

ReelBlend
CinemaBlend
Welcome to ReelBlend! Join Managing Editor Sean O'Connell (CinemaBlend) and Entertainment Reporters Kevin McCarthy (Fox 5 Washington DC) and Jake Hamilton (Fox 32 News Chicago) as they discuss the latest news, rumors, and movies to hit the big screen. Every week we'll bring you movie reviews, inside looks at the news of the week, stories from the set, and interviews with your favorite filmmakers. Enjoy!
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Mar 27, 2019 • 1h 41min
Us Spoilers & Our Danny Elfman Interview
Jordan Peele's Us Reactions & Interview w. Danny Elfman
Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are back with possibly our most fiesty episode yet. We've all seen Jordan Peele's Us, and now we're diving into all the SPOILER-FILLED details, and we have a variety of opinions on the film. We're joined by Dumbo's composter Danny Elfman for an exclusive interview.
Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along with next week's game, #TrailerBlend, where we'll decide our FAVORITE movie trailer of all time.
We Want To Meet You!
Join us in Chicago on Saturday, April 13th, for a meet-up with you lovely fans. RSVP here for more details!
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Mar 21, 2019 • 1h 44min
Jordan Peele's Us Reactions & Interview w. Ben Davis (Captain Marvel/Dumbo)
Jordan Peele's Us Reactions & Interview w. Ben Davis (Captain Marvel/Dumbo)
Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are back with an especially awesome episode. We've all seen Jordan Peele's Us, and are ready to give you our reactions. We have a couple trailers to discuss from Avengers: Endgame, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, movie news of the week, and a very special guest. Captain Marvel and Dumbo cinematographer, Ben Davis, joins us on the show.
Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along with next week's game, #SportsBlend, where we'll decide our FAVORITE sports movie of all time.
We Want To Meet You!
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Mar 14, 2019 • 1h 15min
Sean At SXSW & Our Interview with Rupert Wyatt (Captive State)
Sean At SXSW & Our Interview with Rupert Wyatt (Captive State)
This past weekend Sean headed down to SXSW, and brought back a catalog of movie recommendations. He and Kevin saw Us, Jake reports his thoughts on Shazam!, and we are joined by director Rupert Wyatt to discuss is latest project, Captive State. We also discuss what might be our most difficult BlendGame yet, #ShotBlend.
You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and let us know your FAVORITE Steven Spielberg film using #SpielbergBlend
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Mar 6, 2019 • 59min
The Netflix vs Spielberg Debate & An Exciting Announcement
The Netflix vs Spielberg Debate & An Exciting Announcement
Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton are back with some exciting news regarding the show, and hot debate between Steven Spielberg, the Academy and streaming giants like Netflix. We also discuss this week's major releases, and declare our favorite works from Emmanuel Lubezki. #ChivoBlend
Blenders! On Saturday April 13th, the ReelBlend guys (Producer Gabe included) will be getting together in Chicago, and want to meet up with all of you lovely folks. More information will be coming soon so stay tuned, but if you plan on coming, give us a shout out on social @ReelBlend.
Play along with next week's game when we decide or favorite shots of ALL TIME (impossible). #ShotBlend
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Feb 26, 2019 • 1h 29min
The Irishman Trailer & Academy Awards Reactions
The Irishman Trailer & Academy Awards Reactions
After this years Academy Awards, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy have PLENTY to get into. Here's their reactions to this years winners and loser, the new host-less show, and even a quick reaction to that enigmatic teaser for The Irishman. We also round out the discussion with this week's BlendGame. #SpikeLeeBlend
You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along next week when we reveal our favorite works from cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki using #ChivoBlend.
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Feb 23, 2019 • 1h 33min
Our Final Academy Awards Predictions
Our Final Academy Awards Predictions
The 91st Academy Awards are being held this weekend, and the podcast formerly known as AwardsBlend is here with our final predictions for who will take home a little golden statue. Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy also discuss the recent controversy surrounding Empire star Jussie Smollett, Chris Hemsworth's casting as Hulk Hogan, A Quiet Place Sequel news and decide their favorite role from the wonderful, and endlessly talented Emily Blunt. #EmilyBluntBlend
Play along with our Oscars wager by filling out your bracket, and sharing your score with us on social.
You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along next week when we decide our favorite works from Spike Lee. #SpikeLeeBlend
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Feb 13, 2019 • 1h 27min
Our Interview with Robert Rodriguez
Our Interview with Robert Rodriguez
This week, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy dive into the new trailers for Aladdin (that Genie though...) and Yesterday (dir. Danny Boyle), as well as the unfortunate news that The Academy has chosen 4 categories to be pre-recorded, and edited in during the live Oscars broadcast. But most importantly, and we couldn't be more excited to share this with you, we have writer/director/composer/cinematographer/producer, THE rebel without a crew, Robert Rodriguez on the show today. We get into some awesome behind-the-scenes moments on his new film Alita: Battle Angel, stories from the set of From Dusk Till Dawn, his relationship with collaborator James Cameron and much more. In honor of his appearance, we also played #RobertRodriguezBlend where the guys discussed their favorite films from the man himself.
You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along with next week's game when we discuss our favorite work from the wonderful Emily Blunt. #EmilyBluntBlend
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Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 10min
LEGO 2 Reviews, Jake Gyllenhaal & Meeting James Cameron
LEGO 2 Reviews, Jake Gyllenhaal & Meeting James Cameron
ReelBlend is back with reactions to a few trailers that dropped this week including Pet Semetary and Shaft. We have some news of a possible Star Wars Ep. IX title leak, Avengers: Endgame's current runtime, we review The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and debate our favorite films/performances from the wonderful Jake Gyllenhaal. #JakeGyllenhaalBlend
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Play along next week when we discuss our favorite work from Robert Rodriguez which will include our interview for Alita: Battle Angel. #RobertRodriguezBlend
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Feb 2, 2019 • 1h 30min
SAG Reactions, Lady Gaga Live & Interviewing Richard Dreyfuss
SAG Reactions, Lady Gaga Live & Interviewing Richard Dreyfuss
If there's one thing you can say about ReelBlend, it's that the guys are never short on crazy, star-powered stories, and this week is no different. Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy, and Jake Hamilton discuss Kevin's crazy experience seeing Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper play Shallow LIVE, and Jake gives us the behind-the-scenes scoop on his 30+ minute interview with the great Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third King, The Goodby Girl). They also cover some of the news for the week including Ben Affleck dropping out as Batman, that Hobbs and Shaw trailer, and Christopher Nolan's next movie. Then we dive into the filmography of the amazing Amy Adams with #AmyAdamsBlend. This is a fun one.
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Play along next week when we discuss our favorite films/performances from Liam Neeson #NeesonBlend!
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Jan 23, 2019 • 1h 35min
Academy Award Nominations Reaction
Academy Award Nominations Reaction
The Academy dropped a bombshell on the Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy this week with a set of nominations that left some of us stunned. Join us as we break down what's what in this years Oscar race, discuss the new John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum trailer, and Sean shares a story from the The Kid Who Would Be King press junket (his son tagged along!). We also get into some Glass spoiler talk, and reveal our favorite Samuel L. Jackson roles/movies. #SamJacksonBlend
Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along with next week's game when we decide our favorite work from the amazing Amy Adams. #AmyAdamsBlend
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