Broken Reel

RECOMMEND YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR VISUALS - This week the boys are back in town to flex their brain muscle thingies. We sit down to play a plethora of daily cinema games, six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Immaculate Grid and more. The best part is when you listen to this and shout out the obvious answers in your car as we ruminate on things like Angelina Jolie movies.

Got a little extra tidbit for you this week. Ethan begins by giving his review on Mark Fischbach's (Markiplier) new indie horror film, Iron Lung. The discussion evolves into speculation and optimism for the new era of filmmakers coming off the success of their YouTube careers.

Nobody puts Baby in the corner this week as Jason, Graham, and Slawter return to talk about some of their most formative Rom-Com experiences. We breakdown what makes a good Rom-Com and what's so appealing about them, just as you wished. Graham doesn't want to waste anymore of his life without his movie selections in it. Slawter came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life talking about Ryan Gosling, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible, and Jason is hopelessly devoted to one signature 2004 release. Don't forget: we're just a group of guys, standing in front of an audience, asking them to love us <3

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the release of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (the most rewatched movie of all time {It's true. [I checked.]}) we discuss some of our most rewatched movies. Jason gambles on a new bit, but it's not quite the right tempo... and we're really interested in horses in movies. It is of course, 2026, the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Horse. Anyway, what's your horse fact, butthead?

Highlight - The Rise and Fall of the Favorite Movie Alarm or whatever...

Howdy! It's 2026 and in this episode a few of us discuss some of our favorite films of 2025, as well as some of our favorite discoveries of 2025. We also recap the results of the Holiday Movie Draft. Hummin', comin' at cha, and you know we're out to gat ya!

Highlight - And the Grammy goes to... Ludwig Göransson!

In this week's episode of Broken Reel the gang gets their eggnog on! (Some more than others...sorry) Tis the season to gather together with friends and family to draft some joyful holiday movies. Join us this week as we choose from the following categories: Undisputed Classic, Contemporary Christmas, Anti-Christmas, Christmas Special Wildcard and Christmas Animation. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!

Highlight - Home Alone is a soft pick?!

In this episode of Broken Reel we put a capstone on Jason's apartment chronicles. The titular Justin Slawter shares his official 5 star ranking system for movies. He breaks down the differentiating factors between movies like M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening and David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. We round out the discussion by briefly talking about what makes a 5 star movie for all of us. Happy Thanksgiving!