Episode 168 – Gods of Egypt

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

gods-of-egypt-4Will our review win favor with the Gods of Egypt? Or will we be turned away by the judge at the gates of the afterlife? Find out in this week’s episode! We also talk about the Oscars and our predictions, Finn Jones as Iron Fist, The Dark Tower, and more!

Show Notes:

  • Cold Open: There’s an R-rated cut of Batman v Superman coming.
  • Intro (0:02:52)
  • Film News:
    • Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones will be Iron Fist for Netflix and Marvel (0:06:25)
    • Stephen King has confirmed Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey as Roland Deschain and the Man in Black for The Dark Tower. (0:16:37)
    • The gofundme page for Wayne’s Leisure World has been taken down. (0:23:36)
    • The 88th Academy Awards happened! We tried to predict them! (0:24:10)
  • Full Review: Gods of Egypt (0:48:48)
  • Outro

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Episode 167 – The Witch

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

The-Witch-Poster-Large_1200_1776_81_sDoes The Witch glamour us into adoration or do we burn it at the stake? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast! We also talk about one man’s Wayne’s World 3 hopes, Zoolander 2, and more!

Show Notes:

  • Cold Open: Wayne’s World 3
  • Intro (0:03:42)
  • More on Wayne’s World (0:03:57)
  • Listener Feedback (0:14:10)
    • David Steel
  • What We’ve Been Watching:
    • Willie: Armageddon, Speed, Gravity (0:15:06)
    • Tim: Damien: The Omen 2, Soldier, Deadpool, Pieces, Slaughterhouse, Bay of Blood (0:18:35)
    • Nick: Titanic, The Thumb Movies and Thumbtanic, Jesus Christ Superstar (0:24:25)
    • Alex: Better Call Saul Season 2, Zoolander 2 (0:32:11)
  • Full Review: The Witch (0:35:00)
    • SPOILERS: (0:47:25)
  • Outro

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Episode 166 – Deadpool

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

1452594620-deadpool-romcom-bannerDoes Deadpool break through the fourth wall and pull us in or do we all just wish they’d sew his mouth shut? Find out in this week’s episode of the podcast! We also talk about some recent trailers (Daredevil, Batman v Superman) as well as production limitations that led to movie magic!

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • Listener Feedback (0:01:54)
    • Joep & Robin
    • Gordan
  • Film News:
    • Star Wars Episode VIII is in production. Benicio del Toro is confirmed in the cast, newcomer Kelly Marie Tran has joined along with movie veteran Laura Dern! (0:04:01)
    •  Joe Carnahan will direct Bad Boys 3 starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. (0:05:23)
    •  The official Predator facebook posted a teaser image for the Shane Black/Fred Dekker reboot. (0:05:34)
  • Trailer Ticker:
    • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Final Trailer (0:10:20)
    • Netflix’s Daredevil Season 1 Trailer 1 (0:19:06)
    • Pee Wee’s Big Holiday Trailer (0:30:55)
    • Kindergarten Cop 2 Trailer (0:31:48)
  • Production limitations that led to movie magic (0:32:32)
  • Full Review: Deadpool (0:47:00)
    • SPOILERS: (1:05:24)
  • Outro

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Episode 165 – Hail, Caesar!

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

hail-caesar-quadIn this week’s episode the Coen brothers abduct the film nerds as they watch Hail, Caesar! We also discuss some listener feedback and we talk about what we’ve been watching!

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • Listener Feedback (0:01:20)
    • Gordan
    • Jason
    • Matt
    • Alasdair
  • What We’ve Been Watching:
    • Nick: The Rundown, Seven Psychopaths, Enemy, Justified, Bored to Death, Slow West (0:09:53)
    • Tim: The X-Files New Season , Blank Check, Grease Live, Diary of a Teenage Girl (0:19:56)
    • Alex: Sleeping With Other People, Groundhog Day, Fargo Season 2 (0:00:00)
  • Full Review: Hail, Caesar! (0:34:17)
    • SPOILERS: (0:48:32)
  • Outro

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Listener Feedback: Gordan’s Oscar Picks, Jason’s Top 12 of 2015, and Alasdair’s Most Anticipated of 2016

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

feedbackHey everyone! Quite a few people wrote in to share in some of the listy goodness that has occurred on the Midwest Film Nerds Podcast in the last three weeks, and we wanted to share these with everyone! Thank you guys for writing in and hopefully we’ll hear more from you soon!

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Episode 164 – 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

10mostanticipated2016This week we talk about our top 10 most anticipated movies of 2016!

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • Our 10 most anticipated films of 2016! (0:01:27)
  • Honorable mentions and more (0:50:18)
  • Outro (1:09:25)

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Episode 163 – Our Top 10 Movies of 2015

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

top10of2015This week we talk about our top 10 movies of last year! We also talk about movies we wish we had seen before making our lists, our honorable mentions, biggest disappointments, worst movies of the year, and more!

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • 2015 Podcast Statistics! (0:01:40)
  • Our top 10 movies of 2015 (0:05:50)
  • Disclaimer movies, honorable mentions, and more. (0:53:17)
  • Outro (1:16:23)

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Episode 162 – 2016 Oscar Predictions

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

oscarsThis week we go on the record with our 2016 Academy Award Predictions! If you’d like to go on the record with yours, shoot us an email and we’ll add you to the scorekeeping list! We also briefly touch on What We Do in the Shadows, The Final Girls, Dreamcatcher, and Casual!

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • What We’ve Been Watching
    • Willie: What We Do in the Shadows, The Final Girls, Parenthood (2010 TV Series) (0:04:13)
    • Tim: Dreamcatcher (0:09:27)
    • Alex: Casual (Hulu TV Series) (0:16:08)
  • Alan Rickman has passed away. (0:17:27)
  • Our 2016 Oscar Predictions! (0:24:37)
  • Outro (0:53:36)

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Episode 161 – The Revenant

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

revenant-leoShould you crawl through the snow and fight off a bear to see Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s The Revenant? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast! We also talk about David Bowie, the Golden Globes, and reveal the results of the Fall Movie Draft! Listen after the outro for some off topic discussion where Willie, Nick, and Tim record while Alex is away…

Show Notes:

  • Intro
  • Fall Movie Draft Results! (0:01:20)
  • David Bowie has passed away at the age of 69. (0:04:48)
  • Golden Globes Discussion (0:16:52)
  • George Miller said he doesn’t want to direct another Mad Max (0:26:54)
  • Full Review: The Revenant (0:31:20)
    • SPOILERS: (0:44:54)
  • Outro (1:08:27)
  • Off Topic Discussion (1:11:37)

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Episode 160 – Goodnight Mommy

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Alex — No Comments ↓

goodnightmommyIs Goodnight Mommy the movie we think it is or is it something else entirely? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast! We also talk about what we’ve been watching including Fantastic Four, Spotlight, and more!

Show Notes:

  • Cold Open: Nicki is the queen of TV shows!
  • Intro (0:04:06)
  • What We’ve Been Watching:
    • Nicki: Lots of TV! And Dean Cain dog/Christmas films (0:06:17)
    • Willie: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (0:09:52)
    • Tim: Silicon Valley, Curse of Chucky, Fantastic Four (2015) (0:11:51)
    • Alex: Fringe, Making a Murderer, Spotlight (0:19:26)
  • Listener Feedback (0:23:25)
  • Full Review: Goodnight Mommy (0:33:00)
    • SPOILERS: (0:48:43)
  • Outro

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