Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement that Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion fame will helm the next Star Trek film, John Turturro cast as Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves' Batman, and DC and Todd Phillips duking it out over a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix Joker.
Nov 26, 2019•18 min
Disney+ debuted this past week and everyone on planet Earth already has it. We'll touch on some of the first impressions of the platform and it's new content but, really, we're here to talk The Mandalorian. This first live-action Star Wars series is a product of Renaissance Man Jon Favreau, a plethora of notable actors and directors, and enormous piles of cold, hard cash. We take a look at this hot, new series and also tag on a little chat about some recent flagrant Oscar-bait, Ford v. Ferrari....
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Since Veteran's Day is synonymous with watching Saving Private Ryan on literally any channel at any time of the day, we thought it would be a good opportunity to look back on some of our favorite war movies. Some are inspiring, others are chilling, and most are some messy, affecting combination of the two. Along with the best, we've also thrown in a few of the most misguided attempts at a war story just for comparison.
Nov 14, 2019•55 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for the upcoming Scooby-Doo animated film, SCOOB!, new casting developments for Matt Reeves' Batman, and Amazon partners with Critical Role to expand their upcoming animated series.
Nov 12, 2019•20 min
This week we're taking a stroll back through cinema history to explore the wonderfully cheesy history of original songs written for movies. Traversing decade by decade, we'll explore some of the greatest hits and trends of original songs that were equally as memorable (if not more so) than the movies they were attached to and crown some of our personal favorites.
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement of a Spider-verse sequel due out 2022, the return of Peyton Reed for Ant-man 3, all the new things announced for HBO Max and what that even means, and the Game of Thrones showrunners drop out of Star Wars.
Nov 05, 2019•21 min•Ep. 125
Are you a big ole wuss who is too spineless to watch a scary movie even when it's seasonally appropriate? Never fear! This week we're bringing you a whole host of not-too-scary horror(and horror adjacent) films perfect for both Halloween and for your tender constitution. How can we be sure? Because at Reel Phonies, we're wimps just like you!
Oct 30, 2019•52 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a greenlit sequel for the beloved Disney Halloween movie Hocus Pocus, a first look at the BBC's new Dracula series from the two writers who brought you Sherlock and Doctor Who, and the release of the final trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX.
Oct 29, 2019•20 min
Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson. Two men of very different backgrounds with one curious thing in common: both made a hard left turn from prestige films to dumb action in the early aughties and haven't looked back. From Taken to The Equalizer, join us this week as we compare and contrast the latter day action careers of these two great actors and try to understand some of the greater trends and signals at work here.
Oct 24, 2019•53 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at Bloodshot, the Vin Diesel superhero venture, early reports of a Barney movie helmed by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya, and casting news for Catwoman, the Penguin, and the Riddler for the upcoming Robert Pattinson Batman movie.
Oct 21, 2019•15 min
Over a decade after Walter White's meth empire began, Netflix surprised the world by releasing an unexpected Breaking Bad epilogue to close out Jesse's journey. El Camino's got all your Breaking Bad favorites and a few new faces and adventures before closing out the story for good (probably?). We're also taking a second look at some of our favorite TV shows that deserve a big screen treatment (6 seasons and a movie!).
Oct 17, 2019•53 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a prequel to Training Day, a follow-up series to HBO's Band of Brothers on the new Apple streaming service, and Disney trailers galore with new trailers for Frozen 2, Jungle Cruise, and Onward.
Oct 15, 2019•17 min
Take that, Jared Leto! This week we're taking on the semi-controversial but commercially successful Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips. Is this the best interpretation of this famed comic book character yet? Will the success of this film spark a wave of serious Oscar/superhero blockbuster hybrids? Why is there so much dancing? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and more!
Oct 09, 2019•51 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest news and rumors including the first look at the long awaited new season of Rick and Morty, a trailer for the Harley Quinn vehicle Birds of Prey, and trailers for new films from Guy Ritchie, Clint Eastwood, Michael Bay, and Sam Mendes.
Oct 08, 2019•17 min
We're gone for two weeks and the whole film and television world turns upside down! We're packin' news on the Batman movie, Scorsese's The Irishman, the Breaking Bad movie, Jurassic World 3, Frozen 2, and that's just to start! There's also Magneto casting rumors, Kevin Feige Star Wars intrigue, a Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds Clue movie, Stranger Things: Season 4 announcement, and a farewell to one phony's favorite TV show, Netflix's Bojack Horseman. It's a lot of upcoming stuff but if you aren't ...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 12 min
The silent but unstoppable stalker, the sophisticated but ruthless mastermind, that guy in front of you at the drive-thru who has like 12 orders and hasn't looked at the menu. Villains come in all shapes and sizes but some are a cut above the rest. Join us this week as we take it decade by decade to determine the very best movie villains from the 80s, 90s, 00s, and the last 10 years and see if we can figure out what makes a truly iconic antagonist.
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first trailer for Bad Boys 3 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, a new look at the Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, updates on the Robert Pattinson Batman movie, and an early teaser for the Birds of Prey movie.
Sep 10, 2019•20 min•Ep. 124
The colors are a-changin', Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks, and we are about one week from Christmas songs violently invading the radio stations. As we transition into the most transitiony of seasons, we here at Reel Phonies want to tell you about all the movies coming out these next few months that are worth your attention. Some will be Oscar-bait, some will be hot, wet garbage, and most will be better than Michael Bay's Transformers. We're gonna think cool thoughts and step on only ...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at season 2 of DC's Titans, a Linda Hamilton-heavy Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, and the first head-scratching trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's very dramatic Joker movie.
Sep 03, 2019•13 min
Once upon a time, Disney was a quaint little company that made cartoons for children and nothing more. Now Disney is a multi-billion dollar corporate conglomerate that owns almost every property you've ever liked and probably ever will like in the future. With that in mind, D23 is Disney's proprietary convention where they announce upcoming projects they are excited about. We've got new live-action adaptations, new Disney/Pixar films, upcoming Marvel films and TV projects and, of course, everyth...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the ugly divorce between Disney and Sony over the movie rights to Spider-Man, a new Matrix sequel directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, and the announcement and teaser trailer for the Netflix produced Breaking Bad movie.
Aug 27, 2019•25 min
Stephen King. Author of nightmares and master of horror. But also pretty good at emotional prison dramas and honest coming-of-age tales? This week we're breaking down a curated selection of films based on Stephen King novels to highlight some of his greatest stories brought to life on the big screen but also to determine whether or not horror should really be his thing.
Aug 22, 2019•47 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Ewan McGregor being officially (we think) cast in the Obi Wan TV show for Disney+, the star-studded trailer for Little Women directed by Greta Gerwig, and the new trailer for Netflix's Dark Crystal TV show.
Aug 20, 2019•20 min
Emily Blunt has battled time-traveling aliens, reprised one of the most iconic roles of all time, and even married that goofy-looking guy from The Office. But what has been her standout performance? Join us this week as we dissect the career of Emily Blunt from her early work in the mid aughties through her arrival as a powerhouse leading lady and determine which role was the best performance ever.
Aug 15, 2019•54 min
Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the new Titans trailer, Quentin Tarantino's next project, and Jennifer Aniston's return to the small screen in the first announced show on the Apple streaming service, The Morning Show.
Aug 13, 2019•17 min
This week we're taking two of the most versatile directors in Hollywood, Edgar Wright and Danny Boyle, and pitting their works against one another to determine a singular victor. They've made zombie movies, romcoms, adventures, sci-fi, action, and pretty much every genre under the sun. Some of our personal favorite movies were hashed out on both sides of the fence but, in the end, there can only be one!
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Andy Serkis getting tapped to direct the sequel to Tom Hardy's Venom, an award-winning trailer for Zombieland 2: Double Tap, and the first look at Christopher Nolan's next film, Tenet.
Aug 07, 2019•18 min
After 9 previous efforts (or 8 if you count like Tarantino does), acclaimed and accomplished film director Quentin Tarantino is finally making a movie about the thing he is most passionate about...making movies. We break down this strange intersection of fictional comedy, Hollywood homage, and real-life horror, try understand what possessed Tarantino to tell this specific story, and see how it stacks up against the rest of his imposing body of work (and also Transformers). If you like Tarantino,...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 9 min
It was a whirlwind weekend over in San Diego as the world's biggest collection of nerds and producers of nerdy delights gathered together to collectively freak out about upcoming projects. In this Comic-Con super-episode, we're talking about everything that's worth talking about from Top Gun to Terminator, that super creepy Cats movie, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, IT, Watchmen, The Witcher, Superman, Young Justice. And that's not even counting all the amazing things Marvel dropped on us this wee...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 123
This week we're bringing you a bit of a minisode to deliver our takes on two very popular and divisive Netflix shows: Stranger Things Season 3, the third season of one of the most popular non-cable shows ever, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, a controversial but irrefutably bold and influential anime recently reintroduced to streaming audiences. Strong feelings abound as we have discuss what did happen, what didn't happen, and what should have happened.
Jul 17, 2019•25 min