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Episode #478: Disclosure Day

By Matt on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Howdy boys and girls and welcome to this week’s review. Finally we get a new alien film from Arizona’s own Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor. Not terrify existence of alien topics include AI girlfriend, a new amazing 4K Blu-ray giveaway, and Ma eating while recording!

For our next watch and talk the crew heads back to the theater to check out our first of three summer kids flicks with Toy Story 5 starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack.

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Disclosure Day

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: David Koepp and Steven Spielberg

Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Eve Hewson

Release Date: June 12, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?

Watch the Disclosure Day trailer below.

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Episode #469: Tributary – War Machine (2026)

By Matt on Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Happy National give the government all of your money day! Yep that’s right it’s tax day. So now that we brought you down it’s time to pick you back up. For this week’s podcast there wasn’t a whole lot Ma Hinshaw wanted to watch in the theaters. Instead we hit the old streaming services to check out the Netflix Original War Machine starring Alan Ritchson, Esai Morales, and Dennis Quaid. Not Transformers versus G.I. Joe topics include Bigfoot, swearing, and old dogs.

For next week’s sode Mike, Matt, and Ma head back to the theaters to watch yet another ding dang dong horror movie, Lee Cronin’s the Mummy starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, and May Calamawy.

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War Machine (2026)

Director: Patrick Hughes

Writers: Patrick Hughes and James Beaufort

Stars: Alan Ritchson, Stephan James, Blake Richardson and Dennis Quaid

Release Date: March 6, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Follow the final recruits of a grueling special ops boot camp who encounter a mysterious deadly force.

Watch the War Machine (2026) trailer below.

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Episode #466: Project Hail Mary

By Matt on Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! For this week’s discussion Matt, Mike, and Ma review one of the most anticipated films of 2026, Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling. Not space topics include old lady glasses, flashbacks, and hooters.

For our next show we continue our voyage to the theaters with our review of a sequel no one saw coming, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, and Elijah Wood.

Project Hail Mary

Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Writers: Drew Goddard and Andy Weir

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Milana Vayntrub

Release Date: March 20, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.

Watch the Project Hail Mary trailer below.

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Episode #449: Predator: Badlands

By Matt 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!

Predator: Badlands

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 #448: Bugonia

By Matt on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

What up nerderinos? For this week’s movie chat Ma, Mike, and Matt discuss a really wild film Bugonia starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, and Alicia Silverstone. Bonus topics include the iMatt, back to normality, and are tech bros really aliens?

Next week’s podcast we hit the theater to check out another alien film but this one you know, Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de Jong, and Michael Homick. Thanks for listening and we will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!