Director Kevin Macdonald joins the show to discuss his new film The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tahar Rahim. He shares some incite on the process of adapting Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s harrowing story of his imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay. The Critcs’ Choice Awards and the Golden Globes have released their lists of nominees. We dive into some of the surprises and stubs, and larger picture for where the race to the Oscars stands. Stick around to hear ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 153
John David Washington is climbing his way to becoming one of Hollywoods best with yet another tremendous performance alongside Zendaya in his latest, Malcolm & Marie , which hits Netflix this week. He was so much fun to chat with, and brought along an infectious energy that proved to be a testament to the level of passion and excitement he brings to his work. He is a true cinema nerd, cluing us into his process with directors like Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan, behind-the-scenes details fr...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 152
The incredible Delroy Lindo joins the show to discuss Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods. The actor gave one of this awards season's best performances, and we could not be more excited to field him some questions ahead of what we assume will be a long, and hopefully successful, run up to The Oscars. ReelBlend Premium! Sign up for an extra episode a week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean, and ad-free episodes at bit.ly/reelblendpremium. ReelBlend on YouTube Be sure to subscribe to ReelBlend on YouTube (http...
Jan 28, 2021•20 min
Writer/Director John Lee Hancock joins the show to discuss his new film The Little Things starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto which hits select theaters and HBO Max this weekend. He discusses working with such talented actors, Steven Spielberg nearly signing on to direct and more. Also on this week's show, we discuss the new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer, AMC raising money to last through the year, and AFI's top 10 movies of "2020." This launches us into a discussion on the Oscar r...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 151
This week’s show dives into news surrounding the supposed confirmation from Zack Snyder that his Justice League Director’s Cut has shifted from a 4-part mini-series to a full, 4-hour feature film on HBO Max. News of Chris Evans in negotiations with Marvel to return as Captain America hit the trades just as we wrapped up the show last week. We debate whether that’s a good idea, and what it would take for us to get on board. There’s word of a Willy Wonka prequel story in the works with Tom Holland...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 150
Yahya Adbul-Mateen II has skyrocketed himself as a new, impressive star with a growing resumé that includes Watchmen, The Trial of the Chicago 7 with Aaron Sorkin and DC's Aquaman. He isn't slowing down with roles in the Candyman reboot from breakout director Nia DaCosta, The Matrix 4 and George Miller's Mad Max spinoff Furiosa. We managed to cover much of his work, and he proved to yet another incredible guest, a first of hopefully many appearances on the show for the actor moving forward. This...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 149
Another year in the rearview, and a weird one for movies at that. The guys get together this week for the annual tradition of revealing their 10 favorite movies of the year. Producer Gabe even rounded them all up, crunched the numbers and presents ReelBlend's aggregated "Top 5" list of movies for 2020. It's a good time! Also this week, we catch up on some of the controversy surrounding Wonder Woman 1984's reception, and celebrate Chris Pine's awesome career with #ChrisPineBlend. Join in on the f...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 148
Pete Docter, writer/director/producer behind Pixar's Soul joins the show! We discuss his approach to animation and Pixar's incredible run of films. He gets into the work he and team did with composers Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor on the music for the film. There's plenty of nerdy information on the process that you've come to know in love from our interviews, and we hope you love this film as much as we did. If you haven't yet seen Soul , now streaming on Disney+, don't worry this is all spoile...
Dec 30, 2020•26 min
Writer/director/actor Emerald Fennell joins the show to discuss her directorial debut Promising Young Woman (starring Carey Mulligan, Alison Brie, Adam Brody). Emerald and Sean talk about the brilliance of Carey Mulligan, and her performance as the lead. Emerald shares a story about a fight breaking out at an early test screening, the impossible task of acting drunk and more. We'll be back next week with a full episode of the show featuring our top 10 movies of 2020. ReelBlend Premium! Sign up f...
Dec 23, 2020•26 min
Paul Greengrass (you read that right) joins the show! His work spans from the Bourne series to United 93 to Captain Phillips to his latest News of the World, a Western starring Tom Hanks. We discuss the story that drives News of the World, the incredible work from Tom Hanks which he thinks makes for his best performance yet, getting snubbed at the Oscars and more. In standard ReelBlend luck, Disney announced a massive slate from across their tentpole brands towards the end of last week. We get i...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 147
We have another all-time interview this week with director Patty Jenkins joining the show to talk about Wonder Woman 1984. She gets into her feelings on the theatrical cut of Justice League, the influence Indiana Jones has on Steve Trevor's character, working on the score with Hans Zimmer and so much more. It's a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes tidbits, and one of our favorite interviews yet. In the main section of the show, we dig into the earth-shattering announcement that Warner Bros. pla...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 146
Samwise himself Sean Astin joins us this week for a wonderful interview all about The Lord of the Rings. It's rare that you get to interview a cast member of a beloved franchise, and even more rare to get to interview about said franchise. We had a blast chatting with Sean Astin about his last scene on set, gallivanting about New Zealand with a cool guy like Ian McKellen, the time Peter Jackson crushed him with a single note, and so much more. It really turned out to be a highlight reel of aweso...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 145
Paul Bettany and writer/director Alan Ball join the show to discuss their new film Uncle Frank streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Paul Bettany talks about actors not needing chemistry, shooting WandaVision in front of a live studio audience and more. Alan Ball also recalls the night he was an Oscar. ReelBlend Premium! Sign up for an extra episode a week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean, and ad-free episodes at bit.ly/reelblendpremium. ReelBlend on YouTube Be sure to subscribe to ReelBlend on YouT...
Nov 25, 2020•22 min
Alex Winter joins the show this week for the home video release of Bill & Ted Face the Music. He gets into Van Halen, shooting Bill & Ted movie on digital for the first time, his work as a director, and more. Steven Soderbergh is back with a trailer for his new film Let Them All Talk starring Meryl Streep, and Lucas Hedges. After our quick reactions, we discuss the nominees for this year's Gotham Awards. The independent film awards show is the first of the season, and may help us shape o...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 144
Writer/directors Eshom and Ian Nelms join the show to discuss their new dark comedy, holiday flick Fatman (starring Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mel Gibson). The movie follows Santa Claus who's had a hit placed on him by a disappointed child. We also got word that Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special) has been tapped to write and direct a spinoff in the Quiet Place universe, and that Netflix is testing a more tradition, linear programming channel in France. It's a big week for film rel...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 143
Vince Vaughn joins the show this week to discuss his new film Freaky. We also get into his work on the Psycho remake, a sequel to the classic Wedding Crashers he's interested in making, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and so much more. The Mandalorian returned to Disney+ last week, so we had to talk about that amazing season 2 premiere. Songbird, a tone deaf action-thriller set during a pandemic which shut downs the world, released a trailer, and...yeah, listen through for our very obvious thought...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 142
On this week's show, we are joined by Composer Michael Giacchino discuss his original album Travelogue Volume 1. Also this week, we talk Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’s Oscar chances, Anne Hathaway’s The Witches, the latest Tom Holland Spidey News and Oscar Issac in talks to play Moon Knight. This Week In movies: The Craft: Legacy (VOD, Oct 28) Holidate (Netflix, Oct. 28) Come Play (Oct. 30) ReelBlend Premium! Sign up for an extra episode a week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean, and ad-free episod...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 141
On this week's show, we are joined by Adam Brody and writer/director Evan Morgan to discuss their new film The Kid Detective. It's a dark, yet funny and completely charming story about a famous kid detective all grown up, and still dealing with the one case that got away. We can't recommend the film enough, and hope you will check it out as soon as you can. Check out the ReelBlend Clips channel for an exclusive spoiler bit we cut from the main show's interview once you do. Also this week, we hav...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 140
On this week’s show, we welcome legendary writer Aaron Sorkin to discuss he latest film The Trial of the Chicago 7, his second feature as a director. The film’s cast is absolutely stacked with Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II just a few of the A-listers bringing this true story to life. Stick around after the interview to hear our reviews of the film which you can stream on Netflix this week. Also this week, we discuss Gal Gadot and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins tea...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 139
From here on out, everyone needs to write release dates in pencil. Nothing sticks to its intended release dates anymore, as theaters continue to struggle with a lack of product, preventing chains and independent theaters from figuring out how to open and operate safely. On this week’s show, the ReelBlend boys finally reunite to break down all of the latest movement, which starts with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and sweeps up the bulk of the DC film slate. We also discuss Adam Sandler's new comedy Hu...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 138
The LEGENDARY, Oscar-nominated, Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor joins the show to discuss her new film The Glorias (starring Alicia Vikander, Janelle Monáe, Julianne Moore), now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. We discuss a sequel to Across the Universe that she wants to get made, the amazing crew and creative heads she worked with on The Glorias, and so much more. A true genius, and an incredible interview for the ReelBlend history books. Also on this week's show, we talk the new trail...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 137
Matthew Modine joins the show to discuss making Full Metal Jacket with the great Stanley Kubrick. He dives into Stanley's process, and personality behind the scenes, breaks down the themes of the film, and even touches on his collaboration with Christopher Nolan. We also discuss the Emmy's with Schitt's Creek and Watchmen winning big, the new WandaVision trailer (note: before news of Disney/Marvel's big schedule shift), and more. For this week's BlendGame, we dive into Tom Hardy's amazing filmog...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 136
This week's show is jam packed with news including the recent announcement that Wonder Woman 1984 (starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine) has been delayed yet again. At the time of this recording, there has also been some reporting that Marvel's long-awaited Black Widow (starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh) is considering moving its release date. With Hollywood shifting schedules yet again, we begin to wonder if any other major film will release in theaters this calendar year. We have news of Ma...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 135
We finally have a trailer for Dune. We also have a trailer for Rebecca (starring Armie Hammer, Lily James) which his hitting Netflix in October. So much to react to, including the Disney live-action remake of Mulan now that the guys have all had a chance to see it. Joining us this week is writer/director Rachel Lee Goldenberg to discuss her new film Unpregnant which his HBO Max this week. It's a charming and sweet road comedy, and Rachel was a delight to chat with. For the BlendGame, we continue...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 134
Director Peyton Reed and writer Jessica Bendinger join us for a special bonus episode of the show to discuss Bring It On's (starring Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, Eliza Dushku) 20th anniversary. ReelBlend Premium! Sign up for an extra episode a week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean, and ad-free episodes at bit.ly/reelblendpremium . ReelBlend on YouTube Be sure to subscribe to ReelBlend on YouTube (http://bit.ly/ReelBlendYT) for full episodes of the show in video form. Also, don't miss out on ...
Sep 08, 2020•28 min
This episode really needs no introduction. Christopher Nolan and Tenet star John David Washington joins us to discuss behind-the-scenes stories from making the film. They get into how they pulled some of the film's mind-bending aspects off, and how they each prepared and changed during the making of the film. We also take time to honor Chadwick Boseman who tragically passed over the weekend. We discuss the legacy and impact he's left behind, and how important his filmography has become. Join us ...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 133
On this week's show, we sit down with Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me) to discuss Bill & Ted Face The Music which is available on VOD today. He talks about bringing back an old franchise and making it feel fresh, bringing back George Carlin, an alternate ending that they scrapped early on and more. We also cover the many trailers from DC FanDome, but then there's Tenet. Yes, that Tenet. The guys have seen it, some of you will have the ability to see it next week, and we have some sp...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 132
On this week's show we react to trailers for Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Death on the Nile, starring Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, and Sofia Coppola's On The Rocks , starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones. Kevin Hart and Will Smith are set to reboot the John Hughs classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and we aren't sure why, to be honest? Lovecraft Country premiered it's first, extended episode on HBO this past weekend. Jake and Kevin are already loving where the series is taking them, ...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 131
Joining us this week is comedy legend Judd Apatow. The prolific writer/producer/director takes us behind the scenes of his latest film The King of Staten Island for some amazing stories about how they approached material that was so sensitive and important to Pete Davidson's life. He also takes us way back and reflects on some his classic projects such as Superbad, Freaks and Geeks, The 40 Year Old Virgin and more. Also on this week's show, Producer Gabe joins in for the full show! Kevin is out ...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 130
We are joined by the talented actor/director Amy Seimetz to discuss her new film She Dies Tomorrow . She dives into her process as a director, what she's learned from other directors throughout her acting career, her technique for crying on queue, and her film's brilliant use of color to simulate the experience of dying. Also on this week's show, we discuss Joe Wright's film The Woman in the Window which has long been held in limbo, and is now finding a home on Netflix. We then spend the bulk of...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 129
