In this episode of the Reel Spotlight, Tony with the help of his special guest Nick L' Barrow from NicksFlicksFix shines Hollywood's biggest spotlight on the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Tony and Nick talk about the biggest surprises and snubs concerning the nominations and they make their predictions on who will win. They also briefly chat about Dune Part 2. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Getting to know Nick 16:11 Quick thoughts on Dune Part two 22:07 And the Oscar goes to... 1:26:30 Outro Nick's IG ACCT Nick...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 31
For the first episode of 2024 of The Reel Spotlight, Tony welcomes back a returning guest, Shan from Filmforager on Instagram and the host of The Fellowship of the Mic podcast. They discuss the first film of Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. They answer listener questions and even talk about one of their favorite 70s sitcom. - 0:00 Intro 5:40 Come and Knock on our Door 12:12 Discussing The Fellowship of the Ring 16:40 Did you Know? 48:30 Favorite Fellows...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 30
To talk Killers of the Flower Moon and Martin Scorsese, Tony is joined by returning guest Jean Carlos AKA Mercatthemovies on. They discuss Marty's newest film, its runtime, and rank the legendary directors filmography. 0:00 Intro 2:15 Talking about Marty 7:22 DeNiro's career without Scorsese 9:21 Scorsese the most versatile director? 10:56 Scorsese and the Oscars 13:33 Killers of the Flower Moon Synopsis 14:05 Quick chat about long runtimes 22:01 Killers of the Flower Moon Review 40:56 2023 rank...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 29
For the 28th episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Sarah Williams from Popcorn Chat (Instagram & Youtube). The episode is filled with a variety of movie & TV discussions and there's even a chat about an iconic British food staple. 0:00: Intro 0:37: Welcoming Sarah 1:17: Getting to know Sarah 6:38: What makes a good film? 10:00 Brief chat on Oppenheimer 11:28 Talking Barbie for a bit 13:31 Strange Way of Life review 17:00 Halloween chat 23:55 Talking Past Lives 30:38 Chatting a...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 28
This episode of The Reel Spotlight focuses on the best, worst, biggest surprises and disappointments of 2023 in films & TV...so far. To discuss all this with Tony is Elliot Collins AKA MovieFiles from YouTube and instagram. The conversation was flowing as Tony & Elliot chatted about all things movies, tv shows, and even some NBA talk. 0:00 Intro 1:58 Getting to know Elliot 16:04 Elliot on tv 19:28 NBA talk 22:47 Rotten Tomatoes 31:41 What Makes a good film 34:37 Biggest disappointments o...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 27
For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Kieran from PretentiousFilmClub on Instagram. The main topic is Christopher Nolan's newest film Oppenheimer. Other discussions include Nolan himself and his filmography. Tony and Kieran also briefly talk Barbie and answer listener questions. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Getting to know Kieran 14:18 Talking Nolan 22:30 Oppenheimer Notes 23:38 Non-spoiler chat on Oppenheimer 27:56 Spolier chat on Oppenheimer 44:36 Top 3 favorite moments in a Nolan film ...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 4
I'm joined by Gaius Bolling from G-Reelz and Back to the Blockbuster Podcast to discuss all things SAG-AFTRA strike. We also briefly chat Emmy nominations. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Getting to know Gaius 8:25 2023 movie chat 12:02 Strike chat begins 35:26 Emmy Nods 46:47 Gaius under the Reel Spotlight 51:12 Outro G_Reelz Instagram Back to Blockbuster Podcast The Reel Spotlight Linktree Support the show...
Jul 21, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 3
For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony reviews one of the biggest summers films of 2023, Tom Cruise' Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. A quick FYI, Tony is reviewing the film (non- spoiler) on his own with no guest. Trying out something new! The Reel Spotlight Linktree Support the show
Jul 14, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Tony is joined by special guest Gabriel de los Santos (AKA Film.booth on Instagram) to discuss HBO's mega hit series Succession. They delve deep into the shows last season while putting a spotlight on the biggest moments, best episodes, and analyze the show's infamous/legendary characters. 0:00 Intro/Thanking Mania 1:40 Getting to know Gabriel 5:58 Succession chat begins Follow Gabriel at Film.booth The Reel Spotlight The Reel Spotlight Linktree Follow Tony at Sirtone_reviews Support the show...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
For episode 22, Tony and Mania are joined by Keenan Culler of The Hollywood Week podcast to discuss and review (non-spoiler & spoiler) season one of HBO's The Last of Us. They chat about the differences between the game, the tv adaptation, and much more. They finish the episode by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Getting to know Keenan 8:47 News items about The Last of Us 17:23 Non-spoiler review of The Last of Us 35:41 Spoiler chat of The Last of Us 1:18:02 Chef Boyardee 1:18:4...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 22
For episode 21, Mania and Tony are joined by Luk (Luk_reviews on Instagram) to review the MCU latest entry in their universe, Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania. Phase 4 and the future of phase 5 movies and tv shows of the MCU are discussed. The gang finished the episode by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:45 Getting to know Luk 7:31 Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania (non-spoiler review) 22:15 Spoiler chat on Antman 39:30 Looking at phase 5 40:29 Ranking Phase 4 movies 41:23 Ranking the M...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 21
For the 20th episode of The ReelSpotlight, Mania and Tony welcome special guest Jean Carlos Sanchez, known as @MercWithTheMovies on Instagram. Jean joins the podcast to review M. Night Shyamalan's newest film Knock at the Cabin. They also discuss M. Nights filmography and end the episode by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Getting to know Jean 7:23 Knock at the Cabin (Non-spoiler) 16:10 Knock at the Cabin (Spoiler chat) 28:58 Random M. Night discussion 31:11 M. Night Shyamalan's car...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In episode 19, Mania and Tony are joined by Kurt Morrison host of The Top 5 Film Dive Podcast. The topic of this episode is the Oscars, Oscars, and more Oscars nominations. Tony, Mania, and Kurt discuss the biggest surprises, give out some predictions, and of course, talk about the biggest snubs. They finish the podcast by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Getting to know Kurt 9:00 Talking about the Oscar nominations 1:09:02 Answering listener questions 1:28:16 Outro Kurt Morrison's ...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 19
For the first official podcast episode of 2023, Mania and Tony review the first episode of one of the most anticipated shows of 2023, HBO's newest The Last of Us. They also chat about Goodfellas, Tony's Reel recommendation to Mania. 0:00 Intro 4:00 Review of Episode 1 of The Last of Us (Spoilers) 47:18 Answering questions 55:41 Tony's Reel Recommendation (Goodfellas) 1:12:34 Mania Reel Recommendation to Tony 1:13:34 Outro The Reel Spotlight Linktree https://thereelspotlight.com Support the show...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
For EP 17, Mania and Tony are once again joined by Shanda (filmforager) & Quinn (viewsbyquinn). In part two of their discussion, we all talk about our best, worst, best surprises, and biggest disappointments in film and tv for 2022. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Worst films of 2022 53:45 Biggest surprises and Disappointments in Movies & TV 1:29:06 Rapid fire Top 5 movies of 2022...so far 1:32:01 Outro Shandra's IG FilmForager Quinn's Instagram page The Reel Spotlight Linktree Support the show https://...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Mania and Tony welcome back Quinn (Viewsbyquinn) and Shandra (Filmforager) to the podcast. Episode 16 is about the holiday spirit as we talk about Christmas movies. We chat about our favs, guilty pleasures, and even the worst holiday films we've seen. We also debate on what makes a movie, a Christmas movie, and we end the episode reviewing Mania's Reel recommendation to Tony, the holiday horror musical Anna, and The Apocalypse. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Worst Christmas movies 5:21 Christmas guilty pleasur...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In episode 15, Mania and Tony go in-depth in their non- spoiler & spoiler discussion of Season 1 of the newest live action Star Wars series, Andor. They also discuss the recent rumors of the possible shakeup of the DCEU under James Gunn. They finish the episode talking about reel recommendations. 0:00 Intro 1:45 DCEU franchise rumors 10:46 Non-spoiler review of Andor 31:41 Spoiler chat of Andor 52:23 Tony's Reel Recommendation to Mania (Raiders of the Lost Ark) 1:03:30 Mania's Reel Recommend...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In Episode 14, we interview the young director of the 2022 film Forty Winks, and the upcoming 2023 release Atrabilious, William Atticus Parker. He is also an actor, as well, appearing in his two features and the upcoming studio film "Woody Woodpecker 2". Mania and Tony also chat about Mania's reel recommendation to Tony. Danny Boyle's 2007 Sunshine. They finish the episode by discussing the plethora of movie trailers that dropped last week. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Tony interviews William Atticus Parker ...
Dec 07, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In episode 13 Tony & Mania discuss the latest MCU film, Wakanda Forever. They do a non-spoiler and spoiler review of the film. They also chat about Tony's Reel Recommendation Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Mania gives her Reel Recommendation to Tony. Also answer some listener questions. 0:00 Outro 1:45 Wakanda Forever review (Non-spoiler) 20:53 Wakanda Forever (Spoiler chat) 32:55 Answering listener questions 37:10 Reel Recommendations (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles) 46:23 Mania's Reel R...
Nov 22, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 13
For episode 12, Mania and Tony review Pearl, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and All Quiet on the Western Front. All reviews are non-spoiler. Also, they start a new segment called "Reel Recommendations" and finish the episode by answering questions. 0:00 Intro 1:51 Review of Pearl (non-spoiler) 14:54 Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (non-spoiler) 23:51 Review of Weird, The Al Yankovic Story (non-spoiler) 31:44 Reel Recommendation by Tony 33:40 Answering questions 43:36 Outro The Reel Spotl...
Nov 14, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 12
For episode 11, Mania and Tony talk about the House of the Dragon finale. Minwa (@TheArabKhalessi) came in last minute to help us by reviewing and analyzing The Black Queen. We also had some fun in choosing our small council if we were sitting on the Iron Throne, and somehow finish the podcast by ranking the Harry Potter Franchise. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Analyzing the HOTD finale & season 1 in general 1:27:57 Choosing our small council if we were Queen or King 1:36:08 Ranking the Harry Potter franc...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 11
For our 10th episode, Mania and Tony welcome Mariah from @Scareathoners (IG). As you see from the title of the podcast, this episode is all about horror. Mania and Tony review Halloween Ends, and then bring on Mariah to chat and discuss Mania's top 3 horror films of all time. 0:00 Intro 1;29 Review (spoilers) Halloween Ends 9:38 Getting to know Mariah 15:00 Rapid fire questions for Mariah 15:31 Discussing Mania's top 3 horror movies of all-time 34:55 Did you know? Exorcist edition 36:15 Answerin...
Oct 28, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
It is all about House of the Dragon in episode 9 of The Reel Spotlight. To review and analyze HOTD latest episode "The Green Council", Mania and Tony welcome back Minwa (@TheArabKhaleesi). Did The House of The Dragon penultimate episode live up to the hype? Listen and find out. The Arab Khaleesi on Instagram The Reel Spotlight Linktree Support the show...
Oct 21, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In Episode 8, our good friend and fellow podcaster from Fellowship of The Mic, Shandra (@Filmforager) joins The Reel Spotlight. We give our thoughts on the film Barbarian, chat about cheesy horror movies we like, quicks thoughts on The Rings of Power, and a recap of episodes 7 & 8 of House of the Dragon. We finished the pod by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Getting to know Shandra 8:26 Barbarian Review 16:54 Did you Know? Horror Edition 19:28 Top 3 Guilty Pleasures (Horror Mov...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
For Episode 7, Minwa, also known on Instagram as @TheArabKhalessi joins Mania and Tony as they review Andrew Dominik's newest film Blonde. They also recap episodes 5 &6 of House of the Dragon...and of course, when you have someone named Khaleesi, you know that GOT was also discussed. 0:00 Intro 0:41 getting to know Minwa 8:00 Blonde Review (spoilers) 24:35 Did you know? 26:20 Rapid fire questions: GOT edition 29:55 GOT S8 chat 37:41 Recap/review of EP 5 & 6 of HOTD 1:25:26 Answering list...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In episode 6 Mania and Tony catch up after not recording for two weeks. There's no real topic as Tony and Mania shot the breeze, and the conversation goes from their recent trips to New York City, how Tony likes his eggs, ranking their favorite breakfast cereals and of course talking about movies and tv shows. They finish the episode by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:35 New York State of mind 8:15 Rapid Fire Questions to each other 18:15 Did You Know? 23:05 Answering Listener Questio...
Sep 30, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In episode 5, Tony and Mania welcome their second guest, Tommy from (my_nerdy_obessions on Instagram) They chat about Emmys and the latest episodes of Ring of Power and House of the Dragon (with spoilers). They finish the pod by answering a few questions from listeners. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Getting to know Tommy 8:39 Discussing the Emmys 23:37 Rings of Powers (spoilers) 30:58 House of the Dragon (spoilers) 48:20 Answering Listener questions 1:12:58 Outro https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LNy1a5GFkE https:...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In episode 4, Tony and Mania talk about the state of the MCU & DCEU. They also give their spoiler-free reviews of the first two episodes of Amazon's new series The Rings of Power. 0:00 Intro 0:45 MCU/DCEU discussion 21:20 Review for EP 1 & 2 for The Rings of Power (non-spoiler) 31:31 Answering listener questions 39:55 Outro https://linktr.ee/Thereelspotlight...
Sep 09, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In episode 3, Quinn from @ViewsByQuinn and podcast, Yeah No, No Yeah joins Mania and Tony as their first guest in The Reel Spotlight. In this episode, we get to know Quinn and have fun discussing our hottest movie takes. Mania and Tony also give a quick review of episode 2 of The House of the Dragon. 0:00- Intro 0:42- We discuss our hottest movie takes with Quinn 29:50- Answer listener's questions with Quinn 1:05:35- Tony and Mania give a quick (spoiler) review of episode two of House of the Dra...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In episode 2, it's all about Westeros and the seven kingdoms. Mania and Tony delve back into the world of Game of Thrones before giving their reviews of the first episode of HBO's new show House of the Dragon. https://anchor.fm/thereelspotlight 0:00- Intro 0:21- Game of Thrones Discussion (spoilers) 35:55- Review of House of the Dragon EP1 (spoilers) 49:45- Answering listener questions 54:25- Outro
Aug 26, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 2
