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Episode #439: Caught Stealing

By on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Well hello there and welcome to the latest installment of the Reel Film Nerds podcast. Today we check out Darren Aronofsky’s newest film Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith. Additional topics include the infamous travel plunger, Guy Ritchie, and cats are the devil! 

Next week Ma, Mike, and probably Matt review another dark comedy The Roses directed by Jay Roach and starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon, and Andy Samberg. 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.

Caught Stealing Caught Stealing Movie Poster

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Writer: Charlie Huston

Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith

Release Date: August 29, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

Watch the Caught Stealing trailer below.

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Episode #438: Honey Don’t!

By on Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Welcome podcast listeners to Reel Film Nerds land! For the last week in August we chat about one of the Coen brother’s solo films, Honey Don’t! starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Definitely not mystery topics include pickleball, Bakersfield, and The Big Lebowski.  

Next week the squad hits the theaters to check out Darren Aronofsky’s newest film Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, and Matt Smith. 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.

Honey Don’t! Honey Don't! Movie Poster

Director: Ethan Coen

Writers: Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke

Stars: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, and Charlie Day

Release Date: August 22, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A dark comedy about small-town private investigator Honey O’Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Watch the Honey Don’t! trailer below.

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Episode #437: Nobody 2

By on Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Hiya kiddo’s and welcome to this week’s pod! For today we chat about the new action assassin comedy Nobody 2 starring Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, and Sharon Stone. Special topics include Portillo’s again, poop schedules, and National Lampoon’s Vacation.    

For our next movie chat we return to the theaters to check out a film that is not getting much if any promotion, Honey Don’t! starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. 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.

Nobody 2 Nobody 2 Movie Poster

Director: Timo Tjahjanto

Writers: Derek Kolstad and Aaron Rabin

Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, and Sharon Stone

Release Date: August 15, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of events that unravels secrets about his wife Becca’s past and his own.

Watch the Nobody 2 trailer below.

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Episode #431: Jurassic World: Rebirth

By on Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week we chat about a film that really did not need to be made, Jurassic World: Rebirth starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Not Matt’s future ex-wife topics include is Blade ever going to be made, glasses, and ugly monsters.

For our next review we get another blockbuster but this one is starting a whole new DC universe, Superman (2025) directed by James Gunn. 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.

Jurassic World: RebirthJurassic World: Rebirth Movie Poster

Director: Gareth Edwards

Writers: Michael Crichton and David Koepp

Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Friend

Release Date: July 2, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.

Watch the Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer below.

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Episode #429: 28 Years Later

By on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Happy hump day everyone! Sit tight, the weekend is almost here. This pod Ma, Mike, and Matt chat about the new horror flick 28 Years Later starring Alfie Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Non zombie topics include gyro’s, no current affairs talk, and taking kids to the theater.

Next pod we chat about one of the summer’s most anticipated blockbusters F1: The Movie. Directed by Joseph Kosinski starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. 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.

28 Years Later 28 Years Later Movie Poster

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: Alex Garland

Stars: Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes

Release Date: June 20, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.

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