If you love sword fights, satire, flesh wounds, or flying cows, then this episode is for you! This week we cover two classic medieval comedies: Rob Reiner's eponymous production of "The Princess Bride" (1987) and Terry Gilliam's stab at comedy ...

Today we share an episode which we first published on November 23, 2022, just 13 days after the end of Kevin Conroy's valiant battle with cancer. For us and many of millennials like us, Kevin will always be our Batman. We hope you enjoy this ep...

This week we pull two classic sci-fi anime films out of our Nerdhat, both of which influenced the Wachowskis and inspired elements of the Matrix trilogy. Richard will  be pitching Mamoru Oshii's 1995 classic "Ghost in the Shell," while ret...

In this week's episode we focus on the stories of two young women from the other side of the world, both of whom faced the challenges of living in cultures which restricted their freedoms and threatened their lives. "Persepolis," a 2007 French ...

This week’s category is “Creepy Cartoons,” and we’re featuring two of the best to be released since Y2K frightened us into buying camping stoves and inordinate amounts of non-perishables - Alex Hirsch’s “Gravity Falls” and Pat McHale’s “Over th...

This week on Nerdhat its a battle of boots versus blades, as we pit Stephen King’s “The Long Walk” against “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie - Infinity Castle.” Who will win? The walkers or the sword wielders? Listen to find out! ...

Round 15 is all about the women of SciFi. Starbuck, also known as Kara Thrace, from the 2004 reboot of “Battlestar Galactica” faces off against Uhura, otherwise known as “Uhura” (at least to James T. Kirk), from the 2009 reboot trilogy of Star ...

By Clovis’ beard! This is a strange fight indeed. On one side stands an earth-pig born (who isn’t actually a pig) and on the other stands a sheltered, teenage superhero who finds himself unprepared to face the “real world.” Both fighters meet b...

In this battle between two films showing at our local Indie/Arthouse theatre A/perture Cinema, two female character each face horrors and come through the experience changed. The difference is, one of these horrors happens in real life, and the...

This week’s battle of mid-2000s anime series features fourth wall breaking, mechanical samurai, and a dynamite slicing katana, among other things. Join us as we discuss the highly rated series “Gintama” (episodes 1-4) and “Samurai 7” (episodes ...

This week on Nerdhat we feature a battle between complex female leads in science fiction. Far more than “just a pretty face,” these women (both the characters and the actresses who portrayed them) excel in working environments often dominated b...

Like a bat out of hell, this week’s battle has arrived! Richard fights for the 1997 commercial success “Batman & Robin” (is it so bad it’s good?) and Will battles on the side of the lesser known (but perhaps better made?) antihero movie “Sp...

3 years ago this week, Laura made her first, albeit unplanned, appearance on the podcast. She had watched Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom with Will and Richard and stuck around for their recording. We hope you enjoy this re-release! ...

This week in 2023, we released one of our most popular episodes of all time, our out-of-the-theater review of “Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse.”  We hope you enjoy it! 

Kate & Joshua, together with their younger sister and some friends, created the short film “Moon Cat,” which premiered at the RiverRun International Film Festival. Richard sat down with the two sibling filmmakers to discuss their journey fr...

What do Reserva Tequila, crushed Laxative tablets, and a dedicated doorman have in common? You’d have to watch “Bad Shabbos” to find out. Join Will and Richard for their reviews of this award-winning* comedic film, including 14 minutes of spoil...

We drop a surprise review of the MCU’s latest entry - “Thunderbolts*” - for this week’s episode, asking ourselves the questions “what about Bob?” And “how does one say the name De Fontaine?” You know, the important shit. Enjoy!

As promised, the final episode of festival month is our interview with three of the people responsible for bringing the inspiring independent film “Battersea” to life. T.J. Sandella & Jad Adkins wrote, directed, and produced the film togeth...

Today we release a unique episode in which we review 10 films that played at the 2025 RiverRun International Film Festival. We at Nerdhat are grateful to the directors for inviting us to be a part of this year’s festival. We had so much fun!&nb...

On the first day of the RiverRun International Film Festival, hosted in our very own hometown of Winston Salem, NC, Richard sat down with filmmaker Timothy Cooper (@timothymichaelcooper) to talk about his entry, the scifi comedy short film “Kne...

Join us as we kick off a special month featuring independent and arthouse cinema with a battle between two Jeff Nichols films, both starring the inimitable Michael Shannon. 

In honor of the 4K re-master and re-release of Princess Mononoke in IMAX today, we share our review, originally published during season 4 of the podcast. Enjoy! 

Whew! That episode title was a mouthful! Why do Anime so often have titles as long as a 19th century novel? Who knows. Anyway, we’re here this week for a battle of in-theater* Anime movies. Who will win? Listen to find out! ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are re-releasing this classic episode which kicked off season 3 of the podcast (then known as “The Irreverent Nerds”): Kira Sings a Duet. Kacie of @holodeck4 joined Richard to discuss the women of Star Trek...

The category for round is “Poor, Unfortunate Souls! (Disney Movies that Freaked us Out).” Although, apparently, only Richard was scared by these films when he saw them as a young, impressionable child. Laura and Will were just too badass to be ...