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I'm so hyped to share this interview with y'all! I got the chance to talk to an absolutely fascinating director in Catherine Hardwicke, to talk about her latest offering Prisoner's Daughter. We talk about the new film, about her film Thirteen turning 20 this year, would she ever return back to the Twilight franchise, and much more! Check out my interview with award winning director, Catherine Hard...

In the Catherine Hardwicke directed Prisoner's Daughter, Brian mother(insert curse word here) Cox stars as Max, a man who after years in prison is facing his own morality, but in the time he has left wants to reconnect with his estranged daughter Max; played by Kate Beckinsale. Check out my review of Prisoner's Daughter! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, traile...

Since Reno celebrates Pride in July, I'm going to try and get a few more pride reviews done before we hit August, but this is a review of a 2022 film that was HORIRBLY slept on. It's a damn shame because Gabrielle Union gives the performance of her career, Jeremy Pope is a young person who is on the come up, and Elegance Bratton is a director truly to keep an eye out on. I don't even want to tell...

I really hate that Sony is going to continue with this facade of "we can make villain movies without Spider-Man, and make them work......you'll see. Dear Sony, NO ONE GIVES A YOU KNOW WHAT ABOUT A KRAVEN THE HUNTER MOVIE WITHOUT SPIDER-MAN, no one cares about a Madame Webb movie........if y'all had anyone intelligent working in the live action department you'd have a Silk or Spider-Woman movie mad...

Happy Juneteenth everyone! To celebrate this momentous occasion, I've got a review for a film everyone needs to watch, the 1971 classic Shaft! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, trailer breakdowns, social commentary, and everything in between. Shoot us an email at jhunter@thereelpineapple.com Subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts at The Reel Pineapple!...

Laurel Parmet makes her directorial debut with The Starling Girl, starring Eliza Scanlen, who plays our main character Jem. Jem is a 17 year old girl, starting to feel guilt over her hormones and impure thoughts, which leads to an affair with a youth pastor in Owen, played by Lewis Pullman.  This film has a lot to say, and for a directorial debut it takes some big swings, check out my review of Th...

It's the sequel to the greatest Spider-Man film ever made, how is it? Check out my review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, trailer breakdowns, social commentary, and everything in between. Shoot us an email at jhunter@thereelpineapple.com Subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts at The Reel Pineapple! Rate, Like,...

This isn't an easy watch, but my god it's an important one. Directed by two time Emmy winner Jamie Boyle, this documentary deep dives into how much power doctors hold, and how greed lead to the Opioid Crisis, and how drugs can change the lives of those closest to us. Check out my review of the latest documentary, "Anonymous Sister"! Also, check out my interview with the director of the documentary...

Did I mention I love interviewing people? I was so happy and honored to interview two time Emmy winning documentary Filmmaker Jamie Boyle, who you most likely know from her work on the documentary "Jackson", as well as her work on Netflix's "E-Team", as well as their work on "Them" and "Take a Vote." She took some time to talk to me about her most personal project to date in "Anonymous Sister", wh...

Well, it's another year another live action Disney adaptation........they're really never going to stop with these are they? Halley Bailey stars as Ariel(why is Ariel black, thanks Biden), who simply wants to know what it's like to be human, and yet her dad King Triton(Javier Bardem) forbids here from exploring life outside of the ocean floor. Directed by Rob Marshall, does this movie earn its sea...

Did we really need a remake of this movie? Look, I just learned who Jack Harlow was like a month ago, but filling Woody Harrelson's shoes are a big ask for anyone, let alone....Jack Harlow. A re-imagining(or at this movie would say a remix) of the 1992 film, we get Sinqua Walls and the aforementioned Jack Harlow  stepping into the Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson roles as two basketball players, who...

Happy Mothers Day! Sorry, moms that such a poopy movie exists on your day, I'm kidding......or am I? Jennifer Lopez stars at the titular character, who looks to protect her daughter from a group of assassins' from her past. Check out my review for The Mother! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, trailer breakdowns, social commentary, and everything in between. Sho...

It's time to say goodbye to the Guardians of the Galaxy crew as we know it, and it's time for James Gunn to say farewell to the MCU. This review does contain SPOILERS from the 17:03 mark to 34:21 mark. James Gunn gives us the definitive origin for everyone's favorite Raccoon, along with giving us conclusions for these characters we've grown with and learned to love, does Gunn stick the landing? Ch...

I was lucky enough that director Jordan Ross, was able to make some time to stop by The Reel Pineapple and talk to me about his latest film, The Tutor. We talk about the processes of assembling the cast, the things that were left on the cutting room floor, his experience working on MTV's True Life, and more. It was a really fun conversation, check out my interview with Jordan Ross! The Reel Pineap...

Garrett Hedlund stars as Ethan, an effective but(potentially) problematic tutor, who gets a dream opportunity, tutoring Noah Schanpp's Jackson, but is this opportunity too good to be true? Check out my review for the Jordan Ross directed film, "The Tutor"! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, trailer breakdowns, social commentary, and everything in between. Shoot...

With the release of the new film "Balloon Animal" I was lucky enough to talk to the star of the film who plays Poppy in Katherine Waddell, oh but it gets better! I got to talk to the writer/director of the film as well in Em Johnson. We talk about the new film "Balloon Animal" the headspace required to play Poppy, what it was like to work with a legend in Ilia Volok, the launching of First Bloom F...

In the film Balloon Animal, we follow the story of Katherine Waddell's Poppy, who all that she's known is the life of being a circus performer. Desperate to forge her own path, her desire for independence will not only potentially cost her the friendships that have defined her, but also the relationship with her father. Check out my review of Balloon Animal! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop sho...

I had the privilege of talking to director, writer, animator(seriously stop being so talented) in João Gonzalez who's short film "Ice Merchants" was nominated for an Oscar.  We talk about his ambitions in the industry, what inspired this short, why he is a jack of......a João of all trades, and what his short and long term goals are. Check out my interview with the horribly talented, João Gonzalez...

João Gonzalez directed, wrote, animated, and scored(god what doesn't he do) this amazing animated short in "Ice Merchants" about a father and a son where they sell ice to a local village, but trust me when I tell you there's more to this short than meets the eye. Check out my full review of Ice Merchants! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews, trailer breakdowns, so...

Based on true events, BOY FROM NOWHERE follows the story of Gary, a young and vulnerable Filipino boy who loses everything in an attack on his village that kills his father. This is also the directorial debut of SJ Finlay, which is shot guerrilla style on location, in multiple dangerous areas of the southern Philippines. You can also check out my interview with SJ Finlay, which is on the channel n...

I had the chance to interview first time film director SJ Finlay. We talked about growing up in Canada, the trials and tribulations of shooting your first film, and where he wants to see his career go from here. Check out my interview with SJ Finlay, and check out his debut film "Boy From Nowhere" wherever you watch your movies! The Reel Pineapple is your one-stop shop for the latest movie reviews...

Since his latest film "Moving On" is out in theaters(you can check out the review on the channel), I got the chance to talk to someone who broke onto the scene back in 1999 with American Pie, Mr. Paul Weitz. We discuss his latest film "Moving On", how he's endured in the business for so long, "Mozart in the Jungle"(if you haven't watched it, you're missing out), and much more. Check out my intervi...

Sometimes it's a good thing to be uncomfortable watching a film, and if you sw Weitz film "Grandma" imagine that movie, but the subject matter will divide audiences, the question is should it? Written and directed by Paul Weitz(About a Boy, American Pie, Down to Earth, Mozart in the Jungle)directs an all star cast including Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree(yes Shaft...

I had a chance to interview a true renaissance man. A writer, a director, a journalist, a man who has written for The Village Voice, Newsweek, The New York Times, and GQ; Mr. Michael Maren. We talk about his new film "A Little White Lie", why he decided to make the jump from Journalism to film, what drives him, and much more. Check out my interview with the delightful, Michael Maren. The Reel Pine...