Reel to Real Talk with Sergio Barrera

Join us as we discuss the degree of Christmas-ness of 10 popular movies. Are they Christmas movies, do they qualify? Find out our thoughts and weigh in with your own!

It is movie assignment time once again and this time we are reviewing three unique films. The Tim Burton classic Big Fish, About Time and the 1980's classic The Breakfast Club!

Join us as we review two new Netflix releases, Ron Howard's latest, Hillbilly Elegy and David Fincher's Mank!

It is time once again to spin that wheel at reelgood.com/roulette and see what it delivers! Our topic this time is Science Fiction movies and the results were quite amazing. Find out what fate gave us in this episode!

Join us as we look back at the visual and cinematic triumph that is Luc Besson's The Fifth Element! From characters, to costume and set design, we explore the aspects of this film that made it such a unique treasure. It's a super green look at a super green film. Grab your multipass and climb aboard!

We once again discuss past winners of the Best Picture Academy Award! Marty, All Quiet on The Western Front and American Beauty get the Reel to Real Talk treatment!

Grab your tissues as we explore movies that are tear jerkers and get us all up in our feels! Some will make you nod your head in agreement, others maybe not, but YOU WILL enjoy the conversation! Plus our weekly segments with Paul and Susan! Enjoy!

It's movie assignment time once again here on Reel To Real Talk and this time you get to find out our thoughts on Tangled, The 40 Year Old Virgin and The World Is Not Enough. Three very different pictures and we had to watch them! Join us to find out more.

Spooky Day is on its way! On this episode of Reel to Real Talk we spin the wheel at Reelgood.com and get some unique horror movies to talk about. Join us for some spooky fun!

Join us as we review Aaron Sorkin's latest work, The Trial of The Chicago 7. It is not only a look at a historical event, it is a reminder of where our society stands today in regards to justice.

Have you seen Heat, Child's Play, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? We did and we are ready to talk about them!

Join us to listen in on our discussion as we examine the careers of Reese Witherspoon, Dame Judi Dench, Lupita Nyong'o, Gene Hackman, Jimmy Stewart and Robert Downey, Jr!

We spun the wheel at reelgood.com/roulette and got 3 films to talk about! Listen to find out what we got and what we thought!

It is time once again to assign each other films to see and discuss. Join us as we discuss Legally Blonde, Chef and The Usual Suspects!

Charlie Kaufman is back and challenging us yet again. Listen to our thoughts on his new film!

Christopher Nolan is up to his usual shenanigans with his new release TENET. Check out our thoughts on it!

Our new episode is up! We spun the wheel at reelgood.com/roulette and let it tell us what to watch, here's the result! Get on over and visit our friends at Reelgood, tell them hello, follow them here on Facebook and on Instagram and take your turn at the wheel! We'll be doing Netflix Roulette every month going forward! Enjoy, subscribe and thank you for watching!

Join us as we discuss our views on the genre of movie musicals! It's a trip down memory lane as well as a look at some of our favorites. Also, more splendid weirdness on What The Hell Did I Just Watch and Anime August continues. Enjoy this and so much more!

We love discovering movies each of us have never seen so around here we give out movie assignments! Join us to discover our thoughts on movies like Wall-E, Fight Club and Seven Pounds, plus all of our regular segments!

JK Simmons, Christine Baranski, Michael Pena, Jessica Chastain, Rachel Weisz and John Turturro. Familiar faces, great filmographies, amazing work. It's why they make it into the Reel to Real Talk Hall of Honor as Actors We Love. Join us for a fantastic discussion on these amazing talents!

On this episode listen in as we discuss Academy Award Best Picture Winners we had not seen yet. We talk about Slumdog Millionaire, The Lost Weekend and The Artist. It's a fun conversation of discovery as well as our weekly segments that involve... Frogs? 

In this episode we look at Netflix' latest action movie entry as we review The Old Guard starring Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kiki Layne. We also find out What The Hell Paul Watched this week and another edition of Susan Finally Saw! Join us!

It's time once again to spin the wheel and take our chances with Netflix Roulette! Our category this time around is Documentaries! Join us to see how the wheel treated us!

Listen in as we review the Disney+ release of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton. We also each bring 5 movies for discussion with one common theme, they all have actors or the director of the alien invasion blockbuster Independence Day!

Start your holiday weekend with our next episode. Our goal is to keep the discussion going, keep listening, keep learning, keep standing. Join us as we have an important discussion and review Spike Lee's latest film Da 5 Bloods.

Do you love the movies The Last Action Hero, Failure to Launch or Clueless? Listen in and find out if we do! Then find out what Paul is up to on What the Hell Did I Just Watch and find out what Susan Finally Saw!

In this episode we celebrate some of the most iconic actors of modern cinema. Listen in as we discuss the amazing careers of Viola Davis, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johannson, Denzel Washington, John Malkovich and Tiffany Haddish!

On this episode, join us as we discuss 3 Academy Award Best Picture Winners we had never seen. It is an interesting and timely discussion that we hope you will enjoy. 

It's almost time for another new episode! We spun the roulette wheel at reelgood.com and we discuss what the wheel gave us! Tune in for another fun round of movie conversation.

Movie Assignments are back as we issue homework to everyone! Paul watches and shares his thoughts on The Hundred Foot Journey, Sergio talks about Pixar's Inside Out and Susan takes on the Tarantino classic, Pulp Fiction. Plus another round of What The Hell Did I Just Watch and Susan Finally Saw!

We are back with another awesome movie based conversation. Join us as we review the latest Netflix Films offering, Extraction. Starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Sam Hargrave this action thriller about a mercenary torn by conscience gives us a lot to talk about. Find out our taco ratings for this film as well as another entry from Paul on What the Hell Did I Just Watch, and another edition of Susan Finally Say, all this week!

This week's episode is a fun look at some of the funniest movies we've ever seen! Join in the fun and see which movies we discuss are in your top funniest movies ever!

Tune in this week to find out about a new toy we found for these social distancing times! We'll share the results of our first ever Streaming Roulette.That and more on this week's episode!

This week we start a new series on Reel to Real! We talk about some of the actors we absolutely love and what it is about their work that we enjoy so much! Join us as we discuss Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Daniel Day Lewis! Plus we debut a new segment called "What the Heck Did I Just Watch?" and the return of "Susan Finally Saw..."! 

This week we assigned a movie to each of us and will talk about what we thought of them. Join us as we take a look at Interstellar, The Martian and Coco! You may be surprised by our thoughts on each film. 

All of us have that movie or movies that we go back to time and again no matter how often we have seen them. Well on this episode we each share 5 of them and why. Join us and listen in as we share five movies that we can see over and over!

From the iconic Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction to Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino has left a unique mark on the landscape of cinema. His brash, unapologetic film making has led to so many memorable films, characters and accolades. Join us as we discuss this amazing director and his impact on movie making.

Join Paul, Susan and I for another fun episode of film talk! This week, the topic of Pixar movies makes an appearance, and we review the new Pixar release Onward. We also get another does of "Susan Finally Saw"!

From first time director Autumn De Wilde, comes a tale of love and great longing. A fantastic effort to introduce this timeless classic to today's generation.

Some movies are just panned by critics, but some of us just love them! Join us as we discuss this phenomenon and talk about 2 of our faves. We also have our latest installment of "Susan Finally Saw...".

On this episode we do a comparison contrast of the new Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus film Downhill. Based on the 2014 Swedish film Force Majeure, we take a look at both movies to see how they stand up to one another. What are the successes and downfalls of either film and how do they stack up against the Reel to Real Taco Rating system? Join us for another fun conversation at the movies!

This week we take a look at Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn! Join us as we discuss this film and then weigh in and share your thoughts with us!

This week we take a look at two more Best Picture Oscar Nominees. Parasite, also up for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director for Bong Joon Ho, and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood which has garnered director Quentin Tarantino another Best Director Oscar nomination. It's another episode of interesting and thought provoking conversation!

This week we discuss why The Irishman and Joker has us feeling a certain kind of way, then find out how we felt about Guy Ritchie's latest, The Gentlemen.

On this episode of Reel to Real Talk Extra we begin our deep dive look at movie awards season. This episode we recap the recent Golden Globes ceremony discussing nominees and winners, as well as take an initial look at the nominations for the Academy Awards. Jaime Lee joins me for this series and we'll give you our perspective on all that happens this season!

In this episode join us as we review the Sam Mendes, Golden Globe winner for Best Picture - Drama, 1917. Now an Oscar nominated film as well, listen in as we discuss what makes this film the unique work of cinematic art that it is. We also debut a new segment! 

Get your extra dose of Reel to Real Talk as we launch our Extra! series. In this episode Kristen Smith of Kraze Videography and I discuss the films of Michael Mann. From Manhunter and Miami Vice to The Insider and his magnum opus, Heat, we take a look at one of the most underappreciated and iconic filmmakers in American cinema. 

We start the new year off right with a discussion on the films that are coming up this year! So many movies to look forward to and such a wide variety of film genres to discuss! Listen in and start planning your movie watching calendar for the year!

When the term "action film" comes to mind, Michael Bay is one of the directors that automatically comes to mind. From classics like The Rock and Armageddon to his work on Pearl Harbor and the Transformers series, Michael Bay has always taken an unflinching approach to the action film genre. He has had major hits and major misses, but always turns a profit. On today's episode we take an overall look at his body of work AND we review his latest film 6 Underground, available for streaming on Netflix. 

It is movie review time again and today we see if the Force is with Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. Listen as we discuss this final chapter of the Skywalker saga and weigh in with our thoughts on it and its impact on the franchise!

It is one of the most iconic movies ever and it is hailed as a triumph by many. Join us as we discuss the amazing journey that is The Fifth Element.