<description>&lt;figure class="wp-block-image size-large"&gt;&lt;img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="540" src="https://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1024x540.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2143" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-300x158.jpg 300w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-768x405.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1536x810.jpg 1536w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will we stan, again, Mike Flanagan or does he scam us fans with a pan of flan?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-a4c60f5f-5f0e-4a4a-9e63-856e1fd17de9"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review: &lt;em&gt;The Fall of the House of Usher&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;**SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p id="block-634ce605-a38a-4ee2-b040-397238e4c208"&gt;Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;amp;creatorID=10653089"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p id="block-ff21847e-42bb-4b80-94d9-673dacc6937b"&gt;Music and artwork were made for us by @&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank"&gt;ChonConstantine&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-747564fa-c69c-4ccb-9b75-c1470be99991"&gt;&lt;a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/"&gt;Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-286f4509-939f-4905-bdc3-ab43560ad7ad"&gt;Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Will we stan, again, Mike Flanagan or does he scam us fans with a pan of flan? Show Notes: Intro Full Review: The Fall of the House of Usher **SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY** Outro Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:…Read more ›

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="540" src="https://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1024x540.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2143" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-300x158.jpg 300w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-768x405.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1-1536x810.jpg 1536w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfothou-1.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>Will we stan, again, Mike Flanagan or does he scam us fans with a pan of flan?Show Notes:<ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"><li>Intro</li><li>Full Review: The Fall of the House of Usher<ul><li>**SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**</li></ul></li><li>Outro</li></ul>Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:<figure><iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;creatorID=10653089"></iframe></figure>Music and artwork were made for us by @<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank">ChonConstantine</a>&nbsp;on twitter.<a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/">Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.</a>Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Bonus Episode: The Fall of the House of Usher

<description>&lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"&gt;&lt;img decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-819x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2137" width="244" height="305" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-819x1024.jpg 819w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-240x300.jpg 240w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-768x960.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="has-text-align-left"&gt;Does Neill Blomkamp's latest film have what it takes to gain pole position at the box office, or will it smolder in a fiery crash on the side of the track at Nürburgring? Find out in our review of &lt;em&gt;Gran Turismo&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-a4c60f5f-5f0e-4a4a-9e63-856e1fd17de9"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review: &lt;em&gt;Gran Turismo &lt;/em&gt;(0:02:29)&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;**SPOILERS START: (0:30:39)**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p id="block-634ce605-a38a-4ee2-b040-397238e4c208"&gt;Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;amp;creatorID=10653089"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p id="block-ff21847e-42bb-4b80-94d9-673dacc6937b"&gt;Music and artwork were made for us by @&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank"&gt;ChonConstantine&lt;/a&gt; on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-747564fa-c69c-4ccb-9b75-c1470be99991"&gt;&lt;a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/"&gt;Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-286f4509-939f-4905-bdc3-ab43560ad7ad"&gt;Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Does Neill Blomkamp’s latest film have what it takes to gain pole position at the box office, or will it smolder in a fiery crash on the side of the track at Nürburgring? Find out in our review of Gran…Read more ›

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-819x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2137" width="244" height="305" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-819x1024.jpg 819w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-240x300.jpg 240w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster-768x960.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gran-turismo-poster.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /></figure></div>Does Neill Blomkamp's latest film have what it takes to gain pole position at the box office, or will it smolder in a fiery crash on the side of the track at Nürburgring? Find out in our review of Gran Turismo!Show Notes:<ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"><li>Intro</li><li>Full Review: Gran Turismo (0:02:29)<ul><li>**SPOILERS START: (0:30:39)**</li></ul></li><li>Outro</li></ul>Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:<figure><iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;creatorID=10653089"></iframe></figure>Music and artwork were made for us by @<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank">ChonConstantine</a> on twitter.<a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/">Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.</a>Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 217 – Gran Turismo

<description>&lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"&gt;&lt;img decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-691x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2128" width="240" height="355" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-691x1024.jpg 691w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-203x300.jpg 203w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-768x1138.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-scaled.jpg 1728w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does David Lowery's &lt;em&gt;The Green Knight&lt;/em&gt; deserve the valor it seeks, or is it too cowardly to face the journey ahead? Find out on this week's episode! We also discuss the forthcoming &lt;em&gt;Matrix Resurrections&lt;/em&gt; and its' recent trailer release.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-a4c60f5f-5f0e-4a4a-9e63-856e1fd17de9"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Matrix Resurrections&lt;/em&gt; First Trailer (0:03:45)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review: &lt;em&gt;The Green Knight&lt;/em&gt; (0:21:23)&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;**SPOILERS START: (0:53:00)**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p id="block-634ce605-a38a-4ee2-b040-397238e4c208"&gt;Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;amp;creatorID=10653089"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p id="block-ff21847e-42bb-4b80-94d9-673dacc6937b"&gt;Music and artwork were made for us by @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;ChonConstantine&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-e4452bf3-eec4-4604-9938-b20497ed4c05"&gt;Follow&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank"&gt;the show&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/nickblauvelt" target="_blank"&gt;Nick&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank"&gt;Alex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-747564fa-c69c-4ccb-9b75-c1470be99991"&gt;&lt;a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/"&gt;Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-286f4509-939f-4905-bdc3-ab43560ad7ad"&gt;Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Does David Lowery’s The Green Knight deserve the valor it seeks, or is it too cowardly to face the journey ahead? Find out on this week’s episode! We also discuss the forthcoming Matrix Resurrections and its’ recent trailer release. Show…Read more ›

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-691x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2128" width="240" height="355" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-691x1024.jpg 691w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-203x300.jpg 203w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-768x1138.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TGKposter-scaled.jpg 1728w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></figure></div>Does David Lowery's The Green Knight deserve the valor it seeks, or is it too cowardly to face the journey ahead? Find out on this week's episode! We also discuss the forthcoming Matrix Resurrections and its' recent trailer release.Show Notes:<ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"><li>Intro</li><li>The Matrix Resurrections First Trailer (0:03:45)</li><li>Full Review: The Green Knight (0:21:23)<ul><li>**SPOILERS START: (0:53:00)**</li></ul></li><li>Outro</li></ul>Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:<figure><iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;creatorID=10653089"></iframe></figure>Music and artwork were made for us by @<a href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ChonConstantine</a>&nbsp;on twitter.Follow&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank">the show</a>,&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/nickblauvelt" target="_blank">Nick</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank">Alex</a>&nbsp;on twitter.<a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/">Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.</a>Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 216 – The Green Knight

<description>&lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-692x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2124" width="288" height="425" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-692x1024.jpg 692w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-203x300.jpg 203w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-768x1137.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss.jpg 835w" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;James Gunn was given a suicide mission: create an entertaining movie about &lt;em&gt;The Suicide Squad&lt;/em&gt;! Did he succeed? Find out with our review! We also catch up on talking about &lt;em&gt;Loki&lt;/em&gt; from Disney+ and &lt;em&gt;Reminiscence&lt;/em&gt;, the feature directorial debut of Lisa Joy, co-creator of &lt;em&gt;Westworld&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-a4c60f5f-5f0e-4a4a-9e63-856e1fd17de9"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What We've Been Watching:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jon: &lt;em&gt;Warrior&lt;/em&gt; Seasons 1 &amp;amp; 2, &lt;em&gt;Freaky&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Let Him Go&lt;/em&gt; (0:09:59)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Willie: &lt;em&gt;What If&amp;#8230;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Party Down&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Modern Love&lt;/em&gt;, AEW Wrestling (0:11:35)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nick: &lt;em&gt;Army of the Dead&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Wedding Guest&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sound of Metal&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The DaVinci Code&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Angels &amp;amp; Demons&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Day After Tomorrow&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Geostorm&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Ritual&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Descent&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hush&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;INSIDE&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Doomsday&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Shining&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Doctor Sleep&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Last Black Man in San Francisco&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bodyguard&lt;/em&gt; (0:23:54)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Not-So-Full Review: &lt;em&gt;Reminiscence&lt;/em&gt; (0:34:40) **No Spoilers**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review:&lt;em&gt; Loki &lt;/em&gt;(0:48:50) **SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review: &lt;em&gt;The Suicide Squad&lt;/em&gt; (1:38:45) **SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p id="block-634ce605-a38a-4ee2-b040-397238e4c208"&gt;Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;amp;creatorID=10653089"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p id="block-ff21847e-42bb-4b80-94d9-673dacc6937b"&gt;Music and artwork were made for us by @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;ChonConstantine&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-e4452bf3-eec4-4604-9938-b20497ed4c05"&gt;Follow&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank"&gt;the show&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/nickblauvelt" target="_blank"&gt;Nick&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank"&gt;Alex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-747564fa-c69c-4ccb-9b75-c1470be99991"&gt;&lt;a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/"&gt;Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-286f4509-939f-4905-bdc3-ab43560ad7ad"&gt;Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

James Gunn was given a suicide mission: create an entertaining movie about The Suicide Squad! Did he succeed? Find out with our review! We also catch up on talking about Loki from Disney+ and Reminiscence, the feature directorial debut of…Read more ›

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-692x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2124" width="288" height="425" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-692x1024.jpg 692w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-203x300.jpg 203w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss-768x1137.jpg 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tss.jpg 835w" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /></figure></div>James Gunn was given a suicide mission: create an entertaining movie about The Suicide Squad! Did he succeed? Find out with our review! We also catch up on talking about Loki from Disney+ and Reminiscence, the feature directorial debut of Lisa Joy, co-creator of Westworld!Show Notes:<ul id="block-9eb9cf17-a89c-428d-9bf8-e9a14f5aafdf"><li>Intro</li><li>What We've Been Watching:<ul><li>Jon: Warrior Seasons 1 &amp; 2, Freaky, Let Him Go (0:09:59)</li><li>Willie: What If&#8230;, Party Down, Modern Love, AEW Wrestling (0:11:35)</li><li>Nick: Army of the Dead, The Wedding Guest, Sound of Metal, The DaVinci Code, Angels &amp; Demons, The Day After Tomorrow, Geostorm, The Ritual, The Descent, Hush, INSIDE, Doomsday, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Bodyguard (0:23:54)</li></ul></li><li>Not-So-Full Review: Reminiscence (0:34:40) **No Spoilers**</li><li>Full Review: Loki (0:48:50) **SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**</li><li>Full Review: The Suicide Squad (1:38:45) **SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY**</li><li>Outro</li></ul>Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:<figure><iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;creatorID=10653089"></iframe></figure>Music and artwork were made for us by @<a href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ChonConstantine</a>&nbsp;on twitter.Follow&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank">the show</a>,&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/nickblauvelt" target="_blank">Nick</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank">Alex</a>&nbsp;on twitter.<a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/">Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.</a>Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 215 – The Suicide Squad (Plus Loki and Reminiscence)

<description>&lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1024x784.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2120" width="380" height="290" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1024x784.png 1024w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-300x230.png 300w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-768x588.png 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1536x1176.png 1536w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214.png 1672w" sizes="(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p id="block-dcc7447e-dd3f-44eb-a5f0-35f71aa31efd"&gt;What's more important &amp;#8212; the family you're born into, or the family you choose? We're here with a double dose of family with TWO FULL REVIEWS of&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Justin Lin's return to the &lt;em&gt;Fast &amp;amp; Furious&lt;/em&gt; franchise with &lt;em&gt;F9: The Fast Saga&lt;/em&gt; and Cate Shortland's &lt;em&gt;Black Widow&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-87a24082-f93e-43fe-8d37-92caca8be677"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul id="block-17d5f4ef-41b1-4086-af8c-c0ced9d09acc"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review: &lt;em&gt;F9: The Fast Saga&lt;/em&gt; (0:05:29)&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;**SPOILERS START (0:21:21)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full Review:&lt;em&gt; Black Widow &lt;/em&gt;(0:52:23)&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;**SPOILERS START: (1:02:06)**&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p id="block-8f026ec4-f2c2-47ed-ba61-b8eedc800e1f"&gt;Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;amp;creatorID=10653089"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p id="block-dfc1193a-bc3c-45d1-a40b-9d4fea02f1df"&gt;Music and artwork were made for us by @&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank"&gt;ChonConstantine&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-e5479f5d-5a96-4801-9068-4b0b429398b3"&gt;Follow&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank"&gt;the show&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank"&gt;Alex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-f6775585-e2dc-408c-b1d8-201c3c88e8cb"&gt;&lt;a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/"&gt;Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id="block-a55552b2-c404-42f0-9456-3a6e76fe211c"&gt;Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What’s more important — the family you’re born into, or the family you choose? We’re here with a double dose of family with TWO FULL REVIEWS of Justin Lin’s return to the Fast & Furious franchise with F9: The Fast…Read more ›

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1024x784.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2120" width="380" height="290" srcset="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1024x784.png 1024w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-300x230.png 300w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-768x588.png 768w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214-1536x1176.png 1536w, http://midwestfilmnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mfn214.png 1672w" sizes="(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px" /></figure></div>What's more important &#8212; the family you're born into, or the family you choose? We're here with a double dose of family with TWO FULL REVIEWS of Justin Lin's return to the Fast &amp; Furious franchise with F9: The Fast Saga and Cate Shortland's Black Widow!Show Notes:<ul id="block-17d5f4ef-41b1-4086-af8c-c0ced9d09acc"><li>Intro</li><li>Full Review: F9: The Fast Saga (0:05:29)<ul><li>**SPOILERS START (0:21:21)</li></ul></li><li>Full Review: Black Widow (0:52:23)<ul><li>**SPOILERS START: (1:02:06)**</li></ul></li><li>Outro</li></ul>Become a patron by visiting our Patreon:<figure><iframe src="https://www.patreon.com/platform/iframe?widget=become-patron-button&amp;redirectURI=http%3A%2F%2Fmidwestgamenerds.com%2F&amp;creatorID=10653089"></iframe></figure>Music and artwork were made for us by @<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/chonconstantine" target="_blank">ChonConstantine</a>&nbsp;on twitter.Follow&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://midwestfilmnerds.com/recently-posted/twitter.com/MFNPodcast" target="_blank">the show</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://twitter.com/jondy1703" target="_blank">Alex</a>&nbsp;on twitter.<a href="http://midwestpodcastnetwork.com/">Find more from the Midwest Podcast Network here.</a>Send comments, feedback, “Food for Thought” questions to feedback(AT)midwestfilmnerds(DOT)com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 214 – Black Widow & F9: The Fast Saga

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