Reel Film Nerds

Happy day after National Beer Day !!! For our 468th show Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about the movie video game sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie starring Chris Pratt , Charlie Day , and Anya Taylor-Joy . Not nostalgic video game movie topics include get out the hold Hoover , TV size does matter, and space. For our next show there is just not a whole lot coming to the theaters so Mike picked a strea...

Welcome one and all to our incredible podcast! This week Ma, Matt, and Mike discuss the new horror comedy sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come starring Samara Weaving , Kathryn Newton , and Elijah Wood . Not slasher topics include new horror movie giveaway , MGM , and ticket prices going up again. Next week we hit the theaters for a new kids movie but hey Mike and Matt grew up playing Nintendo as ki...

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! For this week's discussion Matt, Mike, and Ma review one of the most anticipated films of 2026, Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling . Not space topics include old lady glasses, flashbacks, and hooters . For our next show we continue our voyage to the theaters with our review of a sequel no one saw coming, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come starring...

Welcome fellow nerds to the Oscars afterparty! Well not quite but we are going to chat about the Academy Awards and this week's film The Wrecking Crew starring Dave Bautista , Jason Momoa , and Temuera Morrison . Bonus topics include green poop, The Pout-Pout Fish , and living it up in Hawaii .     Next pod we head back to the theaters to watch one of 2026’s most anticipated films, Project Hail Ma...

Welcome fellow movie nerds! For our latest podcast episode Mike, Ma, and Matt discuss a movie you probably should not see, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale . Not monster topics include gargling Lysol , Matt goes really dark too fast, and is a drink a day a bad thing ? Next review we don’t go to the theaters, there is just not a lot coming out with the Acade...

Welcome everyone to yet another tumultuous start to a new month in 2026. We aren’t going to talk about war here, we talk about fun things like movies and nerd culture! This week Ma, Mike, and Matt sit down and review the legacy horror film Scream 7 starring Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox , Isabel May , and Joel McHale . Not screaming topics include Harkin’s Popcorn Truck , horror gore , and another...

Hello kids and welcome to the last Wednesday of February. For this week Matt, Ma, and Mike chat A24’s latest production How to Make a Killing starring Glen Powell , Margaret Qualley , and Ed Harris . Extracurricular topics include Cheba Hut , another amazing giveaway , and McDonald’s McNugget and Caviar Kits . Well Mike decided to end his month-long reign of terror, I mean picking films, with one...

Welcome nerderinos to our little show! Today Mike, Ma, and Matt chat about our second AI inspired film of 2026, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die starring Sam Rockwell , Zazie Beetz , and Michael Peña . Not AI take over topics include not 1 but 2 incredible giveaways, worst Valentine’s Day stories, and Sedona jeeping !  Next week the nerds and Ma keep up their theater watching with A24’s latest produ...

G'day nerderinos and welcome to the 460th installment of our podcast brought to you by Ma Hinshaw, Mike Talent, and Matt Hinshaw! This week we chat about our second horror movie in a row that’s not in October, The Strangers: Chapter 3 starring Madelaine Petsch , Gabriel Basso , Ema Horvath , and Richard Brake . Not scary topics include the 2026 Winter Olympics , photojournalism , and traveling for...

Welcome to the latest incredible movie review podcast brought to you by Mike Talent, Matt, and Ma Hinshaw! For this week's review we chat about Sam Raimi’s latest psychological horror thriller Send Help starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien . Not horror topics include being a boss, margarita Monday, and the new Melania movie . For our next review the crew continues checking out horror films wi...

Word up homies! Welcome to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast. For today’s chat Mike, Ma, and Matt review Mercy (2026) starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson . Not scary AI topics include Perd , Ma Talent, and Pluribus . For our next discussion we continue our venture to the theaters to check out Sam Raimi’s latest psychological horror thriller Send Help starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien .  Yo...

Happy Wednesday everyone! For today’s chat, review, or whatever you want to call it, we discuss 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple starring Ralph Fiennes , Emma Laird , and Alfie Williams . Not rage virus topics include multiple giveaways, James Cameron , and advent whiskey calendar . For our next watch and chat we hit up the theaters to watch a film that is probably a lot closer than we would like t...

Welcome everyone to our exciting 2nd podcast of 2026. This week Matt, Mike, and Ma chat about Greenland 2: Migration starring Morena Baccarin and Gerard Butler . Not world ending topics include super sneezing, vocabulary, and mental age. Next week we follow up a sequel with another sequel or technically the 4th film in the franchise, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple starring Ralph Fiennes , Emma La...

Happy New Year’s nerderinos!!! For Ma, Mike, and Matt’s first chat of 2026 we hit the theaters to watch Timothée Chalamet , Gwyneth Paltrow , and Odessa A'zion’s latest film together Marty Supreme directed by Josh Safdie . Random thoughts today include Windows 11 , pickleball , and resolutions . For next week’s review we head back to the theaters to watch a sequel no one asked for but might be goo...

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! For today's podcast Mike, Matt, and Ma review James Cameron ’s latest giant blockbuster CGI film, Avatar: Fire and Ash starring Sam Worthington , Zoe Saldaña , Sigourney Weaver , and Stephen Lang . Not Christmas topics include Otter, Trails 4 Tata’s , and nogarita?  Next week there is no podcast! Mike is out of town for vacation and Matt is visiting Ma Hinshaw in sout...

Welcome welcome welcome everyone! This week there was not a lot out in the theaters so we checked out the Netflix original Jay Kelly starring George Clooney , Adam Sandler , and Laura Dern . Additional depressing topics include bat nipples , harakiri , and childhood trauma. Next week is a long and big blockbuster. We watch yet another James Cameron giant blockbuster CGI film, Avatar: Fire and Ash...

The last month of the year continues nerderinos! To kick off our Christmas season, why not review a horror movie? Five Nights and Freddy’s 2 starring Josh Hutcherson , Elizabeth Lail , Piper Rubio , and Matthew Lillard . Not horror topics include Newman , bad movies , and theaters filling up again? Next week there aren't many new films hitting the theaters so we are going to check out a Netflix or...

Happy December nerderinos! Can you believe it, 2025 is almost done? Before it ends we have movies to review! This week Ma, Matt, and Mike discuss the new Disney animated sequel Zootopia 2 starring Ginnifer Goodwin , Jason Bateman , Ke Huy Quan , and Andy Samberg . Off topics include a new giveaway , Thanksgiving , and shop local. Next week we will return with another review and even another sequel...

Turkey day is almost here but before you stuff your face we have a new podcast for you! This week the crew chats about The Running Man (2025) starring Glen Powell , Emilia Jones , Katy M. O'Brian , and Josh Brolin . Bonus topics include politics in film, Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), and the rich versus poor divide growing larger.   Next week there is no podcast! I know I know we suck but hey...

Happy Wednesday everyone! For this week’s chat we watched Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning , Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi , Reuben de Jong , and Michael Homick . Not trophy hunting alien topics include GWAR, broken email, and two incredible giveaways! For our next show we keep the streak alive with another new theater film, The Running Man (2025) remake starring Glen Powell , Emilia Jon...

What up nerderinos? For this week’s movie chat Ma, Mike, and Matt discuss a really wild film Bugonia starring Emma Stone , Jesse Plemons , Aidan Delbis , and Alicia Silverstone . Bonus topics include the iMatt, back to normality, and are tech bros really aliens? Next week’s podcast we hit the theater to check out another alien film but this one you know, Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning ,...

We are sorry to say but all scary things must come to an end. For this year's last installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13th franchise review with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives . Not 80’s slasher topics include so bad it’s good, Zombicide , and kids at camp. Next week we return to our regularly scheduled nerdiness with a conspiracy sci-fi film, Bugoni...

Hiya everybody! For this week's third installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we follow up a sequel with another sequel, Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke , Mason Thames , and Madeleine McGraw . Other worldly topics include phone operators , Picasso , and dealing with trauma.  For our fourth and maybe final installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13t...

Welcome kiddos! For the second installment of our 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest Mike, Matt, and Ma chat about a nice AI themed killer robot horror flick M3GAN 2.0 starring Allison Williams , Violet McGraw , and Amie Donald . Not Terminator rip-off topics include Tron: Ares , the River Styx , and crazy pets. Next week we hit the theaters for the second time this HHF to check out Black Phone 2 star...

The wait is finally over, it’s time for our 8th Annual Harvest Horror fest! To kick off the horror move celebration Matt, Mike, and Ma chat about the new film The Strangers: Chapter 2 . Extra topics include Arizona Cardinals , a new giveaway , and Christmas decorations are coming too early. Our horror festival continues next week with another somewhat new horror film that we missed in June, M3GAN...