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Episode #425: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Welcome movie nerds! This past weekend was Memorial and you know what that means, the summer blockbuster is here! Today we chat about Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Simon Pegg. Advanced topics include AI toilet, two giveaways in a row, and Ma reviews the Lilo & Stitch remake.   

Next podcast we let Ma Hinshaw pick the movie and she went with the new Apple TV+ streaming action adventure Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and Eiza González. Thanks for tuning in! We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Movie Poster

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Release Date: April 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity – which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe – with the world’s governments and a mysterious ghost from Ethan’s past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

Watch the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer below.

Episode #424: Tributary – Havoc

Many blessings this Wednesday follower of our podcast! There was not a ton released in the theaters this past week so today we chat about the Netflix Original Havoc starring Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, and Forest Whitaker. Additional topics include the Raid franchise, Rogue One, and a new incredible Blu-ray giveaway

It’s here, the last Mission Impossible film, well for now, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Simon Pegg. Thank you for your continued support of our passion project. 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.

Havoc Havoc Movie Poster

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Stars: , , and Forest Whitaker

Release Date: April 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.

Watch the Havoc trailer below.

Episode #422: Thunderbolts*

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Yes it’s a few days late but we did record this show on Cinco so it still counts. This week Mike, Ma, and Matt chat about the second MCU film of the year Thunderbolts* starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and a bunch more! Not superhero team topics include no salt, movie tariff’s (seriously??), and May the 4th Be With You. 

Next week we hit the theaters to check out a film in Mike’s favorite genre Clown in a Cornfield starring Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, and Carson MacCormac. Thank you for your continued support of our passion project. 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.

Thunderbolts* Thunderbolts* Movie Poster

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Writers: , , , Mark Bagley, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Paul Jenkins, and Jae Lee

Stars: , , , Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, and Wyatt Russell

Release Date: May 2, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Watch the Thunderbolts* trailer below.

Episode #421: The Accountant 2

Welcome nerderinos! For today’s podcast we finally went back to the theaters to check out the sequel 9 years in the making, The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal. Way too many off topics include Star Wars Episode 3 is back in the theaters, Easter/420, and Sinners is killing at the box office!   

Next week we review the second MCU film of the year Thunderbolts*. Is Disney-Marvel going to continue its climb back to the top, we will let you know! Thank you for your continued support of our passion project. We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

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The Accountant 2 The Accountant 2 Movie Poster

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Release Date: April 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief’s murder.

Watch The Accountant 2 trailer below.

Episode #419: Warfare

Can you believe it, she did it again! Ma Hinshaw is clearly becoming big time and can’t spend any time hanging out with Mike and Matt. Today the boys chat about A24’s most ambitious war film to date, Warfare written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Not Iraq war topics include Pappy Van Winkle, Otter, and IUD VS IED

For next week we roll back the clock for Episode #420 (we swear we had no idea episode 420 was going to fall on the week of 420!!) with a legacy cast of Half Baked (1998) starring Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams. Thank you for your continued support of our passion project. 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.

Warfare Warfare Movie Poster

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Stars: , , , and Michael Gandolfini

Release Date: April 11, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

Watch the Warfare trailer below.