About this podcast
Welcome to Reductive Reviews, where Amy and G discuss a wide range of movies from early 1920 German Expressionist films to new releases. As girlies who spend majority of their time in movie theaters, we surely have a lot to say!
Episodes
- Architecture of Fear · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 20Happy Halloween ghouls and gals!! In this special Halloween episode, we delve into Architecture of Fear - exploring how horror movies transform physical spaces into the true…
- From German Expressionism to Neo-Noir · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 19CLASS IS IN SESSION!! This episode of RR is Amy's dream episode. The gals take a deep dive discussing and dissecting the origins of film with German Expressionism and how it…
- Modern Folklore · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 18Inspired by this years indie viral horror hits Backrooms (2026) and Obsession (2026), the girls take on the genre of Modern Folklore. Discussed is Midsommar (2019), It Follows…
- HAPPILY EVER AFTER Episode · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 17In honor (and anticipation!) of Gianna’s wedding this weekend, the theme of this episode is, of course, weddings! RR takes a deep dive into newer releases with couples tying the…
- The 98th Academy Awards Episode · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 16WHAT a year for movies!!!! The 98th Academy Awards heads to our television screens this Sunday (3/15). The RR girls do what they do every year in anticipation of the biggest…
- 2025 Movie Recap · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 15Well folks, that's a wrap on 2025! The girlies of RR look back on the movies of yesteryear and discuss the new releases they watched, ending the episode with their top 5 movies…
- Summer Camp · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 14“Someone once said war is hell, well they’ve never been to summer camp” In honor of summer winding down, Reductive Reviews is visiting the best Summer Camp / Summer "Camp" movies…
- Women Who Kill · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 13In this episode of Reductive Reviews, Amy and G explore the Women in cinema Who KILL. This episode explores the complex and often hidden motives behind women who kill, going…
- 10 Month Roundup! · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 12Reductive Reviews is back and better than ever discussing the last 10 months of movies and content! Amy and G explore their favorite movies of the last year(ish): Wicked, I'm…
- Spring/Summer Recap · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 11After a few-month hiatus, Reductive Reviews is back with a vengeance!!! Discussing all of the movies watched since the last episode in April, a plethora of content is analyzed…
- Cannibal Special · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 10For Reductive Review's 10th (!) episode, Amy and G take a dive into some of the most popular cannibal films: Raw (2016), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Bones and All (2022)…
- La La Land // Babylon · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 9The Glitz! The Glamour! The Wickedness of old school Hollywood! In this episode of Reductive Reviews, Amy and G discuss two of Damien Chazelle's odes to Hollywood...La La Land…
- The 96th Academy Awards Episode · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 8It's everyone's favorite time of year...where cinephiles and above-the-line workers alike sit on their couches and hold their breath as the years most critically acclaimed movies…
- The Heartbreakers Episode · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 7Celebrate Valentine's Day with Reductive Reviews by taking a deep dive into the most iconic heartbreak movies of the early aughts. Amy and G discuss (500) Days of Summer (2009)…
- The Safdie Brothers Episode · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 6In honor (or remembrance?) of the Safdie Brothers splitting up, Reductive Reviews is doing the first ever director-specific focused episode! Amy and G discuss the duos more…
- 2023 Movie Recap · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 5And with that...Reductive Reviews is back and better than ever! In this episode, Amy and G do a full recap of their top movies of 2023 (along with their awards season…
- Summertime Sadness · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 4Summer has come and gone and RR is marking the occasion by watching the saddest/angstiest summer movies we could think of. If you want to round out your bummer summer, this is…
- Barbenheimer · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 3On this weeks episode of RR, Amy and G discuss the cultural/cinematic phenomenon that is Barbenheimer (Barbie (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023)). The day that cinema won!! The gals…
- Past Lives // Return to Seoul · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 2RR's first movie pairing, if you can believe it! On this week's episode we discuss Past Lives (2023) and Return to Seoul (2022), in addition to our watches of the week. Amy cries…
- Top 5s · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 1On the much-anticipated first episode of Reductive Reviews, Amy and G kick off the new podcast discussing each of their Top 5 favorite films of all time. From German…
