Video Game Archives - Reel Film Nerds

Episode #386: Borderlands

By Matt on Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Hi kids! For this weekly Reel Film Nerds Podcast we chat about a video game inspired film Borderlands starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt and Jack Black. Additional topics include the World Wide Web, E.T the Video Game, and Octoberfest.

Next week Ma, Mike, and Matt hit the theaters, to check out a new horror Sci-Fi film Alien: Romulus directed by Fede Alvarez. Don’t forget to stay to the end for Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #76. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

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Borderlands

Director: Eli Roth

Writers: Eli Roth and Joe Abercrombie

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt and Jack Black

Release Date: August 9, 2024

Storyline from IMDB

Based on the best-selling videogame, this all-star action-adventure follows a ragtag team of misfits on a mission to save a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

Watch the Borderlands trailer below.

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Episode #338: Gran Turismo

By Matt on Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Welcome everyone to yet another Wednesday. It’s like these things repeat every week! For today’s episode Matt and Mike chat about the based on a true story video game film Gran Turismo starring David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, and Archie Madekwe. Not incredible car topics include National Cinema Day, pumpkin ales are coming, and of course video games.

For next week’s review we head back to the theaters to check out the last big action flick of the summer, The Equalizer 3 starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. Don’t forget to stay for the end to hear Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #27, I think this is her best one yet! Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week!

If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike to review, email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com

Gran Turismo

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Writers: Jason Hall, Zach Baylin, and Alex Tse

Stars: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, and Djimon Hounsou

Release Date: August 25, 2023

Storyline from IMDB

Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs – a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec – who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.

Watch the Gran Turismo trailer below.

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Episode #180: Legacy – Guns Akimbo

By Matt on Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Welcome faithful listeners, yes it’s hump day but it’s also NEW PODCAST DAY! Today Matt and Mike kick back and chat about lots of things but mostly Guns Akimbo starring Samara Weaving and Daniel Radcliffe. Extra topics include the Fast and Furious franchise, Tenet on indefinite hold, and Universal VS AMC Theaters.

Fair warning, this film is not for everyone. It is a fun fast paced action comedy with lots of video game elements and millennial tidbits that has several parts that are just flat out bad. There are great lines and scenes too that are so good they will catch you by surprise. Weaving is excellent in the film in a character that should have been written better. Radcliffe does a great job leading the film as a nerdy video game programmer turned action celebrity. Ned Dennehy, almost unrecognizable, brings the sadistic tech savvy villain Riktor to life in a very almost disturbing way. Mysterious Mike really enjoyed Guns Akimbo giving it 3.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt thought the film was fun and action packed but was just average awarding it 3 out of 5 Reels.

Next week the guys chat about more random topics they enjoy and you probably don’t but hopefully focus on a new Netflix film The Old Guard starring Charlize Theron. Thanks for listening to our pod, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Chat at you next week!

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