The Film Blerds
A concise deep-dive look at movies (and some pop culture) by 2 of the Blerdiest guys around, your hosts, Brandon Norwood and Jeff Stewart!
Episodes
In 166, Brandon is joined by Danny O'Neill, stepping in for Jeff, to review the second feature film by Celine Song, MATERIALISTS starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal.
For the final part of 165, the boys talk trailers for Darren Aronofsky's CAUGHT STEALING, IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, and the teaser for ZOOTOPIA 2.
Brandon reviews Guy Ritchie's Apple TV action-adventure film FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. Jeff discuss an screening event he attended for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING hosted by Rolling Out magazine featuring Greg Tarzan Davis. The two review FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES with Brandon...In the first half of Episode165, Jeff goes through his watches which includes Pokerface (Peacock), The Oceans 11 trilogy (Netflix) & Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy ( Netflix).
Brandon goes through his which include the last 3 episodes of Season 50 of Saturday Night Live, the first episode of DUSTER on HBO Max, the seventh season of BLACK MIRROR, the season finale of LAW & ORDER as well as the latest episode of the sp...In the second half of 164, Brandon and Jeff talk trailers for BRIDE HARD, ECHO VALLEY, AMERICANA, IRONHEART, THE OLD GUARD 2, and NOBODY 2.
Brandon announces breaking news about THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST before doing solo reviews for Jillian Bell's SUMMER OF 69, JOE CARNAHAN's SHADOW FORCE, and the new film starring The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoaghan called HURRY UP TOMORROW. The two review BRING HER BACK. Fina...In Episode 164, Brandon kicks off the episode with news that Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY will be the first film to shoot entirely in IMAX 70mm thanks to the new IMAX film cameras.
The two do their weekly HBO recap starting with latest episode of THE LAST OF US followed by Brandon doing THE REHEARSAL's fourth episode of the second season solo. Jeff watches Bad Thoughts (Netflix), The Man From Toronto (Netflix), Life Of the P...In Episode 163, Brandon and Jeff review the "final" installment in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, DEAD RECKONING PART TWO. Correction, THE FINAL RECKONING.
In the second episode of 162, Brandon discusses with Jeff the news of Jake Schreier directing X-MEN after the success of THUNDERBOLTS* and the two talk about the new Pope. An American for the first time in history.
The two talk trailers for TOGETHER, THE SMASHING MACHINE, THE LONG WALK, HONEY DON'T, WEAPONS (again), HIGHEST 2 LOWEST and BMF Season 4. Finally, the two review SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED, THE SURFER and FIGH...In Episode 162, Brandon and Jeff go long on yet again more Marvel news due to The Wall Street Journal op-ed.
Jeff watches Dope Thief (Apple+), The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max), The Last Of Us (HBO Max), Locked (VOD), Freaky Tales (VOD), The Gorge (Apple+), The Luckiest Man In America (VOD), Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max), Turning Point: The War On Terror (Netflix), Turning Point: Vietnam (Netflix). Brandon watches WALLACE & ...In this episode The FIlm Blerds interview the star and directors of the new music documentary "Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted"
In the final part of 161, the boys and Trey talk trailers for WEAPONS, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, and HIM.
And they close out on reviews for ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR presented in Dolby Cinema, Netflix's HAVOC, A24's FRIENDSHIP, and Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS* in IMAX. Listen to the end for some giveaways!In the first half of 161, Brandon and Jeff are once again joined by Brandon's brother Trey.
The three discuss the new Oscar rule in watching every film and the newly added stunts category. Brandon and Jeff dive deep on HBO Sunday nights with THE LAST OF US, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, and Season 2 of THE REHERSAL Jeff watches "In The Lost Lands" (VOD), "#1 Happy Family USA" (Amazon Prime) Brandon watches THE WOMAN IN THE YARD,...The writer and director of the indie film YOUNG KING, Bryant Griffin stops by to talk about NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.
Brandon and Jeff celebrate the 4th anniversary of The Film Blerds by discussing the last major film of the pandemic and close the loop on the DCEU. Patty Jenkins' WONDER WOMAN 1984.
Two of the stars of "The Accountant 2", Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Daniella Pineda, join The Blerds to discuss their experiences returning to the action franchise.
In this special episode, Brandon and Jeff discuss STAR WARS Celebration 2025 in Tokyo, Japan with the various bits of news dropped from the panels.
The two then give a spoiler-free review on the second and final season of the ROGUE ONE prequel series, ANDOR.
Episode 158 is dedicated entirely to a spoiler free review of Ryan Coogler's SINNERS, which both Brandon and Jeff saw on IMAX.
This episode ends with Brandon conducting group interviews with Jack O'Connell, Jayme Lawson, and Miles Canton for the first part. The second grouped interviews are Delroy Lindo, Oman Benson Miller, and Li Jun Li.
For the third and final part of 157, Brandon reviews the Viola Davis action thriller G20 on Prime Video.
The boys then review A MINECRAFT MOVIE, THE AMATUER, and WARFARE. Finally, the episode closes out with an interview conducted by Jeff with military veteran Robert Kutruff on WARFARE.
For this second part of episode 157, the boys cover WB's CinemaCon 2025 panel.
Jeff watches Hollywood Demons (HBO Max), Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (Netflix), Gold & Greed: The Hunt For Fenn's Treasure (Netflix), Tombstone (Hulu), The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max). Brandon watches the first episode of LAZARUS, the first four episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME Season 3, the Jack Black and Jon Hamm hosted episodes of SATURD...For the first part of 157, Brandon and Jeff roll Trailer Talk and News into one as they go through CinemaCon 2025.
Brandon reviews ERIC LARUE, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL, and THE ALTO KNIGHTS
Jeff reviews The Russo Brothers $320 million dollar Netflix movie, THE ELECTRIC STATE on Netflix starring Millie Bobbie Brown. The two end with MAGAZINE DREAMS, A WORKING MAN, and THE ACCOUNTANT 2.Popular Podcasts
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