Reel Film Nerds

Welcome one and all! For today’s amazing podcast Mike and Matt chat about a classic American underdog story Air starring Matt Damon , Jason Bateman , and Ben Affleck . Not Nike based topics include video on demand, The Super Mario Bros. Movie , and shoe stores. So far 2023 has been an interesting year for films with multiple sneak attacks. Air is another one of those attacks. We knew this film was...

Happy new podcast day! For Reel Film Nerds Podcast #317 Matt and Mike chat about a movie based on a classic RPG Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves starring Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez . Not misunderstood board game topics include Bones , cats, and allergies. What a really nice spring surprise. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a really fun movie with a great story, great acting...

Happy hump day everyone! It’s here, woo-hoo, John Wick: Chapter 4 and man it did not disappoint. Bonus topics today include Dolby Atmos , Dodge Challenger Demon , and Matt and Ma are back on the radio ! It’s been just about 4 years since John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and man a lot has changed in our world. Matt and Mike are just so happy that John Wick didn’t. John Wick: Chapter 4 is an incred...

Wow, March is moving by quickly! This week Mike, Matt, and Ma Hinshaw chat about a recent Academy Award winning film RRR currently streaming on Netflix . Additional topics include Happy Birthday Mike, the British Empire was ruthless, and to dub or not to dub. Matt has been wanting to watch this film since he found out about late last summer. He just wanted to wait to review it with Mike for this p...

Happy almost St. Patrick's Day everyone! For Episode 314 Mike and Matt chat about a little film that hit the box office last week starring Adam Driver , 65 . Additional topics today include The 2023 Academy Awards , Flying Basset , and one incredible giveaway. When it comes to film with dinosaurs the bar has been set pretty high but also pretty low. 65 is a decent film that falls in the middle of...

Welcome one and all. It's a new podcast day for the Reel Film Nerds. For today’s episode Ma, Mike and Matt chat about Guy Ritchie’s latest film Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre . Bonus discussions include Legion , death, and Yes Man . This is not your typical Guy Ritchie film. The story is told directly, there are not a ton of characters, and there are no big twists or reveals. Operation Fortune:...

Welcome to March everyone. Can you believe how fast this year has rocketed by? For today’s pod Mike, Matt, and Ma Hinshaw chat about a film that is tearing up the box office Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks . Not drug related animal topics include 8K , Movie Pass sucks again, and a new incredible Blu-ray giveaway . This movie is exactly what we wanted, just not enough of it. Cocaine Bear i...

It’s here everyone! Our first Marvel Cinematic Universe film of 2023, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania . Man Marvel and Disney are just cranking these things out aren’t they? Additional topics today include where is Luis , MCU villains, and Mike’s likes it sloppy. Going against the critics and keyboard warriors Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is not a horrible film. It is not amazing either lik...

Happy Valentine’s Day hangover, may your wallets be empty and your hearts be full of love. Today for Reel Film Nerds Episode 310 the guys review Knock at the Cabin while celebrating their 5 year anniversary! Topics today include Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode 1, what a twist, and should we review RRR . Apocalypse stories are a dime a dozen by movie standards. Knock at the Cabin is another ap...

Happy Wednesday movie lovers. For this week’s Reel Film Nerds podcast we catch up on a 2023 Best Picture nominee The Fabelmans written and directed by Steven Spielberg . Extra topics include raw talent, breaking news, and a new movie giveaway. This is a very personal story that took many years for Steven Spielberg to write and bring to film. The Fabelmans is very closely based on Spielberg's upbri...

Welcome to February everyone. This year is just rocketing by isn’t it? This week Mike and Matt sit down to chat about the Netflix Original The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling . Not murder mystery topics include Australia , cursive , and anxious Mike. If you enjoy murder mysteries, period films, or amazing acting then The Pale Blue Eye is a great film for you. For the rest o...

Guess what it’s podcast time with Matt and Mike AKA the Reel Film Nerds. For episode 307 the guys chat about Tom Hanks ’ latest film A Man Called Otto . Not grumpy old man topics include dry January , another awesome giveaway, and homeowners associations. This is not intentional but so far we are at 50% sad movie reviews for 2023. We swear we are not picking sad films on purpose, guess it’s just t...

Happy hump day everyone! For Reel Film Nerds Episode 306 we chat about our first horror movie of 2023 M3GAN . Additional topics include the TV show Girls , donkeys, and what is elevated horror . Does this film really qualify as a horror movie or is it a thriller? Matt and Mike think M3GAN leans more towards psychological thriller than a horror flick. The things you don’t see or experience are just...

Welcome everyone to Reel Film Nerds podcast 305.  Today Mike and Matt review a film that is lighting up the awards scene, The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson . Off topics include kayaking, Star Tours , and our first giveaway of 2023!  For the second podcast of the year your hosts already don’t agree, that is a first! The Banshees of Inisherin is not a film for ever...

Merry 2023 everyone! Matt and Mike hope you got everything you wanted for Christmas and are not still suffering from a New Year’s hangover. For the first pod of 2023 the guys chat about Babylon (2022) starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt . Extra special topics include Flea , our Best Movies of 2022, and gifts. Babylon (2022) is a great movie for some people. It is very long but well acted, shot, w...

Merry almost Christmas everyone. Just a few more days and you can open a ton of presents and enjoy that sweet holiday brew. Enough about that jazz, let's talk about blue people. This week Mike and Matt hit the theaters to check out James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water , a sequel 13 years in the making. Bonus topics include Matt is sick (more than usual), box office numbers, and our last pod of...

Howdy listeners and welcome back to our little movie review pod. For this week’s review we continue chatting about new Christmas films with Violent Night starring David Harbour and John Leguizamo . Not a murdering Santa Claus topics include The Blair Witch Project , our 300th Episode Blu-ray winner announced, and lots of podcast problems. Can you remember a recent year where we got some fun great...

Welcome to December everyone! Today Mike and Matt hit the ground running for Christmas with the Apple TV Original Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds . Extra topics include MCU Phases , family traditions, and musicals. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic story that’s been told in many different mediums and in many different languages throughout the years. Spirited is inspi...

We did it! I don’t know how but we did it. The Reel Film Nerds Podcast hit 300 episodes! Of course we are nerds so we are reviewing a classic 300 episode film, 300 directed by Zack Snyder and starring Gerard Butler and Lena Headey . Bonus topics today include Andor is incredible, DCEU VS MCU , and an incredible giveaway to say thank you to our fans. What is not to love about 300 ? It is an incredi...

Happy Thanksgiving eve everyone! Mike and Matt hope you have a wonderful holiday, eat lots of tasty food, and enjoy some movies with your family. For today’s 299th episode we chat about the Netflix Original All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) . Additional topics include 1917 , propaganda, and Matt needs some sleep. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) is an incredible story based around true ev...

Welcome everyone to our last Marvel Cinematic Universe film review of 2022. Today Matt and Mike chat about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever starring Letitia Wright , Lupita Nyong'o , Danai Gurira , Angela Bassett , and Tenoch Huerta . Bonus topics include Deadpool 3 , death, and comic representations. Phase 4 was one of the most difficult MCU Phases to date. TV shows were introduced, the pandemic hi...

The election is over, for now, thank you Lord for no more political ads! Ok let's get to it, welcome to the Reel Film Nerds podcast! Today Mike and Matt chat about a fun unique film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story currently streaming on Roku . Additional weird topics include Rammstein , a new giveaway, and Machete . Weird Al is an artist that is near and dear to your two hosts' hearts. They grew up l...

Happy turkey month everyone! For today’s pod we play a bit of catch up with DC’s Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson and Pierce Brosnan . Not antihero topics include pumpkin foods, another incredible giveaway, and Halloween Horror Night mistakes. The Rock does it again. Who knew Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock would be a great fit for an antihero? In Black Adam Johnson does a great job of well not bein...

All good and horror things must come to an end. Today is the end of our 5th Annual Harvest Horror Fest. For our last film we continue our tradition with Friday the 13th Part III . Not hockey mask related topics include dust spots, 3D for 3D sakes, and horror video games. These movies just keep getting worse and worse and that’s hard to do! Friday the 13th Part III was an attempt to bring back 3D i...

Happy Horror Wednesday? Ya that kinda works! Today your two hosts Matt and Mike review their third Harvest Horror Fest film of the season Halloween Ends starring Jamie Lee Curtis , Andi Matichak , James Jude Courtney , and Rohan Campbell . Bonus topics include taxes, the She Hulk finale is awful, and bathroom breaks. This one is a bit of a shocker for your two hosts. The critics and audience just...