Reel Film Nerds

Welcome faithful listeners! This week Mike and Matt reviewed a Netflix Original that is destroying the charts, The Old Guard . Not too far off topics include Aeon Flux , favorite Pixar Films , and are movie theaters ever coming back.   What a great surprise of a film! This one really came out of nowhere. The Old Guard is a fantasy action movie based around immortality and world history. The world...

Welcome faithful listeners, yes it’s hump day but it’s also NEW PODCAST DAY! Today Matt and Mike kick back and chat about lots of things but mostly Guns Akimbo starring Samara Weaving and Daniel Radcliffe . Extra topics include the Fast and Furious franchise, Tenet on indefinite hold , and Universal VS AMC Theaters . Fair warning, this film is not for everyone. It is a fun fast paced action comedy...

Hi everybody! Welcome to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast Episode 179, wow really?  That’s a lot of talking right there! Today your host’s not talented Matt and Mysterious Mike Talent review and discuss the brand new Hulu Original Film Palm Springs . Not time loop related topics include AIMS testing , Top Gun: Maverick , and the infamous Groundhog Day . Palm Springs is a really fun and poignant comedy...

Welcome to another incredible Reel Film Nerds podcast about a movie that is not in a theater, again. Today the boys review an Amazon Original film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt , 7500 . Bonus topics for this episode include Kirby T’s , Uber Eats , and piloting an airplane. Wow what a movie out of left field! Seriously no one saw this coming including Mike and he picked it! 7500 is a really great f...

Yep we slacked off a bit this week but only by a day.  Mike Talent was busy with family and his new born and well Matt is just Matt. We do have a new pod for you and surprise surprise it's another Netflix comedy, Will Ferrell and Rachael McAdams latest Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga . Off topics today include RFN t-shirts, favorite breweries, and the infamous ASU vs U of A rivalry...

Let the new streaming film reviews continue! Today your movie gurus discuss a new Netflix rom com murder mystery, wow talk about an interesting genre! The Lovebirds starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani . Extracurricular topics include inflation, movie trailers revealing too much, and the film Independence Day . The Lovebirds is a fun witty movie with some great comedic parts throughout the film. ...

Check it out everyone, we finally got a new film to watch! Thanks to Disney not waiting for movie theaters to open, you can now catch Artemis Fowl (originally slated for theaters) on their streaming platform Disney Plus . Extracurricular topics today include National Treasure , COVID-19 movie delays, and Dolby Atmos . Based on the popular books series , Artemis Fowl follows the son of a criminal m...

Our summer retrospective on the Back to the Future franchise comes to a close today with Back to the Future Part III written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg .  Topics not related to time travel include what happened to fun movies, drinking, and Mike and Matt are old.    Back to the Future Part III is a great film arguably at least as great as the original.  Doc and...

Our summer retrospective on the Back to the Future franchise continues today with Back to the Future Part II starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd .  No beating around the DeLorean here, we really go off topic a ton in today’s podcast.  Matt and Mike talk about space, movie remakes, and the chaos of rioting in the streets on top of COVID-19 . Back to the Future Part II is a really fun film...

Merry Wednesday everyone!  Have you ever wanted to go back in time?  Ya Matt wishes he could every waking moment of his existence too.  Today we chat about an incredible, fun, and hilarious 1980's classic Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd .  Off topics include Southpark , marketing products in film, and bullying. What can we say Back to the Future is one of the best...

Hello fellow movie buffs and listeners both new and old. Is anyone else really missing movie theaters yet? Mike and Matt are especially some of the new releases we were promised. Fear not for today’s Reel Film Nerds Podcast Matt picked a brand spanking new Netflix Original starring Chris Hemsworth , Extraction . Off topics today include CEO salaries, the Rambo franchise, and a lengthy discussion a...

Congratulations Class of 2020! This week Mike and Matt pay their respects to all the new graduates by reviewing a film that was near and dear to them when they graduated high school. 1999’s raunchy dessert driven comedy American Pie starring Jason Biggs , Shannon Elizabeth , and Eugene Levy . Unique topics today include concerts coming back, PC culture, and high school shenanigans. Alright no mess...

Happy National hangover from Cinco day!!! Look we didn’t open this review with the end of the world maybe things are starting to turn around. Today Mike and Matt discuss a little known Martin Scorsese film Bringing Out the Dead starring Nicholas Cage . Not related topics include SGN , Cinco de Drinko , and Ghost Rider . Bringing Out the Dead is not one of Scorsese’s best films but it is definitely...

Welcome kiddos! Are you sick of watching TV, movies, and listening to the Reel Film Nerds podcast yet? No? Great, neither are we so here is a fresh one for your ear holes. Today Mike Talent and Matt checked out an independent Sci-Fi film that Netflix purchased recently Code 8 . Not Code 8 topics include Zoom Meetings , the joys of breeding, and Parks and Recreation . Code 8 is a really great fun a...

Is it just us or are the days starting to really blend together?  Well at least today is going to be different, we have a brand spanking new episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast for you!  In this pod Mike and Matt talk revenge, spies, and the Green Lantern? when they review The Rhythm Section starring Blake Lively and Jude Law .  Way off topics include Shudder , buying a new TV, and washing dish...

Welcome everyone to pandemic day number ah who cares it's way too many already.  Today we continue visiting films from Mike and Matt’s past with an amazing prohibition era gangster father and son film Road to Perdition starring Tom Hanks , Jude Law , and Paul Newman .  Special topics today include genre blending, Tiger King , a movie giveaway, and bidet’s . Road to Perdition is an incredible film...

Hi everybody!  We hope everyone is staying safe and locked up in their homes watching movies and listening to podcasts.  Today Mysterious Mike Talent and Matt Hinshaw review a classic film from their high school days, The Stoned Age .  Bonus topics include ex girlfriends, baseball coming back, and coming of age films. The Stoned Age is a fun comedic story about a pair of high school buddies cursin...

Check it out a new Reel Film Nerds podcast!  I guess it’s better late than never right? With the world coming to an end and a new life for one of our hosts it is tough to be on a schedule every week.  Matt and Mike promise to continue to do their best to put out a weekly film review even though movie theaters are shut down. This week Matt and Mike review a classic film from 1985, Clue currently st...

  Good news everyone looks like we are back on our regular schedule again, hopefully it lasts.  The world is literally breaking down all around us but hey we did a podcast!   Today Matt and Mike start a series of streaming and classic movie reviews since you know movie theaters are all closed right now.  Our first film up to bat is Mark Wahlberg ’s latest Netflix Original Spenser Confidential .  T...

  Hey check it out a new podcast!  Sorry we have been gone for so long but Matt did drop a few hints that the pod might be a bit on a hiatus.  Mysterious Mike and Maniacal Mags welcomed their first offspring into the world in late February, congrats you two!   This week the guys made it to the theater before they were shut down to watch a controversial film that was pushed back, The Hunt .  Apocal...

Hi everybody and welcome to the writing for an introduction to the latest Reel Film Nerds podcast!  Was that confusing? I know I am confused, anyways today your hosts Mike and Matt review a film that you definitely should not waste your time watching.  The Netflix Original starring the guys from Workaholics , Game Over, Man!   Off topics more entertaining than this film include emoji, stoner movie...

Welcome faithful listeners to a super duper extra special double sized Reel Film Nerds podcast!  Today your host’s Mike Talent and Matt Hinshaw review a revenge film that is currently streaming on Netflix titled Avengement . The second half of our pod the guys finally get around to the 2nd Annual Poindexter Awards!  Of course there are bonus topics today like Cobra Kai , how many weeks old, and be...

Welcome to our anniversary week!  This Friday Reel Film Nerds podcast turns 2 years old, wow!  Don’t fret we are doing our annual Poindexter Awards but not until next week.  Today we discuss DC’s latest film Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn or as it’s been renamed this week Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey .  Bonus topics today include Ewan McGregor , Mudshark , and a...

Welcome everyone to our little pod about movies!  In today’s episode your two hosts discuss Guy Ritchie’s latest british gangster film The Gentlemen .  Extracurricular topics include MCU burnout, when you need to be in your seat, and the 2nd Annual Poindexter Awards. The Gentlemen was a real shock to Mike and Matt.  Neither of them were super anxious to see this film.  It did not look like a bad m...

Happy Wednesday fellow nerds!  Matt and Mike are back with another great podcast for you.  Today the guys review a film that slid under the radar this past November but is currently in the theaters and on Blu-ray thanks to its many Academy Award nominations, the South Korean film Parasite .  Bonus topics today include Aerosmith , subtitles, and Morse code . Parasite is a very good film that caught...