In the second deviation from the MCU, Scholar and Nerd talk about (or in Nerd's case, completely overlook) the redemption story of the 2000 film Pitch Black. Nerd hates, Scholar celebrates: but more than that Scholar uncovers the hidden magic and points of appreciation in every film, and Nerd appreciates. Also, laughter ensues.…

Scholar and nerd enjoy a division of opinion about the first release of the MCU. Nerd outthinks scholar and hilarity ensues.

The highly-opinionated duo have realized that only discussing the MCU would take a full six months, and so they do what they do best: deviate from the plan. This week they talk about the movie Booksmart in response to last week's Captain Marvel.

And they're back. Highly-opinionated film scholar and highly-opinionated nerd are ready to get deep into the next chronological MCU film: Captain Marvel. Nerd's favorite film is utterly hated by film scholar, and they talk and laugh about it. What is the value of a character's origin story when you don't have a catalogue of knowledge about said cha…

Highly-opinionated film scholar and highly-opinionated comic nerd examine the same piece of visual media from very different points of view. In the inaugural episode, we start by dissecting the first film in the chronological MCU: Captain America. Comic Nerd is surprised by Film Scholar's appreciation for the film, while Film Scholar is unsurprised…