We jump back to the past, as far back as 1989, when we saw Batman in theaters! We discuss our thoughts when we first saw this movie in theaters, but also our subsequent viewings. How does it hold up? Do we still like it? We talk about how this movie was a blockbuster that led to multiple Batman movies in the 1990's, for better or worse, and this movie helped make DC films a force to be reckoned with. We compare how this Batman portrayal lines up with the Batman we recently saw in The...

Join The Credible Nerds as we discuss the novel Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. This "standalone" book opened the door for us to a bigger universe and started our journey into what's now known as the Cosmere. Set in the city of Elantris, once a place of magic and splendor but now a cursed land where its inhabitants, who were once blessed with magical powers, have been turned into wretched beings that are reminiscent of zombies. The story follows three main characters - Raoden, a prince who...

We review and discuss Zack Snyder's latest movie Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire. This movie had a limited release in theaters for a couple of days, then premiered on Netflix. Shooting to the top of Netflix's Top Ten list at number one that first week, does it have the legs to stay in the top ten? We discuss the polarity of the reviews and how for Marc, it has great watchability due to the similarities the film has to a video game. We also give a Top 5 list of Zack Snyder movies!...

The Credible Nerds discuss the oversaturation of comic book movies in today's pop culture and ask the question - Are we done with comic book movies? We discuss the most recent fantasy novel release by Jim Butcher - The Olympian Affair, as well as his other series'. Marc breaks down his top 5 fantasy novels and we discuss why we like them. And introducing for the first time - The Credible Nerds Hot Take! We discuss the Star Wars Sequel trilogy and if they are considered canon to the rest of...

The new trailer for The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Season 2 is out! We discuss, breakdown, and analyze the trailer and the clues in the new trailer. We speculate on Rand al'Thor's journey, Why does he go to the White Tower? Where is Min? Where is Padan Fain and the Horn of Valere? Is that the Black Ajah we catch a glimpse of? Who is the creepy lady? Is it Lanfear? Lan and Moraine seem to argue a lot in the trailer. What is Mat up to with the dagger? Perrin and Aviendha together fighting...

We dive into Book 2 of the Wheel of Time - The Great Hunt! We discuss the secret darkfriend meeting that we read about in the Prologue and we get some clues as to who are these mysterious darkfriends. Book 2 starts up about a month after the events of the last book and Rand is undecided about what to do next. We also discuss one of the Forsaken, Lanfear, and what her motivations are and why she aligned with the Dark One.

We've reached the end of our reviews of the Indiana Jones films with our review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! We discuss this new adventure and how Indiana Jones as an older man plays out. We discuss the new characters of Helena Shaw and Jurgen Voller and how they fit in to the Indiana Jones Saga. Do we like them? Do we not like them? Also the return of fan favorites Sallah and Marion! We discuss their role in the new film and whether it was good fit. We discuss the Dial of...

We review and discuss Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi and how it holds up 40 years later. This year was the 40th Anniversary of this final film of the Original Trilogy and we reminisced and talked about the things we like about this movie.

Welcome back to More Than Meets The Eye: A Transformers Podcast! We review the sixth live action film in the franchise - Rise of the Beasts. We are introduced to the Maximals and the Terrorcons, as well as Unicron! Set on Earth in 1994, we are reunited from the Transformers from the last film - Bumblebee and are introduced to some new Transfomers. We discuss any connective tissues with Bumblebee and with the subsequent Michael Bay Transformers films. There are some but not a lot. We talk...

The Credible Nerds tackle the much maligned but secretly loved 4th movie in the Indiana Jones film series - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! We discuss the off and on again start of the film and why it took so long to develop, as well as how big of a box office hit the movie was in 2008. We discuss the era that this story is set in, the late 1950's, and the effect it had on the story in comparison to the previous three movies. We talk about Indiana Jones and if he has...

We are back to talk more about the Man with the Hat! We get a Young Indy flashback and some great character building moments and a new adventure with young Indy! We discuss how much time has passed for Indy since Temple of Doom and how this movie fits into the overall Indiana Jones Saga timeline. We discuss our top favorite moments of the film, as well as our least favorite. We get into a discussion as to whether or not Elsa knew that she was giving Donovan the wrong grail cup to drink out...

The Credible Nerds got a sneak peak of The Flash and we talk about the movie without spoilers! Is it any good? Is it worth seeing in theaters? How good is Michael Keaton? All these questions and more are answered! Subscribe and listen today! Spoiler filled review coming after the film is released in theaters.

We discuss our respective top 10 Holy Shiz! Moments in Star Wars! Some are in-universe and others are real world moments, but regardless these are the moments that gave us chills, made us smile, and even brought a tear to our eye. We discuss moments from all of Star Wars - from the Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy, Sequel Trilogy, Rogue One and Solo, The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: Rebels! Every era is on the holodeck and we get into it.

We review Chapters 45-49 in Book One of The Wheel of Time - The Eye of the World! The heroes barely escape the Ways and Machin Shin, then make their way to Fal Dara. At Far Dara they rest and prepare to enter the dreaded Blight and to find the Green Man and The Eye of the World! We discuss the Ways and Machin Shin and how the taint of saidin has corrupted the Ways. We speculate on what Machin Shin is and where it came from. We talk about Lan Mandragoran and how the Borderlanders revere him...

We're back with a review of the Indiana Jones prequel - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom! Set one year before Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy is on a new adventure with a sidekick - Short Round, and an unwilling traveling companion - Willie Scott. These three are shot at, chased, left for dead on an airplane, escape said airplane by jumping out with only a life raft for safety, and ride white water rapids until they hit calm waters. And this is only in the first 20 mins of the movie! More...

The Fourth Ta'veren reviews Episode 8: The Eye of the World from Amazon Prime! This episode is the final episode of the season and is loosely based on the ending events of the book series The Wheel of Time - Book One: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. We discuss how the Rand decides to go to the Blight and find the Eye of the World by himself, but Moraine goes with leaving Lan behind. Lan and Nynaeve develop their relationship further. Padan Fain is in Fal Dara hiding out and ends up...

We discuss the three latest Star Wars movies that were announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023! James Mangold (Logan, Indy 5) will be in charge of writing and directing a Star Wars film set 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace and will address the origins of the Force (and possibly the Jedi and the Sith?). Dave Filoni will create a a film based on his live action Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, and perhaps others. The film will close out these stories and...

In preparation for the release of the fifth Indiana Jones movie - Dial of Destiny, we review the one that started it all - Raiders of the Lost Ark. We wax nostalgic as we discuss our first time viewing the film and what we thought. We also discuss how the film holds up over time over 40 years later. We discuss the characters and themes of the movie and how they have connected with us from when we first saw the film as children and how we can relate today. We also rank the film in comparison...

The Credible Nerds discuss their history and experiences with Star Wars collecting! From 1978 - 2023 we discuss what collecting was like as young kids up through teenage years and then into adulthood! We also discuss how our early years of collecting influenced us collecting for our kids as well. We discuss collecting action figures, books, comics, prints, and pretty much anything and everything! We didn't get into Funko POP collecting oddly enough as we have plenty of those too! This is...

We review the final two episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2 - The Summit and Plan 99! PFC Brady is back to talk about the episodes he missed while in Marine boot camp and how the Bad Batch continues the story from The Clone Wars.

Will Clone Force 99 retire?! Are they going to call it quits? We breakdown and discuss these two connected episodes, Pabu and Tipping Point. While Pabu is one of my least favorite episodes this season, Tipping Point has a lot of good things going for it and we spend most of our time on Tipping Point. The Bad Batch become aware of the Empire's plan to get rid of Clones quietly. They also uncover a signal from Crosshair informing them to enact Plan 88. This sets off a rescue mission that will...

We review Episode 12 of Season 2 - The Outpost! We discuss Crosshair and how he has grown as a character and is becoming one of our favorite members of the Bad Batch. We discuss how the clone troopers are becoming more and more disposable for the Empire. We spend time talking about Wayland and Mount Tantiss and what experiments they might be doing there and how the clones are involved.

We review the final two episodes of Season 3 of The Mandalorian - The Spies and The Return! We discuss the Shadow Council and who they are and what their individual missions might be! We discuss the reunification of The Mandalorian tribes and their reentry into Mandalore. Moff Gideon is back! We review and discuss what his master plan is and how it was thwarted by Din Djarin. We talk about how awesome it was to have Mandalorians having aerial combat and Bo Katan wielding the Darksaber once...

We discuss Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian - Guns for Hire! While we think that this is one of the oddest episodes of the series, there are some good things to discuss. From the cameos to references to Count Dooku and the Separatists to the duel to be the Mandalorian ruler there are some good things to see. We discuss the cameos of Jack Black and LIzzo and how we feel that there was potential for them to be more menacing. With Jack Black and his mustaches to Lizzy and her Alice in Wonderland...