The Reel View with Blaine Ward

In episode, Blaine and recurring guest (he's got friends everywhere) Adam break down the third batch of episodes from Andor's second season. Genocide, extractions, droids, what more can you possibly ask for in a Star Wars project? Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest (and sister rhydo enthusiast) Adam break down the second batch of Andor episodes in spoiler detail. They discuss the paranoid frantic nature of this season, motivations and allegiances of our main characters, and where we think the season is going. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest (and Maya Pei Brigade enthusiast) Adam break down the first three episodes of Andor. They discuss the rebel infighting, wedding chaos, and fascistic workings of the Empire, as well as why its so good to have this show back. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest Ronnie break down the new hit film from Ryan Coogler, Sinners! They talk about the movie, the tapestry of ideas and themes the movie is threading, Michael B Jordan's career trajectory, and end the episode by talking about their favorite up and coming actors in the business. Timecodes: (0:00) Sinners SPOILER Discussion (54:30) Favorite Up and Coming A...

In this episode, Blaine and returning guest (and father of the host), Adam recap the first season of the Disney+ show Andor in preparation for the second and final season. They talk through why this stands above other Star Wars projects, favorite sequences and characters, and what they are looking forward to in the second season.

In this episode, Blaine and special guest CJ talk about Mickey 17 the new sci-fi satire from auteur filmmaker Bong Joon Ho. They discuss his filmography, style, and how that translates to his new movie then give some foreign film recommendations. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VX...

In this episode, Blaine and returning guest Charles share their combined list of the 25 best movies of the decade...so far. Outrageous comedies, intimate memory-pieces, and big blockbuster swings aplenty! Timecodes: (16:00) Honorable Mentions (24:45) Top 25 Movies of the 2020’s (so far) (1:35:52) Whiffs Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://...

In this episode, Blaine, recurring guest Charles, and special guest Matt talk about the 2025 Oscar ceremony, what won, what surprised us, and what this means for the state of cinema. We also have copious amounts of bits. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode, Blaine and returning guests Ian, Spencer, Matty, and Jackson return to the Oscar draft where they compete to predict what will take home the Oscar gold. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode, Blaine and his esteemed panel go through what they thought were the best performances and technical achievements of the year. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (7:11) Best Movie 5 Years Ago [2019] (17:17) Best Supporting Actor (28:32) Best Supporting Actress (41:48) Best Cinematography (53:41) Best Score (1:03:36) Best Performance in a Bad Movie (1:08:48) Best Actor (1:21:17) Best Actress (...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest Chase break form of the podcast and record The Reel View's first audio commentary track for "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One" directed by Kevin Costner. Shenanigans ensue. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode, Blaine and special guest Tommy break down the new sequel to the 2018 underground hit Den of Thieves: Pantera. They talk Gerald Butler, January action movies, and then end the episode giving their own personal Mount Rushmore of Heist Movies. Also is Sorcerer a heist movie? I thought it kinda was maybe I'm wrong who knows? Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Upp...

In this episode, Blaine rounds out the end of the year with a conversation with returning guests Matty, Ian, Jackson, Haydon, and Spencer to talk about the best films of the year. Matty- Kneecap/ Dune:Part Two Ian- Queer/Monkey Man Jackson- The Brutalist/ The Sweet East Haydon- Challengers/Baby Invasion Spencer- ?/The Substance Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free...

It's that time of year! In this episode, Blaine grabs all of his guests that have been on the pod to talk about their favorite films of the year. From Wild Robots to giant sandworms, franchise re-inventions and (checks notes) hundreds of beavers? That can't be right! Timecodes: (0:00) Blaine- Dune: Part Two & Challengers/Nickel Boys & I Saw The TV Glow     Sydney- Quiet Place:Day One /The...

Wicked is here! Blaine and recurring guest Will break down the new smash hit adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon. After a discussion of the highs and lows, they then reveal their favorite movie musicals. Timecodes: (0:00) Wicked (38:18) Top 10 Movie Musicals

In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Brent break down the career of one Sir Ridley Scott, one of the signature directors working today, from sci-fi swings, to swords and sandals epics, to whatever the heck House of Gucci was. They then transition to talk about the long awaited Gladiator II. Does it work? Are you not entertained? Timecodes: (0:00) Ridley Scott Retrospective (1:29:05) Gladiato...

In this episode Blaine and special guest Payton break down the new comedy drama My Old Ass and then both reveal some of their favorite films from the coming-of-age genre from book adaptations, to tear-jerkers, to classics. (0:00) My Old Ass Discussion -Spoilers around (9:00) (15:20) Favorite Coming of Age Films Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):...

In this episode, Blaine and returning guest Jacob break down two of this fall's most anticipated offerings: the comic book musical (?) sequel Joker: Folie a Deux and Francis Ford Coppola's new auteur epic Megalopolis. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode, Blaine and returning guest Ian chat about three movies that Ian has recently seen: the emotional rollercoaster Inside Out, the ambitious dramedy Funny People, and the visually stunning Mandy. Check out Ian's podcast: RadioActive Official Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@radioactiveofficialpodcast/videos Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest Will have one simple question: what are the coolest movie weapons of all time? They have both comprised a list of 10 weapons each and chaos ensues. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode, Blaine and special guest Cameron go through all of 2024's horror movies, from two nun-based films, to indie attempts, to lesser known favorites. Timecodes: (4:30) Late Night with The Devil (10:19) Immaculate (15:17) The First Omen (20:36) In A Violent Nature (27:53) Tarot (36:25) MaXXXine (48:40) Longlegs (57:27) Trap (1:04:11) Cuckoo (1:09:43) Oddity Intro Music: Happy Days b...

In this episode, Blaine and recurring guests Ronnie and Charles return for the annual bracket podcast, this time discussing what the best movie franchise is. Spider-Man? Batman? Mad Max? Despicable Me? Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days License code: DCMY2VXKQKZ65U3J

In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Charles break down the new installment in the Alien franchise: Alien: Romulus. Is the franchise back? Are facehuggers the scariest creature on God's green earth? After pondering these questions, they then have to agree on a ranking of every single Alien and Predator movie to potentially divisive results. Timecodes: (0:00) Alien: Romulus Spoiler Discus...

In this episode Blaine and recurring guest LK go through each of the Conjuring movies (there's 9?) and talk about their respective thoughts on the scares, the spirits, and whether these movies hold any staying power. Then they each bring their own Conjuring rankings and chaos ensues. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (15:40) The Conjuring (28:02) Annabelle (40:19) The Conjuring 2 (57:25) Annabelle: Crea...

In this episode, Blaine finally found his podcast password. Only took him 5 months. Blaine gives some updates on the state of the pod, what to look forward to, and talks about all the big movies he's missed, from Challengers to Furiosa to Deadpool and Wolverine. Intro Music: Happy Days by Simon Folwar Intro Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days L...