Reels & Wheels

For this episode of Reels and Wheels, Sid and James are joined by legendary automotive journalist Phil Greden, AKA Murilee Martin! 

Two Lane Blacktop is easily one of the greatest car movies of all time and Phil gives Sid and James quite an education on the climate of the time - 1970, the peak of the muscle car era. So what's really going on in this movie? What's everyone's theory on the strange ending? How do we place it all in historical context?

Listen to one of our most fascinating episodes yet as Phil Greden tells some excellent stories and demostrates his vast knowledge of the cars and the players. This episode is required listening for any car buff. 

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It was a tough to be a kid in 1986. We begged our parents, saved our money and did everything we could to buy the latest Transformers toys, only to see them mercilessly killed off in traumatic fashion. This was Transformers: The Movie (1986).

To help navigate through their childhood trauma, Sid and James welcome Cenate Pruitt, someone who can best be described as a "Transformers Scholar" as they go beyond the scope of a normal episode of Reels & Wheels to discuss not just the cars and the movie, but the far-reaching effects these toys had on our lives, the ins and outs of how they were brought to life in various forms, and some extremely cool behind the scenes stories about the movie.

How does the movie hold up after 30 years? When you strip away the parts that upset you as a kid, is it now fun to watch? And how about Orson Welles! Fat jokes aside, he was a cool guy in his final days. Listen and learn.

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In the mood for a 90-minute car chase with a few sprinkles of existential plot thrown in? Well, Sid and James definitely were when they decided to watch Vanishing Point! Touring stand-up comedy pro David Beck drops in to talk about this cult classic movie, where the show is stolen by an Alpine white 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, driven to Continue Reading

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Great Scott! It was only a matter of time before we covered Back to the Future on Reels & Wheels, and to mark the occasion, Sid & James are joined by Mr. Regular, of the popular Regular Car Reviews YouTube channel! Mr. Regular has driven and reviewed two DeLoreans and brings his vast car knowledge and off-beat humor to Reels Continue Reading

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Warning: This movie is actually about a small town in Australia called Paris and no cars actually eat anything. This week, Reels & Wheels takes a journey into the bizarre and intellectual as Sid and James try to sort out the somewhat obscure horror/comedy The Cars That Ate Paris. Mad Max brought us to this place. George Miller's use of Continue Reading

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This week on Reels & Wheels, Sid and James are joined by a special guest, comedian Chop Allen, to discuss the 80s classic, Road House! Chop brings his perspective as a former bouncer as we discuss the movie's accuracy, the allure of Patrick Swayze, and, oh yeah, the cars! Road House came out at in 1989 - the peak of Continue Reading

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On this episode of Reels & Wheels, James introduces Sid to Taxi, a French comedy featuring the Knight Rider of taxi cabs, a modified Peugeot 406 that's not afraid to take on the legendary Mercedes 500E in the David & Goliath of car chases. It's also an entertaining buddy/cop film, but don't let that distract you from the cars. Especially Continue Reading

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It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. In this episode of Reels & Wheels, resident muscle car geek and long-time bass guitar player Sid gives James a thousand more reasons to love The Blues Brothers. What (or who) does the Bluesmobile truly represent? Did Continue Reading

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Max Mad: Fury Road has finally hit the theaters after spending more than a decade in development hell, and this special occasion demands a special, extended episode of Reels & Wheels! This episode was recorded in two parts: In part one, Sid and James sit down minutes after returning from the theater to discuss their first impressions of the movie while still Continue Reading

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Sid and James venture into the wasteland for this special bonus episode of Reels & Wheels! What happens when you fight for justice only to have everything you love violently taken away? You take to the road on a quest for vengeance in a black Ford Falcon XBGT. Mad Max is a peek into Australia's ethos, a raw, gutsy country where the Continue Reading

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