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Steve Sarmento

Steve Sarmento is an educator, writer, and film buff in Phoenix, Arizona. He's been a part of the fabric of The Next Reel Film Podcasts since its inception. He has served to educate and illuminate through his regular participation in The Film Board and the two podcasts he developed and hosted, Trailer Rewind and Three of a Kind.

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2019-02-23 • Saturday Matinée

Steve has a Rocky Horror Home Indoctrination update. We’re doing the Oscar Catch-Up Weekend and an Alita report. And longevity rewards go to two Marvel stalwarts. Plus, check out the Wolverine Podcast.

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2019-02-16 • Saturday Matinée

Happy Death Day 2U. Alita. What is going on with the Oscars telecast? Mulu picks up where MarFlix left off with new adult character properties leading to team-up series “The Offenders”. Steve has a Rocky Horror Home Indoctrination update.

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The Bachelors

Consider yourself warned that J.K. Simmons (and his majestic beard) are going to bring a tear to your eye. This month Steve and JJ take a road trip with the straight to streaming film The Bachelors. It treads on well worn indie territory – new kid at a school, family trauma/drama, quirky moments for comedy – but can writer director Kurt Voelker save these guys from becoming a cliché?

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2019-02-09 • Saturday Matinée

Andy and Steve talk upcoming Trailer Rewind with The Bachelors, plus some good alt-TV with Killing Eve and Russian Doll. Albert Finney has a hell of a legacy. Andy has nearly finished his Melissa McCarthy series and we have a list of wrestlers on film tha

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2019-02-02 • Saturday Matinée

Steve saw the Bill Murray documentary. Age-appropriate Bohemian Rhapsody and other movies we haven’t seen. The SEC has approved Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Hobbs & Shaw goes full super-villain. Olivia Wilde shakes her “House” roots to ta

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Lean on Pete

A long journey with a horse . . . through brutal environments . . . and encounters with ruthless people . . . no, we’re not talking about Hostiles again. But after taking a month off we wanted to pick up where we were. So this month Steve and JJ are taking on the emotional cliff dive known as “Lean on Pete.”

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2019-01-26 • Saturday Matinée

The nominations are out, so we’re talking OSCARS! Netflix and the theaters are falling out… again. Then, thanks to Rocky, we’re talking all about films in which winning isn’t everything!

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2019-01-12 • Saturday Matinée

Pete has a sick-week report that includes a Dax Sheppard classic. We talk about the Globes and our performance in picking winners. We have a seriously brilliant idea for a new cereal line, plus a new Next Reel show launched this week! And of course, our l

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2019-01-05 • Saturday Matinée

We had things to talk about but then the Golden Globes noms were released. So, we threw caution into the wind and even though we haven’t seen all the movies, we made a (valiant?) effort to pick our winners anyhow. Plus, trailers and a list about street ga

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