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Alex Garland is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today and has delivered striking, awe-inspiring cinema as both a writer and director for over two decades. We are honored to welcome Garland on the show to discuss his latest film, Civil War. The cast blew away each of us, as well as the story centered on wartime journalists, and the grace with which the film navigates its controversial narrative through the real world it seems to depict so nearly. 
We discuss designing his set pieces with backstory, how Jesse Plemons joined the cast at the last minute and delivered one of the best performances of the year, and more. He even shares some details on the upcoming 28 Days Later sequel, 28 Years Later. 
After the interview, we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the film, and then dive right into spoilers so if you haven’t made it to the theaters yet, be warned.  
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Timestamps (approx. only)00:00 - Intro 02:49 - Alex Garland Talks ‘Civil War,’ ’28 Years Later’ and More30:11 - Spoiler-Free’ Civil War’ Review49:48 - ‘Civil War’ Spoilers!1:08:09 - Sean Is At CinemaCon 20241:20:23 - Outro


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What should you watch this summer season? This week, we run through some of the major movie releases hitting theaters, and discuss which have us intrigued, which we remain cautiously optimistic about, and which we are the most excited about. It’s looking to be an impressive year! Both M. Night Shyamalan and daughter Ishana Shyamalan have films headed to theaters, Fede Álvarez appears to be returning a beloved franchise to its roots with “Alien: Romulus,” and “Twisters”…enough said. 
Which film are you most excited about this summer? Head to the YouTube comments and let us know!
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Timestamps (approx. only)00:00 - Intro 6:04 - Summer Movie Preview46:06 - Oscars In Review: Would We Still Give Joaquin The Win For Joker?55:29 - ‘Monkey Man’ Reactions57:23 - Outro

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Director Adam Wingard joins us to discuss his new epic monster movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The filmmaker takes us through some of his trying experiences on set, making his monsters more relatable, Tom Cruise joining the MonsterVerse, and more. 
After the interview, we review the movie and dive into a spoiler-filled chat on Immaculate. And of course, a Bad Boys trailer couldn’t pass us by without some quick reactions. 
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Timestamps (approx. only)00:00 - Intro 4:19 - Adam Wingard Interview | ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’28:22 - ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Review37:27 - ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Trailer Reaction46:55 - ‘Immaculate’ SPOILER Review54:48 - PSA: Go See ‘Late Night with The Devil’ 58:12 - Outro

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Director Michael Mohan (fan, now friend, of the show!) joins us to talk about the making of his new horror film Immaculate starring Sydney Sweeney. We sat down with Michael to dive right into spoilers, talk about the ending, and allow him to share so many incredible stories from behind the scenes. 
This is such a fun interview for a movie we all genuinely love, so do yourself a favor and go see Immaculate if you haven't already, then come back here and hang out with director Michael Mohan.
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Writer, director, and producer Gil Kenan joins ReelBlend to discuss his new movie Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire! We learn about how some long-lost 70mm footage that was never used in the original film led to one of Frozen Empire's best moments, how Gil and Jason Reitman were able to pitch the film to Ivan Reitman before his passing, parenting, and more. 
Stick around after the interview for several new film and TV reviews dropping this week.
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Timestamps (approx. only)00:00 - Intro 6:33 - Gil Keenan ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Interview33:00 - ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Review (Spoiler-Free)46:57 - ‘3 Body Problem’ Review53:13 - ‘Road House’ Review1:01:14 - Sean Recommends ‘X-Men ’97’1:01:52 - Outro


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Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have partnered with Alexander Woo to bring the famed science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" to Netflix. The showrunners sat down at this year's SXSW festival to discuss the making of the series, how one scene caused the show's delay, spoiling Game of Thrones while traveling, and more.
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