You've experienced the movie event of the year, so now it's time for the podcast event of the year! We cover Nolan's latest masterpiece and tell our own journey with the film, including a fun rundown of Nolan's filmography near the end of the episode. We have chapters for easy navigation! Definitely easier than the route Odysseus took on his twenty year journey, and not nearly as long.

The Odyssey (2026)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Matt Damon - Tom Holland - Anne Hathaway - Robert Pattinson - Himesh Patel

Genres: adventure - action - fantasy

Runtime: 173 minutes

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Chapters

0:00: Introduction

1:32: The Theatre Experience

7:32: The Odyssey

17:19: Feature Film Discussion

1:14:08: Ratings Guessing Game

1:15:57: Reel Film Ratings

1:17:23: Christopher Nolan Filmography

1:23:05: Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Episode 99

The Odyssey

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

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Reel Film Chronicles fans rejoice! We're taking a spin around the circuit today with the often misunderstood classic SPEED RACER, directed by the incredibly talented Wachowskis. Once we got our paws on the newly released 4K UHD, we knew it was a movie that belonged in the pantheon of the Chronicles. And it shows: we have an absolute blast recording this and I think our enthusiasm really shines through.

Speed Racer (2008)

Directed by: Lana Wachowski - Lilly Wachowski

Starring: Emile Hirsch - Christina Ricci - John Goodman - Susan Sarandon - Matthew Fox

Genres: action - family - adventure - comedy

Runtime: 135 minutes

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Chapters

0:00: Introduction and Overview

13:36: Feature Discussion (with spoilers)

49:17: Ratings Game/Guesses

52:30: Our Ratings

57:06: Closing Thoughts

Episode 98

Speed Racer

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

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YOU asked for it, and we're delivering! Wait...did anyone ask for this? Regardless, you're here and we appreciate you.

We present our worst films of the year for 2025, and this year is special because not only do you get five bummer picks from each of us, but a shared bonus, sixth movie that we both agreed was actually the worst film of the year (and don't imagine too many would disagree with).

Check out the chapters in the episode to skip around to films you're interested in hearing about, and we save the mystery film for last (spoiler alert: it's War of the Worlds).

Do you agree on our picks? We'd love to hear from you!

Thanks again for listening!

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Episode 97

2025 Bottom 5

Chapters

• 0:00 - Introduction, Context and Disclaimers
• 1:50 - 5: Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
• 3:30 - 5: Fountain of Youth
• 5:46 - 4: The Ritual
• 7:24 - 4: Alarum
• 10:10 - 3: Flight Risk
• 12:17 - 3: Alma and the Wolf
• 15:21 - 2: Fear Street: Prom Queen
• 18:08 - 2: Jurassic World Rebirth
• 24:11 - 1: Wolf Man
• 29:10 - 1: The Electric State
• 33:53 - War of the Worlds
• 38:58 - Closing Thoughts and Conclusion

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