Podcasts by Reel Ripe
Each month, Wes and Clay will use Rotten Tomatoes to determine the best and worst film in one individuals filmography. Then you can listen along as they try to figure out what went right and what went wrong!
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2020 Oscars–Marriage Story (95%) from 2020-03-24T09:30
Wes and Clay wrap up their coverage of the 2020 Academy Awards by watching their B-Roll selection of the Best Picture nominees, “Marriage Story”. Directed and written by Noah Baumbac...
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2020 Oscars–Joker (68%) from 2020-02-08T10:30:58
The lowest rated Best Picture nominee at the 2020 Academy Awards is Todd Phillips’ “Joker”. Currently at 68% with 543 reviews, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous v...
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2020 Oscars–Parasite (99%) from 2020-01-27T10:30
Who would you say is the “Parasite” in this film? Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational w...
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B-Roll: Wes Craven–Scream (79%) from 2019-11-12T10:30:36
We are continuing our coverage of the “master of horror”, Wes Craven. We have already discussed “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street“. With ou...
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Wes Craven–A Nightmare on Elm Street (94%) from 2019-10-31T09:25:06
Happy Halloween! Our “Wes Craven” themed coverage continues with the director’s highest-rated film (according to Rotten Tomatoes), “A Nightmare on Elm Street”! It&#...
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Wes Craven–Vampire in Brooklyn (10%) from 2019-10-29T09:30:33
Happy Halloween! As is customary in podcast culture, Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten are covering something horror-themed: the “Master of Horror” himself, Wes Craven, and his critical lo...
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B-Roll: Kathryn Bigelow–Near Dark (88%) from 2019-10-15T09:25:20
For the B-Roll selection of our coverage of Kathryn Bigelow, we are turning out the lights, pouring ourselves a tall glass of blood, and watching “Near Dark”! “Near Dark”...
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Kathryn Bigelow–The Weight of Water (35%) from 2019-10-01T09:25:35
In “The Weight of Water“, journalist Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) begins researching the 1873 axe-murder of two sisters and discovers new information in the case. Meanwhile, her ...
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Kathryn Bigelow–The Hurt Locker (97%) from 2019-09-17T09:25:24
The show has moved onto Kathryn Bigelow because Clay “deparately wanted to do her” and that means we’re starting off with the critically acclaimed “The Hurt Locker“...
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B-Roll: Amy Adams–Nocturnal Animals (73%) from 2019-09-03T09:30:25
The B-Roll selection for Amy Adams has Wes and Clay watching a film that both of them are unfamiliar with, 2016’s Nocturnal Animals. Directed and written by Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals is ...
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Amy Adams–Arrival (94%) from 2019-04-10T00:28:55
For our coverage of the “best” Amy Adams film, we discuss the intellectual science fiction of Arrival! It’s currently at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and it secured several Academy A...
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Amy Adams–Leap Year (23%) from 2019-03-25T10:00:58
Amy Adams stars in a truly horrible romantic-comedy where the jokes fall flat, the Irish are maligned, and Adam Scott is mis-used! “Leap Year” is a film from 2010 and is currently at...
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B-Roll: 2019 Oscars: A Star Is Born (90%) from 2019-02-23T11:00:04
To complete our coverage of the 2019 Best Picture nominees, we have selected “A Star Is Born” as our B-Roll. It’s Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, and he also stars as...
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2019 Oscars: Black Panther (97%) from 2019-02-14T11:00:10
This episode of the podcast covers the highest rated Best Picture nominee from 2018, Ryan Coogler’s MCU entry: Black Panther! The crown jewel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so far), Bla...
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2019 Oscars: Bohemian Rhapsody (62%) from 2019-02-11T11:00:21
As a special event, we’re going to cover the “ripe” and “rotten” films nominated for the 2019 Best Picture Oscar! For the low end of the spectrum, we start with Boh...
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B-Roll: Edgar Wright–The World’s End (89%) from 2019-01-09T10:30:33
We say farewell to Edgar Wright with the final film in his Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy, The World’s End. At 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is critically adored but audiences generally see i...
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Edgar Wright–Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (81%) from 2018-12-05T11:00:58
This week, we take a look at the lowest rated film on Edgar Wright’s Rotten Tomatoes listing: 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Currently at 81%(!), Scott Pilgrim stars Michael Cera...
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Edgar Wright–Baby Driver (93%) from 2018-11-07T11:00:30
We kick off our Edgar Wright coverage with his highest rated film, 2017’s Baby Driver! Currently at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, Baby Driver tells the story of a getaway driver (the best in the...
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B-Roll: Denzel Washington–Man on Fire from 2018-08-15T10:00:41
Denzel Washington’s “B-Roll” selection is Man on Fire, which is currently at 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. Highly stylized in the way that only early 2000s action films are, Washingt...
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Denzel Washington–Heart Condition (0%) from 2018-07-17T10:00:29
When a racist cop inherits the heart of a black lawyer, the end result is a fun-filled comedy romp that ends in shotgun murder! Denzel Washington’s worst film (according to Rotten Tomatoes...
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Denzel Washington–Fences (94%) from 2018-04-18T10:00:31
Denzel Washington has been acting in Hollywood since early in the 1980’s but his highest rated film is 2016’s Fences, which stands at 94% on RottenTomatoes. Originally a theatrical p...
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B-Roll: Spielberg&Cruise–Minority Report from 2018-03-30T10:00:46
In our first “B-Roll” episode (where we discuss a film of our choosing from the topics filmography), we discuss the 2002 neo-noir sci-fi thriller, Minority Report! Featuring a plot t...
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Steven Spielberg–E.T. (98%) from 2018-03-16T16:06:07
Hook might have been excessive and over the top, but it also might have been an attempt to recapture the feeling of E.T.? We discuss the 98% film and try to figure out where the love comes from,...
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Steven Spielberg–Hook (29%) from 2018-02-28T10:00:51
Steven Spielberg is the highest grossing Hollywood director of all time, and is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers that the world has ever seen. But even still, he did make “H...
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Tom Cruise–Risky Business (96%) from 2018-02-14T13:00:48
Risky Business launched Cruise’s career, and it also ended its directors! A 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Risky Business features Cruise as a high school senior who learns some hard...
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Tom Cruise–Cocktail (5%) from 2018-01-24T10:00:10
The power running, intensely emoting, Xenu worshipping Tom Cruise is the next subject of Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten! In this episode we start at the bottom with Cocktail, a 1988 film that curre...
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Ridley Scott–A Good Year (25%) from 2018-01-17T10:00:23
A Good Year is a perfect example of a director taking on a genre that they are ill suited to handle. A romantic comedy that features very little romance and almost no comedy, A Good Year has Rus...
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Ridley Scott–Alien (97%) from 2017-12-13T10:01:38
Famed director Ridley Scott is this month’s focus, and we kick things off with the modern classic, “Alien”, which is currently at 97% on RottenTomatoes! When the crew of a towi...
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December 2017 from 2017-12-06T10:15:20
After covering Patrick Stewart last month, it’s time for Clay and Wes to discuss a director! We put the selection up to a vote on Patreon.com, and this short episode will let you know whic...
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Patrick Stewart–Christmas Eve (0%) from 2017-11-29T10:05:23
After discussing Stewart’s nuanced performance in “Logan”, Clay and I discuss a holiday movie that has no nuance whatsoever. It’s 2015’s “Christmas Eve“...
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Patrick Stewart–Logan (93%) from 2017-11-22T10:00:36
“Logan” is a 2017 superhero film that features Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier (the 7th time he’s played that character), the leader of the mutant group called the X-Men. Set...
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Reel Ripe&Reel Rotten: Introduction from 2017-11-12T17:03:07
This podcast takes a look at the highs and lows of your favorite Hollywood artists! Each month, Wes and Clay will use Rotten Tomatoes to determine the best and worst film in one individuals film...
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