The Weekly Reel Podcast

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Eight. The guys jump back into the MCU by talking about the newly released teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder. Finally, the guys give their thoughts on the first four episodes of the Disney+ original series, Moon Knight (including SPOILERS). What did you think of the teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder? Send us your comments/feedback on Instagram ( @weekly...

Episode Sixty-One. What time is it? It's time for another one of Jeremy's guilty pleasure movies, High School Musical 2 (2007)... you can "bet on it"! In this episode, the full Weekly Reel cast shares their favorite song, most hated character, and their favorite scene (among other topics) of High School Musical 2. What is your favorite song from High School Musical 2? Send us your comments/feedbac...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Seven. The guys begin this edition of The NewsReel by pitching ideas for spinoff TV shows that they would like to be made in 2022. For this week's movie topic, they give their thoughts on Brie Larson joining the cast for the next installment of the Fast franchise. Finally, for this week's TV topic, the guys talk about the newly released official trailer for Stranger Th...

Episode Sixty. The guys kick off a new franchise rewatch series with the Rush Hour franchise. This week, they cover Rush Hour (1998). For this week's Double Feature, they cover hypothetical topics. Then, they hand out their Weekly Reel Awards before debuting a new scoring system for Guessing the Rotten Tomatoes Score. What is your favorite buddy cop movie? Send us your comments/feedback on Instagr...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Six. Season 4 Premiere. The guys kick off a new season of The NewsReel by discussing their favorite comic book anti-hero. Then, for this week's movie topic, the guys jump right into a Morbius discussion. Finally, for this week's TV topic, the guys do a deep-dive on the first two episodes of the Paramount+ original series, Halo. Which comic book anti-hero is your favori...

Episode Fifty-Nine. Season 4 Premiere.  The guys come back after their hiatus to talk about the biggest movie in 2022 so far, The Batman (2022). To keep things fresh, they experiment with a new variant of The Double Feature. Then, they rank their favorite Batman/Bruce Wayne actors from 1989-to-present and explain their Robert Pattinson ranking. After a short break, the guys hand out their first ba...

Episode Fifty-Eight. Season 3 Finale.  The guys bring back Andrea Pilapil to talk about one of her favorite movies of all time, 10 Things I Hate About You, to close out season 3. In a special edition of The Double Feature, Andrea brings a topic question to the table for the guys as they do a deep-dive on the 1999 cult classic. After a short break, they hand out the Weekly Reel Awards and Guess the...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Five. In the final edition of The NewsReel for season 3, the guys warm up with a TNR: Question of the Day before handing out their RKO Awards for season 3 including Favorite TV and Movie Topics from past TNR episodes and Most Disappointing and Most Surprising Movies of season 3. The guys end this special episode by handing out their final RKO Award for Favorite Weekly...

Episode Fifty-Seven. The guys invite another family member back to the podcast - original season 1  guest, Aldrin Lee - to discuss Wes Anderson's latest film, The French Dispatch (2021). This week on The Double Feature, the guys break down which of the 3 main features was their favorite. Then, they discuss the style with which The French Dispatch was filmed. After a quick break, the guys hand out...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Four. This week on The NewsReel, the guys talk superheroes! They get warmed up by revealing what their favorite R-rated superhero movie is. Then, for this week's movie topic, the guys address the rumors that are circulating that John Krasinski will be cast as Reed Richards in the upcoming Fantastic Four MCU reboot. Finally, for this week's TV topic, the guys have a spo...

Episode Fifty-Six. The Weekly Reel Podcast guilty pleasure series continues with another one of Ken's. This time around, Ken shares the 2002 Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, A Walk to Remember. In this week's edition of The Double Feature, the guys break down a key moment in the film and reveal whether or not they saw it coming. Then, Jeremy asks Ken what made A Walk to Remember a guilty pleasure...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Three. Following their all-TV episode the previous week, the guys follow up with an all-movies edition of The NewsReel. For this week's TNR: Question of the Day, the guys share their most anticipated movies of 2022. Then, the guys talk about Jon Watts being announced as a producer to revive the Final Destination franchise. And, finally, the guys talk about the official...

Episode Fifty-Five.  The guys grab some free snacks as they talk about the satirical apocalypse 2021 film, Don't Look Up. For both topics of The Double Feature, even though this movie is very satirical in nature, they do a deep dive into how real the subject matter within Don't Look Up is. Then, after a quick break, the guys hand out their Weekly Reel Awards and Guess the Rotten Tomatoes Score. Wi...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-Two. To open 2022, the guys decided to have an all-TV episode. For this week's TNR: Question of the Day, the guys share their most anticipated TV show of 2022. Then, the guys talk about Keanu Reeves in talks to potentially join the Martin Scorcese/Leonardo DiCaprio-led Hulu mini-series, The Devil in the White City. Finally, the guys do a deep-dive into The Book of Boba...

Episode Fifty-Four. To open 2022, the guys follow the white rabbit and fall into a bit of nostalgia as they talk about the follow-up to the original Matrix trilogy with The Matrix Resurrections (2021). For this week's Double Feature, the guys talk about the callbacks to the original Matrix trilogy. They also discuss whether or not they liked how meta this movie felt. After a quick break, the guys...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty-One. In the final edition of The NewsReel for 2021, the guys get started by talking about their favorite season of television for the year. For this week's TV topic, the guys break down the Hawkeye finale (with SPOILERS). Finally, for this week's movie topic, the guys reveal their top 5 movies of 2021!  Which movies are in your top 5 for 2021? Send us your comments/fee...

Episode Fifty-Three. This week, the guys decided to enlist the help of Jacob Evangelista and Jeffrey Pulumbarit from the multiverse to break down the biggest movie of 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home. For the first time ever, The Weekly Reel Podcast ran a double-Double Feature. What questions did each of the guys have for one another? Then, the guys Guess the Rotten Tomatoes Score and rate/rank Spide...

The NewsReel. Episode Thirty. In this week's edition of The NewsReel, the guys talk about a couple of underrated Christmas movies for this week's TNR: Question of the Day. Then, they talk about the news circulating about a potential reboot to the 2010 superhero cult classic, Kick-Ass. And, finally, the guys voice out their disappointment at the news that John Wick 4 has been delayed from a May 202...

Episode Fifty-Two. Christmas is all around us as the guys talk about the 2003 Christmas rom-com, Love Actually. In this episode, the guys kick off the double feature by talking about the iconic cue card scene. They also talk about which aspect frustrated them the most about the movie. After a quick break, the guys hand out their Weekly Reel Awards for Love Actually and then play another round of G...

The NewsReel. Episode Twenty-Nine. In this week's edition of The NewsReel, the guys talk about their favorite Christmas-themed TV episode of all time. For this week's TV topic, the guys have a discussion centered on the recent season 3 finale for Succession. And, finally, for this week's movie topic, the guys talk about Nicolas Cage playing... Nicolas Cage... in the newly released trailer for The...

Episode Fifty-One. "We're in the endgame now..." of our MCU Infinity Saga rewatch as the guys bring back Aejay Gonzales for part 8 to talk about Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far from Home. In this episode, Aejay and the guys talk about the best and worst moments of each film. They also speculate about which MCU character might be revealed as a Skrull in a future MCU project. The fellas switch...

The NewsReel. Episode Twenty-Eight. This week on The NewsReel, the guys bring back Aejay Gonzales to the pod for his first visit to The NewsReel. The guys warm up with the TNR: Question of the Day: would you rather have a supporting role within the MCU or a leading role in a different franchise? Then, for this week's TV topic, the fellas give their thoughts on Charlie Cox officially returning as D...

Episode Fifty. For our golden episode, we continued our 'guilty pleasure' series with one of Jeremy's, The Great Wall (2016). This is also Ken's first screening of The Great Wall. Will Ken like The Great Wall as much as Jeremy and add it to his guilty pleasure movies? In this week's installment of The Double Feature, we decided to bring back a season 2 oldie but goodie with Binge or Cringe. The gu...

The NewsReel. Episode Twenty-Seven. In this edition of The NewsReel, the guys answer this week's TNR: Question of the Day - what is your most anticipated movie of all time? For this week's movie topic, they talk about a potentially dusted-off and nearly-forgotten movie, Death on the Nile, and whether or not it will actually be released in early 2022. Finally, for this week's TV topic, the guys tal...

Episode Forty-Nine. It's the beginning of the end of The Weekly Reel Podcast's MCU Infinity Saga rewatch with part 7 as the guys talk about Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel. In this episode, the guys reveal the best and worst moments of each film. They also debate over who had the best storyline in Avengers: Infinity War. After the break, the guys reveal which post-...