What’s real? What’s fake? Is that person you met on the internet really your friend or just a digital illusion? Are they even a person at all? All those questions and more are front and center this week as the Rotten Horror Picture Show logs on

2020 Oscars – Marriage Story (95%)

Mar 24th, 2020 54m

Wes and Clay wrap up their coverage of the 2020 Academy Awards by watching their B-Roll selection of the Best Picture nominees, “Marriage Story”. Directed and written by Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson a

2020 Oscars – Joker (68%)

Feb 8th, 2020 1h 7m

The lowest rated Best Picture nominee at the 2020 Academy Awards is Todd Phillips’ “Joker”. Currently at 68% with 543 reviews, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous villain. Based on the Joker character from DC Batman comics, Phoenix

2020 Oscars – Parasite (99%)

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 4m

Who would you say is the “Parasite” in this film? Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much

B-Roll: Wes Craven – Scream (79%)

Nov 12th, 2019 1h 19m

We are continuing our coverage of the “master of horror”, Wes Craven. We have already discussed “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street“. With our “B-Roll” selection, we chose to watch 1996’s “Scream”! Scream is a metatextual homag

Wes Craven – A Nightmare on Elm Street (94%)

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 29m

Happy Halloween! Our “Wes Craven” themed coverage continues with the director’s highest-rated film (according to Rotten Tomatoes), “A Nightmare on Elm Street”! It’s the film that gave the world one of the most iconic villains of all time: Fred

Wes Craven – Vampire in Brooklyn (10%)

Oct 29th, 2019 1h 11m

Happy Halloween! As is customary in podcast culture, Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten are covering something horror-themed: the “Master of Horror” himself, Wes Craven, and his critical low-point, “Vampire in Brooklyn”. Starting off with Craven’s lowest-

B-Roll: Kathryn Bigelow – Near Dark (88%)

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 11m

For the B-Roll selection of our coverage of Kathryn Bigelow, we are turning out the lights, pouring ourselves a tall glass of blood, and watching “Near Dark”! “Near Dark” is Bigelow’s 1987 attempt to meld the vampire and western genres. She had

Kathryn Bigelow – The Weight of Water (35%)

Oct 1st, 2019 1h 4m

In “The Weight of Water“, journalist Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) begins researching the 1873 axe-murder of two sisters and discovers new information in the case. Meanwhile, her marriage to writer Thomas (Sean Penn) begins to fall apart. Th

Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker (97%)

Sep 17th, 2019 1h 6m

The show has moved onto Kathryn Bigelow because Clay “deparately wanted to do her” and that means we’re starting off with the critically acclaimed “The Hurt Locker“. Directed by Bigelow and scripted by Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker is regarded as

B-Roll: Amy Adams – Nocturnal Animals (73%)

Sep 3rd, 2019 58m 28s

The B-Roll selection for Amy Adams has Wes and Clay watching a film that both of them are unfamiliar with, 2016’s Nocturnal Animals. Directed and written by Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals is the story of an art gallery owner named Susan (Adams) wh

Amy Adams – Arrival (94%)

Apr 10th, 2019 1h 10m

For our coverage of the “best” Amy Adams film, we discuss the intellectual science fiction of Arrival! It’s currently at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and it secured several Academy Award nominations in 2016. Amy Adams stars as a linguist who is recru

Amy Adams – Leap Year (23%)

Mar 25th, 2019 1h 9m

Amy Adams stars in a truly horrible romantic-comedy where the jokes fall flat, the Irish are maligned, and Adam Scott is mis-used! “Leap Year” is a film from 2010 and is currently at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes. Adams stars as Anna, a woman who head

B-Roll: 2019 Oscars: A Star Is Born (90%)

Feb 23rd, 2019 1h 18m

To complete our coverage of the 2019 Best Picture nominees, we have selected “A Star Is Born” as our B-Roll. It’s Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, and he also stars as the talented but troubled rock star Jackson Maine. When Jackson meets All

2019 Oscars: Black Panther (97%)

Feb 14th, 2019 1h 2m

This episode of the podcast covers the highest rated Best Picture nominee from 2018, Ryan Coogler’s MCU entry: Black Panther! The crown jewel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so far), Black Panther follows the adventures of T’Challa, the newly

2019 Oscars: Bohemian Rhapsody (62%)

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 5m

As a special event, we’re going to cover the “ripe” and “rotten” films nominated for the 2019 Best Picture Oscar! For the low end of the spectrum, we start with Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about the rock band Queen, and specifically its frontma

B-Roll: Edgar Wright – The World’s End (89%)

Jan 9th, 2019 55m 37s

We say farewell to Edgar Wright with the final film in his Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy, The World’s End. At 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is critically adored but audiences generally see it in a different light. Starring Simon Pegg as a flunkie

Edgar Wright – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (81%)

Dec 5th, 2018 51m 18s

This week, we take a look at the lowest rated film on Edgar Wright’s Rotten Tomatoes listing: 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Currently at 81%(!), Scott Pilgrim stars Michael Cera as the titular “hero”, a young twenty-something who falls for

Edgar Wright – Baby Driver (93%)

Nov 7th, 2018 1h 1m

We kick off our Edgar Wright coverage with his highest rated film, 2017’s Baby Driver! Currently at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, Baby Driver tells the story of a getaway driver (the best in the biz!) who yearns for both a different lifestyle and a S

B-Roll: Denzel Washington – Man on Fire

Aug 15th, 2018 1h 10m

Denzel Washington’s “B-Roll” selection is Man on Fire, which is currently at 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. Highly stylized in the way that only early 2000s action films are, Washington takes the role of John Creasy, an alcoholic bodyguard. When his y

Denzel Washington – Heart Condition (0%)

Jul 17th, 2018 42m 56s

When a racist cop inherits the heart of a black lawyer, the end result is a fun-filled comedy romp that ends in shotgun murder! Denzel Washington’s worst film (according to Rotten Tomatoes) is the 0% rated “Heart Condition“. It’s a tonally inco

Denzel Washington – Fences (94%)

Apr 18th, 2018 1h 12m

Denzel Washington has been acting in Hollywood since early in the 1980’s but his highest rated film is 2016’s Fences, which stands at 94% on RottenTomatoes. Originally a theatrical play, the film is a showcase of writing and acting (Washington

B-Roll: Spielberg & Cruise – Minority Report

Mar 30th, 2018 1h 21m

In our first “B-Roll” episode (where we discuss a film of our choosing from the topics filmography), we discuss the 2002 neo-noir sci-fi thriller, Minority Report! Featuring a plot that examines the battle of free will and determinism, Minority

Steven Spielberg – E.T. (98%)

Mar 16th, 2018 54m 59s

Hook might have been excessive and over the top, but it also might have been an attempt to recapture the feeling of E.T.? We discuss the 98% film and try to figure out where the love comes from, and if it’s deserved. Spielberg has been […]Find

Steven Spielberg – Hook (29%)

Feb 28th, 2018 1h 2m

Steven Spielberg is the highest grossing Hollywood director of all time, and is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers that the world has ever seen. But even still, he did make “Hook” which is at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes! Clay and Wes di