Reel Spoilers

The Man From U.N.C.L.E is the movie your grandparents have been waiting for. Maybe even your grandparent's grandparents. It’s clawed its way out of development Hell and foisted itself upon an unwitting public who has mostly never seen, let alone heard of, the original TV show. So how did it end up being more fun than it had any right to be? We’ll answer the question plus a Video Recovery from Dan and Tom gives you a dissertation about the history of the kinescope. It’s Reel Spoilers 109 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Any illusions your parents might have held about gangsta rap being “fringe” entertainment have been dispelled by Straight Outta Compton opening north of $50 million. Which is more than Fantastic Four can say... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fantastic Four landed with a thud at the box office and in hearts. What went wrong? Why did they make this movie? What were they thinking? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we change our format ever so slightly. Why did Fantastic Four fail? What does two weeks at number one mean for Tom Cruise? And you get a special haiku about Meryl Streep’s new movie Ricki and the Flash. It’s the first ever Reel Spoilers Box Office Report. You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Cruise is back and trying desperately not to look desperate. He’s in search of a hit and should have had one with Edge of Tomorrow/Live.Die.Repeat (or whatever they’re calling it this week). Clearly it’s going to take more than a good movie for him to have hit. So he returns once more to the Mission: Impossible well. Is having a hit the most impossible mission of all? It’s Reel Spoilers #105 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s worse than a movie starring Adam Sandler? How about Adam Sandler taking a big, steaming dump all over your childhood? That’s Pixels for ya. On the upside, Sandler just signed a 6-picture deal with Netflix so this might be the last time we’re forced to talk about one of his movies. We’re a “glass half full” kinda podcast. Plus, a box office report from Kevin and a virtually infinite Video Recovery from Dan. It’s Reel Spoilers #104: Pixels. You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Rudd stars as the Marvel Cinematic Universe wraps up Phase 2 with Ant-Man. Blake and Kevin are out - so it’s up to Joe, Dan, and Tom to take on the movie... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Ryan Reynolds was patiently counting down the days until Deadpool makes him a star again he went ahead and filmed Self/Less. It’s kind of Freak Friday meets Jason Bourne only not as good. Also, there’s Ben Kingsley because the check cleared. All this plus Dan finally gets to do a Video Recovery, Quincy takes on punk rock and Tom will make you question everything you thought you knew about Cat’s in the Cradle. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We once again invite the women-folk into the Think Tank. This time for a conversation about 'Magic Mike XXL.' Warning: we may or may not have plied them with alcohol. So you get that a Box Office report from Kevin and Tom explains why Magic Mike XXL is just a retread of 'The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training.' Yeah... really. It’s Reel Spoilers #101 – 'Magic Mike XXL.' You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

KTRS’s Paul Harris joins us in the war room for an in-depth discussion of Terminator Genisys. Arnold is back. Logic, however, is not. Join us as we attempt to dissect yet another muddled time travel extravaganza. All this plus a box office report from Kevin and Tom names the next ghost in Ghostbusters. It’s Reel Spoilers #100 – Terminator Genisys You've been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sharon Suchoval joins us this week for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out. Sharon runs the website AdviceForMyDaughter.com which seemed appropriate since the movie is about the inner workings of the thought process of an 11-year old. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jurassic World has scored the highest opening weekend in history ($208.8 million domestic and $511.8 million worldwide), but that won’t stop us from spoiling it. We answer all the important questions like, “How does a place like this get insurance?” and “Can Dan come up with a Video Recovery that Tom won’t ruin during the course of the show?” It’s Reel Spoilers 98: Jurassic World. You’ve been warned. Starring: Tom O'Keefe, Dan Graney, Joe Buttice, Blake Fehl, Kevin Brackett Run-time: 1hr 45min Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we welcome Randy Raley, the owner and proprietor of Planet Radio. If you grew up in St. Louis you probably know him from his tenure at KSHE-95 or Kansas City folks might remember him from his time with KY 102. Either way he’s spent the better part of 40-years playing rock records (longer if you count the time he spent his bedroom as a child). And since this week’s movie is the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy we figured who better to discuss The Beach Boys and their place in the rock pantheon. So join us for a tangent filled discussion about some of the best music ever written and its impact. It’s Reel Spoilers #97 – Love & Mercy. You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s Tangent-palooza this week as we tackle (eventually) San Andreas. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wages a one-man war against earthquakes…or something like that. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

George Clooney joins the Disney machine for Tomorrowland. It’s a classic bait-and-switch as we spend waaaay more time in Todayland than we ever spend in Tomorrowland. In that grand Disney World tradition we spend more time waiting for the ride than we do on the actual ride itself. So grab yourself a Dole Whip and listen while we sharpen our knives and get to spoilin'. It’s Reel Spoilers #95 – Tomorrowland. You’ve been warned. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.