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The legend himself Guillermo del Toro joins ReelBlend to talk about his new Netflix film Pinocchio. We talk about the stop-motion animation process, his decades-long friendship with James Cameron, and even some of the incredible work he did on Pacific Rim. 

This week has a number of releases hitting theaters and streaming, so stay tuned through our interview for our reviews! 

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:03:27 - Guillermo del Toro Talks Pinocchio, James Cameron and More

00:42:08 - Spoiler Alert Review

00:46:47 - Empire of Light Review

00:50:00 - Emancipation Review

00:57:25 - Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Review

01:06:06 - Our Favorite Ewan McGregor Movie

01:20:37 - Outro

The directing duo The Daniels, Daniel Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert, join the show following their big win at the Gotham Awards for their amazing film Everything Everywhere All At Once. We talk about their reactions to the win, the film’s surprising success, and more. They dive into their process of filmmaking, how they manage to pack so much into one “indie” film, and beg of you…don’t go looking for the rocks. 

Also this week, we review Andor, adding it to our Star Wars Tier List, as well as the new action holiday flick Violent Night. 

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:04:51 - The Daniels Talk Everything Everywhere All At Once

00:43:11 - Glass Onion Wins Big In Theaters

00:56:51 - Disney+’s Andor Review & Star Wars Tier List

01:09:32 - This Week In Movies

01:13:45 - Violent Night Review

01:26:03 - Our Favorite Winter Movie

01:36:09 - Outro 

The holiday weekend is packed with releases from Steven Spielberg's The Fablemans, to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to J.D. Dillard's Devotion starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell. Director J.D. Dillard joins the show to discuss the making of the film, shooting with antique fighter planes, the film's incredible score, and more. 

Also joining the show this week is NATO's Vice President and Chief Communications Officer to chat about a new study on non-traditional content curation at your local movie theater. 

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:08:26 - J.D. Dillard Talks Devotion

00:34:47 - NATO Interview

00:48:44 - This Week In Movies

00:59:28 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Reactions

01:09:03 - Devotion Review

01:13:34 - The Fabelmans Review

Rian Johnson joins the show to discuss his new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery! We dive into his process for creating the murder mystery, what might come in future installments, his iconic Breaking Bad episodes, and more. 

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The cinematic universe formerly known as the DCEU, now the DC Universe, has had a bumpy ride from the early days of Man of Steel, through the saga of the Snyder Cut and now on to Black Adam and beyond. On this week’s show, we return to the Tier List format to see how the films stack up against each other. 

Stick around through the tier list for our reviews of the important, and devastating new film She Said which chronicles the incredible work of two New York Times investigative journalists as they break the Harvey Weinstein scandal back in 2017. With the release of She Said, we also discuss the works of one of its stars, Carey Mulligan, as we try to choose which of her performances is our favorite. 

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:07:04 - DC Universe Tier List

01:15:36 - This Week In Movies

01:18:46 - She Said Review

01:32:08 - Our Favorite Carrey Mulligan Movie

01:42:14 - Outro

It’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever week here at ReelBlend. Before we dive into our thoughts, we take a look at audiences’ anticipation for the Marvel sequel to the project where we think the opening weekend box office will end up. 

We give our in-depth reviews in our spoiler-free section, so never fear. But if you’ve seen the film, stick around to hear our full, spoiler-filled thoughts on what transpires in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We discuss the film’s approach to Chadwick Boseman’s passing and how the film expresses grief with its own parallel story. We get into the new character of Namor, his people and the further implications this film’s story has on the MCU. 

Thank you to AMC Theatres On Demand for sponsoring this episode. 

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00:00:00 - Intro 

00:06:26 - Black Panther Box Office Predictions

00:23:22 - Black Panther Review (Spoiler-Free)

00:39:03 - Black Panther Spoilers

01:19:23 - Our Favorite Marvel Hero Duo 

01:28:56 - Outro

Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins star in the new film Armageddon Time. On this week’s show, director James Grey dishes on the making of the film, with the addition of a delicious surprise.

We also discuss the new trailer for Avatar: The Way Of Water, Black Adam’s box office performance, our review for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and our favorite Anthony Hopkins movie.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:00 - James Gray Interview

00:39:28 - Box Office Reactions

00:51:30 - Avatar: The Way of Water Trailer Reaction

01:09:54 - This Week In Movies

01:14:52 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Review

01:26:50 - Armageddon Time Review

01:38:15 - Our Favorite Anthony Hopkins Movie

1:53:30 - Outro

Ron Howard joins the show to talk about his new film Thirteen Lives, his career, and more. We sat down with Ron Howard at the SCAD Savannah Film festival, and the filmmaker opened up about films from across his career including Apollo 13 and its parallels to Thirteen Lives. 

Also this week, we react to news of James Gunn and Peter Safran being appointed co-chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios, overseeing DC’s film, TV, and animation projects. We also react to the previous weekend’s box office results, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania’s new trailer, and review the powerful new film Till which hits theaters this weekend. 

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:26 - Ron Howard Interview 

00:30:55 - James Gunn DC Studio Co-CEO

00:43:50 - Box Office Reactions

00:57:30 - Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Reaction

01:07:42 - This Week In Movies

01:16:05 - The Good Nurse Review

01:21:20 - Till Review

01:30:58 - Our Favorite Cate Blanchett Movie

01:41:55 - Outro

Actress Kaitlyn Dever joins the show to talk about her new film Ticket to Paradise, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. She describes the surreal feeling of working with the two legendary actors, how she’s still enjoying fan reactions to Booksmart and what she took away as an actor from working on that film. 

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Dwayne Johnson’s "Black Adam" is finally here. After over a decade of delays and development hell, DC’s antihero is hitting the big screen so has it been worth the wait? We give our reviews later in the show and stick around for our spoiler section where talk about [REDACTED] cameo in the post-credits scene. 

Also this week, writer and director Michael Dougherty joins us for an extremely special occasion. His cult classic horror flick "Trick ‘r Treat" is celebrating 15 years with its first-ever theatrical release. We talk about the impact of the film, why it didn’t initially get a theatrical run, the film’s adoring fans and we even get the "X-Men 2" writer’s opinion on how Marvel should introduce mutants into the MCU timeline. 

That interview was made possible by AMC Theatre’s “AMC Thrills & Chills” program. 

"Trick ‘r Treat" Tickets: https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/trick-r-treat-71154/showtimes

More info on “AMC Thrills & Chills”: https://www.amctheatres.com/thrills-and-chills

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:58 - Michael Dougherty Trick 'r Treat Interview 

00:43:28 - DC Movies Shake Ups 

00:57:32 - "She-Hulk" Review & MCU Ranking

01:13:28 - "The Banshees of Inisherin" Review

01:20:10 - "Raymond & Ray" Review

01:22:09 - "Ticket to Paradise" Review

01:30:22 -  "Black Adam" Review

01:37:18 - "Black Adam" Spoilers! 

01:47:23 - Our Favorite Found Footage Movie

02:00:31 - Outro