Reels & Wheels

Reels & Wheels with comedians Sid Bridge and James Rodatus is a podcast about movies where cars play a key role.

Dog Soldiers 03/21/2024

Dog Soldiers James and Sid discuss the all-time question, what's more deadly? Werewolves or Land Rovers. Yep. It's Dog Soldiers. There's some thoughtful back and forth here as Sid sees this as a top-5 example of a good low-budget Werewolf movie, while James found it a bit schlocky. Either way, we have two Land Rovers. Find out what unlikely vehicles they actually represent on the newest episode of @ReelsandWheels! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/30487803

Super Troopers 01/03/2024

Super Troopers Sid and James tackle the cult classic meow movie about State Troopers who can't take their job seriously. It's fun. But... meow why? It's a long story that Sid tells meow at the beginning of the podcast about the sad end to his meow Thunderbird and his recent meow NA Miata purchase. Oh, and meow Super Troopers has a Miata. So there. Meow. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/29328393

Rebel Without a Cause with Patric Fransko 09/18/2023

Rebel Without a Cause with Patric Fransko James Dean had a short career as a movie star and died tragically before his fame was in full effect. Rebel Without a Cause is a stand-out for Dean, but we delve into his personal life to talk about the cars he raced as well. Joining us is Patrick Fransko of Speedster Dreams. Patrick has a wealth of knowledge about James Dean and he has incredible stories from building his own James Dean tribute Speedster - learn more at www. speedsterdreams.com! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/28066356

Riding Bean with Derek Williams 07/05/2023

Riding Bean with Derek Williams Derek Williams - Comedian, voice talent, expert gamer and Anime lover - is back on Reels and Wheels and he has a great Anime for us. The obscure(ish) Riding Bean! This one kind of defies description. It's a 45-minute one-off short movie that never led to a longer series. The story follows Bean, an accomplished Chicago driver as he gets caught up in a kidnapping plot as convoluted as The Big Lebowski. But... the cars! Sure, we have plenty of well-drawn, brand name vehicles, but Bean's car is a bizarre amalgam of vehicles so well-put together, that no two people see the same influences. Make sure you follow Derek (@DerekFiveLetters) and follow Reels and Wheels and leave us some feedback! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/27376527

The General with Brett Stillo 03/20/2023

The General with Brett Stillo Ready for a very unique episode of Reels and Wheels?! For the first time, (and it's about time!) we talk locomotives! This is the 1926 classic Buster Keaton silent film, The General. Joining James and Sid is one of our favorite cinematic experts (and a guy who knows his Buster Keaton), Brett Stillo! The General is silent comedy based on a real life civil war locomotive chase. We also answer the always looming question... Can a silent film still captivate an audience today? Spoiler alert - with this film, YES. Make sure you catch up with Brett Stillo on social media and keep up with his own movie project. Make sure you subscribe to Wheels and Wheels on your favorite podcast platform and leave us some feedback! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/26286789

Planes, Trains and Automobiles 12/23/2022

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Happy Holidays from Reels and Wheels! For this episode, Sid & James get into the holiday season with Planes Trains & Automobiles - a John Hughes classic about the worst attempt at holiday travel ever. This movie definitely delivers in the "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" department, with a glorious assortment of malais-era cars, but it's also an excellent movie that rises above comedy by creating two deep, relatable characters. Plus we have a who's who of 1980's background character actors and an unlikely Star Trek actor cameo. Send us your feedback, @ReelsandWheels! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/25419189

Halloween with Mike Moran 10/31/2022

Halloween with Mike Moran It's Halloween, so let's talk Halloween! This 1978 John Carpenter really kickstarted the slasher genre - and it was 1978, so there we plenty of scary malaise era cars to talk about. Joining Sid and James is Mike Moran, comedian, musician and host of the Confessional Podcast! Make sure you check out Mike Moran and the Confessional Podcast here: Follow @ReelsandWheels on social media and subscribe! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/24853500

The Betsy with Joe Ligo 09/09/2022

The Betsy with Joe Ligo It's a car movie starring a young Tommy Lee Jones as a sex symbol. And it's not Black Moon Rising. We already did that one. No, this movie is MUCH MUCH WEIRDER. The Betsy pretends to be a car movie, but it's possibly got the least car content of any movie we've covered here on Reels and Wheels (and we include Spaceballs in that tally). Joining us for this podcast is Joe Ligo. Joe is a filmmaker working on a documentary about American Motors... and that's how he discovered The Betsy. In a rare moment, AMC allowed the cameras to roll at their headquarters and everyone he interviewed for the documentary talked about it. But... but... this movie. It's all over the place. It's an attempt at a dramatization of Henry Ford's life, with a lot more sordid details added in (and given Henry Ford's life, adding more sordid details is an accomplishment). It's just bizarre. And bad. Find out more about Joe's documentary here: and consider helping out Joe's production at their GoFundMe page here: /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/24326064

48 Hrs with Derek Williams 07/08/2022

48 Hrs with Derek Williams It's 1982. It's Eddie Murphy's first acting role. It's Nick Nolte when he was still considered a handsome leading man. It's a time when a 1964 Cadillac was considered a shitbox. Sid and James are joined once again by Derek Williams, comedian, 80's expert, and alpha geek of comedy! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/23685467

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) with Matt Cole 06/01/2022

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) with Matt Cole Reels and Wheels is back! And by request, Matt Cole, our resident Nicholas Cage expert, has returned to talk about the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds! This movie definitely has some baffling moments. It's also got kind of a crazy backstory regarding it's relationship to the H.B. Halicki original. But... is it enough Nicholas Cafe? James, Sid and Matt discuss... /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/23300084

Knight Rider 2000 03/10/2022

Knight Rider 2000 In 1991, an attempt was made to reboot Knight Rider with a new Pontiac Banshee-inspired version of KITT. It failed. However... It's worth a second watch. Is it good? Not really. Does it do a good job predicting the year 2000? Mostly no. Is it a PG rip-off of RoboCop? Strangly, yes! James and Sid have a lot of weird things to talk about, not the least of which is the presence of Chevy Beretta police cars. Weird. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/22409261

Ghostbusters Afterlife with George Plank 01/13/2022

Ghostbusters Afterlife with George Plank George Plank joins Reels and Wheels to talk about Ghostbusters Afterlife, the story of Ecto-1 and plenty of great details about the newest Ghostbusters movie! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/21764411

Get Shorty with Amanda Marks 10/21/2021

Get Shorty with Amanda Marks Get Shorty is a very 90's movie. And it features the Cadillac of minivans, the Oldsmobile Silhouette! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/20892605

The Big Lebowski with The Gutterballs Podcast 08/10/2021

The Big Lebowski with The Gutterballs Podcast Sid and James are joined by Adam and Brad from the Gutterballs Podcast to discuss The Big Lebowski. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/20097614

Big Fish with David Tracy of Jalopnik 06/11/2021

Big Fish with David Tracy of Jalopnik David Tracy of Jalopnik joins Sid and James to discuss Tim Burton's masterpiece, Big Fish! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/19445096

Con Air with Matt Cole 05/07/2021

Con Air with Matt Cole Sid and James are joined by Matt Cole to talk Nicolas Cage in Con Air! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/19020884

The Wages of Fear with Remi Treuer (Part 2) 03/11/2021

The Wages of Fear with Remi Treuer (Part 2) Part Two of our discussion on Wages of Fear - comparing it to Sorcerer. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/18283199

The Wages of Fear with Remi Treuer - Part 1 02/17/2021

The Wages of Fear with Remi Treuer - Part 1 Sid and James are joined once again by Remi Treuer to talk about the 1953 thriller, The Wages of Fear! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/17986052

Gung Ho with Jason Torchinsky 12/03/2020

Gung Ho with Jason Torchinsky Jason Torchinsky of Jalopnik joins Sid and James to talk about 1986's Gung Ho! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/17048777

Cobra Kai Season 1 with Tim Loulies 11/05/2020

Cobra Kai Season 1 with Tim Loulies Sid, James and Tim talk about Cobra Kai and its cars, including the iconic Pontiac Firebird. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/16698683

Convoy with Derek Williams 09/08/2020

Convoy with Derek Williams Convoy is a film that is strangely relevant today and the story of its production is very, very interesting. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/15933965

The Cannonball Run 2 with Brad McMurran and Sean Devereux 06/10/2020

The Cannonball Run 2 with Brad McMurran and Sean Devereux Reels and Wheels joins forces with The Nerds of Comedy Podcast to talk about The Cannonball Run 2! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/14772788

Highlander 04/27/2020

Highlander Sid and James talk about the 1968 classic, Highlander and our love/hate relationship with Porsches. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/14169044

The Rover 04/06/2020

The Rover Sid and James tackle the bleakness of David Michod's The Rover. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/13870325

Ford V Ferrari with Aditya Madhaven 03/17/2020

Ford V Ferrari with Aditya Madhaven James and Sid are joined by racer Aditya "Deech" Madhaven to talk the excellent movie that is Ford V Ferrari! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/13582217

Stuber with Lovell Porter 02/13/2020

Stuber with Lovell Porter Sid and James are joined by Lovell Porter of BlaqueRabbit and WrestleZone to talk Stuber, a movie about a cop who uses an Uber driver. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/13138196

Christmas Vacation 12/25/2019

Christmas Vacation Merry Christmas from Reels and Wheels! On this special Christmas episode, James and Sid talk about Christmas Vacation and the bizarre 1989 Ford Taurus wagon with custom wood paneling! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/12530759

Redline with Remi Treuer 11/26/2019

Redline with Remi Treuer Sid and James are joined by Anime expert Remi Treuer to discuss the 2009 animated feature, Redline! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/12183518

Night of the Living Dead with Derek Williams 10/30/2019

Night of the Living Dead with Derek Williams Derek Williams joins Sid and James to talk about the movie that started the zombie genre, Night of the Living Dead! /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/11840774

The Art of Racing in the Rain with JG Pasterjak 09/19/2019

The Art of Racing in the Rain with JG Pasterjak JG Pasterjak of Grassroots Motorsports joins Sid and James to talk about The Art of Racing in the Rain, a very, very sad movie. /episode/index/show/reelsandwheels/id/11314901

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