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Episode #413: The Brutalist

By Matt on Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Welcome to March everyone! This year is rocketing by to put it mildly. Today Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about our last 2024 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee The Brutalist starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Raffey Cassidy. Bonus topics include steak, Anora wins it all, and getting screwed, not in a good way.

Next week we finally head back to the theaters to check out a brand new film, Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, and Michael Monroe. 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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The Brutalist

Director: Brady Corbet

Writers: Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Joe Alwyn

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.

Watch The Brutalist trailer below.

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Episode #411: Captain America: Brave New World

By Matt on Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Happy Wednesday everyone! I have some bad news right off the bat, no Ma Hinshaw this week. She is off due to having a tooth pulled, YIKES! Don’t fret Mike and Matt have you covered for the first MCU film of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Danny Ramirez. Time wasting topics include Marvel VS. DC, another incredible giveaway, and the Reebok Shaq Attaq 3.

Next 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. 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!

Captain America: Brave New World

Director: Julius Onah

Writers: Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onah, Peter Glanz, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby

Stars: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, and Shira Haas

Release Date: February 14, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.

Watch the Captain America: Brave New World trailer below.

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Episode #394: Lee

By Matt on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Welcome to our Harvest Horror Fest Break. Mike was not able to get around to checking out this film before October and this film deserves to be talked about. This week we finally chat about Lee starring Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Andrea Riseborough. Non WW2 journalism topics include Rolleiflex, Sam Adams, and Joker: Folie à Deux flops at the box office.

Next week we get back on track with our 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest reviewing the fifth film in the series, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #84. Thanks for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Lee

Director: Ellen Kuras

Writers: Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs, and Antony Penrose

Stars: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Marion Cotillard

Release Date: September 13, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Watch the Lee movie trailer below.

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Episode #380: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

By Matt on Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Happy almost 4th of July and we have an excellent review for you this holiday week. Today Matt and Mike discuss the film that took Kevin Costner away from Yellowstone, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1. Not western topics include sugar, Mike’s recording messed up a bit again, and playgrounds of old.

Next week we catch up with some of the new theater releases with the horror thriller A Quiet Place: Day One starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #70. 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

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

Director: Kevin Costner

Writers: Jon Baird, Kevin Costner, and Mark Kasdan

Stars: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, and Jena Malone

Release Date: June 28, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won-and lost-through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

Watch the Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 trailer below.

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Episode #365: Arthur the King

By Matt on Wednesday, March 20, 2024

It’s another incredible Wednesday which means it’s time for another review and chat by Ma, Matt, and Mike. This week we chat about a family friendly feel good film Arthur the King starring Mark Wahlberg and Simu Liu. Extra topics include another amazing giveaway, Pulp Fiction, and streaming (yes, again).

For next week’s podcast Matt, Mike, and Ma hit the theaters to chat about one of the most anticipated films of 2024, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire starring Mckenna Grace, Annie Potts, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #55. 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