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The Next Reel Film Podcast
A show about movies and how they connect. We love movies. We’ve been talking about them, one movie a week, since 2011. It’s a lot of movies, that’s true, but we’re passionate about origins and performance, directors and actors, themes and genres, and so much more. So join the community, and let’s hear about your favorite movies, too. When the movie ends, our conversation begins.
Episodes
The Next Reel Film PodcastHigh-Rise
Tom Hiddleston moves into a tower block where every floor ranks its tenants. Pete and Andy open the Luxury Is a Trap series with “High-Rise,” British director…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Order
Jude Law hunts Nicholas Hoult’s violent white supremacist group in “The Order,” the true-story crime thriller from Australian director Justin Kurzel. Law plays…
The Next Reel Film PodcastGet Out
"Get Out" is the subject this week on The Next Reel, as Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning directorial debut gets a second look in the Radicalized series. Daniel…
The Next Reel Film PodcastAmerican History X
"American History X" opens Radicalized, a new series about how people get pulled into extremist movements. Edward Norton stars as a former neo-Nazi skinhead…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Personal History of David Copperfield
"The Personal History of David Copperfield" reimagines Charles Dickens' classic as a fast-paced, visually inventive romp through Victorian England. Armando…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Death of Stalin
Steve Buscemi stars as Nikita Khrushchev in "The Death of Stalin," Armando Iannucci's dark satire about the scramble for power after the Soviet dictator's…
The Next Reel Film PodcastIn the Loop
James Gandolfini plays a U.S. general trying to talk sense into two governments hurtling toward a war nobody actually wants, in Armando Iannucci's "In the…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBulworth
A senator hires his own assassin, then can't stop telling the truth—with Halle Berry as his conscience. "Bulworth" closes out our Smoke and Mirrors series…
The Next Reel Film PodcastWag the Dog
What happens when a president's team is willing to fake a war? Pete and Andy tackle "Wag the Dog," Barry Levinson's 1997 political satire, as part of their…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBob Roberts
A right-wing folk singer runs for Senate, and the cameras can't tell fact from performance. "Bob Roberts" kicks off Smoke and Mirrors, The Next Reel's new…
The Next Reel Film PodcastSorry to Bother You
A telemarketer discovers a voice that gets him everything he wants—and everyone else pays for it. "Sorry to Bother You" closes out The Next Reel's Platformed…
The Next Reel Film PodcastNightcrawler
Some people fall into the worst version of themselves. Lou Bloom arrives already there. Dan Gilroy's 2014 neo-noir thriller follows a petty thief who discovers…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Truman Show
One man's entire life has been broadcast to the world without his consent. "The Truman Show" opens a new Next Reel series called Platformed Lives, directed by…
The Next Reel Film PodcastTalk to Me
What happens when grief turns into a game nobody can stop playing? "Talk to Me" is the 2022 feature debut from brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, starring…
The Next Reel Film PodcastGun Crazy
"Gun Crazy," the 1950 film noir from director Joseph H. Lewis, stars John Dall as Bart Tare—a man obsessed with guns since childhood who draws the line at…
The Next Reel Film PodcastShadow
Zhang Yimou's 2018 wuxia epic "Shadow" achieves its ink wash painting look in-camera: every set and costume designed in black, white, and grey, every outdoor…
The Next Reel Film PodcastHouse of Flying Daggers
Love cuts through every mission, every loyalty, and every survival plan in House of Flying Daggers. Zhang Yimou's 2004 wuxia, part of The Next Reel's Zhang…
The Next Reel Film PodcastTo Live
Zhang Yimou's "To Live" is the most personal film he ever made—a 1994 historical epic that strips away his signature visual spectacle to follow one Chinese…
The Next Reel Film PodcastResurrection
What does it mean to carry something the world insists on explaining? "Resurrection" is a drama-fantasy from director Daniel Petrie, following Edna Mae…
The Next Reel Film PodcastAlien: Romulus
Young colonists trapped under corporate contract make a desperate play for freedom—and find they're not alone. "Alien: Romulus," Fede Álvarez's ("Don't…
The Next Reel Film PodcastAlien: Covenant
Whose decisions doom the mission? "Alien: Covenant," part of The Next Reel's Alien series, is Ridley Scott's return to the franchise he started—a sequel to…
The Next Reel Film PodcastHouse of Games
The most dangerous blind spot is the one your expertise builds for you. In "House of Games," David Mamet's 1987 directorial debut in the David Mamet Directs…
The Next Reel Film PodcastS1M0NE • Member Bonus
The Thinking Machines series concludes with the April member bonus: "S1M0NE," Andrew Niccol's satirical science fiction comedy about Viktor Taransky, a fading…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBrian and Charles
Something wondrous happens when you build a robot from a washing machine. “Brian and Charles,” the finale of The Next Reel’s Thinking Machines series, follows…
The Next Reel Film PodcastI Am Mother
“I hope you see that I’m governed by different parameters than her assailants. That I’m a good mother. Have I ever done you harm?” When an AI raises a child in…
The Next Reel Film PodcastEx Machina
“What will happen to me if I fail your test?” What kind of mind gets built when the creator cares more about proving something than about what they've made?…
The Next Reel Film PodcastHer
“You’re dating your computer?” What if a relationship with an AI could be the most real thing in your life? Join us—Pete Wright and Andy Nelson—as we continue…
The Next Reel Film PodcastDemon Seed
“The men who own me are at last admitting their fear of me.” An AI that refuses to stay in its box is a terrifying concept in 1977—and even more so now. Join…
The Next Reel Film PodcastWarGames • Member Bonus
“Shall we play a game?” The technology felt real, the threat felt real, and in 1983, so did the fear. Join us—Pete Wright and Andy Nelson—as we continue the…
The Next Reel Film PodcastColossus: The Forbin Project
“If you obey me, you will survive.” The most frightening AI isn't the one that malfunctions—it's the one that does exactly what you asked. Join us—Pete Wright…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Escape Artist
“ I guess when you’re really good at escapes, you figure you can get away with anything.” “The Escape Artist” is Caleb Deschanel’s feature directorial…
The Next Reel Film PodcastCreed III
“He’s telling you who he is. Believe him.” Two childhood friends face each other across decades of silence, and only one can walk out champion. Creed III…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBig Eyes
“Sadly, people don’t buy lady art.” A painter's work becomes the center of a husband's fraudulent claim. We close out the True Lies series with Big Eyes, Tim…
The Next Reel Film PodcastCatch Me if You Can • Member Bonus
“Sometimes, it’s easier living the lie.” The most audacious con in the story isn't the forgeries—it's the autobiography. Catch Me If You Can, our second member…
The Next Reel Film PodcastQuiz Show
“We’re gonna put television on trial.” A celebrated academic steps into a television booth and discovers how easy it is to compromise. We continue the True…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Hoax
“He gave me a prune. Howard Hughes gave me a prune on the beach at Nassau.” A charismatic writer spins an audacious deception at the highest levels of the…
The Next Reel Film PodcastShattered Glass
“Did I do something wrong? Are you mad at me?” Trust is the whole engine—until the details start to wobble. In the True Lies series, we dig into "Shattered…
The Next Reel Film PodcastCan You Ever Forgive Me?
“I had a book on the New York Times Bestseller list. That has to count for something.” A small crime with big nerves: words, money, and trust under pressure…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Informant! • Member Bonus
“There should be a TV show about a guy who calls home one day and he's there, he answers, he's talking to himself, only he's someone else. He's somehow divided…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Letter
“With all my heart, I still love the man I killed!” One shot can change everything—and the shadows don’t let go. In our Bette Davis series, we dive into "The…
The Next Reel Film PodcastSing Street
“She's standing on the corner like an angel in disguise, and as I look a little closer, she's got dangerous eyes.” Finding Musical Magic in 1980s Dublin John…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBegin Again
“And you have cursed me when there’s no one left to blame, and I have loved you just the same.” John Carney follows Once with a bigger, slicker New York music…
The Next Reel Film PodcastOnce
“I don’t know you but I want you.” From Street Busker to Global Sensation: The Making of Once John Carney's micro-budget musical Once (2007) emerged from…
The Next Reel Film PodcastNight and the City
“You're very sharp Mr. Fabian. You've done a very sharp thing. Maybe even sharp enough to cut your throat.” Noir in London: Wrestling with Fate in Night and…
The Next Reel Film PodcastRepeat Performance • Member Bonus
“They say that fate is in the stars, that each of our years is planned ahead and nothing can change destiny. Is that true?” A Noir Holiday Tale of Second…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Gold Rush
Cast your vote for The Next Reel as Best TV & Film Podcast today! “I’ve found it! I’ve found it! A Mountain of Gold.” A Tale of Survival and Comedy: The Gold…
The Next Reel Film PodcastSeven Chances
Cast your vote for The Next Reel as Best TV & Film Podcast today! “Your grandfather has left you the sum of seven million dollars. Providing --- you are…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Phantom of the Opera
Cast your vote for The Next Reel as Best TV & Film Podcast today! “I can not leave the opera now. There is a strange force that drives me on.” From Stage to…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Big Parade
“I came to fight—not to wait and rot in a lousy hole while they murder my pal!” World War I Through 1925's Eyes: The Big Parade Marches On King Vidor's The Big…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ • Member Bonus
“I will ride you down—wrench off your wheels—trample you into the sand! You shall race—to your death!” Epic Biblical Tale Celebrates Centennial Ben-Hur: A Tale…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBattleship Potemkin
“The land is ours. Tomorrow is ours!” Revolutionary Cinema: Battleship Potemkin Turns 100 Sergei Eisenstein's landmark 1925 Soviet silent film Battleship…
The Next Reel Film PodcastSunset Blvd.
“We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces.” Hollywood's Dark Mirror: Sunset Boulevard (1950) Billy Wilder's noir masterpiece Sunset Boulevard stands as both a…
The Next Reel Film PodcastCaged
“What I’d give for a sink full of dirty dishes.” Women Behind Bars: A Groundbreaking Prison Drama Caged (1950), directed by John Cromwell, established the…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBorn Yesterday
“I want everybody to be smart. I want 'em to be as smart as they can be. A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.” A Comedy of…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Gunfighter • Member Bonus
“How come I've got to run into a squirt like you nearly every place I go these days? What are you trying to do? Show off for your friends?” A Thoughtful…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Aura
“I know when they're going to come because a few seconds earlier, I feel something. The doctors call it ‘aura’.” Into the Mind of a Taxidermist: Exploring The…
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Invincible Six
“I tell you something, man, I’d really love to get my hands on that sleepy-eyed bastard.” From Iran With Mayhem: The Curious Case of The Invincible Six Jean…
The Next Reel Film PodcastBattle Beyond the Stars
“Live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending.” Space Cowboys and Samurai Meet in Roger Corman's Star Wars Roger Corman's 1980 space opera Battle Beyond…
The Next Reel Film PodcastSholay
“They are criminals, no doubt. But they’re brave. They’re dangerous because they know how to fight. They’re bad, but there’s a good side to them as well.” From…
The Next Reel Film PodcastDog Day Afternoon
“He needed the money for the operation for you?” Bank Robbery Meets Social Commentary in Lumet's Masterpiece Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon (1975) dramatizes…