The Reel Cut

After the utter horror of 2020, both for the accessibility of cinema and the box office in general, 2021 saw the second coming of the theatre experience, back with a bang and sorely missed. From the …

The Reel Cut Season 2: Electric Bugaloo. Never has there been a more hyped return since Stone Cold Steve Austin delivered a stunner to every member of the WCW roster in 2001. Scott was too busy prior…

One became two in this last few weeks as The Reel Cut welcomed another father to its ranks. Scott won't be with us on this episode as he welcomes a new life into the world of his own creation, the pa…

As a man with a certain taste in films that left no room for the broad shoulders and wide chests of Yankee superheroes, Nick has long shunned the allure and come-to-bed eyes of the Marvel Cinematic U…

It's confessional time at TRC HQ. We all have these dark, twisted secrets that lay beneath the patio slabs in our minds. To narrow it down from the countless media related skeletons in our closets, w…

After our summer holidays, TRC is back with Mark and Scott as Nick takes yet another week off - the greedy, greedy pig. The discussion is on childhood movies that shaped us and and our personalities.…

What is life without a good crime documentary series to watch on an evening? Netflix, of course, is the undisputed don of the streamers when it comes to these shows and rules over the others with an …

Sports are something that you could quite easily separate from the movie industry, an entertainment format on its own that captures the passion and tribalism of human nature. Often times, events in s…

Award season came to an abrupt and awkward end last month with the 93rd Oscars. Banished from the evening were controversies surrounding the lack of diversity amongst the acting/directing nominees, a…

Shorter than a TV series, longer than a movie. The middle bowl of porridge. Just right. The limited series should in fact be named the 'unlimited series' because the potential in story telling within…

I could tell you how much it grates on me to see certain clichés in film, but then I'd have to kill you. Here at TRC we were born ready to tackle this subject, and we certainly aren't too old for thi…

As the saying goes, there are no second chances at a first impression. An introduction to a character has great potential in setting them up for the rest of the film, how they speak, the way they wal…

Appreciation for good music often walks hand in hand with a love for great cinema. When the two come together and it works, that usually translates into a transcendent artistic experience. The images…

Do you know what they call The Reel Cut in France? It's just Le Reel Cut I imagine, like Le Big Mac but that's beside the point. It's time for another of our deep cuts into one of our most beloved ar…

What would have happened if the some of your favourite movies had their scripts green lit in a different decade? Or what about the films that had bags of potential on paper that didn’t make the grade…

Rotten Tomatoes has grown into quite the critical beast, hanging bulbous and overripe on the virtual vine.  Even in it's infancy it has collated some of the most world renowned critics' reviews that …

We are a man down this week and like any strong company of men, we have left a man behind and continued on without him. Our usual anchor, Scott, is absent so tune in as Mark and Nick steer this ship …

It was the TV behemoth that dominated pop culture for the vast majority of the 2010s. Breathtaking highs and heart-breaking lows, love it for what it was or hate it for what it became but it's undeni…

We're at it again. We couldn't help ourselves, once we got a taste for it in movie deaths we had to come back for round two. Deaths in TV shows often carry more emotional heft than they do in movies.…

Happy 2021! A great movie death can cement a film's place in cinematic history. But what defines 'best movie death'? Maybe it's what it means to the story and the impact it carries to the characters …