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Episode #414: Mickey 17

By on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Hey there friends! This week the three amigos finally head back to the theater to catch a brand new film, Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette. Bonus topics include ranch dressing, Mexican restaurants, and In-N-Out Burger.   

For our next podcast we continue hitting the theaters to check out brand new films with the action comedy Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, and Jacob Batalon. 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.

Mickey 17 Mickey 17 Movie Poster

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Writers: Bong Joon Ho and Edward Ashton

Stars: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette

Release Date: March 7, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Mickey 17, known as an “expendable,” goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.

Watch the Mickey 17 trailer below.

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Episode #410: Anora

By on Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Well this is not how we anticipated the end of our 7th year to go but it happens. The audio for this week’s podcast is very jacked up. Matt did his best with editing, cleaning it up, and lining it up but you can only do so much. Ma, Mike, and Matt are sorry in advance.

We kick off our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with Anora starring Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Yura Borisov, and Lindsey Normington. Bonus topics today include the Bada Bing! club, way too much info about Ma Hinshaw, and how long does a Toyota Camry really last?

For our next pod we hit the theaters to watch the first MCU film of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Danny Ramirez. 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.

Anora Anora Movie Poster

Director: Sean Baker

Writer: Sean Baker

Stars: Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Yura Borisov, and Mark Eydelshteyn

Release Date: November 8, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

A young escort from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

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Episode #409: Companion

By on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Welcome to February boys and girls! For our first podcast of the month we chat about the dark thriller Companion starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, and Harvey Guillén. Additional topics this week include not one but two giveaways, Florida Man, and Ma Hinshaw chats about blow up dolls.

Next week we begin our Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees catch up with Anora starring Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, Yura Borisov, and Lindsey Normington. 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.

Companion Companion Movie Poster

Director: Drew Hancock

Writer: Drew Hancock

Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, and Harvey Guillén

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A billionaire’s death sets off a chain of events for Iris and her friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside estate.

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Episode #402: Dear Santa (2024) with Ma Hinshaw

By on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! Well the experiment continues, do you like our new format with Ma Hinshaw? Today we chat about the dark comedy Dear Santa starring Jack Black and Robert Timothy Smith. Not Satan related topics include McLarens, ASU wins, and middle school.     

For our review next week your three movie lovers hit the theater to check out yet another Spider-Man villain film without Spider-Man, Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe. 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.

Dear Santa (2024) Dear Santa (2024) Movie Poster

Director: Bobby Farrelly

Writers: Ricky Blitt, Peter Farrelly, Dan Ewen

Stars: Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, and Post Malone

Release Date: November 27, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays.

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Episode #390: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

By on Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Howdy fellow ghosts and ghostettes! For this week’s incredible podcast Mike and Matt review a sequel 36 years in the making, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. Not haunting topics include the NFL is back, Primus vs. Winona Ryder, and Jersey Mike’s.

For next week’s amazing pod we hit the theaters again to check out a fun action comedy The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, and Sofia Boutella. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #80. 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

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Movie Poster

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael McDowell, and Larry Wilson

Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, and Justin Theroux

Release Date: September 6, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

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