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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.

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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.

Watch The Strangers: Chapter 3 trailer below.

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Episode #452: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

By on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The last month of the year continues nerderinos! To kick off our Christmas season, why not review a horror movie? Five Nights and Freddy’s 2 starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard. Not horror topics include Newman, bad movies, and theaters filling up again?

Next week there aren’t many new films hitting the theaters so we are going to check out a Netflix original starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern. Thanks for listening and we will be back next week with another incredible episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Movie Poster

Director: Emma Tammi

Writer: Scott Cawthon

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, and Matthew Lillard

Release Date: December 5, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances.

Watch the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 trailer below.

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Episode #423: Clown in a Cornfield

By on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Welcome one and all to another incredible episode of our movie chat podcast. This week Ma, Matt, and Mike chat about a little horror comedy that just hit the theaters, Clown in a Cornfield starring Katie Douglas and Aaron Abrams. Not killer klown topics include Happy Mother’s Day Ma, chainsaws, and Tropic Thunder.

Next week there really isn’t much coming to your nearest theater so we opted to check out the Netflix Original Havoc starring Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, and Forest Whitaker. 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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Clown in a Cornfield Clown in a Cornfield Movie Poster

Director: Eli Craig

Writers: Carter Blanchard, Eli Craig, and Adam Cesare

Stars: Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, and Kevin Durand

Release Date: May 2, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.

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Episode #395: Harvest Horror Fest – Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

By on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Welcome back horror fans! For our second installment of the 7th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our tradition with a review of a Friday the 13th slasher flick. This year though we really regret reviewing Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Topics better than this film include the new movie Saturday Night, port-o-john singing, and a new giveaway for you!

For our third installment of the 7th Annual HHF we hit the theaters to check out Smile 2 starring Naomi Scott and Kyle Gallner. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #85. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Movie Poster

Director: Danny Steinmann

Writers: Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann, Victor Miller, Sean S. Cunningham, John Shepherd

Stars: Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Anthony Barrile, Suzanne Bateman, and Dominick Brascia

Release Date: March 22, 1985

Storyline from IMDB

Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal series of murders in the area.

Watch the Friday the 13th: A New Beginning trailer below.

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