Wrapping out this podcast was very much like saying goodbye to a friend.  A lot has happened to the both of us since December of 2018, and our rants, laughs, and swearing will be a part of us for the rest of our lives.   
 
We measure our success by the sole metric that if one listener watched one movie he or she would never have normally seen, our work is complete.
 
So to our listeners, thank you for your support.  We lift a virtual toast to you - your next passion project, your next creative outlet, your next pursuit of significance.  We had a blast with ours, and we know you will too.  Tim and Marro out.
 

Reel Talk #069 - The Final Episode

“Now I have to become an international star to prove to all of Iceland, and my extremely handsome father, that I have not wasted my life.” -Lars Erickssong
 
54% of Iceland’s population still believe in the existence of elves.  Although it may never be known whether tiny (and apparently murderous) creatures walk this earth, there’s certainly something magical about this Netflix feature that one critic calls “the best movie on the damn service”.

Reel Talk #068 - “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”

“Everyone around you, everyone you love is gonna grow old, is gonna suffer and is gonna die.” -Booker
 
How long is forever, really?  And is it better to live normally or be immortal without knowing when (and where) your power will disappear?  We answer none of these questions and more, this week, with “The Old Guard,” which may be a soft contender for Timothy B. Yoo’s top film of 2020.

Reel Talk #067 - “The Old Guard”

“That's why we ride a piece of wood.  Like, what that does to somebody's spirit.” -F*cksh*t
Tim strokes the brush that is his artistic ability this week in honor of finally seeing a movie that’s been on his watchlist since 2018 - to our childhood, to simpler times.

Reel Talk #066 - “Mid90s”

“Your dad was a hero, and heroes are necessary, and they should be allowed to have families.” -Papa, talking about Scott’s father
Pete Davidson’s actual father was a firefighter who perished during 9/11, an event he harnesses, overcomes, and channels in this pseudo, origin- story of a movie.  A belated Happy Father’s Day to all the abbas and abujis out there.

Reel Talk #065 - “The King of Staten Island”

“I see you! I see you! He’s here! He’s here! He’s right here! He’s right here! Please! You can’t see him! He’s in the room! You have to listen to me! He’s right there” -Cecilia Kass
Having lost our original 70-minute recording due to technical difficulties, the attempt at recapping our own episode quickly deteriorated in favor of a 40+ minute debate on whether, objectively, a movie can be “good” or “bad”.  Oh, but please watch this movie - the perfect 2-hour panacea for the ailing citizenship of the world.

Reel Talk #064 - “The Invisible Man” (2020)

“You're a f*cking star and I know it. That's why I'm here. I'm your cheerleader, Honey Boy.” -James Lort
Shia LaBeouf performs a disappearance act yet again as he plays a character based on his father in a story based on his own childhood.  This week, we trade parent abus- uh, (ahem) “discipline” stories.

Reel Talk #063 - “Honey Boy”

“You know, ‘You drown not by falling into the river, but by staying submerged in it.’” -Ovi Mahajan
Runner-Up Bonus Quote: “I need you to run as fast as you can.” -Tyler Rake
“Extraction” is a technological glimpse into the future that awaits traditional summer blockbusters.  It seeks only to entertain the basest of instincts for its at-home audience.  In an unprecedented era of isolation and bleak outlooks, we find this movie’s M.O. to be just fine.  Thor minus humor plus guns equals fun.

Reel Talk #062 - “Extraction”

“Whatever it takes, I am going to meet my Dad.” - Ian Lightfoot
 
“This week, Tim graciously takes a back seat to allow me and my brother, Serro, to connect about the loss of our father.  Much like the adventures of the two brothers in ‘Onward,’ our own journeys rarely remained stagnant, cycling through seasons of despair, anger, and, eventually, hope.  We now share this conversation with you, technical difficulties and unintelligent sob/babbling included, because I think it captures the heart of what this podcast has always sought to illuminate.  Pain is so universally real... but the experience of letting it be known in its raw form is, for many, a distant fantasy.
 
And it doesn’t have to be.
 
This is dedicated to Kee Ryang Park, the GOAT, Father of the Millenium, the Teller of Too Many Stories (First of His Name), and my best friend.” -Marro

Reel Talk #061 - “Onward”

“Hunger releases that madman in us.  It’s better to eat than be eaten.” -Trimagasi
 
We believe this movie is perfectly encapsulated by a quote from the legendary Jack Donaghy of “30 Rock” fame, who describes ambition as “the willingness to kill the things you love and eat them to stay alive.”  What better way to commemorate an official month in quarantine than with a simple prison story?

Reel Talk #060 - “The Platform”

“The average person touches their face three to five times every waking minute. In between, we're touching door knobs, water fountains and each other.” -Dr. Erin Mears
 
feat. Marketing Director Serro Park
 
Fiction becomes reality as quarantine life becomes our new normal.  The three of us discuss life primarily indoors while (occasionally, sometimes) “touching” upon this prophetic 2011 film.

Reel Talk #059 - “Contagion” (2011)

“Women have minds and souls as well as just hearts, and they’ve got ambition and talent as well as just beauty. And I’m sick of people saying love is all a woman is fit for” -Josephine “Jo” March
 
With the world going up in flames, we turn to a story set in the late 1800’s for respite.  Spoiler alert - life was pretty rough back then, too.  Bonus content in the form of us trying to figure out how to describe an ending that is “good” without horrifying everybody.

Reel Talk #058 - “Little Women”

“I got to go fast.” -Sonic
We return to our bi-weekly broadcast with a pleasant surprise - a video game-based movie that isn’t a complete, f*cking, dumpster fire (JCVD “Street Fighter”, this ain’t).  Join us as we explore our tickled sense of nostalgia and items from our bucket lists.

Reel Talk #057 - “Sonic the Hedgehog”

“And the Oscar goes to... ‘Parasite’.” -Jane Fonda
If you’re a fan of listening to the discussions of unqualified commentators and long, drawn-out lists of categories, boy do we have just the thing for you.  This week, the Reel Talk boyz tackle the ultimate TV event for movie-making and movie-loving.

Reel Talk #056 - The 92nd Academy Awards Ceremony

“If we can look at ourselves closely, and honestly, I believe we will see that we all need justice. We all need mercy.” -Bryan Stevenson
Wow remember that time a man by the name of Walter McMillian was put on death row because the cops tortured a false testimony out of another convict and had absolutely zero evidence?  Wild.

Reel Talk #055 - “Just Mercy”

“[To Schofield] There is only one way this war ends. Last man standing.” -Colonel MacKenzie
Everybody is talking about “1917”, a WWI feature released late last year (and by everyone, we mean about 100 people with laptops and passable WiFi). In light of its recent accolades, we discuss what makes for a truly great movie. Coupled with our information conspiracy theories and a bet on the Oscars, this week’s episode is sure to delight the massive band of fanatics that are our listeners. 

Reel Talk #054 - “1917”

“This is me. This is how I win.” -Howard Ratner
Visually claustrophobic and viscerally stressful, “Uncut Gems” is a fucking delight and we loved every second of it.  Missing home, trucking stories, and a Susan interruption - we running this back for 2020!

Reel Talk #053 - “Uncut Gems”

“I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.” - Ben Solo
 This week - the end of a film saga and our podcast’s one year anniversary.  This is Episode #52, folks, and Happy New Year!

Reel Talk #052 - “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

“Did I die and turn into some kind of a small, muscular boy scout?” -Milo Walker
We post on Instagram cause it makes us feel good and we promise it has something to do with this “Jumanji”-sequel.

Reel Talk #051 - “Jumanji: The Next Level”

“Fuck the space, Bert.  Fuck the space!” -Charlie, about the benefits of Los Angeles.
 
In the basement floor of one Brooklyn, NY apartment, Tim and Marro briefly chat about this chuckle-filled yet visceral romp through a deteriorating marriage.  They watched this film together while tears were mutually shed and silently acknowledged the super masculine friends.

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