Episodes 131
Avg. Duration 1h 14m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.4 (14)
Since Jun 2023
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

Watched the latest big movie, binged a whole TV season, or read comics from 25 years ago and want more? Need to hear people go very, very deep on the dorkiest things we all love? Then Laser Focus, the new podcast from Nerdist, is for you. Every week, Senior Editor and film critic Kyle Anderson will welcome other members of the Nerdist expert staff to get all up in every bit of the pop culture, from the latest thing to your nostalgic faves. Join and enjoy!

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Recent Episodes

S1E126 Media We Can't Stop Watching

Dec 18, 2025 1h 14m

For the season finale, Kyle and Mikey talk about media—-movies, shows, books, games, etc—-they can't stop returning to. From the best seasons of The Simpsons to the Hitman video games, this is a big…

S1E125 Looking Ahead to 2026

Dec 11, 2025 1h 17m

With 2025 winding down, rather than rehashing what we've already talked about, we're looking ahead to things we haven't seen yet. Kyle welcomes Ro and Eric to talk about movies and TV shows—both new…

S1E124 Christmas Ghost Stories w/ Kier-La Janisse

Dec 04, 2025 35m

As we kick off December, Kyle welcomes author and filmmaker Kier-La Janisse who has followed her essential folk horror documentary, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, with a classic-style ghost…

S1E123 The X-Files Retrospective Part 3

Nov 27, 2025 2h 15m

Once again, Kyle welcomes back Head Over Feels cofounder Sage Young to talk about The X-Files. This time, it's the end of the original era, with seasons 7, 8, and 9. Agent Doggett fans, let's hear…

S1E122 Stranger Things Theories

Nov 20, 2025 57m

This week, Kyle welcomes an honest-to-goodness Gen Zer, Nerdist editorial intern Sarah Campbell, to discuss Stranger Things ahead of its final season. They talk about Sarah's current rewatch, what…

S1E121 Comic Movies in 2026

Nov 13, 2025 1h 40m

This week, Kyle welcomes back friend of the show Hector Navarro to take a look at the state of big comic book movies at the moment. 2025 had plenty of offerings, but none made the kind of money they…

S1E120 Mortal Kombat 1995

Nov 06, 2025 1h 24m

This week, Kyle welcomes back Adam Murray to discuss another weird '90s movie from their childhood. This time it's arguably (although who would argue) the first actually good video game movie, 1995's…

S1E119 Universal Monsters

Oct 30, 2025 1h 42m

For the final episode of this spooky season, Kyle welcomes back Eric and Mikey to discuss the classic Universal Monsters movies. Eric and Kyle are big fans; Mikey has never seen a single one...until…

S1E118 Comfort Watch Horror

Oct 23, 2025 1h 39m

This week, Kyle welcomes back Lindsey Romain to talk about why and how horror media can be comforting and what specifically they look for in cozy horror watches. Get those pencils ready to write down…

S1E117 Is Peacemaker Season 2 a Hit or a Miss?

Oct 16, 2025 59m

Kyle has some conflicted feelings about Peacemaker season 2, which just wrapped up on HBO Max. Joining him to parse out his thoughts is Popverse staff writer and friend of the show Jules Chin Greene.…

S1E116 Steve Agee Talks Peacemaker

Oct 09, 2025 47m

Ahead of the finale of HBO's Peacemaker season two, Kyle welcomes John Economos himself, Steve Agee, to discuss not just working on the popular DCU series but his love of Three's Company, Dr.…

S1E115 The Blackening and the Importance of Black Horror

Oct 02, 2025 1h 10m

It's Nerdoween season once again friends, and to kick things off, Tai Gooden returns to the show to talk about the 2023 horror-comedy, The Blackening. She and Kyle discuss why the movie perfectly…

S1E114 Alien: Earth (w/ Noah Hawley)

Sep 25, 2025 1h 15m

This week, Eric is back to talk with Kyle about the just-wrapped first season of FX's Alien: Earth. How well does it continue the legacy of the Alien franchise? Does it hold up as its own thing? And…

S1E113 Does the First X-MEN Movie Hold Up?

Sep 18, 2025 1h 25m

It's been 25 years since superhero cinema as we know it began with the very first X-Men movie. Eric Diaz joins Kyle once again to reflect on the film's initial release, what it gave us, and whether…

S1E112 The Muppets Turn 70

Sep 11, 2025 1h 10m

If you can believe it, the Muppets are 70 years old this year. While once they were everywhere, known to children and grown-ups alike, today they've lost a lot of their cultural relevance. But is…

S1E111 Halloween Horror Nights 2025 Preview

Sep 04, 2025 55m

It may barely be September, but we're already thinking about spooky times. As such, this week Kyle is joined by Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Ro Rusak to discuss this year's Halloween Horror Nights…

S1E110 Movies of 1995

Aug 28, 2025 2h 22m

This week, Kyle couldn't decide what movie turning 30 this year he wanted to talk about, so he chose all of them! It's a certified longboy as returning guest Lindsey Romain and Kyle go month by month…

S1E109 Jem and the Holograms Turns 40

Aug 21, 2025 1h 8m

This week, Kyle watched a bunch of episodes of Jem and the Holograms, the cartoon series from the '80s, at the behest of Tai Gooden. Turns out, it's way different, and way more interesting, than he…

S1E108 Weapons

Aug 13, 2025 1h 21m

This week, Kyle welcomes back Jules Chin Greene to discuss the summer movie season that was as well as Zach Cregger's new hit horror movie, Weapons. Plus more about Superman and Fantastic Four, in…

S1E107 The Fantastic Four: First Steps w/ Hector Navarro

Jul 31, 2025 1h 6m

The busiest movie month in ages comes to a close with Marvel's last foray of 2025, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Joining Kyle to discuss the film and all the wild things happening at Marvel…

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