Welcome to Reel Insights, hosted by Sean Tajipour, the mayor of Nerdtropolis. This is where Hollywood’s brightest stars, directors, and creatives share the stories behind the work that brings film and television to life. From behind-the-scenes insight to meaningful conversations about craft, passion, and creativity, Reel Insights gives listeners a closer look at the people shaping today’s entertainment world.
DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON - Spider-Man: Brand New Day & Naruto
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Jul 30, 2026
PATRICK RENNA: The Sandlot, The Big Green, Son In Law & Punks
The Sandlot (1993) · Jun 3, 2026
TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN GHOST WAR: Andrew Bernstein
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026) · May 15, 2026
TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN GHOST WAR: Wendell Pierce & Michael Kelly
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026) · May 15, 2026
ELLE FANNING: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Sentimental Value & Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands (2025) · Mar 22, 2026
JUNO TEMPLE: Ted Lasso and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) · Mar 22, 2026
DOUG JONES: Hocus Pocus, Helboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Silver Surfer and Operation Taco Gary's
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Mar 22, 2026
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE: Gore Verbinski
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) · Mar 22, 2026
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE: Michael Peña & Zazie Beetz
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) · Mar 22, 2026
NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T - Ruben Fleischer & Producer Bobby Cohen
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) · Dec 2, 2025
GABRIEL LUNA: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Astronaut, and The Last of Us
The Astronaut (2023) · Dec 2, 2025
ROBERT PATRICK: Tulsa King, Peacemaker & Terminator 2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Oct 5, 2025
HAUNTED HOTEL: Matt Roller, Eliza Coupe & Jimmi Simpson
The Haunted Hotel (2021) · Sep 22, 2025
THE CONJURING LAST RITES: Madison Lawlor & Orion Smith
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) · Sep 18, 2025
THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT: Corey Hawkins, Anna Diop & Nadia Latif
The Man in My Basement (2025) · Sep 17, 2025
OWEN TEAGUE: Griffin in Summer & Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Griffin in Summer (2025) · Aug 31, 2025
LONG STORY SHORT: Ben Feldman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Abbi Jacobson
Long Story Short (2021) · Aug 27, 2025
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, and Sarah Pidgeon
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) · Jul 17, 2025
Kidversation Ep. 2: Inside Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025) · Jul 1, 2025
LEN WISEMAN: Ballerina, Underworld & Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) · Jun 9, 2025
FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN: David Iacono & Suzanna Son
Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) · May 25, 2025
FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN: Ariana Greenblatt, Rebecca Ablack & Ella Rubin
Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) · May 22, 2025
DEVIL MAY CRY: Johnny Yong Bosch, Scout Taylor-Compton & Adi Shankar
Devil May Cry · Apr 2, 2025
TIM KEY & TOM BASDEN: The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) · Mar 25, 2025
KAT GRAHAM: Tyler Perry's Duplicity & Rise of the TMNT
Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025) · Mar 21, 2025
HENRY THOMAS: High Ground & E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Mar 18, 2025
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE - Eric Bauza and Pete Browngardt
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024) · Mar 10, 2025
OLIVIER RICHTERS: Reacher & Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Feb 21, 2025
William Mark McCullough - Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) · Feb 19, 2025
SIMON WEST: Con Air, Expendables 2, Old Guy & Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) · Feb 14, 2025
SIMON WEST: Con Air, Expendables 2, Old Guy & Tomb Raider
The Expendables 2 (2012) · Feb 14, 2025
STAR TREK: SECTION 31 - Omari Hardwick & Kacey Rohl
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) · Jan 24, 2025
STAR TREK: SECTION 31 - Rob Kazinsky & Sven Ruygrok
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) · Jan 23, 2025
STAR TREK: SECTION 31 - Alex Kurtzman & Olatunde Osunsanmi
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) · Jan 23, 2025
TIM ALLEN: Shifting Gears, Home Improvement & The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause (1994) · Jan 3, 2025
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) · Dec 17, 2024
TIFFANY SMITH: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. & In Flight
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · Nov 11, 2024
THE 4:30 MOVIE: Siena Agudong, Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, & Reed Northrup
The 4:30 Movie (2024) · Sep 9, 2024
DAVID DASTMALCHIAN: Afraid & Late Night With The Devil
Late Night with the Devil (2024) · Aug 30, 2024
JEFF ROWE - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) · Aug 2, 2024
LIZA JOHNSON - Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) · Jul 31, 2024
CAROLYN LAWRENCE - Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) · Jul 29, 2024
RUBY ROSE TURNER, DARA RENEE & MORGAN DUDLEY: Descendants: The Rise of Red
Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024) · Jul 4, 2024
MALIA BAKER & KYLIE CANTRALL: Descendants: The Rise of Red
Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024) · Jul 2, 2024
PEDER LINDELL: Descendants: The Rise of Red
Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024) · Jun 29, 2024
ULTRAMAN: RISING - Directors John Aoshima & Shannon Tindle
Ultraman: Rising (2024) · Jun 6, 2024
ULTRAMAN: RISING - Christopher Sean, Tamlyn Tomita, and Gedde Watanabe
Ultraman: Rising (2024) · Jun 5, 2024
BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE - Directors Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) · Jun 5, 2024
VIGGO MORTENSEN: The Dead Don't Hurt & The Lord of the Rings
The Dead Don't Hurt (2024) · May 30, 2024
ELIZABETH HURLEY & DAMIAN HURLEY: Strictly Confidential
Strictly Confidential (2024) · Apr 9, 2024
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL: Cameron & Colin Cairnes
Late Night with the Devil (2024) · Mar 22, 2024
PATTON OSWALT: Manhunt & Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · Mar 11, 2024
THE TIGER'S APPRENTICE: Brandon Soo Hoo & Kheng Hua Tan
The Tiger's Apprentice (2024) · Feb 10, 2024
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS: Carlos Alazraqui, Ron Funches, Thomas Lennon & Melissa Villaseñor
My Bloody Valentine (1981) · Feb 6, 2024
TOM SCHULMAN - Dead Poets Society, Double Down South & Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Jan 30, 2024
DIEGO TINOCO - Bad Hombres, On My Block & Knights of the Zodiac
Knights of the Zodiac (2023) · Jan 26, 2024
DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS: Alex Winter, Jonah Ray & Josh Forbes
Destroy All Neighbors (2024) · Jan 16, 2024
GOOD BURGER 2 With KEVIN KOPELOW, HEATH SEIFART & PHILL TRAILL
Good Burger 2 (2023) · Nov 21, 2023
GELILA BEKELE & ARMANI ORTIZ: Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (2023) · Nov 17, 2023
ORSON OBLOWITZ: Showdown At The Grand starring Terrence Howard and Dolph Lundgren
Showdown at the Grand (2023) · Nov 15, 2023
WENDY WILKINS: Death On The Border starring Shannon Elizabeth and Danny Trejo
Death on the Border (2023) · Nov 7, 2023
RAS KASS & FRANK MEYER: Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History (2023) · Nov 3, 2023
ANDY PALMER: The Re-Education Of Molly Singer
The Re-Education of Molly Singer (2023) · Oct 3, 2023
ASTRONAUT JOSE HERNANDEZ & ALEJANDRA MARQUEZ ABELLA: A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away (2023) · Sep 19, 2023
ADIL EL ARBI & BILALL FALLH: Ms. Marvel, Batgirl, Bad Boys For Life
Bad Boys for Life (2020) · Sep 12, 2023
EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ: (The Blair Witch Project, Satanic Hispanics)
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Sep 6, 2023
EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ: (The Blair Witch Project, Satanic Hispanics)
Satanic Hispanics (2022) · Sep 6, 2023
LAURA TERRUSO: Directing About My Father starring Sebastian Maniscalco, Robert De Niro
About My Father (2023) · May 24, 2023
WILLIAM FICHTNER: Contact, Armageddon, Hypnotic, TMNT & Grand Theft Auto
Armageddon (1998) · May 9, 2023
WILLIAM FICHTNER: Contact, Armageddon, Hypnotic, TMNT & Grand Theft Auto
Contact (1997) · May 9, 2023
WILLIAM FICHTNER: Contact, Armageddon, Hypnotic, TMNT & Grand Theft Auto
Hypnotic (2023) · May 9, 2023
BAI LING: The Crow, Wild Wild West, Crank: High Voltage, Johnny & Clyde
Wild Wild West (1999) · May 6, 2023
BAI LING: The Crow, Wild Wild West, Crank: High Voltage, Johnny & Clyde
The Crow (1994) · May 6, 2023
BAI LING: The Crow, Wild Wild West, Crank: High Voltage, Johnny & Clyde
Crank: High Voltage (2009) · May 6, 2023
ALLAN UNGAR: Bandit Director starring Josh Duhamel and Mel Gibson
Bandit (2022) · Sep 22, 2022
JAY CHANDRASEKHAR: Super Troopers, Beer Fest & Club Dredd
Super Troopers (2001) · Jul 13, 2022