Wind, Reel, & Print

Episode 087: CINEMA SINGLES

What is a podcast? Is it just a sequence of numbers, letters ,and glyphs scrolling infinitely through space and time only to be deciphered by the machine overlords of the distant future, after humanity’s grand enslavement? Or is it just Ryan and Kevin talking about The Matrix (1999)? Good question!

Episode 086: CINEMA SINGLES

Ryan and Kevin sit down to talk about A SINGLE MOVIE. This time they set their sites on a PTA classic, The Master (2012). Following a few years after There Will Be Blood (2007), PTA came out swinging once again with his take on post-war masculinity and the magnetism of desire. The desire to belong and the desire to dominate. This film is a doozy! Come and join us. But not in a cult way! Promise!

Episode 085: THE OSCARS

Ryan and Kevin go through every nominee in the new 2026 Oscar’s lineup. The shoe-ins, the surprises, and the WTFs. 2025 was a wild year, and it’s almost time to crown the champ!

Episode 084: WR&P WRITER’S ROOM

We’ve all thought at one point or another, “hey, I think this is a good idea for a movie,” or “why aren’t they making that movie… but better?” So we went down to the Wind, Reel, & Print lab and came up with a solution… for us at least. It is the WR&P Writer’s Room! The new series follows Ryan and Chris (from the podcast “How Do We Human” and the creative mind behind the YouTube channel “Sassy Milkshake”) as they brainstorm movie ideas from inception to casting. This week they talk Muppet adaptations and, man, there are too many possibilities! What will be the next "A Muppet Christmas Carol?" or "Muppet Treasure Island?" Listen and find out.

EPISODE 083: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLE

Featuring: Ran (1985); Princess Mononoke (1997); Good Will Hunting (1997); The Celebration (1998)

IT’S BACK. Episode 10 of the Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle is here and it is full of late 90’s gems. From the first Dogme 95 film to a Kurosawa adaptation of Shakespeare and from one of Miyazaki’s finest to Affleck and Damon’s breakout film, this episode has it all.

EPISODE 082: SUPER-FAN SEASON

Featuring: Watchmen (2009)

Who watches the Watchmen? WR&P DOES. Ryan talks the director’s cut of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen (2009) with super-fan Danny (Ryan’s second oldest friend) and they discuss the depth of character development, faithfulness to the original graphic novel, and whether the villain got it right in the end. Put on your cowl and listen in.

EPISODE 081: CINEMA MINI SERIES

Featuring: Eddington (2025); One Battle After Another (2025); Bugonia (2025)

America is the land of guns and paranoia, and this accidental trilogy of films cuts deep into what defines this country, for better and worse. Kevin and Ryan wade into the swamp of politics and filmmaking to see what exactly these three films speak to about the American experience. GOD BLESS THE USA.

EPISODE 080: ’TIS THE SEASON

Featuring; Christmas Vacation (1989)

Old friends Ryan and Chad reminisce over the Christmas classic Christmas Vacation (1989). They talk about some of their favorite scenes, speculate about what the boss ACTUALLY got as a gift, and settle whether resistance to cold is a midwestern genetic trait (??). Listen in and Merry Christmas!

EPISODE 079: WR&P WORLD NEWS

Hot off the press! We talk about what’s going on in the news: the WBD and Netflix merger. But it’s Wind, Reel, & Print, so we go deep into money in filmmaking, the degradation of our economy, and even conjure up our own filmmaking funding alternative! Get in here!

EPISODE 078: CINEMA SERIES

Featuring: Jurassic Park (1993); The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); Jurassic Park 3 (2001); Jurassic World (2015); Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018); Jurassic World Dominion (2022); Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)

It is time to enter the depths of Jurassic hell. Ryan and Kevin will stop at nothing to deepen their understanding of film movements, trends, and history, which has led them to a 7-film series that is both Ryan’s foundational films and his worst nightmares. Hold onto your butts!