Reel Opposites

This episode like any other, is chock full of spoilers, so if you have yet to see 1986's April Fools Day, do not press play! If you have seen the film, join us for a discussion of all things cinema and a bit about this super fun slice of an eighties slasher.

In the next episode, we will be throwing down a wrestling movie double feature. Todd will join us to chat about The Wrestler and Iron Claw.

The incomparable Kendal educates us about Shakespeare. Aaron was NOT excited about this episode. Will the bard's language win him over? Will Much Ado About Nothing or The Merchant of Venice steal our hearts?

Next time, the Reel Opposites get a new format. Tobey will be joining the opposites as a co-host while Josh steps into the producer's chair.

In this episode, the Opposites talk about JFK and Murder by Numbers. These crime-centric flicks could not be more opposite.

Next time the Reel Opposites will welcome Kendal on the show to talk Shakespeare. Join us for some Drama as we watch The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing.

Join the SCPL Reel Opposites in a Bloody Valentine's spectacular. In this episode, we will talk about the 1981 My Bloody Valentine and the 2009 remake! Next time, we will be watching JFK and Murder By Numbers.

In this episode, we have a guest, and we talk about Christopher Guest's films Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. Join us on Valentine's Day as we talk about the 1981 My Bloody Valentine and the 2009 remake.

The Reel Opposites love the free, human-curated streaming service that comes with their library cards, but do they agree on anything else in this episode? Listen to find out if the A24 films Uncut Gems and The Florida Project united or divided the Opposites.

Next time Todd will be back to "guest" star as we watch two Christopher Guest films, Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman.

Happy New Year, we are happy to welcome in the new year with you! This episode the Opposites will talk about A Long Way Down, End of Days, and then mostly about Arnold! Join us next episode as we explore the array of movies on Kanopy with 2 A-24 films!

Happy Holidays! Join us as the Reel Opposites share their traditional holiday movie selections, Die Hard, and A Christmas Story Christmas.

The new year will start our 3rd year of being a podcast! We will kick the New Year off with "A Long Way Down" and "End of Days"

Take a look at holiday horror through time with the Reel Opposites! In this episode, the Opposites discuss Black Christmas 1974, and the 2006 & 2019 remakes.

The movies for next episode will be, A Christmas Story Christmas and Die Hard!

In this episode, the Reel Opposites talk about movies they associate with Thanksgiving. For Aaron, it is the star-studded family drama August Osage County, and for Josh, it is the Thanksgiving classic Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!

Next episode the Opposite will review 1974's Black Christmas and its 2006 and 2019 remakes!

This episode, the Opposites talk about everyone's favorite Ken, Ryan Gosling. Drive and La La Land showcase this actor's impressive range!

Next time, the Reel Opposites welcome in Thanksgiving with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and August Osage County

In this episode, the Reel Opposites talk about Truth or Dare(2018) and Candyman. Fun fact: Truth or Dare was made twice in 2 years! Should it have even been made once? Find out on this episode!

Next time we have a special guest on to talk about 2 films featuring Ryan Gosling, Drive and La La Land!

There is a chill in the air, the subtle crunch of leaves underfoot, and a mist lies heavy on the ground... it is our favorite season at the Reel Opposites studio. In this episode, we celebrate the arrival of the spooky season and wish a belated happy birthday to Steven King as the opposites watch The Mist and Creepshow!

For the next episode, cover your mirrors and prepare to be scared, the Opposites recommend you watch the 2018 Truth or Dare and the horror classic Candyman!

In this Episode, the Reel Opposites Explore two very different films of an explosive nature! Will Sorcerer or Napoleon Dynamite blow up for Aaron and Josh? Listen and find out!

Next time the Opposites will delve into two films involving the enigmatic writing of Steven King! Watch the Mist and Creep Show in preparation for the next episode.

The Reel Opposites have stakes at the ready and their eyes open for these films. Next episode Josh will experience Napoleon Dynamite, and Aaron will watch a 1977 thriller, Sorcerer!

Join the Reel Opposites as they talk about their favorite franchises. Aaron will talk about the latest installment in the Scream series, Scream VI, and Josh wants to forget the newest Indiana Jones, so he is bringing The Temple of Doom to the discussion.

Next time we go to the movies for Talk to Me and Barbie.

Come on, listeners let's go party!

What will the opposites think of the Barbie movie? Will it win their horror-loving hearts over, or will Talk to Me be the star of the show? Regardless it's a great time to go to the movies. In the next episode, Josh has chosen Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, and Aaron FINALLY gets to talk about the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The Movie).

A hiking or caving trip may seem like a great time, but what if there is something else out there in the dark? On this episode of Reel Opposites, Aaron and Josh discuss The Decent, a modern horror classic, and The Ritual, the unholy spawn of The Decent and the Blair Witch Project. Which film will they prefer, and what happened to Aaron on his latest camping trip? Find out on this episode of Reel Opposites.

Next time the Opposites take on long-running franchises with Scream 6 and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom!

Bring at least 2 belts, some spoons, and a football for this one. The Reel Opposites are joined, once again, by Todd to delve into a fantastically bad movie! Will both opposites survive The Room(2003)? We will also talk about the biopic, The Disaster Artist.

Next time, lace up your hiking boots, because we are going on an adventure. To continue our summer cryptid fun we are heading into the forest where monsters might lay in wait. Josh and Aaron have chosen (totally of their own volition) The Ritual and The Decent to go along with our adult summer theme.

You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land where the Reel Opposites are too much alike, at least for this episode! Join us as we hurdle through time and space back to the mid-'90s when mars attacked us, and we squashed bugs on the silver screen. What is it about these films, Mars Attacks and Starship Troopers, that they are able to bring the Reel Opposites together? Find out on this episode!

Next time we will open a different door with our Director Todd. A disastrous door into The Room and The Disaster Artist!

On this episode of Reel Opposites, the Opposites are joined by a special guest, Jordan! Jordan brought us the joyous Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion to review, and we also watched Once Upon a Time in the West. This is a complete meal of an episode, whether you watch movies for bubblegum sweetness or the more gourmet aspects of cinema.

Next time we blast off to outer space with Starship Troopers and Mars Attacks!

This episode, the Reel Opposites Dive into Cocaine Bear and An American Werewolf in London. We will talk silly CGI and one of the best practical effects in film history!

Channel your inner detective as the Reel Opposites discuss the modern whodunit "Bodies, Bodies, Bodies." Then engage in some cinematic time travel with Michael Jai White's homage to 70's blaxploitation films, "Black Dynamite". Who's pick do you prefer?

Join the Reel Opposites for a special episode with one of our SCPL teen volunteers. We will discuss David Bowie and Jim Henson's Labyrinth.

Do ridiculous extended fight scenes tickle your funny bone? Would you happen to know where the Obey brand got its logo? Or are you more about zany physical comedy and dysfunctional families? Find out whose side you are on as the Reel Opposites talk "They Live" and "Tammy."

Join us next time for Aarons Pick: "Bodies Bodies Bodies"

and Josh's Pick: "Black Dynamite."

We were lucky enough to perform our first live show, this edition has been edited for smoother listening, but you can check out the video on the Marshal livestream page https://www.marshall.edu/livestream/livestream/reel-opposites-podcast/.

Next time the Reel Opposites will be back in studio with They Live and Tammy.

Not really, This episode is an average volume. Listen up as we talk about Mommy Dead and Dearest and Blow Out. However, if you'd like to see our faces and not just hear our voices, see us live at HerdCon on March 24th at 2:30 pm! 

We have come across time for you! 

In this episode, the South Charleston public library Reel Opposites and Josh's Austrian alter ego will discuss The Terminator and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.  

Next time we'll be back with Brian De Palma's Blow Out and Mommy Dead and Dearest.  

On March 24th we will say Hasta La Vista, Baby, to the recording studio and will be performing live at Herd Con!

Please be our valentine and check out this episode!

Can a horror movie have a lot of love in it? Find out on this episode of Reel Opposites as we take on Valentine's day, our way! 

Next time the Reel Opposites are back to the regular format with the Terminator and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile. If there are genres, themes, or questions you'd like us to explore/answer on the show, let us know on our Facebook page!

Join the Real Opposites to discuss one of the best documentaries we've ever seen and dive into some late 80s and early 90s nostalgia! 

Next time we will explore horror movies with heart! Watch Train to Busan and Last Night in Soho for some Valentine's day scares.

Are the opposites really opposite? Absolutely as we will prove in this episode. Next time we will explore our director Todd's pics The Wizard and The King Of Kong!

On this episode, our special guest Kendal graciously agreed to cover "Lucky" to make this episode truly one of a kind! Did we ruin Aaron's innocent view of Crossroads? Is Showgirls the least-sexy movie of all time? Find out on Reel Opposites!

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each other's favorite films as they sit down to review each other's picks in this twice-monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

Will the Reel Opposites turn each other into Grinchs with their Christmas movie picks? You can find out in this episode as they review Smokey Mountain Christmas and Love Actually. 

*BREAKING NEWS* Our New Year's day episode will be the long-awaited and much-hyped Crossroads episode. Josh has also insisted we must watch Showgirls to ensure his participation. 

Do snowmen fill your heart with warmth, or do they send a chill down your spine with their cold lump of coal eyes? Ring in the winter with the Reel Opposites as they discuss two very different films about snowmen coming to life. 

Next time the Reel Opposites will take on Aaron's favorite present-wrapping movie, Smoky Mountain Christmas (featuring the great Dolly Parton), and one of Josh's holiday favorites, Love Actually. 

If you enjoy our podcast, stop by the library to say hello, check out our movie collection, or join us for one of our excellent library programs. 

What is Reel Opposites?

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each other's favorite films as they sit down to review each other's picks in this twice-monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

The Reel Opposite will crow about a family friendly film about magic of music, and then a centerpiece of 90’s goth culture. This week’s movies were both adolescent favorites of our hosts, one has stood the test of time far better than the other. Find out which on this episode of Reel Opposites!

Next time, watch both the Michael Keaton Jack Frost and the Jack Frost horror movie and join us for a snowy good time!

Join the SCPL Reel Opposites as they talk Casino Royale and Brainscan along with their special guest Travis! On November 15th they will be back to discuss August Rush and the Crow. 

The Reel Opposites continue the spooky season with two flicks featuring murder and mayhem!  Join us next time for Josh's pick, Casino Royale, and Travis and Aaron's pick Brainscan! 

This month the Reel Opposites are feeling extra chummy as they will be covering horror movies to celebrate the spooky season. They may share a love for all things creepy, but will their taste in horror films align? Find out as they talk about The Belko Experiment and John Carpenter's The Thing.  

Next time we will continue our horror movie month with

Josh's pick: The Silence of the Lambs

Aaron's pick: Hellfest 

This time the Reel Opposites talk about the Queen of Tejano Music and the bio-pic Selena, and Aaron watches Quentin Tarantino's classic Pulp Fiction for the first time. From the heart-wrenching stories to heart-stopping violence this episode has it all!

Join us next time, Oct. 1st, for some of the Reel Opposites' favorite horror movies:

Josh's Pick: John Carpenter's The Thing

Aarons Pick: The Belko Experiment 

Welcome to Reel Opposites a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV. Can these men survive each others favorite films? We will find out as they sit down to review each other's picks in this twice monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, Watchin' Movies in September?

You will if you check out this episode of Reel Opposites! Don't miss a beat as the Opposites review All That Jazz and Step Up. 

Next time we will check out the 1997 biopic Selena and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

Welcome to Reel Opposites a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV. Can these men survive each other's favorite films? We will find out as they sit down to review each other's picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS: Reel Opposites is now the best TWICE-monthly movie podcast produced by a library🎉. If you haven't listened to all our episodes it is okay to start anywhere in the series! The early content is great, but our new sound is even better. Just jump in and see what you are missing.

This episode is all about family: crime families, dysfunctional families, and family cats. Can the Reel Opposites find common ground amidst the turmoil? Find out as they discuss the Criterion Film, The Squid and the Whale, and the historic classic, The Godfather. 

Next time, lace up your dancing shoes and prepare for the reel opposites to "Dance battle" over Step Up (Aaron) and All That Jazz (Josh).

Welcome to Reel Opposites a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV. Can these men survive each other's favorite films? We will find out as they sit down to review each other's picks in this twice-monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

On this episode, the Reel Opposites explore Asian cinema with Tobey (the editor and all-around behind-the-scenes person for Reel Opposites). We will take a look at The 1985 anime classic Vampire Hunter D and a beloved wuxia film from 2002, Hero. This is our longest episode to date and we will discuss action movies, cowboy movies, anime, vampires and so much more. We considered making a list of all the films mentioned this week but ran out of characters in the description box. 

However, before the next episode, you should really check out Josh's upcoming pick, The Godfather, and Aaron's pick, The Squid and the Whale. 

What is Reel Opposites?

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each others favorite films as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

This week on Reel Opposites our hosts are predictably at odds. Did Josh want to chew his arm off to get out of watching Coyote Ugly? Did Aaron find the guest uninviting? Listen along and find out!

Next time the Reel Opposites will watch:

Vampire Hunter D (1985)

Hero (2022)

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies!

This week the Reel Opposites will discuss what makes a bad movie good, and in a rare moment of harmony agree on not one but 2 movies they love. Featuring SCPL's Director Todd!

Join us next month for:

Josh's Pick: The Guest

Aarons Pick: Coyote Ugly

Aaron and Josh talk Dark City and Across the Universe in this episode of Reel Opposites! Next time we will talk about a little place called Nilbog and review one of our director Todd's favorite films.

Next Months Picks:

Troll 2

Best Worst Movie

What is Reel Opposites?

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each others favorite films as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

Join South Charleston Public Library's Reel Opposites, Aaron and Josh, and their special guest Olivia. We had a lot to chat bout this time so perhaps we will add a special behind the scenes part 2 in the future! This month we delve into The Princess Bride and the original Scream. These favorites delight both of the hard to please opposites so this is a rare episode indeed. 

Next Episode's Films Will Be:

Dark City The Directors Cut

Across the Universe

Welcome to Reel Opposites a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV. Can these men survive each others favorite films? We will find out as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

Join South Charleston Public Library's Reel Opposites, Aaron and Josh, as they deep dive into My Friend Dahmer and Taxi Driver. They will also introduce next episode's special guest and get a bit meta. 

Next Episode's Films Will Be:

The Princess Bride

Scream (1996)

Remember to check out this month's Reel Cinephiles' movie club on Saturday, March 12th, at noon!

Welcome to Reel Opposites a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV. Can these men survive each others favorite films? We will find out as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library. 

Welcome to the 2nd episode of South Charleston Public Library's Reel Opposites. Aaron and Josh talk Robocop(the original) and Hairspray(the remake). Aaron isn't sure if he has ever seen an action movie besides Deathwish, and Josh lists 5 musicals he *sort of* enjoys. Remember, whether you love movies or not, this is the podcast for you!

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to stop by the library and check out next month's films (or watch them however you are able):

Josh's Pick: Taxi Driver 

Aaron's Pick: My Friend Dahmer

Remember, if you are a cinephile like Josh, you can join us at the library for Reel Cinephiles on Feb 19th at Noon. The Reel Cinephiles movie club will screen and discuss this month's movie, Streets of Fire! Call the library at (304) 744-6561 to sign up as spaces are limited.

What is Reel Opposites?

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each others favorite films as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.

Can a library make a halfway decent podcast about movies? Listen up and find out!

On the very 1st episode of South Charleston Public Library's Reel Opposites, Aaron is not sure if he gets George Miller's magnum opus Mad Max: Fury Road, and Josh does NOT find Mad Money funny. 

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to stop by the library and check out next month's films (or watch them however you are able):

Josh's Pick: Robocop

Aaron's Pick: Hairspray (2007)

Remember, if you are a cinephile like Josh, you can join us at the library for Reel Cinephiles on January 8th at 10:30 am. The Reel Cinephiles movie club will screen and discuss this month's movie, Blade Runner (1982)! Call the library at (304) 744-6561 to sign up as spaces are limited.

What is Reel Opposites?

Reel Opposites is a library podcast about movies! With your hosts Josh, a real cinephile, and Aaron, who prefers reality TV, we will find out if these two can survive each others favorite films as they sit down to review each others picks in this monthly podcast produced by South Charleston Public Library.