This weekend saw the opening of the latest MCU film, Thunderbolts*.  Sterling and I went saw it on opening night. Does it live up to the hype, or live up to the hate? Listen and see what we thought about it.

The Night Nerd Presents - Justice, like lightning what a 9-year-old thought about Thunderbolts

It’s part II of our Cannes Film Festival coverage, and we have a lot of passionate thoughts. You get our reviewing the reviewing, and we keep you up to date on those ovations. Plus, we discuss a half dozen trailers and review a batch of new movies while we’re at it. 

CANNES PART DEUX: Reviewing the Reviewers 
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme - 1:24 
Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague - 7:41 
Lynn Ramsay’s Die, My Love - 17:37 
Ari Aster’s Eddington - 23:49 
The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura - 28:19 
A Magnificent Life from Sony Pictures Classics - 34:02 
Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water - 35:24 
Harris Dickinson’s Urchin - 37:11 
Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgard - 38:41 
Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3 - 41:15 
Other Notable Receptions & The Standing Ovations Tally Through Sunday - 42:18

TRAILER REVIEWS: 
Ballerina - 44:54 
Together - 47:34 
Bring Her Back - 52:55 
Predator: Badlands - 55:32 
Nobody 2 - 57:44 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
The Accountant 2 - 58:38 
Clown in a Cornfield - 1:00:11
The Surfer - 1:01:50 
The Legend of Ochi - 1:03:55 
Streaming Movie Reviews: Summer of ‘69, Nonnas & Another Simple Favor - 1:06:33 

What Mike1 has been watching, including Dimension 20, Taskmaster, The Studio, The Last of Us, and The NBA Playoffs - 1:07:44 

OUTRO - We have another production meeting live on the air to discuss our next movie review film study. Plus, we talk more about how we’d handle the Cannes experience if we were made official timekeepers of the applause. 


Cannes '25 Part Deux: From Rapturous to Somewhat Muted - ORC 5/20/25

Inspired by Dru Masters music for Taskmater

Task Zen

Track I made, whilst messing around with percussive keys, and inspired by Mr Goolab.

Goolab Jamoon

Andrew runs his giant ego by making this month a celebration of his lineage, Jones Month, starting with the David Duchovny/Demi Moore capitalist satire, leading to talk of the old days of cinema, TV adaptations and product placement. Somehow there’s time to talk Dexter, Taskmaster New Zealand and the continuing adventures of Cliff Booth because like Chuck whose Life is told in a recent film, we contain multitudes.
THE FERRYMAN UPON THE PLAINS - Andrew’s First Novel - Out Now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferryman-Upon-Plains-Andrew-Jones-ebook/dp/B0F39C3WM4/

315 - The Joneses

Happy Birthday Josh

We have another viewer request locked and loaded!  We watched The Monster Squad, an off-brand monster movie, where kids take the helm.  This movie is peak 80s chaos, and we have lots of thoughts.  Actually, we may have only one thought that we repeatedly talk about.  Listen: we aren't going to apologize for saying hymen more than any two people should in a short timespan.  This is either the worst podcast episode we've ever released...or the best.  Paired with a Black Hole cocktail.
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James Bond is on the menu this week, as Brian winds down his journey to watch every canonical movie in sequential order.  That means we finally hit up the first appearance of Daniel Craig in the 2006 throwback/reboot/reset adaptation of the very first Ian Fleming novel - Casino Royale!  Or did we do the very terrible star-studded psychedelic comedy trainwreck from 1967?  Or maybe the Americanized, made-for-TV version from 1954? Confused yet?  You won’t be once you listen to our take on the GOOD Casino Royale. 

0:00 - Intros
3:35 - LCD Soundsystem
7:50 - Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+)
10:50 - DEVO Documentary (Netflix)
21:30 - Weird Al Bigger and Weirder Tour
27:55 - Taskmaster
34:20 - Casino Royale

Here is the Patrick (H) Willems take on the Craig Bond Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bNXqwpm-rk&ab_channel=Patrick%28H%29Willems


Episode 346 - No, the GOOD Casino Royale

taskmaster

AI-generated track with original lyrics by Jeff Noel - Copyright © 2025 by Jeff Noel

Lyrics
Give me a moment like Joe Wilkinson—
The whole red green potato affair
Hear the crowd groaning on the replay
Fall to Greg’s feet and beg with flair

I’ll pocket wax away like Mel G
And say “Do we strike you?” like Bob M
I’ll inspect every room with deep forensics
And misjudge things like the best of them

Won’t be dumb enough to call big Greg a pussy
Won’t mistake my luck being an edge
Won’t fart in the dark to the sound of my name
Won’t try to hide old Bessie in a hedge

Little Alex Horne stands there with his clipboard
While I think of the right way to ask
When I do he smiles and calmly tells me
“All the information is in the task.”

Call on me, O Taskmaster.
Slip me that perfect tri-fold card.
I gave you all in my latest disaster.
My dignity ain’t all I got scarred.

Call on me, O Taskmaster.
Send me off with Little Alex Horne.
I got some news for Health and Safety.
This silly costume’s made to be torn.

Rhod G and Jason M are my heroes
I hope my wanton chaos does them proud
I’ll know for sure that my mission’s over
When Master Greg shouts “Jesus Christ!” out loud

We all know what’s in store for poor Alex
Make him show his bare bum for a laugh
Reset the timer after I distract him.
Can’t stop me cause he’s all wrapped up in gaff.

And when playback shows me failing
While Taskmaster yells “NIL points!”
Little Alex always saves my task for last

But I salute that tiny hero,
While my points drop down to zero—
The glory outshines the shame of the past.

I wanna dance blindfold on the Knappett—
Grab those last five points for my score—
When I pirouette off the side into nothing
It won’t be called the Knappett anymore.

I’ve learned the biggest lesson from Al Murray
Always have a couple pounds to spend
My costume sash holds lots of tens and twenties
I’ll be bribing Little Alex to the end.

Call on me, O Taskmaster.
Slip me that perfect tri-fold card.
I gave it all in my latest disaster.
My dignity ain’t all I got scarred.

Call on me, O Taskmaster.
Send me off with Little Alex Horne.
Win or lose, my style will be remembered
The world will know a TV star is born
The world will know a TV star is born
The world will know a TV star is born
I love you Greg, and Little Alex Horne

Call On Me, O Taskmaster

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