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Bohemian Rhapsody Talk & A London Meet-Up With Fans Cheers from London! OK, by the time you are listening to this week's ReelBlend podcast, the boys will have left the U.K. But if you have followed them on social media at all, you know that they were all together for the Bohemian Rhapsody junket in London, which included a fan meet-and-greet and the recording of this extra-special, longer-than-usual episode. It's rare that all three ReelBlend hosts -- Jake Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy and Sean O'Connell -- are in the same city at the same time. That, alone, makes this week's episode special. But the guys also kick this one off with a heated debate about the ending of the new Halloween movie, so if you contributed to the movie's record-breaking opening, give that a listen. From there, the guys discussed First Man's underwhelming performance at the box office, and whether that hurt the film's Oscar chances. The Damien Chazelle drama has a long way to go to gain awards traction. Can i

Come Hangout With Us! The guys are headed to London for another HUGE 2-hour episode, and they want to meet you while they are there! If you'll be in London, England on the weekend of October 20th, and you want to meet up to chat about movies, hit us up on Twitter @ReelBlend or drop us an email (ReelBlend@CinemaBlend.com), and we'll let you know the time and place. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

James Gunn Heads to DC & Bad Times at the El Royale Reactions Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy are back with another fun-filled episode of ReelBlend! They react to the crazy news about James Gunn making his way to DC to write and possibly direct Suicide Squad 2, and discuss what this could do for DC's future. Venom destroyed its opening weekend at the box office, and only 1/3 of the ReelBlend hosts are all that excited about it. Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale (starring Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and Jeff Bridges) hits theaters this weekend, and the guys give they're (spoiler-free) reactions to what may make ReelBlend's Top 10 of 2018. And finally, this week's BlendGame was #HorrorDeathsBlend. Listen through to find out their favorite horror movie deaths of all time. Enjoy! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along with next week's BlendGame using #UnderratedHorrorBlend on Twitter to let us know your favorite horror flick t

Venom Reviews & Jake Breaks the First Man Tie On this week's episode, Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton are finally able to settle their First Man tie -- with Kevin loving it and Sean just liking it. Jake caught the movie during the recent press day at NASA in Florida, but does he side more with Kevin, or fall into Sean's (space) camp. Sean also saw Venom this week, and gives a non-spoiler breakdown of the film, letting you now if it's worth your time this weekend. All this and more, so have fun! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend. Play along with next week's game where we will decide our favorite horror movie deaths using #HorrorDeathBlend. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Venom Previews, Defending Life Itself & Our Fave Eddie Murphy Movies On the show this week Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy, and Jake Hamilton dive into the latest news of the week which includes Cary Fukunaga for Bond 25, the new Bumblebee Trailer, and images of the Joker movie cast. The guys also get into their travels for the week. Jake and Kevin are headed to NASA to interview Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, and Damien Chazelle for First Man. Sean is heading out to see Venom, and conduct interviews there. (More on their thoughts and what they learned next week!) They also discuss The House With a Clock in Its Walls, defend Life Itself, and debate their favorite performances from Eddie Murphy. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend. Next week, we kick off October with a discussion of our favorite horror movie monsters! You can play along on Twitter using #MonsterBlend. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &

Captain Marvel Trailer, Life Itself Review & One Host Hates Spider-Man 2 On this week's show, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy react to the new trailers from Mary Poppins Returns, Captain Marvel, and the Coen Brothers' new Netflix Movie The Ballad of Buster Skruggs. Jake and Kevin share some stories from their interviews with the cast and filmmakers behind the new Halloween sequel, Kevin reacts to First Man from Damien Chazelle (starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy). And finally this week, the guys honor the late, great Burt Reynolds by debating their favorite films he has starred in. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend You can play along with next week's game by letting us know your favorite movie starring Eddie Murphy using #MurphyBlend on Twitter. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, First Man Reactions & More From TIFF 2018 For our 37th episode, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are finally together in the same room bringing you a MEGA 2-hour show from the Toronto International Film Festival. They discuss several films at the festival including A STAR IS BORN, BEAUTIFUL BOY, FIRST MAN, THE PREDATOR and more. They dive into The Academy's recent change of heart for a "Popular Movies" category, share stories from their interviews with stars and filmmakers like Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and Timothée Chalamet, and finally wrap it all up with #CuaronBlend where they declare their favorite films from director Alfonso Cuaron. This week's show is packed with all of this and more. It's an absolute must-listen. Enjoy! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pr

The Nun Terrifies, Toronto Planning, and Our Favorite Brad Pitt Movies Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy saw Searching, with John Cho and Debra Messing, and praised the film's unique premise and use of technology. Sean O'Connell and them all weigh in on Ethan Hawke's strange dismissal of superhero movies -- choosing to zero in on the brilliant Logan, of all examples. And they try to make heads over tails of the latest Suspiria trailer. Good luck with that! Finally, the #Blend game for this week was dedicated to the films of Brad Pitt, and the guys went in some wildly different directions. But changing the process from BEST role to FAVORITE role from an actor, director of screenwriter really has changed the replies, and it made the #Blend game that much better. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Interviewing Robin Williams & Our Most Anticipated Films This Fall This week Sean O'Connell joins Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy from London where he is on a super secret movie mission. They discuss CRAZY RICH ASIANS weekend box office, Jake reacts to PAPILLON (releases August 24), and the guys give their most anticipated films coming this fall. Wrapping things up this week, your lovely co-hosts share stories of interviewing Robin Williams before declaring their favorite Robin Williams performance. Enjoy! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Play along with next week's game, where we are discussing our favorite work from Brad Pitt, using #PittBlend on Twitter. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Star Trek 4, BlacKkKlansman Reviews, And A Heated Kill Bill Debate This week, Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton tackle recent news surrounding Star Trek 4 and the potential departure of Chris Pine, updates on the James Gunn situation at Disney/Marvel, reactions to Crazy Rich Asians, Mile 22 and Alpha which open this week, Jake and Sean review BlacKkKlansman, and we wrap it all up with their favorite opening scenes. #OpeningBlend Follow the show and play along on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Huge Changes at the Oscars, The Meg Reactions, and Our Favorite Endings Shortly before the ReelBlend hosts hopped on the line to record this week's episode, the Academy dropped a few bombshells. In addition to attempting to make its annual Oscars telecast shorter (three hours now), and to move the date of the show earlier (February 9 by 2020), the Academy announced a new category honoring Achievement in Popular Film. Wow. How will they define "Popular"? What exactly does "Achievement" mean? And doesn't this decision water down the eventual Best Picture winner? Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy try to answer these questions, as well as react to IMAX footage of Damien Chazelle's "First Man," their thoughts on "The Meg," and wrap things up with their favorite movie endings. #EndingBlend Special thanks to @ShutUpKaleena for our awesome intro this week! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend to play along with the #Blend game each week. Support this p

James Gunn Update & Visiting The Last Operating Blockbuster Video Store This week Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy discuss more of the news regarding James Gunn's firing at Disney/Marvel, the first Star Wars: Episode IX image from J.J. Abrams, the new trailer for Venom, reactions to Christopher Robin (starring Ewan McGregor), and more. This week, and moving forward, we have decided to switch the rules for our weekly BlendGame in order to determine our favorites rather than what we consider is best. Who better to kick that off with than Philip Seymour Hoffman! Let us know your pick on Twitter using #HoffmanBlend. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Comic-Con Recap with ET's Ash Crossan & Sir Ridley Scott's Best Film We don't have guests on the ReelBlend podcast that often. And any time that we do invite a colleague to join us, it's because they're also a friend who loves movies and Hollywood as much as Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton do. It takes a special voice to keep our movie-junkie conversation flowing on a weekly basis, which is why we were thrilled to finally have longtime friend and all-around ace reporter Ash Crossan of Entertainment Tonight on the pod! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Skyscraper Tanks, Comic-Con Preview, & Michelle Pfeiffer's Best Role Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy are back at it this week reviewing The Equalizer 2, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout (without spoilers), and playing a wild new #Blend game that had enormous audience participation. Before that happens, the guys start with news, where they discuss Skyscraper's disappointing box office debut. In trying to figure out what happened -- a third-place opening for any Dwayne Johnson movie has to be a shock to the A-lister's system -- the guys analyze Rock Fatigue, and wonder what it means for some of the action star's upcoming projects. From there, they shift to the Aquaman poster that recently dropped, and use that as a springboard to talk Comic-Con, which Sean is flying to (coverage on CinemaBlend all week)! Aquaman, Shazam and Wonder Woman 1984 are expected to show out, as will Venom, Glass, Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse, Halloween and The Predator. What are you guys most

Interviewing Tom Cruise in Paris & Ant-Man and the Wasp Spoilers (Guest Host Chris Van Vliet!) Sean O'Connell and Jake Hamilton were without a key member of their ReelBlend family, as Kevin McCarthy was on a cruise -- but not a TOM Cruise -- this week. So our old friend and talented colleague Chris Van Vliet of Deco Drive in Miami filled in on the third chair, and was a fantastic contributor. The guys discussed the casting of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, the return of Billy Dee Williams to the Star Wars universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp Spoilers, and their interviews with Tom Cruise...in Paris! Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Subscribe to Chris' YouTube channel here! SFX by Framing_Noise Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ant-Man and the Wasp (Spoiler-Free) & Tim Burton's Best Film Marvel Studios is back in theaters this week, cleansing the palette after the epicness that was Avengers: Infinity War. Aiming for a different tone, Ant-Man and the Wasp delivers laughs and action, with smaller stakes. That requires a gigantic and spoiler-free chat about Peyton Reed's new film, and Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are the perfect people to bring that to you. Since it's the middle point of the year, the ReelBlend guys also take this moment to list their Top 3 movies of the year so far. We can tell you this much. Avengers: Infinity War lands on all three of their lists. But their choices, after that, are wildly different. And to round this week's show off, they debate Tim Burton's best film with #BurtonBlend. Let us know your pick on twitter using #BurtonBlend, and play along with next week's show when we'll decide the best film about or set in Paris, France with #ParisBlend. Follow

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Reviews, Spider-Man 2 Reveal & Arnold Schwarzenegger's Best One-Liner This week, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy breakdown Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, discuss recent movie news, and debate Arnold Schwarzenegger's best role and one-liner. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Incredibles 2 Review, Star Wars Spinoff News, & #ZemeckisBlend Is this the end of Star Wars as we know it? Right before this week's episode of ReelBlend kicked off, news leaked that Lucasfilm might be holding off on solo, standalone movies in the Star Wars universe, with Disney and Lucasfilm focusing solely on Star Wars: Episode IX, and figuring out which trilogy might come next. Jake Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy and Sean O'Connell kick off this week with a conversation on the future of Star Wars, and its impact on the past. The ReelBlend guys can finally dive into a spoiler-filled conversation on Incredibles 2, which broke records at the box office over the weekend and gave Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, Ratatouille) another smashing success. Why was it such a hit? Should they hurry up and make an Incredibles 3? The guys break it all down. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPr

Wonder Woman 1984 News, Ocean's 8 Spoiler Reactions, & Sandra Bullock's Best Performance Welcome to episode 25 of ReelBlend! This week, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton, and Kevin McCarthy get into some recent news and photos for Wonder Woman 1984 (starring Gal Gadot, and apparently Chris Pine), discuss their recent trip to Hawaii for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard), and give spoiler reviews of Ocean's 8 (starring Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway) and Hereditary (starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro). Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hereditary Reactions (Spoiler-Free), New Joker Movie News, & Hitchcock's Best Film This week we unfortunately are missing one from our lovely trio of hosts, Jake Hamilton. But as he goes on assignment, and is sure to bring back some lovely stories to share with us next week, Sean O'Connell and Kevin McCarthy managed to hold down the fort. Tune in for their spoiler-free reactions to Hereditary (Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolf, and Milly Shapiro) , breakdowns on this week's crazy amount of trailers, the news of Jared Leto's new Joker movie, and of course debated Alfred Hitchcock's best work with #HitchcockBlend. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy