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Episode #467: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

By Matt on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Welcome one and all to our incredible podcast! This week Ma, Matt, and Mike discuss the new horror comedy sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, and Elijah Wood. Not slasher topics include new horror movie giveaway, MGM, and ticket prices going up again.

Next week we hit the theaters for a new kids movie but hey Mike and Matt grew up playing Nintendo as kids so maybe we are just channeling our inner child? Anyways next podcast we review the new animated flick The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Writers: Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Stars: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, and Sarah Michelle Gellar

Release Date: March 20, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.

Watch the Ready or Not 2: Here I Come trailer below.

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Episode #464: The Bride!

By Matt on Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Welcome fellow movie nerds! For our latest podcast episode Mike, Ma, and Matt discuss a movie you probably should not see, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Not monster topics include gargling Lysol, Matt goes really dark too fast, and is a drink a day a bad thing?

Next review we don’t go to the theaters, there is just not a lot coming out with the Academy Awards this Sunday. Instead we check out a new Prime Original streaming film The Wrecking Crew starring Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, and Temuera Morrison.

The Bride!

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Writers: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mary Shelley

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, and Penélope Cruz

Release Date: March 6, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

Watch The Bride! trailer below.

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Episode #462: How to Make a Killing

By Matt on Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Hello kids and welcome to the last Wednesday of February. For this week Matt, Ma, and Mike chat A24’s latest production How to Make a Killing starring Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, and Ed Harris. Extracurricular topics include Cheba Hut, another amazing giveaway, and McDonald’s McNugget and Caviar Kits.

Well Mike decided to end his month-long reign of terror, I mean picking films, with one last horror flick we are all on pins and needles for, Scream 7 starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, and Mckenna Grace.

How to Make a Killing

Director: John Patton Ford

Writer: John Patton Ford

Stars: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, and Ed Harris

Release Date: February 20, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

Watch the How to Make a Killing trailer below.

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Episode #459: Send Help

By Matt on Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Welcome to the latest incredible movie review podcast brought to you by Mike Talent, Matt, and Ma Hinshaw! For this week’s review we chat about Sam Raimi’s latest psychological horror thriller Send Help starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. Not horror topics include being a boss, margarita Monday, and the new Melania movie.

For our next review the crew continues checking out horror films with The Strangers: Chapter 3 starring Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, and Janis Ahern. Why is Mysterious Mike Talent doing this to us?

Send Help

Director: Sam Raimi

Writer: Damian Shannon and Mark Swift

Stars: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, and Edyll Ismail

Release Date: January 30, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

An employee and her insufferable boss become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. Here, they must overcome past grievances and work together to make it out alive.

Watch the Send Help trailer below.

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Episode #443: One Battle After Another

By Matt on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Hola nerderinos! For this week’s review Mike, Ma, and Matt discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest movie One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Regina Hall. Bonus talk includes SiriusXM shout out, spilling, and controversies or coincidences.

Well well well it’s finally here, Mike’s favorite time of the year our 8th Annual Harvest Horror fest! Our first film out the gate is a new one, The Strangers: Chapter 2. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!