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Jamie Lee Curtis and Director David Gordon Green join the show to talk about bringing the Halloween franchise to an end with Halloween Ends. Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about her first and last days at Laurie Strode on set, Nick Castle, examining trauma and more. 

Stick around for our reviews of the film, and a lively chat on this past weekend's box office results. Also, we celebrate Glass Onion getting a theatrical run, and keep our hopes high for more films from Netflix following that model. 

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:56 - Jamie Lee Curtis & David Gordon Green Interview

00:21:02 - Box Office Chat: Smile Still Crushing

00:39:15 - Glass Onion Headed To Theaters

00:51:42 - Tár Review

01:02:05 - Halloween Ends Review

01:16:14 - Our Favorite Halloween Sequels

01:25:54 - Outro

The Hellraiser franchise returns! Director David Bruckner returns to discuss his Hellraiser reboot which is available to stream on Hulu this weekend. He discusses his team’s process for designing new cenobites, the challenge of working with a beloved horror series versus an original concept, his great cast and more. 

Stick around through the show for our full review of his film, as well as our thoughts on Amsterdam and Marvel’s Werewolf by Night. We discuss Bros disappointing box office (GO SEE BROS! IT’S HILARIOUS!), as well as the surprising success of Smile and its implications for smart, original horror. 

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00:06:59 - David Bruckner Interview

00:32:01 - Box Office: Bros Disappoints, Smile Crushes

00:52:56 - This Week In Movies

00:53:46 - Amsterdam Review

00:58:43 - Luckiest Girl Alive Review

01:01:26 - Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Review

01:03:09 - Werewolf By Night Review

01:07:40 - Hellraiser Review

01:15:22 - Our Favorite Margot Robbie Movies

01:27:17 - Outro 

Directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer join the show to discuss their joint directorial debut, A24’s God’s Creatures, starring Emily Watson. They talk about how the film tackles the cyclical nature of sexual assault head-on, researching the sort of small, Irish town the film is set in, their approach as co-directors, working with dogs and babies on set, and much more. 

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Producer Judd Apatow and director Nicholas Stoller join the show to discuss the making of Billy Eichner’s new romantic comedy Bros. This is one of our favorite movies of the year, and a return to form for the genre. We discuss infusing the story and character with Billy Eichner’s humor and own life story, how difficult it is to make a good rom-com, and we even make time for a look back at their earlier films. 

Stick around for our full review of Bros, as well as Netflix’s Blonde and Peter Farrelly’s The Greatest Beer Run Ever. 

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:50 - Judd Apatow & Nicholas Stoller Interview

00:38:40 - Halloween Ends Final Trailer Reaction

00:51:12 - This Week In Movies

00:53:04 - The Greatest Beer Run Ever Review

01:03:54 - Blonde Review

01:20:40 - Bros Review

01:33:39 - Our Favorite Double Features

01:45:33 - Outro

Writer/Director Andrew Dominik joins the show to discuss his controversial Marilyn Monroe “biopic” Blonde, starring Ana de Armas. He discusses adapting a book for the screen, which scene might have landed the film its NC-17 rating, Ana De Armas’ performance and we even find time to talk about Brad Pitt as Jesse James.

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Director Baz Luhrmann joins us to discuss the success of Elvis at the box office, Austin Butler’s inevitable Oscars run to come, a possible extended cut, and more. Stick around through the show for our discussion on Star Wars’ latest offering, Andor starring Diego Luna. Don’t Worry Darling is finally hitting theaters this weekend, and we give our thoughts on the highly anticipated sophomore turn for Olivia Wilde. 

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:56 - Baz Luhrmann Interview

00:35:41 - Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Club Trailer Reaction

00:47:08 - Golden Globes Return To TV

01:00:15 - Andor Reactions

01:10:06 - This Week In Movies 

01:17:00 - Don’t Worry Darling Review

01:24:59 - Our Favorite John Boyega Movies 

01:36:132 - Outro

See How They Run director Tom George joins ReelBlend to chat about the making of his new film, working with the likes of Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan, creating a gripping mystery with a comedic spin, and more. 

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Director Gina Prince-Bythewood and producer Cathy Schulman join the show to discuss their new film The Woman King, starring Viola Davis, John Boyega, Thuso Mbedu, and Lashana Lynch. Gina walks us through prepping for some of the film’s most incredible action scenes, working once more with the legend Terence Blanchard, how action can inform character, and much more. 

We’ll be back next week with more interviews so stay tuned! 

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Writer/Director Zach Cregger joins the show for a spoiler-filled chat on his horror flick Barbarian, starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. We discuss the film nearly falling apart just before production began, not having to do much convincing when pitching Justin Long his craziest scenes, the film’s visual influences, a script set in Gotham City that he eventually wants to direct and so much more. Go see this movie, save yourself from the spoilers, and listen to this illuminating chat. 

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Kevin Smith returns! The director is headed back out on the road to tour his new movie Clerks III, and took some time out of his busy schedule to chat about completing his first true trilogy. We cover his entire filmography, Bruce Willis’ legacy after his recent retirement, hoping to reclaim the rights to Dogma, his Tusk sequel, meeting David Fincher, and even more. 

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