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WE ARE ALMOST CAUGHT UP! MARCH AND APRIL LETS GO MARCH Mickey 17- dir. Bong Joon Ho; Robert Pattinson(x17), Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette Plankton: The Movie- dir. Dave Needham; Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Mary Jo Catlett, Lori Alan Opus- dir. Mark Anthony Green; Ayo Edibiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Melissa Chambers, Tony Hale, Stephanie Suganami, Mark Siversten, Amber Midthunder The Electric State- dir. Joe and Anthony Russo; Millie Bobby Brown, Crisp Rat, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Gioncarlo Esposito, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, COLMAN DOMINGO!?!?, Alan Tudyk Ash- dir. Flying Lotus; Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, Beula Koale, Flying Lotus The Woman in the Yard- dir. Jaume Collet-Serra; Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahiha, Russell Hornsby Death of a Unicorn-

WOW THIS IS LATE HUH. WELL, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER? Join us for our discussion of the best films of 2024! Best Style: Longlegs I Saw The TV Glow The Substance Look Back Y2K Stop Motion Alien Romulus Megalopolis The Beast The Peoples Joker Hundreds of Beavers MadS Madame Web Best Horror: Longlegs I Saw The TV Glow The Substance Red Rooms Late Night with The Devil Alien Romulus MadS Oddity V/H/S Beyond Stop Motion The First Omen Heretic Terrifier 3 Imaginary Night Swim Tarot Nosferatu The Vourdalak Megaflopolis Worst Movie: Megacrapolis Kraven the Hunter Sonic the Hedgehog 3 AfrAId The Garfield Movie The Strangers: Chapter 1 (of 1) Emila Perez Godzilla x Kong - The New Empire Argylle Best Surprise: Red Rooms Problemestia Lisa Frankenstain Megaloposhit The First Omen Alien Romulus Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Twisters Deadpool & Wolverine Civil War The Fall Guy Smile 2 Your Monster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice --------------------------------------------------- iTunes: https://podc

WOW THIS IS LATE HUH. WELL, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER? Join us for our discussion of the best films of 2024! Most Disappointing: Saturday Night Dune Part II Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga Monkey Man Salom’s Lot Joker: Jokers a Deux The Watchers The Strangers: Chapter 1: Can You Believe They Already Filmed Two More of These? Mega-”Back to the Cluuuub”- lopolis Strange Darling Abigail Alien Romulus Late Night with the Devil The Exorcism Standout Moment: “There is Still Time” - I Saw The TV Glow “Monstro-Elizasue” - The Substance “Revisting Mom’s House/Reveal/Shotgun” - Longlegs “TIME STOP!” - Mega-Poppin’ Off-olis “Worms” - Late Night with The Devil “Watching the Videos” - Red Rooms Playing dress up in the courtroom - Red Rooms “Just One of those Days!” - Y2K “Jesse Plemons Jumpscare” - Civil War “Giant Lady” - Love Lies Bleeding “I STAND WITH BANK OF AMERICA” - Problemista “This pool is the best thing to happen this family” - Night Swim End Credits - Sing Sing The Ending - “Challengers” The Rave - Babygirl

Fuck you it’s January??? We watched three movies in January so we decided to sandwich January and February!! JANUARY Wolfman- dir. Leigh Whannell; Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Presence- dir. Steven Soderbergh; Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Laing, Eddy Maday, Julia Fox Companion- dir. Drew Hancock; Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend FEBRUARY Heart Eyes- dir. Josh Ruben; Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Jordana Brewster, Devon Sawa, Gigi Zumbado Paddington in Peru- dir. Dougal Wilson; Ben Whishow, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortemer, Samuel Joslin, Madeline Harris, Julie Walters, Antonio Bandares, Oliva Colman Captain America Brave New World- dir. Julias Onah; Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Tim Blake Nelson, Carl Lumbly, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler The Monkey- dir. Osgood Perkins; Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Adam Scott, Elijah Wood MARCH Mickey 17 Opus

SONIC BABY GIRL NOSFERATU, that's what's up folks. Please enjoy our episode for December 2024! DECEMBER Y2K- dir. Kyle Mooney; Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghardi, Lachlan Watson, Fred Durst Queer- dir. Luca Guadagnino; Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville Red One- dir. Jake Kasdan; Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Bonnie Hunt Kraven the Hunter- dir. J.C. Chandor; Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, Russell Crowe The End- dir. Joshua Oppenheimer; Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram Sonic the Hedgehog 3- dir. Jeff Fowler; Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Krysten Ritter, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter Nightbitch-dir. Marielle Heller; Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Jessica Harper Babygirl- dir. Halina Reijn; Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde Nosferatu- dir. Robert Eggers; Bill Skarsgård, Wille

Autumnal motion pictures! We're here to discuss the movies of November 2024. NOVEMBER Your Monster- dir. Caroline Lindy; Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster Heretic- dir. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace Conclave- dir. Edward Berger; Ralph Fiennes, Stanly Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucien Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Sergio Castellitto Rumours- dir. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira Anora- dir. Sean Baker; Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Yura Borisov, Vache Tovmasyan, Lindsey Normington Wicked- dir. Jon M. Chu; Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Peter Dinklage NON-NOVEMBER FAVES A Different Man My Old Ass Didi Look Back DECEMBER Y2K The End Nightbitch Queer The Last Showgirl Kraven the Hunter Sonic the Hedgehog 3 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohir

MEGA STUFF EPISODE! FOR SURE NOT BECAUSE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN LATE. Join us as we discuss the movies of September and October 2024. SEPTEMBER The Front Room- dir. Max and Sam Eggers; Brandy Norwood, Andrew Burnp, Kathryn Hunter Beetlejuice Beetlejuice- dir. Tim Burton; Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux Speak No Evil- dir. James Watkins; James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough Megalopolis- dir. Francis Ford Coppola; Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Lebouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne Will & Harper- dir. Josh Greenbaum; Will Ferrell, Harper Steele Apartment 7A- dir. Natalie Erika James; Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Kevin McNally, Jim Sturgess The Substance- dir. Coralie Fargeat; Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton-Clark OCTOBER Salem’s Lot- dir. Gary Dauberman; Lewis Pullman, Mackenzie Leigh, Jordan Preston Carter

Perhaps one of the most 'fine' months in the history of our podcast, it's August 2024. Please hang out with us for a 'better than average' podcast. AUGUST Trap- dir. M. Night Shyamalan; Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka, Alison Pill, Kid Cudi Cuckoo- dir. Tilman Singer; Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Mila Lieu, Greta Fernández Alien: Romulus- dir. Fede Álvarez; Cailee Spaney, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn Blink Twice- dir. Zoe Kravitz; Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Adria Arjona, Alia Shawkat, Liz Caribel Sierra, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Haley Joel Osment, Trew Mullen, Geena Davis, Kyle MacLachlan Strange Darling- dir. JT Mollner; Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara Hershey Sing Sing- dir. Greg Kwedar; Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose, Paul Raci, David “Dap” Giraudy, Patrick “Preme” Griffin, Mosi Eagle, James “Big E” Williams, Sean Dino Johnson AfrAId- dir. Chris Weitz; John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine, Havana Ros

Cicadas love motion pictures, it's true! Please join us as we and our loud friends discuss the movies of July 2024. -- JULY MaXXXine- dir. Ti West; Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Halsey, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon Longlegs- dir. Oz Perkins; Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt Oddity- dir. Damian Mc Carthy; Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton Twisters- dir. Lee Isaac-Chung; Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierny, Harry Haddon-Paton, Sasha Lane Deadpool & Wolverine- dir. Shawn Levy; Ryan Reynolds, Greatest Showman, various marvel goofs and gaffs I assume AUGUST Trap Harold and the Purple Crayon It Ends with Us Borderlands Cuckoo Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Alien: Romulus Blink Twice The Crow Strange Darling Afraid --------------------------------------------------- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-are-reel/id1082173626 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VE15E5fS0ZWtES

It’s June and we have no opinions on the movie from June that I guess saved cinema! Here’s our episode for June 2024. JUNE The Watchers- dir. Ishana Night Shyamalan; Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver Finnegan I Used to be Funny- dir. Ally Pankiw; Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees Hit Man- dir. Richard Linklater; Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard The Bikeriders- dir. Jeff Nichols, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus Am I Ok?- dir. Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne; Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons The Exorcism- dir. Joshua John Miller; Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce A Quiet Place Day One- dir. Michael Sarnoski (director of Pig); Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou Kinds of Kindness- dir. Yorgos Lanthimos; Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Hong C

IT’S A MEGA STUFFED EPISODE! (because we are late because of life and stuff) Join us as we discuss the movies of April & May APRIL Sasquatch Sunset- dir. David & Nathan Zellner; Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Nathan Zellner, Christophe Zajac-Denek The First Omen- dir. Arkasha Stevenson; Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Bill Nighy, Maria Caballero, Nicole Sorace Dogman- dir. Luc Besson; Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Grace Palma Wicked Little Letters- dir. Thea Sharrock; Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby Civil War- dir. Alex Garland; Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Maura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nelson Lee, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons The People’s Joker- dir. Vera Drew; Vera Drew, Griffin Kramer, Lynn Downey, Kane Distler, Nathan Faustyn, Phil Braun, Maria Bamford Abigail- dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett; Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, William Catlett, Angus

We're back from our Best Of with a shmorgazeboard of films from March. Y'all hear about this Dune Part 2 biz? - MARCH Dune Part 2- dir. Denis Villeneuve; Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Javiar Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Lea Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Stellan Skarsgard Imaginary- dir. Jeff Wadlow; DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Betty Buckley Love Lies Bleeding- dir. Rose Glass; Kristen Stewart, Katie O’Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov Late Night with the Devil- dir. Cameron & Colin Cairnes; David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi Immaculate- dir. Michael Mohan; Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli Problemista- dir. Julio Torres; Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, James Scully, Greta Lee Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire- dir. Gil Kenan; ghostbusters young, old, and dead Kong x Godzilla: The New Empire- dir. Adam Wingard; Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex

It’s that time again! Join us for Part 2 of the 8th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2023! - Most Disappointing: Fast X The Exorcist: Believer Scream VI Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom Magic Mike’s Last Dance Oppenheimer Suzume The Last Voyage of the Demeter The Outwaters V/H/S 85 The Boy and the Heron Poor Things Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Suzume Best Performance: Sofie Wilde as Mia in Talk to Me Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn in Poor Things Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter in Poor Things Lily Gladstone as Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon Rober De Niro as William Hale in Killers of the Flower Moon Greta Lee as Nora in Past Lives Tee Yoo as Hae Sung in Past Lives Everyone who didn’t know what a Dracula was in The Last Voyage of the Demeter Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham in The Holdovers Dominic Sess as Angus Tully in The Holdovers Grace Edw

It’s that time again! Join us for the 8th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2023! Day 1 Best Style Best Horror Worst Movie Best Surprise - Best Style: Poor Things The Holdovers Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Asteroid City The Last Voyage of the Demeter Barbie Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse Infinity Pool Godzilla Minus One Saltburn Skinamarink The Outwaters A Haunting in Venice The Taste of Things The Boy and the Heron Suzume Eileen Best Horror: Infinity Pool Saw X Talk to Me The Last Voyage of the Demeter Skinamarink Renfield Cobweb Evil Dead Rise Insidious: The Red Door It Lives Inside Knock at the Cabin Suitable Flesh When Evil Lurks V/H/S 85 The Nun II Scream VI M3GAN The Pope’s Exorcist Worst Movie: The Exorcist: Believer Knock at the Cabin Fast X Blue Beetle The Creator The Last Voyage of the Demeter Rebel Moon Five Nights at Freadys The Flash Super Mario Bros Malum Best Surprise: Godzilla Minus One Saw X The Last Voyage of the De

Madame Web has taken over the world of cinema in 2024 and we are here to bask in its glory. Let's talk about the movies of February 2024. - FEBRUARY Lisa Frankenstein- dir. Zelda Williams; Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino Madame Web- dir. S.J Clarkson; Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott How to Have Sex- dir. Molly Manning Walker; Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Samuel Bottomley The Taste of Things- dir. Tran Anh Hung; Benoit Magimel, Juliette Binoche Stopmotion- dir. Robert Morgan; Aisling Franciosi, Tom York, Caoilinn Springall Drive-Away Dolls- dir. Ethan Cohen; Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Joey Slotnik, C.J. Wilson, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon MARCH Dune Part 2 Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate Problemista Imaginary Spaceman Kung Fu Panda 4 Love Lies Bleeding Road House The American Society of Magical Negroes Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Immaculate Late Night with the

IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES OF JANUARY… and Argylle. - JANUARY Night Swim- dir. Bryce McGuire; Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren American Fiction- dir. Cord Jefferson; Jeffrey Wright, Leslie Uggams, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Sterling K. Brown All of Us Strangers- dir. Andrew Haigh; Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy Fallen Leaves- dir. Aki Kaurismäki; Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu The Zone of Interest- dir. Jonathan Glazer; Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Medusa Knopf, Daniel Holzberg, Ralph Herforth, Maximilian Beck FEBRUARY Argylle Lisa Frankenstein The Promised Land Out of Darkness Madame Web Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Bob Marley: One Love Drive-Away Dolls --------------------------------------------------- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-are-reel/id1082173626 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLm NvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwMzkxNjE4OC9zb

2023 is DEAD! The ghost of it is here to haunt you, with movies! Movies of December: May December- dir. Todd Haynes; Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Andrea Frankle, Chris Tenzis The Boy and the Heron- dir. Hayao Miyazaki; Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Luca Padovan, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe Eileen- dir. William Oldroyd; Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Siobhan Fallon Hogan Wonka- dir. Paul King; Timothée Chalamet. Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins Ferrari- dir. Michael Mann; Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sara Gadon, Gabriel Leone The Iron Claw- dir. Sean Durkin; Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Naura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Lily James, Aaron Dean Eisenberg Rebel Moon- Part One: A Child of Fire- dir. Zack Snyder; Sofia Boutella, Michiel Huisman, Ed Skrein, Dji

GOBBLE GOBBLE? Back from a action packed October to a normal release cadance November! -- Movies of November Priscilla- dir. Sofia Coppola; Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes- dir. Francis Lawrence; Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Peter Dinklage The Marvels- dir. Nia DaCosta; Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Samuel L. Jackson Napoleon- dir. Ridley Scott; Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett Dream Scenario- dir. Kristoffer Borgli; Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Dylan Gelula The Holdovers- dir. Alexander Payne; Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain- Dir. Paul Briganti; Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Conan O’Brien Saltburn- dir. Emerald Fennell; Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan Godzilla Minu

OCTOBER 2023 PART TWO! October had a lot of movies, and boy howdy did we talk about them. OCTOBER Pt. 2 Totally Killer- dir. Nahnatchka Khan; Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Julie Bowen, Troy Leigh-Ann Johnson, Kimberly Huie Dicks: The Musical- dir. Larry Charles; Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallion When Evil Lurks- dir. Demián Rugna; Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón, Silvina Sabater, Virginia Garófalo, Emilio Vodanovich Suitable Flesh- dir. Joe Lynch; Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, Bruce Davison, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Schaech Anatomy of a Fall- dir. Justine Triet; Messi, Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz The Killer- dir. David

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