The Reel Debaters
Set in the backdrop of Winnipeg’s booming film industry, The Reel Debaters are a motley crew of film-obsessed nerds and selected colleagues that sit down each episode blending comedy and a deep insight of cinema with ridiculous, satirical debates and facetious musings on media. Examples are but are not limited to: Could James Bond be a nanny? Best new SNL Cast? What would Indiana Jones and Lara Croft's wedding look like? What if Conan The Barbarian could teach Sex Ed? When not arguing the world of make-believe, you can listen to the reel talk sessions, which get more conversational with the best of film and TV as well as industry interviews from inside the Manitoba film industry, across Canada, and to Hollywood’s front door. New episode every Saturday. Meet your cast: Micheal Petrow Film And Entertainment Sales/Executive Producer/Host Martin Navarro Comedian/Host Jimmy Skinner Comedian/Host Rob Strachan Home Theatre Expert/Host Ian Bawa Filmmaker/Host Mark Cowell String Bean Comics/Host Charles Fernandes The Nerdgasm Show/Host Emily Clark Dodge baller/Host Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios Engineered, mastered, and produced by Micheal Petrow
Episodes
Start your engines and buckle up! This week, your pit crew gets behind the wheel for the ultimate garage showdown — the Best On-Screen Car Debate. From Batmobiles to Bond’s Aston Martin, the DeLorean to Dom Toretto’s Charger, we’re putting pedal to the metal to crown cinema’s most iconic ride. Who wins? Who stalls out? Who comes in 1st?
Also in this episode:
🎬 Reviews:
- The Mortician -A Haunting, intimate portrait of life, death,...
With 28 Years Later infecting theatres, the Reel Debaters bunker down for the inevitable question: Can they survive a zombie apocalypse?
This week, the panel locks and loads for a full-on Zombie Survival Draft, where each debater builds their ultimate survival kit AND argues which movie or TV character would lead humanity out of the undead wasteland. Think The Walking Dead, but with more yelling and fewer supply runs.
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This week, the Debaters ask: Why remake perfection?
From Disney’s CGI fur-fests to soulless shot-for-shot snoozefests, we're debating the highs, lows, and WHYs of live-action remakes of animated classics.
Do they honor the originals or recycle your childhood for a quick buck?
DEBATE TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The best and worst live-action remakes
- Should animation just stay animated?
- Is “The Photorealistic Lion King” just Nat Geo with B...
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What if John Wick traded his Kevlar suit for pastel blazers and symmetrical gunfights? In honor of the release of The Phoenician Scheme, the upcoming Ballerina, the Wickverse spin-off, the panel plays casting director and reimagines the action-packed assassin saga through the whimsical lens of Wes Anderson.
Fan Casting Highlights:
Who does Bill Murray play? (Spoiler: It’s not the dog… or is it?)
Owen Wil...
This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, we’re cracking a two-four of cinematic nostalgia with director Sam McGlynn, the director behind Deaner '89 — the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film that brings FUBAR legend Deaner (Paul Spence) back for one more righteous ride.
Filmed right here in Manitoba, Deaner'89 is more than just a throwback — it’s a love letter to late '80s mullet culture, prairie punk rock, and shotgunning beers. Sam...
This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, we’re cranking up the charisma and asking the fundamental question: Which Tom Cruise character would make the best cult leader?
From Ethan Hunt’s death-defying loyalty to Frank T.J. Mackey’s hypnotic stage presence, we dig into Cruise’s wildest roles and decide who could lead the most devoted (and slightly unhinged) following.
PLUS, we’ve got reviews on:
Drop: A sleek, high-concept thriller tha...
This week on The Reel Debaters, Michael and costume designer Laura Deluca talk about Santa's suit in Violent Night, working on the reboot of Silent Night Deadly Night, and building Frendo the Clown in Clown in Cornfield, premiering everywhere...TODAY! Head to your local theatre to watch the madness
Starring
Costume designer in the film industry
@Lauracostumedesigner on Instagram
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This week on The Reel Debaters, the cast celebrates May the 4th with an episode hotter than 2 suns talking about:
-How the weight of Star Wars’ legacy is helping or hurting the franchise
-The next generation of heroes, villains, and filmmakers
-Can Star Wars reclaim box office domination?
-Star Wars Day news
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This week on The Reel Debaters we dive headfirst into the evolving world of film reviews and movie criticism—from the glory days of newspaper columns and Siskel & Ebert to today’s TikTok hot takes, Letterboxd essays, and influencer-driven Rotten Tomatoes scores.
-What does it mean to be a movie critic in 2025?
-Are critics still tastemakers, or has audience reception completely taken over?
-How does this shift affect the studios, ...
This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast reviews The Studio, Wicked, Daredevil, and The Parenting and figures out which video game should be the next big series.
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow, Jimmy Skinner, Martin Navarro, Charles Fernandes
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
- Editor: Micheal Petrow
- Sound Engineer: Mic...
This week, the panel goes full sci-fi as we debate the greatest on-screen robot of all time—from killer androids to lovable AIs, who reigns supreme in the world of metal and circuits?
Reviews:
Daredevil: Reborn (Disney) – Does the Man Without Fear still pack a punch, or is this a hero past his prime?
The Pitt (HBO) – A deep dive into HBO’s latest medical drama—does it live up to the hype?
Adolescence (Netflix) – Nightmare fuel for pare...
This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast reviews Invincible S3, The Monkey, and Mickey 17 and debates as 3 childless men do...who is the best Disney princess is and what's the point of the live-action Snow White?
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow Jimmy Skinner Martin Navarro
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
- Editor: Micheal Petrow
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This week on The Reel Debaters, the cast discusses the movies that they grew up with, the movies their parents showed them, and the movies they saw well before they were "meant" to in a nostalgically laced episode about what makes a cinefile a cinefile.
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow Aaron Graham Rob Strachan
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
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This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast, the cast holds space for the SNL 50th anniversary special, James Bond and Amazon Studios, The Fantastic 4 trailer, and argues who will win this year's Oscars.
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow, Martin Navarro, Charles Fernandes
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
- Editor: Micheal Petrow
- Sound En...
This week on The Reel Debaters Podcast the cast reviews Severance, Flow, Carry On, Emilia Perez, and debates which director could make the best version of someone else's movie.
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow, Jimmy Skinner Martin Navarro, Charles Fernandes
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
- Editor: Micheal Petrow
- Sound Engineer:&nb...
This week on The Reel Debaters Emily Clark and her kids Zoey and Lilly join the show with reviews on Where in The World is Carmen San Diego, Wicked, From, Bobs Burgers and get their take on what kids are watching , what they want in their programing and their reviews on 2024 film and tv.
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow Emily Clark Lilly Clark Zoey Clark
Production Cred...
This week on The Reel Debaters the cast reviews A Real Pain. Primeval, Gladiator 2, debates the best dump month movies and a surprise end credit conversation on the status of James Bond and Amazon.
What we used
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
Art by Micheal Petrow
Hosts: Micheal Petrow Ian Bawa Charles Fernandes
Production Credits:
- Producer: Micheal Petrow
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This week on The Reel Debaters the cast goes over the 2024 year including but not limited to:
-Cast picks for Best and worst TV shows and movies (come at us in the comments) (letterboxed list)
-The biggest industry moments of the year ( The Dune Popcorn Bucket)
-The Most Controversial moments of the year ( thank you Blake Lively and Justin Baldonie)
-The 1st Annual Reel Debaters Choice Awards with "Reelies" handed out for TV and film.
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This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal talks to actor Sydney Sabiston about her work in the Hallmark Universe, making short films with her dad, film school at the U of W, working on the top 10 Netflix movie Timecut, imposter syndrome, Alien Romulus Wicked How I Met Your Mother, Game Of Thrones Breaking Bad Buffy The Vampire Slayer Jersey Shore and Love Island
THE DEEP DIVE
Production Credits
Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios
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This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal, Jimmy, and Charles interview writer Adam Davis about his holiday classic "Just Friends" starring Ryan Reynolds Amy Smart Anna Faris and Chris Klein, what happens when Havey Weinstein buys your script, getting past the maitre de to a meeting with Leonardo Dicaprio, Gardener Of Enden with Lukas Haas Erika Christensen Giovanni Ribisi and Jim Parsons and more storie...
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