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Welcome to ReelBlend! Join Managing Director Sean O'Connell (CinemaBlend) and Entertainment Reporters Kevin McCarthy (Fox 5 Washington DC) and Jake Hamilton (Fox 32 News Chicago) as they discuss the latest news, rumors, and movies to hit the big screen. Every week we'll bring you movie reviews, inside looks at the news of the week, stories from the set, and interviews with your favorite filmmakers. Enjoy!
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Alex Garland 'Civil War' Interview | A24 Taking Risks, '28 Years Later' Details & More
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 To Watch In Theaters This Summer | 2024 Summer Movie Preview
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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Could Tom Cruise Join The MonsterVerse? | 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' (feat. Adam Wingard)
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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How Sydney Sweeney's 'Immaculate' Shot That Killer Ending | Director Michael Mohan Interview
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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Old, Unused 'Ghostbusters' Footage Led To One Of 'Frozen Empires' Best Moments | Gil Kenan Interview
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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'3 Body Problem' Interview | Spoiling 'Game Of Thrones,' Netflix's New Sci-Fi Epic & More
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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After being a long time listener, I have to call it quits.
The constant “pick me” energy with guests and recapping the interview after we just listened to it by going on and on and on about how much the guest likes you and how it was their favorite interview blah blah blah
I don’t trust reviews anymore because it seems like you want every person you interview to be your best friend and know how much of a super fan you are
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I loved this show for years, but lately I’ve been having a hard time listening due to how many times Kevin feels the need to say “literally” when it’s not necessary. I gave the show a break for a few weeks because of this and just came back to listen to the Elizabeth Banks Cocaine Bear episode and after just 10 mins in, I just couldn’t bear to listen anymore. I realize that this is simply a personal issue I have with the overuse and most of the time incorrect use of the word “literally” these days, but regardless… I can not continue to listen. One listener lost May not be a big deal to you guys, but it bums me out because I really, truly used to enjoy listening to this show.