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A Millennial and Gen Zer clash over what makes their movies a classic. A Reel Pain is a movie debate podcast hosted by John Choate and Matthew Pursell, where generational nostalgia meets fresh perspective—and not everyone leaves happy. John, a millennial with a deep love for iconic ’80s and ’90s films, introduces Matthew to the movies he grew up believing were untouchable classics. Matthew, a Gen Z movie fan shaped by more modern cinema, returns the favor by bringing films John somehow missed along the way.This is a debate that you don't want to miss! Subscribe today!
Storyline Multimedia hosts A Reel Pain, a tv show with 32 episodes published.
Some movies survive purely on nostalgia. School of Rock might actually be better than we remembered. This week on A Reel Pain , John introduces Matthew to the 2003 Jack Black classic School of Rock — a movie that somehow
Matthew brings one of his ultimate childhood movies to the podcast: TMNT, the edgy 2007 animated adventure filled with mutant monsters, Linkin Park energy and enough early-2000s attitude to fuel an entire generation. Joh
The first rule of A Reel Pain is apparently to immediately talk about Fight Club . This week, John revisits David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic while Matthew watches it with the movie’s biggest twist somehow still intact.
What happens when a group of terminally online Gen Z friends lose power, lose cell service, and immediately begin accusing each other of murder? This week on A Reel Pain , Matthew brings the 2022 slasher-comedy Bodies Bo
Arnold Schwarzenegger has battled Terminators, Predators, and heavily armed criminals—but none of them compare to a classroom full of kindergarteners. This week, John introduces Matthew to the 1990 action-comedy classic
This week on A Reel Pain , Matthew brings John into the hidden world of The Spiderwick Chronicles , the 2008 fantasy adventure movie starring Freddie Highmore that made a whole generation wonder if goblins, fairies, ogre
Happy 4th of July from A Reel Pain, where John brings Matthew into the wonderfully over-the-top world of Independence Day. This week, the crew breaks down the 1996 alien invasion classic starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblu
Matthew’s Gen Z pick takes A Reel Pain straight into the unsettling world of Backrooms , and John may never look at an empty mall hallway the same way again. Fresh from the theater, the guys break down why this eerie, in
This week on A Reel Pain, John brings one of his millennial-era comfort movies to the table: Tango & Cash. Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell team up as two “best cops in L.A.” who get framed, sent to prison, tortured,
Matthew is bringing John into the Glade with his pick, The Maze Runner — the 2014 dystopian thriller that hit at the perfect time for middle school Gen Z kids, but apparently looked “pretty dumb” to John when it first ca
John brings his millennial pick to the table with Masters of the Universe from 1987, the live-action He-Man movie starring Dolph Lundgren, Courteney Cox, Skeletor, Castle Grayskull, and a whole lot of unexpected Earth-ba
Matthew brings The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie from 2004 to A Reel Pain, forcing John to experience SpongeBob, Patrick, Goofy Goober, David Hasselhoff, and peak early-2000s Nickelodeon chaos for the very first time. As t
Kenyon Murray joins A Reel Pain for a three-generation movie debate as he brings in his pick: Weird Science — the 1985 John Hughes comedy that was a full-blown nostalgic classic for 13-year-old Kenyon, but hits a little
Matthew’s pick takes A Reel Pain back to 2008 for Journey to the Center of the Earth, the Brendan Fraser adventure movie built for red-and-blue 3D glasses, giant dandelions, flying fish, mine carts, questionable CGI, and
Is Mortal Kombat actually a legit cult classic… or just a nostalgia-fueled fever dream? In this episode of A Reel Pain, John (Millennial) revisits a childhood favorite, while Matthew (Gen Z) steps into the tournament wit
A millennial and two Gen Z voices take on The Devil Wears Prada—and what starts as a nostalgic rewatch quickly turns into a full-on debate about career ambition, toxic workplaces, and whether this iconic fashion film sti
In this episode of A Reel Pain, John brings one of his all-time favorites to the table: Liar Liar—the 1997 comedy starring Jim Carrey at the height of his powers. What follows is a generational clash over one big questio
A childhood favorite meets a fresh set of eyes as we break down A Series of Unfortunate Events—and things get surprisingly complicated. Matthew grew up with the books, John didn’t… so does this gloomy, chaotic adaptation
A Millennial favorite steps into the ring as John defends True Lies, a high-octane action-comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis—but does it actually hold up, or is it coasting on nostalgia? In this e
A millennial and Gen Z perspective collide in this episode of A Reel Pain as the crew dives into the chaotic, colorful world of Mamma Mia!—but this time, it’s not just a debate… it’s a full-blown takeover. With Rachel Pu
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