This week the film nerds delve into the corruption in Vinci City with their review of HBO’s True Detective Season 2! Show Notes: Introduction Summer Movie Wager Weekly Update (0:01:18) Listener Feedback: Jason on Mr. Robot (0:03:33) Full Review: HBO’s True Detective Season 2 (0:06:11) Spoilers…
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Episode 139 – True Detective Season 2
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Fight the Franchise 02 – Halloween (Part 1)
Willie, Tim, and Nicki take a stab at the Halloween franchise in Fight the Franchise 02! This episode covers from Halloween (1978) to Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). Check back later this week for part 2! Show Notes: Introduction Films: Halloween (1978) (0:01:52)…
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Episode 133 – Inside Out
Can the film nerds express their feelings about Pixar’s Inside Out? Find out on this week’s episode! We also talk about James Horner, Dick Van patten, Hannibal, Paranormal Activity, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, the Wolverine and Old Man Logan, Dwayne “The…
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Episode 132 – Jurassic World
In this episode we debate whether or not Colin Trevorrow and Universal were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make a Jurassic Park sequel that they didn’t stop to think if they should. We review Jurassic World! Also we talk…
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Episode 131 – Entourage (plus Spy and Insidious: Chapter 3)
This week on the podcast we bask in the first world problems of rich Californians with our review of Entourage! We also touch on Insidious: Chapter 3, Spy, We Are Still Here, The Nightmare, and Mad Max: Fury Road. Show Notes: Introduction Summer Movie Wager…
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Episode 130 – San Andreas
Did San Andreas shake us to our very core or did it fail to register on the Richter scale? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast! We also have some listener feedback, a summer movie wager update, some film…
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Episode 127 – While We’re Young
Is Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young effective at making us hate the youngins? Or do we fear getting old? Or does it accomplish something else entirely? Find out on this week’s episode! We also talk about Josh Trank and Star Wars, John Wick 2, The Incredibles…
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Summer Movie Wager 2015!
Hey everyone! I’m a little late this year but it is definitely that time of year again! I’m going to take a minute today to lay the groundwork for our 2015 Summer Movie Wager! I stole the idea for this…
Fight the Franchise 01 – Leprechaun (Part 2)
Fight the Franchise is a new monthly bonus episode from Willie, Nicki, and Tim of the Midwest Film Nerds Podcast! In this installment, the crew look back at the Leprechaun Franchise to take a close look at each film in the…
Episode 124 – Marvel’s Dardevil (2015) Part 2
This week there’s a big Trailer Ticker as well as some film news and feedback! We round out the episode with a spoiler-filled discussion of all 13 episodes of Marvel’s Daredevil! Show Notes: Introduction Feedback: Rick on Twin Peaks (0:03:55) Gojo’s…
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