Reel Film Nerds

Happy Halloween everyone!!!  Today is a happy and sad day.  First off it’s Halloween, one of the most fun days of the year.  Second, it is the final Harvest Horror Fest review of the season.  Today Mike Talent and No Talent Matt review John Carpenter’s classic horror film The Thing (1982) .  Not thing related topics include Tool destroys at Gila River Arena , RC plane flying , and Netflix VS. movi...

Welcome everyone to yet another podcast about movies!  Today your hosts’ Matt and Mike discuss a film that came in under the radar this weekend, The Current War: Director’s Cut .  Starring Michael Shannon , Benedict Cumberbatch , Tom Holland , and Nicholas Hoult .  With an incredible cast like that you would think there would be a whole lot of publicity.  Other topics today include Elon Musk , Har...

Happy Birthday Matt and happy Thursday to everyone else!  Don’t be sad but our Second Annual Harvest Horror Fest is coming to a close but not yet!  This week we have an incredible classic horror B-movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space !  Not klown related topics include pizza parties, HBO’s new Watchmen show, and Bozo the Clown .   Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a fun horror film that knows exa...

Welcome listeners both new and old to another fantastical movie review by your loud mouth buddies Mike Talent and Matt Hinshaw.  Today the dismal dynamic duo discuss a sequel 10 years in the making Zombieland: Double Tap .  Not zombie related topics include Jones Soda , Mike’s criminal history, and double features. Zombieland: Double Tap is a fun sequel to a groundbreaking horror comedy that took...

Happy Thursday everyone, hang in there the week is almost over.  in the meantime let the horror continue and not just the podcast but the movies we review too!  For our second Harvest Horror Fest review of the season Matt and Mike discuss the 1984 Stephen King classic Children of the Corn .  Extra special topics include The Terminator , South Park , and the streaming wars are really heating up. Ch...

Let the two pods a week continue!  Today Mike and Matt discuss Ang Lee’s newest film starring two Will Smith’s , Gemini Man .  Topics more engaging than this film include Fargo the TV series , bingeing , and two Willy’s ! We won’t waste your time reading our show notes like we wasted our time seeing this movie, Gemini Man is not a good film.  It is not horrible but it is not worth the price of adm...

Thursday is here and that means it’s the start of our second annual Harvest Horror Fest!  This year Matt has given full control over to Mike Talent well he is picking the films we are watching if that’s considered full control.  First up is an incredible sci-fi horror classic that is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, Alien (1979) , directed by the infamous Ridley Scott and starring S...

Happy Tuesday everyone?  Yes we are back to two a weeks well at least for the month of October, you know what that means don’t you?  HARVEST HORROR FEST IS HERE! HHF officially kicks off on Thursday but until then you will just have to settle for one of the most controversial films in years, Joker .  Super special topics include PC America, mental illness, and super movie security. Joker is an inc...

A new month and a new Wednesday means a new podcast for your ear holes.  Today Mike and Matt get around to another Legacy Cast this one though is not a request but from Matt’s Legacy list.  Today the hosts take a look back at a Michael Bay masterpiece, according to Mike Talent, 1996’s The Rock .  Bonus topics include Mike won the lottery, we miss watching Sean Connery on the big screen, and violen...

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s new podcast day!  Today Mike and Matt review the latest Brad Pitt space odyssey Ad Astra written and directed by James Gray .  Incredible additional topics today include The Martian , space pirates, and Matt has a guest spot on Leza Live every Monday on a real radio station Magic 99.1 , seriously?     Ad Astra is what we call a true hardcore sci-fi film.  It is j...

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s new podcast day!  Today Mike and Matt finally get around to watching and chatting about a listener film request.  Today’s request which was requested months ago comes from super-fan Don in Chino Valley, Ariz .  He wanted to hear the nerds take on the 1993 action packed futuristic Sci-Fi film Demolition Man .  Special topics today include Borderlands 3 , Moviepass...

Hey kids, clowns, mutants, nerds, or whatever else you might be, welcome to another fantastical podcast review by the Reel Film Nerds (applause).  Today Matt and Mike talk about yet another horror movie, It Chapter Two .  Maybe we should change the name of the pod to the Reel Horror Film Nerds, nah.  Topics today include why are there so many horror films hitting the theaters, HBO’s hit show Barry...

Welcome friends to another podcast about movies!  Yes another one….. Anyways today Mysterious Mike and Incredible Matt finally review the coming-of age raunchy comedy Good Boys .  The guys mostly stay on topic until the end of the pod when Mike and Matt really start talking about their childhoods.  Other topics you don’t care about include streaming services are they the next cable companies, dron...

Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike what day is it Mike?  HUMP DAY!   Hello fellow nerds and movie buffs and welcome to the continuing saga that is the Reel Film Nerds podcast !  Today Mike (see get the joke reference now?) Talent and Matt review the new horror thriller mystery comedy Ready or Not .  Our way too many bonus topics mostly brought up by Matt include a Gateway to Geekdom recap, death o...

So we are back on our not regular schedule but we did do some podcasting this week!  Regretfully though Mike Talent slacked off and didn’t make it to the theater so we finally get to do our Tributary review of the South Korean film hosted on Netflix called Revenger .  Can you guess what it’s about, if you said revenge you are right!  Moonlighting topics this week include Josh Brolin , Mike might h...

Welcome back to your regularly scheduled podcast.  Who are we lying to, we don’t have a schedule! An attempted schedule sure but a regular schedule, nope.  Today your hosts Mike Talent and Matt discuss the highly anticipated horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark .  Extra topics today include Matt-ism’s, Mike’s suggestions for great modern horror films, and American versus foreign versions...

Happy almost Friday everyone!  Sorry this pod came out later than we typically post but your hosts had a busy week.  The jokes have been made, the off topics were discussed probably too much, and the Reels have been picked for this week’s review of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw .  Our copious off topics include Shark Week , The Boys , helicopter physics, and spin-offs. Fast & Furious Prese...

Well we did it, two pods in one week!  Fair warning up front it’s a long one but a good one. Today Mike Talent and Matt discuss Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film according to him, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood .  Extra topics include what is feature length, QT’s top 3 films, LaLa and Heather walk out, and sneaking booze into a movie theater.   The hosts are really divided on this film.  They both are...

Welcome boys and girls to your first pod of the week!  That’s right we did it (applause), we recorded two episodes this week!  Your first dose of film nerdery is our review of Chasing Molly our second screener ever, thanks Shelley Pack !  Bonus topics today include: we have a new Facebook Fan Group you should definitely join, Mike Talent is not sleepy for once, and lastly we have a new voicemail n...

Welcome podcast listeners to Reel Film Nerds land! Today Mike Talent and Matt discuss a fun summer popcorn flick that definitely will not win any awards, Stuber .  Topics that are not about this movie include 40’s, who actually uses Facetime , and Marvel Studios’ San Diego Comic-Con 2019 announcements. Stuber really caught both of your hosts off guard.  It is a very funny film with a dash of heart...

Hey kids what time is it?  No it’s not Howdy Doody time it’s Reel Film Nerds podcast time!!  Check us out we actually recorded a pod this week despite Matt being crazy busy with the 2019 IFL United Bowl .  Today we talk about Ari Aster ’s follow up to his first breakout horror film Hereditary (RFN Episode #23 if you are curious) , Midsommar .  Super special crazy impressive off topics include Gala...

Hi everybody and welcome to another incredible amazing stupendous episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast!  Well it’s here, the last Marvel Cinematic Universe film of 2019, Spider-Man: Far From Home .  Not MCU or Spider-Man related topics include Aladdin, 501st, nerd cred, and Darth Predator.  Spider-Man: Far From Home is a great MCU addition in the vein of the Ant-Man films.  It is light hearted a...

Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they're here to stay, Oh, I believe in yesterday. Welcome everyone to a super special episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!  Today we review Yesterday , not the song but the movie inspired by the infamous band that change the world The Beatles !  We even brought on a special guest to help digest this film.  Hippy, vintage base...

Looky looky two in one week again!  Wow, we are like butter because we are on a roll.  Today the two nerds Mike and Matt review Child’s Play (2019) .  Super special added topics include hot tacos, Spawn , Crawl , Matt and Mike are old, and lastly the history of the Child’s Play franchises. Child’s Play (2019) is a unique idea in our modern world for the infamous Chucky.  It is not a reboot but a r...

Hollywood finally did it listeners!!  We finally have a decent movie for the month of June!!  Today your hosts Mike Talent and Matt discuss Luc Besson’s latest spy thriller Anna starring Sasha Luss .  Bonus topics today include Stranger Things Season 3 , Lone Survivor giveaway still up for grabs, and Red Sparrow . Anna is a well written fun film with good dialogue and a great story.  The sets are...