Month: January 2019

Episode #79: Replicas

Happy Tuesday everyone, literally it’s one of the worst days of the week.  Yes everyone says it’s Monday but we all know it is really Tuesday except for the tacos.  Today your two co-hosts review Keanu Reeves first craptastic film of 2019, Replicas.  Serious Keanu just stick with John Wick those films are incredible.  Bonus topics this week include Altered Carbon, movie critics suck, and Matt has a case of the Monday’s.

Replicas is just an all around bad movie.  The acting was terrible, they tried to cram too many stories into an hour and 47 minute film, oh and did I mention the acting was terrible, yes?, just wanted to make sure.  If you love sci-fi, cloning, and a dystopian future just go watch the Netflix TV show Altered Carbon.  It is similar to Replicas in a lot of ways but a hell of a lot better.  Matt and Mike cannot recommend anyone to go see this film.  It’s just bad.  They both graciously give it 2 out of 5 Reels.

Coming up on Thursday the guys received their very first screener from a movie studio, Clyde Cooper.  It is a film noir crime drama based in Silicon Valley dealing with tech and deception.  If you are interested in watching it before Thursday it is available on Amazon to buy or rent.  Have a good week and chat at you then!

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!

Replicas

Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Replicas Movie Poster

Writers: Chad St. John and Stephen Hamel

Stars: Alice Eve, Keanu Reeves, Emily Alyn Lind, and Thomas Middleditch

Release Date: January 11, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

A daring synthetic biologist, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science.

Watch the Replicas trailer below.

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Episode #78: Tributary – Bird Box

Hi everybody!  Welcome back to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!  Today Matt’s backup mic is working great!  Overtime even because it literally picks up every sound in the room.  Today Mysterious Mike and Matt bring you a new Tributary cast with their review of Bird Box.  Off topic topics include a new segment what are you drinking, The Walking Dead, lack of time in our lives, and lastly the first RFN awards show!

Bird Box is basically a mash up between A Quiet Place (RFN Episode #10) and The Happening.  It is an incredible thrill ride from start to finish.  The acting is incredible especially by Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich but honestly when do they not shine?  The story is very good, and the sets look great.  I think this is starting to become an issue, but both of your hosts agree Bird Box has a great showing for Mike and an average showing for Matt with 3.5 out of 5 Reels!  This is a must see sci-fi thriller even if you do not have Netflix.  Just steal a friend or co-workers login and watch it.

Next week the guys plan on watching the new Keanu Reeves film Replicas and either Bomb City or You Were Never Really Here.  Both are currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.  Thanks for your continued support of our podcast.  We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoy recording it!  Chat with you next Tuesday!

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!

Bird Box

Director: Susanne Bier Bird Box Movie Poster

Writers: Eric Heisserer and Josh Malerman

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Jacki Weaver, and BD Wong

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

In the wake of an unknown global terror, a mother must find the strength to flee with her children down a treacherous river in search of safety. Due to unseen deadly forces, the perilous journey must be made blindly. Directed by Emmy winner Susanne Bier, Bird Box is a thriller starring Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, and Trevante Rhodes.

Watch the Bird Box trailer below.

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Episode #77: Aquaman

Hi everybody and welcome to another craptastic Reel Film Nerds podcast!  Hey its been a long time since we had a truly craptastic episode and it’s all Matt’s fault!  He had some serious recording issues this episode, so his audio is hot garbage.  Mysterious Mike sounds great so only have the podcast is craptastic?  Back on point, something broke in his mic and he did not know it so if you skip this pod we understand just don’t skip seeing Aquaman in the theaters.  The guys still had fun and got off topic probably too much while talking about Aquaman.  Extracurricular topics include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Disney taking over the world, Star Wars of course, and Marvel versus DC.

Both of your hosts loved Aquaman.  It is a fun cheesy movie with gobs of action and incredible visuals.  This is what superhero movies are supposed to be. Not all of them must be extremely serious and grounded.  Having one be an amazing popcorn action flick where the actors had tons of fun making it is refreshing. Mysterious Mike and Matt agree Aquaman is a must see in theaters basically because it is just so darn pretty!  They both give the film 4 out of 5 Reels!

This Thursday the guys talk about the Netflix movie that is exploding across the Internets, Bird Box.  They attempt to understand why it is so popular and even sparking Internet challenges. Chat at you on Thursday where we promise the audio won’t sound like crap, well less crap Matt is still co-hosting the podcast for now.

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!

Aquaman Aquaman Movie Poster

Director: James Wan

Writers: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Geoff Johns, and James Wan

Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, and Dolph Lundgren

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world.

Watch the Aquaman trailer below.

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Episode #76: Triple Feature

Welcome everyone to our first Triple Feature episode.  We did our best to keep it to a half hour but failed miserably.  Today your amazing hosts Matt and Mysterious Mike reviewed Bumblebee, Welcome to Marwen, and Vice.  Extracurricular topics included wrestling actors, camera’s, and politics.  To tell you the truth they mostly kept on topic throughout each review.  Matt even reigned in Mike a couple of times if you can believe it!

We are going to try to keep our show notes short and sweet so you can spend your time listen to our pod and not reading about it.  To sum it all up quickly go see Bumblebee and Vice.  Skip Welcome to Marwen unless you are really bored and want to see Steve Carell give one of his best performances ever.  Here go our ratings if you want to skip actual podcast.  Bumblebee, Matt likes it a ton but he is a giant nerd who grew up loving Transformers.  He gives it 4 out of 5 Reels.  Mike really enjoyed it but like always is harsh with his ratings, he gives Bumblebee 3.5 out of 5 Reels.  Neither of your hosts thought highly of Welcome to Marwen.  Mike gives it 2.5 out of 5 Reels.  Matt really was let down by this film and rated it lower than Mike giving it 2 out of 5 Reels.  Our last review is Adam McKay’s Vice.  Matt really enjoyed Vice but thought some of the story telling elements were just weird and take you out of the film.  He awards Vice 3.5 out of 5 Reels.  Mike on the other hand really loved Vice awarding it his highest rating of the 3 films with 4 out of 5 Reels.

We hope you enjoyed our first Triple Feature podcast.  If you did or did not please email or message us and let us know.  Maybe we will do this again when another movie-pocalypse is upon us!  Next week Matt and Mike review Aquaman on Tuesday and another film on Thursday.  What film is the question.  Maybe that new Netflix movie everyone is losing their minds over Bird Box.  Chat at you on Tuesday!

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!

Bumblebee

Director: Travis Knight Bumblebee Movie Poster

Writer: Christina Hodson

Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, and Pamela Adlon

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

Watch the Bumblebee trailer below.

Welcome to Marwen

Director: Robert Zemeckis Welcome to Marwen Movie Poster

Writers: Robert Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson

Stars: Steve Carell, Merritt Wever, Gwendoline Christie, and Leslie Mann

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

On April 8, 2000, aspiring artist Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) became a victim of a violent assault when five men beat him up and left him for dead. Following the attack, Mark was left with little to no memory of his previous life due to brain damage inflicted by his attackers. In a desperate attempt to regain his memories, Hogancamp constructs a miniature World War II village called Marwen in his yard to help in his recovery. Unfortunately, Mark’s demons come back to haunt him when he’s asked to testify against the five men that attacked him.

Watch the Welcome to Marwen trailer below.

Vice

Director:Adam McKay Vice Movie Poster

Writer: Adam McKay

Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell

Release Date: December 25, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

Watch the Vice trailer below.

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Episode #75: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Welcome to 2019 everyone!  Today your insane host’s Mysterious Mike and Matt review a movie everyone in the world has probably seen but we are reviewing it anyways, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.  Matt has a full-on nerd melt down so here’s your warning.  It is not as bad as when we review a Star Wars movie, but it is pretty dang close.  Topics today also include snow, IMAX, the Universal Monsters, and finally our podcast goals for 2019.

The guys agree Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a ground-breaking film and really should be seen by everyone.  It is like watching a comic book come to life on the big screen.  The animation is out of this world, the voice acting is incredible, and the story is just a whole lot of fun to say the least.  Matt loved this movie.  There were very very minor issues with it in his eyes just enough to drop it down a little bit from a perfect score.  He awards Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse a 4.5 out of 5 Reels.  Mike also loved this film but not as much as Matt.  He is quickly becoming a film curmudgeon, and nothing is ever good enough for one of those.  He gives the animated Spider-Man flick a respectable 4 out of 5 Reels.

Winter Movie-pocalypse 2018 comes to a head this Thursday when your hosts attempt to review not 1, not 2, but 3, yes 3 movies in one podcast!  The 3 films in reviewed order are Bumblebee, Welcome to Marwen, and Vice.  We hope you are enjoying our attempt to watch every movie this holiday season and that our reviews are helping you to make the right choice on what to spend your money on.  Chat with you on Thursday with our first Triple Feature!

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!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Movie Poster

Writers: Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman

Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, and Nicolas Cage

Release Date: December 14, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

Miles Morales is a New York teen struggling with school, friends and, on top of that, being the new Spider-Man. When he comes across Peter Parker, the erstwhile saviour of New York, in the multiverse, Miles must train to become the new protector of his city.

Watch the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailer below.

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