The Reel DMC Movie Podcast

Marcus gets detention for missing a scheduled podcast, his punishment: sitting through Bill Cosby's action spy thriller Leonard Part 6.

Dave, Colin, and Emily discuss Cher, Nic Cage, Italian family dynamics, and big hair.

The tenth in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies. What’s the movie about? In the town of Silverado, a small-town Sherriff confronts four outlaws who attempt to steal the land of a local cattle rancher.   Why did I pull […]

The ninth in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies. What’s the movie about? A hard-working science professor struggling with popcornophobia is tormented by a group of highly intelligent vandals.  Why did I pull this particular movie out of the […]

For each year in review we give ourselves a homework assignment, for 1986 it was Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky, the first feature film from Studio Ghibli.

So many great movies in 1986, it took us three podcasts to finally get to our favorite movies. We take the day off, get into some big trouble, and ride an express elevator to hell. Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen!

Our top movies for 1986, or 80% of our top movies. We went a little long and split our top 5 into two. First up, our #2 to #5 including a double dose of Tom Cruise, the weirdness of David Lynch and a Scottish man playing an Egyptian Spaniard and a Frenchman playing a Scottish […]

It was Colin's turn to go on a rant. He had some things to say about Sylvester Stallone's Cobra, enough to warrant a special breakout from our 1986 Year in Review podcast.

It's 1986, and we feel the need… the need for speed! It's time to go back to school, because if you're the disease, then we've got the cure! This is the one with the whales.

Sometimes a film comes along which makes you want to rise up and fight the system……..this is not that film……

We stayed up late for our homework assignment for 1985 to watch Martin Scorsese's attempt at comedy in After Hours.

A blockbuster year in movies, difficult choices to make between an iconic western, a time traveling teenager, and so much angst-filled teenagers. Give a listen to hear our favorites!

Dave goes on a rant about St. Elmo's Fire, a special breakout episode from our 1985 Year in Review podcast.

Great scott! It's 1985! Don't be a neo-maxi zoom dweebie and get your 1.21 gigawatts! It's time for another Reel DMC podcast, it's all ball-bearings these days.

The eight in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies. What’s the movie about? An investigate journalist begins shadowing “one of England’s loudest bands” to try and solve the mystery of an ongoing series of percussionist deaths.  Why did I […]

For our 1984 Year in Review homework assignment we watched Stephen Frear’s The Hit.

No time for love Dr. Jones, don't fall for a banana in your tail pipe, it is time for our top five movies of 1984! We'll join the French resistance and travel from Arrakis to Texas.

It's 1984, there are sixteen candles on the cake, ghosts are busted, kids learn karate, and a bachelor parties. Hold on because this one goes to eleven!

The seventh in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies. What’s the movie about? A young boy and his Austrian stepfather conspire to help the boy’s mother escape from a mental institution.  With a police officer in hot pursuit, the […]

Our homework assignment for 1983 was Tony Scott’s The Hunger. Tony Scott and vampires, what could go wrong...

The sixth in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies. What’s the movie about? A down on his luck motel owner’s life is upended when his overbearing mother constantly intervenes in his love life. Why did I pull this particular […]

Like oh my god, it's totally 1983. Wargames are played, Business gets Risky, a Jedi Returns, and the ice... IS GONNA BREAK!!

Each Year in Review podcast we give ourselves a homework assignment to watch a movie we're all interested in. For the 1982 Year in Review we watched Sydney Lumet's The Verdict.

The fifth in an ongoing series of film conversations where I track my daughter’s reaction after she’s been introduced to one of my favorite movies.

It's 1982, First Blood is drawn, replicants are retired, revenge is served cold... in space, and Things go terribly, terribly wrong in Antarctica.