The Reel Spotlight
Welcome to The Reel Spotlight, your go-to destination for all things movies and TV shows! Join your host Tony Santiago as he shines the light on the latest releases, beloved classics, and hidden gems. He’ll chat about contemporary releases, beloved classics, and hidden gems. Tony will explore the world of cinema and television one reel at a time!
Episodes
In this episode of the Reel Spotlight, Tony with the help of his special guest Nick L' Barrow from NicksFlicksFix shines Hollywood's biggest spotlight on the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Tony and Nick talk about the biggest surprises and snubs concerning the nominations and they make their predictions on who will win. They also briefly chat about Dune Part 2.
0:00 Intro
0:41 Getting to know Nick
16:11 Quick thoughts on...
For the 28th episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony is joined by Sarah Williams from Popcorn Chat (Instagram & Youtube). The episode is filled with a variety of movie & TV discussions and there's even a chat about an iconic British food staple.
0:00: Intro
0:37: Welcoming Sarah
1:17: Getting to know Sarah
6:38: What makes a good film?
10:00 Brief chat on Oppenheimer
11:28 Talking Barbie for a bit
13:31 Strange Way of Life ...
This episode of The Reel Spotlight focuses on the best, worst, biggest surprises and disappointments of 2023 in films & TV...so far. To discuss all this with Tony is Elliot Collins AKA MovieFiles from YouTube and instagram. The conversation was flowing as Tony & Elliot chatted about all things movies, tv shows, and even some NBA talk.
0:00 Intro
1:58 Getting to know Elliot
16:04 Elliot on tv
19:28 NBA talk
22:47 Rotten To...
I'm joined by Gaius Bolling from G-Reelz and Back to the Blockbuster Podcast to discuss all things SAG-AFTRA strike. We also briefly chat Emmy nominations.
0:00 Intro
0:27 Getting to know Gaius
8:25 2023 movie chat
12:02 Strike chat begins
35:26 Emmy Nods
46:47 Gaius under the Reel Spotlight
51:12 Outro
For this episode of The Reel Spotlight, Tony reviews one of the biggest summers films of 2023, Tom Cruise' Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. A quick FYI, Tony is reviewing the film (non- spoiler) on his own with no guest. Trying out something new!
Tony is joined by special guest Gabriel de los Santos (AKA Film.booth on Instagram) to discuss HBO's mega hit series Succession. They delve deep into the shows last season while putting a spotlight on the biggest moments, best episodes, and analyze the show's infamous/legendary characters.
0:00 Intro/Thanking Mania
1:40 Getting to know Gabriel
5:58 Succession chat begins
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For the 20th episode of The ReelSpotlight, Mania and Tony welcome special guest Jean Carlos Sanchez, known as @MercWithTheMovies on Instagram. Jean joins the podcast to review M. Night Shyamalan's newest film Knock at the Cabin. They also discuss M. Nights filmography and end the episode by answering listener questions.
0:00 Intro
0:41 Getting to know Jean
7:23 Knock at the Cabin (Non-spoiler)
16:10 Knock at the Cabin (Spoile...
For the first official podcast episode of 2023, Mania and Tony review the first episode of one of the most anticipated shows of 2023, HBO's newest The Last of Us. They also chat about Goodfellas, Tony's Reel recommendation to Mania.
0:00 Intro
4:00 Review of Episode 1 of The Last of Us (Spoilers)
47:18 Answering questions
55:41 Tony's Reel Recommendation (Goodfellas)
1:12:34 Mania Reel Recommendation to Tony
1:13:3...
For EP 17, Mania and Tony are once again joined by Shanda (filmforager) & Quinn (viewsbyquinn). In part two of their discussion, we all talk about our best, worst, best surprises, and biggest disappointments in film and tv for 2022.
0:00 Intro
0:57 Worst films of 2022
53:45 Biggest surprises and Disappointments in Movies & TV
1:29:06 Rapid fire Top 5 movies of 2022...so far
1:32:01 Outro
Mania and Tony welcome back Quinn (Viewsbyquinn) and Shandra (Filmforager) to the podcast. Episode 16 is about the holiday spirit as we talk about Christmas movies. We chat about our favs, guilty pleasures, and even the worst holiday films we've seen. We also debate on what makes a movie, a Christmas movie, and we end the episode reviewing Mania's Reel recommendation to Tony, the holiday horror musical Anna, and The Apocalypse.
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In episode 15, Mania and Tony go in-depth in their non- spoiler & spoiler discussion of Season 1 of the newest live action Star Wars series, Andor. They also discuss the recent rumors of the possible shakeup of the DCEU under James Gunn. They finish the episode talking about reel recommendations.
0:00 Intro
1:45 DCEU franchise rumors
10:46 Non-spoiler review of Andor
31:41 Spoiler chat of Andor
52:23 Tony's Reel Reco...
In Episode 14, we interview the young director of the 2022 film Forty Winks, and the upcoming 2023 release Atrabilious, William Atticus Parker. He is also an actor, as well, appearing in his two features and the upcoming studio film "Woody Woodpecker 2". Mania and Tony also chat about Mania's reel recommendation to Tony. Danny Boyle's 2007 Sunshine. They finish the episode by discussing the plethora of movie trailers that dropped l...
In episode 13 Tony & Mania discuss the latest MCU film, Wakanda Forever. They do a non-spoiler and spoiler review of the film. They also chat about Tony's Reel Recommendation Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Mania gives her Reel Recommendation to Tony. Also answer some listener questions.
0:00 Outro
1:45 Wakanda Forever review (Non-spoiler)
20:53 Wakanda Forever (Spoiler chat)
32:55 Answering listener questions
37:1...
For episode 12, Mania and Tony review Pearl, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and All Quiet on the Western Front. All reviews are non-spoiler. Also, they start a new segment called "Reel Recommendations" and finish the episode by answering questions.
0:00 Intro
1:51 Review of Pearl (non-spoiler)
14:54 Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (non-spoiler)
23:51 Review of Weird, The Al Yankovic Story (non-spoiler)
31:44 Reel...
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