Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Podcast Review

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Christmas Specials aren’t the only annual Reel World tradition; we also cover Star Wars movies, and boy howdy do we have one to discuss here…

We re-litigate The Last Jedi, discuss where we were at after The Force Awakens, speculate on the future of the franchise and weigh in on some things that we actually liked about this movie we mostly hated. Enjoy! Continue reading Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Podcast Review

There Will Be Movies – Episode 25: The Hurt Locker

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Our final episode of Volume 1 is finally here, so it’s about time for us to ship out, much like Bravo Company and their tour of Iraq. Celebrate the impending New Year with your fun time pals, James, Sanborn and Eldridge, and of course your loveable hosts as Matt has to watch ANOTHER war movie! Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 25: The Hurt Locker

There Will Be Movies – Episode 24: Inglorious Basterds

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Matt hates three things: 1) Quentin Tarantino films. 2) War films. 3) Long films. So as you can imagine he’s having a great time this week, while Ben is as giddy as Hans Landa. Can this movie stuffed with phenomenal acting performances do anything to change Matt’s mind? Who cares? Let’s kill some Nazis! Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 24: Inglorious Basterds

Flooping The Pig – Episode 14: On a Tropical Island

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Original Air Date: April 13, 2014

The Cool Kids kick off Season 3 of Adventure Time with chats about bullying, sarcasm, Meat Man, Adventure Time’s continuity brilliance, and recurring background characters. Also; boingloins. Continue reading Flooping The Pig – Episode 14: On a Tropical Island

The Reel World Christmas Special 2019: The Thin Man & Iron Man 3

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The tradition lives on! This year Mike Thomas decided to “give the people what they want” by forcing Matt to continue his tradition of bringing Shane Black films to the table, this time: Iron Man 3. Then it’s time to travel all the way back to 1934 to discuss The Thin Man and for Matt to make it sound an awful lot like he’s never seen any films from pre-1960. ‘Happy Christmas’ Everybody! Continue reading The Reel World Christmas Special 2019: The Thin Man & Iron Man 3

There Will Be Movies – Episode 23: Moon

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

We got Sam Rockwells comin’ outta the wazoo over here! Matt has ANOTHER confession to make, Ben continues to love Clint Mansell, and we very nearly almost kept it under an hour! Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 23: Moon

There Will Be Movies – Episode 22: The Wrestler

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Mickey freakin’ Rourke got an Oscar nomination, Matt has a confession to make and to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Ben can’t discuss an Aronofsky movie in less than an hour. Superkick, Ram Jam, go get a beer. Repeat. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 22: The Wrestler

There Will Be Movies – Episode 21: In Bruges

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Everybody grab your passports and some dumdums and gather around to listen to a pair of liberals try and explain why they’re celebrating a film jam-packed with EXTREMELY problematic dialogue rather than calling for its cancellation. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 21: In Bruges

Flooping The Pig – Episode 8: Banana Phone

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Original Posting Date: March 3, 2014

The Cool Kids are firmly in Season 2 of Adventure Time this week. They talk about ridiculous baby names, where a rainbow comes from, Biz Markie, playing God and The Wolf of Wall Street. Almost all of it actually relates to Adventure Time. Join in on the fun! Continue reading Flooping The Pig – Episode 8: Banana Phone

There Will Be Movies – Episode 20: There Will Be Blood

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Can you believe Matt let Ben name this entire podcast after a film he hadn’t even seen? Grab a milkshake and come on over to Little Boston for some discussion of method acting, gun control and toxic masculinity. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 20: There Will Be Blood