Episodes

  • Oscar Talk with Nick L' Barrow

    Oscar Talk with Nick L' Barrow
    Mar 10 2024

    In this episode of the Reel Spotlight, Tony with the help of his special guest Nick L' Barrow from NicksFlicksFix shines Hollywood's biggest spotlight on the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Tony and Nick talk about the biggest surprises and snubs concerning the nominations and they make their predictions on who will win. They also briefly chat about Dune Part 2.


    0:00 Intro

    0:41 Getting to know Nick

    16:11 Quick thoughts on Dune Part two

    22:07 And the Oscar goes to...

    1:26:30 Outro

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Fellowship of the Ring
    Feb 1 2024
    For the first episode of 2024 of The Reel Spotlight, Tony welcomes back a returning guest, Shan from Filmforager on Instagram and the host of The Fellowship of the Mic podcast. They discuss the first film of Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. They answer listener questions and even talk about one of their favorite 70s sitcom. - 0:00 Intro 5:40 Come and Knock on our Door 12:12 Discussing The Fellowship of the Ring 16:40 Did you Know? 48:30 Favorite Fellowship quotes 1:06:48 Answering listener questions 1:23:44 Outro Shandra's IG FilmForager Fellowship of The Mic Podcast The Reel Spotlight Linktree
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Spotlight on Martin Scorsese

    Spotlight on Martin Scorsese
    Nov 14 2023
    To talk Killers of the Flower Moon and Martin Scorsese, Tony is joined by returning guest Jean Carlos AKA Mercatthemovies on. They discuss Marty's newest film, its runtime, and rank the legendary directors filmography. 0:00 Intro 2:15 Talking about Marty 7:22 DeNiro's career without Scorsese 9:21 Scorsese the most versatile director? 10:56 Scorsese and the Oscars 13:33 Killers of the Flower Moon Synopsis 14:05 Quick chat about long runtimes 22:01 Killers of the Flower Moon Review 40:56 2023 ranking of KOTFM 43:00 Ranking Scorsese's filmography 51:19 Answering listener questions 1:02:03 Outro ⁠MercWithTheMovies Instagram ⁠ ⁠The Reel Spotlight Linktree⁠ ⁠Sirtone_reviews⁠
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Popcorn Chat with Sarah Williams

    Popcorn Chat with Sarah Williams
    Oct 13 2023

    For the 28th episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Sarah Williams from Popcorn Chat (Instagram & Youtube). The episode is filled with a variety of movie & TV discussions and there's even a chat about an iconic British food staple.

    0:00: Intro

    0:37: Welcoming Sarah

    1:17: Getting to know Sarah

    6:38: What makes a good film?

    10:00 Brief chat on Oppenheimer

    11:28 Talking Barbie for a bit

    13:31 Strange Way of Life review

    17:00 Halloween chat

    23:55 Talking Past Lives

    30:38 Chatting about a variety of movies

    35:51 Listener questions

    47:33 Sarah under the Reel Spotlight

    53:30 Beans on toast

    58:07 Outro

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    1 hr
  • MovieFiles in the Spotlight

    MovieFiles in the Spotlight
    Aug 31 2023

    This episode of The Reel Spotlight focuses on the best, worst, biggest surprises and disappointments of 2023 in films & TV...so far. To discuss all this with Tony is Elliot Collins AKA MovieFiles from YouTube and instagram. The conversation was flowing as Tony & Elliot chatted about all things movies, tv shows, and even some NBA talk.

    0:00 Intro

    1:58 Getting to know Elliot

    16:04 Elliot on tv

    19:28 NBA talk

    22:47 Rotten Tomatoes

    31:41 What Makes a good film

    34:37 Biggest disappointments of 2023

    40:21 Best Surprises of 2023

    52:23 Top 5 films of 2023...so far!

    59:16 Elliot under The Reel Spotlight

    1:02:53 Outro

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Spotlight on Oppenheimer & Nolan

    Spotlight on Oppenheimer & Nolan
    Aug 18 2023
    For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Kieran from PretentiousFilmClub on Instagram. The main topic is Christopher Nolan's newest film Oppenheimer. Other discussions include Nolan himself and his filmography. Tony and Kieran also briefly talk Barbie and answer listener questions. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Getting to know Kieran 14:18 Talking Nolan 22:30 Oppenheimer Notes 23:38 Non-spoiler chat on Oppenheimer 27:56 Spolier chat on Oppenheimer 44:36 Top 3 favorite moments in a Nolan film 46:58 Performances in Oppenheimer 49:58 Favorite moments in Oppenheimer 54:55 Ranking Nolan's Filmography 57:34 Barbie talk begins 1:03:47 Listener Questions 1:08:56 Kieran under the Reel Spotlight 1:12:27 Outro Kieran's IG page Kieran's Linktree The Reel Spotlight Linktree Sirtone_reviews
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • SAG-AFTRA/Emmy Nominations

    SAG-AFTRA/Emmy Nominations
    Jul 21 2023

    I'm joined by Gaius Bolling from G-Reelz and Back to the Blockbuster Podcast to discuss all things SAG-AFTRA strike. We also briefly chat Emmy nominations.

    0:00 Intro

    0:27 Getting to know Gaius

    8:25 2023 movie chat

    12:02 Strike chat begins

    35:26 Emmy Nods

    46:47 Gaius under the Reel Spotlight

    51:12 Outro

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    53 mins
  • Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 "Review"

    Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 "Review"
    Jul 14 2023

    For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony reviews one of the biggest summers films of 2023, Tom Cruise' Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. A quick FYI, Tony is reviewing the film (non- spoiler) on his own with no guest. Trying out something new!


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    15 mins