The Reel Spotlight

Oscar Talk with Nick L' Barrow

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 Nick's IG ACCT Nick's Linktree Sirtone_reviews  The Reel Spotlight Linktree 

The Fellowship of the Ring

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 

Spotlight on Martin Scorsese

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  

Popcorn Chat with Sarah Williams

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 Sarah's Instagram  Sarah's Youtube channel    The Reel Spotlight Linktree  Support the show  

MovieFiles in the Spotlight

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 Elliot's Instagram   Elliot's Youtube (Moviefiles) The Reel Spotlight Linktree  Support the show