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Reel Features

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Hosts Paul Cookson & Sam Lavery discuss everything movies, TV series & entertainment. Based in Australia, we cover everything local & world wide, including helping you to decide what is worth watching, what is new to streaming this month, we tackle the latest listeners questions & review a classic nostalgia movie/series. All that & more!
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Episodes

#48 Casablanca + "Impact of Streaming Services on the Industry" w/ John Wood

We speak to Australian TV royalty, the great John Wood. John is best known for his much-acclaimed roles in ‘Blue Heelers’ & ‘Rafferty Rules’. John updates us on where he keeps his plethora of Logies & their useful role in his house, while giving us exciting news about a potential new series that could reunite him with Lisa McCune! He also helps us nostalgia review his favourite film, the classic ‘Casablanca’, & helps answer the listener question – “How are the streaming services impa...

Oct 25, 20221 hr

#47 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in Oct 2022

We cover the latest movie & TV news including the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial movie adaptation, updates on the 'Now You See Me', the Planet of the Apes & Austin Powers franchises! The guys also change things up with Slavs counting down 10 to 1, what you should watch that's new to the streaming services in Australia this month. All that and more!

Oct 12, 202238 min

#45 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in Sept 2022

We cover the latest movie & TV news including House of Dragons, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the new Alien series & Francis Ford Coppola’s next big film & Tom Cruise's next projects. The guys also have you covered for everything that is new and worth watching on the streaming services in Australia in September 2022. All that and more!

Sep 09, 202239 min

#44 Blue Velvet + "Best Found Footage Films" w/ Andrew Traucki

We speak to one of Australia's best thriller Directors in Andrew Traucki & discuss the release of his latest shark attack film 'The Reef: Stalked'. Andrew helps us deep dive into our nostalgia review of David Lynch's classic 'Blue Velvet', while also helping us choose the best found footage films of all time. All that & more!

Aug 18, 202241 min

#43 [Nerd Alert] Comic Con Recap Special

Warning: This episode is super nerdy! Comic-Con took place in San Diego and there were a lot of massive news bombs dropping, & we have you covered. We recap the latest from Marvel, DC, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, John Wick, Game of Thrones & much more. Cooko is in nerd heaven & Slavs is trying to understand what language he's talking in! Enjoy.

Jul 30, 202242 min

#41 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in July 2022

We cover the latest movie & TV news including the Stranger Things spin-off series, a potential Entourage reboot, who will star in season 4 of True Detective, & our honest spoiler free review of Thor Love and Thunder. The guys also have you covered for everything that is new and worth watching on the streaming services in Australia in July 2022. All that and more!

Jul 10, 202234 min

#40 Top Gun + "the Cinema Experience" w/ Dallas Sonnier

We get the pleasure of sitting down with film producer and CEO of Bonfire Legend, Dallas Sonnier. Dallas has worked with everyone from Vince Vaughn to Kurt Russell, he also happens to love Top Gun. Strap in for this chat, its a fun one.

Jun 17, 202256 min

#39 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in June 2022

We cover the latest movie & TV news including the future of Ted Lasso, Wes Anderson's new film starring Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie & more huge names, plus another Walking Dead spin-off series coming soon. The guys also have you covered for everything that is new and worth watching on the streaming services in Australia in June 2022. All that and more!

Jun 14, 202233 min

#37 2021 Review - Reel Features Awards

Move over Oscars, the guys dust of their finest suits for the grand event that is the annual Reel Features Awards. We recap 2021 with a selection of nominations & awards across TV and film. We select our best, worst and hit topics like our best "LOL" comedy, horror, comic book adaptation, remake and sequel. All that and more!

May 18, 202236 min

#36 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in May 2022

The guys have you covered for everything that is new and worth watching on the streaming services in May 2022. We also cover the latest movie news including Jason Momoa's announced film & Jason Statham teaming with director David Ayer for a new action/thriller. All that and more!

May 10, 202233 min

#35 2021 Review - Top 10 Films of 2021

It's finally here! The annual Reel Features 'top 10 films' for the year. We count down from 10 to 1, what we thought stood out last year in 2021 and highlight what you should watch if you haven't already. It's a very diverse list and quite different to the usual Oscar nominated films, so strap in, listen to our relatively spoiler free reviews and let us know what you agree / disagree with!

May 04, 202251 min

#34 Eyes Wide Shut + "What is Stanley Kubrick's best film?"

We look at all the latest movie news including the surprise announcement surrounding Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul return, which film series Eddie Murphy is returning to & which Marvel star is joining Fast & Furious 10. We touch on “the slap” at the Oscars, and as always cover everything new to streaming in April in Australia, plus we tackle the question “which is Stanley Kubrick’s best film?” On the topic of Kubrick, we nostalgia review the very saucy ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, along with what...

Apr 13, 202259 min

#33 Ghostbusters + "Best Adventurer / Treasure Hunting Films?" w/ William Prescott

We look at all the latest movie news including the two 'The Batman' spin-off series in development, the new 'Alien' film in the works, Robert Downy Jr’s new deal with Amazon & Disney+'s new subscription plan. We also cover everything new to streaming in March in Australia, plus we are joined by Will "Hollywood" Prescott, a highly accomplished actor releasing his comedy series 'The Next Big Thing', as he helps us tackle the question "similar to Uncharted, what is the best adventurer / treasur...

Mar 10, 20221 hr 11 min

#31 Sunshine + "Best TV series finale of all time?" w/ Thomas Müller

We look at all the latest news including what we can expect from Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power’, the latest on 'Mortal Kombat 2', some worrying news for the future of Australian soap ‘Neighbors’, we also cover everything new to streaming in February in Australia. We are joined by our friend Thomas Müller who has worked in the industry in visual effects for huge films/series like Mandalorian, X-Men, World War Z, & Jungle Book, as he help us tackle "which series has the be...

Feb 07, 20221 hr 7 min

#27 - Should I Watch This? - Dexter: New Blood

Should you watch Showtime's thriller mini series 'Dexter: New Blood'? It's available to stream in Australia on Paramount+ and is the follow up series to the hit show 'Dexter' from over 10 years ago. We give you a quick review to help make your decision.

Jan 15, 20222 min

#26 Se7en + "best end of the world film (from above)?" w/ Matt Bowman

We look at all the latest news including Keanu Reeves starring in a new series by DiCaprio & Scorsese, the latest on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, the star cast to lead ‘White Lotus’ season 2, we cover everything new to streaming in January, & we are joined by Matt Bowman as he helps us tackle the question "what is the best 'end of the world' film (that comes from above)" & we nostalgia review the masterpiece that is ‘Se7en’.

Jan 12, 202252 min

#23 Elf + "What is the best Christmas movie of all time?"

On this Christmas themed episode we tackle the listener question on which Christmas films we think are the best of all time, we round up the latest movie/TV news including Sly Stallone, Gal Gadot and Nic Cage’s respective next big films, we have some big news on what to expect from the long anticipated 'Avatar 2' and the 3 sequels, as always we look at what is new to streaming this month in Australia & keeping with our Christmas theme we nostalgia review ‘Elf’.

Dec 11, 202138 min

#22 Braveheart + "Adam Sandler vs Jim Carrey?"

We look at the latest news including Squid Game season 2, Leo's new film, the 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' poster tease, the Australian Martin Bryant film 'Nitram', everything new to streaming in November, we discuss who has had the better career Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey, and then we explore 'Braveheart' as our nostalgia movie. All that and more!

Nov 14, 202141 min

#20 - Should I Watch This? - Old

Should you watch M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller movie 'Old'? We give you a quick review to help make your decision.

Nov 04, 20212 min
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