The Movie Spiel

Alex and Ryan go all autobiographical- talking about why they love movies so much and they go through their own personal Top 5 lists.

It's a vibe. That's all we can say. Like, I don't think we say it enough. Enjoy!

Happy New Year from The Movie Spiel! Alex and Ryan recorded a special episode on New Year's Eve to help ring in 2023! Friends and family join in on this episode to give everyone their favorite movies and shows of 2022 and what they are looking forward to in 2023! Alex and Ryan have been out of action for most of 2022, being super busy with who-knows-what. But more Movie Spiel episodes will be comi...

Alex and Ryan wrap up their three part series on the Academy Awards talking about best picture winners since 2000, where the Academy gets it wrong and right, some of the most egregious snubs, and a grab bag of other notable Oscars tidbits, like how somehow John Goodman doesn't have an Oscar nomination but Owen Wilson and Jeff Goldblum do. 

What's that? TWO EPISODES IN A WEEK? WHAAAA? In the second part of their Oscars miniseries leading up to the 94th Annual Academy Awards, Alex and Ryan go over their favorite actors and actresses to win or be nominated for an Oscar. And they also talk about those SNUBS! It's a fun episode even if the audio is a little dicy at times (WE HAVE JOBS AND STUFF, GIVE US A BREAK!).

The 94th Academy Awards are nearly upon us! Alex and Ryan are dropping a few episodes leading up to the Oscars where they discuss a variety of Oscar topics and categories. In this episode, they go over the Best Director category. Only the last 20 years are covered (for your sake and theirs). ENJOY!

Special guest Evan Baranowski, a film studies educator and video game and pop culture writer and podcaster, joins Alex and Ryan to celebrate 20 years of Lord of the Rings.  0:00 - Pass of Caradhras Open (if you don't care about Alex being called a caveman or him binge watching WandaVision, you can probably skip this) 5:02 - Concerning this episode 12:10 - Through the mines of Hollywood and Mi...

SPOILER WARNING OR WHATEVER. Alex and Ryan discuss possibly the biggest, most popular single superhero, Spider-Man. The go on at length about how the old movies could tie in to the upcoming "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and the ramifications on the greater MCU and Sony universes that have been carved out by our favorite wall-crawling, web-shooting, friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man.  Spoilers reg...

In the Season 3 premier, Alex essentially interviews Ryan, the James Bond fanboy of the two, about all things 007. Spittin' some takes that might leave you shaken AND stirred.  *NOTE* This episode was recorded before the release of No Time To Die, the most recent James Bond film (and Daniel Craig's final outing as the super spy). Ryan slightly regrets this but No Time To Die will be discussed...

Alex and Ryan are back and apparently doing the damn thing bi-monthly. This episode is all about movie trailers! The history, some opinions, some commentary for you to follow along with, and some political B.S. Here is the link to their half-cocked research: The Trailer Park: https://trailerparkgroup.com

Happy West Virginia Day! The great state of West Virginia is the subject of this episode where Alex and Ryan discuss a bunch of the famous people and places in the state they call home. They *TRIED* to make this a mini episode but you already knew how that was going to turn out, didn't you? Montani Semper Liberi!

With Father's Day around the corner, Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite movie parents- the best and worst of them! 

Hey Spielers! This week's episode of The Movie Spiel is all about soundtracks. More specifically, contemporary pop music soundtracks (a movie scores episode is in the works). Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite movie soundtracks and go over opening and end credit songs, random song drops in movies and "live" performances. 

THE MOVIE SPIEL IS BACK! ...Again! Alex and Ryan are finally back to recording (and in person)! The excitement is almost too much as they discuss reboots since this episode is a reboot (or sorts). They go off on their tangents and shenanigans and what not. You'll certainly enjoy this! WOO HOO REBOOT TIME BABY!

Happy New Year! Since t's playoff time in the NFL, Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite sports movies, sports in movies and other fun stuff related to sports and movies, not necessarily in that order. You get the idea.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SPIELERS! Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite holiday movies, whether they're all about Christmas or Christmas-adjacent. They also go into some music and few other festive things. So grab some of that milk punch and hop on the sleigh for some holiday movie fun!

THE MOVIE SPIEL IS BACK (LEANER AND BETTER) FOR SEASON 2! In this episode, Alex and Ryan discuss the future of movie theaters and streaming and then debate the merits of Science Fiction and Science Fantasy.

In the season 1 finale of The Movie Spiel, Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite and least favorite casting decisions in movies as well as their favorite ensemble casts.

Alex and Ryan decide that there is a difference between biographical films (biopics) and movies that are "based on a true story" and give their favorite examples of each.

In the second part of their Star Wars episode, Alex and Ryan discuss the franchises video games and the characters they spawned and what could've been for Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy.

When Alex and Ryan first started talking about doing a podcast together, Star Wars was the first thing on their minds. But what could they say that hadn't already been said? Well... probably a lot! In this first part of a two-part episode, a discussion is had about the new toxic Star Wars fanbase, then Alex and Ryan try their best to meet in the middle with George Lucas about what should stay and...

Ever see one of those actors or actresses in a movie and you can't remember their name but you know you've seen them in a whole bunch of stuff? Alex and Ryan love those people and this episode is dedicated to their favorite "That Guy/Girl/Person" and the movies they love seeing them in.

In our third episode of The Movie Spiel, we explore the oxymoron of great actors and actresses who make an inexplicably bad movie that bombs critically and commercially.  Alex is angry. Ryan is disappointed. If you know them at all, that sounds about right. 

In the second part of The Movie Spiel's debut double feature, Alex and Ryan discuss their favorite movie endings. Again, SPOILERS AHEAD! YE BE WARNED! 

In the debut episode of The Movie Spiel, Alex and Ryan thought it most appropriate to discuss their favorite movie franchise finales. Movie sagas are notoriously hard to stick the landing and this list was not easy! SPOILERS! OBVIOUSLY! DUH!