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Reel Phonies

A show where we mix an exuberant enthusiasm for movies and TV with not a lot of actual movie or TV knowledge
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Episodes

49 - Director Showdown: Michael Bay vs...

Explosions! Action! Quick Cuts! Young, scantily-clad, conventionally attractive women! That's right, this week we're talking about Michael Bay in part 1 of 2 of our Big, Dumb, Action Movie Director Showdown. We dive deep into the filmography from one of the most critically maligned and commercially successful directors out there and, in our most meta turn yet, determine whether Michael Bay's Tranformers is better or worse than the most mediocre movie ever made, Michael Bay's Transformers. Follow...

Mar 28, 201937 minEp. 94

48 - Captain Marvel

With Avengers: Endgame just on the horizon, join us as we review the first female-led Marvel superhero film, Captain Marvel, to see how it squares against the Marvel Cinematic Universe and, of course, how it compares the most mediocre movie ever made, Michael Bay's Transformers. It's got everything you could want in a movie from 90s nostalgia to a de-aged Samuel L. Jackson and even an adorable cat sidekick.

Mar 14, 201947 minEp. 92

47 - Pensacon!

Didn't get the chance to visit Pensacon? We got you covered! We'll bring you our signature boots-on-the-ground reporting to make you feel like you were there. We discuss some of our favorite parts of Pensacon and our feelings on Cons in general. PLUS: You get to hear our uninformed opinions every week. This week we're bringing you the voice of the people! We got to interview some fine folks at Pensacon about their favorite fandoms and we wanted to share a few of our favorites. Pensacon Interview...

Mar 07, 201954 minEp. 90

Hollywood Scuttlebutt - Second Hellboy Trailer, Disney's Star Wars Park, and Game of Thrones Speculation

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the new and improved trailer for David Harbour's Hellboy movie, details on the new Star Wars theme park coming to a Disney World/Land near you, and the beginning of our contentious Game of Thrones debates that will only deteriorate from this point forward. (Also some bonus Star Wars discussion if you stick around till the end!)

Mar 05, 201927 minEp. 89

46 - Spring Movie Preview

As the days get longer, the movies get better. This week we're running through the highlights and lowlights of the upcoming spring slate including Captain Marvel, the other Captain Marvel, two live-action Disney movies, a Pokemon mystery/adventure, multiple horror movies, an Avengers movie that might literally break the box office, and more! Join us as we navigate the best and most anticipated new movies and determine which ones are worth the price of admission.

Feb 28, 201942 minEp. 88

45 - Oscar Preview 2019

It's Oscars time once more and we have come prepared with opinions. From the various controversies and reversals from the Academy to Bradley Cooper's snub as Best Director, we are here to provide the definitive guide to the 2019 Academy Awards. This includes who we think should win, who is actually going to win, and who was egregiously excluded from the nominations. Join us this week and rage over an award show that is utterly arbitrary and seems singularly determined on doing everything wrong....

Feb 21, 201955 minEp. 86

44 - Best Performance Ever: Christian Bale

This week we're taking on the pretty extensive career of the angriest Welshman we know, Christian Bale. He's an actor best known for his dramatic chops, transformative performances, and strong opinions about professionalism. We'll traverse his filmography from his baby-faced days in Empire of the Sun and Newsies all the way through his most recent Oscar-nominated performance in Vice and determine which is the best performance of his career.

Feb 14, 201951 minEp. 84

43 - Director Showdown: Jackson vs. del Toro

Join us this week as we take two great directors, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro, and pit their films against one another in pursuit of determining the greater filmmaker. These two fantasy heavyweights may both look alike and share a love for special effects but we'll compare and contrast their bodies of work and declare a single victor.

Feb 07, 201958 minEp. 82

42 - Movie Trailers That Lied To You (And Other Movie Marketing Fiascoes)

Have you ever watched a movie that was totally different from the trailer? Or a flick you were confident was one genre and then turned into something unexpected? This week we're diving into movies that were mismarketed, either by misleading trailers, inept promotion, or downright deceptive advertising. We've got preachy dramas disguised as rom-coms, black comedies disguised as screwball stoner flicks, a space epic that no one knew about, and one bald-faced lie of a talking kangaroo.

Jan 31, 201943 minEp. 80

41 - Best Performance Ever: Jake Gyllenhaal

Love him or hate him, Jake Gyllenhaal has a pretty extensive film career for a man not even out of his 30s. From Oscar nominations to Roland Emmerich films, this better-looking Tobey McGuire has done it all. We start from the baby-faced, young Gyllenhaal in October Sky all the way through present-day, baby-faced Gyllenhaal in much stranger and more ambitious roles and determine, once and for all, his best performance ever. What We're Watching: 30:07 *************NOTE: "Glass" spoilers galore lie...

Jan 24, 201938 minEp. 78

40 - The Rise and Fall and Rise of M. Night Shyamalan

With Glass just on the horizon, we here at Reel Phonies thought it would be a good idea to reflect on the ups, downs, and headscratchers that make up the complicated but surprisingly steady filmography of the one and only M. Night Shyamalan. We share our thoughts and insight on the hits (The Sixth Sense, Signs), the misses (The Last Airbender, The Happening), and the unclear (The Village, Split) and determine whether M. Night Shyamalan, as a concept, is better or worse than Michael Bay's Transfo...

Jan 17, 201952 minEp. 76

39 - The Future of Marvel Movies

Avengers: Endgame will close out an 11-year, 21-movie master plan that probably started before Tom Holland was even born. But what's next? Aside from Spider-Man: Far From Home, the future Marvel cinematic slate is completely blank. That's where we come in. Join us this week as we make some predictions, speculations, and wistful nerdy dreams for what lies ahead for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We'll pitch stories and concepts for sequels for existing characters, like Captain America,...

Jan 16, 201945 minEp. 75

38 - 2018: A Year In Review

Remember what life was like before everyone on planet Earth had seen Black Panther? As hard as it is to imagine, that was just January of this year. Join us this week as we look back on some of the big movie, TV, and general pop culture events that shaped the year and dole out some best and worst superlatives for all the new things that 2018 brought us.

Dec 31, 201857 minEp. 72

37 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

When the multi-verse it at stake, sometimes one Spider-Man just isn't enough. Join us this week as we profess our love for this stylish, fun, inventive take on a Spider-Man origin you probably haven't heard before. We take some time discuss initial impressions of the movie, what characters we'd like to see more of, and where it ranks in the greater Spider-Man catalog.

Dec 20, 201845 minEp. 70

36 - Winter Movie Preview

As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, cozy up with us as we dive into all the new releases from now until the end of February. We freely admit that the majority of good stuff happens before the new year begins but tune in to see if there might be an early 2019 surprise that piques your interest.

Dec 13, 201849 minEp. 68

35 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald

Remember how good Harry Potter was? Well Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald probably isn't that but join us anyway as we really dissect what went wrong with this movie(and franchise), what made the Harry Potter movies work by comparison, and determine once and for all the best and worst wizard hair.

Dec 06, 201854 minEp. 66
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