Reel Phonies

This week we're taking a stroll back through cinema history to explore the wonderfully cheesy history of original songs written for movies. Traversing decade by decade, we'll explore some of the greatest hits and trends of original songs that were equally as memorable (if not more so) than the movies they were attached to and crown some of our personal favorites.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement of a Spider-verse sequel due out 2022, the return of Peyton Reed for Ant-man 3, all the new things announced for HBO Max and what that even means, and the Game of Thrones showrunners drop out of Star Wars.

Are you a big ole wuss who is too spineless to watch a scary movie even when it's seasonally appropriate? Never fear! This week we're bringing you a whole host of not-too-scary horror(and horror adjacent) films perfect for both Halloween and for your tender constitution. How can we be sure? Because at Reel Phonies, we're wimps just like you! 

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a greenlit sequel for the beloved Disney Halloween movie Hocus Pocus, a first look at the BBC's new Dracula series from the two writers who brought you Sherlock and Doctor Who, and the release of the final trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX.

Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson. Two men of very different backgrounds with one curious thing in common: both made a hard left turn from prestige films to dumb action in the early aughties and haven't looked back. From Taken to The Equalizer, join us this week as we compare and contrast the latter day action careers of these two great actors and try to understand some of the greater trends and signals at work here.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at Bloodshot, the Vin Diesel superhero venture, early reports of a Barney movie helmed by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya, and casting news for Catwoman, the Penguin, and the Riddler for the upcoming Robert Pattinson Batman movie.

Over a decade after Walter White's meth empire began, Netflix surprised the world by releasing an unexpected Breaking Bad epilogue to close out Jesse's journey. El Camino's got all your Breaking Bad favorites and a few new faces and adventures before closing out the story for good (probably?). We're also taking a second look at some of our favorite TV shows that deserve a big screen treatment (6 seasons and a movie!).

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a prequel to Training Day, a follow-up series to HBO's Band of Brothers on the new Apple streaming service, and Disney trailers galore with new trailers for Frozen 2, Jungle Cruise, and Onward.

Take that, Jared Leto! This week we're taking on the semi-controversial but commercially successful Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips. Is this the best interpretation of this famed comic book character yet? Will the success of this film spark a wave of serious Oscar/superhero blockbuster hybrids? Why is there so much dancing? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and more!

Join us this week as we break down the latest news and rumors including the first look at the long awaited new season of Rick and Morty, a trailer for the Harley Quinn vehicle Birds of Prey, and trailers for new films from Guy Ritchie, Clint Eastwood, Michael Bay, and Sam Mendes.

We're gone for two weeks and the whole film and television world turns upside down! We're packin' news on the Batman movie, Scorsese's The Irishman, the Breaking Bad movie, Jurassic World 3, Frozen 2, and that's just to start! There's also Magneto casting rumors, Kevin Feige Star Wars intrigue, a Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds Clue movie, Stranger Things: Season 4 announcement, and a farewell to one phony's favorite TV show, Netflix's Bojack Horseman. It's a lot of upcoming stuff but if you aren't interested in at least one of these things, statistically, you don't even exist.

The silent but unstoppable stalker, the sophisticated but ruthless mastermind, that guy in front of you at the drive-thru who has like 12 orders and hasn't looked at the menu. Villains come in all shapes and sizes but some are a cut above the rest. Join us this week as we take it decade by decade to determine the very best movie villains from the 80s, 90s, 00s, and the last 10 years and see if we can figure out what makes a truly iconic antagonist.

Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first trailer for Bad Boys 3 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, a new look at the Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, updates on the Robert Pattinson Batman movie, and an early teaser for the Birds of Prey movie.

The colors are a-changin', Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks, and we are about one week from Christmas songs violently invading the radio stations. As we transition into the most transitiony of seasons, we here at Reel Phonies want to tell you about all the movies coming out these next few months that are worth your attention. Some will be Oscar-bait, some will be hot, wet garbage, and most will be better than Michael Bay's Transformers. We're gonna think cool thoughts and step on only the crunchy leaves in this years Fall Movie Preview.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at season 2 of DC's Titans, a Linda Hamilton-heavy Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, and the first head-scratching trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's very dramatic Joker movie.

Once upon a time, Disney was a quaint little company that made cartoons for children and nothing more. Now Disney is a multi-billion dollar corporate conglomerate that owns almost every property you've ever liked and probably ever will like in the future. With that in mind, D23 is Disney's proprietary convention where they announce upcoming projects they are excited about. We've got new live-action adaptations, new Disney/Pixar films, upcoming Marvel films and TV projects and, of course, everything Star Wars. It's a lot to cover but we try our darndest to infotain you through everything worth mentioning from this year's D23.   (Also...noice)

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the ugly divorce between Disney and Sony over the movie rights to Spider-Man, a new Matrix sequel directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, and the announcement and teaser trailer for the Netflix produced Breaking Bad movie.

Stephen King. Author of nightmares and master of horror. But also pretty good at emotional prison dramas and honest coming-of-age tales? This week we're breaking down a curated selection of films based on Stephen King novels to highlight some of his greatest stories brought to life on the big screen but also to determine whether or not horror should really be his thing. 

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Ewan McGregor being officially (we think) cast in the Obi Wan TV show for Disney+, the star-studded trailer for Little Women directed by Greta Gerwig, and the new trailer for Netflix's Dark Crystal TV show.

Emily Blunt has battled time-traveling aliens, reprised one of the most iconic roles of all time, and even married that goofy-looking guy from The Office. But what has been her standout performance? Join us this week as we dissect the career of Emily Blunt from her early work in the mid aughties through her arrival as a powerhouse leading lady and determine which role was the best performance ever.