Is It for Reel
Three friends dive into the movies of their youth and try to see if they still make us laugh, cry, sing, or cringe. We discuss and decide if it holds to the test of time to be called FOR REEL!
It's vacation season, so our podders started specifically searching for Airbnb's with pools adorned with space eggs. That's right, they watched Cocoon. So put on your best matching bermuda short/shirt combo, make sure your skin suit is fully buttoned up, and of course hit the gym to get that Guttenburg Bod! Remember, you're only as old as the cocaine/ alien life force water you're swimming in. Wilford Brimley!!!!!!!!!
It's springtime and love is in the air, so our podders wondered what it would look like if two desperate people decided to settle. That's right, we watched Jerry Maguire, so who's coming with me? Who's coming with me! Grab your favorite mariachi wedding band, a big pile of money to show Cuba Gooding Jr, and of course that big ol' 8 pound head of yours. And just like Lionel Ritchie says, you had me at Hello!!!!!!!!!
They say in space nobody can hear you scream. Well, Michael Bay doesn't think that's cool so shut up. That's right we watched Armageddon. So take your space madness pills, dim the lights in your NASA control rooms, and double check who has been using your animal crackers. Remember astronauting is just gussied up oil drilling. Now let's all sing the insomnia theme song! I don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna to fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you baby And I don't wanna miss a thing
The weather is getting warmer, the birds are chirping, and it's never been a better time to ask to speak to your manager. That's right, our Podders watched White Chicks. So get your crew at Industrial Light and Magic to drop you straight into the uncanny valley because it's time to go SHOPPING!!!!!! Just remember to not stress about your huge bedonkey, everyone's beautiful. It's wild out there so go to your happy place and visualize Terry Crews popping and locking while singing every word to A Thousand Miles. Scuse Me!!!!!! Hold my poodle!!!!!
As they say, music makes the world go round. So our podders watched Empire Records. Yoohoo! So hike up your shirt till your belly button says no more, mon amour, be sure to hire an HR specialist at your orphanage/record store, and it goes without saying damn the man!!!!!! Now, let's go save the rec(ord) center!!!!!!!!!!
It's time for the Super Bowl (ya we're not calling it the big game. Come at us NFL!!!!), so we watched The Replacements. Break out your teleprompters, brush up on Hoard Zinn's history of labor relations, and if your hair isn't flowing in the wind like peak Keanu, you're not spending enough time in the Baltimore Harbor. Pain heals (not with today's medical system), chicks dig scars (they don't dig being called chicks, though), glory last forever (Bruce Springsteen has a differing opinion). Down, set, fun!!!!
It's been a helluva year, y'all. So it's time to focus on family, good friends, and getting wine drunk till the reindeers come home. That's right we watched A Vienyard Christmas. So get ready for your Mystery Science Theater style interactive movie night. Get the movie ready (netflix) and hit play when we say and find out if this Christmas movie will have secret murders, people turning into reindeer, and/or so many love triangles they invent a new shape (Ok, maybe we just have vivid imaginations). Happy holidays from your Is It for Reel Family!!!!!!!!!
We're putting the màs back in Christmas, Y'all. That's right we watched Just Friends and it's got 'how you say' more. So get ready for questionable fat suits, explicit retainers, and more tooth paste spewing than a David Lynch movie. So get ready to have all of life's questions answered. Like... Is the friend zone real? Is foregiveness more than saying sorry? and What are you doing over at Joyce's? Darla!!!!!!!!
It's turkey time so our podders of course checked their rolodex of Thanksgiving movies and watched Pieces of April. Remember the first rule of Thanksgiving, make sure your food doesn't kill people, second rule is make sure your food doesn't kill people, third rule is be nice to your neighbors because you never know when you'll need their appliances. Pass the cranberry sauce. We're having mashed potatoes. Ooh, the turkey looks great. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being there. Kill the turkey!!!!
Our Podders decided to get in shape so they ran, they ran so far away, but they couldn't get away. They also watched The Running Man. So throw on your sleekest spandex, study up on your hexagonal decoding sequences, and figure out your favorite stalker before Damon calls on you so you don't look like a complete fool on dystopian TV!!!! You started the movie for Arnie, but you stayed for Buzzsaw, Professor Sub Zero, Fireball, Dynamo, and Captain Freedom. Who loves you and who do you love!!!!!!!!!
They tried to kick our brave podders off the air, but they're back, baby!! And to honor one of the greatest, they watched First Wives Club. Here's to you Diane Keaton!!! So crank your screams to 11, put together your vision boards for revenge/world domination/ justice, and get ready for the truckasaurus that is Keaton-Hawn-Midler!!!! Evil exes beware!!!!!!!!!
It's a pom pom summer, Y'all. So keep the pride alive and head to camp (conversion?!?) with our podders for But I'm A Cheerleader. Join RuPaul, Rufio, and Bull from Night Court for some hetero olympics, gardening with Rock, and of course all the gravely voiced Natasha Lyonne you can handle. Now choose your colors: blue, pink, or rainbow!!!
With all this talk of Alcatraz this and Alcatraz that, our podders debated hitting their heads against a rock. Instead they wisely decided to watch The Rock. So double check your hired goons don’t have the crazy eyes, take some dramamine for all the Bayhem cuts and swirls, and be sure to take pleasure in all your gutting endeavors. And for the love of Zeus’ butt, keep track of how many times you’ve said Candyman (that’s one).
Hey groovy gholies, do you hate your job? Are the florescent lights sucking out your soul? Well, let our podders reassure you that a volcano is not the answer. Yup, they watched Joe Versus The Volcano. From the mind of the writer of Congo and Doubt (what?!). A Man, A Mountain, a Meg, and probably a flibbertigibbet. May you live to be a thousand years old, sir!!!!!
We live in a pulpy world: lurid, sensationalistic, and super chunky orange juice. That's right, our podders watched Pulp Fiction. And just like dance competitions colliding with motorcycle nomenclature, we are partnering with The Creative Alliance and their Interactive Movie Night on Friday, May 16th. So listen to the pod to get the low down and then twist the night away with some amazing interactions. Remember, don’t do drugs (but if you do make sure you have a Lance), do not steal McGuffin brand briefcases under any circumstance, and buy your sporting good from Play-It-Again Sports, trust us.
Our podders were looking for some divine intervention in this mixed up crazy world so they watched Sister Act. Break out your Whoppie cushions, invite over your cuddliest bikers, and get ready to sing!!!!!! What you don't know how to sing?! Don't worry it's easy, just sing! See, you've got it. Also, remember no matter how silly and goofy the world is, there are probably super bad dudes out to kill you and it's probably Harvey Keitel. Keep singing! You don't want to disappoint Maggie Smith!!!!!!
While apparently dudes think about the Roman Empire everyday, our podders think outside the box and think about freaky deaky pyramids. Ya, that's right they watched Stargate. It's like a gate but for stars, man! So get ready for ancient alines, laser guns of questionable power and accuracy, clothing straight from the runways of Paris and children's outfits straight from your nightmares. Also, James Spader playing a nerd and Kurt Russel trying to figure out the right haircut for his mood. Don't think! Just jump through that stargate!!!!
The last episode was not correct so here is the real one. Enjoy! As Rockwell says I always feel like somebody's watching me ...and it is those freakin' trees!!!! That's right our podders watched The Watcher in The Woods and now they are freaking fraid of foliage. So grab your eclipse ritual rule book, your pond poking stick, and your motocross helmet that your mom wrote your name on and get ready for some scares Disney style!!!! Karen?! ...Betty Davis??!!! ...Narek?????????
Our podders were in the mood for a heist movie so they watched Steal Magnolias, a tale of six sassy southern ladies who work to orchestrate the most sophisticated, elaborate tree nursery heist ever!!! Oh wait no, it's S-T-E-E-L and this is about living, laughing, and loving southern style. So check your HOA regulations on reckless gun shooting, get a big ole glass of sweet tea, and get ready to have your hearts stolen by these steely/stealy southern women. So it is a heist!!!!!!!
It's a new year and a new day, and have we got a pod for you. We're talking, not one, not two, but Thirteen Warriors. Yup that's right we fired up the old VHS and watched the 1999 Antonio Banderas classic/bomb, The Thirteenth Warrior. So get ready for fireside duolingo, cannibal cave people, and questionable amounts of eye liner. So bust out those copies of Beowulf from junior high and ask yourself "do you know the difference between a man and a bear? Ya, but what if it's dark? See!!!!! Also, is Phillip trolling Bridget with this movie pick? Listen to find out!!!!!