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Episode #416: The Alto Knights

By Matt on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Welcome one and all! This week’s podcast Mike, Matt, and Ma chat about a little biographical gangster film that is sliding under the radar, The Alto Knights starring Robert De Niro and Robert De Niro. Definitely not gangster topics include movie dogs, LVP vs carpet, and moving.

Next week the triple threat heads back to the theaters to check out Jason Statham’s latest action flick A Working Man. 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 Alto Knights

Director: Barry Levinson

Writer: Nicholas Pileggi

Stars: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Kathrine Narducci, and Michael Rispoli

Release Date: March 21, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Two of New York City’s most notorious organized crime bosses vie for control of the city’s streets. Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course.

Watch The Alto Knights trailer below.

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Episode #404: A Complete Unknown with Ma Hinshaw

By Matt on Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy 2025 everyone!!!! For our first podcast of the year Ma, Mike and Matt chat about the newest music biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbaro. Bonus topics include the Vietnam War, what is folk music, and our Gladiator II giveaway!

Next week’s pod we might chat about Nosferatu (2024) starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Bill Skarsgård or we might do a streaming film. It really depends on Mike and his 18th vacation of the year. 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!

A Complete Unknown

Director: James Mangold

Writers: James Mangold, Jay Cocks, and Elijah Wald

Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbaro

Release Date: December 25, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

In 1961, unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar. He forges relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide.

Watch the A Complete Unknown trailer below.

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Episode #394: Lee

By Matt on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Welcome to our Harvest Horror Fest Break. Mike was not able to get around to checking out this film before October and this film deserves to be talked about. This week we finally chat about Lee starring Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Andrea Riseborough. Non WW2 journalism topics include Rolleiflex, Sam Adams, and Joker: Folie à Deux flops at the box office.

Next week we get back on track with our 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest reviewing the fifth film in the series, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #84. Thanks for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Lee

Director: Ellen Kuras

Writers: Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs, and Antony Penrose

Stars: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Marion Cotillard

Release Date: September 13, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Watch the Lee movie trailer below.

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Episode #389: Reagan

By Matt on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Hello friends and colleagues, maybe? For this week’s podcast Mike and Matt discuss a politically charged biopic Reagan starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Mena Suvari, and Jon Voight. Not communist inspired topics include dentists, Jeeping, and politics of course.

For next week’s riveting review Matt, Mike, and Ma hit the theaters to check out a highly anticipated sequel 36 years in the making, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #79. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Reagan

Director: Sean McNamara

Writer: Howard Klausner

Stars: Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Mena Suvari, and Jon Voight

Release Date: August 30, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office.

Watch the Reagan movie trailer below.

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Episode #361: Bob Marley: One Love

By Matt on Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Happy Wednesday boys and girls! For the start of the Reel Film Nerds 7th year we chat about a musician biopic, Bob Marley: One Love starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch. Bonus topics include legal marijuana, accents are difficult, and we have another amazing giveaway!

Next week your podcast trio continues to catch up with the Best Picture nominees with American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Erika Alexander. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #51. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike to review, email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com