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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Please Stand By

June 23, 2021

When is a film that has scenes with Kirk and Spock not a Star Trek movie? Well . . . when itā€™s a film about a young woman writing an epic screenplay for a Star Trek contest.

2021-06-19 ā€¢ Saturday MatinĆ©e

June 21, 2021

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

The Peanut Butter Falcon

June 9, 2021

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.

2021-06-05 ā€¢ Saturday MatinĆ©e

June 7, 2021

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!

The Goldfinch

May 26, 2021

JJ and Steve are joined by Tommy to make sense of the puzzle that is The Goldfinch. Itā€™s not that the story is complex or difficult to decipher. Itā€™s not that thereā€™s a mystery to solve. Itā€™s just that it is very challenging to describe why this film does

2021-05-22 ā€¢ Saturday MatinĆ©e

May 24, 2021

QUIBI CORNER. Besides Pete, whoā€™s asking for more Jack Reacher? Leverage is coming back, briefly, without Timothy Hutton. Thereā€™s a deleted scene from Mitchellā€™s vs. The Machines that is as great as the movie. Editing is hard. Is it too soon for a Ted Las

IM2045: My Dinner with Ivan

May 14, 2021

We open in Hammerā€™s hanger in Monaco. As it turns out, Ivanā€™s free, and the prison liberation was not only a good plan, but it worked. Thereā€™s reason to celebrate! How about dinner? Steve Sarmento returns with a hopeful eye toward a set table because NO ONE wants a hangry Ivan.

IM2044: Prison Break Oner!

May 13, 2021

Prison Break! Itā€™s a fun action sequence that calls on all of Ivanā€™s intellectual faculties to put together the puzzle of his release. Heā€™s justā€¦ amazing, yā€™all. AMAZING. And SO casual! The team celebrates the release with a walk down the accidentally successful liberation of Whiplash.

The Hummingbird Project

May 12, 2021

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 itā€™s the back half of the story

IM2043: Enjoy the Potatoes

May 12, 2021

Krazy Kabbies! Bed-adjacent porcelain! Salisbury steak! Itā€™s 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.

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