The Reel Spotlight

In this episode of the Reel Spotlight, Tony with the help of his special guest Nick L' Barrow from NicksFlicksFix shines Hollywood's biggest spotlight on the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Tony and Nick talk about the biggest surprises and snubs concerning the nominations and they make their predictions on who will win. They also briefly chat about Dune Part 2. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Getting to know...

For the first episode of 2024 of The Reel Spotlight, Tony welcomes back a returning guest, Shan from Filmforager on Instagram and the host of The Fellowship of the Mic podcast. They discuss the first film of Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. They answer listener questions and even talk about one of their favorite 70s sitcom. - 0:00 Intro 5:40 Come and Knoc...

To talk Killers of the Flower Moon and Martin Scorsese, Tony is joined by returning guest Jean Carlos AKA Mercatthemovies on. They discuss Marty's newest film, its runtime, and rank the legendary directors filmography.  0:00 Intro 2:15 Talking about Marty 7:22 DeNiro's career without Scorsese 9:21 Scorsese the most versatile director? 10:56 Scorsese and the Oscars  13:33 Killers of the Flower Moon...

For the 28th episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Sarah Williams from Popcorn Chat (Instagram & Youtube). The episode is filled with a variety of movie & TV discussions and there's even a chat about an iconic British food staple. 0:00: Intro 0:37: Welcoming Sarah 1:17: Getting to know Sarah 6:38: What makes a good film? 10:00 Brief chat on Oppenheimer 11:28 Talking Barbie f...

This episode of The Reel Spotlight focuses on the best, worst, biggest surprises and disappointments of 2023 in films & TV...so far. To discuss all this with Tony is Elliot Collins AKA MovieFiles from YouTube and instagram. The conversation was flowing as Tony & Elliot chatted about all things movies, tv shows, and even some NBA talk. 0:00 Intro 1:58 Getting to know Elliot 16:04 Elliot on...

For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Kieran from PretentiousFilmClub on Instagram. The main topic is Christopher Nolan's newest film Oppenheimer. Other discussions include Nolan himself and his filmography. Tony and Kieran also briefly talk Barbie and answer listener questions. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Getting to know Kieran 14:18 Talking Nolan 22:30 Oppenheimer Notes 23:38 Non-spoiler...

I'm joined by Gaius Bolling from G-Reelz and Back to the Blockbuster Podcast to discuss all things SAG-AFTRA strike. We also briefly chat Emmy nominations. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Getting to know Gaius 8:25 2023 movie chat 12:02 Strike chat begins 35:26 Emmy Nods 46:47 Gaius under the Reel Spotlight 51:12 Outro G_Reelz Instagram Back to Blockbuster Podcast    The Reel Spotlight Linktree   Support the...

For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony reviews one of the biggest summers films of 2023, Tom Cruise' Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. A quick FYI, Tony is reviewing the film (non- spoiler) on his own with no guest. Trying out something new! The Reel Spotlight Linktree    Support the show

Tony is joined by special guest Gabriel de los Santos (AKA Film.booth on Instagram) to discuss HBO's mega hit series Succession. They delve deep into the shows last season while putting a spotlight on the biggest moments, best episodes, and analyze the show's infamous/legendary characters. 0:00 Intro/Thanking Mania 1:40 Getting to know Gabriel 5:58 Succession chat begins Follow Gabriel at...

For episode 22, Tony and Mania are joined by Keenan Culler of The Hollywood Week podcast to discuss and review (non-spoiler & spoiler) season one of HBO's The Last of Us. They chat about the differences between the game, the tv adaptation, and much more. They finish the episode by answering listener questions. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Getting to know Keenan 8:47 News items about The Last of Us 17:23 Non-sp...

For episode 21, Mania and Tony are joined by Luk (Luk_reviews on Instagram) to review the MCU latest entry in their universe, Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania. Phase 4 and the future of phase 5 movies and tv shows of the MCU are discussed. The gang finished the episode by answering listener questions.  0:00 Intro 0:45 Getting to know Luk 7:31 Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania (non-spoiler review) 2...

For the 20th episode of The ReelSpotlight, Mania and Tony welcome special guest Jean Carlos Sanchez, known as @MercWithTheMovies on Instagram. Jean joins the podcast to review M. Night Shyamalan's newest film Knock at the Cabin. They also discuss M. Nights filmography and end the episode by answering listener questions.  0:00 Intro 0:41 Getting to know Jean 7:23 Knock at the Cabin (Non-spoile...

In episode 19, Mania and Tony are joined by Kurt Morrison host of The Top 5 Film Dive Podcast. The topic of this episode is the Oscars, Oscars, and more Oscars nominations. Tony, Mania, and Kurt discuss the biggest surprises, give out some predictions, and of course, talk about the biggest snubs. They finish the podcast by answering listener questions.  0:00 Intro 0:39 Getting to know Kurt  9:00 T...

For the first official podcast episode of 2023, Mania and Tony review the first episode of one of the most anticipated shows of 2023, HBO's newest The Last of Us. They also chat about Goodfellas, Tony's Reel recommendation to Mania.  0:00 Intro 4:00 Review of Episode 1 of The Last of Us (Spoilers) 47:18 Answering questions  55:41 Tony's Reel Recommendation (Goodfellas) 1:12:34 Mania Reel...

For EP 17, Mania and Tony are once again joined by Shanda (filmforager) & Quinn (viewsbyquinn). In part two of their discussion, we all talk about our best, worst, best surprises, and biggest disappointments in film and tv for 2022. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Worst films of 2022 53:45 Biggest surprises and Disappointments in Movies & TV 1:29:06 Rapid fire Top 5 movies of 2022...so far 1:32:01 Outro S...

Mania and Tony welcome back Quinn (Viewsbyquinn) and Shandra (Filmforager) to the podcast. Episode 16 is about the holiday spirit as we talk about Christmas movies. We chat about our favs, guilty pleasures, and even the worst holiday films we've seen. We also debate on what makes a movie, a Christmas movie, and we end the episode reviewing Mania's Reel recommendation to Tony, the holiday horror mu...

In episode 15, Mania and Tony go in-depth in their non- spoiler & spoiler discussion of Season 1 of the newest live action Star Wars series, Andor. They also discuss the recent rumors of the possible shakeup of the DCEU under James Gunn. They finish the episode talking about reel recommendations. 0:00 Intro  1:45 DCEU franchise rumors 10:46 Non-spoiler review of Andor 31:41 Spoiler chat o...

In Episode 14, we interview the young director of the 2022 film Forty Winks, and the upcoming 2023 release Atrabilious, William Atticus Parker. He is also an actor, as well, appearing in his two features and the upcoming studio film "Woody Woodpecker 2". Mania and Tony also chat about Mania's reel recommendation to Tony. Danny Boyle's 2007 Sunshine. They finish the episode by discussing the pletho...

In episode 13 Tony & Mania discuss the latest MCU film, Wakanda Forever. They do a non-spoiler and spoiler review of the film. They also chat about Tony's Reel Recommendation Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Mania gives her Reel Recommendation to Tony. Also answer some listener questions.  0:00 Outro  1:45 Wakanda Forever review (Non-spoiler) 20:53 Wakanda Forever (Spoiler chat) 32:5...

For episode 12, Mania and Tony review Pearl, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and All Quiet on the Western Front. All reviews are non-spoiler. Also, they start a new segment called "Reel Recommendations" and finish the episode by answering questions.  0:00 Intro 1:51 Review of Pearl (non-spoiler) 14:54 Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (non-spoiler) 23:51 Review of Weird, The Al Yank...

For episode 11, Mania and Tony talk about the House of the Dragon finale. Minwa (@TheArabKhalessi) came in last minute to help us by reviewing and analyzing The Black Queen. We also had some fun in choosing our small council if we were sitting on the Iron Throne, and somehow finish the podcast by ranking the Harry Potter Franchise.  0:00 Intro 1:10 Analyzing the HOTD finale & season 1 in...

For our 10th episode, Mania and Tony welcome Mariah from @Scareathoners (IG). As you see from the title of the podcast, this episode is all about horror. Mania and Tony review Halloween Ends, and then bring on Mariah to chat and discuss Mania's top 3 horror films of all time.  0:00 Intro 1;29 Review (spoilers) Halloween Ends 9:38 Getting to know Mariah  15:00 Rapid fire questions for Mar...

It is all about House of the Dragon in episode 9 of The Reel Spotlight. To review and analyze HOTD latest episode "The Green Council", Mania and Tony welcome back Minwa (@TheArabKhaleesi). Did The House of The Dragon penultimate episode live up to the hype? Listen and find out.  The Arab Khaleesi on Instagram  The Reel Spotlight Linktree Support the show 

In Episode 8, our good friend and fellow podcaster from Fellowship of The Mic, Shandra (@Filmforager)  joins The Reel Spotlight. We give our thoughts on the film Barbarian, chat about cheesy horror movies we like, quicks thoughts on The Rings of Power, and a recap of episodes 7 & 8 of House of the Dragon. We finished the pod by answering listener questions.  0:00 Intro 0:34 Getting t...

For Episode 7, Minwa, also known on Instagram as @TheArabKhalessi joins Mania and Tony as they review Andrew Dominik's newest film Blonde. They also recap episodes 5 &6 of House of the Dragon...and of course, when you have someone named Khaleesi, you know that GOT was also discussed.  0:00 Intro 0:41 getting to know Minwa 8:00 Blonde Review (spoilers) 24:35 Did you know? 26:20 Rapid fire...