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.
Collateral (2004) Is One of the Greatest One Bad Day Movies | Tom Cruise & Jamie Foxx
Collateral (2004) · Sep 2, 2026
Casino Royale 20th Anniversary: Why Daniel Craig’s Debut is the Ultimate Franchise Reboot
Casino Royale (2006) · Aug 11, 2026
'Independence Day' 30th Anniversary: Practical Magic, Will Smith, and the Ultimate 90s Blockbuster
Independence Day (1996) · Jul 4, 2026
The Tragic Truth Behind Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · Jun 30, 2026
Brazil (1985) Is More Relevant Now Than Ever — Here's Why
Brazil (1985) · Apr 7, 2026
V for Vendetta — Hero, Terrorist, or Revolutionary?
V for Vendetta (2006) · Feb 26, 2026
Children of Men Predicted 2025 (And We Weren't Ready)
Children of Men (2006) · Feb 19, 2026
The Hunger Games Is Frustrating to Love | Reel Chums
The Hunger Games (2012) · Feb 10, 2026
Is This the Best Marvel Show Since Loki? | What We’re Watching
Polite Society (2023) · Feb 7, 2026
Marty Supreme: Obsession, Fame, and Why Audiences Were Divided
Marty Supreme (2025) · Jan 27, 2026
Why 'Knock at the Cabin' Should Be Studied in Film School
Knock at the Cabin (2023) · Oct 30, 2025
Source Code: Jake Gyllenhaal, Time Loops, and the Ethics of Military Service
Source Code (2011) · Oct 7, 2025
Spider-Man No Way Home | Nostalgia vs Story, and Completing the Origin We Never Knew We Needed
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Sep 21, 2025
Spider Man Far From Home | Truth vs Illusion, and Stepping Out of Iron Man's Shadow
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) · Sep 17, 2025
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Why the Vulture Soars
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) · Sep 2, 2025
Deep Impact | The Better Asteroid Movie?
Deep Impact (1998) · Aug 24, 2025
The Day After Tomorrow – The Disaster Movie We Wish We Could Forget
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) · Aug 10, 2025
Deepwater Horizon | When Corporate Greed Ignites Disaster
Deepwater Horizon (2016) · Aug 3, 2025
Armageddon (1998) – The Most Chaotic Disaster Movie Ever Made?
Armageddon (1998) · Jul 20, 2025
Superman(2025) Spoiler Discusion | Reel Chums Ep 106
Superman (2025) · Jul 13, 2025
The Next Three Days — Love, Delusion, and One Wild Escape Plan
The Next Three Days (2010) · Jul 7, 2025
Precrime, Prophecies, and Pulse Guns: The Sci-Fi Craft of Minority Report
Minority Report (2002) · Jun 29, 2025
North by Northwest | Hitchcock's Blueprint for Spy Thrillers
North by Northwest (1959) · Jun 22, 2025
The Fugitive | "I didn't kill my wife" | Why The Fugitive still hits hard.
The Fugitive (1993) · Jun 15, 2025
Batman Begins | How Nolan Changed the Genre Forever
Batman Begins (2005) · Jun 8, 2025
Apollo 13: Math Never Looked So Cool
Apollo 13 (1995) · Jun 1, 2025
Mission: Impossible | Brian De Palma, Dutch Angles & Double Crosses
Mission: Impossible (1996) · May 23, 2025
Back to The Future | The Movie That Doesn't Disappoint
Back to the Future (1985) · May 13, 2025
Batman Forever | 30 Years of Camp, Chaos, and Comic-Book Excess
Batman Forever (1995) · May 5, 2025
Rocky III | Bromance, Beatdowns, and the Birth of Clubber Lang
Rocky III (1982) · Apr 27, 2025
Happy Gilmore | The Movie That Made Golf Cool?
Happy Gilmore (1996) · Apr 21, 2025
*BONUS EPISODE* | The Pit vs Severance?! Danny’s Hot Take 🔥
Severance (2022) · Apr 13, 2025
*BONUS EPISODE* | The Pit vs Severance?! Danny’s Hot Take 🔥
The Pit (2023) · Apr 13, 2025
The Karate Kid (1984) | Why Mr. Miyagi Still Inspires Us
The Karate Kid (1984) · Apr 6, 2025
The Replacements | A Mashup of Sports Cliches
The Replacements (2000) · Mar 31, 2025
The Hurricane | Denzel’s Most Emotional Performance?
The Hurricane (1999) · Mar 23, 2025
John Q | Desperation, Justice, and a Broken System
John Q (2002) · Mar 16, 2025
The Tragedy of Macbeth | A Minimalist Masterpiece?
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) · Mar 2, 2025
The Equalizer | Action, Morality, and Justice
The Equalizer (2014) · Feb 24, 2025
Air Force One | Does It Still Soar or Crash?
Air Force One (1997) · Feb 18, 2025
Clue: The Movie | Laughs, Lies & Murder
Clue (1985) · Feb 10, 2025
Hero | Truth, Color Symbolism & Perspective
Hero (2002) · Feb 2, 2025
Baby Driver | Perfect Blend of Music, Action, and Style
Baby Driver (2017) · Jan 26, 2025
Den of Thieves | "Freakin' Big Nick"
Den of Thieves (2018) · Jan 19, 2025
Twisters | "If You Feel It, Chase It!"
Twister (1996) · Dec 11, 2024
Twisters | "If You Feel It, Chase It!"
Twisters (2024) · Dec 11, 2024
West Side Story (2021) | Reimagining A Classic
West Side Story (2021) · Dec 1, 2024
Jersey Boys | Fame, Music, and Stage Adaptations
Jersey Boys (2014) · Nov 6, 2024
Scream 2 | Horror’s Rules of the Sequel
Scream 2 (1997) · Oct 27, 2024
Us | "They Look Exactly Like Us. They Think Like Us"
Us (2019) · Oct 20, 2024
The Ring | Trauma, Neglect, and VHS
The Ring (2002) · Oct 16, 2024
Shaun Of The Dead | A Character Study On Complacency
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Oct 6, 2024
Joker | "All I Have Are Bad Thoughts"
Joker (2019) · Sep 30, 2024
Rebel Ridge | Netflix's Best of the Year?
Rebel Ridge (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
The Sting | A Perfect Con
The Sting (1973) · Sep 16, 2024
It's A Wonderful Life | Worthy of a Christmas Classic?
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Sep 8, 2024
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid | “Small Price to Pay for Beauty”
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Sep 1, 2024
Citizen Kane | Power, Ambition, and the Art of Storytelling
Citizen Kane (1941) · Aug 24, 2024
Alien | Space, Suspense, and Survival
Alien (1979) · Aug 17, 2024
Deadpool | The Merc with a Mouth Takes Center Stage
Deadpool (2016) · Jul 30, 2024
Twister | Cows, Heartbreak, and The Pursuit Of The Thrill
Twister (1996) · Jul 17, 2024
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | "To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved"
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) · Jul 6, 2024
X-Men: Days Of Future Past | Time Travel and Redemption
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · Jun 27, 2024
Interstellar | Whatever Can Happen, Will Happen
Interstellar (2014) · Jun 17, 2024
Edge of Tomorrow | Time Loops and Alien Invasions
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · Jun 9, 2024
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | How The Russo’s Changed The MCU
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) · Jun 8, 2024
Big | From Charm to Growing Pains
Big (1988) · Jun 2, 2024
17 Again | Second Chance at Redemption
17 Again (2009) · May 12, 2024
The Mask of Zorro | Adventure, Revenge, & Romance
The Mask of Zorro (1998) · May 4, 2024
The Incredibles | Pixar’s Best Before Disney?
The Incredibles (2004) · Apr 28, 2024
Chronicle | Power, Responsibility, and Found Footage
Chronicle (2012) · Apr 20, 2024
Unbreakable | A Journey Through Strength and Fragility
Unbreakable (2000) · Apr 13, 2024
National Treasure | A Heist Through History
National Treasure (2004) · Apr 3, 2024
Gone in 60 seconds | Racing & Boosting Against Time
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) · Mar 26, 2024
Army of Thieves | Mastering the Art of the Heist?
Army of Thieves (2021) · Mar 19, 2024
The Italian Job | Speed, Style, and Chasing Gold
The Italian Job (2003) · Mar 12, 2024
P.S. I Love You | Love, Grief, & A Messy Script
P.S. I Love You (2007) · Mar 6, 2024
The Proposal | Fake Engagement, Real Romance
The Proposal (2009) · Feb 20, 2024
The Wedding Singer | Love, Laughter, and the 80's
The Wedding Singer (1998) · Feb 13, 2024
The Ugly Truth
The Ugly Truth (2009) · Feb 6, 2024
Grease (1978) | Not All Is Well at Rydell
Grease (1978) · Jan 30, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · Jan 23, 2024
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | One of The Best Sequels Ever?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Jan 16, 2024
Holiday Re-Release | Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Jan 2, 2024
Holiday Re-release | Stepmom
Stepmom (1998) · Dec 27, 2023
Holiday Re-Release | Episode 17 Man of Steel
Man of Steel (2013) · Dec 19, 2023
Holiday Re-release | Episode 7 - 3:10 To Yuma
3:10 to Yuma (2007) · Dec 13, 2023
Holiday Re-release | Episode 6 - La La Land
La La Land (2016) · Dec 5, 2023
The Holiday | Unwrapping Love, Self-Discovery, and Gumption
The Holiday (2006) · Nov 28, 2023
Whiplash | Ambition, Obsession, and the Price of Greatness
Whiplash (2014) · Nov 21, 2023
Creed III | A Fight Through Forgiveness & Trauma
Creed III (2023) · Nov 15, 2023
Oblivion | An Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpiece
Oblivion (2013) · Nov 7, 2023
Scream | Unmasking Horror Movie Tropes
Scream (1996) · Oct 31, 2023
A Quiet Place & No One Will Save You | Silence as a form of story-telling
No One Will Save You (2023) · Oct 24, 2023
Get Out | Unmasking the Horrors of Society | Episode 34
Get Out (2017) · Oct 11, 2023
Signs | “Is it possible that there are no coincidences?” | Episode 33
Signs (2002) · Oct 4, 2023
Blinded By the Light | The Power of Music & Identity | Episode 32
Blinded by the Light (2019) · Sep 26, 2023
Nimona - A Journey of Identity and Acceptance
Nimona (2023) · Sep 19, 2023
The Losers | Episode 30
The Losers (2010) · Sep 13, 2023
Across The Universe | Love, War, and the 60's with The Beatles | Episode 28
Across the Universe (2007) · Aug 29, 2023
Miss Congeniality | Challenging Stereotypes and Standards | Episode 27
Miss Congeniality (2000) · Aug 22, 2023
Dead Poets Society | "What Will Your Verse Be?" | Episode 26
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Aug 15, 2023
Poker Face | Journey To Find The Truth | Episode 25
Poker Face (2022) · Aug 8, 2023
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Jul 18, 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Episode 22
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Jul 11, 2023
Could Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade be a perfect movie? | Episode 21
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Jul 8, 2023
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | An Archaeologist First, a Brawler Second | Episode 20
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Jun 27, 2023
The Flash (2023) Is A Fun-Filled Ride That Leaves Audiences Asking "Where Do We Go From Here?" | Episode 19
Where Do We Go From Here? (2023) · Jun 20, 2023
Man of Steel - Revisiting Zack's and Henry's take of Superman on its 10th Anniversary release | Episode 17
Man of Steel (2013) · Jun 6, 2023
C'mon C'mon: A Journey of Connection and Growth featuring @themaggiehill | Episode 16
C'mon C'mon (2021) · May 30, 2023
Stepmom | Family, Forgiveness, & Grief
Stepmom (1998) · May 9, 2023
Episode 13 - Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997) · May 2, 2023
Episode 12 - Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013) · Apr 25, 2023
Episode 11 - Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) · Apr 18, 2023
Episode 10 - This Means War
This Means War (2012) · Apr 11, 2023
Episode 9 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) · Apr 4, 2023
Episode 8 - Knives Out
Knives Out (2019) · Mar 29, 2023
Episode 7 - 3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma (2007) · Mar 20, 2023
Episode 6 - La La Land
La La Land (2016) · Mar 14, 2023
Episode 5 - Batman ('89) & Batman Returns ('92)
Batman (1989) · Mar 6, 2023
Episode 5 - Batman ('89) & Batman Returns ('92)
Batman Returns (1992) · Mar 6, 2023
Episode 4 - Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) · Feb 27, 2023
Episode 3 - RomComs | While You Were Sleeping & Sleepless In Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) · Feb 20, 2023
Episode 2 - Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Feb 13, 2023
Episode 1 - The Movies That Shaped Us | Jurassic Park & Remember The Titans
Jurassic Park (1993) · Feb 6, 2023