The Reel World Podcast

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. It took until our penultimate episode for us to finally dip our toes into World Cinema, but we figured we'd make up for it by closing the volume out with Claire Denis' Beau Travail. Obviously this sparks conversation about homosexuality, literature, foreign policy and what's to come from your hosts in 2022. Music court...

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. It took us 23 episodes to finally step into the world of 90s World Cinema, with Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother. Come for the discussion of gender and sexuality, stay for an in depth exploration of one of the host's university degree. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Finally, we discuss the most exhilarating movie of 1999 to feature a tense office cubicle chase scene... that's right, it's Mike Judge's live action feature film debut, Office Space! Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Somehow a movie that completely evaded major Oscar nominations, the brilliant Truman Show of course leads to a discussion of the academic merits of books vs films. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Jerome and Kevin finish up their discussion about Brockmire, and the world is seemingly burning to the ground. Airing during the beginning of the pandemic, it's a fitting end as Brockmire becomes a father, tries to fix baseball, and tries to assess his relationship with Jules.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. It's not your fault... that the audio is so choppy in this episode about Good Will Hunting. That's our fault. Sorry. We do not like those apples one bit. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Listening to this podcast may not guarantee citizenship, but there's still a fun time to be had discussing imperialism, nudity and of course, Power Rangers because it's time for Starship Troopers. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. We honestly did not plan for Paul Thomas Anderson's porn epic to be our 69th episode, but sometimes life throws you a bone... and sometimes it throws Little Bill's wife a bone while everybody watches.

Jerome and Kevin are back to discuss the penultimate season of IFC's baseball comedy series. This Season, a now sober Brockmire navigates life in Florida, having to share the booth once again, and coming to terms with Jules and Charles no longer a part of his life. The hosts discuss probably the worst episode of the series, how some characters are "done dirty", the roles that homosexuality, religi...

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Grab your multipass because you're won an all expenses paid trip to Fhloston Paradise! If there's time you also need to save the world and whatnot. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Recorded on Halloween by pure coincidence, it's time to dip a toe into an under-represented genre for the podcast as we discuss Scream and the revival of slasher movies. Music courtesy of Goldblume

Jerome and Kevin are back with more discussion of America's favorite alcoholic baseball commentator! This Season, Brockmire finds himself with a new job in New Orleans, and all the temptations this new life brings him, ultimately leading him to his rock bottom. The hosts discuss Brockmire's overall story arc, the wonderful new and returning characters, along with some literal inside baseball and m...

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Why not The Matrix when your logo is styled after it? Are hands sexier than nipples? Will anyone get the final joke but Ben? Come find out as we discuss Bound!

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Grab your snow boots and let's go digging for buried treasure safe in the knowledge Matt will not be doing any impressions as we cover Fargo. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. It's been a pretty silly volume so far, but now it's time for a movie both hosts independently labelled as "Perfect". Music courtesy of Goldblume

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. You can keep your five star box office smashes, because we're here to discuss our experiences working in record stores, the enormous cast and how Empire Records compares to the more famous High Fidelity. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Welcome to The Reel World's most chaotic podcast to date featuring: The Matrix, Community, Succession, Happy Feet, Power Rangers, a cat in distress, and two hosts who can barely keep it together long enough to discuss Babe. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Throw on a yellow plaid skirt, read one non-school book and try not to fall in love with your ex-step-brother as we take a trip to Beverly Hills to watch Clueless. If you don't like this movie you're totally buggin'. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

Jerome and Kevin return this month to discuss another comedy, IFC's Brockmire. They break the first season down and discuss podcasts. Just remember. It's like the radio, but it's not on the radio.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Throw on your girlfriend's best dress and journey with us back to a time when Tim Burton and Johnny Depp weren't insufferable. Some bad news about the octopus motor though... Music courtesy of Goldblume

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. This week we turn from dinosaurs to far more serious subject matter such as tinned pineapples, fish and chips, and Tony Leung's underwear in one of the trickier movies to legally watch, Chungking Express. Music courtesy of Goldblume

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. Steve Spielberg dominated the 1990s with two Academy Awards for Best Director... but we're going to talk about dinosaurs instead. Find out your hosts' favourite dinosaurs, more than you wanted to know about Power Rangers, and some Baby's First Director chat. Music courtesy of Goldblume

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. This week we're talking the power of Bill Murray, the profound influence on the time loop trope and Matt's lack of preparation makes itself apparent as we talk Groundhog day... This week we're talking... nevermind. Music courtesy of Goldblume

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s. We figured Matt hadn't had enough opportunities to voice his concerning opinions on Aaron Sorkin so what better place than taking it back to the start of his career? We talk sexism, softball, the stacked cast and some other stuff that doesn't start with an S. Music courtesy of Goldblume.

So it's come to this - a Simpsons podcast on Enter The Reel World. This month, Kevin and Jerome finally get a chance to talk about their all time favorite television show. In discussing their personal history with the program, they also espouse how being a Simpsons fan led them to many other shows and how it colored their personal tastes. The hosts then run down their personal Top 10 Simpsons epis...