Podcasts by Reel Review
Reel Review features engaging conversations about film and television with interesting folks and USC experts from across disciplines (public policy, governance, theatre, and cinema) to look at visual storytelling, media literacy, diversity, and the public good.
Hosted by Erroll Southers, PPR reminds us that film and TV are powerful and passionate mediums that not only entertain, but reflect and comment on our society. Culture, policy, and politics affect our everyday lives, ideas about how we live, and how we live together. It also influences what we watch, as well as what we take away from those programs.
We want to be smarter about the images and stories we see, and how we can be better together.
Sponsored by:
USC Price Video Services
http://www.usc.edu/pvs
USC Bedrosian Center
http://bedrosian.usc.edu
Content Partners:
USC School of Dramatic Arts
https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/
USC School of Cinematic-Arts
https://cinema.usc.edu
Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
http://priceschool.usc.edu
Further podcasts by Price Video Services & USC Bedrosian Center
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CODA (dir. Sian Heder) from 2021-09-10T20:29:48
CODA is a film that doesn't take a lot chances, with it's familiar tropes it doesn't stray from the fo...
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Moxie (dir. Amy Poehler) from 2021-05-06T12:00
Netflix's film Moxie brings riot grrrl punk feminism to a whole new generation: music, zines, and voices coming together to make the world a bit better.
Is the world ready for ri...
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Student Perspectives: Judas and the Black Messiah (dir. Shaka King) from 2021-04-16T20:12:11
During our recent episode on Judas and the Black Messiah, Professor Bill Resh spoke about using the film as part of...
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Judas and the Black Messiah (dir. Shaka King) from 2021-02-26T00:08:14
Under the threat of prison, Bill O'Neal infiltrated the Black Panther Party in Chicago.
Judas and the Black Messiah looks at the last three years of the Black Panther Party Chair...
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Hillbilly Elegy&Between the World and Me from 2021-02-04T14:00
Today we’ll be doing something a bit different. We’re looking at two memoirs made into films in 2020:
Between the World and Me, from HBO, based on the book of the same name writt...
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The Queen's Gambit (Netflix, created by Scott Frank and Allan Scott) from 2020-12-18T22:01:05
Odds are that you know someone raving about the new Netflix coming of age limited series, The Queen's Gambit. Lifted from the novel of the same title, the series is a seven episode tale...
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On the Rocks (dir. Sophia Coppola) from 2020-11-24T18:58:39
On the Rocks, the latest film from Sophia Coppola, like many of the director's films, relies on dialogue and character interaction. This time the central relationship is between father ...
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Lovecraft Country (HBO, Created by Misha Green) from 2020-10-30T18:40:24
Episode one of Lovecraft Country lets viewers know for sure that the question of reality and truth is at the heart of the series. In reality, H. P. Lovecraft was an overt White Supremac...
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Mulan (dir. Niki Caro) from 2020-09-25T22:38:39
For our September film discussion, we decided on Disney's streaming release of the live-action remake, Mulan. It's a film that is surrounded by controversy both d...
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Starship Troopers (1997 - dir. Paul Verhoeven) from 2020-08-21T18:36:01
The 2020 Presidential Election brings us to an important tipping point in the American experiment.
In July 2020, the Listen
I Am Not Your Negro (2017 - dir. Raoul Peck) from 2020-07-17T18:42:05
"The story of the Negro in America is the story of America, and it is not a pretty story." - James Baldwin
The year is 1979. James Baldwin writes a letter to his agent describing his next...
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Do the Right Thing (1989 - dir. Spike Lee) from 2020-06-24T13:00
March 25, 2020
George Floyd is murdered by members of the Minneapolis Police department.
Floyd's murder is the spark that reignites the continuing call for an end to extrajudicial ...
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The Platform (dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia) from 2020-05-27T01:06:26
Released on Netflix March 20, 2020 The Platform is one of the more interesting films to discuss amid...
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The Hunt (dir. Craig Zobel) from 2020-04-16T22:16
In this month's episode, we're covering a lot of dangerous ground with director Craig Zobel's latest satire, ...
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I'm Not Okay with This (created by Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall) from 2020-03-13T20:50:06
In this month's episode, we're thinking about the latest adaptation of a graphic novel from Netflix originals: I'm Not Okay with This Listen
Birds of Prey (dir. Cathy Yan) from 2020-02-27T00:20:56
The latest to come out of the DC universe is the story of Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ostensibly follows Quinn after her breakup fr...
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Galentine's (Parks&Recreation created by Greg Daniels, Michael Schur) from 2020-02-13T13:00
We’re deviating from our normal episode structure today ... we’ll be channeling our inner Leslie Knope to celebrate Parks & Recreation and Galentine's Day.
We all re-watched seas...
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Bombshell (dir. Jay Roach) from 2019-12-19T01:04:19
The description of Jay Roach's Bombshell on IMDB says simply: "A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network." Listen
Watchmen (HBO Series) from 2019-11-12T13:30
Host Erroll Southers is joined by Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, Alex Ago, and Aubrey Hicks to discuss the first episode of the new HBO series Watchmen.
Starrin...
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (dir. Terry Gilliam) from 2019-09-13T20:11:23
"Just give that man money so he can make his films!" says an ardent fan of Terry Gilliam, director.
We were intrigued at the idea of a retelling of the Cervantes classic Don Quixote Listen
Better Off Dead (1985 - dir. Savage Steve Holland) from 2019-07-30T13:00
The film world is a completely different universe than it was when Better off Dead came out in August 1985.
"Savage" Steve Holland's film about a jilted nerd, skiing, and the for...
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The Godfather (1972 – dir. Francis Ford Coppola) from 2019-05-31T17:00:41
Depending on who you talk to, The Godfather is either a story of an "aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son" or, ...
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Captain Marvel (dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck) from 2019-04-05T18:21:05
We've got a special "Warriors" episode of Reel Review for you today!
We got together Lt. Col. Olivia Nelson and two female Air Force ROTC Cadets to discuss the first...
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Us (dir. Jordan Peele) from 2019-03-27T21:44:56
From the mind the brought us Get Out, is the new film scaring audiences across the states. In Jordan Peele's latest film, Us, doppelgängers menace a family trying to...
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Fighting with My Family (dir. Stephen Merchant) from 2019-02-22T23:55:29
Based on a true story, Fighting with My Family is a British comedy meets WWE...
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New Name, New Logo from 2019-02-13T23:39:56
Reel Review, formerly known as the Price Projection Room, invites you to tune in for a third season with a fresh new design and social media presence: Twitte...
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On the Basis of Sex (dir. Mimi Leder) from 2018-12-25T14:00
October 2018 brought us RBG, the documentary about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now we have On the Basis of Sex, a biopic starring Felicity Jones as this icon...
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (dir. David Yates) from 2018-11-30T23:04:38
2016 brought us back to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the prequel to the beloved books and movies: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. 6 fictional months and two real life...
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Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013 - dir. Jeff Barnaby) from 2018-10-29T21:41:56
Rhymes for Young Ghouls, written and directed by Jeff Barnaby is set on the Red Crow Mi'g Maq reservation in 1976. It follows 15 year...
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Wind River - feat. Special Guests from 2018-10-23T01:14:43
As follow up to our discussion of the film, Wind River, we are joined by partners in the Native Women in Film & Tel...
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Wind River (2017 - dir. Taylor Sheridan) from 2018-10-23T01:09:18
Wind River, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, is the story of Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner), a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian ...
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We Are Birds: A California Indian Story (dir. Albert Chacon) from 2018-10-15T20:56:08
For many indigenous people living in the US today, the past had been cut off from them. We Are Birds Director Albert Chacon discovered this history through the tradition of b...
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A Star Is Born (2018 - dir. Bradley Cooper) from 2018-10-12T21:48:51
The latest remake of A Star is Born is, well … is getting mixed reviews. Some are rapturous (like...
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Powwow Highway with Cast Members from 2018-10-08T22:57:09
We are thrilled to share this conversation about Powwow Highway with you! Listen
Powwow Highway (1989 - dir. Jonathan Wacks) from 2018-10-08T22:48:28
Powwow Highway is the story of Philbert and Buddy who journey from Montana to Santa Fe to bail Buddy's sis...
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Colette (dir. Wash Westmoreland) from 2018-09-28T02:19:15
Does the biopic about a 19th century French writer Colette bring her to life?
This episode features a conversation on a film whi...
Part 1: Sorry to Bother You (dir. Boots Riley) from 2018-08-07T23:37:09
Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley. The film follows a young Cassius (Cash) Green who joins an Oakland telemarketing company, adopting a white accent to thrive, ...
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Part 2: Sorry to Bother You (dir. Boots Riley) from 2018-08-07T23:24:56
Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley. The film follows a young Cassius (Cash) Green who joins an Oakland telemarketing company, adopting a white accent to thrive, ...
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Tully (dir. Jason Reitman) from 2018-05-18T18:07:52
Tully is the third collaboration of writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman and its the story of motherhood. Charl...
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Beirut (dir. Brad Anderson) from 2018-04-20T01:46:47
The film follows a fictional hostage situation in Beirut, Lebanon at the height of the Lebanon Civil War. Our panel discusses the controversies surrounding the film including how Holl...
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A Wrinkle in Time (dir. Ava Duvernay) from 2018-03-26T16:31:29
Ava DuVernay's film A Wrinkle in Time has met with mixed reviews. The book the film adapts is both classic and beloved and also one of the most banned books ...
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The Post (dir. Steven Spielberg) from 2018-02-21T23:22:32
Steven Spielberg's most recent film - The Post - has been wildly anticipated by audiences - especially considering the current challenges in our media and ne...
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (dir. Rian Johnson) from 2018-01-18T15:00
Our nerd quotient is rising with the discussion of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The latest installment of the Star War...
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Darkest Hour (dir. Joe Wright) from 2017-12-21T15:00
Gary Oldman is Winston Churchill in the new WWII film, Darkest Hour.
Mudbound (dir. Dee Rees) from 2017-12-18T19:29:52
Director Dee Rees' new film, Mudbound, follows two southern families before, during, and after World War II. One family is...
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Blade Runner 2049 (dir. by Denis Villeneuve) from 2017-10-30T21:17:55
Is Blade Runner 2049 the sequel we didn't know we needed? Set in a dystopian future Los Angeles, Ryan Gosling's K is a replicant who hunts down dis-loyal rep...
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American Assassin (dir. Michael Cuesta) from 2017-09-21T18:08:48
Director Michael Cuesta brings the fictional hero of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp novels to the big screen in the new film,American Assassi...
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The Kingdom (dir. Peter Berg) from 2017-07-05T18:10:29
Peter Berg’s The Kingdom is an action procedural which tries to also be a lesson in cross-cultural tolerance. Released in 2007, we wo...
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Wonder Woman (dir. Patty Jenkins) from 2017-06-08T23:00:26
Wonder Woman is finally on the big screen! Raised on an island secluded from the world, Diana trained harder than any Amazon befo...
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Wonder Woman (dir. Patty Jenkins) from 2017-06-08T23:00:26
Wonder Woman is finally on the big screen! Raised on an island secluded from the world, Diana trained harder than any Amazon befo...
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Ghost in the Shell (dir. Rupert Sanders) from 2017-04-08T00:01:33
This film has sparked controversy on its casting choices, with many critics claiming another instance of Hollywood whitewashing due to film’s Japanese manga. We discu...
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Get Out (dir. Jordan Peele) from 2017-03-11T00:07:34
Our second episode of the Price Projection Room features a discussion of the poignant horror film Get Out, written and directe...
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Get Out (dir. Jordan Peele) from 2017-03-11T00:07:34
Our second episode of the Price Projection Room features a discussion of the poignant horror film Get Out, written and directe...
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Fences (dir. Denzel Washington) from 2017-02-10T22:54:42
Our inaugural episode of the Price Projection Room podcast features a lively discussion of the film adaptation of August Wilson's Listen