Dungeons & Dragons tries again, 20 years later

The basic structure of Dungeons & Dragons lends itself perfectly to film adaptation. Why did it take so long to do this successfully? Probably because the first people who tried it all the way back in the year 2000 shat the bed, inspiring risk-averse studios to avoid the IP for 20 years.

Hallelujah! The curse is broken!

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John Wick: Chapter 4

Possibly you thought we had forgotten. Possibly you thought we were above yet another episode about Keanu Reeve’s insanely charismatic serial killer character.

Well you were wrong.

We loved this movie. Yeah, sure, the whole thing is still deeply silly, but what do you want? This thing knows what it is and so do you. We’re here for the ballet of violence, and we are rewarded with a beauty of craft and choreography unmatched.

Come nerd out with us, ya dumb critics.

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Best of 2022 - The Authoritative Ranking

Along a different timeline, this episode would have gone out at the very end of last year, or the very beginning of this one. Then maybe one timeline over from that, and still relevant, it would have come out right around the Oscars. Instead, thanks to a technological (read: human) failure, it's coming out now.

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Wakanda Forever Mixes Our Feelings

Funny story. We recorded this the week after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was widely released in theaters, and then...forgot...to publish it. We are So. Sorry. You've been waking up every morning with a bright hope in your bosom that today might be the day you get to hear the Nerd Critic treatment of possibly the most hotly anticipated follow-up in Marvel history, only to have that hope fade and die as each day closes without this episode showing up in your barren podcast feed. We understand that this kind of negligence is frankly inexcusable, and we can only beg for your forgiveness, undeserving wretches that we are.

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Predator & Prey

Nerd Critic covers the two best films in this aging franchise -- the first, and the (probably not) last. Why? Because they're good! Also, to grind some of the rust off before we tackle Wakanda Forever next week.

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Nerd Critic versus the Multiverses

The multiverse is a favorite trope in big studio blockbusters lately. We talk about two of them: "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness," and "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Other than their very long titles, these movies couldn't be more different. And one of them is good. As always, you are encouraged to see both before listening.

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Palm Springs (His Dark Materials, Legion)

It's Palm Springs! Plus His Dark Material and Legion, both of which come with the Nerd Critic stamp of approval. Also, a short (and important) announcement at the end. Oh, and we spend the first 7 minutes of the episode talking about hard boiled eggs, just so you're aware.

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Holes (Project Power, Waco)

This week, after inviting you to the first ever Nerd Critic Movie Night (here's your invite: [LINK]), we do a deep dive into that classic Disney adaptation of a strange and beloved book -- Holes. Plus, a couple of short, spoiler-free reviews of Project Power and Waco, both of which are on Netflix.

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