Movies Are Reel

Summer is almost over and folks, it's slim pickings! But we are here with the movies of August and one of 2003. - AUGUST Haunted Mansion- dir. Justin Simien; Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Lakeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Dany DeVito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis The Last Voyage of the Demeter- dir. André Øvredal; Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cinningham, David Dastmalchian, Chris Walley Blue Beetle- dir. Ángel Manuel Soto; Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo, Geroge Lopez, Damián Alcázar, Adrianna Barraza Lynch/Oz- dir. Alexandre O. Phillippe; Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Susama, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, David Lowery Bottoms- dir. Emma Seligman; Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Marshawn Lynch, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler Oldboy- dir. Park Chan-wook; CHoi Man-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hey-jung, Kim Byeong-ok, Ji Dae-han SEPTEMBER My Animal The Nun II

It’s the biggest movie month of 2023, that’s right, the return of INSIDIOUS!! Join us as we talk about the biggest month in film. JULY Insidious: The Red Door - dir. Patrick Wilson; Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Sinclair Daniel, Lin Shaye Joy Ride- dir. Adele Lim; Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu Biosphere- dir. Mel Eslyn; Sterling K. Brown, Mark Duplass Shin Kamen Rider- dir. Hideaki Anno; Sosuke Ikematsu, Minami Hamabe, Tasuko Emoto, Mirai Moriyama Talk to Me- dir. Michael and Danny Philippou; Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1: dir. Christopher McQuarrie; Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby Oppenheimer- dir. Christopher Nolan; Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt. Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon Barbie- dir. Greta Gerwig; Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Michael Cera, Will F

2 months for the price of one? In my podcast feed?! IT'S TRUE!! Since we are a bit late, we're here talking about the movies of May and June for this year. Hope you enjoy! - MAY Book Club: The Next Chapter- dir. Bill Holderman; Dianne Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson The Boogeyman- dir. Rob Savage; Sopie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3- dir. James Gunn; Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn Blackberry- dir. Matt Johnson; Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Cary Elwes, Martin Donovan - JUNE Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse- dir. Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers; Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya Asteroid City- dir. Wes Anderson; Jason Schwartzma

MAMA MIA! MOVIES ARE A REAL! It's april, there are movies, let's talk about them. - APRIL The Super Mario Bros. Movie- dir. Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath; Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Keegan Michael-Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen Renfield- dir. Chris McKay; Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz The Pope’s Exorcist- dir. Julius Avery; Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe,Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Laurel Marsden Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always-dir. Charlie Haskell; David Yost, Walter Jones, Steve Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Charlie Kersh Suzume- dir. Makato Shinkai; Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shota ze Sometani, Sairi Ito Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret- dir. Kelly Fremon Craig; Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Mallen Kupferer Beau is Afraid- dir. Ari Aster; Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Parker Posey, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Armen Nahapetian, Richard Kind, Zoe Lister-Jo

Back from a slim pikings month in February with more movies to talk about in March! - MARCH Scream VI- dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett; Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger Jackson, Courtney Cox 65- dir. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman Shazam! Fury of the Gods- dir. David F. Sandberg; Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Caroline Currey, Helen Mirren, Lucy Lieu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody John Wick Chapter 4- dir. Chad Stahelski; Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Clancy Brown, Rina Sawayama The Five Devils- dir. Léa Mysius; Adèle Exarchopoulos, Swala Emati, Sally Dramé, Moustapha Mbengue Tetris- dir. Jon S. Baird; Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Toby Jones Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves- dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein; Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh

Wow! This episode is a little later than expected.OOPS! Following up on our Best of 2023 discussions, join us as we discuss the very few movies of February 2023! FEBRUARY Knock at the Cabin - dir. M. Night Shyamalan; Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Alderidge, Kristen Cui, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn The Outwaters- dir. Robbie Banfitch; Robbie Banfitch, Angela Basolis, Scott Schamell, Michelle May, Leslie Ann Banfitch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania- dir. Peyton Reed; Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas Cocaine Bear- dir. Elizabeth Banks; Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Ray Liotta, Brooklyn Prince, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Margo Martindale Double Fine PsychOdyssey - Dir by Two Player Productions MARCH Creed III Children of the Corn Scream VI Bottoms 65 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Inside John Wick: Chapter 4 Malum Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Tetris ----------------------------------------------

Join us for part 2 of the 7th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations! Most Disappointing: Thor: Love and Thunder V/H/S/99 Men Sonic: The Hedgehog 2 The Northman Jurassic World: Dam minions Scream (2022) The Black Phone Death on the Nile The Batman Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness Glass Onion: A Kives Out Mystery Best Performance: Amber Midthunder as Naru - Prey Johnny Knoxville as Johnny Knoxville - Jackass Forever Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fableman - The Fablemans Michelle Williams as Mitzi Fableman - The Fablemans Ram Charan as Alluri Sitarama Raju - RRR Rachel Sennott as Alice - Bodies Bodies Bodies Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár - TÁR Mia Goth as Pearl - Pearl Mia Goth as Pearl / Maxine Minx - X Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty - The Banshees of Inisherin Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin - The Banshees of Inisherin Colin Farrel as Jake - After Yang Colin Farrel as The Penguin - The Batman Rebecca Hall as Margaret - Resurrection Tilda Swinton as Alithea Binnie - Three Thou

It’s that time again! Join us for the 7th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2022! Day 1 Best Style Best Horror Worst Movie Best Surprise Best Style: Three Thousand Years of Longing Resurrection Everything Everywhere All at Once The Menu Barbarian RRR White Noise Avatar: The Way of Water Nope The Batman The Menu Elvis Marcel the Shell Jackass Forever Decision to leave Mad God After Yang Best Horror: Resurrection Nope Mad God Barbarian Pearl X Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Watcher Hellraiser Smile Men Morbius Bones and All Halloween Ends The Black Phone Scream Worst Movie: Jurassic World: Da Minion Scream (2022) Thor Love and Thunder Men Blonde Morbius They/Them Firestarter The Whale Lightyear Elvis Best Surprise: Barbarian Avatar: The Way of Water Prey Top Gun: Maverick Smile Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Pearl Morbius --------------------------------------------------- iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movi…el/id1082173626 Google Play: podc

The best movie month of the year, folks. That’s right, January! You hear about this guy called Otto? - JANUARY M3GAN (pronounced mah- three-gan)- dir. Gerard Johnstone; Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jenna Davis Sick- dir. John Hyams; Gideon Adlon, Beth Million,Dylan Sprayberry Skinamarink- dir. Kyle Edward Ball; Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Pual, Jaime Hill A Man Called Otto- dir. Marc Forster; Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Missing- dir. Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick; Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker Infinity Pool- dir. Brandon Cronenberg; Mia Goth, Alexander Skarsgard, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel Quick The Last of Us + Poker Face shout out FEBRUARY Knock at the Cabin Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin 80 For Brady The Outwaters Magic Mike’s Last Dance Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Cocaine Bear - -------------------------------------------------

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What's this?! A timely podcast!?? It's more likely than you think. Please enjoy us covering the movies of November 2022! NOVEMBER Weird: The Al Yankovic Story- dir. Eric Appel; Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Arturo Castro, Toby Huss Next Exit- dir. Mali Elfman; Katie Parker, Rahul Kohli, Rose McIver, Karen Gillan Black Panther: Wakanda Forever- dir. Ryan Coogler; Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Angela Bassett The Menu- dir. Mark Mylod; Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas HOult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, John Leguizamo The Fabelmans- dir. Stephen Spielberg; Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen Bones and All- dir. Luca Guadagnino; Taylor Russell, Timothee Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery- dir. Rian Johnson; Daniel Craig, Janelle Monae, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick DECEMBER Violent Night The Eternal Daug

Oops! I promise we always try to make these episodes timely but uhhhh life is busy. Anyway! Here is the episode covering the movies of Oct OCTOBER Terrifier 2- dir. Damien Leone; Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thronton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman Hellraiser- dir. David Bruckner; Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn Deadstream- dir. Joseph and Vanessa Winter; Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone Triangle of Sadness- dir. Ruben Östlund; Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Burić, Henrik Dorsin, Vicki Berlin TÁR- dir. Todd Field; Cate Blachette, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong Halloween Ends- dir. David Gordon Green; Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, James Jude Courtney Wendell & Wild- dir. Henry Selick; Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett, Lyric Ross, Ving Rhames, Garbrielle Dennis The Banshees of Inisherin- dir. Martin McDonagh; Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, B

Been a minute, huh?! That's what happens when two of us get COVID AND one of us gets married.. BUT NOTHING IS STOPPING THIS PODCAST. Here we are to discuss the movies of August and September 2022. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER Prey- dir. Dan Trachtenberg; Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp Bodies Bodies Bodies- dir. Halina Reijn; Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Lee Pace, Pete Davidson Orphan: First Kill- dir. William Brent Bell; Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Matthew Finlan Three Thousand Years of Longing- dir. George Miller; Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba Barbarian- dir. Zach Cregger; Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Richard Brake Memoria- dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul; Tilda Swinton They / Them- dir. John Logan; Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon, Qui Tann, Anna Chlumsky, Austin Crute Goodnight Mommy- dir. Matt Sobel; Naomi Watts, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti The Woman King - Directed by Gina Prince-Byth

Whoops! We lost the episode for June on top of being busy and usually tardy. Sorry about that. Thankfully for us there was not a whole lot of movies but we still got a fun show for ya! JUNE Crimes of the Future Lightyear Jurassic World Dominion The Black Phone Mad God Elvis JULY Thor: Love and Thunder- dir. Taika Waititi; Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Russell Crowe This is GWAR- dir. Scott Barber Fire of Love- dir. Sara Dosa Marcel The Shell With Shoes On- Not Okay- Resurrection- dir. Andrew Semans; Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Frace Kaufman Nope- dir. Jordan Peele; Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Keith David AUGUST Bullet Train Prey Easter Sunday Bodies Bodies Bodies They/Them She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Orphan: First Kill Three Thousand Years Of Loging --------------------------------------------------- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-are-reel/id1082173626 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNv

THE GAS PRICES ARE HIGH AND THE MOVIES ARE HOT BABY! Here to talk about some of the first movies of summer 2022! -- MAY Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness- dir. Sam Raimi; Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez Firestarter- dir. Keith Thomas; Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon On the Count of Three- dir. Jerrod Carmichael; Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Henry Winkler Bob’s Burgers Movie- dir. Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman; H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal. John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman The Innocents- dir. Eskil Vogt; Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim Men- dir. Alex Garland; Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essideu Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers: dir. Akiva Schafer; starring John Mulaney, Andy Samberg Top Gun Maverick- dir. Joseph Kosinski; Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Mike’s Teller, Bashir Salahuddin, Jon Hamm JUNE Crimes of the Future Watch

MORBIUS SWEEP 2K22 IS HERE. Join us as we discuss MORBIUS, A NEW MARVEL LEGEND RISES. As well as other equally good movies. (JK please watch Everything Everywhere All at Once.) -- APRIL Dr. Michael Morbius

Post-Best of pod! March has a big boy with The Batman and a bunch of smaller stuff, let’s get to it. MARCH The Batman

Let’s wrap up 2021! Day two of our Best of 2021 awards recapping the best and worst movies of the year. As always, we’re looking for one winner and two runner ups in each category. We can’t watch everything. Hope you enjoy it! Day 2 Most Disappointing Standout Moment Best Performance Don’t Go In There Award Best Old Movies of 2021 Top 10 Movies of 2021 Most Disappointing: Mortal Kombat Halloween Kills Space Jam: A New Legacy Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Spiral: From the Book of SAW Candyman F9: The Fastestest Saga The Forever Purge Don’t Look Up Last Night in Soho Antlers Spiral: From the Book of Saw Best Performance: Kristen Stewart: Spencer Rebecca Hall: The Night House Bo Burnham: Inside Niamh Algar: Censor Simu Liu: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Tony Leung : Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Bob Odenkirk: Nobody Nicolas Cage: Pig Carrie-Anne Moss: The Matrix Resurrections Dev Patel: The Green Knight Daniel Kaluuya: Judas and the Black Messiah Lakeith Stanfield: J

IT’S FINALLY TIME! Day one of our Best of 2021 awards recapping the best and worst movies of the year. As always, we’re looking for one winner and two runner ups in each category. We can’t watch everything. Hope you enjoy it! Day 1 Best Style Best Horror Worst Movie Best Surprise Best Style: Bo Burnham’s INSIDE Spencer Censor Licorice Pizza The French Dispatch Annette Psycho Goreman The Night House Zola Malignant Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The Mitchells vs The Machines DUNE Spider-Man No Way Home The Green Knight Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time OLD Last Night in Soho Minari Saint Maud Red Rocket Spine of the Night Best Horror: Censor The Night House Saint Maud The Green Knight The Medium Nightmare Alley? Lamb Candyman Titane Fear Street: Part One - 1994 Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Fear Street Part Three: 1666 V/H/S/94 Shadow in the Clouds Malignant Antlers A Quiet Place II The Conjuring: The Devil Made me do it The Unholy Old Worst Movie: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon C

New year, and not a lot of movies so far!