Reel Phonies

6 years after Let It Go, Elsa and Anna are back for a new, exotic, and slightly more mature adventure to save Arendelle from restless elemental forces. And we can think of no more appropriate response to this adorable sequel to a beloved film for children than to have several grown men ruthlessly dissect it until North is South, left is right, up is down, and day is night.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement that Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion fame will helm the next Star Trek film, John Turturro cast as Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves' Batman, and DC and Todd Phillips duking it out over a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix Joker.

Disney+ debuted this past week and everyone on planet Earth already has it. We'll touch on some of the first impressions of the platform and it's new content but, really, we're here to talk The Mandalorian. This first live-action Star Wars series is a product of Renaissance Man Jon Favreau, a plethora of notable actors and directors, and enormous piles of cold, hard cash. We take a look at this hot, new series and also tag on a little chat about some recent flagrant Oscar-bait, Ford v. Ferrari.

Since Veteran's Day is synonymous with watching Saving Private Ryan on literally any channel at any time of the day, we thought it would be a good opportunity to look back on some of our favorite war movies. Some are inspiring, others are chilling, and most are some messy, affecting combination of the two. Along with the best, we've also thrown in a few of the most misguided attempts at a war story just for comparison.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for the upcoming Scooby-Doo animated film, SCOOB!, new casting developments for Matt Reeves' Batman, and Amazon partners with Critical Role to expand their upcoming animated series.

This week we're taking a stroll back through cinema history to explore the wonderfully cheesy history of original songs written for movies. Traversing decade by decade, we'll explore some of the greatest hits and trends of original songs that were equally as memorable (if not more so) than the movies they were attached to and crown some of our personal favorites.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement of a Spider-verse sequel due out 2022, the return of Peyton Reed for Ant-man 3, all the new things announced for HBO Max and what that even means, and the Game of Thrones showrunners drop out of Star Wars.

Are you a big ole wuss who is too spineless to watch a scary movie even when it's seasonally appropriate? Never fear! This week we're bringing you a whole host of not-too-scary horror(and horror adjacent) films perfect for both Halloween and for your tender constitution. How can we be sure? Because at Reel Phonies, we're wimps just like you! 

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a greenlit sequel for the beloved Disney Halloween movie Hocus Pocus, a first look at the BBC's new Dracula series from the two writers who brought you Sherlock and Doctor Who, and the release of the final trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX.

Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson. Two men of very different backgrounds with one curious thing in common: both made a hard left turn from prestige films to dumb action in the early aughties and haven't looked back. From Taken to The Equalizer, join us this week as we compare and contrast the latter day action careers of these two great actors and try to understand some of the greater trends and signals at work here.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at Bloodshot, the Vin Diesel superhero venture, early reports of a Barney movie helmed by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya, and casting news for Catwoman, the Penguin, and the Riddler for the upcoming Robert Pattinson Batman movie.

Over a decade after Walter White's meth empire began, Netflix surprised the world by releasing an unexpected Breaking Bad epilogue to close out Jesse's journey. El Camino's got all your Breaking Bad favorites and a few new faces and adventures before closing out the story for good (probably?). We're also taking a second look at some of our favorite TV shows that deserve a big screen treatment (6 seasons and a movie!).

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including reports of a prequel to Training Day, a follow-up series to HBO's Band of Brothers on the new Apple streaming service, and Disney trailers galore with new trailers for Frozen 2, Jungle Cruise, and Onward.

Take that, Jared Leto! This week we're taking on the semi-controversial but commercially successful Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips. Is this the best interpretation of this famed comic book character yet? Will the success of this film spark a wave of serious Oscar/superhero blockbuster hybrids? Why is there so much dancing? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and more!

Join us this week as we break down the latest news and rumors including the first look at the long awaited new season of Rick and Morty, a trailer for the Harley Quinn vehicle Birds of Prey, and trailers for new films from Guy Ritchie, Clint Eastwood, Michael Bay, and Sam Mendes.

We're gone for two weeks and the whole film and television world turns upside down! We're packin' news on the Batman movie, Scorsese's The Irishman, the Breaking Bad movie, Jurassic World 3, Frozen 2, and that's just to start! There's also Magneto casting rumors, Kevin Feige Star Wars intrigue, a Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds Clue movie, Stranger Things: Season 4 announcement, and a farewell to one phony's favorite TV show, Netflix's Bojack Horseman. It's a lot of upcoming stuff but if you aren't interested in at least one of these things, statistically, you don't even exist.

The silent but unstoppable stalker, the sophisticated but ruthless mastermind, that guy in front of you at the drive-thru who has like 12 orders and hasn't looked at the menu. Villains come in all shapes and sizes but some are a cut above the rest. Join us this week as we take it decade by decade to determine the very best movie villains from the 80s, 90s, 00s, and the last 10 years and see if we can figure out what makes a truly iconic antagonist.

Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first trailer for Bad Boys 3 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, a new look at the Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, updates on the Robert Pattinson Batman movie, and an early teaser for the Birds of Prey movie.

The colors are a-changin', Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks, and we are about one week from Christmas songs violently invading the radio stations. As we transition into the most transitiony of seasons, we here at Reel Phonies want to tell you about all the movies coming out these next few months that are worth your attention. Some will be Oscar-bait, some will be hot, wet garbage, and most will be better than Michael Bay's Transformers. We're gonna think cool thoughts and step on only the crunchy leaves in this years Fall Movie Preview.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the first look at season 2 of DC's Titans, a Linda Hamilton-heavy Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, and the first head-scratching trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's very dramatic Joker movie.