Is It for Reel
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Three friends dive into the movies of their youth and try to see if they still make us laugh, cry, sing, or cring. We discuss and decide if it holds to the test of time to be called FOR REEL!
Episodes
- IIFR E181: Jerry Maguire
It's springtime and love is in the air, so our podders wondered what it would look like if two desperate people decided to settle. That's right, we watched Jerry Maguire, so who's coming with me? Who's coming with me! Grab your favorite ma…
- IIFR E180: Armageddon
They say in space nobody can hear you scream. Well, Michael Bay doesn't think that's cool so shut up. That's right we watched Armageddon. So take your space madness pills, dim the lights in your NASA control rooms, and double check who has…
- IIFR E179: White Chicks
The weather is getting warmer, the birds are chirping, and it's never been a better time to ask to speak to your manager. That's right, our Podders watched White Chicks. So get your crew at Industrial Light and Magic to drop you straight i…
- IIFR E178: Empire Records
As they say, music makes the world go round. So our podders watched Empire Records. Yoohoo! So hike up your shirt till your belly button says no more, mon amour, be sure to hire an HR specialist at your orphanage/record store, and it goes…
- IIFR E177: The Replacements
It's time for the Super Bowl (ya we're not calling it the big game. Come at us NFL!!!!), so we watched The Replacements. Break out your teleprompters, brush up on Hoard Zinn's history of labor relations, and if your hair isn't flowing in t…
- IIFR E176: A Vineyard Christmas
It's been a helluva year, y'all. So it's time to focus on family, good friends, and getting wine drunk till the reindeers come home. That's right we watched A Vienyard Christmas. So get ready for your Mystery Science Theater style interact…
- IIFR E175: Just Friends
We're putting the màs back in Christmas, Y'all. That's right we watched Just Friends and it's got ' how you say' more. So get ready for questionable fat suits, explicit retainers, and more tooth paste spewing than a David Lynch movie. So g…
- IIFR E174: Pieces of April
It's turkey time so our podders of course checked their rolodex of Thanksgiving movies and watched Pieces of April. Remember the first rule of Thanksgiving, make sure your food doesn't kill people, second rule is make sure your food doesn'…
- IIFR E173: The Running Man
Our Podders decided to get in shape so they ran, they ran so far away, but they couldn't get away. They also watched The Running Man. So throw on your sleekest spandex, study up on your hexagonal decoding sequences, and figure out your fav…
- IIFR E172: First Wives Club
They tried to kick our brave podders off the air, but they're back, baby!! And to honor one of the greatest, they watched First Wives Club. Here's to you Diane Keaton!!! So crank your screams to 11, put together your vision boards for reve…
- IIFR E171: But I'm A Cheerleader
It's a pom pom summer, Y'all. So keep the pride alive and head to camp (conversion?!?) with our podders for But I'm A Cheerleader. Join RuPaul, Rufio, and Bull from Night Court for some hetero olympics, gardening with Rock, and of course a…
- IIFR E170: The Rock
With all this talk of Alcatraz this and Alcatraz that, our podders debated hitting their heads against a rock. Instead they wisely decided to watch The Rock. So double check your hired goons don’t have the crazy eyes, take some dramamine f…
- IIFR E169: Joe Versus The Volcano
Hey groovy gholies, do you hate your job? Are the florescent lights sucking out your soul? Well, let our podders reassure you that a volcano is not the answer. Yup, they watched Joe Versus The Volcano. From the mind of the writer of Congo…
- IIFR E168 Pulp Fiction
We live in a pulpy world: lurid, sensationalistic, and super chunky orange juice. That's right, our podders watched Pulp Fiction. And just like dance competitions colliding with motorcycle nomenclature, we are partnering with The Creative…
- IIFR E167: Sister Act
Our podders were looking for some divine intervention in this mixed up crazy world so they watched Sister Act. Break out your Whoppie cushions, invite over your cuddliest bikers, and get ready to sing!!!!!! What you don't know how to sing?…
- IIFR E166: Stargate
While apparently dudes think about the Roman Empire everyday, our podders think outside the box and think about freaky deaky pyramids. Ya, that's right they watched Stargate. It's like a gate but for stars, man! So get ready for ancient al…
- IIFR E165: Watcher in The Woods (Taylor's Version)
The last episode was not correct so here is the real one. Enjoy! As Rockwell says I always feel like somebody's watching me ...and it is those freakin' trees!!!! That's right our podders watched The Watcher in The Woods and now they are fr…
- IIFR E164: Steel Magnolias
Our podders were in the mood for a heist movie so they watched Steal Magnolias, a tale of six sassy southern ladies who work to orchestrate the most sophisticated, elaborate tree nursery heist ever!!! Oh wait no, it's S-T-E-E-L and this is…
- IIFR E163: The 13th Warrior
It's a new year and a new day, and have we got a pod for you. We're talking, not one, not two, but Thirteen Warriors. Yup that's right we fired up the old VHS and watched the 1999 Antonio Banderas classic/bomb, The Thirteenth Warrior. So g…
- IIFR E162: Hot Frosty
It's that time of year again for you to watch a movie right along with your fav podders. We watched Hot Frosty and now we want to watch it with you!! So get your cousin who works for geek squad and get ready for a buffet for the eyes and e…
- IIFR E161: Mrs. Doubtfire
For Thanksgiving, our podders dipped their faces in the pumpkin pie and all became Mrs. Doubtfire. Hello!!!!!! So get ready for some quick changes, just a few rapid fire voices, and of course face melting like it just came out of a John Ca…
- IIFR E160: Clueless
Our Podders reached back to 1995 and watched Clueless to truly see if the world is a flat circle. And yup, nothing changes, even Paul Rudd's face. So get ready for some makeovers, never ever get on the freeway, and do whatever you want wit…
- IIFR: 159: Tremors
It's spooky season y'all. No not election season, ya big Sillies. I'm talking about Halloween. Our podders watched Tremors and instantly started shaking in their (cowboy) boots. So put on your best Trash Cowboy attire, get to the nearest d…
- IIFR E158: Grease 2
Sequels are a time honored tradition. Empire strikes back, The Godfather Part 2, Grease 2....(record scratch). I guess our podders play by their own rules!!!! So get greasier with all your favorites from the original. Like Frenchy, those t…
- IIFR E157: Big Business
Grab all the city mice and country mice you can hold. That's right our podders threw down their quilting and watched Big Business. Practice your milking yodeling combo skills, brush up on your professional putt putt lingo, and of course st…
- IIFR E156: The Jerk
For all you cat jugglers and milk faces out there, get ready to be somebody. That's right we watched The Jerk. So gather all your disco dancer friends in your own disco room, grab your glasses by the optigrab, and feel free to disregard th…
- IIFR E155: Riding in Cars with Boys
It's summer time so we're talking boys, cars, and consequences. Yea!!! That's right we're Riding in Cars with Boys. Get ready for more Barrymore as we time jump more than Marty McFly, fly through an episode of MTV's Teen Moms, and check to…
- IIFR E154: The Wedding Singer
Wedding Bells are in the air and so is some crazy 80's hair. That's right our Podders watched the Wedding Singer and one of our podders even decided to take the wedding bit one step further. Listen to find out how!!!!! Also find out what n…
- IIFR E153: Starship Troopers
As Winston Churchill said, "We will fight on the beaches, we will fight on the rocky slopes of Klendathu, we will fight in space. Hey watch out for those bug booty bombs." That's right we watched Starship Troopers. So be sure to practice y…
- IIFR 152: The Bodygaurd
And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIiiIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiIIiiiiiiiiiIIIIIII...... Just a simple one letter word sung to perfection and you know exactly what we're talking about. That's right we watched The Bodygaur…
- IIFR E151: The Big Lebowski
What makes a man? Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? We needed to find out so we watched The Big Lebowski. So join us as our podders discover the irresistible sex appeal of a man in a bathrobe, delve into whethe…
- IIFR E150: Congo
Happy Mother's Day y'all!!! We of course watched the most Mother's Day movie of all time: Congo! So grab your comms-link death ray, take a closer look at those gorilla grant applications, and grab all your bright red camo jungle gear. Come…
- IIFR E149: Who's That Girl
So our podders were on Holiday reading a Vogue article about the Material Girl. Keep It Together, y'all, it's only Human Nature they watched Who's That Girl. So get ready for a Bedtime Story about Erotica, a Bad Girl, and some Hanky Panky!…
- IIFR E148: The Burbs
Our podders are dreaming of the suburbs... white picket fences, BBQ's with the neighbors, and murder. That's right we watched The Burbs. So stifle your rage at your neighbors lawn, get a hobby other than peeping, and remember hell is other…
- IIFR E147: Death Becomes Her
Spring is the time of rebirth, frenemieship, and Camp with a capital 'C'. Thusly, our podders put on their fanciest lounge leotards and watched Death Becomes Her. So go get a spray (paint) tan, strengthen up your neck, and read the fine pr…
- IIFR E146: Say Anything
Our podders spent all winter strengthening their delts for boombox season and you know the whole time they watched Say Anything. So bust out your trench coat (it works for every social occasion), practice your graduation a cappella song, a…
- IIFR E145: Twister
Our podders have never been afraid of Big Corporate Weather, so they bravely watched Twister! Grab all your famous character actor interns (like all of them), bring a duffle bag of white tank tops, We're gonna discover a little bit about l…
- IIFR E144: Fame
We're here to talk about the tune that has been in your brain since the day you were born. That's right we watched Fame and we want to live forever! So let's travel back to 1980 New York City, where the streets was gritty, the band geeks,…
- IIFR E143: Mean Girls
With the new musical Mean Girls coming out our podders decided to make fetch a thing. Well maybe not but they watched the original Mean Girls so close enough. Grab your mathaletes jacket (yo, they went for the leather!), adorn your spine h…
- IIFR E142: Gattaca
It's 2024, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life and we've got slicked back hair. That's right our podders watched Gattaca. So head on down to men's warehouse to pick up your space suit, don't leave the house without a few vials…
- IIFR E141: A Christmas Prince
Tired of hanging out with your lame family over the holidays? Then come hang out with us as we watch the OG cheesy Christmas movie. That’s right we watched A Christmas Prince. Is the plot so lame it’s lame or does this secret gem deserve a…
- IIFR E140: While You were Sleeping
Holidays got you down? Having to work on Christmas? Well, just follow Sandy B's lead and hit the como ward looking for hotties. That's right we watched While You Were Sleeping. So skip out on work (A.I. is just going to start doing it anyw…
- IIFR E139: Grumpy Old Men
They say he comes for us all and he muses whether this day or the next he will draw nigh. We are of course talking about the Grumpy Goose! Yup we watched Grumpy Old Men. So batten down your earflaps, check the back seat for fishy hitchhike…
- IIFR E138:Total Recall
As Queen Latifah says, "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it". To that end, our podders put their heads together and watched Total Recall. So bust out your best 90's future fashion, get all the squibs you can carry, and get yo…
- IIFR E137: Witches of Eastwick
Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and blow out that hair!!! That's right we watched Witches of Eastwick. So get your besties together and conjure up your dream guy. Or save yourself some demon trouble and pour another pitcher or tw…
- IIFR E136: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
It's spooky time y'all! So our Podders sharpened up their stakes and watched Buffy The Vampire Slayer. So fine tune your warrior ways mastered over many lifetimes or just have your stunt double do it. And remember that while vampires are v…
- IIFR E135: Revenge of The Nerds
As we jump back into the school year, our podders analyze the ever present battle of brains v. braun in the collegiate crucible. That's right, we watched Revenge of The Nerds. While some of us may have gotten stuffed in a locker before the…
- IIFR E134: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Do you like bikes? Ya but do you like like bikes? Well then throw on your bowtie because we watched Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Remember it's all about the friends you make along the way, don't judge a book by its cover: escaped prisoners and…
- IIFR E133: Cliffhanger
Gravity, it comes for us all. Wait that's death. But what if it's both! To figure that out, our Podders stuffed themselves in some climbing harnesses and watched Cliffhanger. So visit your high elevation museums, remember team building is…
- IIFR E132: Bend It Like Beckham
We here at the Pod have World Cup Fever (the Kiwi down under Women's variant) so we watched Bend It Like Beckham. Now lace up your boots, sign your coach up for an emergency HR class, and start doing sit-ups because regionals are right aro…