Reel Film Nerds

Our Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest continues with a true vampire horror comedy classic The Lost Boys (1987) starring Jason Patric , Kiefer Sutherland , and the two Coreys . Off topics include Taken , RAW vs JPEG , and Natalie Portman . This is it, arguably the original teen vampire film, The Lost Boys (1987) . Basically it’s Matt and Mike’s version of the Twilight saga or Vampire Academy except...

Welcome campers to our second pod of the Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest! Today the classic horror continues with one of Matt’s favorite horror films, yes Matt’s, Friday the 13th (1980) . The boys stayed on point for most of the show but some extra topics include Halloween , gore in film, and horror films that scarred us for life. Friday the 13th is an incredible film. It is not only a great horr...

After 11 months of waiting it is finally here! Our Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest! To kick off our month of horror reviews everyone’s favorite horror host Mike Talent dipped into his bag of gold and pulled the original Leprechaun from 1993. Scary but not horror topics include cereal, wells, and the imminent death of movie theaters . What can we say about the Leprechaun . It is a very unique horr...

Sick and tired of politics yet? GREAT! Why not sit down and laugh while listening to the Talent-less Mike of Mystery and Matt review the Amazon Original Get Duked! Better topics than this movie include Prescott Valley professional sports, The Boys TV show , and our Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest! Well this is awkward, maybe not awkward but it has been a long time since Mike and Matt didn’t agree...

Hi everybody! It is Wednesday and that means new podcast day! For today’s episode Mike and Matt travel back to 2011 to review a fun comedic alien sci-fi classic starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg , Paul . Odd discussion topics include genetics, probing, and the acceptance nerd culture. This is the kind of film we need right now. It is fun, nerdy, and hilarious! If you have not seen Paul it is wort...

Happy hump day everyone! Today Matt and Mike continue cheating death and visit the movie theater to catch the last Fox Marvel film The New Mutants . Additional topics include sports ball, Siskel & Ebert , and the future of the X-Men franchise . What is wrong with critics today? The New Mutants isn’t a masterpiece but it is in no way a terrible movie. Could it have been better, sure. It is a decent...

Thank the maker! Matt and Mike Talent return to the theaters this week after a 5 month absence risking their lives and relationships to see Christoper Nolan’s latest epic Tenet . Bonus topics included more movie giveaways, Twilight (yes, that one), and the Saw franchise . Christopher Nolan again tackles his favorite subject, time, but using a James Bond type character. Tenet is a great film that h...

Happy week happy pod! Today your host’s Mike Talent and Matt review a brand spanking new movie that they are shocked got made, Bill & Ted Face the Music . Hold onto your butts listeners this is a long pod! Extra topics include a farewell and thank you to Chadwick Boseman , box office numbers , and booze filled seltzers . Have you been missing that thing we used to have last year, all the way back...

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today Mike and Matt sit down to chat about one of Netflix’s latest Original Films Project Power starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt . Non superhero related topics include Fortnite , movie theaters opening back up , and win a Blu-ray copy of The King of Staten Island . Netflix has done it again, what a fun popcorn action flick! The acting was great, the sets are d...

Welcome movie lovers! Today we dip into our fan requests and review the 2009 depression era gangster film starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale , Public Enemies . Not gangster topics include YouTube, $0.15 movies at AMC , and we have a Blu-ray giveaway to enter! This film is a perfect example of a great gangster film with one major issue, it’s long! Bale and Depp perfect the cat and mouse game w...

Another week and another podcast for your listening pleasure. Today Mike and Matt dip into yet another streaming service to watch the first HBO Max Original film An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen . Extra topics include PSL, portrait mode, and do we really need more streaming services? An American Pickle is definitely a movie. It is not a good movie, it is not a terrible movie,...

Happy Wednesday everyone! Mysterious Mike Talent finally picked a film for review this week. Another Netflix Original and this one is a couple of years old. The SciFi thriller Extinction starring Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan . Other topics include Four Peaks releases their Pumpkin Porter early , SpaceX splashdown, and what order to watch the Star Wars films. This is the first time in a while the...

Welcome faithful listeners! This week Mike and Matt reviewed a Netflix Original that is destroying the charts, The Old Guard . Not too far off topics include Aeon Flux , favorite Pixar Films , and are movie theaters ever coming back.   What a great surprise of a film! This one really came out of nowhere. The Old Guard is a fantasy action movie based around immortality and world history. The world...

Welcome faithful listeners, yes it’s hump day but it’s also NEW PODCAST DAY! Today Matt and Mike kick back and chat about lots of things but mostly Guns Akimbo starring Samara Weaving and Daniel Radcliffe . Extra topics include the Fast and Furious franchise, Tenet on indefinite hold , and Universal VS AMC Theaters . Fair warning, this film is not for everyone. It is a fun fast paced action comedy...

Hi everybody! Welcome to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast Episode 179, wow really?  That’s a lot of talking right there! Today your host’s not talented Matt and Mysterious Mike Talent review and discuss the brand new Hulu Original Film Palm Springs . Not time loop related topics include AIMS testing , Top Gun: Maverick , and the infamous Groundhog Day . Palm Springs is a really fun and poignant comedy...

Welcome to another incredible Reel Film Nerds podcast about a movie that is not in a theater, again. Today the boys review an Amazon Original film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt , 7500 . Bonus topics for this episode include Kirby T’s , Uber Eats , and piloting an airplane. Wow what a movie out of left field! Seriously no one saw this coming including Mike and he picked it! 7500 is a really great f...

Yep we slacked off a bit this week but only by a day.  Mike Talent was busy with family and his new born and well Matt is just Matt. We do have a new pod for you and surprise surprise it's another Netflix comedy, Will Ferrell and Rachael McAdams latest Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga . Off topics today include RFN t-shirts, favorite breweries, and the infamous ASU vs U of A rivalry...

Let the new streaming film reviews continue! Today your movie gurus discuss a new Netflix rom com murder mystery, wow talk about an interesting genre! The Lovebirds starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani . Extracurricular topics include inflation, movie trailers revealing too much, and the film Independence Day . The Lovebirds is a fun witty movie with some great comedic parts throughout the film. ...

Check it out everyone, we finally got a new film to watch! Thanks to Disney not waiting for movie theaters to open, you can now catch Artemis Fowl (originally slated for theaters) on their streaming platform Disney Plus . Extracurricular topics today include National Treasure , COVID-19 movie delays, and Dolby Atmos . Based on the popular books series , Artemis Fowl follows the son of a criminal m...

Our summer retrospective on the Back to the Future franchise comes to a close today with Back to the Future Part III written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg .  Topics not related to time travel include what happened to fun movies, drinking, and Mike and Matt are old.    Back to the Future Part III is a great film arguably at least as great as the original.  Doc and...

Our summer retrospective on the Back to the Future franchise continues today with Back to the Future Part II starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd .  No beating around the DeLorean here, we really go off topic a ton in today’s podcast.  Matt and Mike talk about space, movie remakes, and the chaos of rioting in the streets on top of COVID-19 . Back to the Future Part II is a really fun film...

Merry Wednesday everyone!  Have you ever wanted to go back in time?  Ya Matt wishes he could every waking moment of his existence too.  Today we chat about an incredible, fun, and hilarious 1980's classic Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd .  Off topics include Southpark , marketing products in film, and bullying. What can we say Back to the Future is one of the best...

Hello fellow movie buffs and listeners both new and old. Is anyone else really missing movie theaters yet? Mike and Matt are especially some of the new releases we were promised. Fear not for today’s Reel Film Nerds Podcast Matt picked a brand spanking new Netflix Original starring Chris Hemsworth , Extraction . Off topics today include CEO salaries, the Rambo franchise, and a lengthy discussion a...

Congratulations Class of 2020! This week Mike and Matt pay their respects to all the new graduates by reviewing a film that was near and dear to them when they graduated high school. 1999’s raunchy dessert driven comedy American Pie starring Jason Biggs , Shannon Elizabeth , and Eugene Levy . Unique topics today include concerts coming back, PC culture, and high school shenanigans. Alright no mess...

Happy National hangover from Cinco day!!! Look we didn’t open this review with the end of the world maybe things are starting to turn around. Today Mike and Matt discuss a little known Martin Scorsese film Bringing Out the Dead starring Nicholas Cage . Not related topics include SGN , Cinco de Drinko , and Ghost Rider . Bringing Out the Dead is not one of Scorsese’s best films but it is definitely...