Jack Of All Nerds Show

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By: Michael Maxwell

Join me, the Jack Of All Nerds, and my fellow nerds as we get together to discuss all things nerd related. Comics, gaming, movies, comedy, pop culture, cosplay, and much more! Shows contain EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Like what you hear? Then Like us on Facebook.com/JackOfAllNerdsOr follow us on Twitter and Instagram @JackOfAllNerds

Borderlands 4 and the State of Gaming (aka, we whine about video games)
Yesterday at 11:00 PM

On this episode, Michael and Derrick talk about their playthrough of Borderlands 4 and their experiences with the modern era of gaming.  

Games Discussed: Borderlands 4,  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Helldivers, Weird West, Avowed, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Diablo 4, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and survival games in general.

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Jack Gets Physical...and Mental
09/25/2025

On this episode, Mike and Derrick discuss their own struggles with mental and physical well-being and the things they do to stay sane and sort of healthy.  They also slip into politics because it's hard not to when talking about mental wellness in the current state of the world.

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Superman/Fantastic Four/Naked Gun Discussion
08/02/2025

On this episode Michael and Derrick have a spoiler-filled discussion about three movies.  Superman, the Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the Naked Gun.  We start on Superman and proceed to Fantastic Four, both of which are full spoiler discussions.  We end on the Naked Gun and avoid spoiler details since the movie just came out.

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The Jack of all Murder!
07/16/2025

On this episode Mike and Derrick discuss their love of the mystery/true crime genre.  The cover their favorite books, tv shows, movies, and chat about why America is obsessed with murder.

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Jack of all Nerds: The Reboot
07/01/2025

The Jack of all Nerds show is back, sort of.  Michael and Derrick are coming out of retirement just so they have scheduled time to chat.  On this first episode back, they are talking about the extensive and exhaustive list of reboots, remakes, and legacy sequels that are coming up this year.

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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
09/12/2022

After many years and a long discussion, we have decided the Jack of All Nerds podcast has run its course.  On this final episode, we review The Sandman for Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss all the shenanigans going on over at Warner Bros Discovery.  And for our main talking point, we give our spoiler-free impressions of She-Hulk so far and reminisce about some of our favorite moments/guests on the show.  We have had an absolute blast making the show and thank all of you who have listened over the years.  

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The Boys/Ms. Marvel Discussion
07/17/2022

On this episode, for current events, we discuss the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power trailer, the Lord of the Rings: Gollum video game trailer, the RoboCop: Rogue City gameplay trailer, the Terminator open world survival game announcement, the Marvel Midnight Sun's gameplay trailer, and the passing of James Caan.  For our main topic, we have a full spoiler discussion about season 3 of The Boys and end the episode with a spoiler discussion about season 1 of Ms. Marvel.

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Cineblokes Episode 161 - Thor: Love and Thunder
07/10/2022

Benjamin and Kaelan review Thor: Love and Thunder, directed and co-written by Taika Waititi, and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, and Christian Bale.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi Discussion
07/03/2022

On this episode, for current events, we discuss Top Gun: Maverick crossing 1 billion dollars at the box office, Derrick's thoughts on Jurassic World Dominion, and the trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 (which leads to a tangent about legacy sequels).  For our main topic, we discuss the entire season of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+.  The show discussion does contain spoilers.

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Cineblokes Episode 160 - Top Gun: Maverick
05/27/2022

Benjamin "Moneybags" Baker and Kaelan "Badger" Burrows review Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski, and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Jon Hamm.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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MCU Phase 4 Discussion
05/23/2022

On this episode, we discuss Christopher Walken's casting  in the upcoming Dune sequel, the teaser trailer for Prey (a Predator prequel?), and the trailer for The Boys season 3.  For our main topic, we discuss Phase 4 of the MCU, covering the films and television included in it, our thoughts on the multi-verse, some of our confusion on certain plot points thus far, and our hopes for the future.

APOLOGIES FOR THE AUDIO QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE.  WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH ZOOM THAT MADE THE AUDIO DIFFICULT TO FIX.  I DID WHAT I COULD AND I HOPE IT ISN...


Cineblokes Episode 159 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
05/16/2022

Benjamin and Kaelan review Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, and Rachel McAdams.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Cineblokes Episode 158 - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
04/20/2022

Benjamin and Kaelan review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, directed and co-written by Tom Gormican, and starring Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Kentucky Fried Vampire
04/17/2022

On this episode, Michael gives everyone the 411 on why we've been producing so few episodes.  We make a big announcement for the future of Crossing the Streams.  We review Is It Cake? and Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss the upcoming live-action Barbie movie and review Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.  For our main topic, we create a horror-comedy movie, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Timothee Chalamet, Pedro Pascal, Gerald Butler, Awkwafina, and Mads Mikkelsen, full of studio mandates to keep things interesting.

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Cineblokes Episode 157 - The Lost City
03/24/2022

Benjamin and Kaelan review The Lost City, directed by Aaron and Adam Nee, and starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Ranking the Batsmen
03/20/2022

On this episode, we review Bad Vegan and The Adam Project for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss AMC purchasing a gold mine, Disney back-peddling after removing a same-sex kiss from Lightyear, and the state of play game footage for Hogwarts Legacy.  Michael also gives a brief review of Elden Ring and Derrick gives a report on his reviewing over 40 films for SXSW.  For our main topic, we rank theatrically released Batman movies from worst to best, followed by ranking our favorite Batman actors, also from worst to best.

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Cineblokes Episode 156 - The Batman
03/07/2022

Benjamin and Kaelan review The Batman, directed and co-written by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, and Paul Dano.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Peacemaker Discussion
02/21/2022

On this episode, we review Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Vacation Friends, for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss Stephen Amell's response to Peacemaker's jokes about Green Arrow, and the Superbowl promo for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.  Michael gives a video game review of Dying Light 2 and Derrick shares his thoughts about the Book of Boba Fett on Disney Plus.  For our main topic, we discuss the first season of Peacemaker on HBOMax.  The discussion is a full SPOILER chat about the season.

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We're Back!
02/07/2022

On our first show back in 2022, we review Ghosts (BBC version) and Reacher for this episode's Crossing the Streams.  We skip current events, getting right to our many discussions, starting with Cobra Kai season 4.  We also discuss the Hawkeye series on Disney+, forget that we already discussed Eternals for about two minutes before getting to our main discussion about Spider-Man: No Way Home, and finish with our thoughts on the trailer for the upcoming Moon Knight series.

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Cineblokes Episode 155 - The Matrix Resurrections
12/23/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review The Matrix Resurrections, directed and co-written by Lana Wachowski, and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

Benjamin was having some microphone issues so we apologize ahead of time for the peaking throughout the episode.

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The Rookery Episode 13 - Reawakening
12/22/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 13th episode of season 1: Reawakening, which features Xanatos and Demona working together again and doing some mad-science to take down our favorite gargoyles.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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Cineblokes Episode 154 - Spider-Man: No Way Home
12/17/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Spider-Man: No Way Home, directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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What Makes A Christmas Movie?
12/13/2021

On this episode, we review Cowboy Bebop and Money Heist for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss the teaser trailers for Into the Spider-Verse 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.  We also give our initial thoughts on the Hawkeye series on Disney+.  For our main topic, we discuss Masters of the Universe part 2 on Netflix, followed by a spirited discussion about what makes a movie a Christmas movie.  The results may shock you...but probably they won't.

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The Rookery Episode 12 - Her Brother's Keeper
12/01/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 12th episode of season 1: Her Brother's Keeper, which features the return of the Pack and Elisa's brother working for Xanatos.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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Cineblokes Episode 153 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife
11/19/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Ghostbusters: Afterlife, co-written and directed by Jason Reitman, and starring Mckenna Grace, Fin Wolfhard, Logan Kim, Celeste O'Connor, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Cineblokes Episode 152 - Red Notice
11/16/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Red Notice, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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Eternals Discussion
11/15/2021

On this episode, we review The Harder They Fall for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss the Lightyear teaser and all the announcements from Disney+ Day including:

- X-Men '97
- Moon Knight
- She-Hulk
- Ms. Marvel
- Marvel Zombies
- Secret Invasion
- Agatha: House of Harkness

For our main topic, we have a full spoiler-filled discussion about the MCU's most recent movie: Eternals.

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The Rookery Episode 11 - Long Way to Morning
11/11/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 11th episode of season 1: Long Way to Morning, which has Hudson fending off Demona after she injures Goliath and tries to finish him off.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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October Spooky Special #2
10/25/2021

On this second Halloween episode of the year, we taste Pumpkin Spice flavored Cup Noodles.  We review Night Teeth and Blood Red Sky for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we cover a number of things from DC Fandome that we missed on the last episode, including:

- The Peacemaker tv series trailer
- The Shazam! Fury of the Gods behind the scenes footage
- The Gotham Knights game story trailer

For our main topic, we breakdown two top 5 lists of horror films.  Our first list is our top 5 zombie movies and...


Cineblokes Episode 151 - Dune
10/22/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Dune, directed and co-written by Denis Villeneuve, and starring Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Joh Brolin, and Zendaya.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after the review.

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The Rookery Episode 10 - The Edge
10/21/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 10th episode of season 1: The Edge, which has the Gargoyles framed for a robbery by Xanatos and his Steel Clan.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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October Spooky Special #1
10/18/2021

On this first Halloween episode of the year, we review The Guilty and The Muppets Haunted Mansion for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we cover a number of things that premiered at DC Fandome, including:

- The Batman trailer
- The Black Adam teaser
- The Flash teaser
- The Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game trailer

For our main topic, we breakdown two top 5 lists of horror films.  Our first list is our top 5 slasher movies and the second list is our top 5 ghost/demonic possession movies.  Wha...


Cineblokes Episode 150 - No Time To Die
10/08/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, directed and co-written by Cary Joji Fukunaga, and starring Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, and Ana de Armas.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after the review.

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Cineblokes Episode 149 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage
10/01/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Venom: Let There Be Carnage, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, and Michelle Williams.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after.

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The Rookery Episode 9 - Enter Macbeth
09/29/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 9th episode of season 1: Enter Macbeth, which introduces the Gargoyles to a new, deadly adversary, bent on revenge against Demona.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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Action Directors
09/27/2021

On this episode, we review Squid Game and Family Game Fights for this week's Crossing the Streams.  For current events, we discuss the following:

- Enola Holmes 2 being made
- The Stranger Things season 4 teaser trailer
- The Cobra Kai season 4 teaser trailer
- Vin Diesel teasing a possible fourth Riddick movie
- The Super Mario Bros animated movie casting news

For our main topic, we discuss some of our favorite action movie directors and their bodies of work.  

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The Matrix Re-Erections
09/13/2021

On this episode, we review Forged in Fire and Money Heist for this week's Crossing the Streams.  Our main topic is currents and we cover the following topics:

Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda DLC
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game trailer
The Wolverine game trailer
The Expendables 4 casting news
The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
The Matrix Resurrections trailer
The Blue's Clues reunion

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Cineblokes Episode 148 - Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
09/03/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by and co-written by Destin Daniel Cretton, and starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Meng'er Zhang.  The review is SPOILER FREE with a spoiler section at the end.

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The Rookery Episode 8 - Lethal Force
09/01/2021

On this episode, Michael and Derrick discuss the voice cast and the plot of the 8th episode of season 1: Lethal Force, which is the "after school special" of Gargoyles episodes.

Airing from 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles tells the tale of band of creatures that are stone by day and warriors by night.  They are betrayed by the humans they trusted, cursed as solid stone for a thousand years, until they wake in modern-day New York.

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Cineblokes Episode 147 - Candyman (2021)
08/27/2021

Benjamin and Kaelan review Candyman, directed and co-written by Nia DaCosta, and starring Yahya Abdul-Matten II and Teyonah Parris.  The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after the review.

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