Episodes

Episode #435: The Naked Gun (2025)

Welcome to August, the hottest month of the year especially in AZ. This week Ma, Mike, and Matt finally let loose with their chat about the remake of The Naked Gun (2025) starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Not naked or gun topics include zucchini recipes, scat singing, and the first of many awesome giveaways!   

Next week there is not a lot hitting the theaters so we hit the streams and check out a sequel 29 years in the making, Happy Gilmore 2 starring Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, and Christopher McDonald. Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

The Naked Gun (2025) The Naked Gun (2025)

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Writers: , , , Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker

Stars: , , , and Danny Huston

Release Date: August 1, 2025

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Only one man has the particular set of skills – to lead Police Squad and save the world.

Watch The Naked Gun (2025) trailer below.

Episode #434: The Fantastic Four: First Steps

It’s here, the MCU’s answer to the new DC Superman (2025) film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. Not superhero topics today include cheap food, Smurfs, and getting a permit to breed.

For our next podcast the fantastic three review a good old fashioned comedy, the remake of The Naked Gun (2025) starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

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Writers: , , , Ian Springer, Kat Wood, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby

Stars: , , , Joseph Quinn, and Ralph Ineson

Release Date: July 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

Watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer below.

Episode #433: Eddington

The summer of film continues. For this week’s chat Mike, Matt, and Ma discuss Ari Aster’s 4th film Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Pedro Pascal. Expanded topics include Matt’s computer tanks again, server farms, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic.

Next week the team chats about the MCU’s answer to the new DC Superman (2025) film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps starring Pedro Pascal (yep two in a row!), Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

Eddington Eddington Movie Poster

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Stars: , Pedro Pascal, , and

Release Date: July 18, 2025

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In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Watch the Eddington trailer below.

Episode #432: Superman (2025)

Hey kids it’s finally here, James Gunn’s Superman (2025)! The question is can he save DC with a new universe? Can DC catch up and even surpass the MCU? Matt, Ma, and Mike try to figure it all out. Bonus topics include Windows 10 sucks, Portillos, and baby name cycles.

Next week we check out a little film with a big cast that takes place during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Eddington. Directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Pedro Pascal.  Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

Superman (2025) Superman (2025) Movie Poster

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Stars: , Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, and Nathan Fillion

Release Date: July 11, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.

Watch the Superman (2025) trailer below.

Episode #431: Jurassic World: Rebirth

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week we chat about a film that really did not need to be made, Jurassic World: Rebirth starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Not Matt’s future ex-wife topics include is Blade ever going to be made, glasses, and ugly monsters.

For our next review we get another blockbuster but this one is starting a whole new DC universe, Superman (2025) directed by James Gunn. Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

Jurassic World: RebirthJurassic World: Rebirth Movie Poster

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Stars: , , , and Rupert Friend

Release Date: July 2, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.

Watch the Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer below.