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We’re Danny and Marcel—two lifelong movie nerds who finally turned all those late-night debates and hot takes into a podcast. Reel Chums is where we dive into the movies we love and love to hate, swap behind-the-scenes trivia, and geek out like the film junkies we are. Think of us as your movie-obsessed friends turning casual chats into deep dives, rewinds, and “did-you-catch-that?” moments. From cult classics, blockbusters, or comfort rewatches—we’re here to break it down and have fun. If you love movies and want to hang with a couple of chums who do too, you’re in the right place.
Marcel and Danny hosts Reel Chums, a tv show with 143 episodes published.
"We are not alone." 🛸 This week on Reel Chums, we discuss Steven Spielberg’s 1977 masterpiece, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. While Danny experiences the film for the first time, Marcel discovers a heartbreaking ne
Chad Stahelski says there's "not much of a story" in John Wick — and somehow that's exactly why it works. We close out our month of Kung Fu with John Wick: Chapter 4, breaking down the location-first filmmaking, Dan Laus
The Mandalorian & Grogu hit theaters and we had... complicated feelings. We both enjoyed it — the action sequences slap, Ludwig Göransson's score is genuinely stunning, but walking out, we couldn't shake one big question
This week, we’re breaking down the biggest movies of Summer 2026—ranking every major release, predicting box office hits and flops, and sharing what we’re most (and least) excited for. From blockbuster franchises to slee
Face/Off is one of the most beloved action movies of the 1990s. It also has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes — higher than John Wick, higher than Interstellar, and somehow higher than The Matrix. Marcel discovered this while rew
Terry Gilliam's Brazil is one of the strangest, funniest, and most unsettling dystopian films ever made — and it's never felt more relevant. This week, Danny and Marcel close out Dystopian Film Month with the 1985 master
We're discussing everything we’ve been watching lately—from revisiting classic James Bond (and why Timothy Dalton might be underrated 👀) to the return of Daredevil and some surprising new shows that caught us off guard.
We’re back! In this episode, we break down the biggest moments from the Oscars 2026 — including major wins, surprises, and snubs. Plus, we dive into the latest movie news, from Mandalorian & Grogu to DC’s Lanterns and mo
This week, we revisit V for Vendetta (2006) and ask the big question: is V a hero, a terrorist, or something in between? We explore the film’s themes of fear, freedom, identity, and revolution — and why its political mes
In this episode, we discuss and review Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men. We break down one of the most technically ambitious films of the 21st century — a dystopian thriller that feels less like science fiction and more
In this episode, we kick off our month of dystopian films with Gary Ross's The Hunger Games. We break down what might be the ultimate "we know it's gonna be good but we don't know it's gonna be good" studio movie — a fil
This week on What We’re Watching, we’re all over the map — in the best way possible.Marcel is obsessed with the wildly underrated Polite Society (Scott Pilgrim meets martial arts meets… something darker), Danny rewatched
This week we're diving into Paul Thomas Anderson's latest masterpiece, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn. This film is a technical marvel and storytelling triumph that balances intense ac
In this episode, we discuss and review Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme. We break down Safdie’s anxiety-fueled character study starring Timothée Chalamet as Marty Reisman — a hustler driven less by table tennis and more by ob
In this episode, we're discussing "What We’ve Been Watching'! We break down a few of the shows we’ve been spending time with lately — what’s working, what surprised us, and who we think each show is actually for. This we
This week, we are talking about the latest news regarding Lucasfilm and its new Co-Presidents, Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. Is this a new era of storytelling we want? Or are we entering a cautious era of storytelling?
Welcome to Season 4 of Reel Chums! We're kicking things off with our BIGGEST episode of the year - the Best and Worst of 2025, as voted on by YOU and discussed by us! We discuss every major category from the past year, i
Signup for our newsletter: https://reelchums.com/newsletterIt’s the Season 3 finale of Reel Chums! After a chaotic end-of-year rush, we are back behind the mics to wrap the season with a laid-back, unfiltered chat about
This week, we discussing M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin — a home invasion thriller that tests faith, choice, and the limits of storytelling inside four claustrophobic walls. We talk about Dave Bautista’s powerho
Signup for our newsletter: https://reelchums.com/newsletterWhat an incredible conversation this was. We are kicking off our month of thrillers with Ryan Coogler's *Sinners*, and honestly, this film reignited why we start
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