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Reel Weird Podcast

Hosted by JT Barrett. Topics of discussion include reviews of films both recent and old, whether arthouse, cult classic, or mainstream, film history, and spotlights on particular filmmakers and franchises. The show will also occasionally cover music and TV.

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All Episodes

24:38

Dispatch 3: On Family Drama, Circus Freaks, Nick...

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/05/08

In which I review Del Toro's remake of Nightmare Alley, an actually-good drama on Netflix, a sub-par remake of an Agatha Christie novel, an absolutely bonkers joyride headed by Nick Cage, and a visual essay on why you don't piss off the quiet kid in the back row of class.

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47:09

The Scottish Play in the Sengoku Jidai: Throne of Blood

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/05/04

In which I ramble on about Akira Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD (1957), a movie notable for being lauded as one of the best film adaptations of Macbeth despite the creative liberties, and for nearly making its star into a pincushion. Grab a snack and come have a listen.

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29:23

Dispatch 2: On Bats, Slashers, Knights, Surrealism,...

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/04/28

In which I review Ridley Scott's medieval drama The Last Duel, the sci-fi comedy Free Guy, Halloween Kills, and Charlie Kaufman's latest surrealist vision I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Oh, also The Batman.

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22:37

Dispatch 1: Nuns, Drunks, Vikings, the Multiverse,...

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/04/23

Welcome to the first Dispatch Episode! I’ll be giving my initial impressions of newer movies here. We have Another Round, X, Benedetta, The Northman, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.Any movie whose North American wide release was March 2020 or later is eligible.

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2:31

Supplement Episode 1A: The Wave Speech

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/04/22

I read the full text of "The Wave Speech," a truncated version of which is read in the movie version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In this speech, Thompson reminisces on the Hippie Zeitgeist, and riffs off the literary style of The Great Gatsby's final page and a half.

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64:14

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Fear and Loathing in...

Reel Weird Podcast ·

2022/04/21

The series opens with the 1998 cult classic FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998). Topics of discussion include the historical and literary background of the film, notes on the commentary tracks, and stories of the film production.

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