Category: Podcasts

The Nerd Corps #447: ‘A Separation’ Review

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The nerds continue with their International Film Month reviews. This week they are revisiting Iranian Cinema after having spent a whole month looking at the films of Abbas Kiarostami. They are not covering Kiarostami this time around, instead this week Raul and Brad discuss the Academy Award winning film, A Separation. Listen and find out what they thought about this film!

IMDb Synopsis: A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.

The Nerd Corps #446: ‘Malignant’ Review

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The nerds are joined for another Saturday Morning Review as we look at the newest James Wan horror film, Malignant. Fellow writer for The Nerd Corps, Luis Angel Garcia, joins us for the review as we talk about this film. I have no idea how to tell y’all that you should listen to this but this was quite the film. Listen to find out about our thoughts on the film along with what people on Letterboxd are saying. Go check this one out!

IMDb Synopsis: “Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.”

The Nerd Corps #445: ‘Y tu mamá también’ Review

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Raul and Brad are joined by member of The Nerd Corps, Alex Flores, for their second review of International Film Month. Today, they are discussing the Mexican classic directed by legendary filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, Y tu mamá también. They discuss the ins and outs and what it meant to watch this film now compared to as when they were younger. Want to find out what they individually thought? Listen and find out on today’s episode of The Nerd Corps Podcast!

IMDb Synospsis: “In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.”

The Nerd Corps #444: ‘Andrei Rublev’ Review

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We finally kick off one of our favorite months here at The Nerd Corps. Every September we have our yearly International Film Month. We pick movies from outside of the United States and discuss them. Sometimes we pick stuff we have seen and sometimes we pick stuff we have no idea about! We are starting our month by looking at one of Andrei Tarkovsky’s most acclaimed works, Andrei Rublev. Listen and find out what we thought about this Russian historical epic!

IMDb Synopsis: “The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.“

The Nerd Corps #443: ‘The Green Knight’ Review

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Raul and Brad finally get to talk about one of their most anticipated movies of the year. No, it is not The French Dispatch or Vortex. It is David Lowery’s wildly anticipated Arthurian film, The Green Knight. They both discuss what they liked about the film and overall what they thought about this film. Listen to find out where this ranks for both of them on their individual lists of 2021!