Spinning the Reel

Evan and Zach break down the categories and nominees for today's ceremony!

It's finally the new season of Spinning the Reel! As is tradition we kick off this year with our Top Ten of last year. Stay tuned and thanks for joining us!

Content Warnings: Genocide (The Zone of Interest; Killers of the Flower Moon), Suicide (Anatomy of a Fall), Sexual Assault (May December), Animal Abuse (Anatomy of a Fall)

They boys discuss Godzilla Minus One, The Holdovers, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Tune in!

The boys discuss their annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles for the American Film Institute Festival.

The boys cover the latest Wes Anderson releases starting with the Netflix shorts:

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Swan

The Rat Catcher

Poison

Then we round it out with his 2023 feature Asteroid City.

Another late episode! Sorry STR fans! We are discussing Killers of the Flower Moon just as it is leaving theaters. In our second segment we discuss Anatomy of a Fall, still in theaters! Check it out. Regular episodes will resume weekly.

Hello and welcome to Spinning the Reel! It's been a sporadic season for us but we're excited to bring you this episode on two of the biggest releases this year. We should be back on schedule soon. Thanks for listening!

At long last the boys are back and what better way to celebrate than a rundown of every big (and not so big) release we've seen since Barbenheimer. After that Evan and Zach preview some upcoming movies but mostly just re-litigate a few controversial movies from the past few years. Enjoy!

The boys (minus Cody) are back after a brief hiatus to talk about some major animated releases. First up is the newest Pixar: Elemental. After a full review we discuss our latest Regal Mystery Movie: Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken. Finally we go deep on Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse.

0:00 - Intro

2:07 - Elemental

24:44 - Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken

43:57 - Spider Man Across the Spiderverse

1:10:00 - Close

Evan and Zach are back to talk about the conclusion to one of Marvel's most interesting franchises: Guardians of the Galaxy. The boys do a full review before moving on to discuss solidarity with the striking WGA writers and explore some of the union's concerns in their fight with the studios, including AI and streaming. Finally we talk about a few smaller indie movies that moved us but haven't made their way onto the show yet. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro

2:22 - Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3

34:30 - WGA Strike

48:58 - Indie Films to Check Out

1:20:54 - Close