Reel Phonies

Since the dawn of film there have been movies that amass fervent fan-bases well beyond the release of the film. But what really makes a movie "cult" or a "classic"? Does it need to be bizarre or campy? Is it determined by the quotability of its script? Or is it entirely based on how many posters of it appear in college dorm rooms? We break down the indicators of cult classic movies and categorize all the ones people would be mad at us for forgetting.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a TV show based on a fictional show within Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to be written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Taika Waititi rumored to be tapped to helm a Star Wars film, and the uncertain future of David Fincher's Mindhunter after actors' contracts were released.

As award season enters a fever pitch, we here at Reel Phonies are focused on the only awards that matter[to people who want to feel superior to their friends who watch the Golden Globes], The Oscars! We run through the nominations for each category, discuss the surprises and snubs, determine who should win, and give our predictions on who will actually win. Turns out making a good movie and making a movie that wins Oscars are two really different things.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Scott Derrickson leaving Doctor Strange 2, a trailer for the fourth season of critically acclaimed series Fargo, and our first look at Jared Leto's anti-hero, comic book movie, Morbius.

Join us as we break down this unexpected HBO delight from the same guy who wrote Lost and The Leftovers and based on the highly acclaimed and influential graphic novel of the same name. It's both a love letter and critique of it's source material and a truly original and surprising watch in the age of 'Pretty Good TV'.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig's public interest in a Knives Out sequel, The first full trailer for A Quiet Place 2, and rumors of a Christian Bale role in the Taika Waititi Thor sequel.

Join us with special guest Zach Evans(Broke Box Office podcast) as we look back on the last decade and revisit some of the highlights(and a few lowlights lowlights) in film and TV. We'll break down the 20-teens by hopping around from genre to genre to give anything worth remembering its due.  Action - 2:15 Comedy - 6:45 Sci-Fi - 10:45 Horror - 16:20 Historical/Biopic - 22:15 Romance - 25:50 Franchise - 29:20 Animated - 32:10 Indie - 36:20 Thriller - 37:00 TV Drama - 39:53 TV Comedy - 43:40 Comedy - 47:25 Most Surprising - 50:30 Sports - 56:40 Most Disappointing - 59:50 Most Influential - 1:05:00 Worst - 1:06:45 Best - 1:06:45 Honorable Mentions - 1:13:50 What We're Watching - 1:17:50

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is here to close out the sequel trilogy and complete the 9 episode Skywalker saga. The Emporer is back for one last plot to destroy The Resistance and Rey, Finn, and Kylo are forced to face their respective destinies (also Poe but he's less important). How does this film stack up against the rest of the Star Wars canon? Does it successfully navigate The Last Jedi, the most recent and most controversial of the Skywalker saga? How does Rey get her hair like that? We've got answers to all these questions and more!

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's next film, Tenet, some magical casting rumors for Marvel's Moon Knight, and a teaser for the sequel to 2018's break-out hit, A Quiet Place.

In 1977, George Lucas sparked the imagination and delight of audiences everywhere by releasing Star Wars, one of the greatest cultural touchstones in living memory. In 1999, George Lucas was mocked and reviled by Star Wars fans for introducing the world to Jar Jar Binks and ruining a beloved universe. But are the prequels really as bad as they're made out to be? We take a deep dive on the prequels and come out with other side with the definitive guide to Star Wars: Episodes I, II, & III.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at the film adaptation to Lin Manuel Miranda's musical Into The Heights, Marvel's first released footage from the Black Widow movie, and a new Top Gun: Maverick trailer highlighting a young set of mustachioed recruits for Tom Cruise to train.

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, cozy up with Reel Phonies as we guide you through the next 3 months of movie releases to determine what will be worth the price of admission. We cover Oscar bait, crowd-pleasers, studio longshots, and just straight trash as we take you from the beginning of December through the end of February.

Join us as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors pulled this week from a flood of trailers for exciting upcoming films including Daniel Craig's new Bond film "No Time To Die", Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman sequel, and Jason Reitman's new Ghostbusters movie.

Over two decades after Goodfellas and Casino, Martin Scorsese is getting the band back together for one last hurrah. Featuring the power trio of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and the formerly retired Joe Pesci, Scorsese once again delves into violent, familiar waters in this three and a half hour gangster epic to tell the story of former mob enforcer and Jimmy Hoffa associate, Frank Sheeran. Is it too long? Should movies like this only be seen on the big screen? Is this an irresponsible narrative to be promoting? And most importantly, is it better than Michael Bay's Transformers? 

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a brief teaser for the upcoming Daniel Craig Bond film, reports that Christopher Nolan's Tenet will have a featurette before the start of Star Wars: Episode IX, and Warner Brothers uncertain of what to do with Superman. (FREE HINT: they should try putting him in a good movie)

6 years after Let It Go, Elsa and Anna are back for a new, exotic, and slightly more mature adventure to save Arendelle from restless elemental forces. And we can think of no more appropriate response to this adorable sequel to a beloved film for children than to have several grown men ruthlessly dissect it until North is South, left is right, up is down, and day is night.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement that Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion fame will helm the next Star Trek film, John Turturro cast as Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves' Batman, and DC and Todd Phillips duking it out over a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix Joker.

Disney+ debuted this past week and everyone on planet Earth already has it. We'll touch on some of the first impressions of the platform and it's new content but, really, we're here to talk The Mandalorian. This first live-action Star Wars series is a product of Renaissance Man Jon Favreau, a plethora of notable actors and directors, and enormous piles of cold, hard cash. We take a look at this hot, new series and also tag on a little chat about some recent flagrant Oscar-bait, Ford v. Ferrari.

Since Veteran's Day is synonymous with watching Saving Private Ryan on literally any channel at any time of the day, we thought it would be a good opportunity to look back on some of our favorite war movies. Some are inspiring, others are chilling, and most are some messy, affecting combination of the two. Along with the best, we've also thrown in a few of the most misguided attempts at a war story just for comparison.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for the upcoming Scooby-Doo animated film, SCOOB!, new casting developments for Matt Reeves' Batman, and Amazon partners with Critical Role to expand their upcoming animated series.