Best Steve Reter Podcasts (2025)

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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…

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Ep. 457-Deep Cover (2025), Superman, and More! 1:03:42

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The guys finally get around to Steve’s Required Viewing pick, Deep Cover, a light British spy spoof not to be confused with the 1992 thriller of the same name starring Lawrence Fishburne (which was covered back in episode 385). Then they all discuss recent things they’ve watched, and the show wraps up with Ron and John enthusing about James Gunn’s …

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Ep. 456-F1, Elio, Ironheart finale, further thoughts about 28 Years Later, and more! 1:06:53

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This is what we used to call a catchup eppy! I guess we still call it that. Anyway, no Required Viewing this week (patience), but the guys scrounge up enough recent stuff to cover, even so. Enjoy!By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 455-Clown in a Cornfield, Jurassic World: Rebirth, 28 Years Later, and more! 1:22:24

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Is there anything scarier than a clown... in a cornfield? We’re about to find out! This week, Ronald's Required Viewing puts 2025’s Clown in a Cornfield front and center. Is it a new slasher classic or just a really bad dream? We’ll tell you! Then the guys dive into some franchise resurrections, like the much-anticipated Jurassic World: Rebirth and…

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Ep. 454-Superman III (1983), Lilo & Stitch (2025), The Materialists, and more! 1:23:20

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John’s Required Viewing pick this week is Superman III, the campy 1983 entry in Christopher Reeve’s classic film series, featuring Richard Pryor as a morally dubious computer programmer. Then the guys run down a few other things they’ve seen, like Celine Song’s The Materialists and the live-action re-do of Lilo & Stitch.…

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Ep. 453-The Assessment (2024), Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and more! 1:05:23

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Ron, Steve, and John assess The Assessment—a new-ish sci-fi/psychological thriller picked by Steve for this week’s Required Viewing—before moving on to a few other recent movies and shows, including Ballerina (the action-packed John Wick spinoff) and Wes Anderson’s latest deadpan character study, The Phoenician Scheme.…

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Ep. 452-The War of the Roses (1989), Alien: Earth trailer, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning spoilers and more! 1:22:02

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Join in as we discuss 1990’s The War of the Roses, the new trailer for Noah Hawley‘s Alien: Earth series, and a spoiler-filled conversation around Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.By Steve Reter, Ronald James, John Walker

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Ep. 451-Magnolia (1999), Friendship, ‘The Studio’ Season Wrap-up 1:16:45

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This week on the show, the guys head out to California (where the emotions are BIG) by watching John’s Required Viewing pick, the sprawling and melodramatic Magnolia; then Ron and John check in on Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s toxic bromance, Friendship; and finally Steve and John chat in a non-spoiler-y way about how season one of The Studio wrappe…

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Ep. 450-Fight or Flight; Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning; Final Destination: Bloodlines 1:11:08

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Steve’s Required Viewing pick, the brand-new over-the-top action thriller Fight or Flight, asks the question: is this Josh Hartnett’s “John Wick on a plane,” or just another movie where a disgraced federal agent ingests toad venom and kills contract killers with a chainsaw? Then Ron and John try to explain the adrenaline rush of watching Tom Cruise…