Viewing Not Optional

This week we are diving deep into the snow covered mountains of a Finnish village where the sinister Santa Claus has just been unearthed! Is it a horror? Is it a comedy? Listen to this weeks episode and let us know what you decide! Hit us up on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional and let us know your vote! Merry Christmas, Santa Claus is coming (to terrorize, according to this movie) town! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we took a long, sad train ride with Anna Karenina and everyone else whose last names end in -sky. Join us as we review this interesting interpretation of a Russian literary classic! You won't want to miss it... it's shocking the feelings Bryce had about it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are reviewing a great master of spoof: Loaded Weapon 1. The amount of cameos in this movie cannot be contained! That alone makes it worth the watch. Listen in as Melynda and Bryce revel in the comedic genius of this 90's movie starring Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Our favorite glamour girl is serving up some of her most iconic looks (and dance moves) in this weeks episode. Listen as Bryce reviews his first watch of Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire's, Funny Face (not to be confused with Funny Girl, that's Babs). We take a stroll down Melynda's third installment of her Audrey Hepburn trifecta and get Bryce's final ranking on Audrey's best films! Don't miss it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

On the heels of Monster Month, we are checking out the immortal, cult classic: Death Becomes Her! Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn in a dark comedy?! What else could you possibly want? Join us and our guest, Juniper, as we review and chat about this 90's gem that Juniper has just seen for the first time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This is not your Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom! It's the last movie of our Monster Month: 1945's The Phantom of the Opera! Is this a Phantom origin story? No. But it should be. Don't miss a fresh review of this 76 year old Universal Monster flick! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Did the 1932 Mummy walk so the 1999 Mummy could run? Absolutely and literally. Don't miss our review of The Mummy as we continue to hunt Universal Monsters for the month of October! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

*Insert howl* Monster Month continues with the Universal Monster original film, The Wolf Man! We may be signing off all of our shows with howls now because it is so fun! Be sure to listen to get our fresh review of this 1941 classic! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

IT'S THE BLOB!!! Don't miss our review after our first ever watch of the 1958 classic, The Blob! Ever wonder what an 86 minute movie about a blob could possibly be about? Listen and find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Happy October! We are starting out our month of monsters with the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man! Listen to our review of this film and get in the spooky season spirit! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Genetically perfect Jude Law and Uma Thurman collide with genetically imperfect Ethan Hawke. This movie packs a lot in with space travel, murder and a 1920's style speakeasy and more! Don't miss our review of Gattaca! @viewingnotoptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Before he was John Wick he was rescuing damsels in distress in this post WWII film! Listen in as Bryce reviews this movie after his inaugural watch! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are reviewing Man on Fire! Listen in as we discuss what sets this film apart from others in the genre. You don't want to miss it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Join us as we share one of our all time favorite movies with our guest host. You are not going to want to miss this review and first time watch-through reaction of the 80's classic, The Burbs (starring the epic Tom Hanks)! This is one of the most witty and quotable movies EVER! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week on VNO, we are reviewing the horror/comedy, Ready or Not. We hope you are ready for it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week Bryce introduces Melynda to the world of Anime! How do you think that went? We want to hear if you love Anime or not so reach out to us on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are talking about and reviewing the 1947, Oscar winner, Black Narcissus. Not gonna lie, we also talk a lot about what else we are currently watching (Ted Lasso, Schitt's Creek, The Boys etc.) Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Also- chat with us on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional we love hearing from you guys! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Bust out the tissues. This week we are talking about Reign Over Me! How did Adam Sandler not get an Oscar nod for this role?! Be sure to listen in as we review this emotional and heartwarming movie. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional and let us know what you think about the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Who remembers the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books from when they were a kid?! This weeks episode is full of nostalgia for the good old days. Be sure to listen and follow VNO on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. Follow and chat with us on instagram @ViewingNotOptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This movie starts out with a face pounding 80's rock concert featuring an 18 year old Diane Lane. Intrigued yet? Listen to this weeks episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are discussing the iconic Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday! Take a little Roman adventure with us as we review this film from two viewpoints (one who has seen it a million times and a first time watcher). Find us to chat about the movie on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Does the Wolfman have nards? Listen in to this weeks episode to find out! This 1987 cult classic was missed by many but will certainly be loved by all who give it a chance. Hang with us as we take a deep dive into this film! Find us on Instagram @viewingnotoptional to share your opinions on this movie and our show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Listen in as our hosts have a mostly non-hostile debate over this weeks movie pick, Crazy Rich Asians! To weigh in on the conversation, follow @ViewingNotOptional on Instagram and put your two cents in. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This movie is so great that Bill Murray said it is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy" and that "there should have been a day of mourning for American comedy the day that movie came out." So obviously you don't want to miss our review of the comic gold that is, Kung Fu Hustle! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Listen in as Melynda & Bryce review Chocolat, decide weather or not Juliette Binoche has magical powers and try to define Alfred Molina's job. You won't want to miss this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Task 1: Listen in as we dissect every twist and turn of the critically acclaimed film, Pan's Labyrinth! Task 2: Subscribe to Viewing Not Optional Task 3: Never miss an episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

In this episode, Bryce watched 2020's Emma. However, most of this show ends up being about the 1995 hit, Clueless. Listen in for hilarious commentary on this Jane Austen classic and it's (once contemporary) counterpart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Somehow Melynda has made it through life without watching the iconic film The Big Lebowski! So, this week on Viewing Not Optional, the is the movie Bryce picked for her to watch. The Dude would not be pleased if you missed this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Do you like product placement? Us too! Josie and the Pussycats is bursting with it and it will make you laugh every time. Listen in on our review of this whacky, upbeat and incredibly self aware, early 2000's cult classic!   Be sure to subscribe to Viewing Not Optional on your favorite podcast listening platform so you never miss an episode!  On Instagram @ViewingNotOptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Melynda , Bryce & a special guest take a deep dive into the sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still! Be sure to listen to this weeks episode for a lot of relevant tangents and facts you may not learn anywhere else! Subscribe to Viewing Not Optional on your favorite podcast listening platform so you can stay up to date on all new episodes. Find Viewing Not Optional on Instagram @viewingnotoptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are taking a deep dive into the genius comedy, What About Bob? We are joined by our friend Hailey who has lived more than thirty years on this earth without seeing this masterpiece (so of course we had to change that). What About Bob turns 30 in May, so listen in and celebrate with us! Be sure to subscribe to Viewing Not Optional on your favorite podcast listening platform so you never miss an episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, 10,000 fish and an impossible dream. This week we are talking about Salmon Fishing in the Yemen! Listen in on your favorite podcasting platform! We would love to hear your take on the "love story" in this film, so drop us a line on Instagram @viewingnotoptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we watched Moon, starring Sam Rockwell, Sam Rockwell and.... Sam Rockwell. Listen on your favorite podcast platform to join us on this epic Moon adventure! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are talking about Now You See Me 2! Melynda and Bryce clash over this sequel to Now You See Me, and my oh my is it entertaining! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

On this episode of VNO, we are talking about Machete! Join us as we chat about this movie and the unique way in which it even came to be made! Be sure to subscribe to Viewing Not Optional on your favorite podcast listening platform. Reach out to us with comments on the show on Instagram @ViewingNotOptional --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we have a special guest and we are reviewing the 1995 classic, A Little Princess! Our guest is our friend, and Netflix star, Nick! (Ok, not exactly a star, he had a small cameo on a Netflix documentary. But still cool). Listen in as Melynda, Bryce, and Nick talk about this beloved film! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

Wait... this is not The Hunger Games! This week we are talking about the Academy Award nominated, Sci-Fi, action-thriller, DISTRICT 9. Listen in as we dissect this movie like an alien in a top secret government lab! This movie is full of aliens, cat food and unlikely alliances. Make sure to subscribe to Viewing Not Optional to stay up to date on the latest episodes! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week we are talking about the classic Audrey Hepburn film, Breakfast at Tiffany's! Iconic fashions, an indifferent and non-committal wannabe socialite, a cat with no name and the dazzling opulence of Tiffany's: this movie has it all! There is even a catchy 90's pop song written about it (does it get better than that?!). *Disclaimer: Please be advised, this film includes a controversial performance/depiction. VNO in no way supports the performance/depiction in question. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week on VNO, we are talking Backdraft! Bryce & Melynda have teamed up for the first time to select a movie they both love and have tasked one of their friends (who has never seen it) to watch it. Listen to this episode to hear lots of fun facts about the movie as well as a super awesome story about how our guest once left Melynda for dead in a potential fire emergency! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

A homicidal tire with the ability to explode things, and people, with its mind powers. This week on VNO we're talking about the totally insane movie, Rubber! The movie boasts a plot line that literally has no reason to it. Even so, we found A LOT to talk about. We aren't making this movie up, promise. Join us and listen on your favorite platform! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

This week on VNO we are talking about a movie that HAS. IT. ALL. Martial Arts. Ghosts. Love. Comedy. A totally amazing 80's musical break with swords. Join us as we talk about the epic film, A Chinese Ghost Story! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

War. Witches. Yurts. On this episode of Viewing Not Optional we are talking about the movie, Centurion! Never heard of it? Neither had Melynda until Bryce made her watch it as his first pick! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support

On this episode of VNO, we are talking Austenland! Whether or not you've seen this movie, you're sure to have a good time laughing at Bryce's takeaways from his non-optional viewing of Melynda's first movie pick. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewingnotoptional/support