Reel Phonies

It's been a little over 2 months since the world pumped the brakes on everything. But do not despair! Even if the theaters aren't open, we've got summer movies that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home! Join us as we walk through the next three months of releases, discuss which films might have been better suited for VOD anyway, and predict which film might be the first to be released in an honest-to-goodness theater. It's Summer Movie Preview - Pandemic Edition!

The final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is out and we've been excited for any excuse to talk about it. Since 2008, this series has been delighting Star Wars fans by taking the bones George Lucas put in place with the prequels and expanding it into a fully-realized mythology of it's own. The final season looks to bring fans more of what they've come to love and put a cherry on top of this beloved series and we can't wait to dive into it with you!

To celebrate our own 100th episode, we're taking a look at some other notable 100th episodes of our favorite TV shows. As a historical benchmark in the TV industry, many series make an extra effort to do something special for #100 and some of them even stick the landing! Thanks for enabling us for the last two years and we will continue to compare all things to Michael Bay's Transformers until Paramount makes us stop!

What is a Jellicle cat? Why are they horrifying human/cat abominations? Who thought this was a good idea? This week we're taking on one of the strangest movies from 2019 in the Tom Hooper film adaptation of the beloved musical "Cats". It's a real trip, y'all, and an experience you are unlikely to forget.

We're going back in time to the year the iPhone became the greatest thing since sliced bread and diving into some movies that deserve a little more love and recognition. From a forgotten Stephen King masterpiece to one of the greatest modern westerns all the way to one of the strangest movies Samuel L. Jackson has ever been in, 2007 had some truly memorable pearls that are worth a second look.

From zombies to nuclear war to maybe even dragons, there are dozens of ways for the world to end and a few great movies about what happens next. Despite the grim subject matter, we've got a good smattering of drama, action, comedy, thrillers, and even a kids movie to distract you from one apocalypse with another one of your choosing.

If you've been hankering for a well-produced fantasy/action series that is both quality content and fun-trashy television, we have got the show for you! This week we're binging Netflix's Castlevania, a TV show based on an early 90s video game that's somehow kind of great? It's got vampires, magic, political intrigue, an A+ voice cast of B-list actors, and a charming mix of inventive stories and haggard, outdated fantasy tropes. It's way more fun than it ought to be and we can't wait to share it with you.

This week we're reminiscing on our 2nd official Con experience! We've got the low-down on the good and the not-as-good panels, the best cosplay, and maybe a chance celebrity encounter. We also got an opportunity to talk to fellow nerds in their natural habitat and get our finger on the pulse of Geekdom. We had a blast at Pensacon this year and we are excited to share it with you!

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a major shake-up in the Disney power structure, the first look at the Jordan Peele-produced remake of Candyman, and the final trailer for this year's first Marvel movie, Black Widow.

For our inaugural live episode, we're fixing Star Wars! Sure, it's the most beloved franchise of all time but everyone has one or two things they would change about the series. We're tackling the prequels, the sequels, the OT, and the spinoffs to propose concrete, specific changes to improve these legendary films. We also field some audience suggestions at the end for how to make this cherished epic even better.

Have you ever watched a great trailer for a movie and been like "WOOOAAHH!" and then actually saw that movie and were like "meh"? That's what this episode is about! Join us as we traverse through the most egregious teases in movie history of phenomenal 2 and a half minute shorts that dramatically oversell the film they are attached to.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for a Netflix Transformers animated series, the slightly unexpected PG-13 rating for the live-action adaptation of Mulan, and an unofficial look at the Batman costume on set.

The frost is thawing, the flowers are blooming, and everyone is remembering that bugs exist for some reason. This week we're taking a look forward at the next few months to see what notable or interesting releases are coming up between March and the end of May. Studio executives have no idea what belongs in this space so it's a real hodgepodge. We'll look at all films, big and small, and help sort out what is worth watching and, most importantly, what will be better or worse than Transformers.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for Stranger Things Season 4, the first look at Robert Pattinson's Batman, and the release of Billie Eilish's James Bond theme "No Time To Die".

With the 2020 Oscars now in the rear-view mirror, it's time to go back and criticize every decision of a silly and arbitrary award show. From recap raps to surprise Eninem to Joaquin Phoenix being a legitimately crazy person in real life, this year's Academy Awards had everything but a host(and women directors). Join us as we break down the winners, the snubs and mistakes, and the somehow still 3 and a half hour long production of the 92nd Academy Awards.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Rian Johnson confirming a sequel to 2019's hit whodunnit "Knives Out", Sam Raimi replacing Scott Derrickson on Doctor Strange sequel, and the first trailer for Chris Rock's upcoming installment to the Saw franchise, Spiral.

The only thing Americans love more than football is movies about football. From comedies to gritty dramas to your classic, feel-good underdog story, we're breaking down all the great legends of the gridiron. These films are full of tragedy, laughs, inter-personal conflict, and triumphs but, like all great sports movies, very little actual football.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Disney announcing a filmed recording of the Broadway sensation Hamilton, more news and a first look at Marvel's upcoming TV slate, and the first trailer for what is somehow the 9th(technically 10th) installment to the Fast and Furious franchise.

The CW took their 5 DC superhero shows and mashed them together with a healthy portion of fan service to bring us Crisis on Infinite Earths. As all the worlds in all the multiverse are threatened with extinction, we want to take a moment to discuss what really matters: Are these TV budget costumes good? Wasn't that guy on Scrubs? and, most importantly, is this fun, absurd, campy spectacle better or worse than Michael Bay's Transformers?

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for the final season of Star Wars: Clone Wars, reports of a Mega Man live-action adaptation, and a live-action remake of Pinoccio helmed by Robert Zemeckis.