Best Steve Reter Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 472-Ick (2025), Wake Up Dead Man, A Rob Reiner Tribute, and More! 1:26:55

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Steve’s Required Viewing pick is the small-town horror/comedy Ick, which concerns a bunch of people whose quaint, sheltered world is infested with malevolent forces that have slowly grown in power over countless years (gee I wonder what that’s like), and the guys discuss that before moving on to Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Benoit Blanc murder myst…

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Ep. 471-Hard Boiled (1992), Zootopia 2, Movie News, and More! 1:16:42

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Ron, Steve, and John gracefully dive in slow motion with their guns blazing in the direction of John Woo’s 1992 bullet festival, Hard Boiled. Do the Schmovie guys have what it takes… to be a cop? Then they kick around a couple recent news items and dig in to other stuff they’ve seen. Kind of the usual format.…

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Ep. 470-Sneakers (1992), Wicked: For Good, and More! 1:07:18

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Ron, Steve, and John put on their tennis shoes and tiptoe around to live up to the title of this week’s Required Viewing pick, the cozy tech heist caper Sneakers. Then Ron and Steve make a quick trip to OZ for their thoughts on the hotly-anticipated (and oddly divisive) Wicked: For Good.By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 469.5-Edgar Wright’s The Running Man 46:12

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Ron, Steve, and John got to see an advance screening of Edgar Wright’s re-adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novella, The Running Man! And in this special .5 episode, they meet up in John’s car for a post-movie conversation that touches on the strengths and weaknesses of the film, Glenn Powell’s star power, and how this take differs from the 1987 Sc…

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Ep. 469-Code 3 (2025), Recent News, Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, and More! 1:38:04

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After snacking on a couple recent news tidbits, the guys ride along with the beleaguered paramedic protagonists of Steve’s Required Viewing pick, Code 3. Then it’s an update on the third episode of Welcome to Derry and a few thoughts from John regarding Guillermo Del Toro’s passion project out on Netflix today—a very personal take on Frankenstein.…

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Ep. 468-Good Boy (2025), IT: Welcome to Derry, The Perfect Neighbor, and More! 1:23:45

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Ron’s Required Viewing pick is Good Boy, a new horror film that focuses on a dog’s point of view, starring a lovable canine actor who deserves all the treats. After that topic, it’s time to check back in on the supremely messed-up happenings in Stephen King’s Derry, Maine, followed by a brief rundown of other stuff the guys have watched.…

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Ep. 467-Nightbreed: Director’s Cut (1990), Tron: Ares, It: Welcome to Derry, and More! 1:07:10

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The guys tunnel down to the underground city of Midian to check in on Clive Barker’s Director’s Cut of his dark fantasy epic from 1990, Nightbreed, and then follow the usual format of rattling off thoughts on whatever else they’ve watched, including Ron’s take on Tron: Ares and John’s spoiler-free look at the debut episode of HBO Max’s IT prequel s…

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Ep. 466-Bring Her Back (2025), Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, One Battle After Another, and More! 1:16:58

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In addition to Steve’s disturbing Required Viewing pick—the bleak and gory Bring Her Back—the guys run through a few recent things they’ve seen, and Ron gets physical with another 4K purchase.By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 465-The Case Against Adnan Syed Update (2025), In Whose Name, The Baltimorons, and Eddington 58:05

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This is a classic instance of the title of the episode saying it all. So we can use this space for other topics. How are you?By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 464-Paprika (2006), Him, Gen V Season 2 Premiere, and The Long Walk 1:19:44

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Director Satoshi Kon’s last film was the mind-bending, beautifully animated Paprika, and it gets a lot of love from the guys in this week’s Required Viewing segment, which is sadly not the way it goes for another film: Him (in theaters now), directed by Justin Tipping. Rounding out the show, John shares thoughts on the season two opener of Gen V, a…

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Ep. 463-She Rides Shotgun (2025), The Conjuring: Last Rites, Oh, Hi!, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and More! 1:10:16

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It’s time for another Corn Beef Hash! Aka Ron’s perfectly logical term for an episode where the guys do Required Viewing and then a round of whatever else they watched, without a real plan. Find out in real time who saw what! But don’t expect a full explanation of the hash thing.By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 462-High and Low (1963), Highest 2 Lowest, Alien: Earth Catchup, HBO’s Task, and more! 1:08:01

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The guys discuss Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic, High and Low, which is Ron’s Required Viewing choice, and then gab about other things they’ve watched recently, like Alien: Earth and the new HBO crime drama, Task, starring Mark Ruffalo in scruffy mode.By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 461-Vacancy (2007), Caught Stealing, Weapons, Peacemaker: Season 2 1:15:55

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After a few weeks of radio silence, Ron, Steve, and John are back! Join them as they check into a hotel room nightmare with 2007's Vacancy, find out what's going on with Austin Butler's new crime thriller, Caught Stealing, and get ready for the next level of horror from the mind behind Barbarian with Weapons. And as a special treat, they’ll get cau…

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Special Schmovie Announcement! 5:16

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There will be no regular show this week, but Ron, Steve, and John will appear as guests on THE MCU’S BLEEDING EDGE’s Youtube channel, to discuss the two-episode premiere of FX’s much-anticipated series Alien: Earth. The live stream starts at 9:35 EST on Wednesday, August 13th, and will be archived later.…

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Ep. 460-Eephus (2024), The Naked Gun, Together, and more! 1:28:32

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Steve’s low-key Required Viewing pick, a naturalistic baseball movie called Eephus, is discussed, as are a couple of new releases in theaters now, Together and The Naked Gun. John also enthuses about the latest books to arrive on his stack, and Steve catches up with recent movies after a few “down weeks.”…

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Ep. 459-Days of Thunder (1990), KPop Demon Hunters, Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more! 1:22:53

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There’s nothing Ron, Steve, and John can’t do with a podcast. This week, though, they do precisely three things: talk about Tony Scott’s 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder, talk about the new Fantastic Four movie and what it means for the MCU, and talk about something known as “other stuff.” It’s conversation time!…

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Ep. 458-Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Stranger Things Season 5 trailer discussion, Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary, and More! 1:13:52

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John’s Required Viewing pick is director Carl Franklin’s 1995 noir thriller Devil in a Blue Dress. The guys discuss the film’s star-making turn from Don Cheadle, the screen presence of Denzel Washington, and why we never got any sequels. Then it’s time to assess the first full trailer for Stranger Things’s anticipated fifth season, as well as other…