December 2018 - Reel Film Nerds

Episode #74: Legacy – Die Hard

By Matt on Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! We hope you opened lots of presents this morning and got everything you ever wanted. Your hosts Matt and Mysterious Mike sure as hell didn’t. Back on topic today in honor of Christmas we review one of Mike’s favorite Christmas movies of all time, Die Hard. The guys talk about their first R rated movies, the hot mess that is Skyscraper, and their family Christmas get together’s. Grab a cool glass of eggnog and enjoy our review of Die Hard!

Die Hard is one of the many great 1980’s action films in cinematic history. The action is fantastic, the sets look incredible, and Bruce Willis is the every-man action hero guys want to be and women want to be with. I think this goes without saying but Mysterious Mike loves this movie with all his heart. He awards it his second perfect score in RFN history with 5 out of 5 Reels. Matt really likes Die Hard a lot too but re-watching it definitely does not stand the test of time as well as it should. He gives Die Hard a very good rating of 4.5 out of 5 Reels.

Thanks everyone for joining us for this super special Die Hard Christmas episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast. We will not have an episode on Thursday thanks to your hosts busy holiday schedules. They will return with the two films they promised to review this week, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Welcome to Marwen with maybe even more reviews if they have the time to chat this weekend.

Thanks for your continued support of our podcast. Without you our listeners, this podcast would not exist, seriously. Anyways do us a favor and tell your friends and family about our fun little pod especially if you hate it! Don’t forget to subscribe and listen to our sister podcasts Rogues Radio, Code 3 Podcast, The Blue Milk Podcast, and The Mile High Show.

If you have a film you would like to hear Matt and Mike review feel free to email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com Thank you for liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing, and telling your friends about our podcast. Now go out and catch a movie!

Die Hard

Director: John McTiernan Die Hard Movie Poster

Writers: Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, and Steven E. de Souza

Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald VelJohnson

Release Date: July 20, 1988

Storyline from IMDB

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Watch the Die Hard trailer below.

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Episode #73: Mortal Engines

By Matt on Thursday, December 20, 2018

Merry almost Christmas everyone! Today we have a review of a movie you should never see, Mortal Engines. The guys don’t mess around and just get right into it with this review, this is a bad movie. Topics today included the Mars TV show, Steve Carell, and Mike taking notes again.

Mortal Engines is just a terrible movie. The only redeeming part is the visual effects and the first 30 minutes that actually has a predator city chasing down another city. Seriously that’s it in a movie based on predator cities one damn chase scene! There is no character development at all. The script poorly written, it comes off as a third movie in a trilogy when it’s the start of a new franchise? Mortal Engines also rips off so many sci-fi and fantasy films including Star Wars that we lost count. Mike flat out blasted this movie. He really tore it apart more than usual. He graciously gives Mortal Engines ½ a Reel out of 5. Matt was very disappointed by this film. He had very high hopes for it because it appears to be a very cool and fun world to tell stories in. This first attempt failed miserably though. He gives the film a more lenient score with 1.5 out of 5 Reels.

Next week the guys keep the reviews coming! They are both out watching as many of the new films hitting the theaters as possible. Reviews next week include the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen but they might toss in a few quick reviews to let you know what to see over your holiday break. Chat with all of you next week and we hope you get lots of awesome movies for Christmas!

Mortal Engines

Director: Christian Rivers Mortal Engines Movie Poster

Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Philip Reeve

Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, and Jihae

Release Date: December 14, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

Watch the Mortal Engines trailer below.

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Episode #72: The Mule (2018)

By Matt on Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Morning everyone and welcome to another episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast! Winter Movie-pocalypse 2018 is upon us and your hosts start it out with Clint Eastwood’s latest masterwork The Mule (2018). Mysterious Mike and Mean Matt do get off topic a bit in this pod, but it is hard to talk about Clint Eastwood and not about Westerns. Topics today include That’s What She Said, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Deadwood.

The Mule (2018) is another stellar film from one of our acting and directing greats. The casting is spot on, the story is incredible, and Clint Eastwood’s performance is one for the books. Mike loved The Mule (2018) and thinks everyone should watch it but seeing it in the theater is not a must. Matt agrees it was an incredible film, but he compares it to some of Eastwood’s other great films and feels it falls a tiny bit short of them. They both award The Mule (2018) with 4 out of 5 Reels.

This Thursday the guys continue Winter Movie-pocalypse 2018 with another new podcast review of a film that was released this past weekend, Mortal Engines. Spoiler Alert for the podcast and the movie, it is crap! Seriously don’t see this film but do listen to our podcast. Mike comes out of his shell a bit and just tears this movie apart. Chat with you on Thursday!

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The Mule (2018)

Director: Clint Eastwood The Mule Movie Poster

Writers: Sam Dolnick and Nick Schenk

Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, and Michael Peña

Release Date: December 14, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel.

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Episode #71: Legacy – Fred Claus

By Matt on Thursday, December 13, 2018

Welcome fellow movie lovers to another exciting installment of the Real Film Nerds Podcast. I am not going to beat around the bush on this one. We started to talk about our latest film Fred Claus, but it quickly turned into a discussion about Kevin Spacey and if we should be watching the films he stars in. It is a fascinating discussion about art and film that is worth listening too. Fred Claus just took a back seat for a while, a long while. The guys also discuss how many movies a year does it take to call yourself a reviewer, its not as many as you would guess.

Fred Claus is basically the Christmas movie Matt would make but without the happy ending. This movie can be very dark and funny at the same time. The cast is fantastic and the acting is pretty solid too. Mike does not hate Fred Claus but it is nothing special to him either. He gives it 3 out of 5 Reels. Matt likes the film quite a bit especially the story. He gives Fred Claus 4 out of 5 Reels.

Movie-pocalypse starts this Friday! The guys are going to try to see as many movies they can and tell you if they are worth spending your hard-earned money on. It will be very difficult to have individual podcasts for each film so keep your ears out for possible podcast combos. We will return on Tuesday with a fresh new dose of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

Fred Claus

Director: David Dobkin

Writers: Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson

Stars: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, and Elizabeth Banks

Release Date: November 9, 2007

Storyline from IMDB

Fred Claus, Santa’s bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.

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Episode #70: Legacy – Unsane

By Matt on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Hello there and welcome another new RFN podcast. We can’t quit you! Today our hosts review a film from earlier this year that was not in the theaters long, Unsane. Today’s review was requested from one of our faithful listeners, Patrick! Thanks, Pat, for your support and keep listening and requesting. Mysterious Mike and Matt stay on point for once with this movie. Extracurricular topics include iPhones, The Girl in the Spider’s Web book and movie, and the importance of story in a film.

Unsane is a phycological thriller with great acting, an amazing story, and believe it or not the film was shot on a damn iPhone! This one never lets up and constantly has you questioning who is the sane and who is not until the very end of the movie. Matt really enjoyed this film but had a few little complaints here and there but nothing major. He gives it 3.5 out of 5 Reels. Mike too really enjoyed this film but is almost always harsher than Matt when it comes to his ratings. He gives Unsane 3 Reels out of 5. Basically, they both agree this is a must-see film especially if you have Amazon Prime where you can currently stream it.

Thursday the guys try to review Fred Clause which quickly turns into a discussion about Christmas movies and the Kevin Spacey controversy. It is a very thought-provoking discussion, but the movie review gets overlooked at times. Take a listen you will enjoy it, we did. Chat with you on Thursday.

Unsane

Director: Steven Soderbergh Unsane Movie Poster

Writers: Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer

Stars: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, and Jay Pharoah

Release Date: March 23, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear–but is it real or a product of her delusion?

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Episode #74: Legacy – Die Hard

Die Hard

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Episode #73: Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines

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Episode #72: The Mule (2018)

The Mule (2018)

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Episode #71: Legacy – Fred Claus

Fred Claus

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Episode #70: Legacy – Unsane

Unsane

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