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Ryan Oliver and Lindsey Romain (Nerdist) dedicate the entire episode discussing the ninth - and supposedly penultimate - film from Quentin Tarantino: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." 0:00-14:00: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" Review 14:01-End: ***SPOILERS***

Joe and Erik say goodbye on their last episode of Adjust Your Tracking. We look back and forward, discussing how movies will be seen in the future but also reflecting on what got us here. We make time for several movies and focus most our attention on Nicolas Winding Refn's new giant movie or show Too Old To Die Young.

Legendary voice actor Tom Kenny joins us for Episode 2 of The Fourth Wall! The man who is the iconic voice of SpongeBob on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants is set to reprise the character again in next year's live action film The SpongeBob Movie: It's A Wonderful Sponge. During our conversation Kenny reflects on the SpongeBob's 20th Anniversary, discusses how his time doing stand up and sketch...

On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard examine the ample evidence against trying to save a marriage with a movie. This week, they check in with “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999) as the infamous Stanley Kubrick-directed interrogation of Tom Cruise and his marriage to Nicole Kidman turns 20. They also look back at the lovechild of “Liz” Taylor and “Dick” Burton, “Who's Afraid of Virgini...

World renowned film composer Hans Zimmer joins us for the first episode of The Fourth Wall . The Oscar and Grammy Award Winning musical genius discusses returning to The Lion King after over 20 years and his initial reservations, how his live show came to influence his approach to scoring, collaborating with Christopher Nola n, and some insight into his process for scoring next year's Denis Villen...

Ryan Oliver and Meagan Navarro (Bloody Disgusting, Consequence of Sound) dive into "Crawl," the latest film from Alexandre Aja ("High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes"), and to celebrate the occasion, discuss their five favorite animal attack horror films. 0:00-6:55: Recommendations Meagan: “The Boys,” “Under the Silver Lake” Ryan: “Night Killer” 6:56-17:00: “Crawl” Review 17:01-23:30: “Crawl” SPOIL...

On this episode of The Discourse, Ryan Oliver is joined by Jenny Nulf (Austin Asian American Film Festival, No Excuses) to dedicated the bulk of their discussion to "Midsommar," directed Ari Aster's follow-up to his much-lauded "Hereditary." They also find time at the beginning to discuss "Spider-Man: Far From Home." 0:00-16:27: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" 16:18-28:46: "Midsommar" (Non-Spoilers) 2...

Striking an unlikely balance between gentrification treatise and Great American fantasy, “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” is among 2019’s most striking debut films. On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard unpack the new A24 drama and speak with its star, co-scribe, and inspiration Jimmie Fails.

On a new BE REEL, treading water on television is a good way not to be on television anymore, as we learn from this week's trio about TV institutions getting new life through new blood. In the new office comedy "Late Night," Mindy Kaling shakes up a white, apolitical late show, just as Rachel McAdams saves a GMA knock-off in "Morning Glory" and Christina Applegate rocks an absurdist boys club in "...

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Similar to Sir Elton John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, whenever the minds of Matthew Vaughn, Taron Egerton, and Dexter Fletcher combine, the result is incredible art. But how does one foster such a successful creative partnership? “Trust and respect, I would say is the most important thing” stated “Rocketman” Producer Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman, X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass), “and the unif...

With college looming, there’s a certain class of high-school comedy that races the clock. This week, Chance and Noah watched “Booksmart” (2019) “Superbad” (2007) and “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998) for a trio of movies about graduating seniors with one last chance to ace their social lives. Big questions include: -Does the women-led “Booksmart” strike the balance between broad comedy and teenage truth?...

Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller), Kathia Woods (@kathia_woods), and Jenny Nulf (@jennyleighx33) break down and discuss the series finale of Game of Thrones in FULL SPOILERS. They also recap the final season as a whole and look onward to the spin-off series.

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“Your world creation is a visual. I want the audience from pretty much right off the bat to know you’re in a different reality, so you’re going to see some weird stuff. You’re going to see dogs and horses and gun-fu and karate and ninjas on motorcycles” says ‘John Wick’ Director Chad Stahelski as he discusses crafting the visual palate of the third installment in the Keanu Reeves-led action series...

With the untimely passing of writer/director/producer John Singleton last month, Be Reel takes stock of his life, times and film career. From the seminal “Boyz N the Hood” to the endlessly meme-able “Poetic Justice” to the unsung epic “Rosewood,” Chance, Noah, and author Tochi Onyebuchi reflect on Singleton's role as a preeminent black filmmaker and all the beauty and ugliness wrapped up in his bo...

Ryan Oliver and Griffin Schiller (The Playlist, Men vs. Movies) discuss the horrors of Sonic the Hedgehog's character design, Joe Carnahan's unwarranted Twitter meltdown, and conclude with a review of "Long Shot," the latest comedy from Jonathan Levine starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron. 0:00 - 5:29: Griffin's Latest Watches ("Barry," "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," "Pokémon Detective Pi...

This week, Chance and Noah dive into the one-inch pool of movies based on fan fiction — writing that takes the characters of more popular sources and, apparently, has them do weird sex stuff. In addition to the new YA film "After" (2019), our case study includes the mega-franchise “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2015) and one-note joke of a movie “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies” (2016). Plus, Kathleen Newman...

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Writer and director Madeleine Olnek first considered that Emily Dickinson might have been a human being with desires, muses, and ambitions when she read a 1998 New York Times investigation of the famed poet's original drafts. The result was the play "Wild Nights With Emily", now an inventive literary comedy starring Molly Shannon, Amy Seimetz and Brett Gelman. Press play for a discussion of Olnek'...

All it takes is a carnival coin-trap, a packet of Party City fairy dust, or a wizard who needs you as his champion and — SHAZAM! — that pesky childhood is over in an instant. But is being thirty, flirty and thriving all it's cracked up to be? This week, BE REEL discusses "Big" (1988), "13 Going On 30" (2004), and "Shazam!" (2019). Be Reel is brought to you by California College of the Arts' Writin...

'Be Reel' co-host Chance Solem-Pfeifer speaks with director Emma Tammi about her new horror film "The Wind" (out now from IFC Films). They discuss how Tammi made the transition from documentary filmmaking to genre mashups, how the wind haunted real-life pioneers, and why trauma is having its day in the horror genre. Be Reel is brought to you by the California College of the Arts' Writing MFA.

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JC Chandor's "Triple Frontier" isn't the first movie to wonder what would happen if a few rogue soldiers tried to get rich while allegedly doing the right thing. On a new "Be Reel," Chance and Noah review Netflix's latest film and compare its themes and all-star casts to "Three Kings" (1999) and "Kelly's Heroes" (1970).

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