32 episodes
Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten The Pensky File
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- TV & Film
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4.9 • 12 Ratings
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This podcast takes a look at the highs and lows of your favorite Hollywood artists! Each month, Wes and Clay will use Rotten Tomatoes to determine the best and worst film in one individuals filmography. Then you can listen along as they try to figure out what went right and what went wrong!
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2020 Oscars – Marriage Story (95%)
Wes and Clay wrap up their coverage of the 2020 Academy Awards by watching their B-Roll selection of the Best Picture nominees, “Marriage Story”. Directed and written by Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a married couple going through a […]
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2020 Oscars – Joker (68%)
The lowest rated Best Picture nominee at the 2020 Academy Awards is Todd Phillips’ “Joker”. Currently at 68% with 543 reviews, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous villain. Based on the Joker character from DC Batman comics, Phoenix assumes the character of Arthur […]
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2020 Oscars – Parasite (99%)
Who would you say is the “Parasite” in this film? Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. […]
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B-Roll: Wes Craven – Scream (79%)
We are continuing our coverage of the “master of horror”, Wes Craven. We have already discussed “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street“. With our “B-Roll” selection, we chose to watch 1996’s “Scream”! Scream is a metatextual homage to the slasher films that […]
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Wes Craven – A Nightmare on Elm Street (94%)
Happy Halloween! Our “Wes Craven” themed coverage continues with the director’s highest-rated film (according to Rotten Tomatoes), “A Nightmare on Elm Street”! It’s the film that gave the world one of the most iconic villains of all time: Fred “Freddy” Krueger! A child murderer who […]
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Wes Craven – Vampire in Brooklyn (10%)
Happy Halloween! As is customary in podcast culture, Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten are covering something horror-themed: the “Master of Horror” himself, Wes Craven, and his critical low-point, “Vampire in Brooklyn”. Starting off with Craven’s lowest-rated film, Wes, Clay and Amanda watched “Vampire in Brooklyn”. […]