Why Did We Watch This
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsThree friends praising, destroying, and fixing the messiest, crappiest movies known to humanity. Oh, and we drink a lot, too.
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10 – Toys
November 21, 2016 05:00 - 50.1 MBAs we approach the closing of the year, we take time to look back on a hotly-anticipated whimsical 1992 Robin Williams comedy. Yes, we are of course referring to the classic holiday (?) movie Toys. Not Aladdin. Sorry for the confusion. Pour yourself a shot and strap on your woozy helmet as the Why Watch crew and recurring special guest Brendan Nystedt tackle the movie's surprisingly sexual undertones, Yolonda and Steve's brief reign at the top of MTV's charts, and Joan Cusack's wonderful perf...
9.5 – How You Watch?
November 07, 2016 10:00 - 26.3 MBJoin us in our latest discussion as Leigh ineloquently asks Brendan and Chris "How you watch?" After making sense of that, the Why Watch crew reflects on viewing habits in various settings and name drop movies or shows we've walked out on, fallen asleep to, or couldn't stop watching. We also announce the penultimate movie of 2016- this time, it's a movie that Leigh is looking forward to and Chris and Brendan are... well, we'll worry about THAT in two weeks. As always, please give us some iTun...
9 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula
October 24, 2016 09:00Pop in your glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs and pour yourself a glass of sangria as the Why Watch crew tackles their first Halloween feature! Rarely has the beloved vampire noise "BLEH" been more appropriate than as a descriptor for Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, or at least as far as Brendan and Leigh are concerned. To serve as the oppositonal Van Helsing to their rubbery screaming vampire, Chris and special guest Michael Messina make their best attempts to argue the virtues of...
8.5 – Spooky Scary Movies
October 10, 2016 09:00They're coming to get you, Barbra! Join Leigh, Brendan, and Chris as they sit in front of the fireplace in an old, abandoned house they broke into and have a scarifying discussion about what makes a movie 2spooky. Listen, if you dare, to the Why Watch crew talk about the difference between supernatural and realistic threats, the effective use of a haunting atmosphere, and the strange beauty of a dead body, like, bent up in a weird way or some shit. Then prepare yourselves for our upcoming Hal...
8 – Rock of Ages
September 26, 2016 09:00Take one part Glee, stir in a liberal helping of Mamma Mia!, mix with a drunken night at a Los Angeles karaoke bar, and what do you get? Something probably more entertaining than Rock of Ages, Adam Shankman's ill-fated attempt to make a movie that 12-year-old girls, soccer moms, and heterosexual dudes can all see together. Rock out with the appropriately drunk Why Watch crew as they tackle two dull leads, Tom Cruise's sexless performance, and the surprisingly effective romance between Alec Ba...
7.5 – Back to School
September 12, 2016 09:00How do you do, fellow kids? Grab your packs (both snack and back) and join Leigh, Brendan, and Chris as they travel way back (well, slightly back) in time to discuss teen / high school movies. Topics for today's lesson will include the reality of the genre, the asexuality of Jughead, and a pitch from Leigh for a youth movie of our very own, as we are hip and happening! Prepare for an even greater trip back through time next time to the year of our births and a very alcohol-heavy themed drink ...
7 – Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
August 29, 2016 09:00Go back to school with the Why Watch crew and the unfortunately irrepressible Lola (masterfully brought to life by Lindsay Lohan) in the schizophrenic 2004 teen comedy / musical / travesty Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen! Join Leigh, Brendan, and Chris as they discuss likability, fashion, and a spectacular musical version of Pygmalion that will have you saying "My Fair Lady? I've never heard of such a thing!" on the advice of your legal team while reaching for your three fruity alcoholi...
6.5 – Taking a Gap Year
August 15, 2016 09:00This week, sit in with two-thirds of the Why Watchers (thoughts and prayers to the absent Chris) as they see if they have the same dynamic while functioning at 66%! Banter with Brendan and Leigh as they muse about the gaps in their personal film histories and why they don't really care about seeing Quentin Tarantino movies. A light minisode gives way to an even lighter and frothier movie to come, so get your martini glasses ready and your gag reflexes suppressed! Consider giving us some ratin...
6 – Tomorrowland
August 01, 2016 09:00What a bleak and horrible present we live in! Whatever happened to the optimistic vision of the future the Disney company promised us back in the 1950s? Well, very small parts of it are alive but not necessarily well in Brad Bird's 2015 movie Tomorrowland. Join all of us at Why Watch and our special guest Brendan Nystedt as we discuss the evils of pessimism, the confusing history of Tomorrowland, and that whole objectivism thing that always shows up with Brad Bird's movies. Also, make our own...
5.5 – Upvote the Women
July 18, 2016 09:00This week the Why Watch crew gets down and dirty (ew, not like that) with women in movies. Join as we talk about the good, the bad, and the future of women in film. And who knows, as we reveal our next movie, that future might be here sooner than we think... TOMORROW, perhaps? As always, we very politely ask that you please rate us on iTunes or Stitcher, like us at facebook.com/whywatchpodcast, follow us on Twitter @whywatchpodcast, and support the talented ladies who work in the film industr...
5 – Southland Tales
July 04, 2016 09:00Celebrate the birth of America with the most confusing and apocalyptic vision of its end! Richard Kelly's sprawling 2006 saga Southland Tales is perhaps the most bizarre and challenging film the Why Watch crew has seen so far, but we stayed up until 1 AM diagramming it on a big white board just so we could make sense of it all. If you enjoy discussions of morality, Biblical allusions, and SNL actors doing things you might not expect SNL actors to do, then this is the episode for you! If you h...
4.5 – The Occasional Merit of Remakes
June 20, 2016 09:00Ugh, those HOLLYWOOD HACKS can't stop with these remakes, are we right? Leigh, Brendan, and Chris get together over drinks this week to discuss the nature of remakes and put forward those that we think have different sorts of worth. We also reveal the movie chosen to celebrate America for our Fourth of July extravaganza (hint: it is the craziest movie we have seen in a very long time) and put forth yet another drink recipe for your viewing pleasure. If you like what we do, rate us on iTunes o...
4 – Jack the Giant Slayer
June 06, 2016 09:00This week the Why Watch crew is joined by an old friend and guest from the west Meghan Coyne as we tackle Jack the Giant Slayer, a film from 2013 featuring CGI from 1993. Our hang up with dual protagonists comes back with a vengeance in this almost-perfect execution of that Holy Grail. Speaking of holy, monks worship beanstalks?! Also, Albion is England?! Listen to find out, or more likely be just as confused as we are. Don't forget to follow us @whywatchpodcast on Twitter and at facebook.com...
3.5 – Emotional Commotion
May 23, 2016 09:00Do you fear change? Well, apparently Leigh, Brendan, and Chris are at least okay with it, as they decide to try something slightly different with this mini episode. After introducing what their their new movie will be, Leigh prompts a discussion about how movies make you feel certain emotions and whether or not this means a movie is doing something well. Join us as we attempt to answer this impromptu question and provide a drink recipe with actual proportions for once. As always, find us @why...
3 – Bunraku
May 09, 2016 09:00In our third episode, we tackle the big questions, like "What went wrong with Bunraku?" and "Why did you make us sit through Bunraku?" and "What is this movie you keep calling Bunraku?" Listen to Leigh defend this East meets West martial arts mash-up singlehandedly over the voices of Brendan, Chris, and our special guest Matt Zazzarino. Also included: two drinks to help you get through the movie and a very misleading opening. Also consider stalking us @whywatchpodcast on twitter and at facebo...
2.5 – Third Impressions
April 25, 2016 09:00This mini episode introduces a bad movie you've probably never heard of, despite featuring a large cast of names you probably have heard of. To help get us through our next movie, we'll provide the recipes for two drinks, one for each main character. Trust us, you should drink both before you attempt a viewing. As always, you can also find us @whywatchpodcast on Twitter, facebook.com/whywatchpodcast on Facebook, and on our website dratpack.com if you're into pictures of drinks and stuff. Cont...
2 – Hook
April 11, 2016 09:00We return from the depths of 1990s nostalgia to discuss Hook, the 1991 Steven Spielberg "classic." Be prepared for endless discussions about childhood, flights of fancy, and why this movie does neither well. Cap it off with a bunch of twenty-somethings trying to fix a movie that their entire generation seems to have a blind spot for, and baby, you got yourself our second episode. Additionally, you can follow us @whywatchpodcast on Twitter and like us at facebook.com/whywatchpodcast like the 9...
1.5 – Let’s Try This Again
March 28, 2016 09:00On our second mini episode, we reveal our next scheduled movie / drink and discuss Spiked Seltzer, 90s nostalgia, and the untimely death of the screwball comedy genre. Join us again in two weeks for our next full-length episode, and please stalk on social media (@whywatchpodcast on twitter or facebook.com/whywatchpodcast). Without constant validation, we will wither and die. Continue reading →
1 – The Lone Ranger
March 14, 2016 09:00Our premiere episode attempts to tackle the wildly uneven 2013 movie The Lone Ranger. Can Brendan, Leigh, and Chris turn this $225 million study in color-blind casting into something more? Join us as we discuss whitewashing, fantastic action sequences, and the most unsettling framing device from any movie of this millennium. Also, we're a little buzzed from the drinks. Be gentle, and check us out at facebook.com/whywatchpodcast and on Twitter at @whywatchpodcast. Continue reading →
0 – Pilots and Premises
February 29, 2016 10:00Welcome to Why Did We Watch This! Every month, we'll be asking ourselves that very question as we watch terrible, troubled, and turbid movies and ponder how they could have been saved. Join Leigh Delahanty, Brendan Drischler, and Chris Revelle as we desperately strive to be entertaining while going through the business of explaining our format and introducing our first Why Did We Watch This movie! If you like what we're doing, please rate us on iTunes or Stitcher, follow us on Twitter @whywat...