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Roundtable - The Acolyte Episode 06 | A Family Affair
July 03, 2024 13:56 - 43 minutes - 40 MBThis is a buff arms code zero for the latest episode of The Acolyte. Plus our Zac Efron / Shrek dream casting on the heels of A Family Affair. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and faceb...
Review - A Quiet Place: Day One | A Family Affair | Kinds of Kindness
June 28, 2024 22:12 - 9 minutes - 9.29 MBA Quiet Place: Day One is a return to form for the franchise. Is A Family Affair cringe or camp? Kinds of Kindness is more thank kind of not for us. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat ...
Roundtable - The Acolyte Episode 05 | America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
June 26, 2024 16:44 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWe're fresh off Episode 05 of The Acolyte and we are shooketh. Plus a morbidly fascinating look at the world of competitive dance and America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, a...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Writer / Director Josh Margolin for Thelma
June 23, 2024 15:24 - 9 minutes - 7.85 MBWriter / Director Josh Margolin is here to discuss turning June Squibb into a nonagenarian action star in Thelma, parental caretaking dynamics, and high speed mobility scooter chases. More about Thelma: The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb (NEBRASKA and star of Scarlett Johansson’s upcoming directorial debut ELEANOR THE GREAT) her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing...
Review - The Bikeriders | Thelma | America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
June 21, 2024 17:20 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MBThe summer of the threesome (ok foursome if you count the motorcycle) continues with The Bikeriders. Looking for a nonagenarian led action comedy? Look no further than Thelma. Get a frighteningly candid look at the world of America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, ...
Roundtable - The Acolyte Episode 04 | Ultraman: Rising | Inside Out 2
June 20, 2024 19:33 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBThe gang is back together and we're here for some (post) High Republic history with The Acolyte Episode 04. Plus two very different animated offerings in Ultraman: Rising and Inside Out 2. Inside Out 2 discussion can be found at 53:30. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , ...
Review - Inside Out 2 | Ultraman: Rising
June 14, 2024 21:15 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBTime to get animated (and emotional) this week with Inside Out 2 and Ultraman: Rising. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
Roundtable - The Acolyte Episode 03 | Hit Man
June 13, 2024 18:06 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBWe're back witches! We've got Star Wars: The Acolyte episode 03 to shake things up. Plus is the Glen Powell vehicle Hit Man enough to boost him up a tier in Hollywood? Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitt...
Review - Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Hitman | Ren Faire | The Acolyte
June 07, 2024 21:52 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBA dynamic duo return in Bad Boys: Ride or Die but whatcha gonna do? Go to the theater or no? Glen Powell gets his own mini acting showcase in Hitman. Ren Faire is more than fairly fascinating. The Acolyte sets the stage for a new (older) era of Star Wars. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchin...
Roundtable - The Acolyte Episodes 01 - 02
June 06, 2024 02:30 - 47 minutes - 41.2 MBThe latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte is here and it has everything! Weirdo Beardos! Mekneks! Possible connections to the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?! Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk...
Review - Young Woman and the Sea | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult
June 01, 2024 00:14 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBYoung Woman and the Sea dives into an untold tale of a swimming titan. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga might have too big of boots to fill. Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult shines a light on an unsavory sect of social media. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat...
Roundtable - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Babes
May 28, 2024 21:46 - 38 minutes - 34 MBIs Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga to Fury Road what The Hobbit is to the Lord of the Rings films? Babes delivers on the laughs and isn't labored. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk,...
Review - Atlas | The Garfield Movie
May 24, 2024 20:17 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBFairly certain Atlas was legitimately written by an AI or someone being held hostage by an AI... The Garfield Movie is about as fun as a million Mondays. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - David Loong for the NBC TV Writers Program
May 23, 2024 20:58 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBHow do you go from Yale and Heidegger to Hollywood and "How many explosions can I fit on a page?" Writer David Loong is here to go over just that, his journey, and becoming a member of the 2024 - 2025 NBC TV Writers Program. More about David Loong: David Loong writes genre dramas featuring deep worldbuilding and multicultural, code-switching outsiders. Born in Hong Kong, he attended high school in Oxfordshire, England before getting a B.A. in Intellectual History from Yale University. Afte...
Review - IF | Babes
May 18, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBWould IF have been better left to more creative imaginations? Babes is brutally honest and bawdily funny. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
Roundtable - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Dark Matter Episodes 01 - 02
May 15, 2024 22:13 - 43 minutes - 38.5 MBWhat can Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes learn from The Lord of the Rings trilogy (and the Roman Empire). Also Dark Matter is a formula we should love, so how doesn't add up? Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk...
Review - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
May 10, 2024 21:23 - 6 minutes - 6.43 MBHow often do apes think of the Roman Empire seems to be the thesis of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Élodie Yung for The Cleaning Lady
May 08, 2024 19:13 - 9 minutes - 7.41 MBThe Cleaning Lady star Élodie Yung is here to chat about parental sacrifices, charting her own professional course, and the international power of E.T. More about The Cleaning Lady: The series follows Thony De La Rosa (Élodie Yung), a whip-smart Cambodian doctor who comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son, but when the system fails and attempts to push her down, Thony refuses to be marginalized, and instead takes matters into her own hands. The stakes in Season...
Roundtable - The Fall Guy | The Idea of You
May 08, 2024 00:07 - 36 minutes - 31.5 MBEven the charms of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt couldn't convert one of us to The Fall Guy. On the flip side The Idea of You was a bad idea to the other of us. Find out which is which! Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedh...
Review - The Fall Guy | The Idea of You | The Contestant
May 03, 2024 17:24 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThe Fall Guy is a love letter to the Hollywood blockbuster. The Idea of You may not live up to the fantasy. The Contestant is the true story of The Truman Show meets Naked and Afraid meets Extreme Couponing. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Clair Titley and Nasubi for The Contestant
May 02, 2024 16:33 - 12 minutes - 9.98 MBIt's The Truman Show meets Naked and Afraid meets Extreme Couponing? We welcome documentary director Clair Titley and the prizewinning participant himself, Nasubi, to talk about their stranger than fiction look at The Contestant. More about The Contestant: This true story of a Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing, prompts innumerable questions about our culture of oversharing. Before the ...
Roundtable - Challengers | Dead Boy Detectives
May 02, 2024 03:24 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MBAre we in Love or is it a Love for Challengers (sports jokes!) and we venture into more Sandman adjacent supernatural stories with Dead Boy Detectives. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Yuyu Kitamura for Dead Boy Detectives
April 30, 2024 23:03 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome Dead Boy Detectives star Yuyu Kitamura to chat trinkets, aura projection, and formative fish fables. More about Dead Boy Detectives: Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are be...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Kassius Nelson for Dead Boy Detectives
April 30, 2024 22:17 - 10 minutes - 8.46 MBWelcome Dead Boy Detectives star Kassius Nelson to talk ghost currency, weather challenges, and personal hells. More about Dead Boy Detectives: Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are...
Review - Challengers | Dead Boy Detectives | Boy Kills World | Baby Reindeer
April 26, 2024 12:17 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBDon't let the marketing for Challengers fool you, but still prepare to meet it on the court. Dead Boy Detectives is about to be your new supernatural obsession. Boy Kills World is violence for the sake of violence. Baby Reindeer thrills with nuanced twists and turns. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat...
Roundtable - Abigail | Rebel Moon- Part Two: The Scargiver
April 23, 2024 16:49 - 40 minutes - 33.9 MBWe're all in on Abigail in spite of some of the monster inconsistencies. We'd rather watch wheat grow than whatever Rebel Moon- Part Two: The Scargiver is. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Justin H. Min, Lucy Boynton, Ned Benson for The Greatest Hits
April 20, 2024 22:02 - 19 minutes - 16.7 MBThe Greatest Hits stars Justin H. Min, Lucy Boynton, and writer / director Ned Benson are here to chat formative first films, time travel fatigue, and unorthodox meeting places. More about The Greatest Hits: Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest ...
Review - Abigail | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | The Spiderwick Chronicles
April 19, 2024 14:50 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBTime to get campy and vampy with Abigail. While The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare comes from a rich history it's light on the Richie style. The Spiderwick Chronicles doesn't squander it's second shot at screen adaptation. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Ben Roy for Our Living World
April 18, 2024 15:01 - 15 minutes - 12.1 MBProducer and showrunner Ben Roy is here to talk about the new Netflix nature docuseries Our Living World, diva cicadas, interwoven climates, and Cate Blanchett - beekeeper extraordinaire. More about Our Living World: This is the wondrous, untold story of the most magical, powerful force on Earth: life itself, and how it shapes the world through incredible physical connections and astonishing webs, producing a planetary life support system that sustains and protects us all. Spanning contin...
Roundtable - Civil War | Monkey Man
April 16, 2024 15:04 - 49 minutes - 42.6 MBWe're understandably split on Civil War and impressed by Dev Patel's uneven but action packed directorial debut, Monkey Man. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and facebook.com/thedhkmovi...
Review - Fallout Season 1 | Civil War | The Greatest Hits
April 12, 2024 14:06 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThe new series Fallout continues to break the video game adaptation curse. Civil War will certainly be divisive. The Greatest Hits finds a sweet chord to strike. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thed...
Review - Monkey Man | Girls State
April 05, 2024 22:08 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBDev Patel means serious ape business in Monkey Man. Girls State builds on the issues of its predecessor while continuing to charm. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
Review - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Wicked Little Letters
March 29, 2024 14:28 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBIt's clear that Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will certainly not be our Roman Empire. Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley have a blast in Wicked Little Letters. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
Roundtable - Immaculate | Palm Royale | Shōgun Episode 05
March 27, 2024 16:54 - 45 minutes - 39.4 MBSydney Sweeney's Immaculate is messier than intended. Palm Royale was tailor made for this group. Shōgun episode 05 continues to shake things up. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and facebook.co...
Review - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Road House | Immaculate | Late Night with the Devil | Palm Royale
March 22, 2024 20:33 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWhile Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ain't afraid of no ghosts, it is afraid of taking risks. Don't underestimate the unnecessary Road House remake. Immaculate lacks faith in the core premise. Late Night with the Devil rates high in our book. Palm Royale is elevated soap opera meets prestige comedy. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/wer...
Roundtable - Love Lies Bleeding | Shōgun Episode 04 | Irish Wish
March 19, 2024 23:53 - 47 minutes - 41.1 MBWe're smitten with Love Lies Bleeding and are fans of the fan work in Shōgun. Meanwhile Lindsay Lohan takes a tax break trip to Ireland for Irish Wish. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and facebook.com/t...
Review - Love Lies Bleeding | The American Society of Magical Negroes | Irish Wish
March 15, 2024 21:30 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBLove Lies Bleeding is a tale of love at first bicep curl? The American Society of Magical Negroes has a great concept but mushy execution. Consider yourself lucky that Lindsay Lohan has dropped a new romcom with Irish Wish. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat ...
Roundtable - 96th Academy Awards | Shōgun Episode 03 | Damsel
March 13, 2024 16:29 - 36 minutes - 30.7 MBWere things Messi enough at the 96th Academy Awards for us? Shōgun continues to enrapture us. We discover dragons are the sharks of the skies in Damsel. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and facebook.com/thedhkmov...
Review - Kung Fu Panda 4 | Damsel | Ricky Stanicky
March 08, 2024 19:28 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDoes Kung Fu Panda 4 feel too (fortune) cookie cutter? Can Millie Bobby Brown save Damsel from distress? Forget whether anyone can see John Cena in Ricky Stanicky, and find out if anyone should WANT to? Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat y...
Roundtable - Dune: Part Two | Shōgun Episodes 01 - 02 | This is Me... Now | The Regime Episode 01
March 05, 2024 19:15 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB"I don’t eff with Lady Jessica much. Cause I think she’s reckless" and other such deep thoughts as we dive into Dune: Part Two. Plus Shōgun has us enraptured. We have NO idea what J. Lo is doing in This is Me... Now: A Love Story but are along for the ride. Finally we feel oppressed by the first episode of The Regime. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at ...
Review - Dune: Part Two | Shōgun
March 01, 2024 21:57 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBConsider our lives spectacularly spiced up thanks to the long awaited Dune: Part Two. Also the latest adaptation of Shōgun is a feast for the eyes. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk...
Roundtable - Expats Episode 06 | Constellation Episodes 01 - 03 | Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 01 | Drive Away Dolls
February 27, 2024 20:12 - 49 minutes - 42.9 MBWe close the passport books on Expats and reach for the stars with Constellation. Meanwhile can the latest Avatar: The Last Airbender bring us to great heights? And how do we get away from Drive Away Dolls? Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and ...
Roundtable - Expats Episode 06 | Constellation Episodes 01 - 03 | Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 01 | Drive-Away Dolls
February 27, 2024 20:12 - 49 minutes - 42.9 MBWe close the passport books on Expats and reach for the stars with Constellation. Meanwhile can the latest Avatar: The Last Airbender bring us to great heights? And how do we get away from Drive-Away Dolls? Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and ...
Review - Drive-Away Dolls | Avatar: The Last Airbender
February 23, 2024 19:48 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBDrive-Away Dolls fails to get us into gear, while the latest live action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender manages to finally heat things up. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk ...
Review - Drive Away Dolls | Avatar: The Last Airbender
February 23, 2024 19:48 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBDrive Away Dolls fails to get us into gear, while the latest live action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender manages to finally heat things up. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk ...
Roundtable - Madame Web | True Detective: Night Country Episode 06 | Expats Episodes 04 - 05
February 21, 2024 17:21 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBMadame Web has us caught in her net of ridiculousness and there's nowhere else we'd rather be. We close the case of True Detective: Night Country and prepare to extract ourselves from Expats. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk, and facebook.c...
Review - Madame Web (Spoiler Free)
February 16, 2024 15:37 - 6 minutes - 6.64 MBCan Madame Web swing into the same cultural zeitgeist spot that Morbius holds? Do we even want that to happen? Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk ...
We're Interviewing Who?! - Laura Chinn for Suncoast
February 14, 2024 18:52 - 10 minutes - 7.94 MBWriter / Director Laura Chinn is here to talk about Florida tropes, finding representation as a mixed kid, and her new film Suncoast. More about Suncoast: Inspired by the semi-autobiographical story of a teenager (Nico Parker) who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother (Laura Linney), strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist (Woody Harrelson) who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time. Suncoast is out streaming now on H...
Roundtable - Lisa Frankenstein | True Detective Night Country Episode 05
February 13, 2024 18:33 - 38 minutes - 32.9 MBDiablo Cody knows how to build a world, and we think Lisa Frankenstein is really going to hit it off with the Wednesday audience. As True Detective: Night Country winds down we're sad to see it go, but are in awe of the pacing self awareness. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk...
Review - Lisa Frankenstein | Suncoast
February 10, 2024 00:57 - 6 minutes - 6.54 MBTwo coming of age tales of young women, (both featuring their own forms of morbidity) with Lisa Frankenstein and Suncoast. Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com, instagram.com/werewatchingwhat youtube.com/thedhk ...