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Episode #454: Avatar: Fire and Ash

By on Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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!!!

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.

Avatar: Fire and Ash Avatar Fire and Ash Movie Poster

Director: James Cameron

Writers: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman  and  Shane Salerno

Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet

Release Date: December 19, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

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.

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Episode #450: The Running Man (2025)

By on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Turkey day is almost here but before you stuff your face we have a new podcast for you! This week the crew chats about The Running Man (2025) starring Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Katy M. O’Brian, and Josh Brolin. Bonus topics include politics in film, Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), and the rich versus poor divide growing larger.  

Next week there is no podcast! I know I know we suck but hey even hardcore workaholics need a break now and then. Happy Thanksgiving and we will be back to our regular schedule in December! Thanks for listening.

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 Running Man (2025) The Running Man (2025) Movie Poster

Director: Edgar Wright

Writers: Stephen King, Michael Bacall, and Edgar Wright

Stars: Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Katy M. O’Brian, and Josh Brolin

Release Date: November 14, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by “hunters” hired to kill them.

Watch The Running Man (2025) trailer below.

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Episode #449: Predator: Badlands

By on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Happy Wednesday everyone! For this week’s chat we watched Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de Jong, and Michael Homick. Not trophy hunting alien topics include GWAR, broken email, and two incredible giveaways!

For our next show we keep the streak alive with another new theater film, The Running Man (2025) remake starring Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Josh Brolin, and Katy O’Brian. Thanks for listening and 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.

Predator: Badlands Predator: Badlands Movie Poster

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Writers: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas, Jim Thomas, and John Thomas

Stars: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Ravi Narayan, and Cameron Brown

Release Date: October 31, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Watch the Predator: Badlands trailer below.

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Episode #448: Bugonia

By on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

What up nerderinos? For this week’s movie chat Ma, Mike, and Matt discuss a really wild film Bugonia starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, and Alicia Silverstone. Bonus topics include the iMatt, back to normality, and are tech bros really aliens?

Next week’s podcast we hit the theater to check out another alien film but this one you know, Predator: Badlands starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Reuben de Jong, and Michael Homick. Thanks for listening and 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.

Bugonia Bugonia Movie Poster

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers: Will Tracy and Jang Joon-hwan

Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, and Alicia Silverstone

Release Date: October 31, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Watch the Bugonia trailer below.

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Episode #434: The Fantastic Four: First Steps

By on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

It’s here, the MCU’s answer to the new DC Superman (2025) film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. Not superhero topics today include cheap food, Smurfs, and getting a permit to breed.

For our next podcast the fantastic three review a good old fashioned comedy, the remake of The Naked Gun (2025) starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. 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.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Fantastic 4 Movie Poster

Director: Matt Shakman

Writers: Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Kat Wood, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby

Stars: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, and Ralph Ineson

Release Date: July 25, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

Watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer below.

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