Watch This List is a podcast aimed at getting your film world down to a more manageable size. Every episode will feature a different movie topic, and a very special guest will share their personal top five favorites. Tune in to hear hidden gems, underrated classics, and curated selections.
Amy & Mitch chat moral relativism + the nature of evil and search for an edifying benefit of weighing both sides to everything.
Stephen Falken, Step Six, and a story about a toothache.
Amy and Frank talk themselves into Kaufman's filmography and find their way out of the swamp.
Amy & Hutch cover crises of faith, relationships, and self via a special handful of Bergman classics.
Amy & Lowe revisit the big existential questions Wally & Andre pondered circa '81 and discuss what it means "to be truly alive."
Amy & Jenna chat human (/artificial) intelligence, unconditional android affection, and what we *really* want from romantic companionship. Happy Valentine's!
Honored to have Adam back on the pod for WTL's 100th episode. Amy's recovering from the flu, and Adam gives a dynamite Herzog impression.
Amy & Victor chat Van Sant's Death Trilogy, his artsy indies, award-winning crowd-pleasers, and everything in-between.
Amy reflects on 550 days of sobriety with help from an underrated gem.
Amy, Tyler, & Frank share best first-time watches of the year, top three 2024 releases, and conduct their very own full-length awards ceremony. Happy New Year, kids.
Merry Christmas, kids! Amy & Bob talk power dynamics, unlikable protagonists, and how Ōshima masterfully merges politics & passion.
Merry Hitchmas, kids! Amy & Satchel spotlight Alfred's 50s filmography & attempt to decipher his blonde preoccupation.
Amy & Miles chat all things von Trier, auteur theory, and capturing tender moments on film.
Amy & Rob gush over all things Bava in this special Halloween episode.
Amy & Andrew discuss the sensitive subjects of domestic abuse, cycles of violence, and forgiveness alongside Bing Liu's Minding the Gap.
Amy & Mitch chat Malick movies and their mystical musings on nature, suffering, and grace.
Amy & Seth uncover how Ang Lee's Hulk + PT Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love = a match made in cinema heaven.
Amy & Sakana chat Fassbinder's grandiose filmography and its timeless EMOTION.
Amy & Jerry chat the deep & tender work of a truly one-of-a-kind provocateur.
Amy & Tyler cover Ridley's standouts, their alignment with Tony's, his themes, preoccupations, and eternal search for truth. Longest episode to date for a filmmaker who never bothered to be brief.
Amy & Katrina cover two Nic Cage gems on opposite sides of the spectrum, beginning with Leaving Las Vegas and ending with Pig.
Victor presents a solid case for proper Altman appreciation to a formerly skeptical Amy who's just now seeing the light and becoming a fan.
Amy & Lowe focus on The Hill & Network and hone in on Lumet's deepest themes.
Amy finds a portal into Richard Kelly's headspace and reflects on one year sober.
Amy & Jacob introduce the new directors series & tackle John Huston's literary filmography, focusing on Wise Blood + Moby Dick.
Amy & Andy Swart set out to cover the Coen Bros double feature of O Brother, Where Art Thou? + A Serious Man and end up chatting their entire filmography, Cormac McCarthy, & relatable anxiety.
Amy & Jetta close out She Said/She Said Season 1 with spirited debate around Barbie & Bella Baxter.
Amy aims Philip K. Dick's short story, Spielberg's adaptation, and Step 10 toward getting better at predicting the future.
Amy & Jenna cover Lina Wertmüller's Seven Beauties and Jane Campion's In the Cut. They chat feminism, gallows humor, the creepiness of fantasy love, and how we watch movies to help define ourselves.
Amy & Tristan unpack Star Wars: The Last Jedi's most prominent themes of tradition, failure, self-actualization, & demythologizing legend for the greater good.
Amy & Sandy chat sexy vampires, gothic horror, toxic relationships, and thriving in recovery.
Amy, Tyler, & Frank chat optimism vs fatalism, their top 5 Nolans, and Amy's total misreading of Dune: Part Two.
Amy & Jerry delve into the helplessness of grief, Glazer's filmography, and Birth as ghost story.
Amy & Victor contemplate stoicism, reality cooperation, and the benefits of choosing visionary happiness.
Amy & Kaylyn chat Donkey Skin, Blue Valentine, and compatibility in romantic relationships.
Amy talks Leonard Shelby & the addiction condition.
Amy & Sakana unpack female asexuality in Vincent Sherman's Harriet Craig & Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.
Amy & Michael chat his favorite comfort films, vocations, moral quests, and how our deepest passions make us whole.
Amy & Katrina cover Batman Returns, Nolan vs Burton's Catwoman, The Virgin Suicides, and empowering our true selves.
Amy & Adam chat slow cinema, the healing power of human connection, and following your sound.
Maddy & Amy chat Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue, John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me!, and how being a female horror fan has its perks & privs.
On memory, love lost, and learning from the pain.
Jetta drops in to help launch WTL's brand new series focused on women in film. We talk The To-Do List, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and the modern day challenges of self-worth, sex, and honest communication.
Amy's meditation on the nature of evil with a little help from St. John, Ferrara, Step 7, and David Foster Wallace.
Amy & Andrew tackle one of the most profound hidden gem documentaries ever made about rehabilitation, the power of vulnerability, confession, active listening, and restoration. Go inside to go outside.
Amy & Tyler chat comfort movies, video games, The Iliad, David Foster Wallace, Macbeth, the masks we wear, and the bright side of human tragedy.
Happy New Year, kids! Amy dives into Atom Egoyan's 1994 masterpiece Exotica all on her own in the show's most intimate, unraveling episode to date.
In the final episode of 2023, Amy & Jacob discuss alcoholism, traumatic memory, King's narcissism of the writer careening towards the void, Kubrick's depersonalization, shifting identities in time, and what we think shining really means.
Join Amy and Jerry as they chat his top 3 comfort films + a whole host of unrelated (and some related) novels, shows, and movies, including Roadside Picnic, Boardwalk Empire, All the President's Men, and their #1 favorite Tarantino joint.