Coming Off The Reels

This week we decided to do what we dreamed about as kids and bought enough candy to make us sick. We did the science, we had our discussions, we crowned the best movie theater candy. There were some real surprises here, some candy that showed a lot of heart and made it further than we every expected, it’s a real feel good story. If you have ever listened to the show, you know that Roy loves an underdog, and this show was no exception.

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There are so many new films being released on various streaming services that is can be a little overwhelming. Movies seem to be released and almost immediately forgotten about. Maybe the marketing is bad, maybe there are just too many fish in the sea and people are drowning in content. Or in the case of Jolt, the Amazon original film, the movie is just so generic, and the production value feels so low, that our collective consciousness immediately rejects it. I guess it will always be a mystery. Anyway, here is our episode on Jolt. Maybe you’ll like it more than we did.

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This week we decided to celebrate Ryan’s upcoming wedding by letting him choose the movie for movie night. At first he mentioned possibly choosing a romantic comedy as a way to pay tribute to his upcoming nuptials, but finally settled on the sci-fi thriller, Freaks, because nothing says “true love” like any of Ryan’s movie picks.

If you haven’t seen this movie yet, it is available on Netflix. So fire it up, then come back and listen to this very very very romantic episode of Coming Off the Reels.

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This week we dug out the old DVD copy of Pump up the Volume to see how it held up. Christian Slater, sitting alone in a basement, talking into a microphone, even if no one is listening. Yeah, that sounded like something we could all get behind. If you’ve seen this film, please let us know your thoughts. If you’ve watched this recently, how did it hold up for you? Hopefully as well as it did for us.

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The title of this movie is a little bit deceiving if you are looking for G.I. Joes in your G.I. Joe movie. Other than that, I guess you will just have to listen to the episode if you want to know what everyone thought. We even brought in a guest, Matt McCabe, just so we could give you even more opinions about this inauspiciously released film. Don’t worry, there are many differing thoughts, so I am sure you’ll be able to agree with one of us.

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Right out of the gate, The Suicide Squad is so much better than Suicide Squad. That isn’t any kind of major accomplishment, but now you don’t have to wonder how the two compared. How much better is certainly up for debate in this week’s episode. So if you’ve watched the entry from DC, or if you have no interest, but still want to hear our thoughts, then this is the episode for you.

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The days are getting shorter, kids are going back to school, and fall is just around the corner. But if you don’t mind some silly entertainment, Jungle Cruise can try and make the summer last just a little while longer. The story isn’t a new one, you’ll probably be able to identify three or four movies that Disney pulled from, but this isn’t the kind of movie you watch for originality. So sit back as we talk about how much being charming can carry a movie.

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This week we watched the new Megan Fox thriller, Till Death. This movie kind of came out of nowhere and really surprised us. We did still to our namesake and got a little lost in the weeds about one particular scene, but other than that we tried to stick to singing the praises of this taut movie going experience.

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Imagine that you are are living in the future, you are going about your everyday life, just trying to get by. One day, aliens begin to invade, and the population of the earth is decimated. The life you built, the people you love, all gone. You sit there, as the world is crumbling around you, and you think that things could literally not get any worse. Then you find out that Chris Pratt is the only hope for the human race. Ouch. That has got to sting. It’s like getting shot, but then also getting a paper cut at the very end.

Anyway…The Tomorrow War.

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