Will non-Formula One fans fall for F1: The Movie? Can director Joseph Kosinski hit the heights of Top Gun Maverick?

In this week's episode, we’re joined by Nerd regular guest, Benny Watts, to review and discuss the Brad Pitt led summer blockbuster. Is it a winner? Only one way to find out…

Before we get to our feature discussion we discuss the latest news of Neil Druckman departing as showrunner from the HBO series, The Last of Us. A decision that no doubt leaves the internet, and the nerds, divided.

We also get a rather familiar look at the teaser poster for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, The Odyssey, with the teaser trailer hitting exclusively in theaters!

Plus we have a handful of trailers, including Cannes Grand Prix winner Sentimental Value, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, Project Hail Mary (starring Ryan Gosling), and Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest weird venture, Bugonia!

All of that AND what we’re into, which this week includes the game High Life and a lovely little comedy gem from earlier this year, The Ballad of Wallis Island!

It’s a loaded episode, with a great feature discussion! Be sure to check it out, follow and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts, including youtube. Don’t forget to leave your thoughts and comments!

F1:The Movie

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Cinematographer: Claudio Miranda

Composer: Hans Zimmer

Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies

00:49 - The Last of Us TV Show Loses Neil Druckman

10:26 - The Odyssey New Poster - Same as Other Nolan Posters

14:36 - Sentimental Value Trailer

18:39 - The Running Man Trailer

21:52 - Project Hail Mary Trailer

28:18 - Bugonia Trailer

29:48 - Summer Box Office Update

34:24 - High on Life

38:52 - The Ballad of Wallis Island

43:38 - F1: The Movie Review

Grab your blow darts and slather up in iodine because the boys are reviewing 28 YEARS LATER! Now that the rage virus has had time to evolve, the nerds catch up on all the new and terrifying things that have taken hold in the UK. And spoiler alert it’s not just the beans on toast!

Plus with the news of Denis Villeneuve taking helm of the James Bond franchise’s next installment, the nerds let out some frustrations. One of them gets particularly shaken, not stirred.

Then there is some casting news with Jon Berenthal joining Tom Holland in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It’s going to be a hard PG-13!

All of this plus “What We’re Into” which features: Elio, The Seahawk, Gentlemen Jim, Good Night and Good Luck, Task Master, stick, knight of the seven kingdoms, Superman (just to name a few!) It’s a fun, rage filled episode! Like and subscribe and leave a 5 star review on your favorite platforms!

28 Years Later

"28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third instalment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams in his feature film debut, and Ralph Fiennes." - Wiki28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the sequel to 28 Years Later, is set to be released in January 2026.

09:14 - New James Bond Director

21:34 - New Spielberg Movie

26:36 - New Spider-Man Casting

31:20 - AMC A-List Experience

39:45 - Summer Box Office Update

48:48 - Elio

56:50 - Sea Hawk +Gentleman Jim + Good Night and Good Luck

59:10 - Taskmaster TV Show

01:03:58 - Stick (Apple TV)

01:05:11 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

01:08:29 - Superman (1978)

01:16:39 - 28 Years Later Review

Does the How to Train your Dragon live-action remake hit the heights of the original, or does it fail and join the ranks of some many remakes before it?

Dragons is our feature discussion this week, but things get fiery elsewhere as we get into honorary Oscars (congrats, Tom Cruise), and the latest bit of casting news for the DCU’s CLAYFACE along with the current state of news vs. rumors in the film world.

We catch up on the latest SUMMER MOVIE WAGER update and make some lil bets for next week’s box office outcome. Can Pixar’s Elio reign supreme, or will 28 Years Later give us a surprise?!

Plus we catch up on the latest trailers for The Naked Gun and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere!

And, of course, we catch up on what we’re into, from Predator: Killer of Killers to Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme!

It's a hearty discussion with strong opinions, and as always, we want to hear yours on the subjects. So be sure to tune or check us out on youtube, like and subscribe, and let us know your thoughts!

Like and subscribe and leave a 5 star review on your favorite platforms!

00:00 - Intro

03:51 - Tom Cruise Oscar

14:46 - Clayface Actor Announced

19:48 - James Gunn Reply Too Much Online?

33:25 - New Casting for Brad Pitt Movie (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sequel)

37:58 - Kaitlyn Dever cast in Godzilla x Kong Supernova

39:37 - Godzilla LEGO

42:57 - Warner Bros Splitting Up

59:47 - Naked Gun Trailer Reaction

1:00:44 - Springsteen Trailer Reaction

01:05:56 - Summer Box Office Update

01:17:32 - Predator - Killer of Killers Review

01:20:53 - The Phoenician Scheme Review

01:28:36 - How to Train Your Dragon Review