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Episode #466: Project Hail Mary

By Matt on Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Happy Wednesday nerderinos! For this week’s discussion Matt, Mike, and Ma review one of the most anticipated films of 2026, Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling. Not space topics include old lady glasses, flashbacks, and hooters.

For our next show we continue our voyage to the theaters with our review of a sequel no one saw coming, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, and Elijah Wood.

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Project Hail Mary

Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Writers: Drew Goddard and Andy Weir

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Milana Vayntrub

Release Date: March 20, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.

Watch the Project Hail Mary 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 #458: Mercy (2026)

By Matt on Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Word up homies! Welcome to the Reel Film Nerds Podcast. For today’s chat Mike, Ma, and Matt review Mercy (2026) starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. Not scary AI topics include Perd, Ma Talent, and Pluribus.

For our next discussion we continue our venture to the theaters to check out Sam Raimi’s latest psychological horror thriller Send Help starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien.

Mercy (2026)

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Writer: Marco van Belle

Stars: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, and Annabelle Wallis

Release Date: January 23, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

Watch the Mercy (2026) trailer below.

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Episode #455: Marty Supreme

By Matt on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Happy New Year’s nerderinos!!! For Ma, Mike, and Matt’s first chat of 2026 we hit the theaters to watch Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Odessa A’zion’s latest film together Marty Supreme directed by Josh Safdie. Random thoughts today include Windows 11, pickleball, and resolutions.

For next week’s review we head back to the theaters to watch a sequel no one asked for but might be good, Greenland 2: Migration starring Morena Baccarin and Gerard Butler.