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Episode #454: Avatar: Fire and Ash

By on Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! For today’s podcast Mike, Matt, and Ma review James Cameron’s latest giant blockbuster CGI film, Avatar: Fire and Ash starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang. Not Christmas topics include Otter, Trails 4 Tata’s, and nogarita? 

Next week there is no podcast! Mike is out of town for vacation and Matt is visiting Ma Hinshaw in southern Arizona. Happy holidays and we will chat at you in 2026!!!

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Avatar: Fire and Ash Avatar Fire and Ash Movie Poster

Director: James Cameron

Writers: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman  and  Shane Salerno

Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet

Release Date: December 19, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.

Watch the Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer below.

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Episode #449: Predator: Badlands

By on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Happy Wednesday everyone! For this week’s chat we watched Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de Jong, and Michael Homick. Not trophy hunting alien topics include GWAR, broken email, and two incredible giveaways!

For our next show we keep the streak alive with another new theater film, The Running Man (2025) remake starring Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Josh Brolin, and Katy O’Brian. Thanks for listening and 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.

Predator: Badlands Predator: Badlands Movie Poster

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Writers: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas, Jim Thomas, and John Thomas

Stars: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Ravi Narayan, and Cameron Brown

Release Date: October 31, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Watch the Predator: Badlands trailer below.

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Episode #431: Jurassic World: Rebirth

By on Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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

Director: Gareth Edwards

Writers: Michael Crichton and David Koepp

Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, 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.

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Episode #426: Tributary – Fountain of Youth

By on Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Welcome to June everyone! That’s right, the summer movie season is here even on streaming. This week we chat about the Apple TV+ adventure film Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and Eiza González. Not Indiana Jones rip off topics include Fabio, bedazzling crocs, and Ma Hinshaw’s 83rd birthday party.

For next week we hit the theaters to watch the first John Wick universe film Ballerina starring Ana de Armas and Anjelica Huston. 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.

Fountain of Youth Fountain of Youth Movie Poster

Director: Guy Ritchie

Writer: James Vanderbilt

Stars: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González, and Domhnall Gleeson

Release Date: May 23, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Two estranged siblings join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Using historical clues, they embark on an epic quest filled with adventure. If successful, the mythical fountain could grant them immortality.

Watch the Fountain of Youth trailer below.

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Episode #422: Thunderbolts*

By on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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

Director: Jake Schreier

Writers: Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo, Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Paul Jenkins, and Jae Lee

Stars: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 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.

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