On this week’s show, we welcome legendary writer Aaron Sorkin to discuss his latest film The Trial of the Chicago 7, which is his second feature as a director. The film’s cast is absolutely stacked with Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II just a few of the A-listers bringing this true story to life. Stick around after the interview to hear our reviews of the film which you can stream on Netflix this week. Also this week, we discuss Gal Gadot and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins teaming back up for a Cleopatra remake. There’s a new limited series based on Stephen King’s The Stand coming to CBS All-Access, and the trailer is…underwhelming. We have confirmation of Doctor Strange heading to Spider-Man 3, and so much more. Our BlendGame continues the spooky season with “ZombieMovieBlend”. Next week, we are debating our favorite Science-Fiction Horror films. Let us know your pick using the hashtag “SciFiHorrorBlend”! #AaronSorkin #TheTrialoftheChicago7 #Netflix This Week In Movies: - Honest Thief - Clouds (Disney+) - The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) - American Utopia (HBO Max) 00:00 - Intro 00:00 - Intro 2:17 - Weekly Poll: Which 80s Slasher is Scariest? 8:50 - Aaron Sorkin Interview 20:23 - The Stand Limited Series Trailer 27:44 - Cleopatra Remake 38:57 - Doctor Strange Joins Spider-Man 3 46:32 - David O. Russell's Next Film 48:40 - This Week In Movies 58:41 - Trial of the Chicago 7 Review 1:09:31 - Blend Game: ZombieMovieBlend 1:21:54 - Listener Review/Outro -- REELBLEND PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION -- Want more ReelBlend each week? Check out our ReelBlend Premium subscription where you get access to an exclusive episode every week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean and you receive the show ad-free. Sign up at: https://bit.ly/reelblendpremium Listen to ReelBlend on your favorite podcast app: - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2D03JtN - Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/RB_Google - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32NaJ6K FOLLOW THE SHOW HERE: ReelBlend - @ReelBlend Sean - @Sean_OConnell Jake - @JakesTakes Kevin - @KevinMcCarthyTV Gabe - @gabeKovacs ABOUT ReelBlend: ReelBlend is CinemaBlend’s flagship podcast featuring CinemaBlend Managing Director Sean O’Connell, Fox 5 DC Entertainment Reporter Kevin McCarthy and Fox 32 Chicago Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton. Join them each week as they discuss the latest entertainment news, review new movies hitting the big screen and tell stories about working as entertainment journalists.