Reel Film Nerds

Well things happened this week folks and we are a day late. Mike is working a ton on the road and fell asleep when we were supposed to record. Luckily we still got it! This week we chat about the Netflix Original The Electric State directed by the Russo brothers and starring Chris Pratt , Millie Bobby Brown , and Ke Huy Quan . Off topics include a new incredible giveaway, robot overlords, and gett...

April showers bring May flowers. Wow it’s now another new month of 2025. This week Mike and Matt pick up the slack for Ma Hinshaw by chatting about the new Jason Statham action flick A Working Man . Non-human trafficking topics include Snow White bombs , professional Lego reviews, and more moving nonsense. Ok let's be honest, there is not a lot coming out in theaters and Matt really could care les...

Welcome one and all! This week’s podcast Mike, Matt, and Ma chat about a little biographical gangster film that is sliding under the radar, The Alto Knights starring Robert De Niro and Robert De Niro . Definitely not gangster topics include movie dogs, LVP vs carpet , and moving. Next week the triple threat heads back to the theaters to check out Jason Statham’s latest action flick A Working Man ....

Welcome nerderinos! This week Mike, Matt and Ma AKA the Reel Film Nerds , chat about the new action comedy Novocaine starring Jack Quaid , Amber Midthunder , Ray Nicholson , and Jacob Batalon . Bonus topics include no more swearing, green 40’s, and a new amazing giveaway. Next week we hit the theaters to watch the new Robert De Niro biographical gangster film The Alto Knights . Thank you for your...

Hey there friends! This week the three amigos finally head back to the theater to catch a brand new film, Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson , Steven Yeun , Naomi Ackie , Mark Ruffalo , and Toni Collette . Bonus topics include ranch dressing , Mexican restaurants, and In-N-Out Burger .    For our next podcast we continue hitting the theaters to check out brand new films with the action comedy Nov...

Welcome to March everyone! This year is rocketing by to put it mildly. Today Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about our last 2024 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee The Brutalist starring Adrien Brody , Felicity Jones , Guy Pearce , and Raffey Cassidy. Bonus topics include steak, Anora wins it all, and getting screwed, not in a good way.   Next week we finally head back to the theaters to check out a bran...

Hello faithful listeners, guess what she is back, woo-hoo! Ma Hinshaw can speak again! This week we continue our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with the Netflix Original Emilia Pérez starring Zoe Saldaña , Karla Sofía Gascón , and Selena Gomez . Bonus topics today include the Macarena , bro , Mike’s wedding, and Cheez Its . For our last Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up...

Happy Wednesday everyone! I have some bad news right off the bat, no Ma Hinshaw this week. She is off due to having a tooth pulled, YIKES! Don’t fret Mike and Matt have you covered for the first MCU film of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie , Harrison Ford , and Danny Ramirez . Time wasting topics include Marvel VS. DC, another incredible giveaway, and the Reebok Shaq...

Well this is not how we anticipated the end of our 7th year to go but it happens. The audio for this week’s podcast is very jacked up. Matt did his best with editing, cleaning it up, and lining it up but you can only do so much. Ma, Mike, and Matt are sorry in advance. We kick off our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with Anora starring Mikey Madison , Paul Weissman , Yura Borisov , a...

Welcome to February boys and girls! For our first podcast of the month we chat about the dark thriller Companion starring Sophie Thatcher , Jack Quaid , Lukas Gage , and Harvey Guillén . Additional topics this week include not one but two giveaways, Florida Man, and Ma Hinshaw chats about blow up dolls. Next week we begin our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with Anora starring Mikey...

Wow, can you believe that January is almost over? This year is already moving at lightspeed! For Episode 408 we chat about Mel Gibson’s latest film Flight Risk with super special ultra awesome guest Maniacal Mags! Not flying topics include our first giveaway of 2025, Stanley mugs , and memory loss.    For our next pod we hit the theaters to check out a new Sci-Fi thriller Companion starring Sophie...

Welcome to a new world! Now that is not a positive or a negative here at the RFN podcast, it’s just a fact we have a new President in the states. This week Ma, Matt, and Mike chat about One of Them Days starring Keke Palmer , SZA , Vanessa Bell Calloway , and Lil Rel Howery . Not political topics include the film Friday, National Popcorn Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  For our review next we...

Hello again my friends and welcome to our little show. First off our prayers go out to everyone in California suffering through these horrible wildfires. Being a Prescott, AZ based podcast we understand the devastation and loss that comes from wildfires first hand. This week Ma, Mike, and Matt review Den of Thieves 2: Pantera starring Gerard Butler , O'Shea Jackson Jr. Additional topics include el...

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! Well the experiment with our new format is over. Ma Hinshaw is a permanent addition to the Reel Film Nerds hosts! Enough about that, today we chat about a horror film that dropped on Christmas Day, Nosferatu (2024) starring Lily-Rose Depp , Nicholas Hoult , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , and Bill Skarsgård . Off topics include the end of theaters again, blueberries, and Spider-...

Happy 2025 everyone!!!! For our first podcast of the year Ma, Mike and Matt chat about the newest music biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet , Edward Norton , Elle Fanning , and Monica Barbaro . Bonus topics include the Vietnam War , what is folk music , and our Gladiator II giveaway!   Next week’s pod we might chat about Nosferatu (2024) starring Lily-Rose Depp , Nicholas Hoult ,...

Happy one week from Christmas!! Yes that’s right, let the countdown begin. For our last podcast of 2024 Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Ariana DeBose , and Russell Crowe . Not Sony Marvel Spider-Man Universe topics include family, Face/Off , and villains. For our next podcast review, probably the first of 2025 we honestly don’t know what we will chat...

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! Well the experiment continues, do you like our new format with Ma Hinshaw? Today we chat about the dark comedy Dear Santa starring Jack Black and Robert Timothy Smith . Not Satan related topics include McLarens, ASU wins, and middle school.      For our review next week your three movie lovers hit the theater to check out yet another Spider-Man villain film without Spid...

Welcome to December everyone! This week we have a fun one for ya. Mike and Ma Hinshaw chat about Moana 2 while Matt sits back and moderates the madness. Tell us what you think about this new format and if we should keep doing a three person pod or return to two separate pods. Off topics include family, Indian films , and Thanksgiving dinner. For our review next week we hit the streaming services t...

The podcast too tough to die continues with our 400th installment! This week Mike and Matt chat about the first Christmas inspired film of the year, Red One starring Dwayne Johnson , Chris Evans , Lucy Liu , and J.K. Simmons . Additional topics include Christmas movie classics , Matt gives up on women forever , and Christmas decorating. For our review next week we hit nothing! That’s right Mike is...

Guess what everyone, the world did not end, woo-hoo! This week we have something special for you, a bonus Harvest Horror Fest review, Heretic starring Hugh Grant , Sophie Thatcher , Chloe East , and Topher Grace . Bonus topics include the stomach flu, we have a YouTube following, and singing on the pot. Can you believe that we are already getting Christmas movies? Yep! For our review next week we...

Happy after election day, finally!!! Maybe the phone calls, texts, and political ads will stop, yeah we don’t think so either. For today’s review Matt and Mike chat about Venom: The Last Dance starring Tom Hardy , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Juno Temple , and Rhys Ifans . Bonus topics include Chiweenie , comics are for everyone, and of course the election . For next week the boys hit the theaters to watch...

Welcome back horror fans! For our fourth installment of the 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we chat about a film that came out this past summer, the psychological thriller Longlegs starring Maika Monroe , Nicolas Cage , Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt . Off topics include F-22 VS F-35 , decomposing, and our Transformers One promotion and giveaway. Next week the boys kinda get back to normal with th...

Welcome back horror fans! For our third installment of the 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we chat about a brand new horror film Smile 2 starring Naomi Scott and Kyle Gallner . Bonus topics include jump scares , best friends, and our Twisters promotion and giveaway. Next week we stay home and check out a horror thriller that dropped earlier this past July Longlegs starring Maika Monroe , Nicolas Ca...

Welcome back horror fans! For our second installment of the 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our tradition with a review of a Friday the 13th slasher flick. This year though we really regret reviewing Friday the 13th: A New Beginning . Topics better than this film include the new movie Saturday Night , port-o-john singing, and a new giveaway for you! For our third installment of the 7th...

Welcome to our Harvest Horror Fest Break. Mike was not able to get around to checking out this film before October and this film deserves to be talked about. This week we finally chat about Lee starring Kate Winslet , Andy Samberg , Alexander Skarsgård , and Andrea Riseborough . Non WW2 journalism topics include Rolleiflex , Sam Adams , and Joker: Folie à Deux flops at the box office. Next week we...