Reeling You In

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an adaptation of the book written by Ken Kesey. It follows Randle McMurphy, or Mac, as he is involuntarily committed to a mental institution full of men with all sorts of illness and frustrations. While messing with the staff, he fights the system by trying to have fun, and build up the confidence of his new friends. However, Nurse Ratched stands in his way as she attempts to traumatize the patients into submission. 

Set in Sacramento California in 2002, Lady Bird is a coming of age film that follows Christine (or Lady Bird) as she finishes up her senior year and prepares to move out for college. We see her strained relationship with her mother, the difficulties of friendship, and the cycle of love interests as Lady Bird tries to become the woman she wants to be. This touchingly relatable and unexpectedly funny film evokes a wide array of emotions as we see Lady Bird face the hardships of young adulthood. 

Quentin Tarantino takes us back to 1969 in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where we follow fictional characters Rick and Cliff as they experience the downfall of classic Hollywood. It also changes the narrative of the well-known Manson family's delusional and inexplicable murder of Sharon Tate and her house guests

Astronaut Sam Bell's three-year shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and he's looking forward to his reunion with his wife and young daughter. When all of all of a sudden, after a nearly fatal crash, Sam's health begins to deteriorate and he meets what seems to be a clone of himself. With time running out Sam tries to uncover what is really happening. 

Nightcrawler is a movie about a man named Lou Bloom living in LA who is struggling to find his place in society and finds it in the high-stakes world of moonlit crime journalism. As he learns more and more about filming crime, he becomes the criminal himself and manipulates those around him while pursuing corroded and corrupt journalism.

Welcome to Reeling You In, the podcast where we dissect your favorite films! This mini episode is here to introduce ourselves to you all, and let you know what this podcast is all about. Hopefully you can join us as we break down and analyze new films each week.