Reel 90

The boys are a bit backed up at the moment and sometimes life just gets in the way. But that's okay. We've got all sorts to things that you're just going to love. Like, well, how about an old episode? It's sort of topical.

Critically considered as writer/director Smith’s best work, the hosts  of REEL 90 are split 50/50 this week. Does Chasing Amy’s 1997 indie  allure still hold up? You decide…

Ricky Glore

Shae Hornback

Eric M. Hunter

Holden and Banky are comic book artists.  Everything’s going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic  book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he  finds out she’s gay.

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee

You heard that right. Nick's dead again. I admitted to murder but Ricky's being silly about it. I mean, we both were there. He was LITERALLY KING STABBING FACE that day. I don't get it. Why is he acting so funny?

Anyway. It's the trivia game. It's funny. It's fantastic. IMDB, seriously, pick us up. Before we go somewhere else. (I don't know where that would be, but seriously, pick us up.)

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (letterboxd)

Nick Prince

When has there been a movie you enjoyed so much . . . you got the main character's name wrong because it resembles the protagonist of a 2000 comedic drama showcasing the life of a record store owner, and compulsive list maker, recount his top five breakups, including the one he's currently in? Huh? Who would do such a thing? Me. It's was me. I do love High Fidelity. But this time around we have our very own Marty McFly bumping around with some ghosts to the tune of Ghostbusters. What could go wrong? Oh, right. His name. I kept calling him Kevin Bannister and not his true name Frank Bannister. Fucking Kevin Bannister. HE WAS HER FIRST BOYFRIEND!!!1!111!!

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (letterboxd)

Nick Prince

The Frighteners (1996)

The boys are back at it again with another round of "Did I miss something?" This grizzled, homicidal ex-detective has a lot of explaining to do about EVERYTHING. Telling a story through mostly hearsay is a tough. Does it work out?

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (letterboxd)

Nick Prince

Fireworks (1997)

Nishi  leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional  difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable  decisions.

We've been through Hell and back. We've seen things you never want to see. A break! WE HAD A BREAK! Well, someone of us were just busy, but after all the fun and games, Reel 90 is back at it again. This time with an interesting, dare I say unexpected, military mystery thriller that has us scratching our heads.

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (letterboxd)

Nick Prince

Courage Under Fire (1996)

A  U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made,  investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of  Honor.

NICK'S NOT DEAD!

I'm as shocked as you are, but now we think Ricky is dead because he wasn't able to make it this time. So you know what that means . . . Eric gets to test his brand new, super amazing, atractive with loads of sex appeal trivia game "1 Star Movie Review Trivia Game!" presented (fingers crossed) by IMDB (one day.)

Our Hosts:

Eric M Hunter (Twitter | Letterboxd)

Nick Prince

While Nick is off doing what ever it is he does for money (It's not selling blood and seamen, which checked), Eric gets to try out his very first trivia game on an unsuspecting Ricky. With all of the important information omitted, can Ricky Glore guess the 90s movie based on a poorly written 1 star review on IMDB? What comes next, might surprise you.

Our Hosts:

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (Twitter | Letterboxd)

So one of us got a casting call. A true casting call. That person was very excited for said casting call. We all encouraged them to do well, to practice, and bid them good luck. Well, it wasn't the call you'd expect. There wasn't even any casting, just some guy with a camera asking weird questions. Who would have known?

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter (letterboxd)

Nick Prince

Audition (1999)

A  widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged  for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not  who she appears to be after all.

You know when you got James Wood in as the leading role, you know you're in for a ride. What kind of ride? Well, I won't lie to you, it's not great. It's not great at all.

Our Hosts

Ricky Glore

Vampires (1998)

Recovering  from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer  must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by  vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.

What could be the most decisive film in Reel 90 history: is Twister an action film or a horror film? Or an alien film? Or if you're Eric? (Yes I'm writing in the third person, you're welcome.) Be prepared to be blown away by the awesome power of spinning winds at high speeds.

Our hosts

Ricky Glore

Eric M Hunter

Nick Prince

and special guest DOCTOR Eric Edwards!

Twister (1996)

Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

    Director

        Jan de Bont

    Writers

        Michael Crichton Anne-Marie Martin

    Stars

        Helen Hunt Bill Paxton Cary Elwes