Reel Roundtable with Erick, Dean, and Ethan

Reel Roundtable with Erick, Dean, and Ethan

Two film production majors and one film theory major sit down to discuss their thoughts on movies using their own insight of specific film elements. From high-grossing blockbusters to niche festival flicks, nothing is off limits for these cinephiles.

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May 7, 2026 61 mins

Reel Roundtable – Ep. 5: Reel Roundtable's First Guest
We grill fellow film student and sound design expert Jacob on how audio shapes cinema across genres—probing blockbuster booms, indie silences, and everything in-between. From "sound mistakes in major releases" to "upgrading classics with Dolby Atmos," we hit targeted questions of deep conversational flow. Game: Pitch your own movie ideas.

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Reel Roundtable – Ep. 4: Discussing our favorite Directors

We pit three visionary directors against each other: Ridley Scott’s epic world-building, Edgar Wright’s kinetic pop-culture mashups, and Stanley Kubrick’s icy perfectionism. Lightning game: Name a director's filmography.

Main Movies mentioned:

Alien (1979)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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Reel Roundtable – Ep. 3: Giving our Hot Takes

We share our juicest film hot takes and determine which of us has the most baffling ones to share.

Main movies mentioned:

Rocky III (1982)

Eternals (2021)

Citizen Kane (1941)

Halloween III (1982)

Avatar (2009)

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

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Tell us your all time juiciest hot takes.

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Reel Roundtable – Ep. 2: Dissecting our Favorite Movies 

We reveal Oscar prediction scores (bragging rights winner + social penalty loser), share what hooked us into film, then deep-dive into some of our all-time favorite movies. Lightning game: Guess the movie from Letterboxd taglines.

Main Movies mentioned:

Back to the Future (1985)

Garden State (2004)

Whiplash (2014)

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Reel Roundtable – Ep. 1: Oscar Crystal Ball (2026 Awards Predictions)

Welcome to the very first episode of Reel Roundtable, where three film-obsessed college students—a Film Theory major, and two Film Production majors—sit down to argue about the movies that everyone’s talking about (and a few they aren’t).

In this debut episode, we crack open the 2026 Oscars race, walk through our ballots, and make a case for whi...

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Reel Roundtable is a show where we explore cinema. We'll look at different movies, genres, and topics in our own respective lenses and experiences. It's a show that will give movie-lovers something new to think about. You can follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @reelroundtablepodcast and follow our individual Instagrams @erickmarshmallow, @deanvais3000, and @ethan_stafford4321.

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