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The Reel Debaters

The Reel Debaters is a cocktail of unapologetic movie nerds and sharp minds with a pure love for cinema broadcasting from the heart of Manitoba's vibrant and ever-growing film scene. Each week, this crew of cinephiles and industry insiders sits down to explore film and television through a lens that’s equal parts irreverent and insightful, with a deep respect for storytelling and a sense of humour that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Need a mental image? Could James Bond hold down a job as a nanny? Which version of Stallone is most qualified to run a summer camp? What...

#316 Oscar Alternatives. What if What if What if?

98 hours 41 mins; March 14, 2026

#315 "No, Moonlight is the Winner" The 2026 Oscar Predictions

94 hours 42 mins; March 07, 2026

#314 "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" The Best What If's Part 2

132 hours 59 mins; February 28, 2026

#313 Fast and Fictional: Drift Kings and Character Design. Create a new FF character.

87 hours 50 mins; February 22, 2026

#312 Jeff Churchill

138 hours 22 mins; February 07, 2026

#311 "10 Things We Fan Fic About You" Best Teen Heartthrob Fan Fiction Debate

84 hours 42 mins; January 31, 2026

#310 Coming Soon To A Calendar Near You, The 2026 Film And Tv Preview

108 hours 38 mins; January 17, 2026

#308 If You Give A Chad A Spot with Finn Mccager Kristen Sawatzky and and Jesse De Rocquigny

59 mins; December 31, 2025

#309 Sinners, Witches and Alien(s) The 2025 Year In Review

112 hours 46 mins; December 31, 2025

#307 "It’s a Wonderful Fight" The Best Secret Santa

93 hours 37 mins; December 27, 2025

#306 Doug Morrow and Ashley Hyra and The Make Up From The Long Walk

97 hours 28 mins; December 20, 2025

#305 Fatal Adaptation. When movies go episodic

87 hours 6 mins; December 13, 2025

#304 Aaron Merke and Safehaven

78 hours 21 mins; December 06, 2025

#303 "A Tale Of 2 Witches" The Wicked Episode

103 hours 45 mins; November 29, 2025

#302 "Dial M for Membership" The Best Streaming Site

110 hours 53 mins; November 15, 2025

#301 Three Men, a Little Lady and "The End Of Our Own Making"

86 hours 16 mins; November 08, 2025

#300 "A Reel Nightmare On Debate Street" Best Halloween Special

85 hours 34 mins; October 19, 2025

#299 "No Country For Old Tribes" | The Survivor Debate #2

129 hours 23 mins; October 11, 2025

#298 Coby Friesen and Cruising In Gomorrah

44 mins; October 06, 2025

#297 From Suplex To Cineplex "Best Wrestler Turned Actor"

73 hours 58 mins; October 04, 2025

#296 One Milkshake After Another | The Films of Paul Thomas Anderson

68 hours 11 mins; September 27, 2025

#295 "The Fast and the Footsore" | The Long Walk Debated

90 hours 50 mins; September 15, 2025

#294 "Blue Suede Booze" | Bubba Ho-Tep Commentary

92 hours 23 mins; September 06, 2025

#293 It’s So Fluffy! Despicable Me 4 Commentary Live At Movies In The Park

73 hours 20 mins; August 30, 2025

#292 David MacInnis and Nobody 2

96 hours 0 mins; August 23, 2025

#291 "Bobsticals and Opportunites" Pitch It With Bob Odenkirk

91 hours 43 mins; August 16, 2025

#290 "Spoof There It Is" Naked Gun and The Parody Comedy

38 mins; August 02, 2025

#289 Cape Expectations: A Superman Breakdown

70 hours 51 mins; July 21, 2025

#288 Gone in 60 Arguments: The Best On Screen Cars

95 hours 41 mins; July 05, 2025

#287 — "Brains, Guts, and Load Outs: Zombie Survival Showdown"

87 hours 40 mins; June 21, 2025

Ep #286 – Let Cartoons Be Cartoons?

49 mins; June 15, 2025

#285 “Wes Anderson’s John Wick: A Hitman in Corduroy”

77 hours 59 mins; June 07, 2025

#284 Beers, origin stories and "Given er": Deaner '89 with Director Sam McGlynn

79 hours 29 mins; May 30, 2025

#283 "Upset, you've never seen me upset' Tom Cruise Character Cult Leaders

116 hours 27 mins; May 24, 2025

#282 Clowns, Corn and Costumes: Clown in a Cornfield with Laura Deluca

93 hours 44 mins; May 09, 2025

#281 "Had a slight weapons malfunction but, uh everything’s perfectly all right now"

93 hours 0 mins; May 04, 2025

#280 "A smart and funny satire that delivers comedy and criticism" Movies Reviews and Critics"

102 hours 31 mins; April 20, 2025

#279 "Endure and survive." Best Video Game Adaptation

94 hours 37 mins; April 12, 2025

#278 "I Don't Believe My Circuit's" The Best Robot

134 hours 20 mins; March 29, 2025

#277 "Dishonour on you, dishonour on your cow! The Best Disney Princess

83 hours 14 mins; March 22, 2025

#276 "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel" The Movies of Youth

100 hours 43 mins; March 16, 2025

#275 The Winner is La La Land...wait. The 97th Oscars Debate

124 hours 56 mins; February 27, 2025

#274 "We sing covers of songs, It's all from our mouths!" The Best Cover Movie Debate

99 hours 20 mins; February 15, 2025

#273 "You're very good with children. -Thanks. I practiced on my hamster" The Kids Episode

93 hours 27 mins; February 08, 2025

#272 "I Never Eat December Snow Flakes, I Wait Till January" The Best Dump Month Movies

105 hours 32 mins; February 01, 2025

#271 2024 Year In Review

131 hours 49 mins; January 25, 2025

#270 Sydney Sabiston

85 hours 1 min; January 18, 2025

#269 Adam "Tex" Davis

79 hours 0 mins; January 11, 2025

#268 "Why The Hell Are You Dressed Like A Chicken?" The Christmas Bad Guy Debate

92 hours 6 mins; December 28, 2024

#267 "Do You Want This Doll Or Not? Go Back To Sleep.” The Secret Santa Debate

89 hours 33 mins; December 21, 2024

#266 "Contenders Ready....Gladiators Ready" The American Gladiator 2024 Reboot

107 hours 54 mins; November 30, 2024

#265 "Did You Guys Get A Group Rate Or Something? The Best Ensemble Cast Movies

76 hours 41 mins; November 23, 2024

#264 "I'll Get You My Pretties" The Wizard Of Of Fan-casting

106 hours 36 mins; November 16, 2024

#263 "I Used To Be A Magical Girl" Fan Casting Debate

94 hours 9 mins; November 09, 2024

#262 " We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes" The Halloween Special

80 hours 43 mins; October 30, 2024

#261 "It's Alive!, It's Alive" The Best Movie Monster Debate

92 hours 47 mins; October 19, 2024

#260 "No, I Am Your Father" The Best Surprise Endings Reel Talk

89 hours 0 mins; October 05, 2024

#259 "But I Want My Red Stapler" The Best Character Actor Debate

98 hours 18 mins; September 28, 2024

#258 "You can't just buy me a guitar every time you screw up, you know" Best High School Movie Themed Debate

72 hours 7 mins; September 07, 2024

#257 Live From Movies In The Park: Free Guy

109 hours 21 mins; September 02, 2024

#256 "Kick The Tires And Light The Fires" The Best Summer Blockbuster Debate

102 hours 15 mins; August 24, 2024

#255 San Diego Comic Con 2024 Reaction Reel Talk

97 hours 42 mins; August 08, 2024

#254 Street Debates at The Winnipeg Fringe Fest 2024

59 mins; August 03, 2024

#253 Special Features: The Gimli International Film Festival 2024

55 mins; July 19, 2024

#252 The Sobbies #1 The Reel Talk about Movies You Can Cry Over

152 hours 52 mins; July 02, 2024

#251 "You're A Virgin Who Can't Drive" The Worst High School Debate

94 hours 53 mins; June 22, 2024

#250 'What About Second Breakfast" The Best "What If" Debate

122 hours 45 mins; June 01, 2024

#249 "No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake" The Artificial Intelligence Reel Talk

109 hours 24 mins; May 11, 2024

#248 May The 4th Be With You. The Star Wars Reel Talk

96 hours 16 mins; May 04, 2024

#247 The Fascinasian Film Fest Reel Talk

107 hours 31 mins; May 02, 2024

#246 "Do Your Accept This Rose" The Best New Reality TV Show Debate

111 hours 43 mins; April 27, 2024

#245 "Im Serious, and don't call me Shirley" The Reel Talk About The Movie Quote

98 hours 52 mins; April 20, 2024

#244 "What Kind Of American ?" The Best Civil War Debate

80 hours 11 mins; April 12, 2024

#243 Live From C4 Comic Con 2024

105 hours 22 mins; March 30, 2024

#242 "Oh, Yes. There Will Be Blood" The Best Saw Trap Debate

103 hours 54 mins; March 17, 2024

#241 "It's Cool To Pee Your Pants" A Reel Talk About Adam Sandler

89 hours 51 mins; March 09, 2024

#240 "And The Winner Is..." The Best Oscars 2024 Debate

88 hours 9 mins; March 02, 2024

#239 "GREAT SCOTT" A Reel Talk On The Art Of Time Travel

90 hours 49 mins; February 24, 2024

#238 Special Features: Darcy Fehr

81 hours 10 mins; February 11, 2024

#237 "It ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit" A Reel Talk On Overcoming Adversity

74 hours 55 mins; February 03, 2024

#236 “I'll Give You A Buffalo Nickel If You Just Calm Down A Bit" A Reel Talk On Disaster Movies

72 hours 5 mins; January 20, 2024

#235 "Tomorrow is a latter day" The Best Musical Debate

80 hours 41 mins; January 11, 2024

#234 "Phyllis has usurped my role as Santa" The Best Secret Santa Debate

129 hours 56 mins; December 23, 2023

#233 "Will you please tell Santa that I just want my family back?" A Reel Talk On Santa And Christmas Gifts

106 hours 47 mins; December 09, 2023

#232 “In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream.” Reel Talk: The Best Ridley Scott Movies

94 hours 32 mins; December 02, 2023

#231 "Admiral, we must keep our faith in Gojira" The Best Monarch Monster Debate

70 hours 31 mins; November 24, 2023

#230 Reel Talk: “You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” The Best Mistakes Caught On Screen

113 hours 21 mins; November 11, 2023

#229 Special Features Patti Henderson and Totally Killer

47 mins; October 28, 2023

#228 "How Am I Funny ?" Reel Talk: A Martin Scorsese Top 10

77 hours 10 mins; October 19, 2023

#227 "1 2 Freddy's Coming For You" The Best Horror Baseball Team Debate

82 hours 35 mins; October 14, 2023

#226 Special Features: Roe Moore

95 hours 34 mins; October 06, 2023

#225 "SHUT UP JOHN, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING" The Best John David Washington Pitch Debate

73 hours 24 mins; September 29, 2023

#224 Tiff 2023 Reel Talk

95 hours 8 mins; September 22, 2023

#223 "Who's Next? Rambo?" The Best Expendables Team Debate

57 mins; September 14, 2023

#222 "It's Me Mario" Live Recording From Movies In The Park with Super Mario Brothers The Movie

89 hours 42 mins; September 08, 2023

#221 "King Kong Ain't Got Nothing On Me" A Reel Talk On Shared Universe's and Denzel Washington

96 hours 9 mins; August 31, 2023

#220 "I'm A Furry Ticking Time Bomb" Live Recording At Movies In The Park With Turing Red

80 hours 6 mins; August 26, 2023

#219 "Fear is the path to the dark side" The Best Jedi Debate

98 hours 38 mins; August 24, 2023

#218 Special Features: Writer and Comedian Haji Outlaw

79 hours 5 mins; August 17, 2023

#217 "Grabbed A Bunch Of Cones Back There..Extra Points" The Grand Tursimo Best Simulator Debate

80 hours 34 mins; August 10, 2023

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