Behind The Scenes Episodes

Explore behind-the-scenes conversations with filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals, revealing the creative processes and stories that shape cinema.
#243 Live From C4 Comic Con 2024
March 30, 2024

#243 Live From C4 Comic Con 2024

This week The Reel Debaters record live from C4 Comic Con at The Cabato Center in Winnipeg, MB. Our first Collections include big purchases, why we collect toys and models, interviews with Silent T Comics and G.M. Chomichuck,...

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#241 "It's Cool To Pee Your Pants" A Reel Talk About Adam Sandler
March 9, 2024

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

This week on The Reel Debaters they review Argyle, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Spy Fam, Saltburn, and Love Island with a conversation about Adam Sandler and a list of his most rewatchable movies. Stay to the end and listen to an inte...

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#238 Special Features: Darcy Fehr
Feb. 11, 2024

#238 Special Features: Darcy Fehr

This week we talk to Winnipeg actor Darcy Fehr about finding the industry, what helps create a character, teaching, his performance in Arthur Miller's All My Sons At the Rachel Browne Theatre, ego, self-taping, and lots more....

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#237 "It ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit" A Reel Talk On Overcoming Adversity
Feb. 3, 2024

#237 "It ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit" A…

This week on The Reel Debaters our heroes review Echo, Murder At the End Of The World, True Detective: Night Country, Fargo Season 5, and 10 of the best movies using the theme of overcoming adversity. TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! ...

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#229 Special Features Patti Henderson and Totally Killer
Oct. 28, 2023

#229 Special Features Patti Henderson and Totally Killer

This week on The Reel Debater's we talk to virtuoso Patti Henderson and how she took all of you back in time to 1985 in costuming the cast of Totally Killer (2023) Watch this movie if you love horror, time travel, John Hughes...

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#226 Special Features: Roe Moore
Oct. 6, 2023

#226 Special Features: Roe Moore

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal interviews Roe Moore about moving from Aurora, Colorado and heading west for Hollywood, acting before moving into the directors chair, Rupaul Drag Race, Tough As Nails, The Peoples Choic...

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#225 "SHUT UP JOHN, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING" The Best John David Washington Pitch Debate
Sept. 29, 2023

#225 "SHUT UP JOHN, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING" The Best John David Washing…

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal, Jimmy, Martin and Charles argue who can come up with the next project John David Washington should take and on yes, all of them involve his father Denzel Washington. When you're done w...

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#222 "It's Me Mario" Live Recording From Movies In The Park with Super Mario Brothers The Movie
Sept. 8, 2023

#222 "It's Me Mario" Live Recording From Movies In The Park with Supe…

Welcome to a special live episode of The Reel Debaters Podcast, recorded at the beautiful Assiniboine Park! In this episode, we're diving into the world of video game adaptations with a focus on the iconic Super Mario Brother...

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#220 "I'm A Furry Ticking Time Bomb" Live Recording At Movies In The Park With Turing Red
Aug. 26, 2023

#220 "I'm A Furry Ticking Time Bomb" Live Recording At Movies In The …

This week Micheal, Jimmy, Emily and Charles take the show outside and host Movies In The Park at Assiniboine Park and do a live commentary on Pixar's Turning Red and their own personal coming of age stories. Join us September...

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#219 "Fear is the path to the dark side" The Best Jedi Debate
Aug. 24, 2023

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

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal, Jimmy, Martin and Charles review Blue Beetle, Twisted Metal, Your Name and How To Be A Cult Leader and build their own Jedi from the ground up. Race, powers, creed and all. Wanna send ...

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#218 Special Features: Writer and Comedian Haji Outlaw
Aug. 17, 2023

#218 Special Features: Writer and Comedian Haji Outlaw

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal interviews Haji Outlaw on getting into comedy, his books Hey Doorman and These Movies Suck, Andy Dick, Gerard Butler, bouncing in LA, working for The Eric Andre Show, his favorite big 3 ...

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#215 "Barbenheimer" The Best Ken Doll Debate
July 20, 2023

#215 "Barbenheimer" The Best Ken Doll Debate

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal, Martin and Charles get Barbenheimer-ed with reviews of their favorite Christopher Nolan movies and debate which one could be their own Ken Doll in The Barbie Movie. So Cool. Join the d...

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#213 Special Features: Voice Actor Darren Frost
July 2, 2023

#213 Special Features: Voice Actor Darren Frost

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal and Jimmy interview voice actor Darren Frost about the perfect commercial, working during the covid, his process developing some of your favorite characters, dubbing, the world of ADR an...

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# Special Features: End of Sex with Director Sean Garrity
May 13, 2023

# Special Features: End of Sex with Director Sean Garrity

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal interviews director Sean Garrity about his new film End of Sex starring Emily Hampshire and Jonas Chernick about Emma and Josh who are excited to have some alone time while their twin da...

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#200 Special Feature: Actors Lauren Cochrane and Aaron Merke
March 24, 2023

#200 Special Feature: Actors Lauren Cochrane and Aaron Merke

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal interviews actors Lauren Cochrane and Aaron Merke about their careers in front and behind the camera as actors comedians and as real life husband and wife. We got in to everything from P...

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#198 "I'm Dale But You have To Call Me Dragon" A Reel Talk about Acting Duo's and Old Filmmaking Techniques
March 16, 2023

#198 "I'm Dale But You have To Call Me Dragon" A Reel Talk about Acti…

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal, Rob and Guest Dan Bond review Babylon, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Picard and review which old school film techniques they miss and which acting duo's are the best. Even...

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#197 Special Features: Costume Designer Quita Alfred
March 11, 2023

#197 Special Features: Costume Designer Quita Alfred

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal sits down with Quita Alfred, costume designer for Women Talking to learn what went into the costume design, approaching the mennonite community and helping with the film, plain dress and...

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#191 Special Features: Zellco Entertainiment
Feb. 9, 2023

#191 Special Features: Zellco Entertainiment

This week on The Reel Debaters David Zellis from Zellco discuss film distribution, finding lost films in the archives, how old he really isn't, shiitty netflix documentaries and lots more. Find out all about the hard work Zel...

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#181 "How am I funny you Mother Fu^%er" The Best Comedic Scene Debate...almost
Dec. 1, 2022

#181 "How am I funny you Mother Fu^%er" The Best Comedic Scene Debate…

This week on The Reel Debaters Martin, Micheal and Jimmy mass debate which of their favorite funniest scenes will win a single elimination tournament in a 12 on 12 contest featuring everything from your dick and fart jokes, performance comedy and classic bits that still work today. December 16th Li…

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#179 "How Is Never As Important As Why" A Reel Talk on One Hit Wonders and Child/Parent Acting Combo's
Nov. 17, 2022

#179 "How Is Never As Important As Why" A Reel Talk on One Hit Wonder…

This week on The Reel Debaters Mark, Micheal and Rob review Wakanda Forever, Daniel Spellbound and The Peripheral with topics: One Hit Wonder Directors, Child/Parent Combos On Screen and learn about each other through the War...

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#178 Special Features: Special Effects Artist Marc Reichel
Nov. 10, 2022

#178 Special Features: Special Effects Artist Marc Reichel

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal sits down with SFX master Marc Reichel to find out where he found out how to blow stuff up, working on Montreal to start his career, moving to manitoba to keep it going, films like Sourc...

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#176 Special Features: Orphan: First Kill with Make Up Artist Doug Morrow
Oct. 22, 2022

#176 Special Features: Orphan: First Kill with Make Up Artist Doug Mo…

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal sits down with Doug Morrow to find out how he deaged Isabelle Fuhrman for Orphan: First Kill with behind the scenes stories about the filming and what he's watching these days. Doug is o...

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#174 Live from Movies In The Park The Spiderman: No Way Home Commentary
Oct. 19, 2022

#174 Live from Movies In The Park The Spiderman: No Way Home Commenta…

This week on The Reel Debaters Emily, Micheal and Jimmy watch and review Spiderman: No Way Home recorded live from Movies In The Park at Assiniboine Park this summer. Enjoy as some of us learn for the first time and watch for...

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#169 Special Features: Darcy Waite
Sept. 24, 2022

#169 Special Features: Darcy Waite

This week on The Reel Debaters Micheal sits down with Producer Darcy Waite to talk about how he found the industry out in Alberta, moving to Winnipeg, That's Awsme, Bullseye, Dj Burnt Bannock, Indigenous story telling and lot...

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