With great power comes great responsibility, and we have the responsibility to let you know if you should watch Spider-man: No Way Home. Is this movie the best movie in the MCU or is it over-hyped and not worth it? We go through it in fine detail explaining the easter eggs, references and post credits scenes so you can get all the Spider-facts you can handle. If your Spider-senses are tingling, that's because there are spoilers ahead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because we can, doesn't mean we should. In light of the cancellation of Netflix's Cowboy Bebop adaptation, we decided to come up with a list of books, comics, animes and video games that definitely don't need to be adapted into a live action show or movie. Either they are too sacred to try and redo, or they just wouldn't lend themselves well to the format, these properties definitely should NOT be adapted. Are you listening Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/Paramountplus/Disneyplus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back and Covid free! We're digging into 2 of this falls biggest and best streaming series, The Wheel of Time from Amazon Prime, and Hawkeye on Disney Plus. Both are showing promise halfway through their seasons, but can they stick the landing? Will Hawkeye set up the future of the MCU? Does Wheel of Time live up to Robert Jordan's fantasy epic? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ain't 'fraid of no ghost! We review Ghostbusters: Afterlife and let you know if it is better than the 2016 all-female reboot....spoilers, yes it's much better. We also give you 5 holiday gift ideas for the nerd in your life, and Cristian misunderstands the topic and just recommends a bunch of sex toys. Also search "Nerds With Friends" on youtube to see pictures of the gifts we suggest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not all Marvel movies are winners. Even the greats have an off day. We give out brutally honest review of Marvel's The Eternals movie in theaters now. We discuss what they got right and the many things that they got wrong. We also start off with a spoiler free review of the movie if you haven't seen it yet. Then, we explain the post-credits scenes and discuss what they mean for the future of the MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wanted to create your own epic adventure for your next game of Dungeons and Dragons? Don't know where to start? Well we sit down with D&D adventure designer Anthony Joyce and find out what it takes to create awesome original modules for your next tabletop RPG. We cover outlining, story design, interesting new mechanics and much more. Plus, we find out the newest adventure Anthony is working on, based on the music of Tenacious D! Whether you're a new DM or an experienced one looking to spice up you're next game, we've got some tips for you. Check out Anthony Joyce's full catalogue at AnthonyDreams.Com and follow him @Thrawn589 to find out what epic adventures he comes up with next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Spice must flow! We're talking the new Dune movie by Denis Villeneuve. Was it worth the wait, or should it have stayed buried in the sands of Arakis? We give our spoiler free opinions and then go heavy into spoilers so whether you've seen it already or waiting for a review we got you covered. We also discuss Midnight Mass and Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5) during Nerdy Confessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trick or Treat! it's the spooooookiest time of year and since we all took last year off of having parties, this may be the first Halloween in a while where we can dress up, so we've got a list of easy Halloween costumes that you can throw together before this weekend. Now excuse us while we go eat candy 'til we puke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to stay on trend, we're discussing the 2 most talked about things on Netflix: Squid Game and Dave Chappelle's latest special, The Closer. First we delicately tip toe around Chappelle's latest special. Was it funny? Was it trans-phobic are we at all qualified to say? Then its the violent Korean mystery/thriller/horror show that has everyone dressing like a playstation controller for halloween and crying when they see a bag of marbles, it's Squid Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Symbiotes are back! The new Venom movie is out and there are some things to talk about. Was it a great movie? No. Will it change the MCU forever? Probably. We dive into the latest Tom Hardy flick and expose all the things they got right and all the things they got... Not so.. right. We also discuss the season finale of Marvel's What if..? and try to decide if it will bleed over into the regular MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of Cyberpunk 2077's chaotic release, we thought we would revisit some of our most disappointing gaming experiences. Whether it was a disappointing story, game-breaking glitches, or an over-hyped E3 reveal, some games just come out and are dead on arrival. Let us know some of your most disappointing games on our social media/ youtube pages! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love when we get comments from our listeners, even when they are conservative and misogynistic! We go through some of our favorite comments we've received and go down some strange rabbit holes. Don't worry, we're back to normal nerdy topics next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holidays are coming up and you know what that means-New Video Games! We go over some of our most anticipated fall games including Deathloop, Call of Duty Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, Guardians of the Galaxy, and much more! We also recap Sony Playstation's State of Play reveals including Spiderman 2, God of War Ragnarok, and Wolverine. What Games are you most excited for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel's first real entry into phase 4 is here, and it's a bit of a departure for them jumping into the Kung Fu genre. We go over our thoughts on the movie (including spoilers) and try to decide if they got it right. Did Marvel shatter our expectations with a flying kick, or did they break their hand trying to bust a brick? We also talk the Marvel Zombies episode of What If...? Listen and check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices