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Happy Wednesday fellow nerds! Matt and Mike are back with another great podcast for you. Today the guys review a film that slid under the radar this past November but is currently in the theaters and on Blu-ray thanks to its many Academy Award nominations, the South Korean film Parasite. Bonus topics today include Aerosmith, subtitles, and Morse code.

Parasite is a very good film that caught both of your hosts by surprise. It is 100% subtitled so if you are not ok with reading for an entire film you might want to skip this one. You will really be missing out on a great movie though. The acting, sets, and the cinematography are fantastic in Parasite but where this film really shines is its story. It is very hard to discuss this film without spoiling it so we won’t here. It is a genre bending film that raises lots of questions about societal class status. You will be thinking and discussing Parasite long after you leave the movie theater. Mike really enjoyed this film giving it 4 out of 5 Reels. Matt on the other hand was absolutely blown away by Parasite, he gives it a perfect rating with 5 out of 5 Reels.

Next week the guys head to their favorite theaters to watch DC’s latest superhero film featuring a stellar cast, Birds of Prey. The real question is if this film will continue DC’s recent success with films like Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Shazam! or is it going to be a box office disaster like Justice League? Sorry but you will have to wait to download next week’s pod to find out. Chat with you then.

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Parasite

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Writers:Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han

Stars: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, and So-dam Park

Release Date: November 8, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Watch the Parasite trailer below.

Welcome everyone to yet another podcast about movies! Today your hosts’ Matt and Mike discuss a film that came in under the radar this weekend, The Current War: Director’s Cut. Starring Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, and Nicholas Hoult. With an incredible cast like that you would think there would be a whole lot of publicity. Other topics today include Elon Musk, Harvey Weinstein, and the importance of electricity in the modern world.

The Current War: Director’s Cut is a historical docudrama about the battle of AC/DC (no, not the band) between Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla. It is not a bad movie in fact it’s a pretty decent movie it’s just nothing special. The biggest gripe Mike and Matt both have is the historical aspects of this film and how Tesla was basically a side character when in reality he was a major reason we use AC in our homes and businesses today. The acting is excellent, the sets are beautiful, and the cinematography is very good but the script and story could use some work. Should you run out to the theaters to watch this movie, nope. Is it worth a watch, definitely. Just wait until it comes to one of the many streaming services or Redbox. Mike Talent is a bit harsh on this film but we are glad to see he is getting back to his roots. He gives The Current War: Director’s Cut 2.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt is a bit more lenient with the historical inaccuracies awarding the film 3.5 out of 5 Reels.

Thursday AKA Halloween, the guys wrap up the 2nd Annual Harvest Horror Fest with John Carpenter’s monster classic The Thing (1982). It is Matt’s first time watching the film all the way through! Lastly tune in Monday to Magic 99.1 with Leza Live to find out what movie the guys are reviewing that week before the podcast drops. Thanks for hanging out and listening to us, we will chat at you on Halloween!

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If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike Talent to review you can email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com, listeners we are talking to you too.

The Current War: Director’s Cut

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Writer: Michael Mitnick

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Nicholas Hoult and Tuppence Middleton

Release Date: October 25, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.

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Episode #157: Parasite

Parasite

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Watch the Parasite trailer below.

Episode #142: The Current War: Director’s Cut

The Current War: Director’s Cut

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Watch The Current War: Director’s Cut trailer below.