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In this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome Ian Lara and Christina Jackson.

Segment 1: The premiere of Romantic Comedy, directed by beloved Comedian/Writer Aida Rodriguez, will be Ian’s second of 2022. His first, Growing Shame, premiered on Comedy Central Digital on February 10th as part of their series of half hours. He performed his 30-minute debut comedy special LA Meets NY for HBO Latino’s esteemed Entre Nos franchise in 2020, which did so well the streamer gave him his upcoming hour.  His appearance on Comedy Central’s StandUP Featuring has garnered over 10 millions views collectively on social media, and he was a regular on the network’s hit series This Week at the Comedy Cellar.

Host: Ryanne

Segment 2:  Christina Jackson takes on the female lead role as Daisy Brown in Devotion, marking this her most significant screen outing. Devotion is the story of Jesse L. Brown (played by Jonathan Majors), a pioneering Black Naval aviator who flew during the Korean War. She will also star alongside Regina King, Lucas Hedges, and Andre Holland in the Netflix/John Ridley film Shirley, which tells the story of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm (King)—the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for president of the U.S. Devotion is currently playing in theaters.

Host: Jamie

Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherfu**in’ game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and co-written by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) and Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?

The Blackening stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah.

The film is produced by Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, E. Brian Dobbins, Tracy Oliver, Tim Story, and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett. Perkins serves as a co-producer, with Vicky Story as associate producer.

The film will be coming to theaters on June 16, 2023.

Mads Mikkelsen is something of a renaissance man. He artfully navigates every role he’s in and makes it look easy. From turns in dark Danish comedies to playing the devil himself in Hannibal, Mikkelsen can do it all. And, of course, Mads Mikkelsen has played a part in basically every major franchise out there. The MCU? Mads Mikkelsen has starred in it. Star Wars? Mads Mikkelsen has starred in it. Harry Potter? James Bond? Need I say it? So it only makes sense Mads Mikkelsen will now take the world of Indiana Jones by storm. In Indiana Jones 5, Mikkelsen will play the villain. And it sounds like Mikkelsen’s villain will tie into the “mistakes of the past.”

And by that, we mean Indiana Jones will take on fighting Nazis once again.

That’s right, Indiana Jones 5 will see Indy face off against his most hated foe. Empire shares that the movie “finds our hero in 1969, living against the backdrop of the space race – but the American effort to beat the Russians to the moon brings with it some uncomfortable truths for Indy.”

Jez Butterworth, Indiana Jones 5‘s co-writer, offers, “The simple fact is that the moon-landing program was run by a bunch of ex-Nazis. How ‘ex’ they are is the question. And it gets up Indy’s nose…” And one of those Nazis will be none other than Mads Mikkelsen’s Voller.

Mikkelsen’s Indiana Jones 5 villain takes some inspiration from “real-life Nazi-turned-NASA-engineer Wernher von Braun.” In history, von Braun sought to distance himself from his history working for Hitler, according to Britannica. But we will have to wait and see where Mads Mikkelsen’s character falls in his allegiances in Indiana Jones 5.

Mikkelsen, speaking from the perspective of Voller, shares, “He’s a man who would like to correct some of the mistakes of the past. There is something that could make the world a much better place to live in. He would love to get his hands on it. Indiana Jones wants to get his hands on it as well. And so, we have a story.” Empire shares that the narrative will even involve the Apollo 11 ticker tape parade in New York, an occasion that honored the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission.

According to the publication, the moment will star Klaber, Voller’s lackey. And we feel confident he won’t get up to any good. Boyd Holbrook, who plays Klaber in Indiana Jones 5, tells us, “I’m a lapdog to Mads and a crazy one at that.” No good villain can exist without a henchman, after all.

It certainly sounds like a good story. And Mads Mikkelsen is known for bringing depth to his villains, which he will no doubt do in Indiana Jones 5. But with the topic of Nazis being such a salient one in our modern world, we hope the movie does not forget these are not villains of the past. Even though compelling foes are important, this one should be handled with extreme care.

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Good evening everyone! Today I want to discuss which picks I got correct and which ones I got wrong! So, let’s get started! I predicted that the Chiefs would beat the Jags 34-20, but the final score was 27-17 Chiefs over the Jaguars. I predicted that the Dolphins would beat the Browns 24-17, but the final score was 39-17 Dolphins over the Browns. I predicted that the Giants would beat the Texans 35-16, but the final score was 24-16 Giants over the Texans. I predicted that the Titans would beat the Broncos 27-19, but the final score was 17-10 Titans over the Broncos. I predicted that the Cardinals would beat the Rams 20-17, but the final score was 27-17 Cardinals over the Rams. The Cardinals offense played well enough to win the game and took advantage of their opportunities and putting a good drive to score a touchdown. Colt McCoy led the way and was efficient with the offense and he let the players know that they have to step up because he knew that the offense has been struggling a lot lately. Cooper Kupp meanwhile had just 1 catch for -1 yards and he got hurt as the Rams offense continued to struggle. Budda Baker who was ruled out for the game had an interception to seal the game for the Cardinals. This was a must win game for the Cardinals. I predicted that the 49ers would beat the Chargers 24-20, but the final score was 19-16 49ers over the Chargers in a close game.

I predicted that the Seahawks would beat the Bucs 31-23, but the final score was 21-16 Buccaneers over the Seahawks. I predicted that the Bills would beat the Vikings 31-26, but the final score was 33-30 Vikings over the Bills in a very close game in overtime. The Bills looked like they had the game won after their defense stopped the Vikings offense at the goal line, but then, the fumbled snap gave the Vikings a chance to pick it up and scored a touchdown. For the Bills, that was a brutal blow. They really should have won this game to be fair. Josh Allen in overtime threw an interception as Patrick Peterson seals the game for the Vikings. He had two interceptions. I predicted that the Raiders would beat the Colts 29-16, but the final score was 25-20 Colts over the Raiders. I predicted that the Cowboys would beat the Packers 24-16, but the final score was 31-28 Packers over the Cowboys in overtime. The Packers went down the field to kick a game-winning field goal. I predicted that the Eagles would beat the Commanders 35-17, but the final score was 26-21 Commanders over the Eagles. The brutal penalty after the quarterback went down on his knee was the difference and it was a stupid penalty to be fair.

So overall, I have gotten 6 out of 11 picks correct!! Now, let’s get to the NFL week 11 picks, shall we?! The first game I will predict is the Eagles @Colts game. I think the Eagles will beat the Colts 27-13. The next game I will predict is the Jets @Pats game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Jets will beat the Patriots 30-20. The next game I will predict is the Rams @Saints game. I think the Saints will beat the Rams 23-17. The next game I will predict is the Browns @Bills game. I think the Bills will beat the Browns 36-21. The next game I will predict is the Panthers @Ravens game. I think the Ravens will beat the Panthers 31-17. The next game I will predict is the Lions @Giants game. I think the Giants will beat the Lions 23-16. The next game I will predict is the Raiders @Broncos game, the divisional rivalries. I actually think the Broncos will beat the Raiders 24-21. The next game I will predict is the Cowboys @Vikings game. I think the Cowboys will beat the Vikings 27-24. The next game I will predict is the Bengals @Steelers game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Bengals will beat the Steelers 20-16. The next game I will predict is the Chiefs @Chargers game, the divisional rivalries on Sunday Night Football. I think the Chiefs will beat the Chargers 33-26.

The last game I will predict is the 49ers @Cardinals game, the divisional rivalries in Mexico City on Monday Night Football. Both of these teams are coming off with the wins last week and the last time these two teams played was in 2005 when the Cardinals beat the 49ers 31-14. This game is another must win game for the Cardinals. The Cardinals offense might get a major boost on Monday if Hollywood Brown returns to the lineup. Imagine what it would look like having DeAndre Hopkins and Hollywood Brown on the field. It’s simply dangerous. Now, Hollywood Brown may not get all of the snaps even if he does play because they don’t want him to get hurt again. They have lost Zach Ertz for the season and DJ Humphries will be out again. Kliff Kingsbury does not know which quarterback will play on Monday. If Kyler Murray is 100% ready, then he will start. If he’s not, then Colt McCoy will start again. Meanwhile, the 49ers defense is really good. They have Nick Bosa and Javon Kinlaw. Their offense has weapons such as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, and Brandon Aiyuk. These guys will pick you apart if you are not at your game and not pressuring Jimmy Garoppolo. The Cardinals will have their hands full. So, who will win? If given, I am carefully going to pick the Cardinals to beat the 49ers 21-17. The Cardinals did a good job of not getting behind too much last week and not making too many mistakes, but they will need to do it again on Monday in order to beat the 49ers. The Cardinals fans just want to see the Cardinals win the game and not getting behind early, getting off to a good start, putting long drives together, converting on third downs, don’t take early timeouts, not too many penalties, no turnovers, and getting the ball out quickly like they did last week because you can’t trust the offense. Nick Bosa is going to try and wreck your game plan so you have to be ready for him. Hopefully the Cardinals will get many opportunities and win the game. I won’t be surprised if the Cardinals lose to the 49ers.

So, what do you guys think about the NFL week 11 picks?! I would love to hear lots of comments, thoughts, opinions, questions, or concerns down below!

Stay tuned for NFL updates.

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