The Desert of the Reel: A Movie Podcast
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Welcome to the Desert of the Reel, a movie podcast where host Ryan Hudson forces co-host Jason Dietz to watch the big blockbuster movies he’s refused to watch because he didn’t think they were worth his time. As two passionate high school English/film/philosophy/creativity teachers with graduate degrees, we're dedicated to using our academic training to argue about and dig deeply into movies. We explore the creativity and philosophy in our films and push our listeners to think critically about their entertainment.
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Jurassic Park 3 (2001) - Are You an Astronomer or an Astronaut? - The Desert of the Reel #123
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - The Desert of the Reel #122
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May 22, 2026 |
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Jurassic Park (1993) Desert of the Reel #121
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May 21, 2026 |
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Locke (2013) - Does one choice define you? DOTR Jason's Choice #21
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May 09, 2026 |
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Vengeance Won’t Save You: The Ethics of The Batman (2022) - Desert of the Reel #120
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May 02, 2026 |
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - DOTR #119
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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The Dark Knight (2008) The Ethics of the Joker: Chaos, Control, and Moral Collapse - DOTR #118
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Batman Begins (2005) The Desert of the Reel #117
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - The Pinnacle of Love & Combat - Desert of the Reel Jason's Choice #21
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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No Time to Die (2021) - To Live, Not Just Exist- The Desert of the Reel #116
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Spectre (2015) - All the Right Pieces, None of the Magic - Desert of the Reel #115
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Skyfall (2012) Can the Old Ways Survive the Modern World? - The Desert of the Reel #114
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Quantum of Solace (2008) - Revenge, Power, and Moral Limits - Desert of the Reel #113
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Casino Royale (2006) - The Desert of the Reel #112
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Freedom or Justice? The Moral Madness of STONEHEARST ASYLUM (2014) - Desert of the Reel Jason's Choice #20
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) - Empathy Is Stronger Than Magic - DOTR #111
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Harry Didn’t Win Because of Magic. He Won Because of Trust. Desert of the Reel #110
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) - Desert of the Reel #109
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) - Desert of the Reel #108
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Interstellar (2014) - Do Not Go Gently - Jason's Choice #19
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Is it Time to Revolt? DOTR # 107
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-DOTR #106
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - Desert of the Reel #105
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - De-Othering will Save Us - Desert of the Reel #104
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) When do We Need Rage? - Desert of the Reel #103
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Controlling Fear, The Fantastic, and Cinematography - The Desert of the Reel #102
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Choices vs Ability - The Desert of the Reel #102
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - Fate, Love, and Philosophy! - The Desert of the Reel #101
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Bluey - 100th Episode Special Episode! - The Desert of the Reel #100
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - A Movie that Makes us Care about the Real World or A Disappointing Sequel? - The Desert of the Reel #99
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Avatar (2009) - Exploring the Complexity of Culture - The Desert of the Reel #98
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Nefarious (2023) - Jason's Choice #18 - The Desert of the Reel
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Dune 2 (2024) - What are you anchored to? - The Desert of the Reel #96 (with special quest Mark Hudson)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Dune (2021) - We Must Critically Analyze Truth - The Desert of the Reel #95
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Train to Busan (2016) - The Power of Mothers - The Desert of the Reel #94
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) - When a Company Ruins a Franchise - Desert of the Reel #93
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) - The Desert of the Reel 5.4
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Buried (2010) We Need to Serve Others - The Desert of the Reel #91
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Desert of the Reel 5.3
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest - Discover Your Power - Desert of the Reel #89
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - The Desert of the Reel 5.1
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Predestination (2014) Life is a Paradox - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #16
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - The Desert of the Reel 4.5
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - Protect the Garden of Your Mind - Desert of the Reel #4.4
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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The Others (2001) - The Importance of the "Beginner's Mind" - The Desert of the Mind Jason's Choice #15
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Exploring Parenting and the Unseen World - The Desert of the Reel 4.3
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Indy Teaches us to Break Free - Desert of the Reel 4.2
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - How Should we Deal with Impermanence? - The Desert of the Reel 4.1
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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The Game (1997) - Desert of the Reel Jason's Choice 14
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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LOTR: The Return of the King (2003) - Desert of the Reel 3.6
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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The Two Towers (2002) - Nature and Following Leaders Blindly - Desert of the Reel 3.5
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - We Must Help Others - The Desert of the Reel 3.4
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May 30, 2025 |
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Birdemic (2010) - Deep or Dumb? - Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #13
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May 26, 2025 |
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The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (2014) - The Desert of the Reel 3.3
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May 16, 2025 |
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The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (2013) - Marxism, Letting Evil Exist, and Wanting what We Don't Have - Desert of the Reel 3.2
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - The Desert of the Reel 3.1
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May 02, 2025 |
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K-PAX (2001) Be the Light in the World - The Desert of the Reel
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - The Desert of the Reel 2.14
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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The Last Jedi (2017) Misunderstood? Or a Mess? - The Desert of the Reel #2.13
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (aka The Original Trilogy Remixed) pt. 2 - The Desert of the Reel 2.12
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (aka The Original Trilogy Rehashed) - The Desert of the Reel 2.11
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Matchstick Men (2003) What makes a person bad? - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #12
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The Philosophy Behind the Force - The Desert of the Reel
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Return of the Jedi - How to Find Universal Truths - The Desert of the Reel 2.9
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Desert of the Reel #2.8
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) - The Hero's Journey is Important - Desert of the Reel #2.7
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Calibre (2018) - Just how important will your next choice be? - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #11
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - Do Our Perspectives Create Our Reality? - Desert of the Reel #2.6
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Better than Rogue One? - The Desert of the Reel 2.5
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Skeleton Crew - Random Thoughts - Desert of the Reel Bonus Episode #3
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Mystery Men (1999) - Better Than You Think? - Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #10
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Revenge of the Sith (2005) Star Wars - Desert of the Reel S2#4 (with special guest Mark Hudson)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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The Star Wars Christmas Special (1978) Commentary (kind of) - Desert of the Reel 2.3
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Attack of the Clones (2002) Star Wars - Desert of the Reel S2#2
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) - - Desert of the Reel #2.1
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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I Am Mother (2019) - Intellectually Deep and Very Philosophical - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #9
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Lights Out (2016) - Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #8
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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The MCU Final Thoughts and Rankings - Desert of the Reel #40
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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The Marvels (2023) (with special guest Donald ) - Desert of the Reel #39
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 (2023) - How to Build a Utopia - Desert of the Reel #38
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - Loveable Mess? - Desert of the Reel #37
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Marvel's Most Philosophical Movie? - The Desert of the Reel #36
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Werewolf by Night (2022) and the Horror genre - Desert of the Reel #35
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Thor Love and Thunder (2022) How to Love Yourself and Lift Each Other - The Desert of the Reel #34
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - Desert of the Reel #33
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Spiderman: No Way Home (2021) - The Best MCU Movie? - Desert of the Reel #32
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Eternals (2021) - Desert of the Reel #31
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Thank You For Smoking (2005) Rhetoric is Your Superpower! - Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #7
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Desert of the Reel #30
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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The Best and Worst movies we Watched this Summer - Desert of the Reel Mailbag #2
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Has Streaming Doomed the Industry? - Desert of the Reel Bonus Episode #2
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Black Widow (2021) - What is the Role of your Past? - Desert of the Reel #29
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) Spoiler Discussion - Desert of the Reel #28
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Triangle (2009) Is Experience more Important than Knowledge? - The Desert of the Reel: Jason's Choice #6
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home - Desert of the Reel #27
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) Part 2 - Desert of the Reel #26
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) Part 1 (with special guest Mark Hudson) - Desert of the Reel #25
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Captain Marvel (2019) Part 2 - Forces Us to Consider Who We Are - Desert of the Reel #24
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Favorite Top Ten Movies, 12 Angry Men, and Other Favorite Super Hero Movies - Desert of the Reel Mail - Mail Bag #1
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Captain Marvel (2019) Is this Marvel's most Logical Movie? (Part 1) - The Desert of the Reel #23
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - It's Fun, but is it Any Good? - The Desert of the Reel #22
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Part 2: The Cons - The Desert of the Reel #21
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Part 1: The Pros - The Desert of the Reel #20
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May 30, 2024 |
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Black Panther (2018) A Perfect Movie if it wasn't a Marvel Film? - The Desert of the Reel #19
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May 23, 2024 |
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Thor Ragnarok (2017) Critical Analysis and Review - The Desert of the Reel #18
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May 16, 2024 |
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The Guilty (2021) Movie Analysis - The Desert of the Reel: Jason's Choice #5
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May 09, 2024 |
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Spiderman: Homecoming (2019) - Desert of the Reel #17 (with special guest Hazel Folsom)
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May 02, 2024 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Is it Actually a Bad Movie?- Desert of the Reel #16
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Doctor Strange (2016) - Desert of the Reel #15
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Desert of the Reel #14
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Lord of War (2005) - Is the World Doomed? - Jason's Choice #4
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ant-Man (2015) - Desert of the Reel #13
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) (Part 2) Is Iron Man Actually a good Character? - Desert of the Reel #12
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Part 1 - Desert of the Reel #11
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Is Guardians of the Galaxy Better than the Avengers? - The Desert of the Reel #10
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Is Oculus (2013) a Philosophical-Horror Movie? - Jason's Choice #3
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - The Desert of the Reel #9 (with special guest Chris Loomis)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Desert of the Reel #8
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Iron Man 3 (2013) - Does Tony Love Himself More than Pepper? - Desert of the Reel #7
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Winter's Bone (2010) - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #2
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The Avengers (2012) - Desert of the Reel #6 (with special guest Brooklyn Judd)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Captain America (2011) - The Desert of the Reel #5
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Thor (2011) - The Desert of the Reel #4
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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I See You (2019) - The Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #1
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Iron Man 2 (2010) - The Desert of the Reel #3
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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The Incredible Hulk (2008) - The Desert of the Reel Podcast #2
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Ironman - The Desert of the Reel #1
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Dec 17, 2023 |