The Reel Appeal

Episode 149 - It’s A Heather On The Black Phone

Hey everyone! What's better than teen angst? Movies about teen angst! This week, our Recent Review is Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Heathers (1989). 
Our Variety Time segment for this week centers around Michael Lehmann's and Daniel Waters's Heathers and how this teen comedy forever changed the landscape of cinema. 
Next week we are off, but the week following, our Recent Review is Thor: Love and Thunder, which is in theaters on Friday, July 8th. Our Geriatric Cinematic that week is 1987's Masters of the Universe, streaming on HBO Max or in small bites on YouTube.
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The Black Phone - 11:15
Spoilers - 36:37
Variety Time - Heathers Change Teen Comedy Forever - 56:20
Geriatric Cinematic - Heathers (1989) - 1:15:42

Episode 148 - Savior of the Universe!

Hey folks! We have two films this week about men who think they know how to save women. Our Recent Review is Pixar's Lightyear, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Flash Gordon (1980). Do women really need saving?
The iconic band, Queen, did the Flash Gordon soundtrack, which we're sure you know. In our Variety Time, we discuss how the group got involved and if everyone was happy with the music.
Next week, our Recent Review is The Black Phone, In theaters Friday, June 24th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Heathers (1989), streaming for free on Prime Video, Shudder, and Tubi, or is available to rent on Amazon, YouTube TV, Apple TV, and other VOD services.
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Lightyear - 9:48
Spoilers - 28:54
Variety Time - Queen Creates An Iconic Soundtrack - 46:24
Geriatric Cinematic - Flash Gordon (1980) - 1:01:18
Discussion - Our Flash Gordon Movies - 1:20:22

Episode 147 - Hold On To Your Butts

Hey everyone! Hold on to your butts because our Recent Review is Universal Pictures's Jurassic World: Dominion this week, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Jurassic Park (1993). Both films have dinosaurs, and neither film has house cats.
Our Variety Time segment gets very weird as we discuss Tammy and the T-Rex and Kelsey's bizarre dream about Martin Scorsese. Which is weirder–the movie or Kelsey's dream? You decide!
Next week, our Recent Review is Pixar's Lightyear, in theaters Friday, June 17, 2022, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Flash Gordon (1980), available to rent on Amazon or available for purchase on YouTube TV and Apple TV and other VOD services.
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Jurassic World: Dominion - 12:15
Spoilers - 31:46
Variety Time - Tammy, the T-Rex, and a lot of What the F***s. - 52:20
Geriatric Cinematic - Jurassic  (1986) - 1:21:34

Episode 146 - Get In The Zone, The Danger Zone

Hey everyone! We feel the need for speed, because this week, our Recent Review is Paramount Picture's Top Gun: Maverick, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Top Gun (1986). We enter Mach 2 with our hair on fire as we discuss Senior Entertainment Editor of Polygon, Matt Patches eating a shoe. Why? Well, he said he would if a sequel was made and he is a man of his word. Just like Maverick.
Our next episode will be about scientists getting people killed. Our Recent Review will be Jurassic World: Dominion, in theaters on Friday, June 10th, and our Geriatric Cinematic will be Stephen Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) streaming on HBO Max or available to rent on Amazon, YouTube TV, Apple TV, or other VOD services.
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Top Gun: Maverick - 10:28
Spoilers - 36:36
Variety Time - A Critic Eats a Shoe - 1:03:39
Geriatric Cinematic - Top Gun (1986) - 1:21:34

Episode 145 - Men, Amirite?

Hey everyone! What do Alex Garland's Men and Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954) have in common? They’re both in this episode. Oh yeah, and toxic masculinity. A24's Men is our Recent Review this week and La Strada is our Geriatric Cinematic.
In case neither of these movies has enough messaging, Mark talks about Better Call Saul and Adventure Time in our Variety Time segment. They both have strong undercurrents of darkness.
Next week, we’ll be flying high with our Recent Review of Top Gun: Maverick, in theaters Friday, May 27th, and our Geriatric Cinematic will be Top Gun (1986), streaming on Netflix and Paramount Plus, and available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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Men - 10:24
Spoilers - 31:36
Variety Time - Mark Calls Saul For Some Adventure Time - 1:05:19
Geriatric Cinematic - La Strada (1954) - 1:18:58

Episode 144 - Doppelgangers & Geriatric Zombies

Hey everyone! If you love Sam Raimi then you will love this episode–we hope. Our Recent Review is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Evil Dead (1981). Both were directed by Sam Raimi. Oh, the horror!
We bring back a much-beloved segment – Obscene & Obscure. Here, we talk about Doctor Mordrid, a movie that was almost a Doctor Strange movie. 
Our next episode, out in two weeks, will see A24’s Men, in theaters on May 20th, as our Recent Review, and Federico Fellini’s La Strada, streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel, as our Geriatric Cinematic.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 18:53
Spoilers - 43:35
Obscene & Obscure - Doctor Mordrid- 1:07:40
Geriatric Cinematic - The Evil Dead (1981) - 1:25:24

Episode 143 - The Unbearable Weight of Nic Cage

Hey everyone! Who doesn’t love Nic Cage? Let’s find out. Our Recent Review this week is The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and our Geriatric Cinematic is Spike Jonez's Adaptation. Yes, Nicolas Cage is the main character in both films, and even plays a supporting character in one. Yes, you read that right.
In our Variety Time, we discuss Nicolas Cage some more. To be specific, we delve into the death of Superman Lives. The Tim Burton Superman film that almost happened...wild.
Our episode next week will have Marvel Studios's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as our Recent Review, in theaters on May 6th, and Sam Raimi's 1981’s Evil Dead as our Geriatric Cinematic, streaming on Shudder and AMC+, and available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and other VOD services.
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - 19:04
Spoilers - 40:32
Variety Time - The Death of Superman Lives - 1:00:33
Geriatric Cinematic - Adaptation. (2002) - 1:14:45

Episode 142 - Live and Die By the Sword

Hey everyone! It’s been a long journey, but we made it to this episode, where Kelsey takes her revenge on Mark by making a bad joke. Also, The Northman is our Recent Review and Conan the Barbarian (1982) in our Geriatric Cinematic.
Netflix lost $54.4B in the stock market last week, and we talk about that in our Variety Time segment. Will they be unbending and die the Blockbuster death?
Next week, our Recent Review is The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, in theaters now, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Adaptation (2002) which you can find streaming on HBO Max or available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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The Northman - 10:38
Spoilers - 33:08
Variety Time - Is Netflix Turning Into Blockbuster - 51:37
Geriatric Cinematic - Conan The Barbarian (1982) - 1:12:20

Episode 141 - When Magic Becomes Tragic

Hey everyone! This week we visited the magical world of wizards, with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore as our Recent Review and Wizards (1977) as our Geriatric Cinematic. Will the wizards win, or the people who have no real talent except to survive under harsh conditions? 
Our Variety Time this week sees Mark and Kelsey talk about some shows you should watch, and some you shouldn’t. Of course, you do you, but don’t say we didn’t tell you.
Next week, our Recent Review is Robert Eggers's The Northman, in theaters on April 22nd, and our Geriatric Cinematic is 1982’s Conan the Barbarian, streaming on Starz and available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - 8:37
Spoilers - 31:28
Variety Time - Try This, Not That - 51:37
Geriatric Cinematic - Wizards (1977) - 1:13:14

Episode 140 - Eternal Kung Fu Hustle of the Spotless Matrix

Hey everyone! We're looking at the light and dark side of alternate realities. Do cats exist in other timelines? Because if not, then we don't want to be anywhere else. 
Our Recent Review is A24's Everything Everywhere All at Once, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Donnie Darko (2001). Another topic these films touch on is mental health. We also break down the theories surrounding the Richard Kelly cult classic. Our Variety Time covers which programs we watch when we're not feeling okay.
Next week, our Recent Review is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, in theaters on Friday, April 15th, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Wizards (1977), available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once - 9:57
Spoilers - 30:16
Variety Time - Coping Through Entertainment - 59:12
Geriatric Cinematic - Donnie Darko (2001) - 1:19:15