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Episode #474: The Sheep Detectives

By on Wednesday, May 20, 2026

G’day nerderinos and welcome to the 474th installment of our podcast brought to you by Ma Hinshaw! Yep that’s right she picked the film this week, The Sheep Detectives starring Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Regina Hall, and Brett Goldstein. Not SHEEP topics include The Clone Wars, double dad jokes, and lamb for dinner.

Next pod it’s here a new Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver. If you can’t tell Matt is super insanely excited!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and Bluesky. 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 Sheep Detectives The Sheep Detectives Movie Poster

Director: Kyle Balda

Writers: Craig Mazin and Leonie Swann

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brett Goldstein, and Patrick Stewart

Release Date: May 8, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

Watch The Sheep Detectives trailer below.

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Episode #465: Tributary – The Wrecking Crew

By on Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Welcome fellow nerds to the Oscars afterparty! Well not quite but we are going to chat about the Academy Awards and this week’s film The Wrecking Crew starring Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, and Temuera Morrison. Bonus topics include green poop, The Pout-Pout Fish, and living it up in Hawaii.

Next pod we head back to the theaters to watch one of 2026’s most anticipated films, Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling.

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 Wrecking Crew The Wrecking Crew Movie Poster

Director: Angel Manuel Soto

Writer: Jonathan Tropper

Stars: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, and Morena Baccarin

Release Date: January 28, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart.

Watch The Wrecking Crew trailer below.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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