Episodes
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss movies about coming home from war.
Using 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 2016's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as conversation tentpoles, they share their thoughts on these two films, what defines an anti-war movie, common cliches and the messages they try to portray.
And of course, we wrap it all up with suggestions for films we'd recommend if someone had never seen a "coming home" movie before.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss horror sequels and the good and bad of them.
Using sequels to two iconic horror movies, 1983's Psycho 2 and 2019's Doctor Sleep, they share their thoughts on these two films, what horror sequels bring to the table, if they are necessary and when they aren't, and more.
And of course, we wrap it all up with sequels we'd recommend if someone had never seen a horror sequel before.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, we discuss the career and performances of Denzel Washington.
Using his two Oscar-winning performances as tentpoles - 1989's Glory and 2001's Training Day, they dig into our personal history with these films, what we love/don't love as much with his performances, our favourite scenes, the characteristics of a Denzel performance, other films of his we love and why and more.
And of course, we wrap it all up with movies we'd recommend if someone had never seen a Denzel Washington movie before.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, hosts Kyle, and Russel dig into the cliches and traditions of musical biopics.
Using 1954's The Glenn Miller Story and 1986's Sid and Nancy as their tentpoles for the discussion, they discuss what defines a biopic, what they liked/hated about them, why we kinda hate them, the list of tropes and how these movies have changed over the years.
And of course, we wrap it all up with movies we'd recommend if someone had never seen a musical biopic before.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, hosts Kyle, and Russel blossom from prepubescence into adulthood as they discuss coming of age movies
Using 1985's Better Off Dead and 2007's Superbad as their tentpoles for the discussion, we discuss what defines coming of age films, how these movie fit the theme, how they've changed over the years, how diverse they can be while still sticking to a formula, what we hate/love about them and so much more.
And of course, we wrap it all up with movies we'd recommend if someone had never seen a coming of age film before.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, hosts Kyle, Russel and special guest Page DeWolfe talk about the Bechdel Test, and how it impacts what we watch.
Using 1953's Hitch-Hiker and 1990's Goodfellas as their tentpoles for the discussion, we discuss the history of the Bechdel test, why this type of test is needed, the problems with it in determining representation, how movies hit or miss the mark and more.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, we discuss Meryl Streep and Russel investigates as to why Kyle isn't a fan.
Using 1982's Sophie's Choice and 2009's Julie and Julia as their tentpoles for the discussion, we wanted to get into what Meryl Streep brings to her roles and her history as an amazing actress. Then Kyle mentions that he isn't blown away by her work. So we get into it!
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel have a spectrum of a conversation around colour cinematography.
Using 1947's Black Narcissus and 2002's Hero as their tentpoles for the discussion, they get into what colour cinematography is, how this approach adds to storytelling, various examples of this technique and our love/hate of it, movies we'd recommend and more!
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel wash up, get on their surgical gloves and cut into medical thrillers.
Using 1978's COMA and 2022's The Good Nurse as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into the different types of medical thrillers, what we like/hate about them, what constitutes a medical movie, why it's not more popular and more!
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel are joined by special guest Ed Sum from the Otaku No Culture Blog to discuss ghost stories and the movies that told them.
Using 1963's The Haunting and 2015's Crimson Peak as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into what makes a fun ghost story movie, what can ruin one, CGI vs practical effects, our favourites and more!
Learn more about Ed's love of pop culture here: https://otakunoculture.com/
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel stick to one location and the movies that stayed there.
Using 1948's Rope and 2002's Panic Room as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into the restrictions of filming in one location, the challenge of defining ONE location, how it can add to tension and character, and more!
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss the filmography of Robert Redford.
Using 1980's Brubaker and 2013's All Is Lost as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into what they like and don't like about Redford films, what makes a film uniquely his, our hits, our misses and is he even a good actor?
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss the filmography of Michael Mann, the good and the bad.
Using 1981's Thief and 2015's Blackhat as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into the differences in Michael Mann's films, his particular style, how he compares to other directors and what we've loved and hated.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss the history of submarine movies and why they are so interesting as a genre.
Using 1958's Run Silent, Run Deep and 1990's The Hunt for Red October as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into the commonalities of submarine movies, the surprising number of these films and why we like/dislike them so much.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss the filmography of Clint Eastwood and his impact on film.
Using 1976's Outlaw Josey Wales and 1993's In the Line of Fire as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into what makes Clint Eastwood a movie star, what he brings to his roles and what we like/dislike about him on screen.
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In this episode of Movie Nerds, Kyle and Russel discuss the history and impact of the summer blockbuster.
Using 1975's Jaws (considered the first movie blockbuster) and 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl as their tentpoles for the conversation, they get into what defines a summer blockbuster, how they've changed and why they suck/are awesome.
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Welcome to Movie Nerds!
Hosts Russel Lolacher and Kyle Wells share their insight, experience and sheer nerdery in discussing themes per episode. As life-long movie nerds and managers of the Victoria Movie Nerds community, they're excited to nerd out and share their thoughts about everything from submarine movies, summer blockbusters, the films of Clint Eastwood or what ever is on their radar. They'll also be inviting local guests on to get their nerdy perspective.
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