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This week, Kyle welcomes back friend of the show Hector Navarro to take a look at the state of big comic book movies at the moment. 2025 had plenty of offerings, but none made the kind of money they once did. So what does that mean for next year? Does Avengers: Doomsday have a chance

This week, Kyle welcomes back Adam Murray to discuss another weird ’90s movie from their childhood. This time it’s arguably (although who would argue) the first actually good video game movie, 1995’s Mortal Kombat. Why did it work? Does it hold up 30 years later? And where does it fall in the canon of video

For the final episode of this spooky season, Kyle welcomes back Eric and Mikey to discuss the classic Universal Monsters movies. Eric and Kyle are big fans; Mikey has never seen a single one…until now! How well do these nearly 100-year-old movies fare to a brand new viewer in 2025? Is there a reason Halloween

Kyle has some conflicted feelings about Peacemaker season 2, which just wrapped up on HBO Max. Joining him to parse out his thoughts is Popverse staff writer and friend of the show Jules Chin Greene. They also discuss the future of the DCU and the hopes for what’s next.

Ahead of the finale of HBO’s Peacemaker season two, Kyle welcomes John Economos himself, Steve Agee, to discuss not just working on the popular DCU series but his love of Three’s Company, Dr. Demento, and slasher movies. Also more pneumonia talk than expected.

It’s Nerdoween season once again friends, and to kick things off, Tai Gooden returns to the show to talk about the 2023 horror-comedy, The Blackening. She and Kyle discuss why the movie perfectly reflects both horror tropes and racial stereotypes and why it’s important.

This week, Eric is back to talk with Kyle about the just-wrapped first season of FX’s Alien: Earth. How well does it continue the legacy of the Alien franchise? Does it hold up as its own thing? And why is the damn sheep the scariest creature on the show? Also, listen to Kyle’s exclusive interview

It’s been 25 years since superhero cinema as we know it began with the very first X-Men movie. Eric Diaz joins Kyle once again to reflect on the film’s initial release, what it gave us, and whether or not it holds up at all.

If you can believe it, the Muppets are 70 years old this year. While once they were everywhere, known to children and grown-ups alike, today they’ve lost a lot of their cultural relevance. But is there a world where the Muppets can come back strong? That’s what Kyle and Mikey discuss this week. From The

It may barely be September, but we’re already thinking about spooky times. As such, this week Kyle is joined by Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Ro Rusak to discuss this year’s Halloween Horror Nights offerings at Universal Orlando. Which houses are worth your time, which are a pass, and which house is the grossest? (Spoilers, it’s the Terrifier