Is It for Reel

By Is It for Reel

What's Is It for Reel about?

Three friends dive into the movies of their youth and try to see if they still make us laugh, cry, sing, or cringe. We discuss and decide if it holds to the test of time to be called FOR REEL!

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Is It for Reel episodes:

05.21.2024
IIFR E151: The Big Lebowski
What makes a man? Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? We needed to find out so we watched The Big Lebowski. So join us as our podders discover the irresistible sex appeal of a...
05.15.2024
IIFR E150: Congo
Happy Mother's Day y'all!!! We of course watched the most Mother's Day movie of all time: Congo! So grab your comms-link death ray, take a closer look at those gorilla grant applications, and grab all your bright red camo jungle...
04.30.2024
IIFR E149: Who's That Girl
So our podders were on Holiday reading a Vogue article about the Material Girl. Keep It Together, y'all, it's only Human Nature they watched Who's That Girl. So get ready for a Bedtime Story about Erotica, a Bad Girl, and...
04.10.2024
IIFR E148: The Burbs
Our podders are dreaming of the suburbs... white picket fences, BBQ's with the neighbors, and murder. That's right we watched The Burbs. So stifle your rage at your neighbors lawn, get a hobby other than peeping, and remember hell is...
03.19.2024
IIFR E147: Death Becomes Her
Spring is the time of rebirth, frenemieship, and Camp with a capital 'C'. Thusly, our podders put on their fanciest lounge leotards and watched Death Becomes Her. So go get a spray (paint) tan, strengthen up your neck, and read...
03.06.2024
IIFR E146: Say Anything
Our podders spent all winter strengthening their delts for boombox season and you know the whole time they watched Say Anything. So bust out your trench coat (it works for every social occasion), practice your graduation a cappella song, and...
02.21.2024
IIFR E145: Twister
Our podders have never been afraid of Big Corporate Weather, so they bravely watched Twister! Grab all your famous character actor interns (like all of them), bring a duffle bag of white tank tops, We're gonna discover a little bit...
02.13.2024
IIFR E144: Fame
We're here to talk about the tune that has been in your brain since the day you were born. That's right we watched Fame and we want to live forever! So let's travel back to 1980 New York City, where...
01.28.2024
IIFR E143: Mean Girls
With the new musical Mean Girls coming out our podders decided to make fetch a thing. Well maybe not but they watched the original Mean Girls so close enough. Grab your mathaletes jacket (yo, they went for the leather!), adorn...
01.17.2024
IIFR E142: Gattaca
It's 2024, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life and we've got slicked back hair. That's right our podders watched Gattaca. So head on down to men's warehouse to pick up your space suit, don't...
12.21.2023
IIFR E141: A Christmas Prince
Tired of hanging out with your lame family over the holidays? Then come hang out with us as we watch the OG cheesy Christmas movie. That’s right we watched A Christmas Prince. Is the plot so lame it’s lame or...
12.13.2023
IIFR E140: While You were Sleeping
Holidays got you down? Having to work on Christmas? Well, just follow Sandy B's lead and hit the como ward looking for hotties. That's right we watched While You Were Sleeping. So skip out on work (A.I. is just going...
11.15.2023
IIFR E139: Grumpy Old Men
They say he comes for us all and he muses whether this day or the next he will draw nigh. We are of course talking about the Grumpy Goose! Yup we watched Grumpy Old Men. So batten down your earflaps,...
11.03.2023
IIFR E138:Total Recall
As Queen Latifah says, "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it". To that end, our podders put their heads together and watched Total Recall. So bust out your best 90's future fashion, get all the squibs you...
10.26.2023
IIFR E137: Witches of Eastwick
Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and blow out that hair!!! That's right we watched Witches of Eastwick. So get your besties together and conjure up your dream guy. Or save yourself some demon trouble and pour another pitcher...
10.19.2023
IIFR E136: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
It's spooky time y'all! So our Podders sharpened up their stakes and watched Buffy The Vampire Slayer. So fine tune your warrior ways mastered over many lifetimes or just have your stunt double do it. And remember that while vampires...
09.12.2023
IIFR E135: Revenge of The Nerds
As we jump back into the school year, our podders analyze the ever present battle of brains v. braun in the collegiate crucible. That's right, we watched Revenge of The Nerds. While some of us may have gotten stuffed in...
08.30.2023
IIFR E134: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Do you like bikes? Ya but do you like like bikes? Well then throw on your bowtie because we watched Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Remember it's all about the friends you make along the way, don't judge a book by...
07.29.2023
IIFR E133: Cliffhanger
Gravity, it comes for us all. Wait that's death. But what if it's both! To figure that out, our Podders stuffed themselves in some climbing harnesses and watched Cliffhanger. So visit your high elevation museums, remember team building is important...
07.21.2023
IIFR E132: Bend It Like Beckham
We here at the Pod have World Cup Fever (the Kiwi down under Women's variant) so we watched Bend It Like Beckham. Now lace up your boots, sign your coach up for an emergency HR class, and start doing sit-ups...
07.02.2023
IIFR E131: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Edmund Burke once said "Those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it". Well, history is boring so we watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. So grab your crop top gym shirt, maybe a list of female historical figures,...
06.22.2023
IIFR E130: Mr. Mom
In honor of Father's Day, our podders reached back to 1983 and watched Mr. Mom. So set your wooby on the funeral pyre, start growing that 'it's the apocalypse' beard, and remember Joan is gonna Joan so no sense trying...
06.15.2023
IIFR E129: The Golden Child
What does a magical Tibetan child, viking pirates, a dancing pepsi can, and Eddie Murphy have in common? If you said nothing, you're ready to watch The Golden Child with us. So pack your pocket full of snacking leaves, practice...
06.09.2023
IIFR E128: Working Girl
Big lights, big city, big hair! Our podders wanted to learn about business, so they watched Working Girl. So tease out your hair (it's the 80's y'all), fake it till you make it, and fellas take a step back the...
06.02.2023
IIFR E127: Blue Crush
We're back baby!!! Back in the ocean and ready to surf some pipe for REAL!!!! Our brave podders waxed down their boards and watched Blue Crush. So all you surfer girls and guys throw on a bikini, train like the...
04.28.2023
IIFR E126: Mannequin
Reading the papers, you'd think this world is running out of lovers, but don't fret, we'll still have each other. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW!! That's right we watched Mannequin. So get fired from your jobs, forget that malls aren't...
04.20.2023
IIFR E125: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Kids, am I Right? They grow up in a blink of an eye so why not shrink em! Thusly, our podders watched Honey I Shrunk The Kids. So set the 'Shrink (death) Ray' to 3/4 inch and get ready to...
04.13.2023
IIFR E124: The Mummy
It's that time of year when people are rising from the dead and plagues are coming in double digits! Appropriately, our brave podders wrapped themselves up tight and watched The Mummy. Get your desert bangs ready, decide which plague you...
04.06.2023
IIFR E123: Willow
Do you like your fantasy dark and dirty. Well, our podders do so they watched Willow. Grab some medieval teeth whitener, watch out for troll meatballs, and pack a diaper bag. Now, get thee to the crossroads, find a birdcage...
03.24.2023
IIFR E122: Mermaids
Our podders realized that they're all of an age but have no idea how they got there. So they googled 'coming of age' movie and Mermaids popped up. So get ready for small town shoop shooping, a 2 hour long...
03.16.2023
IIFR E121: Twins
Strap in baby, because we're going to watch a movie about experimenting on babies!!! We think that's the premise. That's right, we watched Twins! Get ready for evil scientists, muscle babies, and Azerbaijani zombies! What!?! Is this the comedy we...
03.02.2023
IIFR E120: Highlander
Swords, sparks, yada yada yada, immortal!!!!! That's right, we watched Highlander so hook yourself up to some car batteries and start polishing your sword. Get ready for a laid back Lambert, a cuckoo bananas Clancy, and Sean Connery as Juan...
02.23.2023
IIFR E119: Amélie
Oh mon dieu! I hope you brought your reading glasses because this week we closed out Foreign Film February with the subtitled verbosity of Amélie (don't forget the accent aigu)! We have had frenetic techno action with the Germans, time...
02.16.2023
IIFR E118: Lucía y el Sexo
How does Foreign Flick February celebrate Valentines Day? With all the Sexo that's how. So put the kids to bed, it's about to get steamy...and muddy as we talk about Lucía y el Sexo. So drop your drawers, double check...
02.10.2023
IIFR E117: Run Lola Run
We're studying abroad this month and watching some foreign flicks. This week we're hitting the ground running with Run Lola Run! So strap on your best clunky running boots, set your spotify playlist to berlin techno supreme, and maybe really...
01.26.2023
IIFR E116: The Outsiders
Are you a Dockers Dude or one of The Outsiders? Take our quick survey and find out! Do you like sleeping on outdoor oklahoma ottomans? Do you like your hair with a party in the back and greasy all over?...
01.07.2023
IIFR E115: Go
Oh to be young and indestructible. Reminiscing, our podders watched Go and remembered when they could handle a Miata to the face or the intense close talking of William Fichtner. So let's hang with Joey Potter, Bailey, the sheriff from...
12.24.2022
IIFR E114: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Christmas time! Christmas time is here!!!! So our podders watched a straight up Christmas Movie this time. That's right, it's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. So check your hazardous disposal manuals, throw back a moose load of eggnog, and find out...
12.20.2022
IIFR E113: A Knight to Remember
It's time for your Is It for REEL Christmas present. Huzzah. That's right, once again you get to watch a terrible, cheesy, christmas movie with your favorite podders. This year It's A Knight Before Christmas. So get ready for some...
12.09.2022
IIFR E112: Bridget Jones’s Diary
It's almost New Year's where we make resolutions to better ourselves. Well, our podders thought WWBJD and said F**k it, I like me just how I am, so I'm not changing s**t! That's right, we just watched Bridget Jones's Diary. ...
12.01.2022
IIFR E111: Trading Places
It's Christmastime so we need to find out who is naughty and nice AND whether they got that way through nature or nurture. For research purposes, our Podders watched Trading Places. So brush up on how commodity markets work, throw...
11.17.2022
IIFR E110: Victory
The leaves are falling, turkeys are basting, and the world has soccer fever (and probably a few other things). That's right it's the World Cup so we watched Victory! You know, that world War II prison escape movie. No, not...
11.11.2022
IIFR E109: Object of My Affection
Roommates am I right? Always leaving dirty dishes in the sink, playing their rock and roll music too loud, and making you raise a child with them. Yup, we watched Object of My Affection. So cram yourself into a spacious...
11.04.2022
IIFR E108: Donnie Darko
Just when you thought you were done with Halloween, they pull you right back in. Put on your bunny masks, our podders watched Donnie Darko. So throw on your Sparkle Motion sweatshirt, learn some fun new ways to curse, and...
10.28.2022
IIFR E107: Poltergeist
It's peak spooky season y'all. So our podders dove into their TV's to a time when scary movies were made for kids! That's right we watched Poltergeist. So check and see if you have a light sensitivity (seriously this movie...
10.20.2022
IIFR E106: Hocus Pocus
Brooms are in the air, y'all! To celebrate, our podders watched Hocus Pocus. So, throw some moths in your mouth, head on down to city hall for that all night rager, and watch out for those child murdering witches. Woo-hoo,...
10.17.2022
IIFR E105: Interview with The Vampire
It's spooky season so our podders got out their tape recorders and watched Interview with The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. So bust out your best lacy shirt, mix up a rat smoothie, and put on a theater performance to save...
10.07.2022
IIFR E104: Bachelor Party
Now that we are all getting our super booster shots, it is time to par-tay. Of course, our podders have forgotten how so they watched Bachelor Party. Let's join multiple Oscar winner and all around great guy, Tom Hanks, as...
10.06.2022
IIFR E100 Bonus: Centennial Trivia Party
Wow, in case you didn't notice, the Is It for REEL juggernaut has watched 100 movies (Our lazy editor barely noticed. Hence this is late!). To commemorate, our wonderful art director put together a trivia contest to see if our...
09.30.2022
IIFR E103: The Karate Kid
Our podders have been doing a lot of home projects but haven't gotten any better at Karate. Naturally, they watched The Karate Kid to see what they were doing wrong. So break out your vintage car collection, hide from the...

What's Is It for Reel about?

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Is It for Reel episodes:

IIFR E151: The Big Lebowski

IIFR E150: Congo

IIFR E149: Who's That Girl

IIFR E148: The Burbs

IIFR E147: Death Becomes Her

IIFR E146: Say Anything

IIFR E145: Twister

IIFR E144: Fame

IIFR E143: Mean Girls

IIFR E142: Gattaca

IIFR E141: A Christmas Prince

IIFR E140: While You were Sleeping

IIFR E139: Grumpy Old Men

IIFR E138:Total Recall

IIFR E137: Witches of Eastwick

IIFR E136: Buffy The Vampire Slayer

IIFR E135: Revenge of The Nerds

IIFR E134: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

IIFR E133: Cliffhanger

IIFR E132: Bend It Like Beckham

IIFR E131: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

IIFR E130: Mr. Mom

IIFR E129: The Golden Child

IIFR E128: Working Girl

IIFR E127: Blue Crush

IIFR E126: Mannequin

IIFR E125: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

IIFR E124: The Mummy

IIFR E123: Willow

IIFR E122: Mermaids

IIFR E121: Twins

IIFR E120: Highlander

IIFR E119: Amélie

IIFR E118: Lucía y el Sexo

IIFR E117: Run Lola Run

IIFR E116: The Outsiders

IIFR E115: Go

IIFR E114: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

IIFR E113: A Knight to Remember

IIFR E112: Bridget Jones’s Diary

IIFR E111: Trading Places

IIFR E110: Victory

IIFR E109: Object of My Affection

IIFR E108: Donnie Darko

IIFR E107: Poltergeist

IIFR E106: Hocus Pocus

IIFR E105: Interview with The Vampire

IIFR E104: Bachelor Party

IIFR E100 Bonus: Centennial Trivia Party

IIFR E103: The Karate Kid

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