Interview with 'Saccharine' Writer/Director Natalie Erika James

Ep. #28 | 'Backrooms' + 'Tuner'

A feast for the eyes and ears this week at the movies — one film will make you listen closely and one film that might make you close your eyes. Bryan and Veronica sit down to share their thoughts on Kane Parsons' highly anticipated debut 'Backrooms' and the celebrated festival darling 'Tuner' on today's episode. They also break down NEON's seventh victory (in a row) with the Palme d'Or, updates on Paddington's next adventure and if Robert Pattinson could appear in the awards conversation with 'Primetime'. Episode timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Weekly Catchup 14:38 - ‘Tuner’ Initial Thoughts 21:53 - ‘Tuner’ Spoiler Thoughts 1:10:37 - ‘Backrooms’ Initial Thoughts 1:20:15 - ‘Backrooms’ Spoiler Thoughts 2:17:41 - Outro Follow the show: Some Like It Reel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/somelikeitreel], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitreel/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585321983545] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@SomeLikeItReel]. Follow our hosts: Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/bryansudfield], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/bryansudfield/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/BryanSudfield/]. Veronica Albarella on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/VeroAlbarella], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/veroalbarella/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/alba_reel_a/].

Ep. #27 | 2001 Movie Draft

2001 is an extremely memorable year for cinema, with awards juggernauts like ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ to mind-bending exercises in ‘Mulholland Drive’ and, of course, the MEMES, thanks to 'Shrek'. Bryan and Veronica are joined by Red Broadwell to partake in the wildness that is the 2001 Movie Draft! What is *the* film of the year? Which should spawn into a musical? Why did Veronica rate [redacted] 3.5 stars? All questions that’ll be answered after you tune in! Episode timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Picking the Draft Order 3:39 - Where Were We in 2001? 5:32 - The Draft 1:40:09 - Draft Recap 1:41:22 - Honorable Mentions 1:53:05 - Outro Follow the show: Some Like It Reel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/somelikeitreel], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitreel/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585321983545] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@SomeLikeItReel]. Follow our guest: Red Broadwell on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tapewormg0d], Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/tapewormgod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack [https://digitalbacklog.substack.com/]. Follow our hosts: Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/bryansudfield], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/bryansudfield/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/BryanSudfield/]. Veronica Albarella on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/VeroAlbarella], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/veroalbarella/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/alba_reel_a/].

Ep. #26 | 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' + 'I Love Boosters'

It wouldn't be Memorial Day weekend at the movies without a crazy double billing and this time, we are given the long-awaited returns of 'Star Wars' (in movie-form) and Boots Riley! On today's episode, Bryan and Veronica sit down to share their thoughts on 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and 'I Love Boosters'. If you're hankering space battles and/or thought-provoking satire, you won't want to pass on this discussion! Episode timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Weekly Catch-Up 22:50 - ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Initial Thoughts 32:31 - ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Spoiler Thoughts 1:17:39 - ‘I Love Boosters’ Initial Thoughts 1:23:09 - ‘I Love Boosters’ Spoiler Thoughts 1:59:02 - Outro Follow the show: Some Like It Reel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/somelikeitreel], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitreel/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585321983545] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@SomeLikeItReel]. Follow our hosts: Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/bryansudfield], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/bryansudfield/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/BryanSudfield/]. Veronica Albarella on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/VeroAlbarella], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/veroalbarella/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/alba_reel_a/].

Ep. #25 | Star Wars Collaborative Draft

On today's very exciting draft, we take a journey to a galaxy far, far away... and talk about '"Star Wars', Nothing but 'Star Wars'," by collaboratively ranking all 12 theatrically released films in honor of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' releasing this weekend. Bryan and Veronica are joined by 'Star Wars' superfan Athena Stamakinley to accomplish this daunting task and along the way, there is rage, devastation and excitement. Do they accomplish by crafting together the definite 'Star Wars' ranking? Episode timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Picking the Draft Order 4:05 - Our History with 'Star Wars' 10:46 - The Draft 2:13:50 - Draft Recap 2:14:50 - Our Thoughts on the Future of 'Star Wars' 2:24:56 - Outro Follow the show: Some Like It Reel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/somelikeitreel], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitreel/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585321983545] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@SomeLikeItReel]. Follow our guest: Athena Stamakinley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/djscal/]⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/toastythebaker] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/user/1ToastyTheBaker1]. Follow our hosts: Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/bryansudfield], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/bryansudfield/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/BryanSudfield/]. Veronica Albarella on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/VeroAlbarella], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/veroalbarella/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/alba_reel_a/].

Interview with 'Saccharine' Writer/Director Natalie Erika James

'Saccharine' had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, as part of its Midnight selection and follows a lovelorn medical student, who becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes. Bryan had the opportunity to chat with the film's writer and director Natalie Erika James. In the interview, they discuss James' origins with horror, what drew her to bringing 'Saccharine' to life and how the more personal stories can make for the most effective horror. 'Saccharine' will be released in theaters May 22nd from Independent Film Company and Shudder. Follow the show: Some Like It Reel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/somelikeitreel], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitreel/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585321983545] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@SomeLikeItReel]. Follow our interviewee: Natalie Erika James on ⁠⁠⁠IMDb⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4013000/] and ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/natalieejames/]. Follow our interview host online: Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/bryansudfield], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/bryansudfield/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/BryanSudfield/].