Reel Film Nerds

The dog days of summer continue! This week Mike continues his torture of Matt with our second of three kids films this summer, Minions & Monsters starring Pierre Coffin , Allison Janney , Christoph Waltz , and Jeff Bridges . Bonus topics include Shrek 5 is coming, Team USA loses, and bored kids.   Well next week guess what, we review yet another kids film! Yep it’s almost over folks, hang in t...

Happy 250th Birthday America !!!! This week we should have done a patriotic film but instead we watched the new James Gunn DC Universe film Supergirl starring Milly Alcock , David Corenswet , Eve Ridley , and Jason Momoa . Bonus topics include a review of Jackass: Best and Last for Superfan Eric, a new amazing giveaway , and the Scotts drink all the beer in Boston ! For our next episode Mike conti...

Say kids, what time is it? No it's not Howdy Doody time it's Reel Film Nerds time! For this pod Mike, Ma, and Matt discuss the new Disney Pixar film Toy Story 5 starring Tom Hanks , Tim Allen , and Joan Cusack . Not living toys topics include lizard hunting, Empire Strikes Back , and make money money make money! For our next watch we hit up the second newly rebooted James Gunn DC Universe film Sup...

Howdy boys and girls and welcome to this week’s review. Finally we get a new alien film from Arizona’s own Steven Spielberg , Disclosure Day starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor . Not terrify existence of alien topics include AI girlfriend, a new amazing 4K Blu-ray giveaway, and Ma eating while recording! For our next watch and talk the crew heads back to the theater to check out our first of th...

Welcome film buffs to another incredible amazing stupendous episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast! In this week’s pod we chat about the latest raunchy comedy horror film Scary Movie starring Anna Faris , Jon Abrahams , Regina Hall , and Marlon Wayans . Topics better than this film include National Best Friends Day , we need more comedies, and a text from Superfan Eric. It’s here! Steven Spielberg...

This year is just rocketing by, welcome to June everyone! For this month’s first pod Ma, Matt, and Mike discuss Pressure starring Brendan Fraser , Kerry Condon , and Andrew Scott . Not WW2 weather topics include Spaceballs 2   can’t get here fast enough, munchies, and lack of history is schools. Next week’s podcast we hit the theaters to check out a type of film no one seems to produce anymore, th...

Welcome friends to our latest film chat and review! This week Ma Hinshaw, Mike Talent, and Matt Hinshaw discuss Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver . Additional topics include the beach, Bisbee wieners , and your favorite mando . For our next show we go in the opposite direction of Star Wars by chatting about a historical drama, Pressure starring Brendan...

G’day nerderinos and welcome to the 474th installment of our podcast brought to you by Ma Hinshaw! Yep that’s right she picked the film this week, The Sheep Detectives starring Hugh Jackman , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Regina Hall , and Brett Goldstein . Not SHEEP topics include The Clone Wars , double dad jokes, and lamb for dinner. Next pod it’s here a new Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Mandalorian a...

Test your might! For this week’s review we chat about a rebooted movie sequel based on another movie that is based on a video game, got it? Mortal Kombat II starring Karl Urban , Ludi Lin , Jessica McNamee , and Josh Lawson . Off topics include BSOD , Smith’s grocery store , and Fallout . Next week Mike but mostly Matt let Ma Hinshaw pick the film, she only gets one a year so be nice. We will chec...

Happy Cinco de Mayo recovery day! For this week's amazing pod Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about the new dark comedy Over Your Dead Body starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving. Off topics include electric cars, Animal Farm (2026) is not a good film, and the end of superstar actors .     For next week’s pod the gang goes back to the theater to watch yet another sequel but this one might be ok? Only tim...

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! For this week’s discussion Matt, Mike, and Ma chat about yet another music biopic Michael (2026) starring Jaafar Jackson , Colman Domingo , Nia Long , and Juliano Valdi. Additional topics include not 1 but 2 giveaways, Rammstein , and where is Janet Jackson ? For next week’s review the crew checks out the dark comedy thriller Over Your Dead Body starring Jason Segel and...

Happy 420 week everyone! Yes I know two days late and more than a dollar short but we do have to mention it. This episode we discuss a new horror film about a mummy but it really isn’t about one, Lee Cronin's The Mummy starring Jack Reynor , Laia Costa , May Calamawy , and Natalie Grace . Off topics include Mom wins, VHS , and the Exorcist .   For next week’s pod Mike, Matt, and Ma head to the the...

Happy National give the government all of your money day! Yep that’s right it’s tax day. So now that we brought you down it’s time to pick you back up. For this week’s podcast there wasn’t a whole lot Ma Hinshaw wanted to watch in the theaters. Instead we hit the old streaming services to check out the Netflix Original War Machine starring Alan Ritchson , Esai Morales , and Dennis Quaid . Not Tran...

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...