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Episode #412: Emilia Pérez

By Matt on Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Hello faithful listeners, guess what she is back, woo-hoo! Ma Hinshaw can speak again! This week we continue our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with the Netflix Original Emilia Pérez starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez. Bonus topics today include the Macarena, bro, Mike’s wedding, and Cheez Its.

For our last Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up of 2024, since the awards are Sunday, we check out the long one, The Brutalist starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Raffey Cassidy. 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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Emilia Pérez

Director: Jacques Audiard

Writers: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi and Boris Razon

Stars: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz

Release Date: November 13, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

Emilia Pérez follows three remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists unappreciated lawyer Rita to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.

Watch the Emilia Pérez trailer below.

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Episode #406: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

By Matt on Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Hello again my friends and welcome to our little show. First off our prayers go out to everyone in California suffering through these horrible wildfires. Being a Prescott, AZ based podcast we understand the devastation and loss that comes from wildfires first hand. This week Ma, Mike, and Matt review Den of Thieves 2: Pantera starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Additional topics include electric cars, Blanton’s, and Sonic 3.

Next week the crew will try to get a little light hearted with the comedy One of Them Days starring Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Lil Rel Howery. 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!

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Director: Christian Gudegast

Writer: Christian Gudegast

Stars: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, and Salvatore Esposito

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world’s largest diamond exchange.

Watch the Den of Thieves 2: Pantera trailer below.

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Episode #385: Trap

By Matt on Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Welcome to another incredible Wednesday. For today’s episode Matt and Mike chat about M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller Trap starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, and Saleka Shyamalan. Not serial killer topics include hoarding, Disney Plus, and another incredible giveaway!

Next week Ma, Mike, and Matt hit the theaters, not the video game consoles, to watch and review Borderlands starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ariana Greenblatt. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #75. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Trap

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Writer: M. Night Shyamalan

Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, and Alison Pill

Release Date: August 2, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they’ve entered the center of a dark and sinister event.

Watch the Trap trailer below.

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Episode #206: The Little Things

By Matt on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Happy Wednesday everyone! We are halfway there, well some of us. Today Matt and Mike sit down and chat about a star studded crime thriller hitting theaters and HBO Max, The Little Things. Starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto. Bonus topics today include two Brad’s, margarita’s, and Se7en.

If you are nostalgic for the crime dramas of the 90’s like Se7en or The Usual Suspects then boy do we have a movie you will enjoy, the rest of you probably not. Is The Little Things a bad film, no, it is just nothing special. It really should have been better. The performances were amazing but that is to be expected from three Oscar winners. The story is where this movie lacks. It is not bad, just really could use a boost. It drags multiple times and leads you half way down several roads with no end in sight. The Little Things is not worth going to the theater to watch but if you have HBO Max it is well worth it just for the performances. The guys are finally back to normal. Mike gives the film 2.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt finally beats Mike out giving the new flick a 3 out of 5 Reels.

Next week is Matt’s pick and he chose a horror movie, really? Freaky, written and directed by the guy that brought us Happy Death Day, puts a horror spin on the body swap concept. This is a horror comedy starring Vince Vaughn you don’t want to skip. You can buy or rent it on digital download today. Thank you for supporting our podcast and we will chat at you next week.

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The Little Things

Director: John Lee Hancock

Writer: John Lee Hancock

Stars: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto

Release Date: January 29, 2021

Storyline from IMDB

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

Watch The Little Things trailer below.

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Episode #181: Tributary – The Old Guard

By Matt on Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Welcome faithful listeners! This week Mike and Matt reviewed a Netflix Original that is destroying the charts, The Old Guard. Not too far off topics include Aeon Flux, favorite Pixar Films, and are movie theaters ever coming back.

What a great surprise of a film! This one really came out of nowhere. The Old Guard is a fantasy action movie based around immortality and world history. The world building is excellent especially the juxtaposition of Charize Theron’s character Andy and KiKi Layne’s character Nile. The old versus the new shows you this unique world from two different perspectives helping flesh it out. Mysterious Mike really enjoyed The Old Guard giving it 3.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt thought the film was incredible and can not wait for the inevitable sequel awarding it 4 out of 5 Reels.

We hope the guys will be talking about a movie next week. Mysterious Mike Talent did not do his homework. Hopefully, he will even though it is late and we will get something watched and reviewed for you. Thanks for listening to our pod, hopefully you enjoyed it as much as we did. Chat at you next week!

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The Old Guard

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writers: Greg Rucka

Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Release Date: July 10, 2020

Storyline from IMDB

A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.

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Episode #412: Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez

Watch the Emilia Pérez trailer below.

Episode #406: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Watch the Den of Thieves 2: Pantera trailer below.

Episode #385: Trap

Trap

Watch the Trap trailer below.

Episode #206: The Little Things

The Little Things

Storyline from IMDB

Watch The Little Things trailer below.

Episode #181: Tributary – The Old Guard

The Old Guard

Storyline from IMDB

Watch The Old Guard trailer below.