
Welcome to the Desert of the Reel, a movie podcast where host Ryan Hudson forces co-host Jason Dietz to watch the big blockbuster movies he’s refused to watch because he didn’t think they were worth his time. As two passionate high school English/film/philosophy/creativity teachers with graduate degrees, we're dedicated to using our academic training to argue about and dig deeply into movies. We e... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 133 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | TV & Film | |||

This week, we endured Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025). There's not much great happening in the film, so we didn't spend a ton of time talking about what was great. We spent a little more time talking about what wasn't great, but most of this episode i... more
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) might actually be the worst movie we have watched for this podcast. We actually get a little depressed talking about the future of blockbuster movies.
After six movies, the dinosaurs aren't the only things that escaped... more
Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom (2018) made over $1 BILLION! !! In this episode, Ryan and Jason try to figure out how a film so ludicrous and disjointed became one of the 63 films in the history of the world to make over $1 BILLION!!!
While there... more
In this episode of Desert of the Reel, Ryan and Jason return to Isla Nublar to visit Jurassic World. Why would anyone open another dinosaur park after the disaster of Jurassic Park? Jason can't understand that, but Ryan would definitely visit!
Is Ju... more
I feel like I appreciate movies more, now!
These two make me laugh it I also feel like I’m thinking about movies more.
A good time with some fun insights and thought provoking questions.
Absolutely great show that is a lot of fun and great insights!
Absolutely 10/10! Extremely insightful and perceptive, allowing critiques and critical thinking. This channel provides uncommon opinions and points of view for something different. Highly recommend.








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