Tag Archives: Mystery
Episodes

Episode #463: Scream 7

By on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Welcome everyone to yet another tumultuous start to a new month in 2026. We aren’t going to talk about war here, we talk about fun things like movies and nerd culture! This week Ma, Mike, and Matt sit down and review the legacy horror film Scream 7 starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, and Joel McHale. Not screaming topics include Harkin’s Popcorn Truck, horror gore, and another incredible giveaway from Paramount! 

For next week Matt gets back to picking films but wait what is this, another horror film? Yep that’s right folks we will chat about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest film The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

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 and we will be back next week with another incredible episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast.

Scream 7 Scream 7 Movie Poster

Director: Kevin Williamson

Writers: Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick, and James Vanderbilt

Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, and Joel McHale

Release Date: February 27, 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 Scream 7 trailer below.

Continue Reading
0
Episodes

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.

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 and we will be back next week with another incredible episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast.

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.

Continue Reading
0
Episodes

Episode #458: Mercy (2026)

By 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. 

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 and we will be back next week with another incredible episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast.

Mercy (2026) Mercy (2026) Movie Poster

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.

Continue Reading
0
Episodes

Episode #452: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

By on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The last month of the year continues nerderinos! To kick off our Christmas season, why not review a horror movie? Five Nights and Freddy’s 2 starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard. Not horror topics include Newman, bad movies, and theaters filling up again?

Next week there aren’t many new films hitting the theaters so we are going to check out a Netflix original starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern. Thanks for listening and we will be back next week with another incredible 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.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Movie Poster

Director: Emma Tammi

Writer: Scott Cawthon

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, and Matthew Lillard

Release Date: December 5, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances.

Watch the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 trailer below.

Continue Reading
0
Episodes

Episode #439: Caught Stealing

By on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Well hello there and welcome to the latest installment of the Reel Film Nerds podcast. Today we check out Darren Aronofsky’s newest film Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith. Additional topics include the infamous travel plunger, Guy Ritchie, and cats are the devil! 

Next week Ma, Mike, and probably Matt review another dark comedy The Roses directed by Jay Roach and starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon, and Andy Samberg. Thanks for tuning in. 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.

Caught Stealing Caught Stealing Movie Poster

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Writer: Charlie Huston

Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith

Release Date: August 29, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

Watch the Caught Stealing trailer below.

Continue Reading
0