Reel 2 Real

You can't discuss education in the Chicagoland area without bringing up Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. So we invited CTU member Ryan to share his own experience as a teacher, what impossible standards non-union teachers across the country are held to, and finally, how and why the education system has been on the downward spiral ever since our government bought the idea...

Ralph joins Eric and Jesse in laying out how healthcare, real estate, and banking industries are moving to use AI in their fields to determine things like loan eligibility, and why it's going to be catastrophic for most everyday people. Please support the ongoing strikes however you can. Donation for the Entertainment Community fund : https://tinyurl.com/k9sfuyyy WGA Strike info: https://www.w...

Eric and Jesse bring the discussion of police back to the lens of labor and dive into some of the specifics about what separates police unions from labor unions, and discuss the ways in which solidarity in service of capital can be dangerous to the public.

Eric and Jesse talk about the Minneapolis Police Department, the police gangs of the L.A. Sheriffs Department, and the policing industry overall in the US.

Many striking laborers are fighting for healthcare coverage, so we invited our friend Vasilios, a healthcare worker, to explain what goes on in hospitals. He reveals who determines what you're prescribed, how doctors notes are actually used, and why patients get stuck with paying copays.

A soft rebrand was in order after we realized who "Reel2Real" is, and as luck would have it, we are changing our content for the time being to stand in solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, ideally until they end.

Hiatus announcement

Is it episode four, is it the fourth one that came out, is it even actually Star Wars?

Please boost my social credit score back up Xi. You're my Hero (2002) Owu -Eric

This dude really picked 3 super hero movies in one month. Feat. Vasilios and Harry

(I Love You)

After praising the greatest acting performance of Willem Dafoe's career, the guys actually manage to analyze the messaging of Boondock Saints while simultaneously recapping it with their friend, Vasilios.

After recalling a shared enjoyment of the Batman Beyond show, Jesse and Eric watch the only film of the franchise, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and invite their friend and Batman expert Nick to join the nostalgia trip.

After changing the planned film from Into the Spiderverse to The Amazing Spiderman 2, Nikhil fled for the weekend, avoiding the recording of the worst movie so far. To ease their suffering, Jesse and Eric decide to subject three guests to share their fate. Featuring RJ, Ralph, and Valineage.

Eric creates new characters and slurs and Jesse brags about watching the dub while Nikhil laments having to act as the voice of reason.

Nick Cage cons all over the place.

As animal month continues, Nikhil selects the movie Dog Soldiers, a B Horror movie featuring your favorite local school wolf mascot as the werewolves. You know why Sean Pertwee is in this movie? Cuz he got that dawg in him.

Jesse and Nikhil roll back the rock to geek out about dinosaurs. Meanwhile Eric compares them to horse girls, and can't get over the cast for this movie he's never heard of.

After a month of just bullying each other with bad movies, the guys make peace with this Chinese comedy.

Jesse gets revenge on his co-hosts for all the Disney Channel movies (mostly Luck of the Irish ) by picking this fan requested film.

REGRET

The onslaught of Disney Channel originals continues with this thinly veiled coming out story. Who knew Disney was so conservatively progressive in 2002?

To continue Jesse's punishment, Nikhil wraps up the month with this Disney channel original starri....featu...inclu... that Frankie Muniz and Hillary Duff are in. Was it just as fun as they remembered, or a bit more problematic? Stay tuned.

After making each of his friends suffer at his own hands, Nikhil shows mercy in the most fun way he knows how... Giant robot fights.

Nikhil's March of movies continues with the perfect family friendly St Patrick's Day movie, The Luck of the Irish.  Yes, this was a coordinated assault targeting Jesse specifically. All other Irish need not be offended, but if they are, blame Disney.