The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features Josh’s personal pick, Ronald Neame’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen (based on the Muriel Spark novel) and starring Maggie Smith, Pamela Franklin, Robert Stephens, Gordon Jackson and Jane Carr, The Prime of Miss …

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features our documentary pick, the Maysles brothers’ Salesman. Directed by Albert and David Maysles with Charlotte Zwerin, Salesman is a key film in the direct cinema movement. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.…

This week the crew talks about how Daredevil's girlfriend taught the Punisher Dungerons and Dragons and how it might help us tell others about Jesus. Plus a Show and Tell game, Neff News and Best Thing Ever.Por Nerd of Godcast

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lindsay Anderson’s If….. Directed by Lindsay Anderson from a screenplay by David Sherwin and starring Malcolm McDowell, Robert Swann, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan and David Wood, If…. is the first of three films Anderson dire…

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features the year’s biggest flop, Carl Reiner’s The Comic. Directed and co-written by Carl Reiner and starring Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee and Mickey Rooney, The Comic was inspired by Van Dyke’s love of silent film comedians. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from R…

We're back for season nein (nine) and we're talking about heel turns (and face turns.) If Robert Downey Jr can go from being the MCU's greatest hero to its most feared villain, what is stopping any of us from doing the same? And if God's grace really is for everyone, no matter how far gone, then what's stopping hurting, broken, darkside us from bec…

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer. Directed by Michael Ritchie from a screenplay by James Salter and starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, Downhill Racer was filmed partially at actual Alpine Ski World Cup races. Th…

**apologies in advance some of the episode audio at the end is ruff** Comic book round table. This week, we talk SDCC 2024, RDJ Doom, it’s a Newsarific episode and much much more ........... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 1:07 – 1:46:40 For SDCC 2024 Pictures see Instagram @top5comicscbs or @top5podcast Game News – 1:46:40 – 1:53:50 Lessons of th…

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Directed by George Roy Hill from a screenplay by William Goldman and starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is based loosel…

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features William Dieterle’s adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Directed by William Dieterle from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell and Edmond O’Brien, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the firs…

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 2000, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 2000 movies. Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year …

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our audience choice poll winner, Stephen Frears’ High Fidelity. Directed by Stephen Frears (based on the novel by Nick Hornby) and starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black and Todd Louiso, High Fidelity defeated two other music-themed dramas in our audience choice poll. The co…

The fourteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our cult classic pick, Ben Younger’s Boiler Room. Written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Nicky Katt, Nia Long, Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck, Boiler Room was inspired by Younger’s experience interviewing for a job at a Long Island brokerage firm.…

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Mary Harron’s American Psycho. Directed and co-written by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Mathis, Justin Theroux and Chloë Sevigny, American Psycho is adapted from Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 nov…

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and Oliver Reed, Gladiator won five Oscars, including Best Picture. The contemporary reviews quoted in thi…

Comic book round table. This week, we talk Giant Size Daredevil 2024, Rifters #1, Gotham By Gaslight the Kryptonian Age #1 and more ........... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 3:55 – 41:40 Giant Size Daredevil 2024 – 41:40 – 1:01:15 Rifters #1 – 1:01:15 – 1:23:30 Gaslight the Kryptonian Age #1 – 1:23:50 – 1:53:56 Game News – 1:53:56 – 2:04:25 Less…

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features one of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winners, Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight. Written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez, Santiago Douglas, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderón and Ray Santiago, Girlfight was the first feature film for both Kusam…

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features one of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winners, Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin and Jon Tenney, You Can Count on Me was Lonergan’s first featu…

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features Jason’s personal pick, Stephen Daldry’s Billy Elliot. Directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by Lee Hall and starring Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven and Stuart Wells, Billy Elliot was Daldry’s first feature film after a successful career in theater…

Comic book round table. This week, we talk Green Arrow #12 2024, Scarlet #1, Blood Hunt #1, Interview with Skylar Patridge at Wonder Con and more ........... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 1:40 – 21:15 Green Arrow #12 2024 – 21:15 – 39:57 Scarlet #1– 39:57 – 1:02:50 Blood Hunt #1 – 1:02:50 – 1:44:40 Interview with Skylar Patridge at Wonder Con – …

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our animation pick, Aardman Animations’ Chicken Run. Directed and co-written by Nick Park and Peter Lord and starring the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth and Benjamin Whitrow, Chicken Run was the first feature-length film produced by s…

In our Season 8 finale, we play games, exchange gifts, wrap up this season's Best Thing Ever (Ghostbusters vs The Fellowship of the Ring) and talk about toxic fandom and why we find it so easy to hate the franchises we love.Por Nerd of Godcast

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our foreign film pick, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-fat, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen and Cheng Pei-pei, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was the first foreign-language movie to gross $100 million at the U.S. bo…

**apologies in advance some of the episode audio is ruff** Comic book round table. This week, we talk some X Men 97, Wolverines Revenge, plus Interview with Jorge Corona and more ........... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 1:16 – 47:15 X Men 97 – 47:15 – 1:30:02 Interview with Jorge Corona at Denver Fan Expo – 1:30:02 – 1:39:48 Instagram @jorge_co…

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features Josh’s personal pick, Curtis Hanson’s Wonder Boys. Directed by Curtis Hanson from a screenplay by Steve Kloves (based on the Michael Chabon novel) and starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr. and Katie Holmes, Wonder Boys was nominated fo…

Today we talk about and play some games about stories told badly. How can we tell the story of the Gospel in a better way in our words and actions?Por Nerd of Godcast

Comic book round table. This week, we talk Boy Wonder #1, Rook: Exodus #1, Doom One Shot 2024 and more ........... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 1:11–43:20 Boy Wonder #1 – 43:20 – 1:06:33 Rook: Exodus #1 – 1:06:33 – 1:34:02 Doom One Shot 2024 – 1:34:02 – 2:04:20 Lessons of the Day (LOTD) – 2:04:20 – 2:07:36 Game News – 2:07:36 – 2:09:10 Books to…

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our documentary pick, Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I. Directed by and featuring Agnes Varda, The Gleaners and I is considered one of the greatest documentaries of all time. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/re…

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark. Written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse and Peter Stormare, Dancer in the Dark also won the Best Actress award at Cannes for Björk’s lead perfo…

This time the crew talks about our favorite characters who grew up before our very eyes, going from one level to the next and how we, as believers, can level up in their faith and Christian identity. Plus a two-for-one in the Best Thing Ever semi-finals!Por Nerd of Godcast

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the year’s biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth. Directed by Roger Christian from a screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro and starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker and Kim Coates, Battlefield Earth was a passion project for Sciento…

*again sorry about some of the audio* Comic book round table. This week, we talk Deadpool #1 (2024), Dick Tracy #1 (2024), Dynamite FCBD 2024 Jonny Quest, Thundercats, Space Ghost, Interview with S.G. Blaise author of The Last Lumenian Series at Wonder Con 2024 and more ......... Run Times - News In Comics.... – 1:50 – 37:46 Deadpool #1 (2024) – 37…

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast. Directed by Jonathan Glazer from a screenplay by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Cavan Kendall, Sexy Beast was nominated for an Oscar…

Join the crew for a fun and funny game night that will have you asking "is it animated?" Warning, may contain some immature content. Tonight we play: Blunt Forced Drama Same, Same but Different Who Want's to Be a Bible Billionaire Poetry for Neanderthals Um, Actually...Por Nerd of Godcast

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II. Directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, John Polson and Anthony Hopkins, Mission: Impossible II topped the wor…

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks’ Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky, Broadcast News was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture. The contemporary reviews qu…

On this episode of the podcast, the crew talks about who belongs on the list of all-time most iconic video game characters, superheroes, Nickelodeon stars, and more. It leads us to a point of talking about what the top four most essential virtues of a Christ follower should be. Join the Nerd of God Squad on Facebook at www.NOGSquad.com Become a sup…

Comic book round table. This week, we talk Wonder Con 2024 and the movie Empire Queen, including an interview with Chris Dane Owens, Ciel Post, Jason "Jay" Schulz and more ........... Run Times - Wonder Con Talk.... – 1:17 – 22:05 Interview at Wonder Con 2024 with – 22:05 – 40:45 Chris Dane Owens Ciel Post Jason "Jay" Schulz www.EmpireQueenMovie.co…

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1939, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1939 movies. Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year …

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our audience choice pick, the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus. Directed by Edward Buzzell from a screenplay by Irving Brecher and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo), Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden and Margaret Dumont, At the Circus prevailed over two other…

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our future cult classic pick, Universal horror sequel Son of Frankenstein. Directed by Rowland V. Lee from a screenplay by Willis Cooper and starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lionel Atwill and Josephine Hutchinson, Son of Frankenstein was the third mo…

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Ritz Brothers comedy The Gorilla. Directed by Allan Dwan and starring the Ritz Brothers (Jimmy, Harry, Al), Patsy Kelly, Anita Louise, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi and Edward Norris, The Gorilla was the fourth film adaptation of Ralph Spence’…

None of us are Irish enough to know why Saint Patty's Day is as popular as it is but then again, we don't know why some of the nerdy things we like have gotten popular either. Let's talk about that.Por Nerd of Godcast