Is It for Reel

Is It for Reel

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Three friends dive into the movies of their youth and try to see if they still make us laugh, cry, sing, or cring. We discuss and decide if it holds to the test of time to be called FOR REEL!

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Jun 22, 2026

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Episodes

IIFR E157: Big Business 11.09.2024

Grab all the city mice and country mice you can hold.  That's right our podders threw down their quilting and watched Big Business.  Practice your milking yodeling combo skills, brush up on your professional putt putt lingo, and of course study the ins and outs of big business! You know share holder meetings and business papers and power blouses.  And remember if you're going into the office, don'...

IIFR E156: The Jerk 21.08.2024

For all you cat jugglers and milk faces out there, get ready to be somebody.  That's right we watched The Jerk. So gather all your disco dancer friends in your own disco room, grab your glasses by the optigrab, and feel free to disregard the carnival personnel signs.  YOLO!!!!!  Remember it's not the money that's important, it's all the stuff! Especially the paddle game and the chair.

IIFR E155: Riding in Cars with Boys 14.08.2024

It's summer time so we're talking boys, cars, and consequences.  Yea!!! That's right we're Riding in Cars with Boys.  Get ready for more Barrymore as we time jump more than Marty McFly, fly through an episode of MTV's Teen Moms, and check to see if Ms. Barrymore's accent coach was worth the money.  My daughter's a Tramp!!!!!!

IIFR E154: The Wedding Singer 09.07.2024

Wedding Bells are in the air and so is some crazy 80's hair.  That's right our Podders watched the Wedding Singer and one of our podders even decided to take the wedding bit one step further.  Listen to find out how!!!!! Also find out what not to do as a Bar Mitzvah DJ, is Christina Pickles a real person, and the pros and cons of DeLorean ownership.  Let's all join Spandau Ballet and sing: I know...

IIFR E153: Starship Troopers 19.06.2024

As Winston Churchill said, "We will fight on the beaches, we will fight on the rocky slopes of Klendathu, we will fight in space. Hey watch out for those bug booty bombs." That's right we watched Starship Troopers.  So be sure to practice your jumpball moves, keep that chin strap on tight, oh and double check you're not a cog in a fascist regime. And watch out; the bugs are mean, the the showers a...

IIFR 152: The Bodygaurd 13.06.2024

And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIiiIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiIIiiiiiiiiiIIIIIII...... Just a simple one letter word sung to perfection and you know exactly what we're talking about.  That's right we watched The Bodygaurd.  Come for the romance but stay to see Kevin Costner chest kick a Day Clown.  We'll see if we can discover do samurai swords make for good foreplay, is Kevin...

IIFR E151: The Big Lebowski 21.05.2024

What makes a man?  Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? We needed to find out so we watched The Big Lebowski.  So join us as our podders discover the irresistible sex appeal of a man in a bathrobe, delve into whether the rug or the money is the true macguffin, and finally try to figure out why every guy we know has this movie memorized.  Maybe the talking tumbleweed knows...

IIFR E150: Congo 15.05.2024

Happy Mother's Day y'all!!!  We of course watched the most Mother's Day movie of all time: Congo!  So grab your comms-link death ray, take a closer look at those gorilla grant applications, and grab all your bright red camo jungle gear.  Come on, shake your body, baby, do the Congo.  I know you can't control yourself any long-o!!?!

IIFR E149: Who's That Girl 30.04.2024

So our podders were on Holiday reading a Vogue article about the Material Girl.  Keep It Together, y'all, it's only Human Nature they watched Who's That Girl.  So get ready for a Bedtime Story about Erotica, a Bad Girl, and some Hanky Panky! Like a Prayer we learned in church we said Oh Father, Justify My Love for this movie even though it's Borderline a Fever dream. So whether you Cherish this Tr...

IIFR E148: The Burbs 10.04.2024

Our podders are dreaming of the suburbs... white picket fences, BBQ's with the neighbors, and murder. That's right we watched The Burbs.  So stifle your rage at your neighbors lawn, get a hobby other than peeping, and remember hell is other people whether it's murderous psychos or just Steve who always leaves his trash cans in front of your driveway! Freakin Steve!!!!! About a nine on the tension...

IIFR E147: Death Becomes Her 19.03.2024

Spring is the time of rebirth, frenemieship, and Camp with a capital 'C'. Thusly, our podders put on their fanciest lounge leotards and watched Death Becomes Her.   So go get a spray (paint) tan, strengthen up your neck, and read the fine print before you go drinking anything at Isabella Rosellini's pool parties! Bottom's up!!!!!!

IIFR E146: Say Anything 06.03.2024

Our podders spent all winter strengthening their delts for boombox season and you know the whole time they watched Say Anything.  So bust out your trench coat (it works for every social occasion), practice your graduation a cappella song, and say it with me 'mixtapes always make more romantic gifts then pens'!  And don't you go being fooled by those puppy dog eyes.  Joe lies when he cries!!!

IIFR E145: Twister 21.02.2024

Our podders have never been afraid of Big Corporate Weather, so they bravely watched Twister! Grab all your famous character actor interns (like all of them), bring a duffle bag of white tank tops, We're gonna discover a little bit about love, the probability of 5 twisters coming at ya at once, and how this was a lesbian movie all along.  So shout out your favorite tornado lingo, you know it by he...

IIFR E144: Fame 13.02.2024

We're here to talk about the tune that has been in your brain since the day you were born.  That's right we watched Fame and we want to live forever!  So let's travel back to 1980 New York City, where the streets was gritty, the band geeks, chorus nerds, and dance freaks were battling it out to see who could rule the art WORLD, and of course everyone's dreams come true.  (checking my notes and tha...

IIFR E143: Mean Girls 28.01.2024

With the new musical Mean Girls coming out our podders decided to make fetch a thing.  Well maybe not but they watched the original Mean Girls so close enough.  Grab your mathaletes jacket (yo, they went for the leather!), adorn your spine halo with flowers, and be sure to do a mic drop before your trust fall (Janis Rules!!!!!).  So hurry up and listen to the pod, Damien cannot stop this car.  He...

IIFR E142: Gattaca 17.01.2024

It's 2024, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life and we've got slicked back hair.  That's right our podders watched Gattaca.  So head on down to men's warehouse to pick up your space suit, don't leave the house without a few vials of your besties hair and fingernails, and bring a towel because you know there will be a swim off!!!

IIFR E141: A Christmas Prince 21.12.2023

Tired of hanging out with your lame family over the holidays?  Then come hang out with us as we watch the OG cheesy Christmas movie.  That’s right we watched A Christmas Prince.  Is the plot so lame it’s lame or does this secret gem deserve an Oscar for ev-er-y-thing!  Escape your aunt’s figgy pudding, fire up your Netflix, push play when we say go, and join your favorite podcasters to hurl quips...

IIFR E140: While You were Sleeping 13.12.2023

Holidays got you down?  Having to work on Christmas? Well, just follow Sandy B's lead and hit the como ward looking for hotties.  That's right we watched While You Were Sleeping.  So skip out on work (A.I. is just going to start doing it anyway), pay some local punks to push your crush onto the subway tracks, and then just kinda go with it.  You'll be married and happy by National Bean Day (that's...

IIFR E139: Grumpy Old Men 15.11.2023

They say he comes for us all and he muses whether this day or the next he will draw nigh. We are of course talking about the Grumpy Goose! Yup we watched Grumpy Old Men.  So batten down your earflaps, check the back seat for fishy hitchhikers and get ready for a whole fishing shed full of Minnesotaness.  Putz! Moron!

IIFR E138:Total Recall 03.11.2023

As Queen Latifah says, "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it".  To that end, our podders put their heads together and watched Total Recall.  So bust out your best 90's future fashion, get all the squibs you can carry, and get your ass to Mars.  And remember, ain't no party like a Venusville party because a Venusville party has Quato, space drugs, and no oxygen.  See you at the party!!...

IIFR E137: Witches of Eastwick 26.10.2023

Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and blow out that hair!!! That's right we watched Witches of Eastwick.  So get your besties together and conjure up your dream guy.  Or save yourself some demon trouble and pour another pitcher or two of martinis and see what happens, wink wink.  They say there is no fury like a woman scorned especially if they've got big ol' 80's hair!!!  

IIFR E136: Buffy The Vampire Slayer 19.10.2023

It's spooky time y'all! So our Podders sharpened up their stakes and watched Buffy The Vampire Slayer.  So fine tune your warrior ways mastered over many lifetimes or just have your stunt double do it.  And remember that while vampires are vicious and strong as H-E-Double Hockey sticks, they're emotionally and physically vulnerable.  Like you can rip their arms right off.  Spooky Scary!!! 

IIFR E135: Revenge of The Nerds 12.09.2023

As we jump back into the school year, our podders analyze the ever present battle of brains v. braun in the collegiate crucible. That's right, we watched Revenge of The Nerds.  While some of us may have gotten stuffed in a locker before the discussion begins we must remember to persevere and never stop laughing (yes, even crazy donkey laughter).  Just maybe really think about the legal and moral i...

IIFR E134: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 30.08.2023

Do you like bikes?  Ya but do you like like bikes?  Well then throw on your bowtie because we watched Pee Wee's Big Adventure.  Remember it's all about the friends you make along the way, don't judge a book by its cover: escaped prisoners and ghosts can be an excellent option for hitchhikers, and don't look at the camera during your cameo.  Now pour a little milk out from a dirty glass for Paul Ru...

IIFR E133: Cliffhanger 29.07.2023

Gravity, it comes for us all.  Wait that's death.  But what if it's both!  To figure that out, our Podders stuffed themselves in some climbing harnesses and watched Cliffhanger.  So visit your high elevation museums, remember team building is important even for criminals, and belay on.  Also, why learn all those crazy climbing moves when you can just pull up leap, pull up leap, and repeat till the...

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