The Next Reel Film Podcast
Hannibal Rising
We wrap up our journey through the Hannibal Lecter franchise, ending at the beginning. Join us as we chat about Peter Webber’s take on Thomas Harris’ novel, Hannibal Rising.
April 17, 2025
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We wrap up our journey through the Hannibal Lecter franchise, ending at the beginning. Join us as we chat about Peter Webber’s take on Thomas Harris’ novel, Hannibal Rising.
We continue our Hannibal Lecter series with the only remake in the bunch. Here, we find Brett Ratner attempting a retelling of Thomas Harris’ first novel, already done by Michael Mann in Manhunter. It’s his 2002 film Red Dragon. How does it fare?
We continue our Hannibal Lecter series with the continuation of Hannibal and Clarice Starling, 10 years later. Ridley Scott’s at the helm with Julianne Moore as Starling. How well does it work? Tune in to hear us discuss Scott’s 2001 film Hannibal.
We wrap up our People Hunting People series with a film that’s a fantastic spin on reality television, where the entire film is designed like a marathon series episode. It’s Daniel Minahan’s 2001 film “Series 7: The Contenders.”
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut joins us to talk about all sorts of crazy stories from his career as well as Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film “Inglourious Basterds,” one of his favorite films!
We wrap up this round of our Jack Ryan series with another switch in the title character as well as a reboot to the franchise. It’s time to look at Phil Alden Robinson’s 2002 film starring Ben Affleck as Ryan, “The Sum of All Fears.”
In our Ghost Stories series, we venture into the realm of J-Horror with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 film, Pulse. This prescient movie explores the isolating nature of the internet, a theme that resonates deeply in our modern world. Join us as we delve into this unsettling gem that continues to captivate audiences today.
We kick off our return to our disease films series with a trip up to Canada to the small town of Pontypool, Ontario. That’s right, it’s the shock jock War of the Worlds-esque zombie story, Bruce McDonald’s 2008 film ‘Pontypool.’
Talking About Jacques Audiard’s The Beat That My Heart Skipped with our guest, director John Patton Ford In this delightful episode of Movies We Like,
Filmmaker Nathan Blackwell joins us to discuss one of his favorite films, Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz. He also talks about his journey as a filmmaker and the joy of effective and creative visual comedy.