The Nerdery Movie Night #173: West Side Story [2021] and Maple-Bacon Popcorn
🎵I feel tired. 🎶Oh so tired.🎵 (of critically lauded meh remakes and of popcorn that goes soggy) Dave: While I appreciated the soaring...
🎵I feel tired. 🎶Oh so tired.🎵 (of critically lauded meh remakes and of popcorn that goes soggy) Dave: While I appreciated the soaring...
Is Kristen Stewart a good actress? The jury is out. Is this popcorn the best we've ever made? The jury is in. Dave: This was a good...
Hand Jessica Chastain the Academy Award now. Hand Joe more nori. Dave: This was such a smart, tight biopic that somehow managed to...
A film that makes it easier to hate the wealthy and a popcorn that makes it easier to love the Popcorn Board. Dave: This film is more...
Dave sees through 'Kumbaya' levels of bullshit; I don't. We both think the Popcorn Board should win some kind of award. A Pulitzer,...
Sandra Bullock proves she can be Miss Incongeniality while Trisha Yearwood proves she's never eaten a dill pickle. Dave: Miss...
Showtunes! Sondheim! Caesar Salad! On popcorn! Dave: I should have known better than to pick a musical with catchy tunes for our Friday...
Hopkins and Mirren are legends. Dave thinks nori tastes like an algae-filled fish tank. So does Joe, but only one of them like that...
We both describe Nicholas Cage as "over-emoting", but that's the only negative of the evening. Dave: What an amazing movie this would...
Dave and I clash over Chex Mix variations. And also this film. Dave: This film was perfect at building up and holding suspense. The...
We kick off Horror Movie Month at the Nerdery™ with a fizzle. The popcorn slightly made up for it, though. Dave: What happens when you...
We both use the adjective "delicious" to describe Bening's performance, but we absolutely do not use the adjective "delicious" to...
Nerds, Unite! Dave: My dreams of going to the National Spelling Bee were quashed early, when I misspelled the word “unbutton” in our...
We both want to ride this kind of cowboy into the sunset. The movie, though, leaves us at odds. Dave: Rebooting a mediocre movie is...
David Cronenberg knows how to bury his themes deep under the skin. The popcorn knows how to be Not Worth The Time Invested. A weird and...
Shlesinger and Cho's formidable talents can't quite save this film, and popcorn + rosemary + parmesan + garlic is a combination created...
1980s Eddie Murphy is the best Eddie Murphy. Popcorns from questionable origins are likely the best popcorns. Dave: Many parts of this...
Bo Burnham may very well be an artistic genius. Sassy popcorn isn't really a thing. Dave: When everyone was learning to become a...
We devour a bowl of popcorn in nearly record time as Joe pants all over Harrison Ford for 115 minutes. Dave: After rewatching a few 80s...
WHAT. IS. WEWORK. (And what is sugary hot sauce?) This was a very confusing evening at The Nerdery™. Dave: Well, this film certainly...