Reeled In is currently on break for the holiday season, but in the meantime catch up on all the best and funniest moments from season 1 in this feature-length compilation episode! Relive or experience for the first time all of the best discussions, arguments, and off-topic tangents that have gripped the nation and turned Reeled In into a cultural phenomenon. We'll see you in 2026 with season 2!
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On this very special episode of Reeled In, we discuss the latest film in Rian Johnson's Knives Out trilogy, Wake Up Dead Man. Also in this episode, we talk about our feelings on the trilogy as a whole, Alex shares his experience seeing Wake Up Dead Man at TIFF, we argue about Star Wars for a bit, and finally we take a look back on season 1 of Reeled In.
On this very jolly episode of Reeled In, we get into the Christmas spirit by watching two beloved holiday classics. First, Alex recommends the iconic 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Avery then recommends the 2024 Netflix rom com Hot Frosty about a snowman that magically transforms into a hot shirtless guy. Listen to find out which member of Reeled In has a small background role in Hot Frosty.
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In this episode, Avery watches the 1990 horror thriller Misery, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. In turn, she makes the rest of us watch the YouTube Red original movie The Thinning, a dystopian epic starring Logan Paul.
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This week on Reeled In, our 3-part deep dive into the Godfather and Toy Story movies comes to an end as we discuss the third and final films in each trilogy. Tune in to find out which threequel we prefer (you probably already know the answer but you should still listen anyway).
This week, we continue our 3-part miniseries on the Godfather and Toy Story trilogies with two iconic sequels: The Godfather Part II (1974) and Toy Story 2 (1999). Avery watches the longest film she's ever seen, while the rest of the group revisit a childhood classic. Which film is the better sequel? Tune in to find out!
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In this episode of Reeled In, we begin our three-part miniseries exploring two of the greatest film trilogies of all time. This week we'll be discussing the first film in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, as well as the first film in Pixar's Toy Story trilogy.
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In this episode of Reeled In, Sam recommends one of her favourite films: J. A. Bayona's 2023 survival drama Society of the Snow, about a Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. She then proceeds to talk about this movie for a really, really long time. We also talk about a movie called Nerve I guess.
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In this spooky Halloween episode of Reeled In, we watch two horrifying films that will surely send a shiver down your spine. The first is David Cronenberg's 1986 body horror film The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum as a scientist who accidentally turns himself into a fly. The second is the Disney Channel classic Girl vs. Monster, which many people are calling the scariest movie ever made.
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In this episode, Alex recommends one of his favourite films, the 1984 film Amadeus, starring Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and F. Murray Abraham as rival composer Antonio Salieri. Avery in turn recommends some action movie called Jumper starring Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu.
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This week, Alex recommends the 1963 Akira Kurosawa crime thriller High and Low, which none of the others in the group had ever seen before. Avery in turn recommends yet another Disney Channel original movie, the 2008 film Camp Rock starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.
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In this episode, Alex recommends the lesbian neo-noir crime thriller Bound, the debut film from the Wachowski Sisters. Avery in turn attempts to reel the gang into the world of Disney Channel original movies with How to Build a Better Boy, a film about two teenagers hacking into the Pentagon to build a robotic boyfriend.
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On this very exciting episode of Reeled In, we discuss the most highly anticipated double feature since Barbenheimer. That's right, it's time for One Dollhouse After Another, combining the latest masterpiece from acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and a movie made for literal toddlers. Which film is better? You're gonna have to listen to find out!
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In this episode, Avery watches her first Paul Thomas Anderson film as Usman recommends Phantom Thread. In turn, Avery recommends the classic Brendan Fraser action-adventure film The Mummy.
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In this episode, we discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2016 science-fiction film Arrival, starring Amy Adams and the guy from the Jeremy Renner app. Avery also makes the group watch Abduction, a questionable 2011 Taylor Lautner action vehicle directed by John Singleton.
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On this episode of Reeled In, Avery finally recommends an actual movie. She makes her cinephile friends watch the Samuel L. Jackson basketball drama Coach Carter, while she in turn watches Uncut Gems for the first time, which is also kind of a basketball film if you think about it.
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On this episode of Reeled In, we discuss Peter Weir’s genre-bending The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey, as well as the 2018 action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me with Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.
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(0:00) Intro
(3:26) The Truman Show
(30:43) The Spy Who Dumped Me
(58:40) Connections
Welcome to Reeled In! In this debut episode, three cinephiles—Alex, Usman, and Sam—attempt to reel their friend Avery into the world of classic cinema by introducing her to Sidney Lumet's iconic 1957 courtroom drama 12 Angry Men. Meanwhile, Avery makes the rest of the group watch one of her favourite films, the 2007 Will Farrell and Jon Heder figure skating comedy Blades of Glory.
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