The Reel Appeal

Episode 188 - Bot on Bot Violence

Topic: Transformers, roll out or get the f**k out.
Hey everyone! We want to "transform" your week into something amazing, so we're bringing out this episode about robots. That's right. This week's Recent Review is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
If you did not know Orson Welles voiced Unicron in The Transformers: The Movie, well, now you do, and we talk about that in our Variety Time segment.
Next week, our Recent Review is The Flash, in theaters Friday, June 16th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Time Bandits (1981), streaming on Max and The Criterion Channel or available to rent on Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play, and other VOD services.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - 13:32
Spoilers - 37:53
Variety Time - Orson Welles Meets a Transformer - 58:48
Geriatric Cinematic - The Transformers: The Movie (1986) - 1:08:55

Episode 187 - Slum-Spider

Topic: Giving destiny the finger.
Hey everyone! Are you slinging through the week like Spider-Man? No? None of us, either. We don't have web shooters. No matter, we can lift your spirits with our Recent Review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and our Geriatric Cinematic of Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
We're sure you didn't know James Cameron almost directed a Spider-Man movie. In our Variety Time segment, we talk about the details of that.
Variety Time Topic:
What Happened to James Cameron's Failed 'Spider-Man' Movie?
Next week, our Recent Review is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theaters Friday, June 9th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Transformers: The Movie, available to rent on Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play, and other VOD services.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 16:14
Spoilers - 34:38
Variety Time - James Cameron and the web-slinger - 1:00:04
Geriatric Cinematic - Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - 1:15:26

Episode 186 - Plenty of Fish in the Sea

Topic: Sirens mean trouble on sea or land. Wee-ooo, wee-ooo.
Hey everyone! Our poor unfortunate souls have decided to watch some Disney animated movies–a departure from what we usually like to review. This week's Recent Review is The Little Mermaid, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Little Mermaid (1989). 
There are a lot of rumors surrounding Disney movies and how they are animated. Our Variety Time sees Kelsey and Mark talk about 10 of the most popular. Then, we'll get down to the bottom of those castles…
Variety Time Topic:
Disney Magic (and myths)
Next week, our Recent Review is Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, in theaters Friday, June 2nd, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Slumdog Millionaire (2008), streaming on Max or available to rent on Amazon, YouTube, Google Play, and other VOD services.
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The Little Mermaid - 10:14
Spoilers - 37:16
Variety Time - Disney Magic (and myths) - 54:42
Geriatric Cinematic - The Little Mermaid (1989) - 1:08:49

Episode 185 - Gone Fast!

Topic:  "Breaking physics for entertainment."
Hey everyone! We're back this week, busting down your ears with our furious engines. Okay, that sounded weird, but trust us–you'll want to listen this week. Our Recent Review is Fast X, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Gone in 60 Seconds (1974).
Our Variety Time is, of course, car related. We're talking about the 2000 version of Gone in 60 Seconds. Will it make you take a 'Fast X-it'? Or does it still slap?
Next week, our Recent Review is The Little Mermaid, in theaters Friday, May 26, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Little Mermaid (1989), streaming on Disney+.
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Fast X - 12:34
Spoilers - 35:21
Variety Time - 2000’s Gone In 60 Seconds in the rearview - 1:02:40
Geriatric Cinematic - Gone In 60 Seconds (1974) - 1:20:36

Episode 184 - Intergalactic, Crybaby

Topic:  "Team building with bodies for materials."
Hey everyone! This week we are traveling to distant lands as we discuss our Recent Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and our Geriatric Cinematic of Stargate (1994). It's narcissists against unlikely heroes, and we are here for it.
We talked about the writer's strike last week, but we will discuss how it affects Marvel and Star Wars projects more specifically. 
Variety Time Topic:
How Will the WGA Strike Impact Disney+'s Marvel and Star Wars Shows?
On the next episode, our Recent Review is Fast X, in theaters Friday, May 19th. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), streaming on Pluto and Tubi, and available to rent on Amazon and other VOD services. "
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 8:54
Spoilers - 32:09
Variety Time - The Writer's Strike on Disney - 1:04:10
Geriatric Cinematic - Stargate (1994) - 1:16:48

Episode 183 - Psychos Are Afraid

Topic: "A whole lot of mommy issues."
Hey everyone! We’re back this week, airing out our mommy issues with our Recent Review of Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid and Geriatric Cinematic of Psycho (1960). Both of these circle around the most critical person in our lives, and both showcase how people are affected when that relationship is toxic.
For our Obscene and Obscure, we kept the mommy issue theme alive with Dead Alive (1992), also known as Braindead, which we’re sure some moms have called their kids over the years.
Next week, our Recent Review will be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in theaters Friday, May 5th, and our Geriatric Cinematic will be 1994’s Stargate streaming on Roku, Pluto, and YouTube with ads. So we hope to see you then, through time and space.
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Beau Is Afraid - 26:52
Spoilers - 41:23
Obscene and Obscure -  Dead Alive - 1:11:37
Geriatric Cinematic - Psycho (1960) - 1:27:49

Episode 182 - What Goes Down Must Come Up

Topic: "This is my boom mic!"
Hey everyone! Summer is almost here, so it seems just as good a time to bring about some horror and death. Well, not us specifically, but we are just talking about movies here. Our Recent Review is Evil Dead Rise, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Evil Dead II (1987).
If that isn't evil or dead enough for you, we have a theory about the Evil Dead movies and their different timelines. But, unfortunately, it’s not the same kind of theory you've heard before.
Next week, our Recent Review is A24's Beau Is Afraid, in theaters now, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Psycho (1960), available to stream on Netflix or to rent from Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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Evil Dead Rise - 12:00
Spoilers -34:01
Variety Time - An Evil Dead Theory - 53:57
Geriatric Cinematic - Evil Dead II (1987) - 1:09:05

Episode 181 - Kiss Dracula? Bleh!

Topic: "Kissing the night away."
Hey everyone! Want to know what it's like to be a vampire? Too bad. But this week, we are discussing them with our Recent Review of Renfield and our Geriatric Cinematic of 1988's Vampire's Kiss. Not watching either of these films is akin to a stake through the heart.
During our Variety Time, Mark and Kelsey discuss Beef, the A24-produced series featuring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. They just better not be cooking that beef with garlic. The vampires in this episode might die.
Next week, our Recent Review is Evil Dead Rise, in theaters on April 21st, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Evil Dead II (1987), available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, Youtube TV, and other VOD services. Back-to-back episodes of dead people not staying dead. We love it.
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Renfield - 20:19
Spoilers -42:42
Variety Time - Let's Talk About Beef - 53:14
Geriatric Cinematic - Vampire's Kiss (1988) - 1:21:14

Episode 180 - I Like Your Magic…Wand.

Topic: "Nobody puts baby in a dungeon."
Hey everyone! We hope you're planning to listen to the show this week because both our Recent Review of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Geriatric Cinematic of Willow (1988) feature a plan A, plan B, etc.,
Our Variety Time segment sees Mark discussing the correlation between Dungeons and Dragons and the Satanic Panic in the 70s and 80s.
Variety Time Topic:
How Dungeons & Dragons Became a Part of the 1980s Satanic Panic
Next week, our Recent Review is The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in theaters Friday, April 7th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Super Mario Bros. (1993), available in Torrence, CA, where you can grab a copy from your favorite pirate. 
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - 17:00
Spoilers -42:19
Variety Time - D&D Kicks Up A Stir - 59:16
Geriatric Cinematic - Willow (1988) - 1:16:57

Episode 179 - The Apathetic & Their Asinine Arsenals

Topic: "Canon fodder for plot."
Hey everyone! We’re assassinating the week by watching some films about hitmen. Our Recent Review is John Wick: Chapter 4, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Golgo 13: The Professional. Are either of these men really professionals? One is an animal lover, and the other is an animal.
Our Variety Time this week sees Mark talk about the world’s deadliest hitman. Kelsey thought he could be the worst since we know about him. Maybe that’s not the case here, though…
Variety Time Topic:
Meet Julio Santana, the world’s deadliest hitman — with 500 kills
Next week, our Recent Review is Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, in theaters Friday, March 31st, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Willow (1988), streaming on Disney+ and available to rent on AppleTV, Google Play, YouTube, 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!
 John Wick: Chapter 4 - 26:28
Spoilers - 50:41
Variety Time - The World’s Deadliest Assassin - 1:09:39
Geriatric Cinematic - Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) - 1:25:05