Get Your Eyes On This
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat should you watch? Fun talk about what's hot and what's not in TV, movies and pop culture.
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You on Netflix is Addictive, One Day At A Time S3 is Awesome, Leap Year is Charming, Larry Crowne is Sweet
February 10, 2019 17:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBWhat we're watching: The psychological thriller You is totally bingeable. It stalled when it was on Lifetime Network, but got new legs on Netflix. One Day At a Time is so good and Rita Moreno is a goddess. Leap Year with Matthew Goode and Amy Adams is a charming delight. Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts is amazing too. What do you think? Reach us at @GetYourEyesOn and @helenrac. Thanks for listening!
Fyre On Netflix is Pure Schadenfreude, Conan Without Borders Is A Laugh, True Detective Season 1 Is Mesmerizing
January 26, 2019 17:10 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBWe delve into Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix). This is a documentary that will delight those who remember the crazy tweets that came out of the failed festival in 2017. Conan Without Borders is good comedy with a big childish streak. True Detective Season 1 is appealing, years later, but very gratuitous.
Tidying Up With Marie Kondo's Appeal, Friends From College Season Two, St. Elmo's Fire Is A Must-Watch
January 19, 2019 16:54 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBTidying Up With Marie Kondo has sparked a storm, but are the accolades and jabs deserved? Friends From College Season 2 is out on Netflix, and we love it. Also: travel with us back to the 1980s and enjoy the nostalgia trip that is St. Elmo's Fire. What are you watching? Tweet us your thoughts: @helenrac or @getyoureyeson.
Does Bandersnatch Live Up To The Twitter Hype? The Staircase Is Thrilling, Ellen DeGeneres' Special Is Good, Watch Bad Santa, Big Mouth Is Meh
December 30, 2018 17:17 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBEveryone (according to Twitter) is watching Netflix's latest Black Mirror episode: the groundbreaking Choose Your Own Adventure thriller Bandersnatch. We chose our own adventure and here's what we thought of it. Niall has been enthralled with The Staircase, Helen has watched Ellen DeGeneres' new comedy special. Bad Santa is the perfect antidote to the Hallmark Holiday movies that have taken over the season. Lastly: Netflix's Big Mouth. Anyone watching this and loving it? Helen thinks it migh...
Brokeback Mountain Is STILL So Good, It Happened One Night Is The First Rom Com, Russel Brand's New Netflix Special, Home Alone Is The Best
December 17, 2018 01:56 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBWe dive deep into Brokeback Mountain, the gorgeous Ang Lee-directed 2005 movie that is unbelievably poignant. Niall says that It Happened One Night is the very first romantic comedy, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Russell Brand's Netflix standup comedy earns a thumbs down but hey, there's always that 80s classic, Home Alone to enjoy! Tweet us at @GetYourEyesOn
Love Actually Versus The Holiday: Christmas Movie Face Off
December 08, 2018 17:52 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBWhich do you like better, Love Actually by Richard Curtis or The Holiday from Nancy Meyer? We have LOTS of opinions and we air them all out on this special episode where we compare and contrast these holiday instant classics. Love our opinions or hate them? Let us know at @GetYourEyesOn and @helenrac.
The Kominsky Method Is Just OK, Christmas Everlasting and Holiday Calendar Are Great, In The Bedroom Is Dark, American Woman Is Pure 70s Nostalgia
December 01, 2018 18:31 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBThe Kominsky Method stars Michael Douglas and it's worth watching (if you're ancient). Hallmark Christmas movies are having a real moment this season, two of the best include Christmas Everlasting and The Holiday Calendar. All Hail Queen Patti LaBelle! She's in two of our picks this week. In The Bedroom with Sissy Spacek is grim but moving. American Woman from Kyle Richards (née Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) is such fun 70s nostalgia. Lots of cigarettes, boat-cars, wide lapels and polyes...
Bridget Jones's Baby, Broadchurch, Manchester By Sea
November 13, 2018 16:53 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBJoin us this week as we discuss Bridget Jones's Baby (now on Netflix) and Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and the gang, Broadchurch with the 10th Dr. Who, David Tennant (and sound issues. Apologies! We had to switch rooms due to tech difficulties at the 30.5 minute mark). Is Manchester By Sea's legacy tainted by Casey Affleck's mess? We discuss. Get in touch with us at @GetYourEyesOn on Twitter.
Elite Is a Sexy Mess, Voyeur's Motel Tarnishes Gay Talese, Gremlins Is A Delight, The Missing Is So Dark
November 06, 2018 14:39 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBElite is an instant Netflix hit, and here's why the sexy murder mystery works but also has some cringe-worthy scenes. The Voyeur's Motel has tarnished writer Gay Talese's legacy (and here is the Toronto Life article Helen mentions called "Inside The Mind Of A Voyeur.") After all these years, the silly-scary Gremlins is such a delight and everyone should watch it. The Missing's strong first season probes some super-dark territory (missing children), watch if you dare. Find us at @GetYourEyesO...
Bodyguard Is Hot Until It's Not, Fargo Season 3 Is OK, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Is Not Great, In The Dark Podcast Is Captivating
November 01, 2018 13:57 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBBodyguard (not to be confused with the opus from Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner) is a tight political thriller Helen has mixed but ultimately approving feelings for, Fargo Season 3 is pretty good according to Niall (but Season 1 is better.) Amazon Prime tricked us into subscribing! So Helen watched Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. What's all the hype about? In The Dark podcast that's in the vein of Serial and S-Town is great, according to Niall. Thanks for listening everyone, catch us on Twitter: @...
The Pocket App, Atlanta Season 2, Quincy, Better Call Saul Season 4
October 16, 2018 16:38 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBAre you using the Pocket App? It's amazing. Niall and Helen dig into Atlanta Season 2 and are still loving it, they have mixed feelings about Quincy, the adoring but toothless new Netflix documentary/biography by Rashida Jones about her dad, and Better Call Saul Season 4 is a critic's darling...but not Niall's. Thanks everyone for listening, subscribing and downloading. Find us at @GetYourEyesOn on Twitter.
Stranger In The Woods, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Great Canadian Baking Show, Wedding Crashers
October 09, 2018 17:42 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBThe Stranger In The Woods is a thrilling nonfic about the "last true hermit" Christopher Knight (here's the GQ article about him that preceded the book). Niall is loving Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Helen has starting watching Great Canadian Baking Show even though it makes her barfy when they touch everything too much, and she's been listening to its fun unofficial (but sort of official) podcast The Cooling Rack with Michael and James. Check these ...
Is Maniac As Good As The Hype? Atlanta Is Amazing, Here's Why, and Limitless (Bradley Cooper Version) Holds Up
October 02, 2018 14:04 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBThe buzz about the Emma Stone and Jonah Hill Netflix series Maniac is intense, but is this weird Japanese-inflected 80s-era dive into pharmaceutical trials/addiction/mental health any good? Niall finally watches Atlanta and he and Helen love it. Niall talks about Limitless, the Bradley Cooper version, and why he gets the appeal of the pill the movie centres around. Thanks everyone for listening, find us at @GetYourEyesOn and @HelenRac on Twitter!
The Soon-Yi Previn Vulture Article, Sisters (Australia) Is Amazing, and The Post
September 25, 2018 13:33 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBSoon-Yi Previn (Woody Allen's wife) speaks up at length via a Vulture article and Helen has something to say about it. Sisters is a new 7 episode offering from Australia (not to be confused with the Woody Allen pic) and it's SO GOOD. The Post has the star power of Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, but do these two burn too brightly together? Niall discusses.
Monopoly Scam and Jeff Maysh's Payday, Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, The Commitments, The Black Panther
September 18, 2018 13:35 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBNiall talks about The Monopoly Scam story and how Jeff Maysh got a big payday for the movie rights (you can listen to Jeff on the Longform podcast), Helen watched Sierra Burgess is a Loser and offers her take on why Netflix can't get movies quite right. Niall rewatched The Commitments. It faithfully captures a specific era in Ireland. Lastly, The Black Panther is almost perfect...except for in one place. Enjoy! Feel free to tweet us at @HelenRac and @GetYourEyesOn.
The Danish Girl, A Beautiful Mind, And Flip or Flop Post-Divorce
September 05, 2018 14:18 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Danish Girl is a beautiful movie filled with beautiful people, A Beautiful Mind is still amazing, and Flip of Flop, the big HGTV hit, is kind of crazy now that Tarek and Christina are divorced...but it was always crazy, right? Next podcast we'll dive into the McDonald's Monopoly fraud story and how its author, Jeff Maysh, scored big in Hollywood, you can read ahead here: How an Ex Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole Millions.
Crazy Rich Asians Is Tension-Free But Fun, Sully, Avengers Infinity War And BDE
August 25, 2018 17:17 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBMixed review on Crazy Rich Asians but Niall and Helen agree the casting is sheer perfection. Sully starring Tom Hanks has a weird fake plot twist and Avengers: Infinity War and the curious case of Chris Evans' lack of BDE (Big Dick Energy...here's a Vox explainer on it.)
To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Slomo in San Diego, Bachelor in Paradise and Before the 90 Days, Mission: Impossible
August 21, 2018 14:43 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBWe're digging the Asian casting of To All The Boys I've Loved Before on Netflix, Niall is still fascinated by Slomo, the San Diego doctor who dropped out of the rat race to rollerblade (here's the Youtube NYTimes documentary, it's short), and Mission: Impossible was impossibly stylish, can anything else live up? We kick it off with the gong shows that are Bachelor in Paradise and Before the 90 Days. Enjoy!
Bachelorette Finale and Bachelor in Paradise, Luzer Twersky on WTF, One of Us, Little Britain, Bridges of Madison County
August 08, 2018 01:43 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBWe discuss the Bachelorette Finale and why Bachelor in Paradise is scuzzy summer fun, our favourite WTF Marc Maron podcast all year features Luzer Twersky, an actor who has left his Hasidic Jewish community. Here's Taffy Brodesser-Akner's article on leaving the Ultra Orthodox Life. That led us to the recent documentary One of Us. We think everyone should watch Little Britain, one of the best comedy series ever. And a modern classic: Bridges of Madison County.
Barfly Is An Icon, Elder Millenial Is Peak Iliza Schlesinger, Global Cycling Network On Youtube, Atlanta Is Awesome
August 01, 2018 16:05 - 45 minutes - 21 MBBarfly starring late-80's era Mickey Rourke is the best ever film if you're a weirdo (our hands are way up), Iliza Schlesinger is at the peak of her comedy powers in Elder Millenial, Global Cycling Network on Youtube proves there's a lid for every pot. And how have we been sleeping on Atlanta for so long, with Donald Glover? This show is awesome. Let us know what you're thinking: @GetYourEyesOn. Contact Helen at @helenrac on Twitter.
How Nanette By Hannah Gadsby Is Shaking The World, GLOW Season 2, Stepbrothers, 90 Day Fiance is Garbage
July 24, 2018 17:31 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBNanette by Hannah Gadsby shook Niall and Helen (here's an article about her called "I Broke The Contract" in the Guardian.) Helen is loving GLOW's second season more than the first, Stepbrothers is the best Will Ferrell movie, and 90 Day Fiance is pure trash TV. Enjoy! Thanks again to Podsummit.com for the free intro music!
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Emmy Nominated Godless, Gold (The Bre-X Based Movie)
July 17, 2018 21:26 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBWe dive into the brilliance of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld, the cinematic Western that is Godless starring Lady Mary from Downton Abbey aka Michelle Dockery. Then Niall digs into Gold, featuring a gone-method paunchy Matthew McConaughey and Bryce Dallas Howard. Thank you to Podsummit for the intro music released under Creative Commons Zero.
The IT Crowd Is A Comedy You Need Right Now, Wall Street Still Holds Up, Ghostbusters (2016) Is Underrated, 50/50 Is Great
July 10, 2018 16:43 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBHelen and Niall totally agree on this one: The IT Crowd. Starring Chris O'Dowd and a crew of lovable doofuses, it's a comedy that still holds up AND the very FINAL recent episode is on Netflix. Niall says Wall Street still holds up and talks about some of the filmmaking by Oliver Stone that makes it special. Helen is over the sexism about Ghostbusters redux and thinks it's a great, cute family film. 50/50 is an excellent film about a young guy with cancer, something both Helen and Niall have...
The Paper, Devil Wears Prada, Spotlight, Million Dollar Listing New York
July 03, 2018 12:43 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode Helen and Niall discuss their favourite journalism movies. Niall thinks that The Paper evokes the excitement of daily news journalism. Helen talks about lifestyle journalism and the heydey of magazines in Devil Wears Prada. Spotllight showcases the grind and tenacity needed to produce outstanding investigative journalism. They also talk about Megan Twohey, Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow...and Million Dollar Listing New York, of course.
Mini Episode: Letterman's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction on Netflix
June 26, 2018 23:51 - 11 minutes - 5.37 MBShould you watch David Letterman's Netflix interview show? This week we give you a snack-sized review: Niall watched the My Next Guest Needs No Introduction episodes with Howard Stern and Jerry Seinfeld and here's what he had to say about it. Apologies for the short episode this week, we'll be back next week to discuss some of our favourite journalism movies.
I Love You Man, Queer Eye Season 2, The Disaster Artist, RHONY and Writing, The Bachelorette
June 19, 2018 13:51 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBI Love You Man with Paul Rudd is one of Niall's picks this week, Helen has some feelings about Queer Eye Season Two, its quick return is the subject of this USA Today article. The Disaster Artist with James Franco is a film about The Room by Tommy Wiseau. One thing about how magazine writers are portrayed drives Helen crazy, she discusses a recent scene with Carole Radziwill in Real Housewives in New York. Lastly, The Bachelorette comes up (of course), which was partly pre-empted by Trump an...
Don't Think Twice is Great, Lady Bird Is Overrated, West Cork (A Podcast) is Amazing, Bachelorette is Nuts
June 12, 2018 14:22 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBHelen and Niall review Don't Think Twice by Mike Birbiglia, Helen can't get her head around Lady Bird's 99 per cent fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. This movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf and Timothee Chalamet. Niall thinks everyone who loves true crime podcasts like Serial should listen to West Cork (available via Audible). And of course, we cap things off with a shallow dive into the The Bachelorette where Helen thinks they need to bring back the open bar. Thanks for listening and p...
Jerry Maguire, The Bachelorette Has Begun, More Ear Hustle, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4
June 05, 2018 16:42 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBHelen and Niall agree to disagree on Jerry Maguire (Niall yells in a weird homage to Tom Cruise many times during this podcast, watch your ears!). It's a movie that has spawned so many pop-culture phrases including "Help Me Help You" "You Had Me At Hello" and "Show Me The Money." The Bachelorette with Becca Kufrin has Helen in hysterics, if you want to live tweet join her at @HelenRac on Twitter. Helen digs into Ear Hustle and loves the episode Unwritten, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season...
Ibiza Is Your Summer Movie, Jim Carrey: Jim & Andy, The Great Beyond, Brooklyn 99, My Cousin Vinny, Tig Notaro's Happy To Be Here
June 01, 2018 12:59 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week we talk about #IbizaMovie starring Gillian Jacobs and Richard Madden (aka Robb Stark) AND Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson from 2 Dope Queens, Jim Carrey's "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond," the breakout comedy of recently renewed Brooklyn 99, Marisa Tomei's outstanding comedy performance in My Cousin Vinny. Then we dive into Tig Notaro's new special: Happy To Be Here and whether one-hour comedy specials are just too long. If you like our podcast, please leave us a rating which will help ot...
The Bachelorette Is Coming, Ear Hustle Prison Inmates' Podcast, Ali Wong's Humour, Extras, Kissing Booth
May 22, 2018 13:15 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBWe cackle at The Bachelorette Becca Kufrin's sad cast of upcoming contestants and Niall introduces us to Ear Hustle, a podcast created by prison inmates. Then it's Ali Wong's new special, Hard Knock Wife, a follow up to Baby Cobra, and why she's an important new comic (here's the New Yorker article on her). Next is Ricky Gervais' Extras, and how Helen shame-watched (and enjoyed) The Kissing Booth, a problematic but enjoyable high school dramedy. This episode is dedicated to our friend Julie ...
All About Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Is It The Best Teen Movie Ever Made? Home Alone, Breakfast Club and John Hughes
May 15, 2018 12:54 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBWe've visiting windy Chicago and in honour of this beautiful city we are digging deep into Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Who were some of the other men almost cast in the role of Ferris? And of Cameron and Sloane? Why is this movie still fresh? Is it a better movie than John Hughes other teen leviathan, The Breakfast Club? We answer all of this and discuss why John Hughes was a groundbreaker for showing moms in the workforce in the 80s and 90s.
Guardians of the Galaxy (and Vol. 2), Surfwise, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Not Another Teen Movie, The Center Will Not Hold (Joan Didion)
May 08, 2018 12:44 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBGuardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 are a delight, aside from the airbrushing. Surfwise is about a doctor who checks out of the rat race (kids in tow) to pursue surfing. Decades later, how do his kids turn out? The Good Fight season 2 continues to impress Helen with its "wokeness." It's Kind Of A Funny Story is about a teen who spends some time in a psychiatric institution, which Niall has experienced and wrote about in the Globe and Mail ("Niall McGee Didn't Believe i...
Blockers, Stealing Beauty, Cable Girls, Off Course, Derek, Marvel's Dr. Strange, Crazy Rich Asians trailer, Stitcher Premium's WTF Archives with Robin Williams and Judd Apatow
May 01, 2018 13:12 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBWe dip into lots of different shows and movies: Blockers with Ike Barinholtz and Leslie Mann, Stealing Beauty with the luminous Liv Tyler, Cable Girls set in Madrid, Off Course, a Spanish rom-com set in Berlin. Plus we talk about the little-known but very moving Ricky Gervais vehicle Derek. The Avengers comes up again as Helen starts to watch Dr. Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch. We touch quickly on the Crazy Rich Asians movie and why Helen is going no matter what the reviews say. Plus podc...
Moneyball, Taken, There Will Be Blood, Captain America, and Stitcher Premium's WTF Archives with Conan O'Brien and Mike Myers
April 24, 2018 15:54 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWhich is your favourite out of these? Niall describes the beauty of Brad Pitt's Moneyball and Helen explains why Clive Standen's Taken (NBC version, not the movie) Season 2 is weaker than Season 1 (and why it's consequently on the shelf). Captain America comes up and Helen is wondering why Chris Evan's romantic scenes lack spark even though he's hot, and also the ridiculous new muscle standards for men in Hollywood. Niall goes into There Will Be Blood with recently retired Daniel Day-Lewis. ...
The Real Housewives, Southern Charm, UnReal Season 3, Seinfeld, Friends, People Vs. Larry Flynt
April 17, 2018 14:08 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBHelen loves the horror show that is Real Housewives (except that terrible Toronto version), we weigh in on Southern Charm and UnReal's 3rd season. Also we get into Jason Alexander's recent interview on the WTF podcast with Marc Maron and what it is that makes Seinfeld so memorable versus the dated Friends. Niall recently watched The People Vs. Larry Flynt and when we finished the podcast taping, we read that Milos Forman, its director, had died. He had won Oscars for One Flew Over The Cuckoo...
The Best Black Mirror Episodes
April 10, 2018 13:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBBlack Mirror is one of the greatest shows on Netflix, but there are so many episodes in this sci-fi anthology set in the near future that it's daunting. Let us help you out! We go through the best episodes and match our selections against the Vulture article "Every Episode of Black Mirror, Ranked From Worst to Best". We give away some light spoilers here, so be warned! Do you agree with our picks? Tweet us at @GetYourEyesOn
Movies: One Day, Mute, About Time, The Butterfly's Dream, Hell or High Water, A Little Chaos
April 03, 2018 13:50 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBThis week we're at the movies: Niall likes how One Day and About Time by Richard Curtis channel Four Weddings and a Funeral (with the floppy haired Hugh Grant). He also picks Hell or High Water, a modern robbery tale set in Texas. Helen reveals why Mute with Alexander Skarsgard, The Butterfly's Dream (with Kivanc Tatlitug) and A Little Chaos (with Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts) are her picks. All are on Netflix Canada right now. Helen also touches down on the TV magic t...
Queer Eye, Lovesick (Scrotal Recall), Terrace House, Fargo, Friends From College, Kurt Seyit ve Sura
March 27, 2018 13:06 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBThis week Niall and Helen dive into shows they love on Netflix. Helen picks Queer Eye because Jonathan Van Ness (Gay of Thrones, Getting Curious) and Canadian thirst trap Antoni Porowski delight her. (Since recording this, it's been renewed for a second season.) She also picks Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City (a New Yorker article also was published about it recently) and the Turkish drama Kurt Seyit ve Sura starring Kivanç Tatlitug. Niall picks Lovesick née Scrotal Recall with the ...
The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Love, This Is Us and Mr. Bean
March 21, 2018 01:10 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBWelcome to our new podcast on TV, movies and pop culture! We're getting lowbrow with how the Bachelorette is a way better show than the Bachelor, why Arie is a biology teacher, Becca Kufrin is a queen, when JoJo Fletcher had 10 boyfriends in Uruguay, and how the Bachelor is a sad spectacle. We touch down on Bachelor Winter Games too. Niall talks about Love by Paul Rust. We both hate This Is Us. We talk about studio audiences and laugh tracks and a little about Mr. Bean. *Edited to get rid of...