A Play On Nerds - Episode 229 - "Nobody" is Quite Like "Paul Blart"

August 25, 2025

A man with a certain set of skills gets pulled into the action while on vacation in Nobody 2, in theaters now; so we're reviewing the movie it was based on, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2! Plus: Meteors in Georgia, recasting the Disney live action remakes with other animated characters, Yellowjackets season 2, and the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:44

Nerdy News: 12:07

Film Review: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2: 14:48

Game: Animated Alternate Reality: 37:13

Radical Recommends: 44:21

Trailer Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash: 46:42

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

A Play On Nerds - Episode 228 - Crime movies, voice and musical acting, drones and reality TV!

August 10, 2025

It's Nerd Roll of Fortune time! Scorsese films, voice acting, musical theater, drones, past lives and reality TV are all discussed. Plus: Overwatch 2, robot bunnies, and the Red Sonja reboot!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:19

Nerdy News: 6:25

Nerd Roll of Fortune: 9:29

Radical Recommends: 34:43

Trailer Review: Red Sonja (2025): 37:39

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

A Play On Nerds - Episode 227 - I Really Always Knew What You Did That One Summer

July 25, 2025

I Know What You Did Last Summer's new sequel/reboot is out in theaters so we're utilizing the Rule of Three to review the 3rd movie in the series, I Always Know What You Did Last Summer! Plus, the Stranger Things season 5 trailer!

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Host Banter: 2:40

Nerdy News: 7:59

Film Review: I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer: 13:52

Game: Legends or Lies: 35:34

Radical Recommends: 40:16

Trailer Review: Stranger Things Season 5: 43:06

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

A Play On Nerds - Episode 226 - Superman (The Third)

July 15, 2025

Superman (2025) is leaping over box office records in a single bound, so we're reviewing the best film in the franchise, according to Richard Pryor, Superman III! Plus: Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 and The Running Man reboot!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:32

Nerdy News: 5:28

Film Review: Superman III: 8:24

Game: Kryptonian Consequences: 34:38

Radical Recommends: 39:11

Trailer Review: The Running Man (2025): 42:42

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

A Play On Nerds - Episode 225 - Carnosauric Park 3

June 30, 2025

Jurassic World: Rebirth is coming out in theaters, so we're busting out a review of the OTHER classic dino-movie-sequel; Carnosaur 3! Plus: UFO gaslighting, Andor season 2, and the new trailer for The Naked Gun reboot!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:53

Nerdy News: 10:57

Film Review: Carnosaur 3: 16:43

Game: Cast the Recast Cast: 38:27

Radical Recommends: 52:42

Trailer Review: The Naked Gun (2025): 55:15

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!