Movie arguments for incurable nerds.
That Kind of Nerd turns movie watching into a running table argument, with spoiler casts, retro reviews, and nerdy side topics bouncing between sharp takes and jokes. The show is loose, quick, and happily opinionated, especially when a film’s logic, casting, marketing, or sequel ambitions start falling apart.
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That Kind of Nerd is a fast-moving movie and pop-culture talk show where spoiler casts, retro reviews, and nerdy personal topics get treated like a friendly argument that never quite stays in one lane. It is messy in the right way. The conversations start with a film, but they quickly widen into trailers, actors, studio choices, childhood memory, box-office context, and whatever joke the room refuses to let die. Bloodshot is not just a Vin Diesel superhero-adjacent action movie here; it becomes a test case for whether a twist still works after the marketing gives too much away. Lost in Space turns into a debate over expectations, sequel-bait storytelling, old franchise callbacks, and why a movie can be terrible and still weirdly lovable. The show likes details. It notices a bad line, a misplaced emotional beat, a casting choice that almost works, or a character turn that makes the whole plot wobble. That specificity keeps the chaos useful. Sonic brings out the show’s fan-culture side, with talk about the redesigned character, the obligation to support a movie after demanding a fix, and an extended appreciation of James Marsden being reliably good in roles that often underserve him. Playing with Fire becomes lighter but still pointed, weighing slapstick, kid antics, John Cena’s commitment to broad comedy, and the strange economics of a movie that critics dislike but audiences may still show up for. X-Men Dark Phoenix gives the harsher version of the show, where disappointment with one movie opens into frustration with repeated comic-book storytelling choices. The retro-review format softens the edges, especially when a movie like 10 Things I Hate About You still earns genuine warmth. There is also a recurring points-game energy around who brought what to the table, including jokey standings and imaginary stakes. It feels like friends turning fandom into a contest, then forgetting the contest because the argument got better. The show suits listeners who enjoy spoilers, tangents, and strong reactions more than polished critical distance. Its best moments come when affection and irritation land in the same sentence.
Made for: For movie fans who enjoy spoiler-heavy conversations, retro reappraisals, comic-book adaptations, family comedies, wrestling biopics, and the kind of nitpicking that turns one strange scene into ten minutes of debate.
What sets it apart: That Kind of Nerd is less formal critic panel than running friendship argument: quick interruptions, imaginary points, specific scene complaints, and a willingness to defend goofy movies while still calling out every broken choice.
Welcome to the club this is That Kind of Nerd. A show where we talk about the nerdy things we’re passionate about and judge each other on what we bring to the table. Candid Conversation with Imaginary Points.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
That Kind of Nerd turns genre movies into funny, specific arguments about performances, adaptation choices, and the distance between intention and execution.
That Kind of Nerd turns movie discussion into a lively argument among CJ Mellon, Josh Burns, and Brian Thornton. Its spoiler casts and retro reviews move between story mechanics and performances, with the hosts testing one another's reactions instead of forcing a tidy consensus.
Vin Diesel's jacket gets a hearing; if you enjoy movie tangents, pull up a chair.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A brisk, spoiler-heavy argument about Bloodshot's clever manipulation plot and shaky emotional drama.
Bloodshot has a promising memory-reset premise, but CJ Mellon and Brian Thornton are unconvinced that its drama carries much weight. They pick apart the twist, the marketing that gave away the manipulation, and emotional scenes that mostly leave them waiting for Vin Diesel to…
A funny, clutter-aware revisit of a 1998 sci-fi swing built for sequels that never arrived.
That Kind of Nerd looks back at Lost in Space (1998) as a blockbuster with sequel plans baked into almost every corner. Josh Burns, Brian Thornton, and CJ Mellon organize the conversation around three major set pieces, using them to test the movie's confidence against a story…
A playful Sonic postmortem about fan pressure, James Marsden, and a redesign worth rewarding.
Sonic's repaired face gives Brian Thornton and his co-host plenty to argue about. They contend that fans who pushed for the redesign owed the filmmakers a ticket once the changes were made.
A lively spoiler chat weighs a messy family comedy against John Cena's committed comic presence.
That Kind of Nerd treats Playing With Fire as a compact, good-natured argument over whether a John Cena firefighter comedy can earn affection even when some of its jokes do not land.
A split Dark Phoenix spoilercast turns one decent action scene into a broader Professor X grievance.
That Kind of Nerd's X-Men Dark Phoenix spoilercast turns a much-disliked movie into an energetic debate about where its story breaks. Brian and CJ come in hard against it, while another voice finds enough entertainment value to push back, and that split keeps the episode from…
A warm rewatch finds comic timing and early star power in 10 Things I Hate About You.
This Patreon Retro Reviews episode frames 10 Things I Hate About You as a February romantic-comedy revisit, setting up its 1999 release, Taming of the Shrew roots, and Heath Ledger's first American movie before settling into the fun of watching it again.
A scrappy nerd-culture detour where the intro becomes one argument and Real Steel becomes the next.
That Kind of Nerd makes its own opening the first topic, as CJ Mellon, Josh Burns, and Brian Thornton spar over introductions, edits, and how much shenanigans should come before the point.
Three friends recap Daredevil, Fallout, and new releases scene by scene, in Spanish.
Slasher talk with sharp teeth.
Hosts CJ Mellon, Josh Burns, and Brian Thornton discuss recent nerdy entertainment news in their weekly podcast.
The hosts of 'That Kind of Nerd' launch a new Patreon-exclusive segment called Retro Reviews, selecting '10 Things I Hate About You' for February's romantic comedy theme.
Vin Diesel is the wrong lead for Bloodshot, and the movie keeps showing it.
Josh Burns, Brian Thornton, and CJ Mellon review Lost in Space (1998), which opened on May 24, 1998 and was directed by Stephen Hopkins.
That Kind of Nerd’s Spoilercast: Sonic reviews Sonic the Hedgehog through the redesigned CGI Sonic, the fan backlash to the first trailer, and the studio decision to redo the character before release.
["Josh Burns, CJ Mellon, and Brian Thornton use their spoiler cast on Playing with Fire to argue over John Cena's 2019 smokejumper comedy.", "CJ says the movie was not funny, while Josh keeps naming Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, and Tyler Mane as the parts that landed.", "The conversation circles the IMDb summary, the smokejumper correction, the kids' escape logic, and the question of whether the film is a kid's movie or a family movie.", "They also cite the $29 million budget, the $66 million gross, the 24 Metacritic score, and John Cena's move toward broad family comedy."]
That Kind of Nerd's Patreon-exclusive Dark Phoenix discussion opens with Josh, Brian, CJ, and Christian arguing over whether the movie is entertaining, bad, or both.
A group of nerds review the 1999 romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You as part of a monthly movie theme.
A group of friends banter about nerdy topics, with a host introducing a discussion about becoming a father.
A spoiler-filled discussion of the movie 'Fighting with My Family', a biopic about WWE wrestler Paige.