Reel Fanatics

Joe concludes a round of retro reviews with John Frankenheimer's 1966 cult classic, Seconds. Michael finally watches an old animated series, Jared recommends two recent Radiance releases, and Joe pre…

Ari Aster returns viewers to the pandemic days of summer 2020 with his latest film, Eddington. Michael, Jared, and Joe reflect on that miserable time while they debate this powder keg of a thriller.

Michael continues the current round of retro reviews with Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder. Joe revisits a signature Claire Denis picture, while Michael recommends the secon…

Director Joseph Kosinski and star Brad Pitt team up with Formula One for the summer's big sports movie, so the Reel Fanatics gather to review the tape. Michael, Jared, and Joe also discuss the recent…

Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland return to the 28 Days Later franchise, so the Reel Fanatics do, too, for a review of 28 Years Later and reflections on the earlier films. Also, Michael an…

To celebrate the summer movie season, the Reel Fanatics conduct a fantasy draft of film franchises!

Jared kicks off another round of retro reviews with Peter Bogdanovich's Paper Moon. Michael champions a new Netflix sketch series, Joe catches up with Andor, and Jared presents a Criterion Channel do…

Tom Cruise takes his signature action franchise on one last mission, and the Reel Fanatics are along for the ride! Before the guys discuss the Mission: Impossible closer, Michael and Joe recommend tw…

For his retro review, Jared selects Jacques Becker's 1960 prison break thriller, Le Trou. Joe champions the new Cronenberg film, Jared recommends a Netflix series, and Michael revisits a 30 for 30 do…

The guys sink their fangs into Ryan Coogler's vampire horror-thriller, Sinners, in this episode. Jared recommends a new physical media release of a Reel Fanatics favorite, Joe revisits Val Kilmer's w…

For a new retro review, Michael selects one of his favorite docs, Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. by Errol Morris. Joe recommends a recent Criterion Collection release, Michael …

Another round of retro reviews begins with Joe's pick, Truck Turner: a 1974 Blaxploitation crime film starring Isaac Hayes as a badass bounty hunter. Jared recommends a new baseball indie, Joe champi…

We're only three months into the year, and director Steven Soderbergh already has two theatrical releases. His new spy thriller, Black Bag, is the subject of this episode. Jared, Michael, and Joe als…

Bong's new oddball sci-fi comedy is the topic of the episode, and Michael, Jared, and Joe have differing reactions! Before digging into the film, the guys discuss the 97th Oscars results and telecast…

In reaction to recent comments by Quentin Tarantino, the guys decide to do a fantasy draft of the best movies from 2019. Was it as good of a year as we thought at the time? Jared goes for idiosyncrat…

Michael, Jared, and Joe react to the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards and offer their predictions for the major categories.

Jared, Michael, and Joe close out the 2024 year in cinema by revealing their individual top five films and then discussing various honorable mentions.

Jared, Michael, and Joe are finally ready to wrap up the previous year of movies. Here in Part 1, the guys reflect on the 2024 cinema landscape and share the #10-6 films from their individual top ten…

Michael, Jared, and Joe discuss Brady Corbet's The Brutalist, the buzziest film of the season. Michael champions a Sundance hit, Jared discovers an overlooked foreign film, and Joe recommends a visio…

James Mangold returns to the music biopic to examine the early career of Bob Dylan. The guys share their reactions to this buzzy picture. Joe recommends a recent horror movie, Jared champions a forei…