Reel Film Nerds

Welcome kiddos to another movie review podcast!!  Ours is special though because we said so. First off we screwed up a little bit.  This week’s review Bad Boys for Life was not directed by Michael Bay but by Belgian directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah .  We apologize for getting your hopes up with #BayBang.  We are still keeping the hashtag though. Here is your warning the guys are in really...

Wednesday is upon us again, the week is halfway over and boy do we have an incredible film to review for you!  Today Matt and Mike discuss the latest World War I epic 1917 directed by Sam Mendes .  Not war related topics include friends, History versus Hollywood, and #BayBang.      1917 is a truly incredible film that is a must see in the theater.  It is getting a ton of awards season buzz and it...

Welcome fellow film geeks!  Today Mike Talent and Matt discuss the most Michael Bay film Michael Bay has ever Michael Bayed in history, the Netflix original 6 Underground starring Ryan Reynolds .  Not Michael Bay related topics include not so smart assistants, Kirby Chambliss , and selfies. 6 Underground is a really fun movie with tons of incredible over the top action.  This is one of the few str...

Welcome to 2020 everyone!  Nope we are not going to make the same stupid joke everyone else keeps making on the socials about finally having 2020 vision but we are going to review a movie for you!  Today your hosts talk about the Safdie brother’s newest film Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler .  Bonus topics today include going to concerts, great TV shows, and advancing film making with smaller budg...

Thank the Maker!!!  It’s here our review of Matt’s reason to live, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker !!!  If you can’t tell we are just a tad excited to chat with you about the last installment in the Skywalker saga .  Additional topics include Christmas, blue glowies, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is incredible!  Star Wars: Episode IX is a great film and answer to Rian Johnson’s disaste...

Welcome everyone to a super special bonus podcast from your Reel Film Nerds!  Today Matt is quizzed by Mike Talent about his predictions, desires, and outcome for the latest film of a franchise that is more important to Matt than sleep Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker !!  Sorry to disappoint but there are not any off topics, what are you drinking, or MCU tie ins just all Wars talk!  T...

We did it!  The boys finally watched and reviewed a film in the theaters after a two week hiatus thanks to Matt not knowing how to read.  This week Mike and Matt sit down with a supercalifragilistic guest and animal expert to finally review Jumanji: The Next Level .  Off topic topics include harsh reality of social media, animals: fact versus fiction, and a bun in the oven, wait what?!?!  Buckle u...

Sorry everyone but Matt messed up bad last week.  He claimed we were reviewing Jumanji: The Next Level but regretfully it’s not out yet.  He was honestly looking at the wrong week on the release calendar.  Don’t hate him more than usual. Instead there was an exciting new Netflix release last week of a film made in Prescott, Wish Man .  Not Wish Man related topics today include Die Hard , Blanton’s...

Welcome to December everyone!  You can now safely decorate for Christmas, thank you to everyone who waited.  This week the guys stayed home and watched the biggest film release of the long holiday weekend Martin Scorsese’s latest gangster film The Irishman .  Extra special topics today include de-aging, Mike and Matt throw shade at each other, and structure? The Irishman is an incredible film with...

Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone!  Are you ready to get your grub on?  Some families have a tradition of seeing movies on Thanksgiving.  Mike and Matt are here to help you decide if you should see the new Tom Hanks film inspired by one of the most loved Americans to walk the face of the earth, Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood .  Additional topics today include Apple products, The...

Welcome to Wednesday everyone!  The week is halfway over and your host’s Mike and Matt are here to help by chatting about an incredible film!  Today the guys review James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon .  Bonus topics today include Gallup New Mexico , The Mandalorian , and Adam Carolla’s The 24 Hour War . Ford V Ferrari is truly an amazing film.  This true story is...

Congratulations you made it to a new Reel Film Nerds podcast!  Today your host’s Mike and Matt discuss the sequel to a film that is almost 40 years old Doctor Sleep .  Bonus topics include The Shining mini review, Talented IPA, and RFN Podcast #144 audience reactions. Doctor Sleep is a great film.  It is not a horror film, it is a thriller with many horror elements.  The story is fantastic and une...

Wednesday is here again and we are back to our one pod a week schedule.  Mike and Matt hope you enjoyed our Second Annual Harvest Horror Fest and look forward to next year’s.  Today your hosts jump head first into a robot Sci-Fi sequel Terminator: Dark Fate .  Not robots from the future topics include McDonald’s fries, what is woke, and CGI. This is probably the most divided Matt and Mike have bee...

Happy Halloween everyone!!!  Today is a happy and sad day.  First off it’s Halloween, one of the most fun days of the year.  Second, it is the final Harvest Horror Fest review of the season.  Today Mike Talent and No Talent Matt review John Carpenter’s classic horror film The Thing (1982) .  Not thing related topics include Tool destroys at Gila River Arena , RC plane flying , and Netflix VS. movi...

Welcome everyone to yet another podcast about movies!  Today your hosts’ Matt and Mike discuss a film that came in under the radar this weekend, The Current War: Director’s Cut .  Starring Michael Shannon , Benedict Cumberbatch , Tom Holland , and Nicholas Hoult .  With an incredible cast like that you would think there would be a whole lot of publicity.  Other topics today include Elon Musk , Har...

Happy Birthday Matt and happy Thursday to everyone else!  Don’t be sad but our Second Annual Harvest Horror Fest is coming to a close but not yet!  This week we have an incredible classic horror B-movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space !  Not klown related topics include pizza parties, HBO’s new Watchmen show, and Bozo the Clown .   Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a fun horror film that knows exa...

Welcome listeners both new and old to another fantastical movie review by your loud mouth buddies Mike Talent and Matt Hinshaw.  Today the dismal dynamic duo discuss a sequel 10 years in the making Zombieland: Double Tap .  Not zombie related topics include Jones Soda , Mike’s criminal history, and double features. Zombieland: Double Tap is a fun sequel to a groundbreaking horror comedy that took...

Happy Thursday everyone, hang in there the week is almost over.  in the meantime let the horror continue and not just the podcast but the movies we review too!  For our second Harvest Horror Fest review of the season Matt and Mike discuss the 1984 Stephen King classic Children of the Corn .  Extra special topics include The Terminator , South Park , and the streaming wars are really heating up. Ch...

Let the two pods a week continue!  Today Mike and Matt discuss Ang Lee’s newest film starring two Will Smith’s , Gemini Man .  Topics more engaging than this film include Fargo the TV series , bingeing , and two Willy’s ! We won’t waste your time reading our show notes like we wasted our time seeing this movie, Gemini Man is not a good film.  It is not horrible but it is not worth the price of adm...

Thursday is here and that means it’s the start of our second annual Harvest Horror Fest!  This year Matt has given full control over to Mike Talent well he is picking the films we are watching if that’s considered full control.  First up is an incredible sci-fi horror classic that is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, Alien (1979) , directed by the infamous Ridley Scott and starring S...

Happy Tuesday everyone?  Yes we are back to two a weeks well at least for the month of October, you know what that means don’t you?  HARVEST HORROR FEST IS HERE! HHF officially kicks off on Thursday but until then you will just have to settle for one of the most controversial films in years, Joker .  Super special topics include PC America, mental illness, and super movie security. Joker is an inc...

A new month and a new Wednesday means a new podcast for your ear holes.  Today Mike and Matt get around to another Legacy Cast this one though is not a request but from Matt’s Legacy list.  Today the hosts take a look back at a Michael Bay masterpiece, according to Mike Talent, 1996’s The Rock .  Bonus topics include Mike won the lottery, we miss watching Sean Connery on the big screen, and violen...

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s new podcast day!  Today Mike and Matt review the latest Brad Pitt space odyssey Ad Astra written and directed by James Gray .  Incredible additional topics today include The Martian , space pirates, and Matt has a guest spot on Leza Live every Monday on a real radio station Magic 99.1 , seriously?     Ad Astra is what we call a true hardcore sci-fi film.  It is j...

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s new podcast day!  Today Mike and Matt finally get around to watching and chatting about a listener film request.  Today’s request which was requested months ago comes from super-fan Don in Chino Valley, Ariz .  He wanted to hear the nerds take on the 1993 action packed futuristic Sci-Fi film Demolition Man .  Special topics today include Borderlands 3 , Moviepass...

Hey kids, clowns, mutants, nerds, or whatever else you might be, welcome to another fantastical podcast review by the Reel Film Nerds (applause).  Today Matt and Mike talk about yet another horror movie, It Chapter Two .  Maybe we should change the name of the pod to the Reel Horror Film Nerds, nah.  Topics today include why are there so many horror films hitting the theaters, HBO’s hit show Barry...