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Today's episode I'm joined by Patrick Young and Powell Robinson to talk about the upcoming Big Bad Film Festival which is held August 23 to 25 in Glendale, California and celebrates action cinema from around the world.

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Returning guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy joins me to discuss two 80 family(ish) comedies Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. We also discuss what movies we've been watching lately, wondering how kids today would like these two films and so much more. Check it out!

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On today's show I'm joined by Brandon Streussnig, a film writer and one of the driving forces behind Vulture.com's Stunt Awards.  We discuss how his father was the reason why he got into movies, his journey from going to school to be a filmmaker to finding out his strength as writer and how his palette towards movies have changed over the years. A great episode so check it out.

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 On this episode I'm joined by the co-host of Do You Even Movie? and the co-author of the book Welcome to Primetime - The Unnoficial Guide to Freddy's Nightmares (of which he co-hosted the companion podcast). We discuss growing up in small town Ohio, the various adults who instilled his love of movies at an early age and so much more. A great episode so check it out.

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On today's show I'm joined by the host of the VH US Podcast and co-owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce as we talk a wide range of topics including the hot sauce business, growing up in a video store, discovering music, his world-famous Saturday movie stack and so much more. A great episode so please check it out.

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I'm joined by friend and frequent podcast guest on other shows, Preston Mitchell, as we talk about how his mother, brother and teacher all helped him become the great movie fan he is today.  We also discuss some of his movie discoveries, how he arranges his physical media and so much.  A great show as always so check it out.

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On this episode I talk with Scott Drebit, the author of the book A Cut Below: A Celebration of B Horror Movies 1960s to 1980s. We talk all about his book but we also discuss growing up in Jamaica and the Bahamaas as a kid, all the horrror movies he has watched and so much more. Another great episode so check it out.

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This episode I'm joined by entertainment writer Fred Topel to discuss tips on how to break into the business of writing about This episode I'm joined by entertainment writer Fred Topel to discuss tips on how to break into the business of writing about entertainment.  We also talk about growing up in Maryland, working at a movie theater and some of his Christmas movie traditions.  All that and more. Please listen and tap that 5 star button while you're at it. .

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On this week's episode I talk with podcaster Paul Fontaine about movies, friendship, and how he is still scared of the film Burnt Offerings. All this and more on the latest episode of Reel Early.

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On today's episode I"m joined by author Heather Wixson. We discuss growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, how her mom got her into horror movies, terrorizing her friends with the latest scary movie at sleep overs and about her career as an author. All this and more on the lateste episode of Reel Early.

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