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01. Moses - Kerosene [MAHOOL]
02. A7S x Paul Oakenfold - Lose It [TOMORROWLAND MUSIC]
03. Shdws - Side 2 Side [CONFESSION]
04. Horatio - Rock The House [DARKLIGHT]
05. Porter Robinson - Language (Seanyy 2025 Remix)
06. Charlie Dens ft. Tobias Ward - Rising Up [EUPHONIX]
07. Alande - Somewhere [TRUST YOU MELODIC]
08. Tellur - Last Night [GINCHIEST]
09. Anyma & Argy & Son Of Son - Voices...2025-02-202h 16
Record Club ShowRecord Club Show by Tim Vox #1182 (23-07-2024)01. Stang, Glasscat - Ghost Of You
02. Going Deeper, Lvne, Mila Falls - Sacrifice
03. Thomas Anthony, Control Room, Chase Paves - Move Like Dat
04. Yuhei, Sensei - Party Starts
05. Alex Pizzuti - Feel Like
06. Mr. Belt & Wezol, Nukey, Jose De Mara - D.R.A.M.A.
07. Marten Horger - Right Here
08. Crunkz, Philip Strand - Friends
09. Billen Ted, Shift K3Y - Step Correct
10. Galoski, Almero - Get It Now
11. Makj, Faustix - Trouble
12. Don Diablo, Mearsy, Rbz - Physique
13. Calvo, Mark Bale, Alban Chela - Axel F
14. Rezone, Blacksnipers - La Fiesta
15. Kream - The Switch
16. Maryn, Rachel Philipp...2024-07-2359 min
watch this.64. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra)I’ve wanted to do this movie ever since I started Watch This two years ago, and now seems like a good time to finally bring it out. Chances are most of you are more familiar with the countless movies and TV shows that ripped off its plot. But this movie is worth watching not only to see the root of this common trope, but because its message of appreciating life is important and useful year-round. Let's watch It's a Wonderful Life!
Also, even though there's a 99% chance no one will find this episode, happy holidays to ev...2023-12-162h 23
watch this.63. Free Birds (Jimmy Hayward)Remember back in the Humans episode where I promised we’d do this episode next Thanksgiving? Well that time is now and we’re finally doing Free Birds! This movie took the Internet by storm around this time last year thanks to the efforts of the Schaffgang. And why wouldn’t it? It’s about going back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu! That’s right… it’s Free Birds!
Schaffrillas’ Free Birds video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLyNcO8LcA
Andrias/Taylor Swift fanart in the thumbnail belongs to @peeb...2023-11-171h 34
watch this.62. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Des McAnuff)Hokey smoke, it’s the second of two reunion episodes for the summer! If you’ve followed us closely enough you’ll remember this being my original birthday pick for this year, before a tragic event involving Schaffrillas Productions caused me to rethink doing the campy Y2K-era comedy. But with that long behind us, I thought I’d bring it out again, as a tribute to how far the Tres Hombres have come since that first episode, and how far we still have to go. As for the movie itself… it’s a fun romp that faithfully and respectfully...2023-09-051h 38
watch this.61. Teen Beach Movie (Jeffrey Hornaday)We’re back for a few more episodes this year! And for this first reunion episode we’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’ with Teen Beach Movie, the infectious Disney Channel musical comedy about two surfers who end up inside another beach musical. Along the way, we catch you up on what we’ve been up to between the Fabelmans and now. Cowabunga!
Also sorry if I sound a little quiet this episode, this was the first episode made on my new computer and I guess the mic didn’t pick up my voice well enough.
Intro song...2023-08-241h 44
Too Many MoviesToo Many Movies #58 - Wreck-It Ralph, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (w/ Romi Robinson)Romi and I gotta blast into this episode where we talk about Wreck it Ralph, a GOOD crossover movie, and Jimmy Neutron, a movie that was somehow nominated for Best Animated Feature TM.
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Wreck-It Ralph - 1:21Jimmy Neutron - 32:56Romi's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZxRHSynPcjAeKsTJMskvgRomi's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/fragglevision/ Romi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reallyromi/ Various video links:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBpZoDiz-N0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF_LJfwFsE4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeEJ1-eIdUshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFAKrsQA4w0K-mart VHS image: https://cdn.di...2023-08-091h 04
watch this.60. The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg)This episode is dedicated with love to everyone who listened to us and supported us over the past year-and-a-half. Your support is legendary and we wish you all the best. As much as it pains me to say this, this will be the final Watch This for the time being, due to availability concerns and other issues. So instead of Climax, I thought it’d be nice to end our time together on a more hopeful note, through a film loosely based on the life of its director, Steven Spielberg. It’s The Fabelmans!
For real, though, this...2023-04-302h 39
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1 Like This (Extended Mix) Merk & Kremont, Too Many Zooz Mainstage
2 Godspell (feat. Taiki Nulight) (Original Mix) Taiki Nulight, Tchami Future House
3 Marianela (Extended Mix) Merk & Kremont, Hugel, Lirico En La Casa Tech House
4 Blight Town (Original Mix) Jay Robinson Bass House
5 A Dream Within a Dream X Carry the Sun X I Need My Memory Back (revision) (Original Mix) The Glitch Mob...2023-04-042h 05
watch this.ENCORE: The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (Michael Rianda)Original episode airdate: January 30, 2022
Sorry for no new episode this week, but without revealing too much, Watch This is essentially running on fumes harder than it ever has before. As we prepare for a turnover in personnel, we're dialing it back to a happier time, where as many as four weirdoes could carry a conversation, and four other weirdoes and a dog could kick ass and take names during a robot apocalypse. Let's watch The Mitchells Vs. the Machines!
Intro song: alex - i wasnt aloud to watch whose line as a kid but i...2023-03-051h 49
watch this.59. Lake Michigan Monster (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews)This episode is dedicated to the resilience of the Schaffgang (Schaffrillas Productions’ inner circle), and to the memories of Chris Schaffer and Patrick Phryllas, two of its founding members, whose humor and heart were instrumental in the development of the Schaffrillas brand. The entire gang was responsible for greater awareness of this little-seen gem that expertly pays homage to cheesy B-movies of the past with modern production values, and while it still isn’t that well known (to the point where it still doesn’t have a Wikipedia page as of this episode’s upload), it’s still worth checking o...2023-02-271h 23
watch this.58. 20th Century Women (Mike Mills)My second annual birthday episode has arrived, absurdly late due to circumstances beyond our control. But it’s here, and that’s all that matters. Furthermore, due to an unforeseen personal upheaval that affected all of us, I decided maybe we shouldn’t do Rocky and Bullwinkle (which was my original birthday pick) at this point, so instead we’re looking at 20th Century Women, Mike Mills’ Oscar-nominated story of a mother, a son and their friends living and loving together in 1979 California. Also I cough a lot in this episode, hope you don’t mind.
Intro song: goosetaf - Silk
Outro s...2023-02-202h 04
watch this.57. The Trotsky (Jacob Tierney)This week we’re watching a gem of a movie starring Jay Baruchel as Leon Trotsky. Sort of. He’s playing a guy who believes that he’s the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky and seeks to replicate every facet of the socialist revolutionary’s life. He starts a revolution among his fellow students and falls in love with an older woman named Alexandra. Meanwhile we’re out here talking about Ohio and terrible puns, as WE were fated to do, apparently. Let's watch The Trotsky!
Intro song: Justin Jet Zorbas - Taro Coconut
Outro song: Dreama - D...2023-01-201h 54
watch this.56. Top Gun (Tony Scott)We’re heading to the Danger Zone with Top Gun, one of the most iconic movies of the 80s. It boasts a top-tier cast, a stellar soundtrack and some impressive effects for the era, not to mention a fairly recent sequel that pretty much everyone’s heard about by now. Let’s fly high with a Forced Family Fun Night! (We'll explain the context of that saying in the episode.)
Intro song: trxxshed & lomtre - Forgotten
Outro song: cxlt. & amies - Aurora
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vesper...2023-01-141h 56
watch this.55. Knives Out (Rian Johnson)With its sequel now making waves on Netflix, we’re kicking off our 2023 lineup with Knives Out, the movie that made everyone forgive Rian Johnson for his polarizing Star Wars movie The Last Jedi. In fact, it was so successful that Netflix is making it into a trilogy, with the third Knives Out movie due to come out sometime in the next couple of years. And yes, this one's great!
Intro song: Retro Aesthetic Boy - everything changed
Outro song: DonLear - Ignore
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/mo...2023-01-052h 13
watch this.BONUS: Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Films of All Time 2022Once every 10 years, the British film magazine Sight and Sound puts out a ranking of the 100 greatest films of all time, as voted by over a thousand industry professionals. So we at Watch This thought it would be cool to discuss the movies that made the newest list (which came out in December), as this podcast as we know it may not be around for the next ranking. Also this is our unofficial first episode of 2022 - the Knives Out episode, the "true" first episode of 2022, will be out later this week.
Intro music: g o g...2023-01-0447 min
watch this.BONUS: The 2022 Watch This Year-End RoundtableAnd just like that, we’ve reached the end of another year of Watch This. Our 2022 has been much more eventful than our 2021, managing to last nearly the entire year. And you better believe that we’ll be discussing what we watched this year, plus some hopes for 2023 and beyond. Plus, you’ll get to find out what our first movie of 2023 is! (Hint: It’s gonna be super special. But you probably knew that already.)
Intro music: Kenny G - Auld Lang Syne
Outro music: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone - City of Stars2023-01-0125 min
watch this.54. Miracle on 34th Street (George Seaton)Apologies for not having this episode out actually on Christmas, but that’s what happens when unavailability gets in the way. Anyway, here’s the Grand Finale of our second Holiday Moviethon, and our 2022 lineup in general. It’s the inspirational story of a man who shows up in New York City claiming to be Santa Claus - and it’s our first-ever bona fide Hollywood classic, not to mention the oldest movie we’ve done yet, and it couldn’t be a better way to end the year. Happy Holidays!
Intro song: SiIvaGunner - Bubbly Clouds (OST Version...2022-12-311h 43
watch this.ENCORE: The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson)The Miracle on 34th Street episode was gonna be out for this weekend, but last-minute availability problems prevented that from happening. Rest assured, the episode will be out sometime after Christmas, along with two special bonus mini-episodes (one of which is our second annual roundtable; the other will be a bit of a surprise). In the meantime, and in belated celebration of this beloved holiday movie’s 30th anniversary, here is last year’s commentary for The Muppet Christmas Carol, featuring special guest Citizen HAL! You’re gonna love it, I guarantee!
(Also we just may do a redu...2022-12-241h 28
watch this.53. Jingle All the Way (Brian Levant)The third entry in our 2022 Holiday Moviethon is a brave tale of two fathers duking it out to find the same sought-after toy for their kids during the last-minute gift rush. In the 26 years since its release, it’s become highly prophetic in regards to Black Friday rushes and the like. But does the rest of it hold up? And what other strange topics will our conversations veer towards? Find out when we watch Jingle All the Way!
Intro song: SiIvaGunner - Title Theme (Jeopardy on Genesis)
Outro song: Elise Ecklund and RYANcomedy - If Ch...2022-12-201h 35
watch this.52. The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis)From the director of Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump and that terrible Pinnochio movie from earlier this year that doesn’t involve Pauly Shore, comes this delightful motion-capture fantasia about a train bound for the North Pole in a world where everyone has the face of Tom Hanks. While it’s mostly well-liked, the general consensus is that there’s too much filler and the animation is weird. But what do you think?
Intro song: Muppet Race Mania OST - Old London Town
Outro song: SiIvaGunner - Ending (Alpha Mix) (Super Mario Bros...2022-12-151h 39
watch this.51. Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (Arlene Sanford)This episode is dedicated to Bob McGrath, whose passing we learned of during recording shortly after it was announced, and Kirstie Alley, whose passing I was notified of during the editing phase.
Our second annual Holiday Moviethon is officially underway, and we’re kicking it off with an out-of-left-field choice: a TV movie based on a popular Disney Channel kidcom from the early ‘10s. Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas is exactly what you’d expect from a made-for-TV holiday comedy, but for those who grew up on Disney Channel’s late 2000s-to-early 2010s output (i.e. me and And...2022-12-071h 29
watch this.50. Walk Hard (Jake Kasdan)This is a super special episode. Not only is it the last non-holiday Watch This of 2022, but it’s our 50th episode AND the one where we finally get a glimpse of the myth, the legend, Dewey Cox. Possibly the greatest biopic parody of all time (besides the recent Weird Al one on Roku), Walk Hard features some banger songs, brilliant satire and a tour de force performance from John C. Reilly, and in case you couldn’t tell I’m quite fond of this guy. Anyway, come for our reactions to the songs and story, stay for our insigh...2022-12-022h 02
Record DeepRecord Deep #231 (27-11-2022)01. Eloy Hoose, Boecle & Brnk - Take Your Time
02. Ezra Blissard - See The Signs
03. Caparzo - For Your Mind
04. Lf System, Cid - Afraid To Feel
05. Joan Cases, Or3X - In My Head
06. Pbh & Jack - Feelin Me
07. Peter Brown, Ivan Pica, Qubiko - All Night With U
08. Tara Mcdonald, Alaia & Gallo - Rapture
09. Hollaphonic - I Feel It (In My House)
10. Dale Howard - Tempo
11. Jen Payne - Pon De Replay
12. Groover (Arg), Diego Sosa - Take My Breath
13. Nelson, Max Chapman, George Smeddles, Kodewerk - Valhalla
14. Noise Cans - Jump & Twist
15. Pickle - La Fiesta
16. Marco Lys...2022-11-2800 min
watch this.49. The Humans (Stephen Karam)With one episode to go until the big 5-0, and with Thanksgiving and all it entails on the horizon, we’re watching a movie about a family gathering for the holiday in a crappy, bare-bones NYC apartment. A bit like last year’s Thanksgiving selection (Pieces of April), but more dysfunctional and depressing. And while a fictional family is at the center of this story, *our* family has a lot to say about the recent madness regarding Twitter and HBO Max, a “quiz” regarding the lyrics to Imagine by John Lennon, and a movie that shares a name with one of t...2022-11-221h 48
watch this.48. Mamma Mia (Phyllida Lloyd)For the third time now, we’re watching a movie based on a musical in tandem with Rock of Ages doing an episode covering said musical. And for the second of those three times, we’re doing it because Riley was in a local production of said musical. This time around, it’s a movie about doing ABBA karaoke with three guys who might be your dad, and one of them really can’t sing and should have been played by John C. Reilly. Let’s watch Mamma Mia!
Help decide what we should watch for the 50th episode...2022-11-181h 50
watch this.47. Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)This past week marked 10 years since the most slept-on modern movie in the Disney canon was first unleashed onto the world. Wreck-It Ralph has everything you could ever ask for in a Disney movie: funny moments, great characters/dynamics, an emotional core, cameos from video game characters, fun in-jokes, John C. Reilly… in other words, pure perfection.
Help decide what we should watch for the 50th episode and the first episode of 2023, plus a few other things: https://forms.gle/W34nDeU3STm9nQ9TA
Intro song: chief. – ashes
Outro song: Topaz Gang - AU...2022-11-111h 43
watch this.46. Closet Monster (Stephen Dunn)The finale of our 2022 Trilogy of Terror has arrived (a few days late), and it’s a bit more lax than one would expect from a Spooktober selection. While it does include body horror elements, it’s more of a coming-of-age fable about growing up gay and finding solace in fantasy, with a talking hamster voiced by Isabella Rossellini thrown in for good measure. That said, could this commentary for a movie literally filmed in my area be a good omen for my future? It’s too soon to tell. For now, let’s watch Closet Monster! (Also Stephen, if you’r...2022-11-041h 36
watch this.ENCORE: Muppets Haunted Mansion (Kirk Thatcher)Before anyone asks - yes, the Closet Monster episode hit a roadblock, which has sadly become all too common for Watch This these days. But I was already planning on uploading an encore airing of the Muppets Haunted Mansion episode from this time last year anyway, so to keep you busy until the Closet Monster episode is ready, and just in time for Halloweekend, enjoy a classic Watch This episode where we hear some catchy songs, speculate about Gonzo’s tax fraud, and admit we can’t see Will Arnett in anything without thinking of a certain sad horse on a...2022-10-2954 min
watch this.45. Nope (Jordan Peele)Our 2022 Trilogy of Terror continues with the latest offering from another modern horror master: Jordan Peele. While not as steeped in existential dread as Hereditary, Nope is still a fun time that deserves all the attention it’s been getting. Come for the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men, stay to hear us flex our film school knowledge and make all the same stupid jokes we’ve always been telling.
Watch Persecution Complex, the short I contributed to, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49KZKezSa0
Intro song: pr4ntik - Under the blue...2022-10-262h 10
watch this.44. Hereditary (Ari Aster)To kick off our first annual Trilogy of Terror, we unleash the wrath of Paimon through Ari Aster’s breakthrough Hereditary (also the first movie we've ever done that was released by A24 - wow!). Easily one of the best horror flicks of the past 20 years, it breaks the rules of the movies that came before it to create something fresh, invigorating and haunting. However, it’s so traumatic (but still a good movie) that we end up making AI-generated paragraphs and short stories to cope. As you do.
Intro song: Fleeky - past
Outro song...2022-10-202h 13
watch this.43. Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise)NOTE: At some point in this episode we briefly assured that Angela Lansbury was still alive - in a cruel case of bad timing we happened to record it the DAY before the news broke that she had died. Therefore, this episode is dedicated to her. Also sorry for the delay.
Before we get into our Halloween event, we’re digging into a tale as old as time. That’s right, we’re watching Beauty and the Beast! It made history as the first animated movie to earn a Best Picture nomination from the Oscars and (along with T...2022-10-141h 39
watch this.42. Grease (Randal Kleiser)This episode is dedicated to the legendary Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022), whose talent and beauty made this movie even more of a classic than it was already destined to be. This episode is also dedicated to those affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian - please help them out if you can.
This week Grease is the word, as we’re watching the apex of the 70s’ infatuation for 50s nostalgia. With its mixture of iconic songs and chaotic energy, it has truly earned its place in the pantheon of great movie musicals. More importantly, this episode's a cause for...2022-10-061h 55
watch this.41. Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)We’re just over a year into the Watch This podcast and what better way to mark this than with our first foray into the world of Paul Thomas Anderson? This movie’s got it all: a lush period setting/look, snappy dialogue, a bangin’ soundtrack, a pair of talented newcomers for lead actors, an unhinged Bradley Cooper, and a very brief cameo from John C. Reilly. Just the right ingredients to make this fabulous Licorice Pizza! Also, apologies to RYANcomedy, whose Kidz Bop video (or, rather, one of a few) I played the entirety of during this episode.
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watch this.BONUS: Anima (Paul Thomas Anderson)Note: This was gonna be out on Monday, but I kept forgetting about it and ended up releasing it two days later. My apologies, but at least it gave me the opportunity to give a tip of the hat to Earth Wind and Fire and their epic ballad about the 21st night of September.
As a prelude to our forthcoming commentary for Licorice Pizza, and as part one of our first anniversary special, we take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s previous project from about two years previously: a mini-visual album set to three songs from Ra...2022-09-2119 min
watch this.40. Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze)What happens when you get the guy who directed Adaptation and Being John Malkovich to helm an adaptation of a beloved children's book? You get this bittersweet fable with a stacked cast and one of the most impressive fusions of full-body puppets and CGI ever crafted. Despite initial complaints that it was too dark for a family film, it’s proven to be a favorite among viewers looking for unorthodox family fare. Let’s watch Where the Wild Things Are!
Intro song: VΛN - love on hold
Outro song: Cassidy Godwin - Home
Whe...2022-09-111h 42
watch this.39. Morbius (Daniel Espinosa)So it’s come to this. I didn’t even think we’d be doing Morbius this early in the game, but Nick picked it for his first birthday episode (a bit late). Anyway, four months of Morbius jokes and memes on Watch This (and even spilling into Rock of Ages) have led up to this moment of crazy Morbin’ action. Long live the #MorbiusSweep.
Intro song: Spencer Hunt - dreamscape
Outro song: Trent Ivor. - moths and their love for street lamps (w/ jüle.)
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch...2022-09-061h 46
watch this.38. In the Heights (Jon M. Chu)In the Heights is the musical that propelled Lin-Manuel Miranda to the Broadway elites. Just over a decade later, it became this movie. It’s our last show before our first planned hiatus, and it’s a fitting temporary sendoff, filled with boos, Dall-e shenanigans, and all-around general camaraderie - with all four of us for once. See you in September!
Intro song: Ambulo - Serene
Outro song: HOME - Atlas
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/in-the-heights (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whate...2022-08-182h 22
watch this.37. Jetsons: The Movie (William Hanna and Joseph Barbera)A last-minute shake-up, and the fact that George Jetson was supposedly born at the end of July, brings us to the Jetsons’ first feature-length movie (and the only one that wasn’t a wrestling crossover). It’s an interesting little movie to be sure, but does it distract from the fact that the Jetsons are owned by a company that’s lately been making some of the most boneheaded decisions of any major media organization? Seriously, who cancels something when it’s THIS CLOSE to being finished? Anyway, enjoy our commentary for Jetsons: The Movie!
Intro song: Pointy Features x Kanisan x...2022-08-081h 19
watch this.36. The LEGO Movie (Phil Lord and Chris Miller)Everything is Awesome! This week we’re watching The LEGO Movie, which has got to be one of the most potent combinations of visual creativity, hilarity and genuine heart in all of 21st century animation. It also set the stage for other stylized animated films like Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines - both of which, surprise surprise, Phil Lord and Chris Miller also had a hand in. But does it hold up in 2022? Of course it does.
Intro song: through & through - every summer
Outro song: GentleBeatz - Playground
Wh...2022-07-311h 41
watch this.35. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Thor Freudenthal)It’s Andrew’s first birthday episode and his gift to the Watch This crew is the first entry in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series. This slice of life middle school movie was mostly dismissed by critics but has gradually become a cult classic, fondly remembered by the Millennial and Gen Z crowds (ourselves included). And we hope you get some mileage out of it too. Zoo-Wee Mama!
Intro song: Dr. Dundiff - Through the Woods
Outro song: HOME - Flood
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...2022-07-251h 34
watch this.34. Dheepan (Jacques Audiard)Sorry for the delay… to paraphrase Gabe Newell, after several weeks in development, we hope this episode was worth the wait.
This week we get acquainted with French auteur Jacques Audiard, one of the best and most eclectic filmmakers you’ve probably never heard of. He won the Palme D’or, the highest prize at Cannes, with this masterful portrait of three Sri Lankans escaping war by posing as a family. Fire-forged family - just the kind of thing we enjoy! Because deep down, we ARE one. Anyway, enjoy our commentary for Dheepan! (And watch it go comple...2022-07-191h 56
watch this.BONUS: Fight For Your Right Revisited (Adam Yauch)Note: Apologies for there not being a "real" episode this week, due to an unforeseen personal event (i.e. testing positive for COVID) and the absence of key WT personnel on the desired recording dates, our commentary for Dheepan has been delayed to sometime after next weekend (i.e. Monday or a bit later). In the meantime, I had this special bonus episode recorded last week, before getting sick, and decided "Why not bring it out now?" So here it is.
So recently my buddy Andrew’s podcast Rock of Ages did an episode on Beastie Boys’ semi...2022-06-2629 min
watch this.33. The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos)After last week we can only go up, and we’re certainly doing that this week. The Favourite comes to us from acclaimed director Yorgos Lanthimos and features a trio of talented ladies - all of whom have won Oscars, one of which was for this very movie. It’s also a smartly-written and beautifully-shot movie, but will we spend more time thinking about other things? Find out here!
Intro song: downstate - i n ` y o u r . b l o o d
Outro song: Bertholet, Sebastian Kamae & Casiio - Cabernet
Where to w...2022-06-182h 01
watch this.32. Perfume (Michael Rymer)We’re watching a movie that seems to emphasize quantity over quality, with a stacked cast muddling through an improvised script. But we’re more interested in the more important matters, such as facts about classical composers, the Important Videos playlist, and all things Jeff Goldblum. In other words, a typical Watch This episode.
Intro song: RUDE - Awake
Outro song: H E R B - I eat Plants for a living
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/perfume (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to...2022-06-121h 49
watch this.31. The Goonies (Richard Donner)Hey you guys! We’re dialing it back to the 80s this week with an iconic family adventure. The Goonies is an integral part of the “larger-than-life 80s stories involving kids/preteens” genre that also includes ET and The Neverending Story, and has some top notch talent in front of and behind the camera, including a young Waymond Wang. But will it resonate with today’s crowd of cinephiles? Let’s find out!
Intro song: Dreama - Shoreline
Outro song: mr.neab & Idepen - Express
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/mov...2022-06-051h 54
watch this.30. Jupiter Ascending (The Wachowskis)Riley got to pick this movie in honor of her (late) birthday, and boy is it a doozy. It comes to us from the Wachowskis, perhaps best known for creating The Matrix franchise, and features Mila Kunis saving the world from a guy who CREATES LIFE… and destroys it. It’s pretty weird, but it’s an enjoyable mess. Let’s watch Jupiter Ascending!
Intro song: Lemonah - Cosmic Blanket
Outro song: [VTMN-R] - Firstborn
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/jupiter-ascending (if not in the U.S. then set...2022-05-292h 03
watch this.29. Megamind (Tom McGrath)We’re watching an animated flick from Dreamworks about a supervillain’s existential crisis. It’s a lot better than it sounds. Anyway, Megamind rewrites the rules of the works that came before it - plus it has a top-notch voice cast and graced the world with several memes. So yeah, it’s great! And engaging! And a subversive masterpiece! It’s Megamind!
Intro song: cameragrammar - Netflix and Chillwave
Outro song: downstate - i n ` y o u r . b l o o d
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/mov...2022-05-221h 32
watch this.28. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma)This week we're watching Katie Mitchell’s favorite movie, Portrait of a Lady on Fire! It’s a very well-liked French lesbian period movie that won an award from Cannes and quickly became a favorite among film kids. But will we like it? What would it be like if it had a different director? Will we stop making Morbius jokes? Find out the answers to all of these questions here!
Intro song: HOME - Before the Night
Outro song: alex - i wasnt aloud to watch whose line as a kid but i think its pret...2022-05-102h 05
watch this.27. Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess)This week we’re watching the low-budget teen indie comedy that charmed the world in the halcyon days of 2004. It also happens to be set in that year, even though you wouldn’t be able to tell that since it looks stuck in the past. And yet we’ve got a lot to say about movies from the future, including the newest from Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, and the Avatar franchise - and riff on the dumbest Turning Red hot take of all time.
(Also, we mention the possibility of John C. Reilly being one of the many...2022-05-011h 31
watch this.26. Encanto (Byron Howard and Jared Bush)Another universally beloved, award-winning modern animated classic from the last five years is in our sights as we watch the movie that gave us such hits as “Surface Pressure”, “Dos Oruguitas”, and of course “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, which defied the odds and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for several glorious weeks. But will we spend more time talking about Morbius and Jared Leto than the movie itself? The answer is yes.
Intro song: James - KOI POND
Outro song: Pryda - Shadows (Øfdream Vision)
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/u...2022-04-251h 36
watch this.25. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti et. al)It’s the SUPER SPECIAL Episode 25 and what better movie to mark the milestone with than Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? It shook the animation world to its core, won dozens of awards, and proved that you shouldn’t judge a studio by the mediocre or outright terrible movies that make up its cover. (Oh, and Sony Animation also made The Mitchells Vs. the Machines a few short years later, proving that this wasn’t just a fluke.) Let’s go Into the Spider-Verse!
And don’t forget to join the Watch This subreddit to catch up with new episod...2022-04-191h 55
watch this.BONUS: Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham (Miguel Jiron)Check out our brand new subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchThisThePodcast/
The Spider-Verse episode is gonna wait a little while longer, but for now we’re looking at a tie-in short starring Spider-Ham, one of the alternate Spideys, in a Looney Tunes-esque adventure. It ain’t much, but it’ll tide us over until the Spider-Verse episode is ready at least. And hey, you can’t go wrong with all of the main Watch This in our element, even if it is just a quickie episode. It’s Caught in a Ham!
Intro music: Topaz Gang...2022-04-1612 min
watch this.24. Onward (Dan Scanlon)This week we’re delving into another tale of fathers and sons - albeit one heavily informed by Dungeons and Dragons, and featuring two elf brothers played by Chris “Mario” Pratt and Tom “Spida Boy” Holland attempting to temporarily resurrect their dead father. Onward may be one of Pixar’s more mid movies, but that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable in its own way. Discussions of April Fools pranks, classic YouTube Poops and the Will Smith slap, among other things, are also on the menu here, so buckle up!
Intro song: jinsang - smile from u
Outro s...2022-04-031h 38
watch this.BONUS: Ratatoing (April Fools special)There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.
-Leonard Cohen, "Anthem"
On January 29, nearly ten months after the release of this episode, our guest star Chris, along with his friend Patrick, were killed in a freak car accident that also badly wounded Patrick's brother James, aka YouTuber Schaffrillas Productions. Chris was a great guy with a wicked sense of humor, and his presence shone not just in this episode, or the three Rock of Ages episodes he guest starred on, but in all of his videos with Schaffrillas and otherwise. I...2022-04-0145 min
watch this.23. The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)From one low budget Sundance award-winner to another, here’s the movie that put Noah Baumbach on the map - and notched him his first Oscar nomination. Can you believe that this was the same Noah Baumbach that cowrote Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted? I certainly can't. It’s The Squid and the Whale!
Intro song: monma - Winter Days
Outro song: HOME - Before the Night
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-squid-and-the-whale (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)2022-03-221h 22
watch this.BONUS: The 2022 Watch This Oscar Predictions SpecialCan you believe it? The Oscars! Just a week away! For the first time ever, we spend about an hour discussing this year’s Oscar nominations, and make our predictions for several of the categories based on how much we like them and/or how much we want them to win. Listen to this episode before you tune into the Oscars on March 27 and see how many of our collective picks take home those little golden men!
Intro music: SAINT PEPSI - Shakealong
Outro music: FrankJavCee - SimpsonWave19952022-03-201h 21
watch this.22. Once (John Carney)Vote for the 25th episode of Watch This here: https://forms.gle/BU9HggQbXHdnofUb8
With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, we watch a movie Lizzie Borden is sure to hate. Hopefully she won’t come after us. Anyway, this is a simple, almost slight movie with some amazing songs courtesy of Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard, the latter of whom plays a guy known only as Guy, but he’s no… The Guy. It’s Once!
Intro song: HOME - On the Way Out
Outro song: SiIvaGunner - The Boys are Back in To...2022-03-131h 32
watch this.20. John Wick (Chad Stahelski and David Leitch)This week we’re watching the first film in the smash John Wick franchise. And boy is it a wild ride, taking cues from anime and martial arts movies, always good places to take inspiration from. And it’s got Keanu Reeves, who’s always breathtaking, alongside Bruno Madrigal and Norman Osborn. It’s John Wick!
Intro song: HOME - Flood
Outro song: Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/john-wick (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)2022-02-281h 41
watch this.19. Chicago (Rob Marshall)This episode is dedicated to legendary director Ivan Reitman (1946-2022).
We gave you a Big Fish last week, now we’re giving you something else entirely: the old Razzle Dazzle. That’s right, it’s the 2002 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Chicago! Partly because our own Riley was in a local production (be sure to hear her stories about that), partly because of John C. Reilly (who was nominated for an Oscar for playing Amos!), and partly because it’s really, really good and the songs all slap… and all that jazz!
And don’t forget to check out Ro...2022-02-221h 53
watch this.18. Big Fish (Tim Burton)After losing an entire weekend to busy schedules and football, we manage to get some time to take a trip into the world of Tim Burton to hear Albert Finney spin some tall tales involving catfish, circuses, and that guy from Expedia’s Super Bowl commercial. Oh yeah, he also did some spaceball stuff. And the Trash Man is here also. It’s Big Fish!
Intro song: Kainbeats - beauty in everything
Outro song: Living Room x Mondo Loops - Movie
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/big-fish (if n...2022-02-162h 08
watch this.17. Summertime (Carlos López Estrada)For my special birthday episode, I get us all to watch a movie where a bunch of teenagers break out into spontaneous poetry in Los Angeles. Except that, as usual, we spent more time oogling over Katie Mitchell’s Letterboxd (as you do) and the Space Jam website (IT’S STILL UP!!!) than being interested in what’s essentially the lighter and softer Magnolia. We’re California Dreamin’ on such a winter’s day again with Summertime!
Intro song: mell-ø - Childhood Memories (w/ Ambulo)
Outro song: SiIvaGunner - Happy Birthday (Level 1) (OST Version)
Where to wa...2022-02-061h 30
watch this.16. The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (Michael Rianda)Let the dark harvest begin! The Sony/Netflix crowd-pleaser gets the Watch This treatment this week. It was worth pushing back my birthday episode, so Riley (who's been busy with her IRL friends) could be onboard for this particular commentary. And I gotta say, it’s one of the most fun movies any of us have seen in a long time - and possibly the most engaged we've been with any movie since...Blues Brothers, maybe? It’s The Mitchells Vs. The Machines!
Intro song: alex - i wasnt aloud to watch whose line as a kid but...2022-01-301h 49
watch this.15. Midnight Special (Jeff Nichols)An unexpected change of plans (we will do Mitchells Vs. the Machines after my birthday episode next week, don’t worry) leads us to an Amblinesque sci-fi flick starring Michael Shannon; the guy who killed Han Solo; and someone who looks like the lead singer of Imagine Dragons. Along the way, we forget about the movie, share our thoughts on the latest entertainment news (RIP Meat Loaf and Louie Anderson), express concern over the quality of Adam McKay's recent and upcoming output (please don't let us down with Winning Time) and make Tucker Carlson a Goomba. In other words, a...2022-01-221h 52
watch this.14. Bandslam (Todd Graff)This week we’re watching the late-2000s time capsule about a guy who starts a band and enters it into a battle of the bands. But not everyone’s as interested in quirky 2000s movies as I am, so we spend a lot of time reminiscing about our earliest memories, reading famous copypastas in the style of the famous and good YouTuber Chills, and taking the piss out of NFTs (seriously guys, just stop). It’s time to Bandslam!
Intro song: cav. - Rain
Outro song: Kanisan - Withheld Call
Where to watch...2022-01-151h 53
watch this.13. Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai)This episode is dedicated to four legends that we lost in the past few weeks: Betty White (1922-2021), Sidney Poitier (1927-2022), Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022) and Bob Saget (1956-2022).
We kick off our 2022 episodes with possibly our best film yet. Everybody (and by everybody, I mean everybody who’s seen it) loves Chungking Express, especially the one and only Quentin Tarantino, who was responsible for it getting a wider audience when he arranged to have it distributed in the US. It’s possibly the first bona-fide film kid masterpiece we’ve ever done on Watch This. But will Wong’s...2022-01-101h 47
watch this.BONUS: The 2021 Watch This Year-End RoundtableAs 2021 comes to a close, we gather around to discuss our favorite and least favorite moments from the movies we watched during the year - and share our hopes of what’s to come in the year ahead. Plus, we find out what our first episode of 2022 will be!
I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who’s been listening regularly to Watch This during these past few months. Whether you only listened to the Pibby episode or you were genuinely concerned about what we had to say about Please Give, every listen counts! I ma...2021-12-3124 min
watch this.BONUS: Come Together (Wes Anderson) + O Night Divine (Luca Guadagnino)As a bonus holiday treat, we look at not one, but two holiday-themed shorts from famous auteurs made to promote clothing lines: Wes Anderson’s “Come Together” for H&M, and Luca Guadagnino’s “O Night Divine” for Zara. The former tells a short but sweet tale set on a train conducted by Adrien Brody, while the latter is a fully fleshed-out story set at a fancy hotel, featuring John C. Reilly as motherfreaking Santa Claus - need we say more? Also we try playing one of those “1 hour of silence occasionally broken by X” videos during the second short, and it's...2021-12-2850 min
watch this.12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson)This week we welcome our first special guest, Hal, for our last official Christmas episode of 2021, and oh gosh oh gee we sure picked a good one. The Muppet Christmas Carol is your typical Muppet production with a strong emotional center and some tunes that butter our eggrolls. In other words, pure kino. Except for the fact that Kermit said a certain meme line during an otherwise emotional scene. Otherwise, it’s still fricking amazing. Happy holidays!
Intro song: Muppet Christmas Carol Soundtrack - Overture
Outro song: Sesame Street Cast - We Wish You A Me...2021-12-241h 28
watch this.11. Anna and the Apocalypse (John McPhail)Our third Christmas film for 2021 is our most oddball pick yet, holiday or not: the critically-acclaimed Scottish zombie holiday musical comedy Anna and the Apocalypse! It’s a rollicking good movie with all the potential to become a cult classic. But will you find it a bit too gruesome to make it part of your holiday viewing every year? It’s up to you. Also we spend some time in artflow.ai making grotesque AI-generated James Corden paintings (one of which can be seen in the thumbnail).
In all seriousness, please donate to any of these charity orga...2021-12-191h 38
watch this.10. Blizzard (LeVar Burton)Our Christmas movie marathon continues with another movie partly set in the North Pole - but thankfully Santa’s not played by Paul Giamatti this time around, but by none other than Charles Muntz. It’s pretty standard holiday fare, standard enough for us to go into a long-winded tangent on Wikipedia vandalism. But it’s still a neat dig nonetheless!
YTV The Zone’s Blizzard featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDsoChYi_8
Intro song: SiIvaGunner - Rainbow Resort
Outro song: Muppet Race Mania OST - Old London Town
Where to watch...2021-12-111h 42
watch this.9. Fred Claus (David Dobkin)With the Christmas season now officially in full swing, we watch a movie about Santa Claus and his forgotten brother. It’s our first big slander episode, and just like Santa’s reindeer, the tangents are flying high - partially because I really don’t want to think about a certain actor in this movie. But in spite of his presence, we still had a lot of fun!
Intro song: Sesame Street - Christmas Overture
Outro song: SiIvaGunner - Snowball Park (Beta Mix)
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie...2021-12-051h 54
watch this.8. Please Give (Nicole Holofcener)This episode is dedicated to the great Stephen Sondheim, who passed away the day this episode was recorded. "If you can know where you’re going, you’ve gone. Just keep moving on." (from Sunday in the Park with George)
For our last episode of 2021 before our first Christmas movie marathon, we watch another acclaimed NYC-set indie gem where Oliver Platt shows up again. Along the way, we discuss our Thanksgiving and Black Friday experiences, Hunger Games sims, the upcoming Munsters and Fresh Prince reboots, the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid “movie”, and generally anything that’s not abou...2021-11-281h 35
watch this.7. Pieces of April (Peter Hedges)In anticipation of Thanksgiving and all it entails, we invite you to feast on this big-hearted indie sleeper about one plucky young lady’s best worst Thanksgiving ever. Pieces of April seems to be better known these days for being namedropped in the last episode of Bojack Horseman than for its own merits, which frankly is a crime, because it should be a required watch for any family, regardless of how dysfunctional they are - or if they’re actually related or not. Gobble gobble!
Intro song: HOME - On the Way Out
Outro song: SiIv...2021-11-211h 25
watch this.6. Battle of the Sexes (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)This week we’re getting sporty with a fairly recent true-story flick featuring Oscar winner Emma Stone as tennis legend Billie Jean King, squaring off against Michael Scott. Is it worth the “racket”? Is Emma Stone really convincing as a tennis player? And how much more tangents and James Corden slander can we squeeze into this episode? Find out when we witness the historic Battle of the Sexes!
Intro song: prima - june gloom.
Outro song: cav. - Rain
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/battle-of-the-sexes-2017 (if not in the...2021-11-142h 02
watch this.5. The Princess and the Frog (Ron Clements and John Musker)We’re taking a big leap (you know, the way a frog leaps) this week with our first episode devoted to an animated film - and where better to start than with Disney’s last big 2D-animated musical princess spectacle? Well, I can think of a few better movies to start off on, but this is the one the wheel happened to land on this week. Anyway, we’re lucky that Disney hasn’t officially announced that they’re farting out a joyless and hollow live-action remake of this one yet. Enjoy this before they do...
Intro song: Dont...2021-11-081h 37
watch this.BONUS: Come and Learn with Pibby! (Dodge Greenley) [READ DESCRIPTION]UPDATE 4/6/22: This episode has been getting renewed attention thanks to Adult Swim bringing back Pibby for their April Fools stunt this year. While I'm happy to see this happen, the other episodes of Watch This have been left in the dust, which is a shame because they're much better and funnier than this one. I strongly recommend you listen to our episodes on Chicago, The Blues Brothers, The Mitchells Vs. the Machines, O Night Divine and Ratatoing, and if you like them, then check out the rest! It would mean the world to me if you gave this podcast...2021-11-0710 min
watch this.4. Muppets Haunted Mansion (Kirk Thatcher)For our first ever Halloween episode, we dive into one of the newest offerings on Disney+: Muppets Haunted Mansion! While we don’t have that much to say this time around (it’s the shortest thing we’ve ever covered on the podcast), rest assured that this is still a spooky, star-studded time for all. Just don’t forget to bring your death certificate!
Intro song: emaycee - Long Nights
Outro song: Vinesauce Joel - Super Ghostbusters (track 1)
Normally I'd put a Justwatch link here, but since this is a streaming exclusive I'll just gui...2021-10-3053 min
watch this.3. The Blues Brothers (John Landis)We’re on a mission from God this week as we cover the first - and arguably best - movie based on a recurring SNL sketch. This one’s so influential that every movie ever made ripped it off. Yes, even the ones that came before it. Also this episode was delayed for almost a month because I became Valve all of a sudden.
Intro song: Kanisan - Withheld Call
Outro song: Dr. Dundiff - Through the Woods
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-blues-brothers (if not in the...2021-10-262h 30
watch this.2. The Perfect Storm (Wolfgang Petersen)Kay, another Rock of Ages pal, joins our circle as we switch gears from comedy to tragedy with the story of a little fishing boat from Massachusetts enduring some nasty weather. Along the way, we mark the first appearance of John C. Reilly on the podcast and engage in playful slander relating to James Corden and the… interesting casting choices for the upcoming Mario animated movie. Come sail with us into The Perfect Storm!
Intro song: Monma - Chromo
Outro song: Goosetaf - Silk
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us...2021-09-272h 14
watch this.1. The Muppet Movie (James Frawley)After a few rough starts, the first episode of Watch This has finally arrived! Romi and friends (here consisting of fellow Rock of Ages folk Andrew, Nick and - for the first 30 minutes, anyway - Riley) dive into her favorite movie ever - meaning it’s all downhill from here. Nevertheless, we set the stage pretty well for the rest of the podcast.
Intro song: Towerz x Hi Jude - Something to Cherish
Outro song: Xander - Rain Come Again
Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-muppet-movie (if no...2021-09-141h 37
Episode 49: Meri Tanaka- Japanese fiber culture, Twitter connections, building a magazine, and Amirisu
Sponsor: Loop is London’s leading local yarn shop, created by Susan Cropper in 2005, with the intention to bring the joy of colour, texture and design to the local fibre community. The shop itself is a warm, friendly place…full of inspiration and charisma, and you can see the care Susan has taken to create an inviting environment where folks can find the yarns they love and learn from the masters of their crafts…including Juju Vail, Jane Lithgow, Stephen West, Helene Magnusson, and Melanie Berg to name just a few.
This past Fall Loop celebra...2016-02-2545 min