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!

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187 episodes
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Mar 24, 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
IIFR E122: Mermaids
Our podders realized that they're all of an age but have no idea how they got there. So they googled 'coming of age' movie and Mermaids popped up. So get ready for small town shoop shooping, a 2 hour long ad for joining the nunnery, and fricking Cher. Put your swimming hats on, lower your expectations on actual mermaid sightings, and do yourself a favor and watch the music video for If I Could Turn Back Time. Cher!!!!!!!!!
Mar 16, 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
IIFR E121: Twins
Strap in baby, because we're going to watch a movie about experimenting on babies!!! We think that's the premise. That's right, we watched Twins! Get ready for evil scientists, muscle babies, and Azerbaijani zombies! What!?! Is this the comedy we remember? Get to the chopper and find out!
Mar 2, 2023 · 1 hr 26 min
IIFR E120: Highlander
Swords, sparks, yada yada yada, immortal!!!!! That's right, we watched Highlander so hook yourself up to some car batteries and start polishing your sword. Get ready for a laid back Lambert, a cuckoo bananas Clancy, and Sean Connery as Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez aka a drunk Scotsman in Puss in Boots cosplay. Hold on tight, because everything's gonna explode and then have a cigarette. There can be only one!!!!!!!
Feb 23, 2023 · 1 hr 13 min
IIFR E119: Amélie
Oh mon dieu! I hope you brought your reading glasses because this week we closed out Foreign Film February with the subtitled verbosity of Amélie (don't forget the accent aigu)! We have had frenetic techno action with the Germans, time bending sex with the Spanish and now it's time for those crazy french to bring all the quirk. So cut your bangs real short, contemplate the desires of a curious cat, and don't use proverbs as a replacement for background checks on your manic pixie tinder date.
Feb 16, 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
IIFR E118: Lucía y el Sexo
How does Foreign Flick February celebrate Valentines Day? With all the Sexo that's how. So put the kids to bed, it's about to get steamy...and muddy as we talk about Lucía y el Sexo. So drop your drawers, double check the references of your nanny, and grow a Spanish mullet (apparently that is the best way to cover up your personality flaws and attract the best Spanish ladies). Maybe check the IMDB parent's guide on this one. Viva el sexo!!!
Feb 10, 2023 · 1 hr 17 min
IIFR E117: Run Lola Run
We're studying abroad this month and watching some foreign flicks. This week we're hitting the ground running with Run Lola Run! So strap on your best clunky running boots, set your spotify playlist to berlin techno supreme, and maybe really assess if that cute dummy with the puppy dog eyes is really boyfriend material. So get ready for all the cardio and come celebrate the true princess of Quantumania. LOLAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 26, 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
IIFR E116: The Outsiders
Are you a Dockers Dude or one of The Outsiders? Take our quick survey and find out! Do you like sleeping on outdoor oklahoma ottomans? Do you like your hair with a party in the back and greasy all over? Are you a promising male actor from 1983 (we will also accept tiger beat pop stars or underground jazz singers)? Final question, do you like donnybrooks in a deluge? Guess, what you're an Outsider. And just like Olive Garden, when you're here you're family. But no free bread, that's for those on the other side of the tracks.
Jan 7, 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
IIFR E115: Go
Oh to be young and indestructible. Reminiscing, our podders watched Go and remembered when they could handle a Miata to the face or the intense close talking of William Fichtner. So let's hang with Joey Potter, Bailey, the sheriff from Deadwood, and frickin' Taye Diggs. It's a party y'all!!!!!
Dec 24, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
IIFR E114: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Christmas time! Christmas time is here!!!! So our podders watched a straight up Christmas Movie this time. That's right, it's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. So check your hazardous disposal manuals, throw back a moose load of eggnog, and find out why the carpet is all wet, Todd! I don't know, Margo! That's right, it's Christmas, and we're all in misery! Huzzah!!!
Dec 20, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
IIFR E113: A Knight to Remember
It's time for your Is It for REEL Christmas present. Huzzah. That's right, once again you get to watch a terrible, cheesy, christmas movie with your favorite podders. This year It's A Knight Before Christmas. So get ready for some Mystery Science Theater hijinks. So plug in your netflix, fire up the podcast, press play, and enjoy a movie about a medieval knight with an old crone sidekick helping a small town gal get her groove back.
Dec 9, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
IIFR E112: Bridget Jones’s Diary
It's almost New Year's where we make resolutions to better ourselves. Well, our podders thought WWBJD and said F**k it, I like me just how I am, so I'm not changing s**t! That's right, we just watched Bridget Jones's Diary. So double check the party invite on the dress code, keep your Texas drawl in check, and get ready for two British dudes to straight up murder each other over you. Also, who knew there was an extra S after Jones'? Silly British people!
Dec 1, 2022 · 1 hr 26 min
IIFR E111: Trading Places
It's Christmastime so we need to find out who is naughty and nice AND whether they got that way through nature or nurture. For research purposes, our Podders watched Trading Places. So brush up on how commodity markets work, throw some salmon down your shirt, and do a quick google search if your holiday costume is culturally appropriate (if you are currently Asking Jeeves, just go ahead and change!). Now, jump on that party train!!!!!!
Nov 17, 2022 · 1 hr 19 min
IIFR E110: Victory
The leaves are falling, turkeys are basting, and the world has soccer fever (and probably a few other things). That's right it's the World Cup so we watched Victory! You know, that world War II prison escape movie. No, not that one. We're talking about the one with Pelé, Batman's butler, and Rocky Balboa. So make your best paper mâché dummy and slide tackle your way to freedom. Victoire!!!!!
Nov 11, 2022 · 1 hr 37 min
IIFR E109: Object of My Affection
Roommates am I right? Always leaving dirty dishes in the sink, playing their rock and roll music too loud, and making you raise a child with them. Yup, we watched Object of My Affection. So cram yourself into a spacious Brooklyn apartment with J-Anis and P-Rudd, and see if these BFFs will they or won't they. Don't forget your dancing eye patch!
Nov 4, 2022 · 1 hr 22 min
IIFR E108: Donnie Darko
Just when you thought you were done with Halloween, they pull you right back in. Put on your bunny masks, our podders watched Donnie Darko. So throw on your Sparkle Motion sweatshirt, learn some fun new ways to curse, and get ready for a long drawn out convo on time travel just like your college boyfriend used to have at like 3:00 AM. (Come on Chaz, some of us have class in the morning!) Also, let's figure out the wrong way to pronounce Jenna Malone's name. Spoiler it rhymes with Balogna.
Oct 28, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min
IIFR E107: Poltergeist
It's peak spooky season y'all. So our podders dove into their TV's to a time when scary movies were made for kids! That's right we watched Poltergeist. So check and see if you have a light sensitivity (seriously this movie is sponsored by 300 watt strobe lights), check the expire date on your fridge meats, and buy a kid a scary clown. Every kid needs a scary clown in their bedroom. They're here!!!!!
Oct 20, 2022 · 1 hr 19 min
IIFR E106: Hocus Pocus
Brooms are in the air, y'all! To celebrate, our podders watched Hocus Pocus. So, throw some moths in your mouth, head on down to city hall for that all night rager, and watch out for those child murdering witches. Woo-hoo, witchy woman see how high she flies.
Oct 17, 2022 · 1 hr 21 min
IIFR E105: Interview with The Vampire
It's spooky season so our podders got out their tape recorders and watched Interview with The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. So bust out your best lacy shirt, mix up a rat smoothie, and put on a theater performance to save the vampire rec center. Oh and don't forget to let your hair grow into luscious locks. It's the vampire way!!
Oct 7, 2022 · 1 hr 32 min
IIFR E104: Bachelor Party
Now that we are all getting our super booster shots, it is time to par-tay. Of course, our podders have forgotten how so they watched Bachelor Party. Let's join multiple Oscar winner and all around great guy, Tom Hanks, as he teaches us how attempted murder, drugs, prostitutes, donkeys, offensive racial stereotypes, etcetera are all important ingredients to the perfect party. Upon reflection, maybe Tom was trying to teach us what not to do. Regardless, you can never go wrong with a live band. Alligator!!!!!!
Oct 6, 2022 · 50 min
IIFR E100 Bonus: Centennial Trivia Party
Wow, in case you didn't notice, the Is It for REEL juggernaut has watched 100 movies (Our lazy editor barely noticed. Hence this is late!). To commemorate, our wonderful art director put together a trivia contest to see if our brave Podders and our brave Listeners were paying attention or just phoning it in. So grab your phones, strap on your memory hat, and get a lint brushes because we've got some smoking jackets for you. Happy 100!!!