The Reel Ones Podcast Episode 102 | Ganja & Hess

The Reel Ones Podcast Episode 103 | In Bruges

The second movie of our premier season is In Bruges [https://letterboxd.com/film/ganja-hess/]. * 2008 * Runtime: 108 mins * Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh * Key Cast * Colin Farrell (The Batman, The Banshees of Inisherin) * Brendon Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Gangs of New York) * Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Kings Man) * Clémence Poésy (Tenet, War and Peace) * Synopsis: Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected. [In progress] Season 1 Movies 1. Ganja & Hess - Selected by Ron 2. In Bruge - Selected by Charles Jr 3. Children of Men - Selected by Ron 4. Hereditary - Selected by B Wil 5. The Terrorizers - Selected by Charles Jr 6. Mishima: Life in Four Chapters - Selected by Lee 7. Interstellar - Selected by B Wil 8. Raw - Selected by Lee Intro and Show Music by - B Wil Socials: Reelonespod.com

The Reel Ones Podcast Episode 102 | Ganja & Hess

The first movie of our premier season is Ganja & Hess [https://letterboxd.com/film/ganja-hess/]. * 1973 * Runtime: 113 mins * Written and Directed by Bill Gun * Key Cast * Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) * Marlene Clark (Enter the Dragon, Switchblade Sisters) * Synopsis: After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. Ron starts the show by sharing, as he describes, why he put us through the agony of watching this movie (03:16). This segment includes original music from B Wil, inspired by the haunting and thrilling tale. "If you care about black cinema, for better or worse, you should check out this. That's why I picked it," Ron says. He then gets an overall take on the movies from the other hosts (5:03) before the cast digs deep to try to find things they liked about the movie (14:14). Lee follows by getting into an incredible bag with his Fake Critic [https://www.youtube.com/@thefakecritic1377] hat on (16:54), delivering poignant analysis of the film's themes. The team goes on to jump around to various elements of the film (20:54), from shot choices, to themes, and more. They also attempt to unravel a collection of confusing bits. To conclude, Ron wraps up this wild ride of a conversation (45:53) and asks if 1) B Wil and Charles Jr gained anything from watching Ganja & Hess and 2) if they would ever revisit the movie. Season 1 Movies 1. Ganja & Hess - Selected by Ron 2. In Bruge - Selected by Charles Jr 3. Children of Men - Selected by Ron 4. Hereditary - Selected by B Wil 5. The Terrorizers - Selected by Charles Jr 6. Mishima: Life in Four Chapters - Selected by Lee 7. Interstellar - Selected by B Wil 8. Raw - Selected by Lee Intro and Show Music by - B Wil Original Song inspired by Ganja & Hess by - B Wil Socials: Reelonespod.com

The Reel Ones Podcast Episode 101 | The Draft

The premier episode of Reel Ones kicks off by introducing listeners to the show’s four hosts and the podcast’s intriguing concept and structure. Each host reflects on their relationship with movies, starting with their introductions to film and how that relationship has changed as they’ve gotten older (02:43). The cast then discusses how they all came together to discuss movies (17:18) and how Black Panther was the origin of the #LeeHatesEverything movement. The Reel Ones draft begins (23:38), setting the foundation for the season as the hosts select a total of 8 movies, one by one, in a snake draft [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snake_draft] format. * Ron - Archivist & Real Hater * B Wil - Composer & Chaotic Casual * Lee - Director & Fake Critic * Charles Jr - Writer & Scatterbrained Cinephile Season 1 Movies 1. ??? - Selected by Lee 2. ??? - Selected by Ron 3. ??? - Selected by B Wil 4. ??? - Selected by Charles Jr 5. ??? - Selected by Charles Jr 6. ??? - Selected by B Wil 7. ??? - Selected by Ron 8. ??? - Selected by Lee Socials: ReelOnesPod.com [https://reelonespod.com/]