Reel Film Nerds Podcast

Episode #86: Legacy – The Other Guys

By Matt on Thursday, February 7, 2019

Are you as excited as we are? It’s only a week until our 1 year anniversary and the first ever Poindexter Awards!!! While we both are forced to wait we have a very fun Legacy Cast for you, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s The Other Guys. Extracurricular topics include Matt’s coworkers, our love of Michael Keaton, and do docudramas do more than entertain?

Mike and Matt just love this movie so much so all they did was talk about their favorite parts of it for the entire podcast. The Other Guys is really underrated. It is a much better film than the critics say it is. The jokes and writing are fantastic and the comedic timing is just about perfect. The action is great especially from a mostly comedic director. The inclusion of The Rock and Samuel L. Jackson although very brief is an amazing and fun surprise. Matt gives the film 4 out of 5 Reels. Mike in that rare occasion has a higher rating than Matt. He gives The Other Guys 4.5 out of 5 Reels.

Don’t forget to go vote for your movie of the year on our Facebook page. The poll will come to a close when we record this coming Sunday. The guys promised only one podcast next week well they lied. They both really want to watch and discuss Liam Neeson’s Taken in a blizzard better known as Cold Pursuit. Look for that one on Tuesday and the highly anticipated Poindexter Awards on Thursday! Have an incredible weekend and make sure you go out and catch a movie!

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 The Blue Milk Podcast, Code 3 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!

The Other Guys

Director: Adam McKay The Other Guys Movie Poster

Writers: Adam McKay and Chris Henchy

Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Derek Jeter

Release Date: August 6, 2010

Storyline from IMDB

Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops, whom they idolize, only things don’t quite go as planned.

Watch The Other Guys trailer below.

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Episode #85: Legacy – Wayne’s World

By Matt on Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Tuesday is here and that means another incredible podcast review from your besties at the Reel Film Nerds! Today The Talent and Just Matt talk about one of their favorite Legacy Cast’s Wayne’s World, PARTY TIME! Bonus topics include sports ball finale, The Talent’s wedding, and Wayne’s World trivia.

Wayne’s World is a classic incredible film that you must go watch now. The story is amazing and extremely relatable at least for Mike and Matt. The performances are great, the sets are extremely detailed, and the soundtrack oh man the soundtrack is just perfect! Again, if you can’t tell Matt and Mike really love this movie. It’s smart, zany, and incredibly fun. They both give it 4.5 out of 5 Reels.

Thursday your hosts continue the fun and levity with the review of The Other Guys. Another amazing and fun comedy to put it mildly. After the past few weeks of tough hard-hitting movies and upcoming award shows both the hosts just needed some good laughs. Don’t forget to vote for your movie and podcast of the year. If you don’t want to email us, we started a Facebook Poll available at this LINK. Have a great week and we will chat at you Thursday, same pod time, same pod place.

Thanks for tuning in for another episode of two nerds talking about movies. Please do us a favor and tell your friends about the RFN podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe and listen to our sister podcasts The Blue Milk Podcast, Code 3 Podcast, and The Mile High Show.

Wayne’s World

Director: Penelope Spheeris Wayne's World Movie Poster

Writers: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner, and Terry Turner

Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, and Tia Carrere

Release Date: February 14, 1992

Storyline from IMDB

Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

Watch the Wayne’s World trailer below.

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Episode #84: Legacy – Bomb City

By Matt on Thursday, January 31, 2019

Are you ready for your last pod of the week? No? Well here it is anyways. Today your hosts Mysterious Mike Talent and drunken Matt review a little known film based on a true story, Bomb City. The movie takes place in a small Texas town between two very different clashing social classes. Bonus topics today include #OE4Life, SLC Punk, and your hosts’ high school days.

Bomb City is a very good film. The story is extremely compelling and the way it was told was unique and misdirecting. The acting was not the best by some of the supporting cast but the stars shined brightly. The scenes were setup well and the sets looked great mostly because they were filmed on location in Texas. The dance through the story’s timeline was unique and did not always work. The story though is what really makes this movie great. Mysterious Mike Talent and dumb drunken Matt both agree that Bomb City deserves 4 out of 5 Reels.

The guys are still working out what to watch for next week. Once again the movie theaters do not have much coming out. It is awards season so it is expected. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite film of the year and podcast of the year for our first Poindexter Awards. Have a nice weekend and we will chat at you on Tuesday!

Bomb City

Director: Jameson Brooks Bomb City Movie Poster

Writers: Jameson Brooks and Sheldon Chick

Stars: Dave Davis, Glenn Morshower, Logan Huffman, Lorelei Linklater, and Eddie Hassell

Release Date: March 31, 2017

Storyline from IMDB

A crime-drama, about the cultural aversion of a group of punk rockers in a conservative Texas town. Their ongoing battle with a rival, more-affluent clique leads to a controversial hate crime that questions the morality of American justice.

Watch the Bomb City trailer below.

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Episode #83: Tributary – Roma

By Matt on Tuesday, January 29, 2019

It’s another Tuesday and that means you lucky listeners get another incredible Reel Film Nerds Podcast! Today your host’s Mike Talent and boring Matt discuss a Netflix Original Film that is nominated for multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture, Roma. Other topics include Mexico, voting for the Poindexter Awards, and Netflix movies in theaters.

Roma is a good stylistic film that has a sad and incomplete story. It seems to not really having a beginning or an end. It is not a bad story it is just not compelling. The film’s cinematography is amazing but writer and director Alfonso Cuarón uses a wide-angle pan shot over and over and over. It is incredible the first two or three times you see it, but he just does not stop using it. Mike enjoyed Roma but feels it is just an average film. He gives it 3 out of 5 Reels. Matt enjoyed the film more than Mike, but he really did not like the story. He gives the film 4 out of 5 Reels.

On Thursday the guys talk about a film most if not all of you have never heard of, Bomb City. It is based on a true story that takes place in a small Texas town between two very different clashing social classes. It is available to stream on Amazon Prime right now. Have a great week and we will chat at you Thursday, same time, same place.

Roma

Director: Alfonso Cuarón Roma Movie Poster

Writer: Alfonso Cuarón

Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, and Carlos Peralta

Release Date: November 21, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Watch the Roma trailer below.

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Episode #82: Legacy – You Were Never Really Here

By Matt on Thursday, January 24, 2019

Welcome everyone! Hang in there it is almost Friday then you can get out and catch a movie! Today Mike and Matt review a very dark and thought-provoking film You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix. Off topics include the Academy Awards, our love of Joaquin Phoenix, and equipment failures again but this time it was Mike!

You Were Never Really Here is an incredible film but again it is super dark. Joaquin Phoenix and Ekaterina Samsonov both did amazing jobs acting. The sound design shocked Matt. It was so incredible even on his crappy surround sound system he just couldn’t believe it. The cinematography and directing were amazing as well. This is a must watch film but again here is another warning the subject matter is extremely dark. Matt really likes this film and thinks it should have garnered more viewings and award nominations than it has. He gives it a great score of 4 out of 5 Reels. Mike also really enjoyed You Were Never Really Here. The darkness and subject matter did put him off just a bit, but he still liked the film a lot. He gives it 3.5 out of 5 Reels.

The guys are still trying to figure out what they want to review for next week. The theaters are pretty light right now with new releases. Matt wants to review a couple of films that your hosts missed in the theaters because of their fairly small releases, Bomb City and Eighth Grade. Tune in on Tuesday to see what they settle on. Chat with you then!

You Were Never Really Here

Director: Lynne Ramsay You Were Never Really Her Movie Poster

Writers: Lynne Ramsay and Jonathan Ames

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, and John Doman

Release Date: April 6, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

Episode #86: Legacy – The Other Guys

The Other Guys

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Episode #85: Legacy – Wayne’s World

Wayne’s World

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Episode #84: Legacy – Bomb City

Bomb City

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Episode #83: Tributary – Roma

Roma

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Episode #82: Legacy – You Were Never Really Here

You Were Never Really Here

Storyline from IMDB

Watch the You Were Never Really Here trailer below.

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