Welcome to Episode 6!  WOW! This week the nerds discuss one weird ass hardcore sci-fi thriller by writer/director Alex Garland, Annihilation. Once again, the infamous Seth Marquardt has bailed on Matt.  Fret not our long time buddy Hoppy Mike is here to save the day, again.  Matt goes off about Star Wars like always, his future wife Natalie Portman, and of course Marvel.  Mike figures out how Annihilation relates to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Did you figure it out?  It is really easy this week.  Remember our podcast’s are SPOILER RIDDEN!!

Annihilation

Director: Alex Garland

Writers: Alex Garland (written for the screen by), Jeff VanderMeer (based on the novel by)

Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson

Release Date: February 23, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A biologist’s husband disappears. She puts her name forward for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she’s expecting. The expedition team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.

 

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Welcome to your weekly dose of the Reel Film Nerds!  This week we discuss a fun, witty, and action filled comedy, Game Night!  Once again, the infamous Seth Marquardt has bailed on Matt.  Fret not movie goers Matt’s good buddy Hoppy Mike is here to save the day! We also introduced a new feature how does this movie relate to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!  Think of it like the six degrees of Kevin Bacon but with the MCU instead.  Remember our podcast’s are SPOILER RIDDEN!!

Game Night

Directors: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein

Writer: Mark Perez

Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, and Kyle Chandler

Release Date: February 25, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.

 

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Wow this thing is still going?  Holy crap!  Episode #4: Black Panther is a little different from our regular format.  Co-host Seth has been crazy busy at work and became ill on top of it so Matt called in a favor from his buddy of many years Hoppy Mike to fill Seth’s massive shoes.  They discuss the blockbuster Black Panther and if it is really worth all the hype it is getting in the media and the box office.  Matt goes on a rant about Marvel comics and how the movies are not like the comics but they are but they aren’t.  Mike introduces himself and why he is qualified to be a Reel Film Nerds backup host.  Spoiler Alert this is the first time Hoppy has ever done a podcast!  Check out our new badass intro and outro by Ted Leonard over at Prescott Pro Sound.  Thanks Ted for lending your butter smooth vocals to our podcast!  Thank you again everyone for your continued support of our little venture, especially you Mom!

Black Panther

Director: Ryan Coogler

Writer: Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole

Stars:  Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o

Release Date: February 16, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

 

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Welcome back everyone for our triumphant third episode! This week Seth and Matt chat about Christian Bale’s latest film Hostiles. Seth goes off on a rant about what else Seinfeld while Matt tries to explain why Hollywood claims this film is political, spoiler alert it’s not, in his eyes. Thank you for stopping by and listening to our show.

Hostiles

Director: Scott Cooper

Writers: Scott Cooper (written for the screen by), Donald E. Stewart (manuscript)

Stars: Christian Bale, Wes Studi, Ava Cooper, Jesse Plemons

Release Date: January 26, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.

 

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Guess what everyone you made it past our first episode where we didn’t talk about a movie, congratulations! Welcome to our first review and banter on a film and it is a great one to begin with, Phantom Thread. Seth gets excited cause he loves Daniel Day Lewis, Matt tries to calm him down and spoiler alert… he doesn’t. Phantom Thread ladies and gentleman!

Phantom Thread

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville

Release Date: January 19, 2018

Storyline from IMDB

Set in the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants, and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.

 

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