Everyone’s A Reel Critic

Since no one watches award shows, how about listening to ours? The Reel Critics give out their own awards without the narcissism and meat-riding of Hollywood critics!    IG | Discord | Patreon

The first movie is in the books for 2024! The Reel Critics take on Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon which is a real slog and not because of the extensive use of slo-mo.  IG | Discord | Patreon

Is it too late to say 'Happy New Year'? Get ready for a new year of EARC but before we jump in to the future, let's remember our past. Our 50th episode takes a look back on what was Reely Good and Reely Bad from 2023 and predicts the In's & Out's of 2024.  Join our brand new Patreon for more Watcha Watchin'! Join our Discord!  Follow us on Twitter! Jose! Jon!

Merry Christmas! The boys are back and talkin' a Kris Kringle/Santa Claus/St. Nick origin tale: 'A Boy Called Christmas'! Join our brand new Patreon for more Watcha Watchin'! Join our Discord!  Follow us on Twitter! Jose! Jon!

It's the holiday season and the Reel Critics are back to talk about a movie that is 3 Christmases too long, 'Four Christmases.' Join our brand new Patreon for more Watcha Watchin'! Join our Discord!  Follow us on Twitter! Jose! Jon!

The boys are back once again and this time they've got their David Fincher hats ON because they're diving into the latest Fincher film, 'The Killer,' starring Michael Fassbender. But before talkin' Fincher, the guys realize they know very little about history before diving into their favorite segment, Watcha Watchin', where the guys get talkin' about pretty much everything: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and showing emotion through color,' 'Blue Beetle' and the commodification of leftist ideas, 'The Truman Show' aka a perfect movie, 'The Birdcage,' the Orlando Magic (Jon sells Jose on sports), and 'Obliterated' on Netflix. Jon then sets up a new segment, Reel News, where it's tangent galore as the guys talk Oppenheimer DVD sales and our connection to physical media, 'Fallout' and mining IP, quality content, and GTA on Netflix before FINALLY diving into the 'The Killer.' With an aggregate Critic score of 86% and a 59% Audience score, who do you think's got it right? The critics? The audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!      Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Videos dropping soon! Join our brand new Patreon for more Watcha Watchin'! Join our Discord!  Follow us on Twitter! Jose! Jon!

We REFUSE to let spooky season go!!! The Reel Critics are still talkin' spooky movies with this week's Watcha Watchin', where they discuss the insane origin of Freddy Krueger according to 'Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,' 'Totally Killer' on Amazon Prime, and the weird but wildly successful 'Five Nights at Freddy's' adaptation that just hit theaters as well as Jon's takes on 'Insidious: The Red Door,' and Ed and Lorraine Warren, 'Talk to Me,' and Justin Long in 'Goosebumps!' Then, be prepared for Italian accents galore as the boys laugh their way through Russell Crowe's greatest performance of all time in "The Pope's Exorcist!" With an aggregate Critic score of 28% and a 73% Audience score, who do you think's got it right? The critics? The audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!    Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Videos dropping soon! Join our brand new Patreon for an extended Watcha Watchin'! Join our Discord!  Follow us on Twitter! Jose! Jon!

We're back, baby!! After a lil hiatus, the Reel Critics return to catch the end of Hot Blockbuster Summer! In this episode the boys catch up in Watcha Watchin' and dive into Jason Statham's 'Meg 2: The Trench'! With an aggregate Critic score of 28% and a 73% Audience score, who do you think's got it right? The critics? The audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!  

How many of these movies are they going to make? When will it stop!?  Join the Reel Critics as they talk Facebook Marketplace, Indiana Jones, Infinity Pool, Evil Dead and, finally, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts!  With an aggregate critic score of 54% and an audience score of 91%, who do you think's got it right? The critics? The audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!  

Buckle up 'cause the boys ain't done talkin' Fast and Furious quite yet! It's time to join the Reel Critics as they talk 'Fast X,' the latest installment in the Fast Saga.  It's no surprise what the boys thought about this one but who do you think's got this one right? The critics? The audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!   Follow us on our socials @EARCPod!

It's back to basics for our boys as they FINALLY break down a movie from one of their favorite franchises of all time: The Fast Saga! Join Jon and Jose as they sit down for a rare in-person chat about F9: The Fast Saga as a lead up to the latest iteration in this completely bonkers franchise.  Who do you think's got this one right? The critics? The audience? It's no surprise who Jon and Jose side with on this one!   Follow us on our socials @EARCPod!

This is a movie with a Capital M... fuck you, Jeff!   Join the boys as they talk about Lord of the Rings, The Mandalorian, Super Mario Bros, Dave, Succession, their greatest weaknesses, bidets, lactose intolerance, and, finally, Renfield! It stands with a 56% critic score and a 79% audience score on rotten tomatoes. Who's got it right?  Follow us on our socials @EARCPod!    

65 million years ago some guy crash landed on Earth or something like that. The Reel Critics break down the movie no one is talking about, 65 (34%C - 64%A). They also talk Mole People, PB&J, Perry Mason, and other upcoming movies. Follow us on socials @EARCPod.

This week the Reel Critics get a little help from their friend Chat GPT to dive deep on the Oscar's, The Last of Us, Poker Face, and a legendary performance from Brendan Fraser in The Whale (2022 - 65%C & 91%A).    Follow us on socials @EARCPod! 

Put on your masks and grab your hand sanitizer 'cause the Reel Critics are goin' BACK to the Pandemic with 2022's "COVID Slasher," 'Sick'! With an aggregate Critic score of 86% and an Audience score of 68%, the guys will let you know who's got it right. In Watcha Watchin', Jon and Jose talk 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,' 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' 'The Woman King,' and 'How I Met Your Father.' Check it out! (Some minor audio issues with this one! Whoops!)  

The Reel Critics break down Movie of the Year favorite, 'Banshees of Inisherin' which got a 97% Critic Score and a 76% Audience Score. On Whatcha Watchin' the Reel Critics Talk 'Last of Us', 'Smile', 'Home Economics', and 'The Leftovers'. Stick around for a special voicemail from caller, Lupita!

The boys are back and they're talkin' Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise' for their first film of 2023!  In Watcha Watchin', there's Godfather talk, Strange World, The Bad Batch and The Last of Us! With an aggregate Critic score of 63% and an Audience score of 32%, who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!

Everyone's A Reel Critic is back and the first order of business in 2023 is to reminisce on 2022. Join Jon Wolf and Jose Garcia-Chow as they rundown what was Reely Good and Reely Bad in 2022, look forward to what will be Reely Good and Reely Bad in 2023, and take a second look at their Reel Rankings of 2022. Be sure to follow Everyone's A Reel Critic on all social platforms @EARCPod. That's right, we're now on TikTok! Want to be on. the show? Have your own thoughts and opinions? Call our hotline (407) 602-8504!

X-Files, White Lotus, and Rom-Com talk galore on this holiday-inspired episode of EARC! The boys watch Nancy Meyers' critically panned and audience adored classic holiday rom-com about two women who somehow trade homes and find love!  With an aggregate Critic score of 51% and an Audience score of 80%, who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate! 

The end of November is here! On this episode of EARC, the boys get into the 2022 B-movie, "Black Friday," where toy store employees fight a horde of shoppers that have been turned into monsters by a meteor or something, definitely not capitalism or anything like that.   Anyways, this one's garnered an aggregate Critic score of 65% and an Audience score of 34%, so what will the Reel Critics think? Who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate! 

In an attempt to get into the Falltime spirit, the boys decide to watch Brad Pitt's 1994 epic western, "Legends of the Fall," only to learn that it has very little to do with Fall and much more to do with a band of horny bros vying for the same woman. This messy Brad Pitt vehicle has garnered an aggregate Critic score of 57% and an Audience score of 87%, so what will the Reel Critics think? Who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate! 

Wake up girls and ghouls it's Halloween! The Reel Critics break down The Ring (2002) with some candy for the mind and do their best to dress up the pod. Enjoy Bros! 

It's spooky season, baby! This week the boys dive into the GHU (Greater Halloween Universe) and talk 2021's Halloween Kills, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer and Anthony Michael Hall. Picking up almost exactly where the last film left off, Michael Myers escapes to the surprise of no one except the main characters of the reboot franchise, the protagonist of which remains stuck in the same room for almost the entire movie! Exciting stuff!  This reboot of a cult classic carries an aggregate critic score of 39%, an audience score of 66%, so what will the Reel Critics think? Who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate! 

It may be fall now but that won't stop the boys from diving head first into another action classic: Patrick Swayze's 'Road House'! So give your car keys away to the nearest homeless man, hop into your backup Mercedes-Benz, and floor it 'cause we're heading to the loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, The Double Deuce!  This cult classic carries an aggregate critic score of 39%, an audience score of 66%, so what will the Reel Critics think? Who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate!  IG: @EARCPod Twitter: @EARCPod

The Reel Critics say goodbye to Hot Blockbuster Summer and welcome Daniel from Drafted to discuss the rom-com(?), thriller(?), paranormal(?), murder-mystery(?) hit Practical Magic which earned a 23% from critics and a 73% from audiences. Grab your midnight margaritas because this one's a doozie.    Listen to Drafted: Apple / Spotify Follow Drafted on social: @DraftedPod Follow Dap on Twitch: Dap_Sauce Follow EARC on social: @EARCPod

It's over! Hot Blockbuster Summer has come to an end and the boys are closing it out with Sly Stallone's latest flick, 'Samaritan'!  But before diving into the this geriatric, superhero action movie, in Watcha Watchin the Reel Critics discuss Jon's picks: Succession and Hulu's The Patient. Jose, however, has discovered that Prime Video actually has good content because he's finally watched Fleabag and Paper Girls and, once again proving he's behind on the times, can't help but mention how charmed he is by When Harry Met Sally, which is currently streaming on Netflix.  Anyways, Samaritan has an Aggregate Critic Score of 40%, and an Audience Score of 76%... So who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate!  IG: @EARCPod Twitter: @EARCPod  

It's hot, it's the summer, it's Hot Blockbuster Summer, baby! We continue this series with Brad Pitt and David Leitch's newest thrill ride, Bullet Train. It's got Bad Bunny, poisonous snakes, quippy characters, unsurprising cameos, an Aggregate Critic Score of 53%, and an Audience Score of 76% AND THE WHOLE DANG THING IS ON A TRAIN. So who's got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Be sure to follow and rate!  IG: @EARCPod Twitter: @EARCPod  

Hot Blockbuster Summer Continues with more Big Beefy Bros! In a plot that's almost as confusing as Billy Bob Thornton's wig, The Reel Critics break down all things Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans with just as much of an addiction to cheesy puns.  Be sure to follow and rate!  IG: @EARCPod Twitter: @EARCPod

Grab your bulletproof vests, your massive guns, your crew of ragtag buff bros and board our napalm-spraying personal plane, 'cause this week The Reel Critics are talkin' The Expendables! That's right, we somehow managed to talk about this star-studded, weirdly racist, summer blockbuster for nearly the entire run time of the actual movie.  With a 42% Aggregate Critic score and a 64% Audience score, who's got this one right? Is it the Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!

On a longer-than-usual, All-Spark-sized episode, the Reel Critics return to discuss the ol' 2007 blockbuster, Transformers! Chock full of "Bayhem" and Shia LaBeouf charisma, the Reel Critics find it hard to separate their nostalgia from their critiques in this one. Whole lotta tangents and a whole lotta laughs.  With a 58% Aggregate Critic score and an 85% Audience score, who's got this one right? Is it the Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Make sure to hit us up with your Autobot/Decepticon names!  

The Return of Jon Wolf!! The Reel Critics are together again, just in time to discuss the 2022 Robert Eggers Norse flick, 'The Northman.' With an aggregate Critic score of 89% and an Audience score of 64%, who do you think got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? But remember, Everyone's a Reel Critic!

Oh no! Jon's gone! But no worries- we've got an incredible sub this week, honorary Reel Critic, Matt McGuffee! Join Matt and Jose as they tread off the beaten path and uncover the 2022 Tom Holland-led action-adventure, video game adaptation, 'Uncharted!' With an aggregate Critic score of 40% and an Audience score of 90%, who do you think got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? But remember, Everyone's a Reel Critic!   **audio quality's a little off on this one - apologies!**

Before you listen to this episode, here's a quick disclaimer: DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE.    This week, it's Morbin' Time! The Reel Critics dive into the 2022 shitshow, 'Morbius.' Led by problematic, cult-leading asshat, Jared Leto, 'Morbius' is a meme-machine of a film, yet somehow it's as hollow a bat's bones. With an aggregate Critic score of 17% and an Audience score of 71%, who do you think got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? This movie sucks! But remember, Everyone's a Reel Critic!  

We're a week late with this one! Whoops!! Y'know what Dr. Ian Malcolm says, "Life... gets in the way." Wait, that's not right...  Anyways! This week The Reel Critics dive into the 2021 slog of a film, 'The King's Man.' With an aggregate Critic score of 41% and an Audience score of 80%, who do you think got it right? The Critics? The Audience? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!

This week, the Reel Critics talk Roland Emmerich's newest disaster porno, Moonfall. With a critic score of 38% and an audience score of 70% who got it right?

The Reel Critics return with special guest, Micah Tannenbaum, host of the long-running MuggleCast! Micah joins the boys to talk about the absolute trash (Micah's words) that is the second installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.  I think we can all agree this one is a complete dumpster fire, right? Regardless, who cares? Everyone's a Reel Critic! Check out the @MuggleCast on Patreon and follow 'em on all the socials!

It's Monday, which means the Reel Critics are back!  This week, the Reel Critics cut into the usual Watcha Watchin' segment with some Oscars Talk and why they think award shows suck in general and, much like the rest of the world, can't help but mention the Will Smith Slappening. Then, the Reel Critics break down the Academy Award nominated picture, Licorice Pizza, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.  Jose and Jon don't agree on this one, y'all. Tune in and let us know who you think is right! Is it Jose? Jon? The audience? The critics? Who cares!? Everyone's a Reel Critic!

We're back, baby!  After a short hiatus, the Reel Critics return to discuss the latest iteration in the long line of new Disney+ Star Wars spin-offs, The Book of Boba Fett! But, of course, there's a lot of general Star Wars talk as well.  A show with many highs and lows, it's not surprising to see that the reviews are very mixed, but who do you think is right? The critics? The audience? Who even cares? It doesn't even matter because Everyone's a Reel Critic!

This week, The Reel Critics take a break from the pod so we're uploading an oldie but a goodie. In one of the first pods ever recorded by the boys, the guys take on the Bobby Rod's critically-acclaimed Spy Kids!  With an aggregate critic score of 93% and an audience score of 46%, who do you think is right? The critics? The audiences? Who cares? It doesn't even matter because Everyone's a Reel Critic! 

Sorry for the delayed upload, this episode required a liiiil more editing than usual! This week, The Reel Critics skip the Watcha Watchin' talk and instead discuss the medley of new trailers released during the Super Bowl and decide which of the upcoming movies are going to be Reely Good or Reely Bad. Then, the boys soar into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Marvel's Eternals. Starring, like, every actor in Hollywood, this ambitious "epic" makes the boys question their undying love for the MCU and it's almost-perfect track record. With an aggregate critic score of 47% and an audience score of 78%, who do you think is right? The critics? The audience? Who cares? It doesn't even matter because Everyone's a Reel Critic!

This week, The Reel Critics are strapping on their adventure gear and raiding (rating?) the ol' Angelina Jolie-led action flick: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The boys discuss what they've been watching (BEWARE: Boba Fett spoilers!) and talk about the curse of the video-game-to-movie-adaptation.  With an aggregate critic score of 20% and an audience score of 47%, who do you think is right? The critics? The audience? Who cares? It's doesn't even matter because Everyone's a Reel Critic!  

This week, The Reel Critics discuss the sequel to Wes Craven's 1996 meta slasher classic, Scream and whether sequels that are better than the original even exist. What even is a sequel, anyways? With a critic score of 81% and an audience score of 57%, who do you think is right? The critics? The audience? Who cares? It doesn't even matter because Everyone's a Reel Critic!

The Reel Critics celebrate their 10th episode with special guest and Ghostbusters expert, Nick Sarasty. Ghostbusters: Afterlife critics gave it a 62% while audiences gave it a 95%. Listen now to see who got it right!    Catch us on social @EARCPod.  Follow Neon NiteClub on IG @neonniteclub and listen to them wherever you get your music!

A special gift under the tree, The Reel Critics break down one of the most polarizing critiques in Jingle All The Way. Need some help to get you through your Holiday trip home? Or maybe take a break from talking politics at the table? Shoot, share this one with the whole family and Happy Holidays!

This week, The Reel Critics take a look at the Netflix Smash Hit, Red Notice, starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. With an aggregate Critic score of 36% and an Audience score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's safe to say The Reel Critics have some opinions...   Follow us on our socials @EARCPod and join our Discord!

The Reel Critics take another look at the original big screen live-action 2002 hit, Spider-Man. With a critic score of 90% and an audience score of 67%, who got it right? Tune in for some #TobeyTalk and let us know if you agree with the Reel Critics.    Follow us on our socials @EARCPod and join our Discord!

This week, in anticipation of the newest chapter of the classic franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Reel Critics take a look at the 2016 remake that's sittin' pretty with an aggregate Critic score of 76% and an Audience score of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes.  Be sure to stick around to the end of the pod to hear who The Reel Critics would cast their own remake of Ghostbusters! Who would you cast in your remake of Ghostbusters? Let us know on Discord or our social channels!

The Reel Critics finally complete their journey through The Twilight Saga and take a look at the conclusion of the series with Twilight Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2, discussing breaking backs, CGI babies, and finally deciding: Team Edward? Or Team Jacob?  With an aggregate Critic Score of 25% and 49%, and an Audience Score of 60% and 70%, respectively, what do the Reel Critics think of this blood-sucking two-parter?  Be sure to check out our and social channels @EARCPod to join the conversation!

Just in time for Spooky Season, the Reel Critics take a look at one of the most beloved, cult-classic Halloween flicks, "Hocus Pocus." Given a 38% by critics and a 71% by the audience, the Reel Critics break down the huge discrepancy, share some of their Halloween favorites, and decide if this movie is Spooky or Spoopy. Be sure to follow us @EARCpod on social and join our discord!  

The Reel Critics take a look at the third movie in the Twilight Saga, ‘Twilight: Eclipse,' or as they like to call it "A Total Eclipse of the Heart."  With a Critic score of 47% and an Audience score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, this is the one movie in the saga that slightly falls outside of our normal rules.... but it was so good we couldn't resist. What do the Reel Critics think? Who got it right? Be sure to jump in our discord and social channels @EARCPod to join the conversation.

To celebrate the world-renowned National Podcast Day, the Reel Critics share with the world how and why they came up with Everyone's A Reel Critic, argue about Star Wars and Inception, and discuss the Greatest Franchise of All Time: The Fast and The Furious. Oh, and there's a very special surprise guest caller!  Be sure to download, like, and follow the podcast, @EARCPod!!