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Episode #469: Tributary – War Machine (2026)

By on Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Happy National give the government all of your money day! Yep that’s right it’s tax day. So now that we brought you down it’s time to pick you back up. For this week’s podcast there wasn’t a whole lot Ma Hinshaw wanted to watch in the theaters. Instead we hit the old streaming services to check out the Netflix Original War Machine starring Alan Ritchson, Esai Morales, and Dennis Quaid. Not Transformers versus G.I. Joe topics include Bigfoot, swearing, and old dogs.

For next week’s sode Mike, Matt, and Ma head back to the theaters to watch yet another ding dang dong horror movie, Lee Cronin’s the Mummy starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, and May Calamawy.

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War Machine (2026) War Machine (2026) Movie Poster

Director: Patrick Hughes

Writers: Patrick Hughes and James Beaufort

Stars: Alan Ritchson, Stephan James, Blake Richardson and Dennis Quaid

Release Date: March 6, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

Follow the final recruits of a grueling special ops boot camp who encounter a mysterious deadly force.

Watch the War Machine (2026) trailer below.

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Episode #453: Tributary – Jay Kelly

By on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Welcome welcome welcome everyone! This week there was not a lot out in the theaters so we checked out the Netflix original Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern. Additional depressing topics include bat nipples, harakiri, and childhood trauma.

Next week is a long and big blockbuster. We watch yet another James Cameron giant blockbuster CGI film, Avatar: Fire and Ash starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang. 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.

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Director: Noah Baumbach

Writers: Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer

Stars: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Stanley Townsend, and Laura Dern

Release Date: December 5, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager Ron. Poignant and humor-filled, pitched at the intersection of regrets and glories.

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Episode #418: Tributary – The Electric State

By 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!

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.

The Electric State The Electric State Movie Poster

Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, and Simon Stålenhag

Stars: Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, Woody Harrelson, and Ke Huy Quan

Release Date: March 14, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

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Episode #315: Tributary – RRR

By on Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Wow, March is moving by quickly! This week Mike, Matt, and Ma Hinshaw chat about a recent Academy Award winning film RRR currently streaming on Netflix. Additional topics include Happy Birthday Mike, the British Empire was ruthless, and to dub or not to dub.

Matt has been wanting to watch this film since he found out about late last summer. He just wanted to wait to review it with Mike for this pod and man he was not disappointed. RRR is an incredible film! Excellent story, amazing action, and very very good acting. RRR is extremely loosely based on real revolutionaries and real events but it is a fictional retelling, almost a What If type story. 

The stunts and action are some of the best we have ever seen. Yes they are very unrealistic at times and down right over the top but man are they cool to watch. The cinematography was excellent. It’s lit so perfectly and shot so well that it’s almost distracting. Mike, Ma, and Matt all agree RRR is a must see film! 

Mike with the highest rating gives RRR 4.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt and Ma on the other hand both award it 4 out of 5 Reels and Oatmeal cookies.  

For next week’s pod we head to theaters to catch Keanu Reeves latest installment of the infamous John Wick series, John Wick: Chapter 4!! 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

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RRR RRR Movie Poster

Director: S.S. Rajamouli

Writers: Vijayendra Prasad, S.S. Rajamouli, Sai Madhav Burra, and Madhan Karky

Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, and Ray Stevenson

Release Date: March 25, 2022

Storyline from IMDB

A fictitious story about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s.

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Episode #308: Tributary – The Pale Blue Eye

By on Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Welcome to February everyone. This year is just rocketing by isn’t it? This week Mike and Matt sit down to chat about the Netflix Original The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling. Not murder mystery topics include Australia, cursive, and anxious Mike.

If you enjoy murder mysteries, period films, or amazing acting then The Pale Blue Eye is a great film for you. For the rest of you listeners you can stop reading now. A mysterious hanging of a West Point cadet in 1830 prompts the school’s director to recruit a local detective to investigate the mysterious suicide.  The costumes are amazing, the sets are beautiful, and the color palette is perfect. Christian Bale never disappoints either. He is an incredible actor and one of the best things about this film. Harry Melling portrays a young Edgar Allen Poe nearly stealing the show from Bale. 

Matt and Mike differ greatly on this film. Mike really enjoyed The Pale Blue Eye. He loved almost every aspect of it, awarding the film 4 out of 5 Reels. Matt on the other hand really found the story boring and way too long. He only awards it 2 out of 5 Reels. 

Next week Mike and Matt play catch up by reviewing one of the 2023 Oscar Nominated Best Picture films The Fabelmans written and directed by Steven Spielberg. 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

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Why not join our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thank you for liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing, and telling your friends about our podcast. Stay home and stream as many movies as you can!

The Pale Blue Eye The Pale Blue Eye Movie Poster

Director: Scott Cooper

Writer: Scott Cooper and Louis Bayard

Stars: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Simon McBurney, and Gillian Anderson

Release Date: January 6, 2023

Storyline from IMDB

A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case – a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.

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