REEL TALK Podcast

30/10/2024

Happy Halloween!!! And we have such sights to show you! As co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel begin working on the fourth season of REEL TALK, they took the time to get their spoops n' spooks riled up with a full-length commentary of the horror classic Hellraiser.

Released in 1987, the movie was directed by Clive Barker, who also adapted the screenplay from his own 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart. Ostensibly a family drama and an erotic thriller of sorts, the movie would end up spawning an entire franchise, with the prevalent image being that of the Cenobite leader commonly referred to as Pinhead. Portrayed by Douglas Bradley, the character would become an icon of the genre. Along with Bradley, the movie stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, and Ashley Laurence.

Recorded on October 19, 2024. We hope you enjoy it!

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Happy Halloween!!! And we have such sights to show you! As co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel begin working on the fourth season of REEL TALK, they took the time to get their spoops n' spooks riled

20/08/2024

R.I.P. Atsuko Tanaka - the voice of Major Motoko Kusanagi. 61-years-old... far too young.
Ghost in the Shell, Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2, Stand Alone Complex, Solid State Society, SAC_2045... and even in the Japanese dub of the Scarlett Johansson live action movie.
That's not to mention her other roles in Naruto, Bayonetta, Black Butler, Full Metal Alchemist, Macross 7, Wolf's Rain, and countless anime films, series, and video games.
Thank you for your fantastic voice and acting talents.

29/07/2024

Ah, here we are for the final episode of our third season, and REEL TALK co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel are thrilled to bring you a full commentary for the 2013 sci-fi action extravaganza Pacific Rim.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro, this movie takes the tried and true formula of Kaiju - the Japanese term for giant monsters, a genre the country cultivated for decades - and amps it to the max. Giant monsters vs. giant robots in a tale of mankind's struggle for survival against the ultimate foe; eschewing the militaristic standards commonly associated with the genre in favor of themes of cooperation and unity, del Toro crafted what in REEL TALK's opinion is popcorn entertainment at its highest level of artistic achievement. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, and Ron Perlman, Pacific Rim is well designed, well produced, well performed, well shot, well executed on virtually every level.

Recorded on November 7, 2023. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we have!

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John and Ilker extend their gratitude to all of you listeners for sticking with us over three seasons. We're currently in the midst of recording episodes for our fourth season, and we're anxious to bring you more commentaries and discussion on our favorite movies. So, stay tuned!

Ah, here we are for the final episode of our third season, and REEL TALK co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel are thrilled to bring you a full commentary for the 2013 sci-fi action extravaganza Pacifi

26/06/2024

As you can probably tell by now, REEL TALK co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel love to talk about movies, television, motion pictures, media, and all manner of topics related to their love of cinema.

With this sixth episode of the third season, we touch on a variety of random topics - from the excessive length of modern movies, the resurgence of anthology series, the entertainment factor of badly executed features, the strange allure of Quentin Tarantino movies among older audiences, Henry Rollins' dubious acting abilities, Studio Ghibli, oversexed 11-year-olds on co***ne... wait, what? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out.

This is the penultimate episode of our third season, with the finale to feature another full-on commentary, one of gargantuan properties... but again, you'll just have to listen. We're thrilled to soon be starting our fourth season, so stay tuned!

Recorded on August 19, 2022. We hope you enjoy it!

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As you can probably tell by now, REEL TALK co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel love to talk about movies, television, motion pictures, media, and all manner of topics related to their love of cinema.

13/06/2024

REEL TALK has now done a complete 180-turn from sophistication to outright s**t as co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel discuss the genre known as the erotic thriller.

From the tropes and formulas that defined a generation to the now widespread availability of any kind of content imaginable, the erotic thriller is a genre that seems to have disappeared in recent decades, and our dirty-minded co-hosts are all to happy to hearken back to the halcyon days of their youth - to a time when we watched from the stairwells so as not to get caught by parents, when the pause and rewind buttons on our VCR remotes would get worn out for those precious few seconds of forbidden imagery, when murder mysteries and romantic dramas weren't complete without gratuitous portions of nudity and suggestive dialogue that left you entertained by your own embarrassment. All of this and more as we discuss the rise and fall of the erotic thriller.

This episode marks the return of REEL TALK after a long period of inactivity; we will be riding out the remainder of the third season and the upcoming fourth season, with plenty of new episodes on the way!

Recorded on May 8, 2022. We hope you enjoy it!

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REEL TALK has now done a complete 180-turn from sophistication to outright s**t as co-hosts John Galope and Ilker Yucel discuss the genre known as the erotic thriller. From the tropes and formulas tha