The Reel Appeal

Episode 198 - Ghosting Creators

Topic: Do androids dream of electric soul?
Hey everyone! We're back for another–more timely–episode. Let's get technical and philosophical. This week's Recent Review is The Creator, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Ghost in the Shell (1996).
It's the most beautiful time of the year, and we aren't discussing Christmas. It's Beyond Fest season, and we discuss the first few days of the film festival.
Our Recent Review next week is The Exorcist: Believer, in theaters Friday, October 6th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Exorcist (1973), streaming on HBO Max and available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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The Creator - 07:59
Spoilers - 25:57
Variety Time - Our experience at Beyond Fest so far - 39:52
Geriatric Cinematic - Ghost in the Shell (1996) - 1:03:28

Episode 197 - UFO–Uninvited Foreign Observer

Topic: Let’s get abducted
A few days a late but not a buck short! Hey everyone! Ever wonder what it would be like to be abducted by aliens? We're reviewing two films that will give you two different insights. Just don't get nightmares after. Our Recent Review is No One Will Save You, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Fire in the Sky (1993).
Our Variety Time segment discusses the end of the writer's strike and the deal points. Speaking of alien abductions, Mark shares a UFO-related experience toward the end of the show. 
On the next episode, our Recent Review is The Creator, in theaters now, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Ghost in the Shell (1995), streaming on Prime Video and The Criterion Channel and available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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No One Will Save You - 08:02
Spoilers - 24:48
Variety Time - The WGA strike is over - 47:02
Geriatric Cinematic - Fire in the Sky (1993) - 1:09:10

Episode 196 - Ghastly Greed Indeed

Topic: Murder Mystery with a side of laughs.
Hey everyone! We're back this week (finally), and we have a lot of mysteries to unravel. The first mystery, of course, is what movies we are covering this week. Our Recent Review is A Haunting in Venice, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Clue (1985).
If that isn't enough, we have been missing from your feed for a few weeks. Where have we been? Mark and Kelsey discuss what has kept them from recording.
Next week, our Recent Review is Dumb Money, in theaters September 29th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Wall Street (1987), available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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A Haunting in Venice - 10:49
Spoilers - 34:27
Variety Time - Why The Long Break? - 51:54
Geriatric Cinematic - Clue - 1:13:33

Episode 195 - Teenagers—Fighting Crime & Puberty

Topic: Green, teen, fighting machines!
Hey everyone! If you love ninjas, turtles, pizza, kung fu, beating up bad guys, and reporters named April, we have an episode for you! This week, our Recent Review is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). 
For our Variety Time segment, we talk about superheroes who got their powers from accidents since that's how the Ninja Turtles came to be. All of the ways you can become a superhero sound painful. 
Next week, our Recent Review is The Last Voyage of the Demeter, in theaters Friday, August 11th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - 16:06
Spoilers - 36:36
Variety Time - Accidents Make Superheroes - 53:32
Geriatric Cinematic -  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - 1:17:40

Episode 194 - Realistically Out of Touch with Reality

Topic: It's a Barbie girl, and we're just in her plastic world
Hey everyone! We're going to the pink side this week. Let's go party as we do our Recent Review of Barbie and our Geriatric Cinematic of Clueless (1995). 
The movie that makes Mark giggle and Kelsey happy is Mannequin (1987). This movie is our Obscene and Obscure, and Kelsey (not Mark) hopes you go out of your way to check it out.
Next week, our Recent Review is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, in theaters now, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), streaming on Paramount+ and HBO Max and is available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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Barbie - 9:14
Spoilers - 32:29
Obscene and Obscure - Mannequin (1987) - 1:01:20
Geriatric Cinematic -  Clueless (1995) - 1:23:03:00

Episode 193 - A Little Love-Bombing by Our Government

Topic: Who needs enemies with bombs like that?
Hey everyone! We saw some films this week, and in this episode, we discussed whether they "bombed" or not. Our Recent Review is Oppenheimer (2023), and our Geriatric Cinematic is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Here's a hint–they are Schrödinger's bombs.
San Diego Comic-Con was this past weekend, and Mark and Kelsey discussed all the good, the bad, and the meh of the weekend. 
We are pleased to announce we are Team Oppenarbie! Since we did Oppenheimer first, our Recent Review next week is Barbie (2023) which is already in theaters. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Clueless (1995), streaming on Paramount+, and is available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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Oppenheimer  - 14:46
Spoilers - 41:47
Variety Time - The duo's trip to Comic-Con - 1:09:26
Geriatric Cinematic -  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - 1:42:00

Episode 192 - God’s Armour versus Tom Cruise

Topic: Death defying stunts or stunt dying.
Hey everyone! Who wants to join us in search of the MacGuffin? We have two films right here to help fill that purpose. Our Recent Review is Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Armour of God (1986).
Our Variety Time segment sees Mark and Kelsey talk about another MacGuffin–the coming to terms between studios and SAG-AFTRA and the WGA. 
Variety Time Topic:
Everything You Need to Know About the SAG-AFTRA Strike
Next episode, we'll talk about Oppenheimer as our Recent Review, in theaters on Friday, July 21, and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) as our Geriatric Cinematic, available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, or other VOD services.
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - 13:48
Spoilers - 41:06
Variety Time - The Actors Strike Back - 58:12
Geriatric Cinematic - Armour of God (1986) - 1:16:54

Episode 191 - Cosmic Gumbo

Topic: On the road and chaos ensues.
Hey everyone! You know what they say about time flying and fun. I don't, but we are reviewing a couple of fun movies this week. Our Recent Review is Joy Ride (2023), and our Geriatric Cinematic is Dumb and Dumber (1994).
There is nothing more funner than mental health issues and bad luck, so Kelsey interviews Mark about his experience–a road trip across Mark's insanity, if you will.
Next week, our recent review is Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, in theaters now, and our Geriatric Cinematic is 1986's Armour of God, streaming on Tubi, or you might want to head down to Torrent, CA.
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Joy Ride - 13:14
Spoilers - 29:47
Variety Time - A Road Trip Across Mark's Insanity - 50:42
Geriatric Cinematic - Dumb and Dumber (1994) - 1:19:38

Episode 190 - Dialing Back On the Romance

Topic: Making archaeology look cool while doing it.
Hey everyone! We're getting old, and we lament that as we vine swing our way into adventures in exotic lands. We're back and looking for treasure. And Mark's glasses. He can't see without them. This week our Recent Review is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Romancing the Stone (1984). 
Our Variety Time segment sees Mark, and Kelsey discuss how they would rank the Indiana Jones movies. See if you feel the same way.
Next week, our Recent Review is Joy Ride, in theaters Friday, July 7th. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Dumb and Dumber (1994), streaming on Max/HBO Max and available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram, and you can contact the show at TheReelAppeal@gmail.com. Find every episode on all podcast catchers, and don't forget to rate our show on iTunes!
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 14:00
Spoilers - 40:34
Variety Time - Our Indiana Jones Rankings - 1:05:25
Geriatric Cinematic - Romancing the Stone (1984) - 1:21:34

Episode 189 - Flashing My Bandits

Topic: Stealing time and paying for it.
Hey everyone! Is listening to this podcast morally sound? Don't answer that. The dynamic duo discusses the morality of the characters' decisions in season 6, episode 3 of Black Mirror, titled Beyond the Sea. This week's Recent Review is The Flash, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Time Bandits (1981).
Our middle segment this week is Obscene and Obscure. We chose Trancers (1984), and by glob, we had fun. So many 80s in so little time.
We are off next week, but on our next episode, our Recent Review will be Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, in theaters Thursday, June 29th. Our Geriatric Cinematic will be Romancing the Stone (1984), available to rent on Amazon, YouTube TV, Google Play, and other VOD services.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, and Instagram, and you can contact the show at TheReelAppeal@gmail.com. Find every episode on all podcast catchers, and don't forget to rate our show on iTunes!
The Flash - 19:50
Spoilers - 45:20
Obscene and Obscure - Trancers (1984) - 1:07:56
Geriatric Cinematic - Time Bandits (1981) - 1:36:46