The Reel Appeal

Episode 129 - They’re Magically Malicious

Hey everyone! Our newest episode is here. We are weird, but not sisters, so you should heed our words. The A24's Tragedy of Macbeth and Throne of Blood is our Recent Review and Geriatric Cinematic this week. We also weigh in on this story as either fate or free will. 
In the news, we discuss the Predator copyright being settled and the Degrassi revival series ordered by HBO Max. Will Drake be a part of that? Maybe the hot sauce companies know… In our Variety Time segment, we talk about how film critics are being treated by studios for press screenings while COVID-19 is still around.
Next week, our Recent Review will be The Tender Bar which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime, and our Geriatric Cinematic will be The Virgin Suicides which is streaming on The Criterion Channel, Paramount +, or available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV or other VOD services.
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News - 4:16
The Tragedy of Macbeth - 19:23
Spoilers - 31:52
Variety Time - Critics weigh in on their safety - 31:52
Geriatric Cinematic - Throne of Blood (1957) - 1:00:26
Discussion - Fate vs. Free Will for Macbeth - 1:26:48

Episode 128 - Licorice Boogies

Hey everyone! We’re alive and kicking. This week, our Geriatric Cinematic is Boogie Nights (1997), and our Recent Review is Licorice Pizza. Both are Paul Thomas Anderson films, so watch them and find out how they compare.
In the news, The Raid reboot is coming to Netflix, Batman: Caped Crusader Animated Series taps Ed Brubaker to write, and The CW is for sale. What else happened this week? Mark and Kelsey both got the ‘Rona, so we talk about it in our Variety Time segment. 
Next week, our Recent Review will be The Tragedy of Macbeth, currently in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ on January 14th, and our Geriatric Cinematic will be Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (1957), streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel or available to rent on Apple TV or Amazon Video.
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News - 3:48
Licorice Pizza - 19:20
Spoilers - 34:07
Variety Time - Everybody Is Getting Covid - 54:55
Geriatric Cinematic - Boogie Nights (1997) - 1:19:11

Episode 127 - Ok, Boomer...

Hi everyone! Whether you are in the Matrix or not, you can listen to our latest episode! Our Recent Review is Warner Bros. The Matrix Resurrections and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Matrix (1999). In the news, we discuss comments made by Peter Dinklage about the ending of Game of Thrones. Our Variety Time sees Mark discuss his love for Slashfilm and why when he was given the opportunity, he declined. Also, Kelsey and Mark discuss who was actually the hero in The Matrix trilogy.
Next week, our Recent Review is Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza and our Geriatric Cinematic is Boogie Nights (1997). The former is in theaters now, while the latter is available for streaming on Showtime or for rent through Apple TV, YouTube TV, Amazon, or other VOD services.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
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News - 4:04
The Matrix Resurrections - 11:18
Spoilers - 28:42
Variety Time - Mark has some feelings about Slashfilm - 52:39
Geriatric Cinematic - The Matrix (1999) - 1:11:30

Episode 126 - It’s a Good Thing Spiders Can’t Do What Bats Can

Hey everyone! That’s not your spidey-sense tingling. Marvel/Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally here, and it is our Recent Review. With it, we chose Batman (1966) as our Geriatric Cinematic. Mark has another hilarious email from his little blackmail buddy to share in our Variety Time segment.
In the news, we talk about Spike Lee nabbing a 5-year deal with Netflix for his 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks company and putting to bed some rumors about the Cinerama Dome.
Next week, our Recent Review is The Matrix Resurrections, premiering in theaters or on HBO Max on Wednesday, December 22nd. Our Geriatric Cinematic is The Matrix (1999), streaming on HBO Max and Hulu or available to rent through Apple TV, YouTube TV, Amazon, or other VOD services.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, 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!
News - 5:24
Spider-Man: No Way Home - 18:30
Spoilers - 35:15
Variety Time - Mark Gets Blackmailed...again - 1:11:49
Geriatric Cinematic - Batman (1966) - 1:20:38

Episode 125 - Headphones: The Real Killer

Hey folks! This week we went with Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021) and West Side Story (1961). What would be crazy cool as our Variety Time segment? None other than Cher’s West Side Story. If West Side Story were a gang and it came after you, enveloping every part of the podcast you listen to, you might take refuge in the only part that is sure to be free of the film–the news.
In the news, we cover not West Side Story. We’ve got the cancellation of Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, a possible Six Feet Under follow-up at HBO, and Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie hop on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer project.
Next week, our Recent Review is Spider-Man: No Way Home, in theaters on Friday, December 17th, and purge Geriatric Cinematic is Batman (1966), available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
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News - 4:37
West Side Story (2021) - 25:00
Spoilers - 41:45
What the F*** Did We Just Watch - Cher's West Side Story - 54:53
Geriatric Cinematic - West Side Story (1961) - 1:08:10

Episode 124 - The Dog Has Vertigo

Hey everyone! This week, our Recent Review is Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). With so much drama in the air with holidays around the corner, we figured these two would hit the right note.
In our Variety Time segment, Kelsey and Mark talk about their outing this past Thursday at an Amazon Studios film premiere and after-party. In the news, we’ve got you covered with Destin Daniel Cretton getting a huge deal with Marvel Studios and Disney Plus, and Tom Holland confirmed to play Fred Astaire in a new Sony biopic.
Join us next week, as we review Stephen Spielberg’s West Side Story, in theaters December 10th, and West Side Story (1961), available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
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News - 5:28
The Power of the Dog - 14:37
Spoilers - 32:04
Variety Time - What Was Thursday Night? - 55:00
Geriatric Cinematic - Vertigo (1958) - 1:15:08

Episode 123 - Who Ya Gonna Call?

Hey everyone! Our Recent Review this week is Ghostbusters: Afterlife and our Geriatric Cinematic is Ghostbusters (1984). In light of this episode's themes, Kelsey and Mark also discuss some unexplained things that they have seen and experienced. 
In the news, we cover Kathleen Kennedy and a few shelved Star Wars projects, Blade Runner and Alien series that are both coming to FX, and who would like to be considered for James Bond next. 
We're off next week, but the week following that we will be reviewing The Power of the Dog as our Recent Review, which will be streaming on Netflix on December 3, and 1958’s Vertigo as our Geriatric Cinematic, which is streaming on Showtime or available to rent on Apple TV, YouTube TV, Google Play, or other VOD services.
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News - 5:10
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 26:22
Spoilers - 44:04
Variety Time - Kelsey and Mark’s Stories of the Unexplained - 1:05:16
Geriatric Cinematic - Ghostbusters (1984) - 1:25:06

Episode 122 - Tall, Dark and Handsome with a Little Bit of Murder

Hey there folks and folks-alike! We're back with another episode, but this time with cowboys! Our Recent Review this week is Netflix's The Harder They Fall, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Mario Van Peebles's Posse (1993). 
Disney Plus Day recently happened, so we cover all the awesomeness to be had there. More importantly, Mark and Kelsey have recommendations in their Try This, Not That segment.
Next week, we are reviewing Ghostbusters: Afterlife, releasing only in theaters on November 19th, and Ghostbusters (1984), available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and other VOD services.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, 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!
News - 5:49
The Harder They Fall - 24:40
Spoilers - 38:54
Variety Time - Try This, Not That - 51:56
Geriatric Cinematic - Posse (1993) - 1:16:36

Episode 121 - Jason Voorhees and the Argonauts

Hey, folks! We made it to the next Marvel movie! Our Recent Review this week is the latest installment into the MCU, Eternals. We paired Jason and the Argonauts with that as our Geriatric Cinematic. It only seemed right.
In the news, we cover Taika Waititi's coming adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s graphic novel The Incal and Leonardo DiCaprio in talks to play the infamous cult leader Jim Jones in a new film.
Also, Mark FINALLY shows Kelsey the anime series, Cowboy Bebop, and she has a few things to say about that in our Variety Time.
Next week, we'll review The Harder They Fall, now streaming on Netflix, and 1993’s Posse,available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, and other VOD services.
We hope these movies inspired you to go with gods. But don't be like Hercules. Or Zeus. Actually, just be yourself.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
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News - 4:44
Eternals - 16:22
Spoilers - 47:48
Variety Time - Kelsey Takes a Ride on The Bebop - 1:13:42
Geriatric Cinematic - Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - 1:29:19

Episode 120 - Hindsight vs Foresight

Hey everyone! We hope your eyesight is 20/20 this week as we talk about Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho as our Recent Review and Eyes of Laura Mars as our Geriatric Cinematic. In the news, we cover Denis Villeneuve’s three-part Dune release ambitions, John Woo’s return to cinema with a no-dialogue action film called Silent Night, and Chloe Zhao’s next project with Universal Pictures based on Dracula.
Our Variety Time segment talks about Warner Bros.’ shortsightedness over Project Popcorn--that is, day-and-date releases. They will resurrect the 45-day hold on streaming services. Hopefully, this helped their hindsight.
Next week, we will be reviewing Marvel’s Eternals, available in theaters November 5th, and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), streaming e for free on YouTube or to rent on YouTube TV, Amazon, Apple TV, and other VOD services.
We'd like to thank Your Entertainment Corner for hosting this podcast.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, 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!
News - 3:27
Light Night in Soho - 18:03
Spoilers - 37:27
Variety Time - Project Popcorn - 1:03:10
Geriatric Cinematic - Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) - 1:15:42