Welcome to Reel Obsessed. Jessica, Jon, and Beau, three wannabe cinephiles from Las Vegas, explore the ever evolving world of film by diving into new releases and classics on a weekly podcast. Jessica is obsessed with Classic Hollywood, Jon is obsessed with independent, foreign, and mainstream cinema, and both of us are obsessed with helping Beau expand his horizons! We encourage you to join our discussion!
Jon Turner, Jessica Welman, Beau Evans
Show rundown:Intro: 0:00 - 0:45Jon's Yays and Nays: 0:45 - 4:50Tigertail: 4:50 - 16:45Beau's Yays and Nays: 16:45 - 21:15BeauChamps: Temple Grandin vs. Quiz Show: 21:15 - 37:20Jessica's Yays and Nays: 37:20 - 46:20Previewing BeauChamps: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington vs. Sing Street: 46:20 - 51:30Outro and coming next week: An Invisible Life (available on Amazon Prime): 51:30 - 54:00Jess enjoyed:Underground (1941)DuBarry Was A Lady The Hidden FortressYojimboSeven Psychopaths (on Amazon Prime)Jon enjoyed:La VeriteA New LeafRaise The Red LanternJon was meh about:Gun CrazyA Woman Is a WomanBeau did not enjoy:Harry Potter filmsJon did not enjoy:Modern RomanceHere are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:More on Warner Brothers moving forward with Nazi propaganda despite the government telling the studio not toMore on the influence of The Hidden Fortress on George Lucas and Star WarsWhy people revere 1939 as a great year for movies
Intro and Jessica's Yay or Nays: 0:00 - 08:00Tiger King: 8:00 - 37:40Beau's Yay or Nays: 37:40 - 45:00BeauChamps Battle Flawed Protagonist, Adaptation vs. Inside Llewyn Davis: 45:00 - 1:01:40Previewing BeauChamps Based on a True Story -- Quiz Show vs. Temple Grandin: 1:01:40 - 1:04:40Jon's Yays or Nays: 1:04:40 - 1:08:57Never Rarely Sometimes Always: 1:08:57 - 1:15:21Jess enjoyed:Drunken AngelSitting PrettyPeople Will TalkLady in a Cage (on Hulu)Uncorked (on Netflix)Beau enjoyed:The Boys From BrazilOzark Season 3 (on Netflix)One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (but Beau only barely enjoyed it)The Illusionist (2010)Snowpiercer (on Netflix)Beau is ambiguous about:Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerTaxi DriverJon enjoyed:Moonrise KingdomFantastic Mr FoxDragged Across Concrete (on HBO Now)Jon is ambiguous about:Blood Father (on Netflix)The Platform (on Netflix)Jon did not enjoy:Black Sunday (1960)Here are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:Joe Exotic's marriage history, including his first husband who died of AIDSRick Kirkham's interview with David Spade (not Dana Carvey)The goofy song Please Mr. CusterA discussion of some of the Ulyssian homages of Inside Llewyn DavisSome more on John Hinkley and his obsession with Jodie Foster
Show RundownIntros and Yay or Nay: 0:00 - 15:05Some Like It Hot: 15:05 - 28:15Tootsie: 28:15 - 46:15BeauChamps Battle SciFi, Children of Men: 46:15 - 1:00:08BeauChamps Battle SciFi, The Iron Giant: 1:00:08 - 1:05:37A Trip to the Moon: 1:05:38 - 1:10:45Next week’s BeauChamps round 4 battle, Inside Llewyn Davis vs Adaptation: 1:10:45 - 1:15:38Beau enjoyed:Truth Be Told (on Apple TV)Beau did not enjoy:Once Upon a Time in the WestRoma (on Netflix)Jess enjoyed:Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (on HBO Now)Roll Red Roll (on Netflix)93 Days (on Netflix)Jess did not enjoy:Downhill Racer (on Amazon Prime)Spenser Confidential (on Netflix)AvantiJon enjoyed:The Shawshank RedemptionThis Is Spinal TapJon did not enjoy:Big Trouble in Little ChinaIn the Mouth of MadnessHere are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:Some info on the Hitchcock/Truffaut bookThe amazing book Conversations with WilderSome more on the censorship of the era of Some Like It Hot: The film was released without a seal of approval from the MPAA. The Legion of Decency did not give it its most negative rating, a C for "condemned", but the group did say the film was "morally objectionable."Dustin Hoffman's AFI interview about TootsieA great NY Times profile on Elaine MayCheck out "It Might Be You (the Theme from Tootsie)"Not kidding, Shooter McGavin is in Grease 2. He's the "Where does the pollen go?" guyConspiracy of the lizard people from the MoonThe silent film Alice in Wonderland
Episode rundown:Intro: 0:00 - 2:15Yay or Nay: 2:15 - 17:00Train to Busan: 17:00 - 28:50BeauChamps Battle Jimmy Stewart: 28:50 - 46:10BeauChamps Round 3: Sci-fi showdown: 46:10 - 50:20Coming up next week...Some Like It Hot and Tootsie: 50:20 - 51:56Beau enjoyed:This Is Us Season 4Schitt's CreekAlternative MathStuttererJon enjoyed:The PrestigeInstant FamilyThe Other GuysEasy AJon did not enjoy:The Great Gatsby (2013)Jess enjoyed:Never Fear Monterey PopThe City of Lost ChildrenJess did not enjoy:Touching The VoidThe SummitThe CuredHere are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:Beau would like you to know that David Lowery is the director of A Ghost Story.If you want a glimpse of Jimmy Stewart playing drunk in The Philadelphia Story, here it is.Laura Mulvey's Visual Pleasure and Narrative CinemaJessica's old professor Dr Drew Casper is the Alfred and Alma Hitchcock Endowed Chair at USCA Trip to the MoonWhat do you think we should be watching in quarantine? Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!
Episode rundown:Yay or Nay: 1:40 - 18:30The Hunt: 18:30 - 22:40Our technical apologies: 22:40 - 23:00The Way Back: 23:00 - 32:00BeauChamps Round 1 results: 32:00 - 43:00Our assignments for BeauChamps Round 2 - Jimmy Stewart: 43:00 - 45:00Jon enjoyed:Buster Keaton shorts with Fatty ArbuckleContagionThe NightingaleMidnight RunBeau enjoyed:Still digging The Outsider on HBOMcMillions (as did Jess)Last Week Tonight with John OliverThe Neighbor's WindowJessica enjoyed:Flamingo RoadThe Happy RoadBeyond the Poseidon AdventureThirteen WomenThe Most Dangerous GameHere are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:You Must Remember This episode on Fatty ArbuckleThe book Memo from David O SelznikMore on the controversy behind The HuntWhat do you think we should be watching in quarantine? Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!
Jon offers his feedback on the last episode: 0:00 - 8:00Jon and Jess hash out the merits of quitting movies before they are over: 8:00 - 16:50Yay or Nay: 16:50 - 29:00The Invisible Man spoiler-free discussions: 29:00 - 41:00BeauChamps! The Edge of Seventeen vs. 12 Angry Men: 41:00 - 50:00Onward: 50:00 - 1:02:30Episode wrap and next week's films, The Hunt and The Way Back: 1:02:30-1:04:10Beau enjoyed:The Outsider on HBOJess enjoyed:Wife vs. SecretaryJon enjoyed:Portrait of a Lady on FireStop Making SenseFreebie and the BeanFirst CowLe SamuraiLe Silence de la MerUpgradeHere are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:Linda Holmes' The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We're All Going to Miss Almost EverythingThe boogeyman in different culturesWhat do you say? Are these movies horror or something else? Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!
Episode NotesIntro/Yay or Nay: 0:00 - 8:15Talking Hunters: 8:15 - 33:15"At the Picture Show"with The Boys From Brazil: 33:15 - 37:55Outro and next week (The Invisible Man and Onward): 37:55 - 38:55Beau disliked:Moonrise KingdomJess liked:The Smiling LieutenantThe Love ParadeThe Merry WidowHara-KiriJess disliked:The Way Back (2010)The word Beau is trying to come up with about halfway through the episode is "detainees."Here are the links and stories we mentioned this episode:Billy Wilder on "The Lubitsch Touch"Hunter creator David Weil on IMDBWeil's full statement on the Auschwitz Memorial's objections to the showDylan Baker's IMDBJosh Mostel's IMDBThe trailer for The Boys From Brazil
First and foremost, sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.comShow rundown:Intro/Yay or Nay: 0:00-8:23Bad Boys for Life: 8:24-18:03Beau‘s history of modern horror: 18:26-33:10The Lodge spoiler-free discussion: 33:10-40:40The Lodge spoiler talk: 41:13-59:57Outro/next week: The amazon show Hunters, and the following week The Invisible Man/OnwardHere are the links and stories we mentioned this episode:From our new segment Yay or Nay:Jess liked:Hunt For the Wilderpeople (on Hulu)Naughty MariettaOne Hour with YouNight and FogBeau liked:The Marvelous Mrs Maisel S3 (Amazon Prime)Narcos Mexico S2 (Netflix)Hair LoveDecafJon liked:The Fly (1986)Here's a look at the films Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer co-producedFilm Slant says that "elevated horror" is just plain old horrorAnother take on art house horror from VultureJon's Spanish horror film recs:TesisRecThe OrphanageA quick video on what the 180-degree rule isWhat do you say? Are these movies horror or something else? Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!
Show rundown:Oscars talk: 0:00-13:25Our thoughts on The Gentleman: 13:30-26:46Talking Kind Hearts and Coronets: 26:49-4505Outro / next week's movies Bad Boys For Life and The Lodge: 45:19-46:30If you want to check out more Korean films, Jon's suggestions include:OldboyThe HandmaidenBurningMotherThe HostThe WailingI Saw the DevilMemories of MurderHere are the links and stories we mentioned this episode:Justin Chang on what Parasite's win means for the movie industryJessica's thread on the Oscars and the recent history of picking political winners during election yearsJoseph Kahn's take on Parasite and North KoreaThe trailer for another Bong Joon-ho joint about class, SnowpiercerA good read from IndieWire on some of the old movie influences of Wes AndersonSome background on the novel Kind Hearts and Coronets is based on, Israel RankTell us what movies you want us to talk about! Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.comOr find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!
We couldn't consolidate all our thoughts about the movies of 2019 into a single top ten list, so we've got one more episode of thoughts to get off our chests.First, we cover several of the most talked-about movies of the year that didn't make our top tens in Overrated or Appreciated. So, if you are wondering where our Joker, The Irishman, and Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood talk is, it's here.After that, we present our end-of-the-year awards for:Favorite sceneFunniest momentBest musical momentBest openingBest endingMovie we were surprised we lovedMovie we were surprised we didn't connect withBest child performanceWe close with Oscars talk, covering the main categories and what we would change about them along with what we think will happen come Oscasr night on Sunday, February 9th.Episode rundown:Overrated or Appreciated: 0:40-26:20End of the Year Awards: 26:26-51:24Oscars: 51:25-66:23Coming up next: 66:23-67:28Tell us what your favorite scene of the year was! Drop us a line at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.comOr find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!Here are the links and stories we mentioned this episode:Jess loved several negative Joker reviews. Her two favorites are:Glenn Weldon for NPRScaachi Khoul for BuzzfeedIf you want a deep dive on the Manson's, check out the You Must Remember This podcast series Charles Manson's Hollywood.Jon loved the actor who played the CPS evaluator in Marriage Story. Her name is Martha Kelly.Learn more about Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy, the subjects of the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die.
Think Jessica's number two is overrated or it is a shame we didn't include Cats in the discussion? Let us know by dropping us an email at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.com,Or you can find us all on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter too: @jesswelman @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!Miss our #6-10 choices? Listen to Episode 1 and catch up.Films discussed this episode:1917Knives OutLeaving NeverlandPeanut Butter FalconPortrait of a Lady on FireUncut GemsWavesHere are some of the other things we mentioned this episode:Jess spaced on the name of the Netflix doc similar to Finding Neverland. It is called Abducted in Plain Sight.
We're three Las Vegans obsessed with movies, so what better way to kick off the show than with our favorite films of the past year?First though, get to know your hosts, Jess, Jon, and Beau, and learn how they each became film obsessed. Then jump right into the discussion of the year in cinema as we each share our #6-10 picks for the best films of 2019.Introductions: 0:00-7:47Top Tens #6-10: 7:47-54:21Recap: 54:21-55:22.Tell us your favorite films of the year! Drop us an email at reelobsessedpodcast@gmail.comOr find us on Letterboxd: jesswelman - jonturner18 - beauevansJess and Jon are on Twitter @jesswelman and @PearlJammed - Beau may learn how to use social media one day, stay tuned!Films discussed this episode: 1917A Beautful Day In The NeighborhoodDark WatersThe FarewellFor SamaFord vs. FerrariHoneylandJojo RabbitLittle WomenToy Story 4Here are some of the links and stories we mentioned this episode:Debunking the Mr. Rogers rumorsThe Slate Culture Gabest discussed some of the strange production of the documentary HoneylandMore on the true story behind Dark Waters