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Episode #460: The Strangers: Chapter 3

By on Wednesday, February 11, 2026

G’day nerderinos and welcome to the 460th installment of our podcast brought to you by Ma Hinshaw, Mike Talent, and Matt Hinshaw! This week we chat about our second horror movie in a row that’s not in October, The Strangers: Chapter 3 starring Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, and Richard Brake. Not scary topics include the 2026 Winter Olympics, photojournalism, and traveling for work is a vaca.

For our next podcast we check out a new film from the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Gore Verbinski, and starring Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, and Michael Peña. The film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.

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The Strangers: Chapter 3 The Strangers: Chapter 3

Director: Renny Harlin

Writers: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Bryan Bertino

Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, and Richard Brake

Release Date: February 6, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

In the climactic conclusion of the “Strangers” trilogy, the survivors seeking rehabilitation from their past encounters with the masked strangers are thrust back into a fight for survival. Amidst their struggle, they uncover unsettling secrets that threaten to alter their fate, blurring the line between life and death.

Watch The Strangers: Chapter 3 trailer below.

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Episode #438: Honey Don’t!

By on Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Welcome podcast listeners to Reel Film Nerds land! For the last week in August we chat about one of the Coen brother’s solo films, Honey Don’t! starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Definitely not mystery topics include pickleball, Bakersfield, and The Big Lebowski.  

Next week the squad hits the theaters to check out Darren Aronofsky’s newest film Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

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Honey Don’t! Honey Don't! Movie Poster

Director: Ethan Coen

Writers: Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke

Stars: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, and Charlie Day

Release Date: August 22, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A dark comedy about small-town private investigator Honey O’Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Watch the Honey Don’t! trailer below.

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Episode #176: Tributary – The Lovebirds

By on Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Let the new streaming film reviews continue! Today your movie gurus discuss a new Netflix rom com murder mystery, wow talk about an interesting genre! The Lovebirds starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Extracurricular topics include inflation, movie trailers revealing too much, and the film Independence Day.

The Lovebirds is a fun witty movie with some great comedic parts throughout the film.  There are also a handful of scenes where it falls short or just flat out does not need to be in the movie. Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani have excellent chemistry especially when they are arguing nonsense. Those are some of Matt’s favorite LOL scenes and he doesn’t LOL ever. It was a nice change of pace having the film based in New Orleans instead of New York City or LA like typical films of today. The writers also paid homage to previous great films like Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut and the spy rom com Date Night.

Is this film going to win a ton of awards and set records, nope. It is a fun exciting LOL movie that is well worth a watch if you have Netflix. Mike gives The Lovebirds an OK rating with 2.5 out of 5 Reels.  Matt, always the more lenient reviewer, awards the film an average score of 3 out of 5 Reels.

Next week the guys keep the new streaming comedies going with a brand new Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga premiering on Netflix Friday June 26, 2020. Thanks for listening to our latest podcast, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Chat at you next week!

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The Lovebirds The Lovebirds Movie Poster

Director: Michael Showalter

Writers: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, and Martin Gero

Stars: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Sparks, and Anna Camp

Release Date: May 22, 2020

Storyline from IMDB

A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious – circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Watch The Lovebirds trailer below.

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