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Madame Web has taken over the world of cinema in 2024 and we are here to bask in its glory. Let's talk about the movies of February 2024. - FEBRUARY Lisa Frankenstein- dir. Zelda Williams; Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino Madame Web- dir. S.J Clarkson; Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott How to Have Sex- dir. Molly Mann...

IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES OF JANUARY… and Argylle. - JANUARY Night Swim- dir. Bryce McGuire; Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren American Fiction- dir. Cord Jefferson; Jeffrey Wright, Leslie Uggams, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Sterling K. Brown All of Us Strangers- dir. Andrew Haigh; Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy Fallen Leaves- dir. Aki Kaurismä...

2023 is DEAD! The ghost of it is here to haunt you, with movies! Movies of December: May December- dir. Todd Haynes; Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Andrea Frankle, Chris Tenzis The Boy and the Heron- dir. Hayao Miyazaki; Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Luca Padovan, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe Eileen- dir. William Oldroyd; Anne Hathaway...

GOBBLE GOBBLE? Back from a action packed October to a normal release cadance November! -- Movies of November Priscilla- dir. Sofia Coppola; Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes- dir. Francis Lawrence; Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Peter Dinklage The Marvels- dir. Nia DaCosta; Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman...

OCTOBER 2023 PART TWO! October had a lot of movies, and boy howdy did we talk about them. OCTOBER Pt. 2 Totally Killer- dir. Nahnatchka Khan; Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Julie Bowen, Troy Leigh-Ann Johnson, Kimberly Huie Dicks: The Musical- dir. Larry Charles; Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallion When Evil Lurks- dir. Demián Rugna; Ezequiel Rodrí...

IT'S FALL AND THE WITCHING HOUR 👻🍂 As per usual we are a bit late on the monthly pod and with it already being the middle of October and we have opinions we need to let out, so we're here to discuss the movies of Sept and some of the movies of early Oct. -- SEPTEMBER The Nun II 🍷- dir. Michael Chaves; Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Bonnie Aarons A Haunting in Venice 🧔- dir. Kenneth...

Summer is almost over and folks, it's slim pickings! But we are here with the movies of August and one of 2003. - AUGUST Haunted Mansion- dir. Justin Simien; Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Lakeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Dany DeVito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis The Last Voyage of the Demeter- dir. André Øvredal; Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cinningham, David Dastmalch...

It’s the biggest movie month of 2023, that’s right, the return of INSIDIOUS!! Join us as we talk about the biggest month in film. JULY Insidious: The Red Door - dir. Patrick Wilson; Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Sinclair Daniel, Lin Shaye Joy Ride- dir. Adele Lim; Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu Biosphere- dir. Mel Eslyn; Sterling K. Brown, Mark Duplass Shin Kamen Ri...

2 months for the price of one? In my podcast feed?! IT'S TRUE!! Since we are a bit late, we're here talking about the movies of May and June for this year. Hope you enjoy! - MAY Book Club: The Next Chapter- dir. Bill Holderman; Dianne Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson The Boogeyman- dir. Rob Savage; Sopie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, Ch...

MAMA MIA! MOVIES ARE A REAL! It's april, there are movies, let's talk about them. - APRIL The Super Mario Bros. Movie- dir. Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath; Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Keegan Michael-Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen Renfield- dir. Chris McKay; Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz The Pope’s Exorcist- dir. Julius Avery; Russell Crowe, Daniel...

Back from a slim pikings month in February with more movies to talk about in March! - MARCH Scream VI- dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett; Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger Jackson, Courtney Cox 65- dir. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman Shazam! Fury of the Gods- dir. David F. Sandberg; Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jac...

Wow! This episode is a little later than expected. OOPS! Following up on our Best of 2023 discussions, join us as we discuss the very few movies of February 2023! FEBRUARY Knock at the Cabin - dir. M. Night Shyamalan; Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Alderidge, Kristen Cui, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn The Outwaters- dir. Robbie Banfitch; Robbie Banfitch, Angela Basolis, Scott Scha...

Join us for part 2 of the 7th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations! Most Disappointing: Thor: Love and Thunder V/H/S/99 Men Sonic: The Hedgehog 2 The Northman Jurassic World: Dam minions Scream (2022) The Black Phone Death on the Nile The Batman Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness Glass Onion: A Kives Out Mystery Best Performance: Amber Midthunder as Naru - Prey Johnny Knoxville a...

It’s that time again! Join us for the 7th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2022! Day 1 Best Style Best Horror Worst Movie Best Surprise Best Style: Three Thousand Years of Longing Resurrection Everything Everywhere All at Once The Menu Barbarian RRR White Noise Avatar: The Way of Water Nope The Batman The Menu Elvis Marcel the Shell Jackass...

The best movie month of the year, folks. That’s right, January! You hear about this guy called Otto? - JANUARY M3GAN (pronounced mah- three-gan)- dir. Gerard Johnstone; Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jenna Davis Sick- dir. John Hyams; Gideon Adlon, Beth Million,Dylan Sprayberry Skinamarink- dir. Kyle Edward Ball; Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Pual, Jaime Hill A Man Called Otto- dir. Marc...

Oel ngati kameie listeners! (That means I see you 🙂) Avatar: The Way of Water has come and become one of the biggest movies of all time, meaning it's time to talk about the movies of December! DECEMBER Violent Night- dir. Tommy Wirkola; David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder The Fabelmans- dir. Steven Spielberg; Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano,...

What's this?! A timely podcast!?? It's more likely than you think. Please enjoy us covering the movies of November 2022! NOVEMBER Weird: The Al Yankovic Story- dir. Eric Appel; Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Arturo Castro, Toby Huss Next Exit- dir. Mali Elfman; Katie Parker, Rahul Kohli, Rose McIver, Karen Gillan Black Panther: Wakanda Forever- dir. Ryan Coogler; Letitia Wright,...

Oops! I promise we always try to make these episodes timely but uhhhh life is busy. Anyway! Here is the episode covering the movies of Oct OCTOBER Terrifier 2- dir. Damien Leone; Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thronton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman Hellraiser- dir. David Bruckner; Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn Deadstream- dir. Joseph and Vanessa W...

Been a minute, huh?! That's what happens when two of us get COVID AND one of us gets married.. BUT NOTHING IS STOPPING THIS PODCAST. Here we are to discuss the movies of August and September 2022. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER Prey- dir. Dan Trachtenberg; Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp Bodies Bodies Bodies- dir. Halina Reijn; Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold,...

Whoops! We lost the episode for June on top of being busy and usually tardy. Sorry about that. Thankfully for us there was not a whole lot of movies but we still got a fun show for ya! JUNE Crimes of the Future Lightyear Jurassic World Dominion The Black Phone Mad God Elvis JULY Thor: Love and Thunder- dir. Taika Waititi; Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Russell Cr...

THE GAS PRICES ARE HIGH AND THE MOVIES ARE HOT BABY! Here to talk about some of the first movies of summer 2022! -- MAY Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness- dir. Sam Raimi; Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez Firestarter- dir. Keith Thomas; Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon On the Count of Three- dir. Jerrod Carmichael; Jerrod...

MORBIUS SWEEP 2K22 IS HERE. Join us as we discuss MORBIUS, A NEW MARVEL LEGEND RISES. As well as other equally good movies. (JK please watch Everything Everywhere All at Once.) -- APRIL Dr. Michael Morbius🧛‍♂️- for. Daniel Espinosa; Jared "It's Chic" Leto, Matt Smith, who cares about the rest I don't wanna Google it if I'm being honest Sonic the Hedgehog 2🦔🦔 - dir. Jeff Fowler; Ben Schwartz, Ji...

Post-Best of pod! March has a big boy with The Batman and a bunch of smaller stuff, let’s get to it. MARCH The Batman🦇- dir. Matt Reeves; Robert Battinson, Paul Dano, Zoe Kravitz, Colin “WOAH take it easy, sweethaht” Farrell, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis Fresh🍆- dir. Mimi Cave; Sebastian Stan, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jonica T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang After Yang🤖- dir. Kogonada; Colin “WOAH...

Let’s wrap up 2021! Day two of our Best of 2021 awards recapping the best and worst movies of the year. As always, we’re looking for one winner and two runner ups in each category. We can’t watch everything. Hope you enjoy it! Day 2 Most Disappointing Standout Moment Best Performance Don’t Go In There Award Best Old Movies of 2021 Top 10 Movies of 2021 Most Disappointing: Mortal Kombat Halloween K...

IT’S FINALLY TIME! Day one of our Best of 2021 awards recapping the best and worst movies of the year. As always, we’re looking for one winner and two runner ups in each category. We can’t watch everything. Hope you enjoy it! Day 1 Best Style Best Horror Worst Movie Best Surprise Best Style: Bo Burnham’s INSIDE Spencer Censor Licorice Pizza The French Dispatch Annette Psycho Goreman The Night Hous...