Reel Film Nerds

Hi everybody! Today Matt and Mike chat about the reboot of a movie based on a video game near and dear to their hearts, Mortal Kombat (2021) . Not kombat related topics include VOD , Wildcat Giveaway , and how boring the Academy Awards were. The summer blockbuster movie season is upon us. Mortal Kombat (2021) is not a horrible movie but it is not an incredible one either. The story is very lacking...

Podcast Wednesday is upon us and the Academy Awards inch ever closer. Today Mike and Matt chat about a revenge film that is nominated for Best Picture, Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan . Additional topics include violent video games, baseball, and Idiocracy . This is a very unique film to be nominated for Best Picture. It is not a bad film, it is a very good film, just extremely dark...

Happy Wednesday everyone and welcome to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast. Today Matt and Mike work on reviewing some of the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees they missed starting with The Father starring Anthony Hopkins . Off topics today include Thor’s abs, cars in space, and grandparents. What an incredible movie that Mike and Matt will probably never watch again. The Father is not a...

Welcome everyone to a monster of a Reel Film Nerds Podcast. So our original review was dropped since it’s director did not get back to us after requesting his film’s review. Instead the boys chat about the box office destroying Godzilla vs. Kong . Other topics today include Best Picture Nominees , OG Godzilla , and Tartan Day . This is the exact movie we need right now to kick off the fun explosiv...

Welcome everyone to another incredible Reel Film Nerds Podcast. Today’s choice in film is brought to you by Mysterious Mike. Tired of sitting at home on his comfy couch we risked life and limb to watch Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk only available in theaters. Amazing topics today include The Vault movie giveaway, PBR , and collared peccary . Two action packed shoot em up films back to back what a g...

Welcome everyone to this week’s Reel Film Nerds Podcast. Today’s selection is brought to you by Matt. He kept with the streaming services picking the Hulu Original Boss Level starring Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson . Bonus topics include brain surgery, Crossbones , and a new giveaway for next week. Are you looking for a film that is over the top violent, filled with swear words, and will leave you la...

Welcome everyone to this week’s Reel Film Nerds Podcast. It was Mike’s pick for today’s episode and he chose the Netflix Original coming of age story Moxie directed by Amy Poehler . Bonus topics include Academy Award nominations , high school parties in film, and South Park’s Vaccination Special . When it comes to coming of age stories, Moxie is par for the course but also breaks new ground.  It i...

Welp here we are again, another Wednesday and another nerdy podcast. This week the guys change things up with the 33 year old sequel no one asked for Coming 2 America starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall . Loosely connected topics include Samuel L. Jackson , Blade , and Mike and Matt right a wrong from last week’s podcast, sorry Swankie . We are happy to report that Coming 2 America met and exce...

Hump day is finally here, that means it’s new Reel Film Nerds podcast day!  Today’s episode the gents chat about recent the Golden Globe winning film Nomadland starring Frances McDormand and real life nomads Swankie , Linda May , and Bob Wells . Not wandering across America in a van talk includes station wagons, taxes, and company owned towns . Nomadland is a great film but it is not for everyone....

Welcome film buffs to another incredible Reel Film Nerds podcast. In today’s episode Matt and Mike sit down and chat about Tom Hanks ’ first western News of the World currently in theaters and on demand. Not western topics include Crocodile Dundee , podcasts, and Black Widow (the movie). News of the World is not your stereotypical western we all know and love. It does have tons western elements. T...

Well 2021 just keep plugging along and so do we! Today Mike and Matt discuss a newish Netflix Original starring Anthony Mackie , Outside the Wire . Not gritty Sci-Fi war topics today include Wandavision , Zoom , and machine learning.  Have you been yearning for a robotic war movie based in the near future then we have the film for you. Outside the Wire is a fun action thriller that makes a few sub...

Hi everyone and welcome to yet another podcast about movies. Today Matt and Mike chat about a new horror comedy starring Vince Vaughn titled Freaky . Extracurricular topics include shop class, She’s All That , and 80’s horror films. Freaky is a really fun lighthearted horror film. The death scenes are over the top like all good horror movies. The story is decent drawing inspiration from films like...

Happy Wednesday everyone! We are halfway there, well some of us. Today Matt and Mike sit down and chat about a star studded crime thriller hitting theaters and HBO Max , The Little Things . Starring Denzel Washington , Rami Malek , and Jared Leto . Bonus topics today include two Brad’s, margarita’s , and Se7en . If you are nostalgic for the crime dramas of the 90’s like Se7en or The Usual Suspects...

Happy snow days! The white stuff really came down in northern Arizona this week and mucked things up for a few days. Speaking of muck, 2021 continues the awfulness of 2020. Feels like it has been a year already and January is not even over yet! Back to the pod, today your hosts Mike Talent and Matt discuss the new Netflix Original directed by and starring George Clooney , The Midnight Sky . Other...

Happy Inauguration Day! Ok that’s as political as we are going to get, we promise. Today Mike and Matt travel to the future, actually this past Sunday, from the past in 1995’s Johnny Mnemonic starring Keanu Reeves , Dina Meyer , and Dolph Lundgren . Topics better than this movie include organized crime, data prices, and body tech implants. Should you waste an afternoon or evening watching Johnny M...

2021 continues and so far it is living up to the standards set by 2020. Enough about that jazz, today your hosts Matt and Mike chat about a brand new film on Prime video , Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci . Additional topics include Death to 2020 , Academy Awards , and should we do a Keanu month of movies? Sound of Metal is an incredible endearing film full of drama and perseverance...

Happy New Year everyone! It’s a new year so why not review a new movie? Today Mike and Matt discuss Wonder Woman 1984 starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine . Bonus topics today include Mike still can’t read, HBO Max is killing movie theaters, and the MCU VS the DCEU . What a let down. Matt and Mike had high hopes for this movie. They both really enjoyed the 2017 original but it’s 2020 sequel fell very...

Happy Festivus everyone! Today Mike and Matt fulfill one of their promises, they revisit the Christmas action classic Die Hard starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman . We first reviewed it for Episode #74 on Christmas Day 2018. Off topics today include Matt breaks his new phone, architecture, and lots of trivia.  If you have not seen Die Hard and you are listening to our podcast then shame on you!...

Welcome everyone to Reel Film Nerds Podcast 200! Shocking that we made it all the way to 200 episodes. Today Mike and Matt continue their holiday movie reviews with 1980’s comedy gold Scrooged starring Bill Murray . A handful of our many off topics include a house fire, The Chive , TV’s, and LCD’s. Scrooged is a must watch retelling of the classic Christmas story by Charles Dickens , A Christmas C...

Let the holiday movie reviews continue! This week Matt and Mike chat about a new Christmas film Fatman starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins . Non holiday topics include Sons of Anarchy , shipping container homes, and the Paramount Network . Have you heard about this epic tale featuring Santa Claus before today? New movies are rolling out on a weekly basis but since the pandemic you really don’t...

Welcome back everyone, did you miss us? The boys are going to try something new for December. Much like our Harvest Horror Fest, for December we are going to chat about Christmas movies! They start off a possible tradition with a bang chatting about the Christmas classic Gremlins (1984) . Off topics include limos, breeding, and stimulus TV’s? Gremlins (1984) is an instant holiday classic where a s...

Welcome fellow movie buffs to another installment of the Reel Film Nerds podcast! Does anyone actually read this, I hope so. Today Mike and Matt chat about a very low budget but amazing Sci-Fi film The Vast of Night . Offbeat topics include rez ball , Roswell , and no MCU tie-in? This is a prime example of being able to do a lot with very little. Is The Vast of Night a perfect film, nope but it is...

Honoring all Veterans on Veterans Day. We don't know them all but we owe them all. Thank you for your service and sacrifices. This week Mike and Matt sit down and chat about a modern war movie The Outpost starring Scott Eastwood , Caleb Landry Jones , and Orlando Bloom . Topics include COVID haircuts, military spending, and Jungleland giveaway. Just a warning for those of you who do not know, The...

Our Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest has come to an end but not Halloween, at least for us. Mike picked a film to raise people’s spirits especially after the election. Turning to Adam Sandler with his latest Netflix Original Hubie Halloween . Off topics include trick or treaters, haunted houses, and coffee consumption. Listeners you are in for a real treat. Mike and Matt do not see eye to eye at a...

We saved the best for last for our Third Annual Harvest Horror Fest, Candyman (1992) starring Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen . Additional topics include the importance of movie soundtracks, urban legends , and discovering old photographs. Neither of your hosts have seen this film in a very long time and it caught them off guard. Candyman (1992) is a great movie that has stood the test of time. The...