Reel Odd

After a short hiatus your favourite movie podcast is back! This week we talk summer blockbuster classic, the one and only Jaws (1975) dir. by the great Steven Spielberg, alongside the ever brilliant Nicolas Cage's new film Pig (2021) dir. by Michael Sarnoski in his debut film!

We're back, and this week we're talking Memories of Murder (2003) dir. by the legendary Bong Joon-Ho alongside the new gangster film No Sudden Move (2021) dir. by Steven Soderbergh.

We're back at it again and this time we're going foreign! Join us this week as we discuss the french film Mon Oncle (1958) dir. by the incredible Jacques Tati, as well as Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) dir. by Paul Schrader.

Your favourite trio of idiots are back! This time we dive into a classic Al Pacino movie, Dog Day Afternoon (1975) dir. by the HIGHLY talented, Sidney Lumet alongside the highly psychosomatic film mother! (2017) dir. by Darren Aronofsky, starring Jennifer Lawerence & Javier Bardem.       Oh, and Pats back too so be ready for some more Marvel talk.

Things have changed at Reel Odd and with one of our personnel missing we were forced to readjust, so this week we change things up and talk about the great director, Quentin Tarantino and his latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Join us again for a mentally heavy episode as we delve inside insane asylums 40 years apart as we talk cinema classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) dir. by Milos Forman and the movie that was shot on an iPhone, Unsane (2018) dir. by Steven Soderbergh. (and yes, the same guy that brought you Oceans 11-13)

Join us again this week as we cover an unsettling and controversial Woody Allen film, "Manhattan" (1979) followed by one of science fictions biggest names and its amazing 1978 Philip Kaufman remake, we talk "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) dir. by Don Siegel.

This weeks review brings us back to Japanese cinema with the cult classic, Battle Royale (2000) dir. by Kinji Fukasaku, along side a Canadian biographic drama, and Christopher Walken's latest film, Percy vs Goliath (2021) dir. by Clark Johnson.

This week we take a trip over sees with two Japanese throwbacks. Audition (1999) dir. by Takashi Miike, is one of the most gut wrenching and horrifying thrillers known to man thats sure to make you keep the night light on. Throne of Blood (1957) dir. by Akira Kurosawa, is one of the best Macbeth adaptations set in feudal era Japan, presented by an absolute master of cinema, which is sure to strike your love of all things Shakespeare.

This week we change up the pace with another silent film, and an absolute cinema classic: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) by Director Robert Wiene alongside a pure 90's documentary covering a competition to win a truck in Longview, Texas: Hands on a Hardbody (1997) Directed by S.R. Bindler.

This week we cover Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985) and Jonah Malak's documentary, Dave Not Coming Back (2020). We also talk Snyder Cut and all three cuts of the Justice League Movie.

This week on the podcast we cover two "unique" films. The Shasta Triangle and Dave Made a Maze is our first back to back B movie review! Shasta Triangle (2019) dir. by Barry W. Levy. Dave Made a Maze (2017) dir. by Bill Watterson.

This week we talk about Rosamund Pike & Peter Dinklage's newest film, I Care A Lot paired with a movie making classic and hilarious documentary, American Movie. I Care A Lot (2020) dir. by J Blakeson introduces us to a lucrative scam within elderly care homes, but takes a turn for the worst when they mess with the wrong old lady. American Movie (1999) dir. by Chris Smith is a must see comedy documentary about the struggles and hardships of making a low budget movie and the story of a man chasing the American dream.

Join us this week as we discuss two stunning horror films jumping from the 70's to present day with Carrie (1976) and Saint Maud (2020). Saint Maud (2020) dir. by Rose Glass is her fist feature film and a unique horror following a live-in care giver and her obsession with god. Carrie (1976) dir. by Brian De Palma is a staple in the horror genre that continues to influence the genre to this day.

This episode we cover a classic action thriller and its god awful remake along side a very obscure and majestic Thai art drama. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) dir. by Joseph Sargent, an absolute classic thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) dir. by Tony Scott, a questionable remake with a star studded cast and an odd choice of cinematography. Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) dir. by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a unique and dreamlike journey of the end of a mans life and the weight of his past regrets.

This week we talk about three different documentaries with three different styles. Nanook of the North (1922) dir. by Robert J. Flaherty, a pioneering silent documentary chronicling the lives of indigenous Inuit people in Canada. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) dir. by F. W. Murnau, silent docufiction following a forbidden love in the Islands of Tahiti. The Act Of Killing (2012) dir. by Joshua Oppenheimer & Anonymous, a monumental documentary covering the 1965-66 Indonesian mass killings, reenacted by the death squad leaders.