Reel Spoilers

Spooky season is in full swing, and this time we take on a sequel to one of the surprise hits from a few years ago.Smile 2 is written and directed by Parker Finn. Starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, and Raul Castillo, and Kyle Gallner.

Orlandez returns to discuss Jason Reitman's latest film, Saturday Night, all about the 90 minutes before the first episode of SNL went on air.Directed by Jason Reitman, and written by Reitman and Gil Kenan. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, and J. K. Simmons.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNrWnwNOf-Y

Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Philips' sequel to the hugely successful 2019 hit Joker, opened to a box office similar to Morbius and Madame Web. It also received a D CinemaScore, the lowest for any comic book movie ever. What happened?Directed by Todd Phillips, from a screenplay by Phillips and Scott Silver. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Leigh Gill, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan, and Harry Lawtey.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qvfauLVusjk

The Substance has everyone talking, and for good reason. Body horror is back, and Matt F Basler returns to tell us all about it! The film is written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC5KeZyFZIk

The Transformers are back, with a new creative team and an all-star voice cast. Patrick Scott Patterson returns to discuss whether or not the film can live up to the legacy of the 40-year-old franchise. Transformers One is directed by Josh Cooley, and written by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari. Starring Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax (Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 (Megatron), Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.

Blumhouse quickly turned around a remake of the 2022 Shudder Original, and we're here to break it down and tell you if it holds up.Speak No Evil is written and directed by James Watkins. Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, and Scoot McNairy.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Nics8bD9nIA

The juice is loose! Finally, after 35 years and constant tease of Beetlejuice going Hawaiian, Tim Burton returns to give us a proper sequel.

We should already have Chapter 2 in theaters by now, but the lackluster performance of the first movie derailed Kevin Costner's plans. Now streaming on Max, we review the first of a planned four-part film series - with a possible fifth! Matt F Basler returns.