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Writer/Director Ti West joins the show to discuss his new film, a fantastic love letter to moviemaking, X (starring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow). He breaks down some of the motivations and ideas behind many of the film’s incredible shots, Mia Goth playing two roles, some light expectations for the prequel Pearl and more. 

Marvel’s Moon Knight series has finally made its debut on Disney+ and CinemaBlend Senior Content Producer Law Sharma joins us to dive into Episode 1, the connections and deviations from the comic, Oscar Isaac's performance, and more. Be sure to go check out Law’s reaction series on CineBlend’s YouTube channel where he’ll be breaking down every episode each week as the show’s story unfolds. 

The Oscars came and went last weekend, stick around for our reactions to the winners, including our own winner Jake Hamilton who hands out his punishments to the losers of this year’s Oscars wager. 

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00:02:50 - Ti West Interview 

00:30:42 - Oscars Reactions

00:50:02 - Moon Knight Reactions

01:08:57 - This Week In Movies

01:10:03 - Morbius Review

01:16:31 - Morbius Spoilers! 

01:23:56 - Our Favorite Jared Leto Movie

01:34:19 - Outro 

Writer/Director Mariama Diallo joins the show to talk about her feature debut Master, starring Regina Hall and Zoe Renee. She walks us through creating the look of the film with her cinematographer, how writing can be therapeutic, her very personal connection to the film’s characters and themes, and more. 

The Oscars are upon us this weekend, and you know that means we have to place our predictions for who will take home those little golden trophies and which of us will delight in winning our annual wager.

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00:04:41 - Mariama Diallo Interview

00:25:39 - 2022 Oscars Predictions

01:12:57 - This Week In Movies

01:13:40 - The Lost City Review

01:17:09 - Everything Everywhere All At Once Review

01:24:54 - Our Favorite Penny Marshall Movie

Writer/Director duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller join the show to discuss the finale of their new Apple TV+ show The Afterparty. We dive into plenty of spoilers so be warned, and series star Ben Schwartz joins in on the fun! 

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Director Shawn Levy joins the show to chat about his new film The Adam Project! The interview is spoiler-free, but if you’d like to check out the film first, it’s on Netflix right now!

In our interview, Shawn Levy discusses working with Ryan Reynolds, their collaborative approach, how they ended up using those classic rock songs, bringing emotional depth to a Sci-Fi world, and much, much more.

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Director Mimi Cave joins the show to chat about her new film Fresh! The interview is spoiler-free, but as we note in the episode we can’t recommend enough that you go right now and check out Fresh knowing as little as possible. 

In our interview, Mimi Cave discusses working with Sebastian Stan and their approach to a serial killer role, her focus on tone, the film’s reflections on modern dating, marketing a film that is best enjoyed the less that you know and more. 

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The Batman starring Robert Pattinson is finally hitting theaters! We sat down with director Matt Reeves to discuss the making of the movie, living up to Batman’s iconic name, his choice to skip the Wayne origins story, and much more.

Also this week, we talk about the film’s box office predictions, the SAG Awards and what they mean for the Oscars, and reflect on the career of Ava Duvernay thus far.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:40 - Interview with Matt Reeves

00:35:50 - The Batman Box Office Predictions

00:46:05 - Oppenheimer Cast Update

00:49:00 - The SAG Awards 

01:04:20 - This Week In Movies

01:06:50 - The Batman Review

01:25:10 - Ava Duvernay Blend

Cyrano starring Peter Dinklage is finally hitting theaters! We sat down with director Joe Wright last fall to discuss the making of the movie, working with actors, our love Atonement, and that iconic one-er at Dunkirk and more. 

Also this week, we dive into the controversy surrounding the Oscars choosing to prerecord and cut down 8 categories for this year's Academy Awards ceremony rather than present them live. The Critics’ Choice Super Awards might be the populist film problem with most awards shows, and we discuss the recent nominations. 

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:47 - Interview with Joe Wright

00:32:06 - Academy Awards Controversy

00:53:35 - Critics Choice Super Awards

01:03:25 - Cast List for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

01:04:45 - This Week In Movies

01:05:00 - Studio 666 Review

01:13:00 - Cyrano Review

01:20:15 - John Singleton Blend

David Morse joins ReelBlend to celebrate the release of The Green Mile on 4K. He walks us through filming some of the Stephen King classic’s iconic scenes, working with Michael Bay on The Rock, and much more from across his prolific career. 

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Director Ruben Fleischer joins the show to discuss the making of Uncharted starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. He shares details about shooting some of the film’s massive action scenes, working with the legend Chung-hoon Chung, being hugely inspired as a filmmaker by Raiders of the Lost Ark, and more. 

As is tradition, the Super Bowl provided a number of trailers for us film nerds to dig into so we take some time to discuss our reactions to the “Big Game” spots for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Jordan Peele’s Nope, and our first look at Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. 

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00:04:44 - Interview

00:33:12 - Remembering Ivan Reitman

0:45:00 - LOTR: The Rings of Power Trailer Reaction

00:50:10 - Nope Trailer Reaction

00:59:30 - Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Reaction

01:09:50 - This Week In Movies

01:10:00 - Dog Review

01:15:15 - Uncharted Review

01:23:55 - Our Favorite Danny Glover Movies

01:39:44 - Review/Outro

Co-director Reid Carolin joins the show to talk about his feature directorial debut Dog starring and co-directed by Channing Tatum. He dives into his collaborations with cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel and composer Thomas Newman, working with dogs and how Steven Soderbergh helped them along the way. 

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