The Reel World

Pantheon Plus: Barking Dogs Never Bite

Jerome and Brian are celebrating Bong Joon Ho month. One year after his huge night at the Academy Awards, the duo go back into his filmography to discuss some of his earlier work.

They begin with a movie about dog kidnapping and torture (Be warned), his first feature. Find out their mixed feelings on a movie that at least hints at the director’s potential.

4 Best Things in The Hobbit Misguided Trilogy

I tried **really hard** to think of some things about The Hobbit “movies” to like after basically calling the whole exercise shit last week. But I could only come up with four things. Pretty weak, Peter Jackson!

4. Gollum

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There’s Always Another Podcast: Episode 1

Jerome and Kevin are back for another podcast miniseries, this time discussing another AMC series, Halt and Catch Fire. They review the characters and important plot lines. Find out where they come down on an uneven first season.

The Matt Signal – Episode 60: The Demon’s Question Part I

Plot summary: Batman is forced to join forces with Ra’s al Ghul and go on a globetrotting adventure to rescue Robin and Talia.

The Matt Signal – Episode 59: Blind as a Bat

Plot summary: A stolen state-of-the-art stealth helicopter is the least of Batman’s problems, as he finds himself temporarily blinded!

Pantheon Plus – Tournament Edition: The Quick and the Dead

Brian and Jerome are coming to the end of tournament month, and it’s time to break away from martial arts and go into a very different genre, that of the western. They discuss an incredible cast, director, and music, especially with hindsight.

7 Worst Things in The Hobbit Misguided Trilogy

7The Lord of the Rings movies fucking rule and are such a happy place to be. So what the fuck went wrong in The Hobbit flicks to make me (and everyone else) so ambivalent towards them at best?

1. 9 fucking hours?

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