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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 #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 #447: Harvest Horror Fest – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

By on Wednesday, October 29, 2025

We are sorry to say but all scary things must come to an end. For this year’s last installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13th franchise review with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Not 80’s slasher topics include so bad it’s good, Zombicide, and kids at camp.

Next week we return to our regularly scheduled nerdiness with a conspiracy sci-fi film, Bugonia starring Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, and Emma Stone. 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.

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Director: Tom McLoughlin

Writers: Tom McLoughlin, Victor Miller, Sean S. Cunningham

Stars: Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, and Kerry Noonan

Release Date: August 1, 1986

Storyline from IMDB

Tommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.

Watch the Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives trailer below.

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Episode #446: Harvest Horror Fest – Black Phone 2

By on Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Hiya everybody! For this week’s third installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we follow up a sequel with another sequel, Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Other worldly topics include phone operators, Picasso, and dealing with trauma. 

For our fourth and maybe final installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13th franchise review with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. 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.

Black Phone 2Black Phone 2 Movie Poster

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writers: C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson, and Joe Hill

Stars: Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke, Madeleine McGraw, and Demián Bichir

Release Date: June 27, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake.

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Episode #445: Harvest Horror Fest – M3GAN 2.0

By on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Welcome kiddos! For the second installment of our 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest Mike, Matt, and Ma chat about a nice AI themed killer robot horror flick M3GAN 2.0 starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Amie Donald. Not Terminator rip-off topics include Tron: Ares, the River Styx, and crazy pets.

Next week we hit the theaters for the second time this HHF to check out Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. 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.

M3GAN 2.0 M3GAN 2.0 Movie Poster

Director: Gerard Johnstone

Writers: Gerard Johnstone, Akela Cooper, and James Wan

Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Amie Donald

Release Date: June 27, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

Two years after M3GAN’s rampage, her creator, Gemma, resorts to resurrecting her infamous creation in order to take down Amelia, the military-grade weapon who was built by a defense contractor who stole M3GAN’s underlying tech.

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