Movies Are Reel

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Movies are Reel is a movie podcast hosted by Karrie Lyles, Ryan Lance and Jurge Cruz-Alvarez! They are a group of twenty-somethings who regularly watch movies and want to talk about them with you!... more

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May 31, 2021 Lockdown 2021 - April to May
Movies are back? Slowly but surely???
We wound up seeing a handful of new movies, and it appears that even more new stuff is on the way! Very exciting times, folks.
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Mid April - Late May
Godzilla vs Kong- dir. Adam Wingard; Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri
The Unholy- dir. Evan Spiliotopoulos; Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, Cary Elwes, Katie Aselton
Nobody- dir. Ilya Naishuller; Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov,Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd
In the Earth- dir. Ben Wheatley; Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, Reece Shearsmith
The Mitchells vs The Machines- dir. Michael Rianda; Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Olivia Colman, Eric Andre, Fred Armisen
Mortal Kombat- dir. Simon McQuoid; Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano. Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Ng Chin Han
Those Who Wish Me Dead- dir. Taylor Sheridan; Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jake Weber, Tyler Perry
Demon Slayer- Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train- dir. Haruo Sotozaki, animeeee
The Woman in the Window- dir. Joe Wright; Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Fred Hechinger, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Wyatt Russell, Anthony Mackie
Shadow in the Cloud- dir. Roseanne Liang; Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith
Spiral: From the Book of Saw- dir. Darren Lynn Bousman; Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, Morgan Dobid Jones
Coming Soon - May to June
Cruella
A Quiet Place: Another One
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Spirit Untamed
Luca
In the Heights
False Positive
Zola
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
F9: The FAST Saga
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1h 23min
April 12, 2021 Lockdown 2021 - January to Early April
The first official podcast for 2021!
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, folks are getting vaccinated, and movies may be making a comeback!
Until then, here’s some of the new stuff we watched so far in 2021.
New Releases
Saint Maud - dir. Rose Glass; Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle
Malcolm & Marie - dir. Sam Levinson; Zendaya, John David Washington
Chaos Walking - dir. Doug Liman; Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley
Willy’s Wonderland - dir. Kevin Lewis; Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta,
Tom & Jerry- dir. Tim Story; Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Colin Jost
Minari- dir. Lee Issac Chung; Steven Yuen, Han Ye-ri, Youn Yuh-jung
I Care a Lot- dir.J Blakeson; Rosamund Pike, Peter “The Dink” Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez
Bad Trip - dir. Kitao Sakurai; Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish
Judas and the Black Messiah - dir. Shaka King; Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemmons
Raya and the Last Dragon - dir. Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada; Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafaina, Izaac Wang, Daniel Dae Kim
Billie Elish's The World Is A Little Blurry - dir. R.J Cutler, Billie Elish 🤷
Wolfwalkers - Cartoon Saloon and Mélusine Productions
Zack Snyder’s Justice League - dir. Zack Snyder; Batman, Superman, Cyborg, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Flash
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1h 32min
March 19, 2021 Best of 2020 - Day Two
The festivities continue! Back again with the second part of our Best of 2020 deliberations.
Let’s get to business.
Two Runner Ups, One Winner per category!
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Nominees
Most Disappointing:
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Pooka Lives
The Rental
Mank
Possessor
Mulan
The Haunting of Bly Manor?
The Year in general??
Best Surprise:
Tenet
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Palm Springs
The Invisible Man
HBO Max’s Selena Gomez Cooking Show
Host
Birds of Prey
Standout Moment:
“I Ordered My Hot Sauce An Hour Ago.” - Tenet
The Voicemail - I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Oklahoma - I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Planned Parenthood - Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Final Confrontation - Promising Young woman
“We do things a little differently” restaurant scene- The Invisible Man
Sprinkler scene - Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Grenade explosion - Birds of Prey
“There was a video” - Promising Young Woman
“We live in a simulation” - VHYes
House Remodel - The Call
“Hello Old Dolio” - Kajillionaire
The ending - The Grudge 2020
The whole movie - Host
Dolly Parton impregnates the pastor's wife- Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
Mads Mikkelsen dance number - Another Round
“Slam dunk!”- Color out of Space
Olive Garden Gift Card - Sonic the Hedgehog
Dealing with the alpacas - Color out of Space
Best Performance:
John David Washington as The Protagonist - Tenet
Robert Pattinson as I wanna say Neil? - Tenet
Jessie Buckley as Young Woman- I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Carey Mulligan as Cassandra- Promising Young Woman
Riley Keough as Grace- The Lodge
Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia- The Invisible Man
Julia Garner as Jane- The Assistant
Sidney Flanigan as Autumn- Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Maria Bakalova as Tutar - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Robert Pattinson as Reverend with questionable accent choice- The Devil all the time
Haley Bennett as Harper - Swallow
Ryan as Bo Burnham as Ryan - Promising Young Woman
Nicolas Cage as Nathan Gardner - Color out of Space

The "Do Not Go in There" Award (Our Highest Honor)
The Grudge (2020 Film)
The Grudge (2020 Netflix Series)
You Should Have Left (I guess)
Unhinged (Russell Crowe’s Truck??)
Class Action Park (Content is low)
Top 10 Movies of 2020:
Tenet
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Promising Young Woman
The Lodge
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
The Invisible Man
Soul
Color out of Space
Possessor
La Llorona
VHYes
Joker
Swallow
Kajillionaire
Host
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The Assistant
Unhinged
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1h 58min
March 15, 2021 Best of 2020 - Day One
WOW! It sure has been a minute since we did a podcast. Anyway, let’s talk about the Best Movies of 2020™ !
We usually do these around The Oscars, but those will be a lot later this year and to be honest, we might forget what we actually like about the movies of 2020.
With that! Let’s get to business.
Two Runner Ups, One Winner per category!
Day 1 Categories - Best Style, Best Horror, Worst Movie, Quarantine Stand Out
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Nominees
Best Style:
Tenet
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Weathering With You
Ride Your Wave
Host
Soul
VHYes
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Color Out of Space
Shirley
Swallow
Possessor
Gretel & Hansel
Best Horror:
Tenet
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
The Call
The Lodge
The Invisible Man
Color Out of Space
Possessor
Freaky
His House
Host
Underwater
The Grudge
La Llorona
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Worst Movies:
Tenet
Sonic The Hedgehog
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
You Should Have Left
Mulan
Monster Hunter
Fantasy Island
The Turning
Unhinged (😡😍- Karrie) 😤😤😤
Brahms: The Boy II
SCOOB!
Wonder Woman 1984
Quarantine Stand-Outs 2020 (Best or Noteworthy Old Things We Watched):
Ryan- Before Trilogy, Cronos, Interstellar
Karrie- Possession, Stagefright: Aquarius, Twin Peak
Jurge- Fast Five, Jennifer's Body, Possession
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1h 35min
January 30, 2021 Movies Are Reel Pod Update
Hello!
There's not a lot of movies coming out and also it's about time to record our Best of 2020 podcasts.
So that will be the next time you hear from us. Cool? Cool.
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3min
December 23, 2020 Lockdown - October/November
Happy Holidays! We finally recorded a podcast. October and November had some new stuff, and we talked about it. Plus much more!
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Movies of October / November
Possessor
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Dick Johnson is Dead
The Witches
Happiest Season
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
The Call
Insert Coin
Freaky
RANDOM WATCHES
Karrie
StageFright: Aquarius - dir. Michele Soavi; Barbara Cupisti, David Brandon, Robert Gligorov, Mary Sellers
Piercing - dir. Nicolas Pesce; Mia Wasikowska, Christopher Abbott
Remember Me - dir. Allen Coulter; Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper
Ryan
Jennifer's Body- dir. Karyn Kusama; Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried
Black Christmas (2019) - dir. Sophia Takal; Imogen Poots
In The Mood For Love-. Dir. Wong Kar-Wai; Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung
Jurge
Mulan (2020) - dir. Niki Caro; Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Tzi Ma
Ford v Ferrari - dir. James Mangol ; Matt Damon, Chritian Bale
Double Fine Adventure - dir. Paul Owens ; Tim Schafer, Jack Black, Elijah Wood
Upcoming?
Monster Hunter?
Mank?
Another Round?
Promising Young Women?
Wonder Woman 84
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1h 48min
October 12, 2020 Lockdown 2020 - August/September
Since the last time we had a podcast theaters began to re-open, now they’re closed again! What a time. Anyway, we saw some stuff!
Movies of August
Films that came out in a movie theater:
Unhinged: dir. Derrick Borte; Russell Crowe
Tenet: dir. Christopher Nolan; John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh
The New Mutants: dir. Josh Boone; Blu Hunt, Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton
Streaming and Theater:
You Cannot Kill David Arquette: dir. David Darg, Price James
The Devil All the Time: dir. Antonio Campos; Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Haley Bennet, Eliza Scanlen
Streaming:
Relic: dir. Natalie Erika James; Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote
Class Action Park: dir. Seth Porges, Charles Scott III
I’m Thinking of Ending Things: dir Charlie Kaufman (sad boi ultimate supreme); Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd
The Babysitter: Killer Queen: dir McGEEE; who fucking cares
Random Watches:
The Number 23: dir. Joel Schumacher; Jim Carrey, Logan Lerman, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston
Vanilla Sky: dir. Cameron Crowe; Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee
Upcoming Releases:
Hubie Halloween
The War with Grandpa
Honest Thief
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Possessor
On The Rocks
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Craft: Legacy
The Witches
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1h 33min
August 31, 2020 Lockdown 2020 - July/August
Stuff is still bad. New movies are still sparse, so the crew is here to talk about what they’ve been watching in July and August to pass the time.
TV Show ?:
Ju-on: Origins
New movies:
Scoob: Amanda Seyfried, Zak Efron, Will Forte, Mark Whalberg
Palm Springs: dir. Max Barbakow: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, JK Simmons
Host: dir. Rob Savage; Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard
Vivarium: dir. Lorcan Finnegan; Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg
La Llorona: dir. Jayro Bustamante; Maria Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Julio Diaz
Random Stuff:
Possession: dir. Andrzej Zulawski ; Sam Neil, Isabelle Adjani
House of Wax: dir. Jaume Collet-Serra: Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Chad Micheal Murry
Scary Movie 3: dir. David Zucker: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Kevin Heart, Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthey
August:
Unhinged
Bill and Ted?
New Mutants Maybe?
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55min
July 06, 2020 Lockdown 2020 - May/June
We're still locked inside! Life is still strange and new movies are still not really coming out, so we've been marathoning series!
Movies we talk about:
The Hunger Games, all films
Fifty Shades of Grey, all films
Promare
Shirley
Love n' Pop
Knowing
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1h 13min
May 18, 2020 Lockdown 2020 - April
Things continue to be weird. Movies continue to be cancelled. The perfect time to catch up on our watch lists!
We talk about Pooka 2, Trolls World Tour, the entire Harry Potter series, and more!
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1h 6min

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