Nerd Association is a gathering of geeks who will happily make a short story long on a variety of topics, such as movies, TV shows, video games and other esotery (but mostly those first three things). Join hosts Marc Finch (a.k.a. Chops) and Daniel Barnett (a.k.a. Daniel) as they explore the nerd universe along with their friends.
Chops and J-Lo tell you about what they watched out of curiosity with a couple of days off last week.
Chops and J-Lo break down The Fall Guy. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience that had also just seen the movie at Grandview Theater and Drafthouse.
Chops and J-Lo discuss the heat of The Idea of You, the disappointment of Challengers and pitch another Cheaper by the Dozen film.
Chops and J-Lo argue about the virtues of Fallout and How to Date Billy Walsh, but they both found Big Mood to be funny and tragic.
Chops and J-Lo breakdown Alex Garland's latest movie, Civil War, from the themes, to the movie's structure, AI posters and all things in-between.
Storms causing problems in movies. Is Invincible like his dad? Tim Robinson is getting an HBO show. Players is a bad rom-com. And, Ripley looks beautiful, but...
Chops and J-Lo have existential questions about 3 Body Problem. Plus some thoughts on the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Chris Rock classic Head of State.
Chops and J-Lo continue their search for the Next Great Rom-Com with the Sydney Sweeney/Glen Powell feature "Anyone But You." They also give their thoughts on the harrowing details of "Quiet on Set."
Chops compares the two Roadhouse movies, J-Lo gives her thoughts on Jake Gyllenhaal, and excitement is brewing for some new trailer drops.
Chops and J-Lo tell you which movies to watch on Netflix (Spoiler: not Irish Wish or Damsel). Plus they compare Jurassic Park and Jurassic World.
Chops and J-Lo rank the 2023 Oscar best picture nominees 1-10 and give their final thoughts after watching the 10 Fast and Furious movies.
We saw Dune Part Two, and J-Lo helps explain some of it.
Upgraded isn't the next great rom-com, but it gets the job done. Chops is out on music biopics and maybe the NCAA football video game. J-Lo explains the art of flipping channels.
Chops and J-Lo break down Super Bowl commercials, halftime show and more. We catch up where they are after 8 Fast and Furious movies. Finally, thoughts on Best Picture nominee Poor Things.
Chops and J-Lo discuss watching all the Fast and Furious movies, compare Kevin Hart's new movie to an old one, talk about Snoop Dogg coaching and recap some of their favorite halftime performers.
Chops and J-Lo go over the big categories and snubs in Oscar nominations. Plus: Netflix getting more into sports programming and our favorite movie/TV couples and wedding movies since it's our anniversary!
Chops and J-Lo wrestle with The Iron Claw, plus thought's on Jake Johnson's directorial debut with Self Reliance.
The new Mean Girls is... Chops and J-Lo also explain the blandness of Leave the World Behind with some words on the Golden Globes.
Chops and J-Lo ring in the new year with the enigmatic "Saltburn," an enthralling talky "The Holdovers," and share their 2024 watchlist.
Chops and J-Lo detail their Wonka experience, critique Netflix's newfound "transparency," and go over the Christmas movies from this week (The Family Stone, Feast of the Seven Fishes, Christmas Again, and Jingle All The Way).
Hallmark Christmas movies with margaritas? Sign us up! We also go over a scoring system to decide if you should watch that random Christmas movie and detail our latest watches this December.
Chops and J-Lo break down the bafflingly absurd Family Switch, plus some quick thoughts on other Christmas movies at the end. In the middle, they discuss the understated drama of May December.
J-Lo went and saw the latest Disney movie, Wish, and she tries to keep it family friendly. Chops TV also celebrated 20 years of Elf to kick off the Christmas season. Plus quick thoughts on Thanksgiving and Upload season 3.
Loki wrapped up season two, so what are the next steps for the MCU? Chops and J-Lo give detective Poirot another shot with Death on the Nile.
J-Lo takes you back 300 million years, a spoiler free discussion about A Haunting in Venice, and Chops pines for comedies to capture large audience attention.
We review our experience handing out candy to all the neighborhood trick or treaters. Then Chops recaps the last few movies to get to his 31 days of horror.
Chops and J-Lo analyze Martin Scorsese's latest film, review the Edgar Allan Poe inspired miniseries on Netflix, and recap some other scary movies they watched this week.
Dubbed over horror films work just fine. Chops and J-Lo discuss the movies they've been watching this October, and the Kardashians come up.
Chops and J-Lo breakdown three horror movies that they watched to dive further into spooky season. Plus, our thoughts on episodes one and two of "Old People Fall in Love (Golden Bachelor)."
Chops and J-Lo start off October discussing a naked dating show, Robots also dating and a new play on the high school movie. They also hit on a few other things they've recently watched.
Chops and J-Lo go over a bunch of things they've watched recently. Highlighting Winning Time, Choose Love and Theater Camp, but also mentioning Our Planet, One Piece, Fresh and more.
Chops and J-Lo theorize about what is really happening in Dillon, TX after finishing the Friday Night Lights series.
Chops made J-Lo watch the latest Adam Sandler straight to Netflix movie. Also, how to appreciate a show that is weird, funny and just ended.
Chops and J-Lo warn you about Vacation Friends 2. Then they try to fix the season two entries of Friday Night Lights and And Just Like That.
J-Lo gives her initial thoughts on the show Friday Night Lights, and Chops beams with pride over the TVs he's strategically placed around his house.
Chops and J-Lo sailed right in from the theater to spill the beans on The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Plus they ponder the state of rom-coms while discussing Red, White & Royal Blue.
Chops and J-Lo complain about And Just Like That, and discuss the new Twisted Metal adaptation.
Chops has opinions on the best character in Righteous Gemstones. J-Lo explains why the Ohio State Fair is like traveling. Plus a breakdown of a forgotten 2011 movie about butter sculptures.
Chops and J-Lo recant their experiences seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer back-to-back.
Chops and J-Lo give their views on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike and what might happen. Plus Redbox has a weird corporate structure and some bad ideas.
A discussion about the movie "BlackBerry" also becomes a breakdown of old phones. Chops and J-Lo say, "maybe you don't" to "Maybe I Do." And what is Mattel doing with all these movie plans?
Chops and J-Lo take a trip through season 6 of Black Mirror and dine on season 2 of The Bear.