Split Reel Podcast

C'mon Barbie let's go party...the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Barbie movie dropped and we do a quick reaction on it and what we are expecting from this movie when it drops next Summer. Press p;lay and enjoy...

We have hit a milestone...our 100th episode is here. It's been almost two years doing this podcast, and a way to celebrate is to talk about one of the best directors ever: Steven Spielberg. In this episode, we talk about his newest film (11:08), The Fablemans, and we also talk about the illustrious career of one of the GOATs of Hollywood. (52:58) We end up ranking our 10 favorite Speilberg films....

In this week's episode, we talk about a few things. We do a rundown of movies seen throughout Thanksgiving, talk about the outstanding Star Wars show Andor, and talk about some of our favorite competition movies in one of our famous lists. Press play and enjoy!

We're headed back to Wakanda for the final film in Phase 4 of the MCU for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! We discuss expectations, performances, execution, and more before ranking our Phase 4 and wondering why it's gone so meh. 

In this weeks ,episode we talk about an unusual movie streaming in the most unusual way: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Staring Daniel Radcliffe, yes Harry Potter and Evan Rachel Wood, this movie tells the story about our favorite parody writing, accordion player, Weird AL. This very unconventional parody bio-pic takes an unusual style to its delivery, and it takes you on a wild ride. Press play an...

In this week's episode, we go back 25 years and discuss the sci-fi action cult classic: Starship Troopers. A movie that was not greatly received when it originally came out has become a staple of cult culture, especially because of its satirical elements. If you want to hear our thoughts on giant alien bugs in a war with humans, press play and enjoy. 

Well, another superhero movie is here. This time from DC studios. In this episode, we talk about Black Adam and where it lands in the DC film repertoire. We also talk about major news that dropped minutes before we began recording - James Gunn is now the head of DC studio. By the end, we rank our fave and least fave DC movies. Press play and enjoy!

With the conclusion of the new Halloween trilogy, Halloween Ends, we decided to talk a little bit about part threes in movies. Are they difficult to do? What are the expectations for a third part? And we also mention some of our favorite part three movies. Press play and enjoy!

We are at it again! In this episode we do our annual Oscar draft for the upcoming awards season. In this fun game we choose five movie we think would do well at the Oscars. Press play and enjoy!

In this episode, we talk a little bit more about TV shows that have been sowing in the last few weeks/months and we also discuss a freshly released film - BROS. This historic fom-com features the first full queer cast from a major studio. What did we think about it? Press play and enjoy! 

Well, another Star Wars show has premiered, ANDOR has arrived. In this episode, we talk about the first three episodes and how this show sets itself apart from the other Star Wars properties we have gotten in the last few years. Press play and enjoy!

Inconceivable! It has been 35 years since the premiere of an 80s classic - The Princess Bride! In this episode, we take a journey in time and talk about one of the best comedies ever made and a cult classic that remains near and dear to our hearts in 2022. Also, we mention some fairy tale movies that fall in the same category as The Princess Bride. Press play and enjoy! 

We are still in a slow start to the Fall movie season, but Disney just unveiled their annual D23 Expo, in which they released some trailers, teasers, information, and more. Also, the Oscars race seems to start as some trailers for expected award players have been released. Press play and enjoy!

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has arrived after years in the making. A show from one of the most influential and important fantasy films ever made quite a splash this weekend as it premiered to record numbers. But what did we think? Press play and listen to our thoughts on the most expensive TV show ever. 

This week's episode discusses the two newest pop-culture shows to hit our TVs. Marvel's She-hulk and the return of the Game of Thrones universe with House of the Dragon. We give our reactions to the first episode of each show and where we think they will be going. Press play and enjoy!

Netflix gave us a new series and probably one of the best adaptations of a graphic novel - The Sandman. In this episode, we talk about the very long journey of this adaptation to become a reality and what we think of this show. Does it deserve a second season? Press play and find out. Also, we talk about some of our favorite adaptations of graphic novels/comics in movies or TV. Enjoy!

After a week off, we got a double feature surprise for you. In this week's episode, we talk about Bullet Train and Pray. Two completely different films were released in completely different ways. But what did we think? Press play and listen to our thoughts on Brad Pitt's most recent film and a much-needed facelift to the predator series. Enjoy!

San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is over! In this week's episode, we sit down and talk about some of the most revealing and important reveals from San Diego Comic-Con. Some were expected, others caught us by surprise, and some were simply underwhelming. Sit down, press play, and enjoy this talk on our thoughts on everything we got this year. 

It's getting hot in here...in this week's episode, we make our regular list of episodes but with movies about heat and hotness. In the middle of the summer, when we are constantly dying of heat exhaustion, we sat down and created this cool episode about movies to watch in the summer about the heat. Also, we talk about a few things in our snapshot section. Cool down and enjoy!

Well, a new MCU film is out and we have a lot of thoughts. Thor is the first character in the MCU to get a fourth movie. But was it worth it? Listen to our thoughts on the film but above all where is Marvel going in Phase 4. Did this provide the answer? You gotta listen to find out. Enjoy!

To celebrate the 4th we decided to do a special episode. Let's talk about our top 5 favorite films Presidents. Who made the list? What movies ar good enough to get their presidents mentioned? Press play and enjoy a different episode with many good film recommendations. Enjoy!

We set our sites on the newest series in the Star Wars universe. Obi Wan Kenobe is one of the most seen and most iconic characters in Star Wars lore and his own series is an interesting one to break down. Well, we take aim at it, is it good, bad, or somewhere in between?

In this episode, we stop and take a look at the first half(ish) of the year with some of our favorites and not-so-favorite films of the year. We talk about what has worked for us, what choices were questionable, talk a bit about Oscar's, and what we expect for the rest of the year. Press play and enjoy!

This episode is dedicated to our friend Dan Mchugh who passed away in May after a bout with cancer. With Gabe on vacation, Steve brings in friends Adam Mierzejewskiand Joey Skerritt to go back to 2004 and relive the awkward high school comedy that was Napoleon Dynamite. We talk the moments, the quotes and even the controversial presidential campaign of Pedro in this trip into the retro review mach...

Surprise! To end this Top Gun week we take a quick look at Tom Cruise's filmography in the form of a draft. Along with our special guest we take turns in this draft. Wanna find out our picks? Press Play!