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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As Joel Edgerton is starting to become a familiar face for American audiences he is also starting to cultivate his behind the screen talents. This month JJ and Steve investigate Edgerton’s first feature-length screenplay — 2014’s Felony.
Andy’s got MoviePass and he’s abandoned his family and friends as a result. But those MOVIES, people. Steve loves Harkins popcorn. Alison Mack arrested on sex trafficking, vindicating Pete for that weird tangent a few weeks back. Andy has a Box Office Gam
Little bit of a rough start this morning but we get around to business. We’re talking kids in movies and TV first, two great trailers for summer and one with for a deep, dark, criminal winter. We’re talking sibling v. sibling movies to celebrate East of E
Andy’s firmly ensconced in Oscar catch-up and schools us on Three Billboards and Shape of Water. Pete’s just about wrapped Stranger Things 2. Steve saw A Quiet Place and brings a sternly-worded scolding to chatty audience members. Plus Gilliam is back wit
Steve is going to visit Steve. He’s already seen Simon. Pete laments Bushwick and catalogs his sick-week movies. Mostly A24 trailers, plus grown-ups behaving badly. We’ve got a list of great revenge movies to spark your goodwill this morning and none of t
It’s time to put on your rubber-soled salsa shoes and hit the floor with JJ and Steve. This month they have got fire in their heels as they talk about Cuban Fury. For March they are lightening the mood with this romantic comedy from 2014 starring Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd, and Ian McShane. This was Pete’s trailer pick from April 2014, and he predicted that writer Jon Brown was going to bring some of the same offensive humor that he brought to the tv series ‘Misfits.’ And boy did he ever!
Andy’s back from his movie re-creation family vacation. Steve finally caught up with Detroit. We’ve got some identity swapping going on with our trailer picks and a set of movies for the list that celebrate some solid low points in U.S. history!
We’ve got reports on Schizopolis, Coherence, Local Hero, All That Jazz, some chat about nerd-bile toward Ready Player One, and a list of movies that take us under deep cover to celebrate Point Break!
It’s Oscar weekend! What are your traditions?
Call the maid for turn down service, because this month JJ and Steve take on a movie that takes place in a hotel room. JJ and Steve spend time with Charlie Kaufman’s 2015 film, Anomalisa and discuss why it is an unsettling film. What is it that they find so compelling in the stop-motion animated film?