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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When is a film that has scenes with Kirk and Spock not a Star Trek movie? Well . . . when itās a film about a young woman writing an epic screenplay for a Star Trek contest.
The War of Rohirrim is coming back, this time more animated. We watched Lavalantula and lived to tell the tale. Fear Street gets an R rating. And, Beatty is meddling with the primal forces of nature. Plus, our national nightmare is over ā we do some re-ra
Is there magical realism woven into the end of this film? Possibly. Will kids want to carve watermelon helmets after watching this? Maybe. Is this a film that the whole family can watch together and enjoy? Steve and JJ disagree. Listen in to find out why.
We’re watching some things, we definitely talk about that. Edgar Wright’s latest headlines our trailer bit, we’ve got a list of LGBTQ Hamlets, and a list made up of movies shot and set in the US Pacific Northwest! Bring the RAIN!
JJ and Steve are joined by Tommy to make sense of the puzzle that is The Goldfinch. Itās not that the story is complex or difficult to decipher. Itās not that thereās a mystery to solve. Itās just that it is very challenging to describe why this film does
QUIBI CORNER. Besides Pete, whoās asking for more Jack Reacher? Leverage is coming back, briefly, without Timothy Hutton. Thereās a deleted scene from Mitchellās vs. The Machines that is as great as the movie. Editing is hard. Is it too soon for a Ted Las
We open in Hammerās hanger in Monaco. As it turns out, Ivanās free, and the prison liberation was not only a good plan, but it worked. Thereās reason to celebrate! How about dinner? Steve Sarmento returns with a hopeful eye toward a set table because NO ONE wants a hangry Ivan.
Prison Break! Itās a fun action sequence that calls on all of Ivanās intellectual faculties to put together the puzzle of his release. Heās justā¦ amazing, yāall. AMAZING. And SO casual! The team celebrates the release with a walk down the accidentally successful liberation of Whiplash.
For some reason this film about building a 1000 mile underground fiber optic connection was also buried underground. In this story about an attempt to set a speed record in round trip communications JJ and Steve find that itās the back half of the story
Krazy Kabbies! Bed-adjacent porcelain! Salisbury steak! Itās another minute of long, knowing looks between Pepper and Tony. We visit the Lincoln Heights Jail and walk through the shooting history of the facility. Steve Sarmento is back to overthink the potatoes with us. Finally, welcome prisoner #6219, our favorite photographic callback.