The Desert of the Reel: A Movie Podcast

We take another break from forcing Jason to watch all the Marvel movies to watch another Jason's Choice film, Winter's Bone.

Jason believes Winter's Bone offers deep cultural and social insights that aren't available in most other films (especially in blockbusters). Ryan delivers solid takes in his "Philosophy of the Reel" segment, while Jason introduces ethics into the mix Things get heated in several places as Ryan and Jason disagree (rant) about sequels, how movies are rated on Letterboxd, and watching edited movies. Join us as we dive critically into Winter's Bone.

Also, you'll be pleased to know that Jason got a new mic, so you'll no longer have to listen to him breathe for an hour.

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Jason has finally made it to his first Avengers movie! What does he thing about it? Will he think it has creativity? What is a philosophically take on this movie? Will he be pleasantly surprised. What do you think of the end of MCU Phase one?

Joining us today is our first guest star, Brooklyn. (@we_sometimes_read) adding her insight on the movie.

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Is this the worst MCU movie so far? Please join us as we argue extensively about the relative merits of Captain America. While Ryan provides insights from his academic training, Jason details the many, many logical problems with the film. Is he right? Is he wrong? Who is more correct?

Welcome to Thor, the fourth movie in the MCU. Join us for all the hot takes, like Ryan when he says "Mr. Rogers could lift that hammer." Also, it seems Jason's hard heart seems to be softening toward the MCookieCutterU. Is Thor a better film than Iron Man? Are there deep philosophical messages in Thor? And, most importantly, what is the Dessert of the Reel?

We take a break from forcing Jason to watch all the Marvel movies for the first time to watch a movie that he has chosen! Join us as we discuss the 2019 movie, I See You.

Jason believes this movie offers audiences more depth and philosophy to examine than the average movie. Do you agree? Is Jason correct that more people ought to examine and explore this movie? Is it better than the average film? Is it a scary movie? What do you think? Join us as we discuss I See You!

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We are on the third MCU movie, Iron Man 2! Join us as Jason has some surprising thoughts on this movie for his first watch. Does he like it more than the first movie? Is there any creativity involved? Where do you stand on the second Iron Man, and the third official MCU movie?

It's the second official MCU movie and Jason's first official watch. What will he think of this one? Will he like it more than Ironman? Is Ryan going to defend this movie? And, of course, is this movie creative? What do you think?

Join us for episode one of The Desert of the Reel! A movie podcast where Jason is forced to watch all the MCU movies he has refused to watch until now. Are they creatively dead like he believes? Is there any redeeming qualities to it? Join us as we talk about it.