The Reel Critic

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From Vocalo Radio 91.1 FM in Chicago, Reggie Ponder is The Reel Critic — Vocalo’s resident film expert. Every week, join Reggie as he interviews industry professionals and breaks down box office numbers, film festivals and the “reel talk” on movies… ‘The Reel Critic’ on Vocalo is a collaboration between Reggie Ponder and Vocalo Radio 91.1 FM in Chicago. For more of Vocalo’s arts and culture coverage, visit Vocalo.org.

Episode Date
‘The Fall Guy’ Falls A Bit Short
May 06, 2024
‘We Grown Now’ Is Rooted In Hope And Resilience
Apr 30, 2024
The Reel Critic: ‘Challengers’ Is Bold And Commanding
Apr 29, 2024
‘Arcadian’ Dives Into Familial Bonds Amidst Terror
Apr 12, 2024
The Reel Critic: ‘Monkey Man’ Is Cultural, Compelling And Complicated
Apr 05, 2024
'Shirley': New Biopic Shines A “Well Overdue” Spotlight On Shirley Chisholm
Apr 02, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: Epic Battles In A New Empire
Mar 29, 2024
To Actress Christina Jackson, ‘Shirley’ Means Everything
Mar 22, 2024
‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ Is A Satirical Journey Through Race And Identity
Mar 15, 2024
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Behind The Oscars
Mar 08, 2024
'Dune: Part Two' Returns To The Desert
Mar 04, 2024
‘Sacred Soil’ Shines A Light On Historic Piney Woods School
Feb 26, 2024
The Reel Critic: “One Love” Transcends Bob Marley’s Music
Feb 16, 2024
The Reel Critic: “One Love” Transcends Bob Marley’s Music
Feb 16, 2024
Oscar Nominations And Omissions: "Not Just Barbie"
Feb 09, 2024
Spy Comedy 'Argylle' Blends Reality And Fiction
Feb 02, 2024
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Emphasizes the Intersection of Race and Caste
Jan 29, 2024
With ‘Origin,' Ava DuVernay Explores Isabel Wilkerson's Pursuit
Jan 26, 2024
Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph Puts Respect On Her Roles’ Names
Jan 19, 2024
The Reel Critic: 'Oppenheimer' Is "Explosive"
Jan 12, 2024
The Reel Critic: Behind The Curtain For Film Awards Season
Jan 05, 2024
Part 2: The Women Of 'The Color Purple' On The Big Screen
Dec 28, 2023
‘The Color Purple’ Presents The Musical In Full Technicolor
Dec 27, 2023
For Archie Madekwe & Alison Oliver, 'Saltburn' Is Brilliantly Indescribable
Dec 26, 2023
‘Wonka’ Is A Whimsical Musical Fantasy
Dec 15, 2023
‘The Color Purple’ Musical Heads To The Big Screen With Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson
Dec 15, 2023
‘Maxine’s Baby’ Explores Tyler Perry’s Identity Down To The Core
Dec 11, 2023
‘American Fiction’ Explores Literary Industry And Familial Bonds
Dec 08, 2023
Disney's 'Wish' Wants You To Chase Your Dreams
Dec 04, 2023
‘Rustin’ Is Not A Biopic, But Living History
Dec 01, 2023
'The Ballad Of Songbird & Snakes' Throws Fans Back Into 'The Hunger Games'
Nov 20, 2023
'Rustin': In Conversation With Colman Domingo & Director George C. Wolfe
Nov 17, 2023
‘The Holdovers’ and ‘The Marvels’ Present Tales of Unexpected Alliances and Female Empowerment
Nov 10, 2023
Raven Jackson Talks Sound Design, Black Love Stories & 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'
Nov 06, 2023
Marissa Jo Cerar Discusses New Series "Black Cake" With The Reel Critic
Nov 03, 2023
The Reel Critic Shares Thoughts On "The Other Black Girl"
Oct 27, 2023
Director Raven Jackson Discusses 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt' with The Reel Critic
Oct 20, 2023
The Reel Critic: Mini Reviews From The Chicago International Film Fest
Oct 13, 2023
The Reel Critic Talks the Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 06, 2023
The Reel Critic Puts A Spotlight On ‘The Super Models’
Sep 29, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'A Million Miles Away'
Sep 22, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Dumb Money'
Sep 15, 2023
The Reel Critic Faces ‘The Equalizer 3’
Sep 08, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'The Hill'
Aug 29, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Blue Beetle’
Aug 18, 2023
The Reel Critic Talks 'Stephen Curry: Underrated'
Aug 11, 2023
The Reel Critic: Fan Expo, SAG Strike and ‘Swagger’
Aug 07, 2023
The Reel Critic Triple-Feature: 'Haunted Mansion,' 'The League' & 'Black Ice'
Jul 28, 2023
The Reel Critic: It’s A ‘Barbie’ World
Jul 21, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1'
Jul 14, 2023
Idris Elba Discusses His New Series “Hijack” With The Reel Critic
Jul 07, 2023
The Reel Critic Goes Back In Time With 'Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny'
Jun 30, 2023
Reggie Ponder Discusses Empowerment With The Cast of 'Run The World'
Jun 23, 2023
The Reel Critic Double-Feature: ‘The Flash’ And ‘The Blackening’
Jun 16, 2023
The Reel Critic Discusses 'The Blackening' With Writer Dewayne Perkins
Jun 14, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’
Jun 09, 2023
The Reel Critic Travels 'Across The Spider-Verse'
Jun 02, 2023
The Reel Critic Goes Under The Sea With 'The Little Mermaid'
May 26, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Fast X’
May 19, 2023
The Reel Critic Speaks With The Stars Of ‘About My Father’
May 12, 2023
The Reel Critic: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
May 05, 2023
“The Reel Critic” Reviews ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
Apr 28, 2023
Reggie Ponder Discusses CineYouth Festival With Program Director Celeste Wong
Apr 21, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Beau Is Afraid’
Apr 21, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Air: Courting A Legend’
Apr 14, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘A Thousand and One’
Apr 07, 2023
Reggie Ponder Sits Down With The Co-Executive Producer Of 'AfroPoP' 15
Mar 31, 2023
Reggie Ponder Talks With Creator And Cast Of Film ‘Spinning Gold’
Mar 24, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
Mar 17, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Champions'
Mar 10, 2023
The Reel Critic Casts His Votes For The Academy Awards
Mar 03, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews Michael B. Jordan's Directorial Debut, 'Creed III'
Feb 24, 2023
"The Reel Critic" reviews 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.’
Feb 17, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
Feb 10, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews '80 For Brady'
Feb 03, 2023
Reggie Ponder Reviews New Film 'You People'
Jan 27, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews 'A Man Called Otto'
Jan 20, 2023
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'House Party'
Jan 13, 2023
The Reel Critic: Will Smith and Director Antoine Fuqua Discuss Freedom and ‘Emancipation’
Jan 06, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Emancipation’
Jan 04, 2023
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
Dec 27, 2022
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Dec 16, 2022
The Reel Critic Breaks Down ‘Nanny’ with Star Anna Diop
Dec 02, 2022
The Reel Critic reviews 'The Inspection'
Nov 18, 2022
The Reel Critic Reviews ‘Black Panther' sequel, 'Wakanda Forever’
Nov 11, 2022
The Reel Critic at CIFF 2022: Interviews Teaser
Oct 24, 2022
The Reel Critic's CIFF Mini Reviews
Oct 18, 2022
The Reel Critic: What To Expect At The Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 07, 2022
Reggie Ponder's Picks From This Year's Toronto International Film Festival
Sep 26, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'The Woman King'
Sep 16, 2022
‘Aftershock’ Sheds Light On The Maternal Health Crisis And The Need For Change
Sep 12, 2022
Reggie Ponder Chats with Dir. Kasi Lemmons for the 25th Anniversary of Her Film ‘Eve’s Bayou’
Sep 02, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Breaking'
Aug 26, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Beast'
Aug 19, 2022
Reggie Ponder at Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival 20th Anniversary
Aug 12, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Bullet Train'
Aug 08, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews Jordan Peele's 'Nope'
Aug 02, 2022
Reggie Ponder's Sidney Poitier Retrospective
Jan 07, 2022
Reggie Ponder Reviews The New 'Candyman'
Sep 03, 2021
Reggie Ponder Interviews Winston Duke Of 'Nine Days'
Aug 24, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Reminiscence'
Aug 20, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'The Suicide Squad'
Aug 06, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Jungle Cruise'
Jul 30, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'
Jul 16, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Black Widow'
Jul 10, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'Summer Of Soul,' 'Zola,' and 'Summertime'
Jul 02, 2021
The Reel Critic Reviews 'F9' and 'My Life'
Jun 25, 2021
Reggie Ponder Spotlights 'Miss Juneteenth'
Jun 18, 2021
Reggie "The Reel Critic" Ponder Reviews 'Fatherhood'
Jun 18, 2021
The Reel Critic's Review Of 'In The Heights'
Jun 11, 2021
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Cruella'
Jun 04, 2021
The Reel Critic's Tribute To Black Art
Feb 19, 2021
Reggie Ponder Pays tribute to Cicely Tyson and Reviews 'The Little Things'
Jan 29, 2021
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Our Friend' and 'The White Tiger'
Jan 22, 2021
The Reel Critic on 'One Night In Miami' and 'MLK FBI'
Jan 15, 2021
Reggie Ponder Reviews 'Sound Of Metal'
Dec 10, 2020
The Reel Critic Reviews Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'
Aug 07, 2020
The Reel Critic Reviews 'The Old Guard' And 'Fatal Affair'
Jul 24, 2020
Reggie Ponder Shares His Thoughts On John Lewis And Hamilton
Jul 10, 2020
Reggie Ponder, Casablanca, And A Revisionist Take On Movies
Jun 29, 2020
Reggie Ponder Discusses Current Events, New Bruce Lee Doc, Titus Burgess
Jun 05, 2020
Reggie Ponder Talks Esaw Garner And Roee Messinger About New Project, "American Trial: The Eric Garner Story"
Jun 05, 2020
Reggie "The Reel Critic" Recommends Free Streaming Services
Apr 17, 2020
Reggie, "The Reel Critic" Lists His Favorite Basketball Movies To Stream
Apr 06, 2020
Reggie Recommends Movies To Stream While Taking Time Off From Going Out
Mar 13, 2020
Reggie sat down with Andrew Heckler, writer/director of Burden
Mar 06, 2020
Reggie "The Reel Critic" Ponder Talks Black History Month and "Burden"
Feb 28, 2020
Reggie "The Reel Critic" Ponder talks Sonic, Harley Quinn, and a gruff Harrison Ford with his dog
Feb 21, 2020
Reggie Ponder and Matt Fagerholm share their thoughts on the Oscars
Feb 17, 2020
Reggie "The Reel Critic" reviews The Rhythm Section, remembers Kobe Bryant
Jan 31, 2020
Reggie, The Reel Critic talks awards season, diversity and his trip to African American Film Critics Association Awards
Jan 24, 2020
Reggie, The Reel Critic talks Golden Globes and BAFTA + reviews Just Mercy and 1917
Jan 10, 2020
The Year in Movies with Reggie "The Reel Critic" and Matt Fagerholm
Dec 20, 2019
Reggie "The Reel Critic" talks African American Film Critics Award and Richard Jewell
Dec 16, 2019
Reggie The Reel Critic Reviews "Queen and Slim," and "Aeronauts"
Dec 06, 2019
Movie Talk with Matt Fagerholm - Frozen 2, Waves, Irishman, Knives Out
Nov 22, 2019
The Reel Critic reviews "Ford vs. Ferrari" and "The Good Liar"
Nov 15, 2019
The Reel Critic Reviews Black and Blue + Talks Chicago International Film Fest Highlights
Oct 25, 2019
Chicago International Film Festival, box office numbers, and what new Halloween movies to see
Oct 18, 2019
Reggie Ponder reviews Goldfinch and Hustlers
Sep 13, 2019
Summer box office review, "It Chapter 2," and what movies to see this fall
Sep 06, 2019
Reggie "The Real Critic" interviews Brian Banks, reviews Once Upon A Time and Hobbs & Shaw
Aug 05, 2019
Reggie Ponder on summer box office and new Toni Morrison documentary
Jul 12, 2019
Reggie Ponder Talks Summer Movies: Aladdin, Toy Story 4, and Yesterday
Jul 03, 2019
Reggie Ponder Talks Avengers: End Game (SPOILER WARNING)
May 10, 2019
The Reel Critic Gives the Rundown on Avengers and Long Shot, Box Office Favorites
May 06, 2019
No Spoilers!! Reggie, The Reel Critic and Matt Fagerholm talk Avengers: Endgame and more!
Apr 26, 2019
Reggie The Reel Critic Talks Breakthrough, Avengers and Cinema Favorites
Apr 19, 2019
Reggie the Reel Critic Talks New Releases Pet Semetary, Dumbo and Little
Apr 12, 2019
Reggie the Reel Critic Talks Box Office Numbers and his Scary "Us" Viewing
Mar 22, 2019
The Reel Critic Talks This Week's Box Office, Captain Marvel, and Five Feet Apart
Mar 15, 2019
The Reel Critic talks this week's Box Office wins and reviews Captain Marvel
Mar 08, 2019
Reggie Ponder and Matt Fagerholm Recap the 2019 Oscars
Mar 01, 2019
Reggie 'The Reel Critic' and Seven Gunn talk Oscar Predictions and this weeks box office
Feb 22, 2019
Reggie The Reel Critic Talks Box Office, "Alita" and "Breakthrough"
Feb 15, 2019
The Reel Critic talks box office wins and reviews What Men Want
Feb 08, 2019
Reggie the Reel Critic Talks SAG Awards, Reviews Arctic and Lego Movie
Feb 01, 2019
Film critics Matt and Reggie talk Box Office numbers, Oscar nominations, and the Spirit Awards
Jan 25, 2019
Film Critics Seven and Reggie Ponder discuss "Us," "The Upside," and "If Beale Street Could Talk"
Jan 11, 2019
Breaking Down the Golden Globe Nominations on The Morning AMp
Dec 07, 2018
Matt Fagerholm and Reggie Ponder discuss Widows Movie, Box Office Numbers, and More
Nov 16, 2018
The Reel Critic reviews The Grinch, shares a snippet of his convo with the makers of America To Me
Nov 09, 2018
The Trifecta of Critics Provide Box Office Updates, Review Films, and More on The Morning AMp
Nov 02, 2018
Reggie Ponder and Matt Fagerholm talk Halloween Movies + More on The Morning AMp
Oct 26, 2018
Reggie "The Reel Critic" Ponder talks the Box Office and What to See on the Morning AMp
Oct 12, 2018
Reggie The Reel Critic talks and rates A Star is Born, Venom
Oct 05, 2018
Reggie The Reel Critic reviews "Night School" and previews Chicago International Film Festival
Sep 28, 2018
Film Critics Matt & Reggie discuss new releases including Fahrenheit 11/9 and Mary Poppins sequel
Sep 21, 2018
Reggie, The Reel Critic talks Crazy Rich Asians, Dinner For Two and Kin
Aug 31, 2018