The Reel Gay Movie Show

Send us Fan Mail This is a jam packed episode! This week we give our thoughts on the Judd Apatow / Pete Davidson flick “The King of Staten Island” and the straight to Disney Plus, Artemis Fowl. Plus, we discuss the topic of wearing masks in movie theaters. And we’re both watching the Hulu series, “Love, Victor”. Do we love it? Listen and find out.  00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Masks in Theaters 12:55 - W...

Send us Fan Mail Spike Lee delivered a new joint via Netflix and the Oscars are making more changes.  You know we’re talking all about it! If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Facebook. Also, wherever you listen from, please subscribe and give us some feedback.  You can also send questions or comment...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are giving our respect to the black stories that are told on film as well as to the incredible black filmmakers that produce them. As white people, we owe it to ourselves to not only enjoy these movies, but to learn from them too.  If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Fa...

Send us Fan Mail We might not be lovebirds ourselves, but this week we talk about the new Paramount/Netflix movie The Lovebirds. We also give are quick thoughts on the Pixar short, Out. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:38 - Whatcha Watchin’? 00:08:52 - Pixar Short "Out" 00:13:38 - The Lovebirds 00:21:35 - Spoilers 00:28:49 - Takes 00:39:27 - Rotten Tomatoes Score 00:40:26 - Reels 00:42:19 - Outro...

Send us Fan Mail This week we picked a movie that we each love that the other hasn’t seen. Mike watched one of Ryan’s favorite comedies, MacGruber and Ryan rocked out to Mike’s pick, Rock Star. If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Facebook. Also, wherever you listen from, please subscribe and give us...

Send us Fan Mail We’re rewinding to 2001 to discuss the cinematic take on the off broadway, cult classic hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The role has been played on stage by Neil Patrick Harris and Taye Diggs, among others, but there’s just no beating the stellar performance of the original Hedwig actor and director, John Cameron Mitchell.  If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow...

Send us Fan Mail Hugh Jackman and Alison Janney are serving us some Bad Education in the new HBO biofilm. And we discuss the topic of the theatrical window as Universal Studios makes plans to release more movies straight to VOD and skip the theaters all together.  00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Theatrical Window Debate 24:25 - Whatcha Watchin’? 30:29 - Bad Education 48:12 - Takes 1:01:07 - Reels 1:03:40 -...

Send us Fan Mail It’s one end of the Kinsey scale to the other, this week! There was plenty of fun to be had as we talked about the documentary, Circus of Books and the Chris Hemsworth lead action flick, Extraction. Both are available now to watch on Netflix. 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Whatcha Watchin’? 08:30 - Circus of Books 54:25 - Extraction 54:25 - Takes 1:07:12 - Reels 1:08:57 - Next Episode / Ou...

Send us Fan Mail What movies are ripe for a remake? We’re going decade by decade and giving our thoughts on where Hollywood might do well, going back to the well.  00:00 - Intro 04:07 - Whatcha Watchin’? 15:32 - Movies to Remake 42:24 - Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Facebook. Also, where...

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re getting campy and talking camp classics as well as modern takes on the genre as Mike talks about the new indie movie, Porno and Ryan gives his thoughts on Velocipastor.  00:00 - Intro 03:08 - Whatcha Watchin’? 15:15 - Camp Movies 26:40 - Porno 31:23 - Velocipastor 40:26 - Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and In...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is HOT! Join us as we talk about the French queer drama, Portrait of a Lady on Fire.  00:00 - Intro / News 01:50 - Whatcha Watchin’? 11:30 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire 28:55 - Spoilers 37:14 - Takes 47:07 - Reels 48:50 - Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on...

Send us Fan Mail While many people are spending more time at home, they are also binging more TV. We’re giving our Fierce Five bingeable TV shows that are currently streaming.  If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Facebook. Also, wherever you listen from, please subscribe and give us some feedback. ...

Send us Fan Mail With theaters shut down and social distancing in place, we are now recording remotely but committed to still giving you a show. So this week we’re doing a Rainbow Rewind and talking about the somewhat unknown movie, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy. 00:00 - Intro / News 03:28 - Whatcha Watchin’? 14:30 - The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 37:55 - Takes 51:50 - Reels...

Send us Fan Mail We’re talking about the impact that the Coronavirus has had on the movie industry. Ryan braved the (not so) crowded theater and saw The Hunt. He gives his thoughts on that.  00:00 - Intro 07:10 - Coronavirus Halts Hollywood 18:30 - The Hunt 35:10 - Spoilers 42:15 - Takes 52:05 - Reels 55:05 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twit...

Send us Fan Mail We’re celebrating Pixar this week by talking about the new fantasy realm film, Onward as well as our Fierce Five Pixar shorts.   00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Pixar Shorts Fierce 5 18:49 - Onward 39:04 - Spoilers 44:24 - Takes 1:00:35 - Reels 1:03:10 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow an...

Send us Fan Mail Is the movie dumping ground season over? Here’s a hint, this may just be the best movie we’ve seen so far this year. We’re talking about Blumhouse’s remake of The Invisible Man.  We also have some fun talking about other people we’d enjoy hearing a movie discussion podcast from. 00:00 - Intro 03:56 - People We’d Like To See Do A Movie Podcast 16:22 - The Invisible Man 36:08 - Spoi...

Send us Fan Mail Mike wasn’t feeling so great this week, so this one’s a little more short and sweet. We get right into it and give our thoughts on the Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dryfus lead film, Downhill.  00:00 - Intro 05:06 - Downhill 20:40 - Spoilers 28:35 - Takes 35:55 - Reels 38:18 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a retro retool of two (arguably) classic properties. Sonic speeds his way from video games while Fantasy Island jumps from TV to the big screen.  00:00 - Intro  02:28 - Sonic The Hedgehog 14:27 - Spoilers 19:56 - Takes 29:55 - Reels 31:20 - Fantasy Island 44:10 - Spoilers 49:36 - Takes 57:56 - Reels 58:50 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” a...

Send us Fan Mail Wow! Episode 100!! It’s time to celebrate the only way we know how, by talking about movies. And for this milestone event, we’re talking about our top 10 movies of the past decade. We also break down some memorable moments from this year’s Oscars.  00:00 - Intro 03:12 - The Oscars 27:24 - Top 10 Movies of 2010-2019 (10-6) 51:22 - Top 10 Movies of 2010-2019 (5-1) 1:12:50 - Next Epi...

Send us Fan Mail We were excited to get the chance to see an early screening of Birds of Prey. We break down our thoughts on the latest DCEU movie as well as the movie spots that aired during the Super Bowl. 00:00 - Intro 02:55 - Super Bowl Movie Spots 19:09 - Birds of Prey 32:05 - Spoilers 50:29 - Takes 1:02:20 - Reels 1:05:46 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend”...

Send us Fan Mail With the Oscars just around the corner, we’ve been rewatching some of the nominated films. Since we didn’t do a review of Parasite, we thought now was a good time to do it. We start the episode with a fun Ask Us Anything segment.  00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Ask Us Anything 31:13 - Parasite 43:13 - Spoilers 47:40 - Takes 51:19 - Reels 52:56 - Next Episode / Outro If you haven’t already,...

Send us Fan Mail What movies are you excited to see in 2020? In this episode, we’re talking about our top 10 most anticipated for the first half of the year.  If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend” and follow us on Twitter, @reelgay and Instagram, @reelgaymovieshow and like our page on Facebook. Also, wherever you listen from, please subscribe and give us some feedback.  You can also send...

Send us Fan Mail Awards season is upon us. This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, and you better believe we’re talking about it. We also talk about “1917”, the last of the 2019 movies that we will discuss.  00:00 - Intro  00:40 - Oscar Nominations 29:00 - 1917 38:30 - Spoilers 45:00 - Takes 1:00:05 - Reels 52:09 - Next Episode 55:18 - Outro If you haven’t already, become a “Reel Friend...

Send us Fan Mail It’s time for our annual Tops and Bottoms episode. Which movies of 2019 were our favorites and which ones just didn’t quite do it for us? We also give some quick thoughts on the 77th Golden Globes.  00:00 - Intro  02:20 - 77th Golden Globes 12:11 - Movies We Didn’t See  15:17 - Most Middle Of The Road Movie 17:33 - Bottoms  40:15 - Tops  1:14:06 - Next Episode & Outro If you h...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a new year but we’re talking about an old story. This week we discuss the latest take on “Little Women” as well as give some quick takes on some other 2019 movies we’ve just recently seen.  00:00 - Intro  02:35 - Recently Seen 2019 Movies 19:20 - Little Women 40:00 - Spoilers 45:45 - Takes 1:00:05 - Reels 1:02:42 - Next Episode 1:04:09 - Outro If you haven’t already, become a...