Reservations With Raine Wayland

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing the John Hughes coming of age classic, The Breakfast Club (1985). Listen as we breakdown this beloved portrait of what it’s like to be a teenager, feeling isolated and simultaneously under a microscope, feeling the pressures from both family and friends alike. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week, we are discussing Tony Gilroy’s Michael Clayton (2007). Listen as we breakdown this incredibly tense conspiracy thriller that somehow predicted the public’s pessimistic perception of how corrupt cooperations will do anything to protect their bottom line. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981). Listen gleefully as we try our best to say something nice about this messy, prolonged fever dream of an attempted action/adventure time travel movie. Enjoy if you can. 

Hey Reservos! This week, we are discussing the action packed, nostalgic gangster film, The Roaring Twenties (1939). Listen as we breakdown this incredible story of a country that left its soldiers behind after WW1, leaving these men no choice but to put their lives back together in the underbelly of the bootlegging industry. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week, we are discussing the 1944 film noir classic, Double Indemnity. Listen as we breakdown the gold standard of film noir and the ways it perfectly utilizes the tropes and themes that make the film so dark and compelling. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Damien Chazelle’s Babylon (2022)! Listen as we breakdown this showbiz epic depicting the transition from the chaotic, lawless filmmaking of the silent era to the restricted, organized world of sound films. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week, we are discussing Richard Linklater’s directorial debut, Slacker (1991). Listen as we breakdown this poetic, analytical, and philosophical film following the eccentric people of Austin Tx. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing Andrei Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev (1966). Listen as we breakdown this portrait of an artist weighed down by the influences of his environment, testing his confidence and faith in his work and his ability to see the value of his art. Enjoy!

Hey everybody this week we are discussing Danny Boyle’s adaptation of Trainspotting (1996). Listen as we breakdown this surprisingly entertaining and energetic depiction of a Scottish heroin addict trying to get clean surrounded by people who are getting in his way. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing Todd Solondz’s dark comedy, Happiness (1998). Listen as we try to convince you that a film about people being terrible and in some cases downright disgusting, is somehow entertaining, shocking but surprisingly funny. We’re going to try our best. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985). Listen as we breakdown this unique take on a tired sub-genre, blending representations of his real life events and the surreal world of his art. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing the David Lynch erotic, neo noir mystery, Blue Velvet (1986). Listen as we breakdown this surreal look at the seedy underbelly of this seemingly normal suburban neighborhood and the darkest side of human nature. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Phil Tippett’s 30 year masterpiece, Mad God. Listen as we try our best to breakdown this incredible piece of stop motion filmmaking that somehow manages to visually capture the feeling of hopelessness, fear, anger, and pain. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing David Byrne’s directorial debut, True Stories. Be patient as we attempt to breakdown this eccentric, quirky collection of seemingly unconnected stories of the charmingly unique inhabitants of a small Texas town. Enjoy! 

Hey everybody. This week we are discussing Tony Kaye and David McKenna’s American History X. Listen as we breakdown this tragic story of how hate and anger can infect and destroy your life and finding the path to break the cycle. Enjoy!

Hey Reservos! This week we are discussing the 1942 version of the Charlie Chaplin classic, The Gold Rush. Listen as we breakdown this incredibly crafted romantic comedy full of wit, charm, and heart. 

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Incendies. Listen as we breakdown this incredibly powerful and devastating story of how war, violence, and anger can bring so much more pain than you can imagine. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! This week we are discussing The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. Listen as we break down this beautiful haunting look into the idolization and worship of a myth being tainted by the reality of the person behind the legend. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the show! For our season 11 premiere we are discussing Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress. Listen as we breakdown this surprisingly light hearted adventure following two peasants, a general, and a princess fight their way through the enemy to their sanctuary. Enjoy!

Hey everybody! It’s a bonus episode! This season, we’re discussing previous episodes that we feel could have been better and could use some more analysis and better hosting from the two of us. Did we do better the second time? We may never know…