The Outer Reels

The Outer Reels

A semi-deep dive into the world of vintage, obscure sci-fi movies and TV with Sam and Jason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

June 12, 2025 84 mins
Sam didn't like this one, but Jason thinks it's better than it should have been. There's also a lot of talk about things that aren't this movie, more so than usual, at least. This is a long one, so get comfortable...

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This is the first of Sam's "Street Fighter 2" season, where we follow the game's map with a movie from each country. Really, it's just an excuse for Sam to be able to pick an American movie for a change, so sit back and try to enjoy Mindwarp!

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May 29, 2025 59 mins
This week we take a look back at our first 48 episodes and do a review of each season. Hopefully you won't be bored.

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May 22, 2025 70 mins
We interview ozploitation legend, Brian Trenchard-Smith (see half of our Australian episodes in season 2!). Brian is (obviously) an amazing storyteller, touching on his novel "Alice Through the Multiverse", getting his start in editing movie trailers, and the move into feature films. Be sure to check out his memoir, "Adventures in the B Movie Trade."

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Sam has a lot to say, including how much he loves League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. No, seriously.


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May 8, 2025 59 mins

Weird Movie = Weird Episode - Great sounds and music though, and apparently, we find out that Jason does not like True Lies? while learning about his career at the Grocery store, working on Hallmark Christmas movies and somehow Freddy Got Fingered, all in the mix.





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We're going to take two episodes to cover this German miniseries from 1973. Jason LOVES this while Sam isn't so convinced.

Please excuse Jason's wonky sound this episode (just THIS episode?!?) as he apparently doesn't know how to talk into a microphone.


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Sam loved this movie, but Jason not so much. Fire up this episode to listen to Sam go on about how awesome Ancient Astronauts is.

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April 17, 2025 64 mins

As Sam notes, "I didn't have navigator rape on my bingo card", but we still enjoyed this other early Roland Emmerich movie from 1990.




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April 10, 2025 49 mins

"Terminus, from 1987. How do you sell this movie?"

I don't. It's a mess.


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There's some impressive stuff in this lost movie from communist East Germany. Just don't mind the propaganda.

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We start our tour of Germany with Roland Emerich's student film. It's really impressive for what it is, though we're not sure what it is.

On a side note: unfortunately the YouTube channel we reference in this episode is already gone. Pour one out...



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"The whole movie, once they're in space, looks like a high school play." Also, Sam claims to be an editor, but he doesn't cut ANYTHING.

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March 13, 2025 54 mins
This is what happens when you write movies on drugs, kids. Drugs are bad, okay?

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Jason is shocked that Sam didn't outright hate this charming British classic staring Obi Wan Kenobi and Alfred Pennyworth.

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February 27, 2025 57 mins
Sam explains why soft-core directors start doing sci-fi and horror in the 70's, which is a lot more interesting than this blatant Alien rip-off.

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We try some new software on this one. In the end Sam likes and Jason hates (HATES) it, so feel free to let us know your thoughts. Oh, and we also talk about a British sci-fi movie from 1951 that looks like a stage play.

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February 13, 2025 53 mins

Blofeld AND Doctor Who in the same movie?!? How could this go wrong? Listen and find out how it does.



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Impressive model work can't save this slow movie. As usual, we watch these so you don't have to.



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January 30, 2025 62 mins
Sam loved this one, Jason not so much. It's a flawed and (somewhat) fun mess.

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