This week, on the crest of the third ever Reel Sh!t meetup and Live Show, Ryland and Charlie go OLD SCHOOL with the format we used all the way back from Episode One of this podcast. A gimmick double feature that one of them had seen and the other hasn't, and vice versa. With this episodes selections being, the 1986 basketball biopic HOOSIERS, and John Hughes' 1987 road trip comedy epic PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. They also give their hot takes on Zack Snyder's cut of JUSTICE LEAGUE. They als...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week, Charlie and Ryland take a trip down nostalgia lane. And they are bringing along a passenger! New Reel Sh!t member guest Scott Mauldin joins the fellas as they discuss the Totally 80's coming of age martial arts drama, THE KARATE KID starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio. They also play a crush heavy round of First and Favorite as well as Oscars, Bracket and Meetup news. All this and more on a brand spanking new episode of Spittin' Tha Reel Sh!t Until Next Time!! To be a part of all th...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week, Ryland and Charlie track down the winner of the Group Choice Poll, Alex Coursón, and sit down with him to discuss one of the most divisive group films, the 2 time Voter's Choice Bracket submission TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE!!! They pick Alex's brain about the Why and How he chose the movie. The trio also play an Eddie Murphy themed round of First and Favorite and discuss his career and legacy. Also Bracket and group news as well as upcoming events and episodes. All that and more on a ...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week is a very special week! Because this week we are talking about an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie!! And not any Schwarzenegger movie, the John McTiernan alien action slasher PREDATOR!! Ryland and Charlie, along with newly appointed TRS moderator Matt Teeter attack this film from every conceivable angle. Talking production, narrative, and easter eggs. And along with that, they preview the upcoming PIXAR Bracket as well as an 80's Action themed BRAND NEW Game. Also a couple of TRS member sho...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week, with another duo episode on deck before the Predator extravaganza, the guys try their hand at a brand new release that has been making waves on the internet. The 2021 J. Blakeson conscious antagonistic thriller, I CARE A LOT. starring Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage. Premiering on Netflix and streaming now. They also have a rundown of the Golden Globe Awards airing this Sunday on NBC. Plus they attempt to recast some popular "Justifiable" villains. All this and more on a brand spanki...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Now that the snow and ice has been melted away in the DFW area, this week the show is treading new ground. Trying their hand at a series of themed episodes, Charlie and Ryland are starting a new series of episodes that will be sprinkled in throughout the year and beyond. They call it STEPPING INTO THE CAGE. Each volume will consist of a Nicolas Cage double feature discussion as well as a Nic Cage centric game to help celebrate the enigmatic actor. This volume consists of the newest Cage release ...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week, the guys have one more episode before their week off. And they invited NEW member guest Whitney Blake Dean to the Thunderdome to talk all things movies. Particularly Political Comedies, Pixar, and classic Kirsten Dunst films. Not to mention a dissection of the hard to find Beauty Pageant Comedy Mockumentary DROP DEAD GORGEOUS released in 1999 and starring KD herself, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Brittany Murphy, Will Sasso, and Amy Adams in her first f...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week, the boys make special member guest David Sikora welcome as this episode gets crazy!! MEL GIBSON CRAZY!! It is all about the man with one of the most solid feature film resumes in history. Ryland, Charlie, and David talk all things Gibson including a live round of First and Favorite all about him and a great dissection of his Best Picture winning project that he also directed, produced, and starred in. the Historical Epic BRAVEHEART. They also talk Kong v. Godzilla and Political Comedi...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week, Charlie and Ryland take it all the way back to the teenage days! And they're making it a family affair! Charlie's sister Heather Thompson joins them to talk latchkey summer movies and films they watched growing up together. As a podcast host in her own right as co-host with Charlie on the show BEST SIBLINGS EVER, she brings a hearty round of Movie Trivia for the boys! And they cap off the occasion with a deep dive into the 1998 house party classic CAN'T HARDLY WAIT starring Seth Green...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week, the guys have their first guest of 2021 on the show. A NON Reel Sh!t member, but instrumental to the presentation and operation of the brackets on the FB Group, Mr. Anthony Milton. Friend, Filmmaker, and fellow FB group runner sits down with Charlie and Ryland for a spirited conversation that includes no less than nine film scores to complete this week's Top 3. And one 80's Cult Classic. The 1986 John Carpenter directed BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA starring Kim Cattrall and Kurt Russel...
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 24
This week, Ryland and Charlie sit down as a duo once again to ring in the New Year with their first episode of 2021. Rather than talk a new release, they decided to take it easy after a long night of NYE drinking and discuss the success, the legacy, and the cultural impact of one of the last big budget raunchy comedies. Todd Phillips' 2009 film THE HANGOVER starring then unknowns Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis. They also give their Top 3 most anticipated 2021 releases as well as...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week, we are celebrating 2020. The year that was. Ryland and Charlie sit down for a duo episode and discuss the small history of the show including member guests, old episodes and of course MOVIES from the last 12 months. They give a bracket update, they divulge their Top 3 underrated films of 2020, we get a special appearance from member guests Jesse Rose, and they discuss the apparently divisive new film from director Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 now in theaters and available on deman...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week, we are ringing in the Christmas season....sort of. Enigmatic longtime Reel Sh!t member Andrew Boat returns to the show to talk Tom Cruise, Spider-Man, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In particular, the 1993 cajun thriller/roundhouse kick extravaganza HARD TARGET directed by the internationally talented John Woo. They also discuss the Tom Cruise coronavirus rant and the ever evolving Spider-Man 3 cast. And recommend their films for a Non-Traditional Christmas Movie Double Feature. To be a p...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week, Ryland and Charlie sit down a with NEW new member guests who joined them for their Live Episode back in October, Ryan Crosley. Being a sports fanatic he brought the classic 1989 baseball movie FIELD OF DREAMS starring Kevin Costner. Along with that film, they discuss sports film memories, the HBOMAX/Hollywood debacle, and Ryan and Ryland give their predictions on ALL 8 of the upcoming Sweet Sixteen matches of The Heist Bracket. To be apart of all the action, you need to join the offic...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week, NEW new member guest Sean Murphy sits down with Charlie and Ryland. And he brings with him a modern Holiday Classic! The three of them chat it up about the Warner Bros. announcement of putting all their new releases on streaming in 2021, the passing of Star Wars alum David Prowse, and speculate on fantasy casting of iconic movie roles. But the main focus of this episode is dedicated to the 2003 Terry Zwigoff directed dark comedy BAD SANTA starring Billy Bob Thornton. All this and more...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week, we are bringing back the member guests. And its a doozy on this episode. The Mayor of "Jort Worth" and Reel Sh!t member since 2017 Ice Cole sits down with Charlie and Ryland to discuss Heist films, the new Mel Gibson flick, and Bruce Willis. Specifically the Michael Lehmann directed 1991 film HUDSON HAWK. A movie widely known as a dud since its release. And the One Sentence Review returns with a Heist theme. Until next time!! To be a part of all the action you need to join the officia...
Nov 26, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week, Ryland and Charlie meet up for another duo episode and two movies to delve into. With the release of the new Netflix film The Trial of The Chicago 7 written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, they thought a double feature was in order to round out the occasion. And they look into Bennett Miller's Moneyball from 2011, also written by Sorkin. Before the Heist Bracket starts they talk Voters Choice and dark horses. As well as recommendations for an Ed Harris double feature. All this and more ...
Nov 21, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Have you already seen Dumb and Dumber? I bet you haven't seen it with Charlie and Ryland quoting the entire thing! In celebration of their 16th episode, the guys decided to take it easy with objectively one of the funniest films of the 90's if not all time. the 1994 classic DUMB AND DUMBER. They also speculate on the upcoming Heist Bracket and do a quick round of First and Favorite LIVE as well as an In Memoriam for the gone but not forgotten Sean Connery. Until Next Time!! To be a part of the a...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week, Ryland and Charlie are officially ringing in the spooky season with plenty of Halloween and horror movie talk. The group's resident shitposter Nazzty Nate Green joins the guys in discussing good scary movies for first time horror watchers, an update on the Foreign Horror Bracket, and they each share their top 3 favorite Horror Icons. But the bulk of the show is dedicated to the first 3 films in the still going Resident Evil film franchise. Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: Apocalyp...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week, Ryland and Charlie sit down with founding Reel Sh!t member Justine HC to chop it up about movie news, group news and Halloween Movie Memories. They touch on the recent shades of a live action Spider-Verse as well as the short term future of AMC Theaters. They reminisce on where they were when they first saw some Halloween Favorites. And the main focus of this weeks episode is to extrapolate on the 2012 adaptation of the Broadway hit Les Misérables starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaw...
Oct 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 14
This week, Charlie and Ryland, along other group members, help to celebrate the Ultimate Bracket Champion The Shawshank Redemption with a theater screening!! But before the showing Ryland, Charlie, and longtime member Matt Ducey talk Halloween favorites in front of the Live audience at the Studio Movie Grill on Lincoln Square in Arlington, TX. Then a few days later, the three of them meet back up to discuss the Official Group Meetup as well as the film itself with a deep dive discussion. To be a...
Oct 13, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week, NEW new Reel Sh!t member Jesse Rose took some time to sit with Ryland and Charlie to chop it up about movies! They discuss the fate of The Bracket of Champions as it comes to a close as well as the official group meetup scheduled to help celebrate its victory. They play a live roundtable version of First and Favorite. And they go deep into the video game/anime/feature film hybrid that is 2010's SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. If you wanted to be a part of the conversation, head over to F...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 12
With Ryland ans Charlie being off this week, a bonus episode seems to be in order. Charlie has a solo effort as he discusses what he calls The Psycho Years. That period of time when movies was the end all be all of your time. Hear about Charlie's psycho years and stick around as he divulges his All Time Top Ten Movies. With All Time being such a revolving door, it gets kind of hard to nail down. But Charlie does his best to explain each entry. Enjoy this bonus episode and we'll back sooner than ...
Sep 20, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week, Ryland and Charlie are bringing another duo episode. Seeing as how both of us took the plunge and re-entered movie theaters again in the last week and saw Christopher Nolan's new inverted crime thriller TENET, they couldn't help but have a spoiler riddled episode about it. so fair warning up front, if you haven't seen it yet there will be plot points divulged on this episode. Also, they discuss the current Bracket of Champions standings and the uniqueness of this bracket in particular...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week, Ryland and Charlie are back as a duo to talk about movies! With a new Bracket Champion in the books they look back at the month long contest that decided The Wizard of Oz as its Champ. And they also look to the future for the Bracket of Champions. They also discuss the changes in the AMPAS rules for Best Picture eligibility and talk about the new DUNE trailer that recently dropped as well as their breakdown of BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC. They bring back "Where were you when?" with a ...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week, the showhas a NEW new member guest in the house, Anna Leone. As a newly added member Ryland and Charlie chat it up with her about her thoughts on the group, the Musicals Bracket, and the lack of pretentiousness in Tha Reel Sh!t. They also put Anna in the hot seat as they dust off an old game, "The One Sentence Review". And the three of them take a deep dive on 4 of the 8 films that make up the Alien Film Franchise. Particularly Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Prometheus. They chat about t...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week, we had a chance to sit down with founding Reel Sh!t member Jeff Drake. Jeff, Ryland, and Charlie have some laughs talking about the early days of the group as well as the several stances, philosophies, and takeaways that are offered in the 1999 David Fincher mind melter FIGHT CLUB. We also cover the DC Fandome and the recent trailers that have dropped. And we take a look at the current standings on the highly heated Musicals Bracket that you can only play on Tha Reel Sh!t Facebook pag...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We are officially in the podcast feeds!! This week Ryland and myself sit down with guest member Matt Teeter to discuss Unhinged, The Musicals Bracket as it stands currently, and ZOMBIES!!! Each of us divulge our Top 3 zombie flicks as well as taking a deep dive into Edgar Wright's 2004 Zom-Rom-Com SHAUN OF THE DEAD! We discuss the movie from A to Zed and have a lot of laughs in between. We'll be back next week!!
Aug 28, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 7
