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July 31, 2023

Elon NUKES Twitter, Rebrands As X? What Is He Thinking???

The Salty Nerds talk about Elon Musk rebranding Twitter into X - the everything app, Elon's competitor to China's WeChat. This is the first step toward creating that one-stop app for everything, but is it wise to do? What is Elon's plan? Is he destroying the Twitter brand he paid…

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July 30, 2023

Another Disney DISASTER? Haunted Mansion FLOPS!

Hey everyone - today on IRL we're talking about Disney's continuing disappointment at the box office, and ask the question why so many horror movies are being released during the summer? Also, hype for the Last Voyage of the Demeter, Barbie hits a billion, and Gal Gadot stars in Heart…

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July 30, 2023

All Entertainment News Sites Will Be Broke In 2024? Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen Weigh In

In a new interview with Clownfish TV, the CEO of Giant Freakin' Robot and the founder of Cinemablend say that almost every entertainment news website will be out of business by mid-2024. Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave Cullen join with the Salty Nerds to discuss this possible future. ============= Get…

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July 28, 2023

Another Desperate Attempt To Save Star Wars? ft. Krimson Rogue

Today's expert panel of nerds sees book reader extraordinaire Krimson Rogue return to the show to talk about why Hollywood can't adapt things right, George RR Martin getting his HBO deal suspended, and Donald Glover writing a new Lando Calrissian show for Disney+. We also discuss Twitter rebranding to X,…

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July 28, 2023

How Rambo First Blood Part 2 Redefined Action Movies

The Salty Nerds review Rambo First Blood Part 2 from 1985, one of the most glorious action movies of the period which cemented John Rambo as the embodiment of action movie machismo for all of the 1980s. Though the movie is inherently "anti war" the one-man army of Rambo quickly…

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July 27, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 7 - Bridezilla

In the seventh episode of the MAX Original series Warrior, entitled Gotta Be Crooked To Get Along In A Crooked World, Big D Lee and Chow return to dish out some revenge on Happy Jack - who's not going to be happy very longer. Father Jun recovers from his gunshot…

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July 26, 2023

Sound of Freedom Most Profitable Movie Of 2023? Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen Analysis

The sleeper hit of the year, Sound of Freedom, is beating out major Hollywood tentpole blockbusters at the box office, crossing $100 million dollars. And considering it only cost $14 million to make, that makes it THE most profitable movie of the year so far! Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave…

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July 25, 2023

Should Paramount Sell Star Trek? ft. Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen

Paramount is hurting for money and their streaming service has fallen on hard times. Should the studio sell Star Trek to another company that might actually fire Alex Kurtzman and treat the series with the respect it deserves? Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave Cullen share their thoughts. ============= Get Exclusive…

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July 24, 2023

Barbenheimer & The New Box Office Strategy ft. WDW Pro

The Nerds sit down with industry expert WDW Pro to talk about the double-whammy of box office success, BARBENHEIMER! Barbie and Oppenheimer have done great box office this weekend, but is this a sign of things to come or a fluke? We talk about all this and more in this…

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July 24, 2023

Grace Randolph Endorses Feminist Barbie - Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen Disagree

Everyone's favorite entertainment "journalist" Grace Randoph is back with her hot take for the Barbie Movie (2023) where she gives it her full endorsement due to it being insanely feminist and woke. Special guest panelists Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave Cullen share their thoughts on James Gunn's favorite social media…

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July 21, 2023

Star Trek is Dead - Should Paramount Sell it? FT. Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen

On todays Salty Saturday our expert panel of nerds will be talking about the sorry state of Star Trek, Disney being sold to Apple, entertainment news sites going broke, The Sound of Freedom, Jason Aldean getting "canceled", Kevin Smith killing the He-Man movie, Grace Randolph giving the kiss of Death…

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July 21, 2023

Con Air (1997) First Time Watching REACTION - Dumb But Fun?

The Salty Nerds get their 90s on as they watch one of Nic Cage's first forays into the blockbuster action genre after is major Oscar win for leaving Las Vegas, the delightfully cheesy (and some would say STUPID) Con Air. Directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer in…

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July 20, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 6 - There's No Safe Word!

We finally get our bottle episode for Warrior Season 3 - sort of. It's a half-bottle episode where Ah Sahm, Young Jun, and Father Jun leave San Francisco and go to a silver mine town to get crazy sticky with the ultimate German prostitute. Meanwhile, Chow and Big D Lee…

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July 17, 2023

Hollywood's Forgotten The Blockbuster Formula For Success - M:I7 Review

The Salty Nerds talk about Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 and how Tom Cruise keeps using the blockbuster formula for a guaranteed billion dollar movie that Hollywood seems to have forgotten! Join us in the chat as we talk about all this and more. #TomCruise #MissionImpossible #MovieReview

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July 14, 2023

Snow White & The 7 Diversity Hires - WTF Disney???

The Salty Nerds convene to talk about what the heck is going on over at Disney! Bob Iger gets his contract renewed, he then disses Marvel's "lack of focus", the actors/writers strike is shutting down everything except for shows in the UK, a new and terrible Ahsoka trailer drops, Microsoft…

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July 14, 2023

Maximum Overdrive (1986) *First Time Watching Reaction - Steven King Does Cocaine!

The Salty Nerds decide to sit down and watch Steven King's directorial debut - Maximum Overdrive! A movie that Steven King doesn't even remember making because he was doing so much cocaine at the time. This is a movie where a comet bathes the Earth in radiation and allows aliens…

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July 13, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 5 - Guess Who's Back!

It's the midseason episode of the MAX original series WARRIOR and the Salty Nerds talk about all the fallout from the banger of a cliffhanger from the previous episode. This episode is called Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait, and a lot of stuff happens (as usual).…

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July 10, 2023

The Sound Of Freedom Review - LEAVE KIDS ALONE!

The Salty Nerds talk about the controversial new movie from Angel Studios based on the real-life experiences of Tim Ballard, played by Jim Caviezel in the film Sound of Freedom. This movie is being attacked as a "Q Anon Conspiracy Film" but it's actually based on Operation Underground Railroad which…

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July 10, 2023

The Mangold Slayer Reviews Indiana Jones 5

The Salty Nerd crew is back together after a hectic period of vacationing, and they are FINALLY able to share their collective thoughts about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. In particular, Kadish - the Mangold Slayer - finally gets his say about the ongoing feud between the SNP…

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July 7, 2023

Teens vs. Russians - Who Wins? | Red Dawn (1984) Review

The Salty Nerds talk about one of the quintessential 80s action movies from writer and director John Milius - Red Dawn, from 1984. Starring most of the cast from The Outsiders, including Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Darren Dalton, Powers Boothe, Lea Thompson, and Jennifer Grey, this is…

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July 7, 2023

Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg - Is Twitter Dead?

On this episode of Salty Saturday, we're talking about the brewing feud between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter head honcho Elon Musk, with the release of the "Twitter Killer" app from Meta called Threads. We also talk about Disney's dire box office record and how the underdog film Sound…

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July 6, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 4 - Chinese Batman

Episode 4 of the MAX original series Warrior, season 3, has dropped, and things aren't slowing down! BD Lee is taking his job as a Secret Service agent seriously and tracking down the Hop Wei counterfeit ring right to their headquarters! Ah Toy gives up on the Lesbian Vinyard and…

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July 3, 2023

Indiana Jones FLOPS on 4th of July Weekend!

On this special 4th of July Live Stream Alex and Matt host some friends from the Inside All Day Podcast as they discuss their reaction to seeing Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. This movie is struggling in the box office and it has not been getting great reviews…

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June 30, 2023

Star Trek: Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey... Stuff indeed.

Kadish is gone, we told him to take a vacation. So hopefully this goes off okay this week. Vader and Brian are joined this week by our fearless leader who will be a permanent fixture, as much as he can, going forward, Alex, The Salty Nerd. The Salty Nerds welcome…

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