Amy Adams stars in a truly horrible romantic-comedy where the jokes fall flat, the Irish are maligned, and Adam Scott is mis-used! “Leap Year” is a film from 2010 and is currently at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes. Adams stars as...
For our coverage of the “best” Amy Adams film, we discuss the intellectual science fiction of Arrival! It’s currently at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and it secured several Academy Award nominations in 2016. Amy Adams stars as a linguist who...
The B-Roll selection for Amy Adams has Wes and Clay watching a film that both of them are unfamiliar with, 2016’s Nocturnal Animals. Directed and written by Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals is the story of an art gallery owner named...
The show has moved onto Kathryn Bigelow because Clay “deparately wanted to do her” and that means we’re starting off with the critically acclaimed “The Hurt Locker“. Directed by Bigelow and scripted by Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker is regarded...
In “The Weight of Water“, journalist Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) begins researching the 1873 axe-murder of two sisters and discovers new information in the case. Meanwhile, her marriage to writer Thomas (Sean Penn) begins to fall apart. The show has...
For the B-Roll selection of our coverage of Kathryn Bigelow, we are turning out the lights, pouring ourselves a tall glass of blood, and watching “Near Dark”! “Near Dark” is Bigelow’s 1987 attempt to meld the vampire and western genres....
Happy Halloween! As is customary in podcast culture, Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten are covering something horror-themed: the “Master of Horror” himself, Wes Craven, and his critical low-point, “Vampire in Brooklyn”. Starting off with Craven’s lowest-rated film, Wes, Clay and...
Happy Halloween! Our “Wes Craven” themed coverage continues with the director’s highest-rated film (according to Rotten Tomatoes), “A Nightmare on Elm Street”! It’s the film that gave the world one of the most iconic villains of all time: Fred “Freddy”...
We are continuing our coverage of the “master of horror”, Wes Craven. We have already discussed “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street“. With our “B-Roll” selection, we chose to watch 1996’s “Scream”! Scream is a metatextual homage...
Who would you say is the “Parasite” in this film? Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street...
The lowest rated Best Picture nominee at the 2020 Academy Awards is Todd Phillips’ “Joker”. Currently at 68% with 543 reviews, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous villain. Based on the Joker character from DC Batman comics, Phoenix...
Wes and Clay wrap up their coverage of the 2020 Academy Awards by watching their B-Roll selection of the Best Picture nominees, “Marriage Story”. Directed and written by Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a...
Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten is Back: The Return with “The Terminator” After a three-year hiatus, the “Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten” podcast has made a triumphant return, much like the unstoppable T-800 in “The Terminator.” Hosts Wes and Clay...
Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten Dives into “End of Days” In the latest episode of “Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten,” hosts Wes and Clay take on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “End of Days,” the 1999 supernatural action thriller that earned a mixed...
Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten Takes on “The Fourth Man” In the latest episode of “Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten,” Wes and Clay dive into the dark, psychological world of Paul Verhoeven’s “The Fourth Man.” This 1983 Dutch thriller is...