The Weekly Reel Podcast

Episode One Hundred Fifteen. From inside the octagon to a Florida Keys roadhouse, the guys cover a lot of ground in this remake of a 1989 cult classic, Road House (2024). For this week's edition of The Double Feature, the guys debate whether they enjoyed the movie's first or second half more. Also, the guys play a variant of a Weekly Reel classic - Binge or Cringe. Finally, the guys close out the...

Soup du Jour. Episode Four. With the critical acclaim of the recently released Dune: Part Two (2024), the guys rank some of the most iconic sequel films. The guys also share their thoughts on the 2024 Oscars. How would you rank the 12 sequel films discussed on this podcast episode? Email us your comments/feedback at  weeklyreelpod@gmail.com . Subscribe to The Weekly Reel Podcast YouTube channel ....

Episode One Hundred Fourteen. “Today is where your book begins… the rest is still unwritten.” Those iconic Natasha Bedingfield lyrics gave us a little “serenity" during this episode for Anyone But You (2023). For this week's edition of The Double Feature, the guys talk about the best and worst qualities of each lead character - Bea and Ben. Also, the guys debate which lead character was more afrai...

Soup du Jour. Episode Three. The guys welcome their first guest, Jacob Evangelista, on the Soup du Jour to reveal their top 5 most anticipated movies for the remainder of 2024. The guys also discuss other anticipated movies mentioned by the YouTube livestream audience. What are your top 5 most anticipated movies for the remainder of 2024? Email us your comments/feedback at  weeklyreelpod@gmail.com...

Episode One Hundred Thirteen. After the guys take a sip of the water of life, the visions are clear now. The guys bring back Jacob Evangelista since they can see possible futures, all at once as they talk about the latest Denis Villenueve epic, Dune: Part Two (2024). For this week's Double Feature, the guys talk about the lasting impressions Dune: Part Two left as they walked out of the theater on...

Soup du Jour. Episode Two. The guys play some catch-up after a longer-than-normal podcast hiatus to reveal their top 5 movies of 2023. The YouTube live stream audience also chimes in with thoughts on the guys' lists and reveals some of their own top movies of 2023. Which movies are in your top 5 list of 2023? Email us your comments/feedback at  weeklyreelpod@gmail.com . Subscribe to The Weekly Ree...

Episode One Hundred Twelve. "The greater the spy, the bigger the lie". This week, the guys dive deep to see how accurate this saying is in the latest Matthew Vaughn movie, Argylle (2024). In the Double Feature, the guys debate whether Argylle was a surprise hit or a disappointment based on their expectations. Also, the guys go through some of the best and worst plot twists of Argylle. Finally, the...

Episode One Hundred Eleven. For the season 7 premiere, the guys decide to debut a slightly different format as they intertwine all their thoughts into a podcast episode about Madame Web (2024). For this week's Double Feature, the guys give their suggestions for one aspect of Madame Web they would change. Also, the guys debate whether or not Madame Web is the worst comic book movie of all time. The...

Soup du Jour. Episode One. The guys introduce a new show where they will talk about whatever movie or TV topic they choose. For the first serving of the Soup du Jour, the guys decided to conduct a movie draft of the Sony-Verse theatrical movies in the Spider-Man universe. Also, the guys respond to comments during the inaugural YouTube live stream and debut a familiar but new segment, One Last Thin...

Season 7 Trailer. Reintroducing Ourselves. New season, new format... same two guys. The guys reintroduce The Weekly Reel Podcast with a brand new trailer previewing what's to come in the new season including a new format and a brand new live stream recording of each podcast episode on the podcast YouTube channel. Subscribe to The Weekly Reel Podcast YouTube channel . Follow The Weekly Reel Podcast...

The NewsReel. Episode Fifty-Four. RKO Awards. The guys wrap up season 6 with a special edition of The NewsReel as they hand out their season-ending RKO Awards. What was your favorite season 6 episode of The Weekly Reel Podcast? Email us your comments/feedback at  weeklyreelpod@gmail.com . Follow The Weekly Reel Podcast on Instagram ( @weeklyreel ) and TikTok ( @weeklyreelpod ). Co-host: Ken Arceo...

Episode One Hundred Ten. For our season 6 finale, Jacob Evangelista returns for a second consecutive episode to talk about one of the year's most anticipated movies with the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer (2023). In the final Double Feature segment for season 6, the guys talk about various aspects of Oppenheimer such as the cast, the score, as well as editing choices made by Christophe...

Episode One Hundred Nine. This podcast episode, should we choose to accept it, will be an in-depth breakdown of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). We have required Jacob Evangelista to be a team member of the IMF team for this episode. For this week's Double Feature, we play a variation of the kiss-marry-kill game with "keep it-delete it-watch only one more time" with the M:I an...

Episode One Hundred Eight. The Weekly Reel Podcast concludes the M:I franchise rewatch series by breaking down Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018). In this special episode, the guys bring back "Binge or Cringe" and another round of "This or That" for topics such as  Best Plot Twist, Best Stunt, and, of course, Best Tom Cruise Run before Guessing the R...

Episode One Hundred Seven. True or false: all’s fair in love and war. We find out the answer to that question as the guys celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2003 rom-com, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. For this week's Double Feature, we play a little role reversal with a hypothetical "How to Lose a Girl in 10 Days" starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. Also, the guys debate whether Ben's...

Episode One Hundred Six. The guys and Michael Asuncion take time out of their busy schedules to learn about fresh nugs, chillin’, grindage, and wheezing’ the juice in the 1992 cult classic, Encino Man. In this week's Double Feature, we get a double dose of hypotheticals as the guys debate what they would do if they discovered a frozen caveman. After a quick break, the guys hand out their Weekly Re...

Episode One Hundred Five. “You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts...” as the guys team up with Aejay Gonzales to cover the much-talked-about latest offering from DC, The Flash (2023). In this episode, the guys put on their casting hats for the Double Feature as they offer up suggestions on which Snyderverse actors they would like to see in James Gunn's DCU. After the guys hand out their Weekly Reel Aw...

Episode One Hundred Four. The guys “roll out” a podcast episode about a movie that's "more than meets the eye" with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). In this week's Double Feature, the guys discuss whether or not the human aspect of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was any good. Also, they discuss the huge reveal in the mid-credits scene. Finally, they hand out their Weekly Reel Awards and...

Episode One Hundred Three. The guys enlist the services of Francis Garcia from a different universe as they thwip through the ArachnoHumanoidPolyMultiverse in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For this week's Double Feature, the guys debate which family dynamic resonated with them more - Miles Morales's or Gwen Stacy's. Also, the guys speculate and give their thoughts on how they would w...

Episode One Hundred Two. It’s “Now or Never” as “The Boys Are Back” to cover the final installment of the High School Musical franchise “Right Here, Right Now” with High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). It’s going to be “A Night to Remember” as the guys enlist the help of Andrea Pilapil and Jacob Evangelista because “We’re All in This Together”. For this week's special episode, we are bringin...

Episode One Hundred One. FasTEN your seatbelts... LET'S RACE! This week, The Weekly Reel family checks out the latest Toretto family blockbuster as they break down the latest movie in the Fast franchise, Fast X (2023). For this week's Double Feature, the guys debate which side mission/group was their favorite and least favorite. Then, they hand out this week's Weekly Reel Awards including a brand...

Episode One Hundred! Just when we thought that we couldn’t possibly be any dumber, we go and do something like this… and TOTALLY REDEEM OURSELVES... AGAIN! For our milestone 100th episode, we revisit the movie that started it all, Dumb and Dumber (1994), in our very first Weekly Reel-loaded episode. For this week's Double Feature, the guys try to figure out how different the plot would be if Harry...

Episode Ninety-Nine. The guys bring back Joash Youngberg to fly away together... one last time... into the forever and beautiful sky as they break down the final James Gunn MCU film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). For this week's Double Feature, the guys attempt to rank Rocket's origin story among all of the characters in the MCU. Also, the guys discuss their favorite locale within Guardia...

Episode Ninety-Eight. Get your tissues ready as the guys bring back Andrea Pilapil to cover a tearjerker in the 2018 anime film, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018). For this week's Double Feature, Andrea and the guys talk about their expectations heading into a film with such an "unconventional" movie title. Also, they compare I Want to Eat Your Pancreas with a movie that was covered in season 3 o...

Episode Ninety-Seven. In an episode that was (mostly) recorded in February 2023, the guys finally cover the opener to Phase 5 of the MCU with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). For this week's Double Feature, we debate which set of "Ant-Man's and the Wasp's" this movie was about - Scott/Hope or Hank/Janet. Also, they discuss the future of the Kang the Conqueror character. After a quick brea...