The Playlist Podcast Network

Every so often a "Be Reel" category arises that makes us wonder if we didn't unknowingly orchestrate the films ourselves, solely to podcast about them later. Today we discuss three films all from 1989 about deep-sea divers encountering alien life. While James Cameron's technically unparalleled "The Abyss" is the headliner (happy 30th this week), "DeepStar Six" and "Leviathan" may have their lower budget charms as well. In addition to evaluating all the mining teams and goofy beasts of this genre, Chance and Noah often ask, "What the hell were you thinking, 1989?"

He's been the stunt double for Brad Pitt, Jean-Claude Van Damm, and his stunt credits span across a multitude of films including "The Matrix Trilogy" and "V for Vendetta." He was a co-director on 2014's "John Wick," directed film such as "Atomic Blonde" and "Deadpool 2," and now, David Leitch joins the "Fast & Furious" franchise with "Hobbs & Shaw." Leitch is my guest on Episode 3 of The Fourth Wall and during our conversation we discussed going bigger with the fast and furious spinoff movie, he breaks down the film's climactic action set piece, reveals an alternate opening, talks some scene stealing cameos and much more!

Ryan Oliver and Lindsey Romain (Nerdist) dedicate the entire episode discussing the ninth - and supposedly penultimate - film from Quentin Tarantino: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." 0:00-14:00: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" Review 14:01-End: ***SPOILERS***

Joe and Erik say goodbye on their last episode of Adjust Your Tracking. We look back and forward, discussing how movies will be seen in the future but also reflecting on what got us here. We make time for several movies and focus most our attention on Nicolas Winding Refn's new giant movie or show Too Old To Die Young.

Legendary voice actor Tom Kenny joins us for Episode 2 of The Fourth Wall! The man who is the iconic voice of SpongeBob on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants is set to reprise the character again in next year's live action film The SpongeBob Movie: It's A Wonderful Sponge. During our conversation Kenny reflects on the SpongeBob's 20th Anniversary, discusses how his time doing stand up and sketch comedy led the role of the iconic character, breaks down the recording process and comedy of SpongeBob and much more. 

On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard examine the ample evidence against trying to save a marriage with a movie. This week, they check in with “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999) as the infamous Stanley Kubrick-directed interrogation of Tom Cruise and his marriage to Nicole Kidman turns 20. They also look back at the lovechild of “Liz” Taylor and “Dick” Burton, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966) and the honeymoon-cum-couples therapy “By The Sea” (2015), which self-analyzes Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's sinking ship of a union. New York Magazine's Lila Shapiro joins Be Reel to discuss seeing "Eyes Wide Shut" 100 times and what it taught her about how we discuss sexual politics.

World renowned film composer Hans Zimmer joins us for the first episode of The Fourth Wall. The Oscar and Grammy Award Winning musical genius discusses returning to The Lion King after over 20 years and his initial reservations, how his live show came to influence his approach to scoring, collaborating with Christopher Nolan, and some insight into his process for scoring next year's Denis Villeneuve Dune remake.

Ryan Oliver and Meagan Navarro (Bloody Disgusting, Consequence of Sound) dive into "Crawl," the latest film from Alexandre Aja ("High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes"), and to celebrate the occasion, discuss their five favorite animal attack horror films. 0:00-6:55: Recommendations Meagan: “The Boys,” “Under the Silver Lake” Ryan: “Night Killer” 6:56-17:00: “Crawl” Review 17:01-23:30: “Crawl” SPOILERS 23:31-End: Top 5 Animal Attack Horror Movies

On this episode of The Discourse, Ryan Oliver is joined by Jenny Nulf (Austin Asian American Film Festival, No Excuses) to dedicated the bulk of their discussion to "Midsommar," directed Ari Aster's follow-up to his much-lauded "Hereditary." They also find time at the beginning to discuss "Spider-Man: Far From Home." 0:00-16:27: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" 16:18-28:46: "Midsommar" (Non-Spoilers) 28:47-End: "Midsommar" ***SPOILERS***

Striking an unlikely balance between gentrification treatise and Great American fantasy, “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” is among 2019’s most striking debut films. On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard unpack the new A24 drama and speak with its star, co-scribe, and inspiration Jimmie Fails.