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Episode #422: Thunderbolts*

By Matt on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Yes it’s a few days late but we did record this show on Cinco so it still counts. This week Mike, Ma, and Matt chat about the second MCU film of the year Thunderbolts* starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and a bunch more! Not superhero team topics include no salt, movie tariff’s (seriously??), and May the 4th Be With You.

Next week we hit the theaters to check out a film in Mike’s favorite genre Clown in a Cornfield starring Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, and Carson MacCormac. 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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Thunderbolts*

Director: Jake Schreier

Writers: Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo, Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Paul Jenkins, and Jae Lee

Stars: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, and Wyatt Russell

Release Date: May 2, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Watch the Thunderbolts* trailer below.

Episodes

Episode #421: The Accountant 2

By Matt on Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Welcome nerderinos! For today’s podcast we finally went back to the theaters to check out the sequel 9 years in the making, The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal. Way too many off topics include Star Wars Episode 3 is back in the theaters, Easter/420, and Sinners is killing at the box office!

Next week we review the second MCU film of the year Thunderbolts*. Is Disney-Marvel going to continue its climb back to the top, we will let you know! 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!

The Accountant 2

Director: Gavin O’Connor

Writers: Bill Dubuque

Stars: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Daniella Pineda

Release Date: April 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief’s murder.

Watch The Accountant 2 trailer below.

Episodes Legacy

Episode #420: Legacy – Half Baked

By Matt on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Happy 420 everyone! This week for Episode #420 on the week of 4-20 we chat about a classic stoner comedy, Half Baked (1998) starring Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams. Additional weed topics include Cheba Hut, Cheech & Chong, PLUS we also review the new film Sinners.

For our next podcast Ma, Mike, and Matt hit the theaters to check out Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal’s latest sequel The Accountant 2. 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!

Half Baked

Director: Tamra Davis

Writers: Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan

Stars: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams

Release Date: January 16, 1998

Storyline from IMDB

The story of three not so bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail.

Watch the Half Baked trailer below.

Episodes

Episode #419: Warfare

By Matt on Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Can you believe it, she did it again! Ma Hinshaw is clearly becoming big time and can’t spend any time hanging out with Mike and Matt. Today the boys chat about A24’s most ambitious war film to date, Warfare written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Not Iraq war topics include Pappy Van Winkle, Otter, and IUD VS IED.

For next week we roll back the clock for Episode #420 (we swear we had no idea episode 420 was going to fall on the week of 420!!) with a legacy cast of Half Baked (1998) starring Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams. 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!

Warfare

Directors: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza

Writers: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland

Stars: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, and Michael Gandolfini

Release Date: April 11, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

Watch the Warfare trailer below.

Episodes Tributary

Episode #418: Tributary – The Electric State

By Matt on Thursday, April 10, 2025

Well things happened this week folks and we are a day late. Mike is working a ton on the road and fell asleep when we were supposed to record. Luckily we still got it! This week we chat about the Netflix Original The Electric State directed by the Russo brothers and starring Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, and Ke Huy Quan. Off topics include a new incredible giveaway, robot overlords, and getting old.

Next podcast we hit the theaters to check out A24’s latest film Warfare written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. This is the first film to tackle one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war, the Battle of Ramadi. 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!