Reservations With Raine Wayland

Welcome back to the show! This week we are discussing the 1998 comedy-drama, Pleasantville! Listen as we discuss it’s incredible technical achievement and the surprising complexity of the films narrative. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! We are concluding our End of Season Series, celebrating the films of Bruce Lee, with Game of Death (1978). Listen as we try to keep our composure while breaking down this miserable, half-assed attempt to create a coherent story out of 20 minutes worth of fight scenes that Lee got to shoot before his untimely death. Enjoy if you can!

Hey Reservos! Our End Of Season Series, celebrating Bruce Lee, continues with Enter The Dragon (1973). Listen as we praise this incredible final completed film from Lee with its lightning fast fight choreography, entertaining spy elements, and elevated production quality. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are continuing our End Of Season Series with Way Of The Dragon (1972). Listen as we breakdown this incredible directorial debut from Bruce Lee serving up elevated direction, cinematography, and of course, fight choreography. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are continuing our End of Season Series, celebrating the films of Bruce Lee with Fist of Fury (1972). Listen as we breakdown this story of grief , vengeance, and rivalry while simultaneously asking the audience which is better, to fight for what is right or choosing to settle a conflict with peace? Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are kicking off our End of Season Series, highlighting Bruce Lee and his greatest hits with The Big Boss (1971). Listen as we breakdown this fun, campy, action packed film debut of one of the greatest action stars to ever live. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car (2021). Listen as we breakdown this incredible look into grief and regret with parallel themes through the eyes of Chekhov to tell this beautifully human story of how to truly let yourself be free from suffering that is out of your control. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week, we are discussing Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oat’s novel, Blonde (2022). Listen as we breakdown this devastating fictionalized retelling of the surreal, nightmare that was the life of Marilyn Monroe. Exploring the duality of her true identity and her public persona mixed with her volatile romantic relationships, the film shows you exactly how it feels to be Norma Jeane Baker. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas everybody! This week we are discussing Alexander Paynes’ holiday masterpiece, The Holdovers (2023). Listen as we breakdown this beautifully tragic story of three angry, grief stricken people finding hope in an unlikely circumstance. Enjoy. 

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing Sound Of Metal (2019). Listen as we breakdown this incredible depiction of addiction and dealing with a sudden change of life where the film has you experiencing every moment as if from your own perspective. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth, Throne Of Blood (1957). Listen as we breakdown this unique perspective on the Shakespeare classic that balances the true nature of the story while placing it in a new cultural and historical context. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing the 1973 French animated sci-fi classic, Fantastic Planet. Listen as we breakdown this unique role reversal narrative that challenges our perspective on animal rights, totalitarianism, racism, classism, and so on. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week, we are discussing William Friedkin’s adaptation of Wages Of Fear, Sorcerer (1977). Listen as we breakdown this incredibly tense and entertaining look into what it is to be truly desperate for a new life. Enjoy 

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Sergio Leone’s final film, Once Upon The Time in America (1984). Listen as we breakdown this epic that spans four decades of crime and friendship, neither of which stood the test of time. Enjoy. 

Hey everybody! This week, we are discussing Guillermo Del Toro’s debut film, Cronos (1992). Listen as we breakdown this unique take on a vampire story by stripping it down to its core and exploring the downside of immortality. Enjoy. 

Hey Reservos! This week is our annual Halloween Spooktacular with a double feature of James Whale’s adaptation of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Listen as we discuss these classic horror films that are so engrained in our culture that they have surpassed the original source material they came from. Enjoy!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/moire/haunted-house

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch Drunk Love (2002). Listen as we breakdown this unique romantic dramedy that explores the anxieties of being vulnerable and putting yourself out there. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure (1997). Listen as we breakdown this surreal, neo noir, supernatural, crime thriller that explores the idea of a person’s darkest urges being brought out into the light with just a little suggestion. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week, we are discussing Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of Pinocchio (2022). Listen as we breakdown this unique take on this classic story, adding so much depth and highlighting elements of grief, death, and the dangers of blind obedience. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week, we are discussing Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow (2024). Listen as we breakdown this devastating interpretation of the denial of one’s true identity and the horrors of the  isolation and depression that comes with suppressing your authenticity. Enjoy!