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In celebration of Black History Month and Valentine's Day, the Nerdie Sports crew joins us to discuss a black movie classic that brings together the narratives of sports and romance in a perfect package. Travel with us back to the year 2000 as we follow two childhood friends, who's shared hoop dreams takes them down the path of love.

In the second of our two-part look at the classic film, Raven and Mercedez join Mike and Dave for a deeper dive at a movie that gave us aspirational ideas, before "Don't Try This At Home" became a widespread thing.

We take a look back at a Christmas classic and discuss our favourite traps used against the wet bandits. Keep It Nerdie ya filthy animals

Mike and Dave take a deep dive in the second part of our two-part look at this holiday classic.

As with all things 2020, we are currently all encouraged to not travel for the holidays. So English Dave and Rocket Mike decided to discuss a movie that highlights some of the problems that can occur when you try to travel at this time of the year. Also, did you realize there aren't that many films about thanksgiving? Keep It Nerdie

In the second of our two-part look at the 2000 classic, we take a deep dive into the film and break down what we liked

It's that time of the year, so we decided to revisit a horror film with a satirical nature that has become more and more relevant over the years.

In the first of our two-part revisit of the Spielberg classic, we discuss why the film still hold up, despite not being as we remembered... In all the best ways. Keep It Nerdie.

In the second of our two-part return to the early 2000s classic, The Cosmic Quartet take a deeper dive into the film, breaking down each act of the narrative.

The team travel to a time where to survive high school you had to "be aggressive, be be aggressive" and revisit a movie that has a surprising and unexpected amount of social commentary. Keep It Nerdie

In the second part of our X-Men 20th anniversary episode, the team digs deep into the film itself. Breaking down the main 3 acts and how they are structured.

With the 20th anniversary of the first X-Men film upon us, the gang decide to travel to the year 2000 and reminisce on the franchise that would help spearhead the new golden age of comic book movies. Part 1 is a general discussion with part 2 (out tomorrow) going more in depth on the movie

This week, the team travels to the early 90s to discuss all things dinosaur and why Spielberg is G.O.A.T status.

With Star Wars day around the corner, the team decides to revisit what many feel is one of the best movies in the series and one of the best sequels in film.

After 50 trips in their time machine, the team find themselves on a quest that takes them to a group of Aliens who think T.v shows are real.

The Cosmic Trio find themselves trapped in New York, with their only means of escape dependent on them finding and rescuing a president they don't quite care for. Keep It Nerdie

This week the Cosmic Trio try their best to look like high school kids, despite clearly not looking like that age group, and decide to take a day off along side Ferris

After 57 years in cryosleep, the Cosmic Trio wake up to find that they are once again returning to LV-426 to face of against the Queen B of the Xenomorphs. Keep It Nerdie

After some time in cryosleep, the Cosmic Trio (Raven, Rocket Mike and English Dave) wake up to find themselves deep in space, where no one can hear them scream.

Rocket Mike returns just in time to join Raven and English Dave on a class trip, where we'll be forced to fight to the death. Keep It Nerdie

Is English Dave Raven or is Raven English Dave? That is what we ponder as we discuss the Travolta / Cage 90's body swap action movie. Keep It Nerdie

This week Raven and English Dave posit a theory that Will Smith traveled back in time to make sure he starred in this movie, instead of playing Neo, taking a hit and thus ensuring the fate of the Matrix. Listen to find out how this theory unravels, and as always... Keep It Nerdie.

This episode we travel to a universe where humans and cartoon characters live together, work together and playing patty cake with someone else’s wife can get you killed.

Rocket Mike and Raven try to figure out what these Cockney accented fellas are saying, while English Dave does his best to translate.

The Cosmic Trio revisit's the film that tried to pretend 90's Arnold was a regular sized person getting a last minute present for Darth Vader. Merry Christmas, "Put the cookie down" and Keep It Nerdie

1977 is when everything changed for Nerds everywhere. The Cosmic Trio decided to go an find out why

Do you hear that drumming? The Cosmic Trio are distracted moments after Mike rolled a 5. Now we're headed to the mid 90s, where a small town that almost invented the sneaker is under attack by jungle things. Full Spoilers. Keep It Nerdie.

"Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?" If so, join us as we traverse the spacetime continuum to 1984 and answer the real question... "Who You Gonna Call?".

The Cosmic Trio travel to the early 90s to revisit what many consider to be one of the greatest movie sequels of all time. Where the bad guy from the future is now the good guy from the future. Trying to stop the new sleeker bad guy from the future from killing the younger version of the man that would send his best friend back in time to impregnate his mom, so he can be born to lead mankind against the robot uprising. Yup time travel..

Imagine being sent back in time, by your best friend, so you can sleep with his mother to ensure that he is born to save mankind from killer machines... Yup, understanding time travel is a head trip. One the Cosmic Trio are willing to take. So come with us if you want to live, and as always... Keep It Nerdie

"They drew first blood, not me.” The only movie in the franchise (of 5) that doesn't have Rambo in the title and is by far the best one. The Cosmic Trio revisit the 1982 movie and find out why people missed the point of this film and ironically made it the poster child for 80s action. Keep It Nerdie

Seems Ironic that the one day that one of the Cosmic Trio can't make it, is the day we are doing Three Kings. OhwWell, Rocket Mike and Dave still deliver the goods. Though we still wonder, where do you take a secretly stolen brick of gold? Keep It Nerdie

Welcome aboard flight triple zero, the convicts have taken over and ask that you "Put the bunny down". Travel with us to 1997, just as Nicholas Cage was on the brink of going "full Cage rage" and find out why Raven doesn't like to sit next to people on planes. Keep It Nerdie

Hey there Nerdie’s, this episode we travel to the summer of 1994. English Dave tries to keep things above 50mph as Rocket Mike is in awe of the villainous way to hold a phone, while Raven screams “Jump That Bus” at “America’s sweethearts” . Keep It Nerdie

Raven is siting there with a gallon of maple syrup (don't ask) wondering how she's missed the entire first half of this movie? Meanwhile Mike's "Peter tingle" is on high alert coz his dog is up to no good and Dave has a cold from recycling plane germs. The Cosmic Trio revisit the classic action buddy comedy to find out how you're supposed to drive. Keep It Nerdie

Mike realizes he has frequently dressed up as Tarantino characters for halloween (English Dave joined him for one of them) and Raven hates drawn out monologue sequences. However, with the recent release of Quentin Tarantino's 9th film (out of (of 10)) we decided to travel back in time and revisit his very first. Keep It Nerdie

Mike is convinced movie theaters have gotten smaller since he was a kid (and not that he’s gotten bigger), Raven is trying really hard not to break out into song, but having trouble deciding which is her favorite intro. Meanwhile, Dave is just here learning to say “Asante sana Squash banana, wewe ndugu mimi hapana”, because they are all baboons and he is not.

The Cosmic Trio learn that you should “never touch a black man's radio” and War is good for “Absolutely nothing”, You All. Wait no, its "Y’all not "You all". On a side note, why do bad guys always fall to their death and why has Jackie Chan not done a full-on a musical? We need answers and Ya’ll need to listen and #KeepItNerdie

A child named Andy, a single mother, a toy brought to life.. No not that Story, this one has voodoo (Right?! We didn't realize either). Join the Cosmic Trio as they find out that the good thing about a bad remake is that you can always go back to original.

While Raven has an epiphany about her sister's name, Rokka Mike dreams of being a musical spoon artist and Dave can't quite figure out why Sid is soo amazing at the claw game. But Wait, what defines a toy in the Toy Story movies? The Cosmic Trio try to figure it out.

Imagine method acting as a cockroach.. Now thats dedication. Rokka Mike wants some Sugar water, English Dave is counting how many times J used the 'flashy thingy' and Raven tells us about her special machine just for rewinding VHS tapes. #KeepItNerdie

Raven and co-host Raven (don't ask) don't care to introduce anyone else because she'd rather start a staring contest with Ed Harris, as she believes the man never blinks. Meanwhile, English Dave and Rokka Mike are trying to figure what level of "Nick Cage" Nick Cage brings to this movie (Also why RnB singers don't dance in the rain anymore). Keep It Nerdie.

Mike was almost sold on the glamorous homeless life, but someone mentioned a talking snake and something to do with a flying carpet. I dunno, things got weird.  Meanwhile Raven is trying to figure out how the hell she didn't realize Aladdin had an end credit audio clip by Robin Williams.

1999, the year Prince had told everyone to party like. A time when many thought our A.I caused end was nigh. Join us once again upon the BTTF starship, as we enter the Keanuverse and ask ourselves, "would we really prefer to live in a dystopian future with a couple of hoboes trying to figure out what chicken actually tastes like or would we take the blue pill?

All Brian wanted was to be left alone, now everyone thinks he's the Messiah, they made a movie about it and now some Nerds have decided to revisit it. Join Raven and English Dave as ponder the question "What have the Romans ever done for us?"

Before we enter the Endgame, we have to take a trip down memory lane. Before the Man of Iron, before Spider-Man's upside-down kiss and before those early X-Men films. There was the film that started it all and set us down the path of modern comic book movie awesomeness. Go on a journey with Rokka Mike, Raven and English Dave as they revisit Marvel Comics first theatrical release, the story of the day walker called Blade.

"Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings." Raven hosts Rokka Mike and English Dave as they delve into the bowels of hell.. well Manhattan in the mid-90s, to revisit Al Pacino's as the Devil and amazing Monologuing. #KeepItNerdie

There are movies that are relevant for their time and there are movies that are timeless. However, there are some that fall into the category of being more relevant now than when first released. English Dave, Raven and Rokka Mike discuss whether the 1983 film Trading Places falls into that category. Full spoilers for the film starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis. #KeepItNedie

They say in film working with animals or kids is one of the hardest things to do. Well in 1993 Disney decided on both with Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey. Rokka Mike takes hosting duties, with English Dave and Raven as co-hosts, to talk about the classic movie featuring talking animals.

The Bunch is going back in time again but this time not too far with "The Silence of the Lambs". The movie was released in 1991 and introducing Hannibal Lecter to the big screen. Listen to English Dave, Raven and Rokka Mike talk about this American psychological horror-thriller masterpiece.

English Dave and Raven revisit one of Shane Black's written classics. Starring Geena Davis as an amnesiac badass assassin