Nerds Against Normality

Oscars 2026 predictions — Harry vs Ben. Loser takes the forfeit.
We’re predicting the winners of the Academy Awards, covering Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and the biggest categories of the night.
This isn’t just an Oscars breakdown — it’s a head-to-head battle.
Every correct pick scores a point. Every wrong call has consequences.
From shock upsets to “it’s already won” locks, we go all in on who’s taking home the Oscars — and who’s getting it completely wrong.
One of us will win.
One of us will be punished.
Stick around for the full results and the forfeit reveal.
New episodes every Wednesday covering films, TV, games, and all things nerd culture.

This week we’re reviewing About Time (2013), the Richard Curtis time-travel romance starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy — and this one was a fan request!
It’s also a big episode as we introduce our new co-host, Victoria Francis, making her debut on the podcast.
No “One Thing” this week — instead we answer Lauren’s question: if you could go back in time and relive one day, what would it be?
Then we break down About Time — its unique take on time travel, emotional impact, and whether it’s more than just a rom-com.

This week on Nerds Against Normality, we dive into The Truman Show (1998) — the Jim Carrey classic that predicted reality TV, social media obsession, and our love of watching other people’s lives unfold.
But before we get into the review, we have a bittersweet announcement: this is Stacey’s final episode for a little while as she prepares for an exciting new chapter. Don’t worry though — a brand-new co-host is already lined up and will be joining the podcast very soon…
🎮 One Thing
Stacey has finally finished Split Fiction, and we break down the experience, the story, and whether it lives up to the hype.
🎬 Main Review – The Truman Show
We revisit Peter Weir’s mind-bending classic starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris and Noah Emmerich, and ask:
Does The Truman Show feel even more relevant today?
Is this Jim Carrey’s greatest performance?
How terrifying would it actually be to discover your entire life was fake?
We discuss the film’s themes, performances, world-building, and why this movie still feels so eerily ahead of its time.
As always, we wrap things up with our final scores and decide whether The Truman Show still deserves its reputation as one of the most unique films of the 90s.
If you enjoy movie reviews, video games, and nerd culture debates, you’re in the right place.

🗺️ How long would it take to walk across your favourite fantasy worlds?
In this quiz episode of Nerds Against Normality, Ben takes over hosting duties and challenges Harry and Stacey to estimate the travel time between famous locations across some of the biggest fictional worlds in film, TV and gaming.
There’s just one rule: you’re travelling at a steady 3 miles per hour.
From the kingdoms of Game of Thrones to the lands of The Legend of Zelda, the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and even galaxies from Star Wars, we try to figure out just how big these fictional worlds really are by guessing how long it would take to travel between iconic locations.
Play along and see if you can judge the scale of these fantasy worlds better than we can.
🎙 Nerds Against Normality is a weekly podcast where we review movies, TV shows and video games — with quizzes, games and nerd debates along the way.
Topics in this episode:
Fantasy worlds, Game of Thrones map, Legend of Zelda map, Harry Potter locations, Star Wars planets, fantasy geography, nerd quiz, fantasy travel distances.

This week on Nerds Against Normality, we’re back in a world ravaged by the rage virus with a full spoiler review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
Directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland, The Bone Temple stars Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, Alfie Williams, and Chi Lewis-Parry.
⚠️ SPOILER WARNING ⚠️
This is a full spoiler discussion. We break down the entire plot, analyse the characters, talk through the film’s biggest ideas, and explore where we think the franchise is heading next after this bold and unsettling sequel.
Before we dive into the review, we kick things off with our usual “One Thing” segment. This week, Ben’s been keeping an eye on the upcoming Oscars, chatting through some of the big nominations and buzzy titles — including Sinners, Marty Supreme, F1, and Frankenstein — and what might dominate awards season.
🎧 New episodes of Nerds Against Normality drop every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
If you’re into spoiler-heavy movie reviews, franchise deep dives, and unapologetic nerd chat — you’re in the right place.

We dive into Netflix’s action crime thriller The Rip — the 2026 film directed and written by Joe Carnahan and starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, and Kyle Chandler — as we review its gritty story of Miami narcotics officers whose trust unravels after discovering millions in hidden cash and facing betrayal within their own ranks. The Rip — now streaming on Netflix — blends intense action with moral ambiguity and the classic Damon-Affleck chemistry you've grown to love.
Before we dig into the movie, in our One Thing segment we talk about the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball, the massive Dragon Ball event celebrations, featuring what's next for dragonball super, the new upcoming video game and the remake of the "battle of the gods arc" 
 

Is The Devil Wears Prada secretly one of the most iconic films of the 2000s?
This week on Nerds Against Normality, we step into the world of high fashion, impossible bosses, and endlessly quotable moments as we review The Devil Wears Prada.
Directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, the film remains one of the most quotable comedies of its era.
Before the review, we kick things off with our One Thing segment:
Stacey talks about the Until Dawn film adaptation — why it didn’t work for us.
Ben breaks down the showcase trailer for Resident Evil 9 Requiem.
Harry chats about recent Ubisoft game cancellations and what they say about the industry.
We then dive into the plot, characters, performances, and what we expect from the confirmed sequel.
🎧 Out now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

This week on Nerds Against Normality, we’re blind ranking classic cartoons from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s — with one ruthless rule: once a cartoon is placed, it’s locked in forever.
Stacey throws out iconic animated shows at random, and Ben and I have to decide exactly where they belong on a six-tier ranking system, without knowing what’s coming next. No reshuffling. No second chances. Just permanent decisions and instant regret.
Along the way, we’re forced to rank legendary cartoons including Spider-Man, Dragon Ball Z, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Simpsons, X-Men, The Powerpuff Girls, Scooby-Doo, Ben 10, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pokémon, and many more childhood favourites.
Do the biggest cartoons of our childhood truly deserve top-tier status, or does nostalgia cloud the judgement when the pressure’s on? And once a bad placement is locked in… is there any way back?
Nerds Against Normality is a weekly podcast covering movies, video games, TV, and all things nerd culture, with debates, games, and strong opinions that rarely align.
New episodes every Wednesday.

This week on Nerds Against Normality, we’re reviewing Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the early-2000s video game movie that helped define the genre — for better and worse.
Released in 2001 and starring Angelina Jolie as the iconic Lara Croft, this was one of the first big-budget attempts to turn a massively popular game into a blockbuster film. But over twenty years later, does it still hold up… or is it just a loud, stylish relic of its time?
We break down the plot, characters, action, soundtrack, and faithfulness to the original games — including whether the film respects Lara Croft as a character, how Daniel Craig fits into the chaos, and why Croft Manor might have the worst security system in cinema history.
Along the way, we argue about:
Whether Tomb Raider works because it skips an origin story
If the film only makes sense to PS1-era fans
How faithful it really is to the games
And whether Lara Croft could’ve stopped everything by simply staying home
It’s messy, funny, occasionally insightful, and very 2001.
🎮 Film reviews, pop-culture debates, and questionable opinions — every Wednesday.

We review Predator: Badlands, breaking down the plot, expanded Predator lore, survival tactics, and whether this bold new chapter actually reinvigorates the iconic sci-fi franchise.
Plus, we tackle the most important question of all: could SpongeBob SquarePants actually survive against a Predator? The answer is unhinged, surprisingly tactical, and somehow very on-brand for us.
Before the hunt begins, we kick things off with Our One Thing: Stacey dives into the fantasy phenomenon House of Earth and Blood, Harry talks about starting the emotionally brutal anime Eighty Six, and Ben shares his thoughts on Netflix’s animated take on Tomb Raider.
From there, it’s full Predator chaos. We unpack the Badlands planet, the savage rules of survival, Home Alone–style traps, and what Predator: Badlands means for the future of the franchise.
If you’re a fan of Predator movies, sci-fi action, deep-cut lore, ridiculous hypotheticals, and pop-culture debates that spiral wildly out of control, this episode is very much for you.
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