We Watch Anything
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBen and Jono trawl the depths of Netflix, and Amazon Prime to find the hidden gems that you may well miss. Every episode (out every two weeks) they review three movies, sometimes striking gold, often not, but always helping you to wade through the countless hours of unknown, unloved and sometimes just unwatchable programming. We Watch Anything, so you don't have to.
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Episodes
Ep 60 Silent Movies - The Unholy Three, If Anything Happens I Love You, Sherlock Jr
December 04, 2023 11:08 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBBen and Jono boldly go into the world of silent cinema, but it doesn’t stop their mouths a flapping!
Ep 59 — Period Horror - The Cleansing, The Raven, The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
February 09, 2023 14:27 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBJono and Ben strap on their flux capacitors and head back in time to see what history based horror morsels they can harvest fro the streamers.
Ep 58 - Clown Horror - All Hallows’ Eve, Stitches, 31
January 12, 2023 21:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBBen & Jono put up their big tops, slide on their big floppy shoes and charge the water reservoir in their flowers. Also, watched some clown movies. They did this for you.
Ep 57 - Scandinavian Horror - Next Door, Rare Exports, The Trip
December 21, 2022 16:18 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBEp 57 - Scandinavian Horror - Next Door, Rare Exports, The Trip by Ben Strivens/Jono Scott
Season 3, Episode 4 - Who's in the House? - His House
October 06, 2021 16:10 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBThere's a deep grab bag of tasty treats this week, but sitting there, brooding at the bottom of the bag is indie Brit spook flick His House. Is it a ghost with the most? or a wight with no fright? Have a listen and find out.
Season 3, Episode 3 - Triple The Fun - Extra Ordinary
September 07, 2021 09:21 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBJono and Ben are back again, with another round up of the forgotten gems that they've been finding on streaming services and discussing their ill-informed opinions of Irish ghostcom (it's now a word) Extra Ordinary.
Season 3 Episode 2 - The Second Coming - Saint Maud
August 03, 2021 15:14 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBJono and Ben double the amount of 2020 podcasts and head deep into the troubled psyche of a private nurse. Also, we talk about movies.
Season 3 Episode 1 - The Rebirth - Dead Silence
July 03, 2021 07:42 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBIt's a new season and a bit of tweak that means you get more, more, more. More movies, more than movies and more episodes! (For the same running time, and it’s still just Jono and Ben so not more there).
Ep 52 - Creature Features - The Monster , Anaconda 2, Zombeavers
September 02, 2020 14:37 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBWe've been away. It's been a while. We missed you. WE'RE BACK! Creatures, creatures everywhere and lots of blood to er...avoid. Ben and Jono take it back to their roots
Ep 51 - Italian Horror - Death Steps In The Dark, Man From The Deep River, The Church
March 16, 2020 08:49 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBItaly may be going through its own horror right now, but over the years it has produced some fo the finest celluloid versions there are...but do these exist in the dusty corridors of Amazon Prime? Ben and Jono need to know! (And tell you).
Ep 51 Italian Horror - Death Steps In The Dark, Man From The Deep River, The Church
March 16, 2020 08:49 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBItaly may be going through its own horror right now, but over the years it has produced some fo the finest celluloid versions there are...but do these exist in the dusty corridors of Amazon Prime? Ben and Jono need to know! (And tell you).
Ep 50 - Awarded Movies - Wind River, I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Saving Christmas
December 22, 2019 23:13 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWe’re decidedly un-nifty but that doesn’t stop us being fifty!! We’ve set up a few awards for movies from the vaults AND still found time to review three movies that have won awards in their own rights. Age is just a number!
Ep 49 - Indie Comedies part 2 - Safety Not Guaranteed, Catfight, An Evening with Beverley Luff Lynn
December 02, 2019 00:30 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBOff the beaten track we go, down the indie comedy route again. Get ready to laugh, or groan, or look quizzically at the screen...
Ep 48 - Whodunnit - Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, The Limehouse Golem, Murder Mystery
November 15, 2019 00:29 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBBen and Jono strap grab their deer stalkers, polish their magnifying glasses and fire up their little grey cells, why? It’s a mystery! (or three).
Ep 48 - Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, The Limehouse Golem, Murder Mystery
November 15, 2019 00:29 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBBen and Jono strap grab their deer stalkers, polish their magnifying glasses and fire up their little grey cells, why? It’s a mystery! (or three).
Ep 47 - Lost In The Woods - Calibre, What Keeps You Alive, The Ritual
September 23, 2019 00:11 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIt's time to grab your compass, try to remember anything about orienteering, and strap in to see what happens when Ben and Jono get lost in the woods (we didn't end up having to eat each other).
Ep46 - Crime - Hangman, Revenge, Small Town Crime
July 10, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBFrom the mean streets, to the woodland trails, and the cracks in between where the bugs live, Ben and Jono sniff out crime in all it's forms and give it a good watching before passing sentence.
Ep 45 - Rom Coms 3 (Bradley Cooper style) - Burnt, Aloha, Valentine's Day
June 04, 2019 15:21 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBBen and Jono not only brave the slings and arrows of outrageous Rom Coms, but do it strapped (figuratively) to the mast of the good ship Bradley Cooper. It's a wild ride. Or maybe it isn't. Either way, it's a trip!
Ep 44 - Ghost Stories - Ouija : Origin of Evil, Ghost House, The Autopsy Of Jane Doe
April 19, 2019 12:35 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBBen and Jono sit around the digital campfire, and tell each other about ghost stories, which is less scary than telling actual ghost stories, but ultimately more useful. Maybe.
Ep 43 - Party Time! - Happy New Year, XOXO, The After Party
February 18, 2019 21:35 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBP-A-R-T-Y? Because we got...ow stop kicking me in the head. This time Ben and Jono pull on their glad rags, grab their invites and jump straight into the one way Uber to movie party heaven. Well, they watched some movies with parties in. Come join them!
Ep 42 - Douglas Adams(ish) - 42 Grams, Limitless, Lo and Behold
January 14, 2019 18:20 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBThis time it's a celebration of one of our favourite authors, Douglas Adams. The film choices are pretty tenuous, but when has that ever stopped us!
Ep 41 - Maritime Movies - Triangle, Like Father, Operation Odessa
November 26, 2018 00:44 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBBen and Jono head to the poop deck (tee tee) scale the rigging, and dredge the bottom of the deep blue Netflix sea to find the finest films afloat.
EP 40 - Sci-Fi(Alien invasion) - Zone Troopers, Galaxy of Terror, Extinction
November 07, 2018 01:01 - 42 minutes - 58 MBWe're back through space and time, and invading your ears. Just like aliens. Sort of. But Aliens who watch movies! Any movies.
Ep 39 — Fantasy - Horns, American Fable, Season of the Witch.
September 07, 2018 08:58 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBSwords, witches, fairy tales and Harry Potter with horns. What more could you want from a podcast!
Ep 38 — Revenge - Extremeties, Enter the Ninja, Hurricane Bianca
July 25, 2018 08:58 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBFind out whether revenge is a dish best watched cold, or best entirely avoided, as Ben and Jono delve, once more into Netflix's dark recesses in search of something you might not find yourself.
Ep 37 - War - Soldiers of Fortune, USS Indianapolis : Men of Courage, The Siege of Firebase Gloria
June 07, 2018 16:11 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBBen and Jono are at war. Well, watching other people at war. So slap on the cammo, grab a helmet and hunker down in the movie bunker, to find out what was left standing.
EP 36 - Coming of Age - Teen Witch, Saved!, Spike Island
April 20, 2018 11:09 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBBen and Jono go back to the tender days of youth to see which films are blossoming and which are locking themselves in their bedrooms.
Ep 35 - Creature Features 2 : The Revenge - Viral, Killer Mermaids, Them
March 23, 2018 17:42 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBWe're going back to our roots, and seeing what fearsome creatures Netflix has added to the stable. So pin back your ears, grab a whip and see if Ben and Jono have managed to tame them!
EP 34 - Superheroes - A Flying Jatt, The Saint, Push
March 07, 2018 23:55 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBBen and Jono wear their underwear on the outside and get their secret identities ready as they take on all the forgotten superhero flicks that lurk in the heart of Netflix.
Ep 33 - Sports Documentaries - Ice Guardians, The Barkley Marathons, Valley Uprising
February 02, 2018 12:34 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBJono and Ben have put their eyes, ears and brains through the ultimate work-out. The wide wide world of (real) sports has been laid bare this week. Strap on your listening device, plug in those headphones, and just get out there and do something! (While listening to the podcast).
Ep 32 - Buddy cops - Brannigan, Three Kinds of Heat, Bon Cop Bad Cop
January 21, 2018 00:29 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIt's time to get reckless, as Ben and Jono team up with only 48 hours to watch three movies until they're busted back to being on the beat! Yes it's buddy cop movies, and this $@£% just got real.
Ep 31 - Zombies - Bunks, Devil's Playground, KL Zombi
December 11, 2017 10:18 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBWe've been wading through the graveyard of Netflix and fighting off the hordes of the undead, just to bring you this look at some Zombie flicks you might never have thought of. As ever, but more so, we watched these so you don't have to! Brains! we want brains etc.
Ep 30 - Musicals - Girls Girls Girls, Puss in Boots, Opening Night
November 23, 2017 14:10 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBIt's time to run down the street leaping from lamp posts and serenading the squirrels as We Watch Anything take on Musicals. Listen in and find which have songs for the ages, and which are fuelling our rages.
Ep 29 - Animation - Blame!, Tower, Hell and Back
November 09, 2017 11:01 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIt's been a while, but We Watch Anything have drawn from the well of animated features on Netflix. We've mixed around the sub-genres, so if you like Anime, or documentaries, or comedies we got you covered. Listen. You'll like it.
Ep 28 - The 80s - Raees, Kung Fury, Hysteria
September 25, 2017 23:52 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIt's time to visit the 80s but not as you know it. We check out three movies made now but set way back when red leather jackets were a good idea. Strap in to our time machine and let us take you there...
Ep 27 - Spoofs - Disaster Movie, Scary Movie 3, Stan Helsing
August 18, 2017 00:28 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWith our tongue firmly in our cheeks we battle through the hordes of parody movies ready for ambush in the Netflix comedy section. Was it chuckles all round? Or a stoney-faced reception? Listen and find out!
Ep 26 - Crocodile Surprise - Lake Placid: The Final Chapter, Rogue, The Hatching
July 28, 2017 13:32 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBBen and Jono take a journey into Netflix's hidden swamps, bountiful bayous and even the English countryside in search of Crocodiles, and boy did we find some beauties!
Ep 25 - ROM COMS 2 - Made of Honour, Fools Rush In, The Accidental Husband
July 07, 2017 11:29 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIt's warm and fuzzy with a side order of chuckles on the menu this episode, as we pull three choice cuts of prime RomCom out of the Netflix freezer and toss 'em on the grill. Chow down people!
EP 24 - Modern Slashers - Most Likely to Die, The Final Girls, The Traveler
June 20, 2017 00:55 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBThis ep we've skimmed the cream off of Netflix's crop of modern slasher pics. They've done a bad murder...
Ep 23 - Westerns - Five Card Stud, The Duel, The Homesman
May 19, 2017 12:46 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBWe've staked out claim in Netflix and we're panning for movie gold this episode. Three Westerns for you, and they could be good, bad or ugly. Listen and find out!
Ep 22 - Haunted Houses - I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Housebound, The Unfolding
April 26, 2017 23:40 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThis episode we're opening the creaky cellar door and descending into the bowels of Netflix's haunted house vault. quiet quiet quiet BANG!
Ep 21 - Vampire Movies - Dracula Untold, Kiss of the Damned, Once Bitten
April 06, 2017 14:11 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBWe Watch Anything is taking a walk on the fancy side of the street as we join the ranks of the undead. Like a Netflix Van Helsing we've searched the darkest corners of the streaming service and uncovered these blood-drenched beauties.
Ep 20 - Film Documentaries - Chuck Norris vs Communism, Lost Soul, I Am Your Father
March 10, 2017 18:39 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBIt's our 20th episode! To celebrate we do exactly what we did in the last 19 episodes – we winkle out three movies from the Netflix vaults, and tell you what's groovy and what's stinky. This time . . . movie documentaries.
Ep 19 - Dystopia - Air, Automata, Cherry 2000
February 17, 2017 14:57 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBWe've taken a long look into the dark future of the planet and come out the other side to share the visions of dystopia we found on our travels...buckle in and take a ride to the future via Netflix and two nerds.
Ep 18 - Martial Arts - Ong Bak 3, The Legend of Drunken Master, Ip Man
January 31, 2017 15:47 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBThis time we've entered the realm of the big kicking masters. More martial arts than you can shake a stick with a cool dagger on the end at. We work out whether we actually like Kung-fu, whether we need to see more, and whether Jono's dog knows how to keep quiet. It's at least a brown belt of a podcast so check it out.
Ep 17 - Sequels - Death Wish 2, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2, Night of the Demons 2
January 11, 2017 23:09 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBIt's a new year and a new podcast, but not new movies! We're delving into the bag of sequels to see what stinks and what smells of roses in the Netflix vault!
Ep 16 - Christmas Crackers - Happy Christmas, Angels Sing, Krampus:The Christmas Devil
December 23, 2016 15:29 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBIt's Christmas, and Netflix has a hoard of Xmas treats, Ben has a microphone malfunction and the podcast is here to warm the cockles of Christmas hearts.
Ep 15 - Courtroom Dramas - Red Corner, Legally Blondes, Criminal Law
December 12, 2016 23:41 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBWe trawl the depths of Netflix to find the hidden gold among the chaff. This time we're off to court. We Watch Anything...so you don't have to.
Ep 14 - Gangster Movies - Rob the Mob, Hoodlum, The Wee Man
November 26, 2016 12:48 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBWe've looked under the hood of Netflix to poke around in its gangster section and we've got three choice cuts to tell you about.
Ep 13 - Sci-fi - Lifeforce, Supernova, Europa Report
November 10, 2016 14:06 - 55 minutes - 77 MBWe trawl the depths of Netflix searching for hidden treasures, and sometimes we strike gold!