Tag Archives: Sci-Fi

Episode #461: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Welcome nerderinos to our little show! Today Mike, Ma, and Matt chat about our second AI inspired film of 2026, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die starring Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, and Michael Peña. Not AI take over topics include not 1 but 2 incredible giveaways, worst Valentine’s Day stories, and Sedona jeeping

Next week the nerds and Ma keep up their theater watching with A24’s latest production How to Make a Killing starring Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, and Ed Harris.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Movie Poster

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Release Date: February 13, 2026

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A “Man From the Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Watch the Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die trailer below.

Episode #458: Mercy (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

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Mercy (2026) Mercy (2026) Movie Poster

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Release Date: January 23, 2026

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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.

Episode #457: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Happy Wednesday everyone! For today’s chat, review, or whatever you want to call it, we discuss 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple starring Ralph Fiennes, Emma Laird, and Alfie Williams. Not rage virus topics include multiple giveaways, James Cameron, and advent whiskey calendar.

For our next watch and chat we hit up the theaters to watch a film that is probably a lot closer than we would like to reality, Mercy starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Movie Poster

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Stars: Ralph Fiennes, , , and Chi Lewis-Parry

Release Date: January 9, 2026

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As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal’s gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world.

Watch the 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple trailer below.

Episode #456: Greenland 2: Migration

Welcome everyone to our exciting 2nd podcast of 2026. This week Matt, Mike, and Ma chat about Greenland 2: Migration starring Morena Baccarin and Gerard Butler. Not world ending topics include super sneezing, vocabulary, and mental age.

Next week we follow up a sequel with another sequel or technically the 4th film in the franchise, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple starring Ralph Fiennes, Emma Laird, and Alfie Williams.

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Greenland 2: Migration Greenland 2: Migration Movie Poster

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Stars: , , , and Roman Griffin Davis

Release Date: January 9, 2026

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The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Watch the Greenland 2: Migration trailer below.

Episode #454: Avatar: Fire and Ash

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! For today’s podcast Mike, Matt, and Ma review James Cameron’s latest giant blockbuster CGI film, Avatar: Fire and Ash starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang. Not Christmas topics include Otter, Trails 4 Tata’s, and nogarita? 

Next week there is no podcast! Mike is out of town for vacation and Matt is visiting Ma Hinshaw in southern Arizona. Happy holidays and we will chat at you in 2026!!!

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Avatar: Fire and Ash Avatar Fire and Ash Movie Poster

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Writers: , , , Josh Friedman  and  Shane Salerno

Stars: , , , Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet

Release Date: December 19, 2025

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Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.

Watch the Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer below.