Author: Heath Andrews

On Thursday, April 16th, 2026, CNBC hosted their Changemakers Summit. As a part of this event, Sandra Bullock was there. Joining her was Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chair and CEO, Pam Abdy. Bullock is making the press rounds thanks to her upcoming film, Practical Magic 2. The sequel to the 1998 original is something we’ve had our eye on at Nerdbot for some time. But that’s not the reason Bullock is making news for this summit. Instead, it’s her comments about A.I. that are drawing attention. Bullock’s Troubling Comments The subject of A.I. trailers was brought up. Fans have…

In 1970, Edwin Starr famously sang, “War! Huh, good God y’all! What is it good for?!” His answer to that was “absolutely nothing.” In truth, war has been extremely good for the world of film and video games. The Call of Duty franchise is one of the biggest in all of gaming. The yearly flow of releases has been a big win for Activision/Blizzard over the years. Between the single-player campaigns and especially the multi-player, they’ve kept a steady player base. Only seems natural that the franchise get turned into a movie. Reconnaissance Provides New Information We previously reported that…

Today is a huge day for fans of live music and economic justice. The sins of Ticketmaster and Live Nation are numerous. We’ve reported on them in the past. It was a merger that never should have been approved to begin with. The US Government overlooked the danger of letting a company that controls concert venues, merge with a company that sells tickets to concert venues. What could possibly go wrong? Many many, things in fact. The Verdict On Wednesday, April 15th, the jury in the case against Live Nation effectively ruled that the company exists as a monopoly. We’re…

The hit HBO series, The White Lotus has been a huge hit for the network across its three seasons. Created by Mike White, the satirical comedy has continuously poked at social issues and disparity. A consistent theme of the impact of elitism in and around luxury service industries has popped up in every season. But this new season could be doubling down on this in an interesting way. It’s setting its events during the Cannes Film Festival. The Significance of Cannes We don’t have a lot of plot details for this upcoming season yet. We do know, from reports, that…

If there’s one thing the world needs now more than ever, it’s something to make people laugh and feel happy. The Montreal-based Just For Laughs (Juste pour rire) festival has been doing just that for over 40 years. You can look up events from its long and storied history on YouTube to get a taste of what to expect. You also may stumble upon two performers from back in the day who are headlining the events of 2026. Just For Laughs The two big draws coming to Montreal this year need no introduction. The first is Jerry Seinfeld. The former…

Strange things happen in this world. Strange things happen all the time, really. Some things can be left up to interpretation, but others are either supported by facts or need facts. For example, I can claim I saw a ghost; maybe I did, maybe I didn’t. If you weren’t there and it was just me, it’s up to interpretation. But if I claimed that I saw a ghost in a room full of other people, well, if they didn’t see it, there’s less room to interpret this. I could be mistaken, I could be lying, but there probably wasn’t a…

When we think of a hedgehog attempting to overcome evil, deadly robots, we only have one thought. Sonic the Hedgehog, obviously. The blue blur has been fighting Dr. Robotnik for decades. Sadly, hedgehogs have a real-life machine threat. The problem isn’t Dr. Robotnik, though; it’s robotic, automated lawnmowers. The Threat to Hedgehogs The hedgehog is not native to North America. They can be found in other continents natively, notably Europe. It’s in Germany, though, where action is being taken to help save hedgehogs from an awful fate. These nocturnal critters are wary of human interaction. They thrive in the dark…

There was a time when Louis C.K. was a dominating force in the world of comedy. His stand-up specials were events to watch. His FX show Louis was drawing critical acclaim. He was popping up in various other shows and projects with a crazy amount of momentum. Ultimately, he was derailed by his own actions. Stories had circulated for some time regarding his treatment of women. We won’t go into them here. What we will go into is that Netflix is bringing him back for a comedy special. Past Apologies It was back in 2017 when C.K.’s career blew up.…

Here we go! We’ve arrived at our second animated Super Mario Bros. movie. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has not been earning critical raves but fans seem to be enjoying it. Its also opened up possibilities for more and more Nintendo characters. The reveal that Star Fox hero, Fox McCloud is in the film was a big deal. Glen Powell seemed to just sneak his way in there and blow the doors open for other franchises. But there’s still a few mainline Mario characters we haven’t seen yet. Luigi’s voice actor, Charlie Day has some thoughts on one of them.…

There’s a distinct difference between drama and news. We try to ride that line at Nerdbot to bring you more news than drama. That’s one of the reasons why we haven’t done a lot of reporting on the drama between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. One of the only stories we did was about “Nicepool” from Deadpool and Wolverine. Baldoni claimed the character was based on him. Whether it was or not, its just been one of many allegations tossed back and forth in this case. Legal news in the entertainment world is a bit different from drama. Though, ironically…