Reserved Seating

Black Widow is finally here! After 15 months of waiting we get to see Black Widow in theaters and give our first Marvel movie review on the podcast. Topics include: Why was this movie made? How did we like Taskmaster? Was this movie a missed opportunity? Speculation on what the post credit scene means for the future of the MCU. Non-spoilers - 4:27 Spoilers - 46:48  Final Scores - 55:49 What are you into? - 1:08:27 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

We start off this episode catching up, talking about Raheem’s move and Michael’s trip to Montana. Then we talk about our theater experiences while watching a Quiet Place Part II and review the movie. Non Spoilers - 10:10 Spoilers - 27:56 Final Scores - 44:36 What are you into?- 54:01 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

This episode we have our first retrospective review as we look at A Quiet Place in preparation for A Quiet Place Part II’s release. We talk about the importance of sound design in this movie and we speculate what will happen in AQP2. Non-Spoilers - 4:29 Spoilers - 34:27 Final Scores - 48:01 What are you into- 52:25 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

Join us for this special episode as we celebrate our one year anniversary!  Discussion topics include:  Michael’s recent trip to visit Raheem and how our original anniversary episode plans got changed How the podcast has been going so far What we like best about doing the podcast Some of the things we are looking forward to in the future How Raheem and Michael met and we try to remember the first movie we saw together Thanks to everyone who has listened this year! Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In this episode we review Mortal Kombat and read our first listener email on the show! Listener Antonio gives us his thoughts on Mortal Kombat. We discuss why the fighting stood out and was so well done.  We ask the question, did the movie put too much emphasis on story or not enough?  Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com           

In this bonus episode Raheem gives Michael a quiz on Captain America that only a true Marvel fan could pass. Play along and let us know how you did! Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

This weeks episode is our season review of The Falcon and the Winter Solder! We talk about what the show did really well and what we think some of its flaws were.  We also ask the questions:  Are these new Marvel Disney+ TV shows essential viewing for the marvel universe? Would these shows be better as a longer movie instead of a show? What state are the avengers in during this show and is there even a team right now? We hope you enjoy the conversation. Thanks for listening!  Non spoilers - 2:53 Spoilers - 32:59 Final Scores - 58:35 What are you into? - 1:01:51 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

This week we review the most epic battle of the century, Godzilla vs. Kong.  1:17,  We introduce this week's movie and talk about the history and mythology of Godzilla and King kong 15:34, Non-Spoilers 31:47, Spoilers 43:45, Ratings 47:59, What Are You Into? Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

Welcome to this weeks episode of Reserved Seating! This week is our review of Cherry, which stars Tom Holland and is directed by the Russo brothers.  5:07- Introduce the movie. 14:50- General non spoiler thoughts and analysis. 41:22- Our spoiler thoughts.  49:32- Our ratings of the film. 1:02:41- What are you into?  We hope you enjoy the show! Please let us know what you think. Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies. Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

Welcome to part 2 of our review of Zack Snyder's Justice League where we dive right into our spoiler thoughts and analysis on the film including why does the flash act like he does, would this have worked better as a mini series, and Superman’s return. We give our final ratings of the film at 1:19:18 What are you into?- 1:27:45 You can find our guest on Instagram @cassidy_riley97 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In part one of this two part episode, we introduce our returning guest, Cassidy Riley Smith, and jump straight into some quick thoughts on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. - 3:11 Leads to a discussion about another possible Black Widow delay and how movie theaters will have to reinvent themselves in order to stay open. - 11:34 We begin our discussion about what the Snyder cut is and the story behind how it got to be released. - 18:51  Then we give our general non spoiler thoughts along with what we enjoyed and did not enjoy about the film. - 29:40 Stay tuned in here for part two of this episode which will have full spoilers, analysis, and our final scores of the film.  You can find our guest on Instagram @cassidy_riley97 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight and on Snapchat @raheemsies Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

We’re back! We start off this show talking about where we have been and what we’ve been up to on our break. We discuss the experience of filming our latest feature film. This leads into a discussion about writing and some of the key ingredients of a good script and why having good characters is the most important part of creating a good story. - 10:40 Then, our WandaVision season recap (light spoilers), what we liked and didn’t like about the show. We also evaluate why some fans were left disappointed. - 44:11  And as always, What are you into? - 1:25:06 Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy the show. Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3, on TikTok @mikecast37, and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

This week we take a look at the Hulu original movie, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K Simmons. More than just another time loop movie, Palm Springs takes some surprisingly refreshing twists on traditional genre concepts. In this review we'll help you decide if you should give this movie a watch and, for those who have already seen the movie, we talk about some of our favorite spoiler filled moments at the end of the podcast. We've saved you a reserved seat so enjoy the show! Timecodes: Introduction to the movie and non-spoiler review- 8:30 Spoilers- 33:39 Final Ratings- 46:00 What are you into?- 50:57 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In episode 14 we start off with our thoughts on DC Universe transitioning into comics only which leads into a discussion on physical vs digital media. Then we get into our review of Netflix's The Devil All The Time.  Timecodes  Non Spoilers-17:17 Spoilers-1:01:07 Final Scores-1:18:54 What are you into?-1:24:44 Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In this episode of Reserved Seating, we introduce our guest Dharmik Patel! We catch up with Dharmik, remember how me first met, and reminisce about our time working on a film together. We also hear about his Kevin Spacey encounter! Next, we give an in depth review and analysis of Disney's Mulan. Don't worry, we do non-spoilers first. Timecodes: Introduction to Mulan and its journey to streaming - 18:05 Non Spoiler Review - 24:50 Spoilers-51:47 Final scores- 1:05:43 What are you into? - 1:09:18 Follow Dharmik on Instagram @Dharmik076 and @Dharmikphoto Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight. Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

Welcome back to Reserved Seating! We start this episode by remembering Chadwick Boseman. We talk about our favorite roles of his and the impact he made on our lives and the world. Then we breakdown and give our thoughts on NBC’s streaming service Peacock, which gets interrupted by a Quibi rant. We end up in a discussion about Game of Thrones and what surprises are in store for Michael as he watches the show for the first time. And as always What are We Into? Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

This episode we give our first movie review on Reserved Seating! We give a non spoiler review of the Netflix movie Project Power.  We also give some of our spoiler filled thoughts at the very end of the podcast for those who have already seen the movie. Before the review, we catch up on some of the news stories we have been following which include WB taking 63% of Tenet's box office earnings from theaters and all DC Universe original shows moving to HBO Max. Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

We are back with episode 10 talking about:  DC Universe ending its yearly subscription. Is this the end of DC Universe? DC announcing a new choose your own adventure animated movie. Warner Bros financial dilemma with Tenet Mulan releasing on Disney + New Mutants release date Universal and AMC coming to a deal that allows movies to be on demand just 3 weeks after a theatrical release Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle. Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In this podcast we jump right in with some Star Wars talk giving our thoughts on the most recent trilogy of movies and the new TV focused direction of Star Wars. We discuss Tenet’s indefinite delay and how it will affect other movie releases and Warner Bros. Other topics include: Marvel Disney+ TV show delays, Harry Potter films leaving HBO Max, why HBO Max and Peacock are not available on Amazon Fire Sticks and Roku, and could the Black Widow Movie be released on Disney+? We also celebrate the one year anniversary of our film Twisted Ambitions by sharing some of our favorite memories from the shoot. Be sure to tell people about the show and give us a rating and review!  Reach out to us! We'd love to hear from you. Follow Raheem on Instagram and Twitter @heemydelight Follow Michael on Instagram @mcastle3 and on Twitter @mw_castle Email the show! Get in touch with us at reservedseatingpod@gmail.com

In this episode we have a mini review of Hamilton which leads into a discussion on movies vs live theater. We also discuss why movie theaters have declined in popularity and what makes the theater experience so special.