Reel Feels Podcast
173 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsThree friends tackling the world of cinema one movie genre at a time. From the laughs, the tears and the groans... we get down to business when we talk about film
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Episode 23- Reel Feels Holiday Special
December 19, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBSeasons Greetings everyone and thank you for joining us for this holiday special!! In this episode hosts Drew, Nathan and Jack discuss many things holiday themed! From favorite foods, holiday traditions and finally their Top 3 Holiday Films. There's also a gift exchange among the guys and it gets a little geeky! Whatever you celebrate this time of year, we want you to have some safe and enjoyable days with those close to you! We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll ...
Episode 22- The Last Samurai (2003)
December 05, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBCapt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the government attempts to eradicate the ancient Samurai warrior class in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly affected by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds. We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every oth...
Episode 21- Matchstick Men (2003)
November 21, 2018 17:49 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBRoy (Nicolas Cage), a depressed con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Frank (Sam Rockwell), his partner, find their line of work complicated by the arrival of Roy's teenage daughter, Angela (Alison Lohman). Angela brings some spirit back into Roy's life, and some of his disorder symptoms seem to disappear. But when Angela wants to learn the family business, and Roy allows her to assist on a big scam concerning a businessmen (Bruce McGill), he reconsiders his parenting techniques...
Episode 20- Demolition Man (1993)
November 07, 2018 07:26 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBWith innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina Huxley (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the kill...
Episode 19- High Spirits (1988)
October 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIrish hotelier Peter Plunkett (Peter O'Toole) attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that wrongly portrays the property as haunted. Unfortunately, he fails to scare a single American tourist with his hokey and dreadfully unconvincing effects. When two actual ghosts, Mary (Daryl Hannah) and Martin (Liam Neeson), show up to add some authenticity, they end up falling for two guests, Sharon (Beverly D'Angelo) and Jack (Steve Guttenberg). Who do...
Episode 18- High Fidelity (2000)
October 10, 2018 05:48 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBRob Gordon (John Cusack) is the owner of a failing record store in Chicago, where he sells music the old-fashioned way -- on vinyl. Although they have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music and are consumed by the music scene, it's of no help to Rob, whose needle skips the love groove when his long-time girlfriend, Laura (Iben Hjejle), walks out on him. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood. It...
Episode 17- The Princess Bride (1987)
September 26, 2018 06:25 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBA fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience. By far one of the most quotable and timeless classics that we hold close to our hearts, today we delve into our "Adventure" genre with "The Princess Bride". Join us as we go thr...
Episode 16- Sweeney Todd (2007)
September 12, 2018 05:57 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBEvil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber (Johnny Depp) and transports him to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Returning after 15 years and calling himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), who uses them in her meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, he will not be satisfied until he slits Turpin's throat. A dramatic stor...
Episode 15- The Wicker Man (2006)
August 29, 2018 06:29 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBA reclusive lawman (Nicolas Cage) travels to a secluded island to search for a girl who has gone missing. Once there, he discovers sinister forces at work among the island's secretive residents, including strange sexual rituals, a harvest festival and possible human sacrifice. Join us today as we delve into our "Myster" genre with this classic meme-inspiring movie! An unintentionally funny remake of the original 1973 film, "The Wicker Man" it is truly a guilty pleasure for any Nic Cage fan...
Episode 14- Hidden Figures (2016)
August 15, 2018 05:02 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThree brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. Today we delve into our first real "History" genre movie. Yes we've talked about "Glory"...
Episode 13- Treasure Planet (2002)
August 01, 2018 06:46 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBThe legendary "loot of a thousand worlds" inspires an intergalactic treasure hunt when 15-year-old Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map to the greatest pirate trove in the universe in Walt Disney Pictures' thrilling animated space adventure, "Treasure Planet." Based on one of the greatest adventure stories ever told - Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" - this film follows Jim's fantastic journey across a parallel universe as a cabin boy aboard a glittering space galleon. Join us as we de...
Episode 12- Limitless (2011)
July 18, 2018 06:40 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBFacing unemployment and his girlfriend's rejection, writer Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is sure that he has no future. That all changes when an old friend gives him a drug that produces enhanced mental acuity. Stoked on the untested chemical, Eddie rises to the top of the financial world and attracts the attention of a tycoon (Robert De Niro) who intends to use him to make a fortune. But terrible side-effects and a dwindling supply threaten to collapse Eddie's house of cards We are the Reel...
Episode 11- Independence Day (1996)
July 04, 2018 05:02 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBThe ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of mankind. Join us for our Fourth of July episode as we tackle this...
Episode 10- Goodfellas (1990)
June 20, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThe story of Irish-Italian American, Henry Hill, and how he lives day-to-day life as a member of the Mafia. Based on a true story, the plot revolves around Henry and his two unstable friends Jimmy and Tommy as they gradually climb the ladder from petty crime to violent murders. We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle. We'll laugh, we'll cry and possibly restrain the frustrations to curse the heavens. But what you ...
Episode 9- Willow (1988)
June 06, 2018 07:06 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBWillow is a 1988 American high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a high fantasy setting. In this episode we tackle our first "fantasy" choice film and also have our...
Episode 8- Happy Gilmore (1996)
May 23, 2018 07:03 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWhen his grandmother's house is taken from her, Happy Gilmore, a failed hockey player, heads out to win money from golf games to help pay for her home. Gilmore's hidden talent is soon noticed by everyone in the golf industry, and soon starts to begin feuds with the top players, like champion Shooter. We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle. We'll laugh, we'll cry and possibly restrain the frustrations to curse the h...
Episode 7- Three Amigos (1986)
May 09, 2018 13:22 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBHappy Birthday to the other half of Reel Feels, Drew! It's Drew's birthday and it was his pick of the movie this time around! So he chose a beloved comedy from the year of his birth 1986! The "Three Amigos"! Three cowboy movie stars from the silent era -- Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin) and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) -- are fired when one of their movies bombs. In what seems to be a career-saving offer, young Mexican woman Carmen (Patrice Martinez) offers them a...
Episode 6- Executive Decision (1996)
April 25, 2018 13:15 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWhen terrorists hijack a plane traveling from Greece to Washington, D.C., U.S. Army specialist David Grant (Kurt Russell) and Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) join forces to bring the plane to safety. While terrorists on board the plane claim they hijacked the plane to force the U.S. government to release their leader, who was captured by military forces, David and Austin discover that the plane is carrying a bomb full of nerve gas to be released on Washington, D.C. This episode is...
Episode 5- The Theory of Everything (2014)
April 11, 2018 06:24 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIn the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21, Hawking learns that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this -- and with Jane at his side -- he begins an ambitious study of time, of which he has very little left, according to his doctor. He and Jane defy terrible odds and break new ground in the fields of medicine and science, achieving more than either could hope to imag...
Episode 4- 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
March 28, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBAn honest, hard-working farmer agrees to assist in escorting an outlaw to a distant town in exchange for money to pay off his debt and start a new life. Hidden motives are revealed as the two partake in an ever-evolving game of cat-and-mouse. All the while the group escorting the outlaw must evade the gang out criminals heading their way to get back their leader. We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle. We'll lau...
Episode 3- Little Rascals (1994)
March 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBMisbehaved youngsters of the He Man Woman-Haters, lead by Spanky (Travis Tedford) club pick on their buddy Alfalfa (Bug Hall) who has chosen to do away with club rules and fall in love with a girl, Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes). Alfalfa is chosen to lead their group to victory in the local soapbox car rally. After their clubhouse is burned to the ground due to Alfalfa trying to hide a romantic lunch he's having with Darla, the gang needs to raise money for a new clubhouse. Will Alfalfa's...
Episode 2- Glory (1989)
February 28, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBThe Reel Feels Podcast is proud to celebrate Black History Month with 1989's "Glory". In this episode we read some new reviews and answer some listener questions that were put out on Twitter. Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States' first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including t...
Episode 1- Tremors (1990)
February 14, 2018 02:34 - 57 minutes - 44 MBThis week for our Valentines Day celebration, we're loving our own kind of "Valentine". Valentine McKee that is. Tha't right folks, we're taking a look at the famed cult classic "Tremors" from 1990. Directed by Ron Underwood, featuring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter and the lovable Michael Gross. We take you to the desolate town of Perfection, NV. Where Earl and Val (Ward and Bacon) are two handymen who are depserate to escape their day to day lives and strive for more. But somer...