We Watched This Movie Podcast

Episode #46 has our favourite podcast hosts covering family-disrupting miscarriages, deaf metal drummers and everything in between as they countdown the best films of 2020, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on each movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why each cinephile's list is far more ad hoc than first planned, fitting for a year like no other inside and outside of the entertainment industry.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #45 has our Amazon princess warriors facing off against apex predators, Donald Trump and losing the love of their lives (all over again) in the new DCEU superhero sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how overindulging in super-powered antagonists, eye-rolling clichés and head-scratching subplots isn't good, and wishing for more won't make your straight-to-streaming tentpole film any better.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #44 has our alcoholic, underappreciated screenwriters penning the first drafts to the most influential film of all time in David Fincher's new biographical drama, Mank, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why this two hour-plus love letter and poison pen to Old Hollywood may be the most confounding Netflix release to date, especially given the celebrated director's track record of dark, stylish thrillers.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #43 has our small-town sheriffs searching for caves, cannibals and certain death in S. Craig Zahler's 2015 survival western, Bone Tomahawk, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how testing an audience's patience with a slow-burn story leads to one of the most gruesome pay-offs in recent movie history.Get 30 days of Shudder for FREE with 'WWT': http://shudder.com/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #42 has our corporate assassins desensitized to blood, sex and even reality in the new techno-horror from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why catching the unflinching, uncompromising and uncut version at the cinemas is a must for any jaded thirty-somethings who struggle with their own sense of self or picking the right colour curtains.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #41 has our hopeful Yale Law students coming home to their Appalachian roots in the new Ron Howard-directed melodrama, Hillbilly Elegy, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why Netflix' latest 'Oscar bait' barely passes as a run-of-the-mill book adaptation, and falters worse as "bootstrapping poverty porn" despite brave outings for awards bridesmaids Amy Adam and Glenn Close.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #40 has our middle-aged serial killers swapping bodies with tormented high school students in the new Blumhouse gender bender, Freaky, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why writer-director Christopher Landon is inching closer to slasher masters like Craven and Carpenter as the new voice for comedy horror, thanks in no small part to a spirited Vince Vaughn performance.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #39 has our unnamed CIA operatives inverting time and twisting minds in Christopher Nolan's new 747-destroying spy-fi action-thriller, Tenet, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why even a temporal pincer movement may not have stopped the "most hyped film ever" from bombing cinemas worldwide, Russian Bond supervillains and preposterous plot devices notwithstanding.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #38 has our fake priests staging live "exorcisms", before a real possession steals the show, in the 2019 Shudder demonic horror, The Cleansing Hour, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how writer-director Damien LeVeck drew from forced perspective in the 1987 cult horror, The Gate, to realise his ambitious vision in an exclusive interview.Get 30 days of Shudder for FREE with 'WWT': http://shudder.com/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #8 has our starving video game live streamers struggling for Seoul survival in the new South Korean Netflix zombie thriller, #Alive, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why the New Hallyu or Korean New Wave is sweeping the global stage with enough film, television and streaming content to pass the time in the wake of an apocalyptic outbreak.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #37 has our disgraced Kazakh journalists delivering a prodigious bribe and derailing the 2020 presidential election in the new mockumentary sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how blending shock humour with M. Night Shyamalan, Holocaust survivors, and the COVID-19 pandemic still fails to trump the film's most controversial inclusion: Rudy Giuliani's handsy interview.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #7 has our hack horror directors shooting their latest low-budget outing "fast, cheap but average" in the 2017 Japanese zombie comedy, One Cut of the Dead, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why sticking out the first forty minutes of this meta-meta-meta guerilla film will leave you rolling with laughter as the second set of credits roll.Get 30 days of Shudder for FREE with 'WWT': http://shudder.com/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #36 has our cultural revolutionaries charged with endless contempts of court in the new Aaron Sorkin written-and-directed match made in heaven, The Trial of the Chicago 7, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how assembling this excellent, a-grade ensemble cast is sure to incite riots in the 2021 awards season... despite the glaring omission of a few key Jellicle cats.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #35 has our resident Salem misfits monitoring All Hallow's Eve for pranksters, werewolves and human centipedes in the new Adam Sandler horrific comedy, Hubie Halloween, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how six releases into a Netflix partnership worth upwards of half a billion dollars still hasn't spelled an entertaining outing for the once-loved Sandman.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #6 has our delinquent debt collectors charming the pants and wallets off their blue-collar hometown in the 2019 Zoey Deutch-driven dramedy, Buffaloed, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why our leading lady hits more than she misses as the low-rent 'She-Wolf of Wall Street' in an uneven and unnoticed indie release.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #34 has our terrified teenagers forever looking over their shoulders in David Robert Mitchell's 2014 supernatural chiller, It Follows, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how the creepiest reading of this dread-soaked 100 minutes isn't the fear of an STI, but that we may never outrun the lingering reality of growing up.Get 30 days of Shudder for FREE with 'WWT': http://shudder.com/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #5 has our female folklore legends defying tradition and a global pandemic in the new Disney+ live-action adaptation, Mulan, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why charging upwards of $40 AUD to watch premium video on demand may be the macabre future for cinema as we know it in 2020.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #33 has our disturbed war veterans (is there other any kind, EVER?) giving into their innate evil within in the new harrowing Netflix-adapted thriller, The Devil All the Time, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how solid performances from an all-star cast including Tom Holland, Robert Pattison and Jason Clarke can't raise this bleak punishing mess from the depths of cinematic despair known as backwoods Ohio.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #32 has our excellent adventurers embarking on another totally non-heinous journey in the new sci-fi 'slacker' comedy starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, Bill & Ted Face the Music, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how their time-travelling guide, special guest Lucky Boy Reviews, recommends the most bogus of viewing experiences from the comfort of your own living room.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #4 has our aptly-named Jessie and Jesse comtemplating love, loss and every other depressing topic we contend with in the new Charlie Kaufman meta mind-melter, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why peppering your adapted screenplay with literary, film and even musical references might be too confounding and self-indulgent, even for the acclaimed writer-director.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #31 has our bloodthirsty lumberjacks on a psychadelic rampage of hippie cult and demon-biker destruction in Panos Cosmatos' 2018 arthouse action-horror, Mandy, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how casting Nicolas Cage as the equally-gonzo Joe Exotic is a match made in bizarre, palpable and immensely entertaining heaven.Get 30 days of Shudder for FREE with 'WWT': http://shudder.com/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #3 has our first-time naval commanders putting their faith and leadership to the test in the new Tom Hanks-led war thriller, Greyhound, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why they're deeply disappointed that this blistering 91 minute Apple TV+ release won't be seen or heard as it was intended on the big screen.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #30 has our impoverished stand-up comedians descending into nihilism and "getting what they f**king deserve" in Todd Phillips' 2019 supervillain character study, Joker, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how the most polarizing aspects of Arthur Fleck's tragic life led to Joaquin Phoenix' iconic Oscar-winning performance, and a two-hour spectacle that will divide audiences, critics and podcast hosts for years to come.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #29 has our stranded wickies spilling their beans and dancing to insanity in Robert Eggers' 2019 claustrophobic chamber piece, The Lighthouse, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how there's no way off this damned rock from Greek mythology, psychoanalysis and homoeroticism for the dynamic duo's most explosive episode to date.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #28 has our hard-boiled anti-heroes chasing the best five minute high imaginable in the new Netflix superhero action film, Project Power, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why a rapping teenage dealer selling to drug-addicted Nicolas Cage could’ve gifted us the winning formula.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #2 has our stressed-out single mothers honking at the wrong set of traffic lights in the new Russell Crowe vehicle, Unhinged, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and why returning special guest Nick's Flicks Fix should watch himself when attending advanced screenings of a certain blockbuster release.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Minisode #1 has our workaholic weekenders choosing the wrong Airbnb getaway to celebrate in for the new Dave Franco-directed horror, The Rental, where Dan & Jackson sit down for a short spoiler-free discussion on the movie and how yet another 2020 release has crippling third-act narrative problems.CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #27 has our quarantined mediums leading a Zoom séance in the new micro budget ‘browser horror’, Host, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why watching this 56 minute ‘cybernatural’ feature “on your f**king telephone” or laptop makes for the most pertinent lockdown viewing experience.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #26 has our vengeful 'phroggers' terrorising a wealthy family in the 2019 suspenseful horror-thriller, I See You, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how subverting audience expectations with multi-viewpoint misdirection was an exciting exercise for director Adam Randall in an exclusive interview.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #25 has our dream thieves delving deep into Christopher Nolan's subconscious to extract his 2010 sci-fi action blockbuster, Inception, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why "you mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling" when debating how well this box office and critical smash holds up on the ten year anniversary of its original theatrical release.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #24 has our destination wedding guests living like there’s no tomorrow in The Lonely Island-produced new romcom, Palm Springs, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how society today might be lost in “one of those infinite time loop situations you might have heard about.”Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #23 has our Founding Fathers not throwin’ away their shots in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new-and-old live musical recording, Hamilton, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why Disney’s decision to release this ‘film’, both captured four years ago and dropped fifteen months early, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis was the best news of 2020.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #22 has our brash 00 agents uncovering a secret organisation (and lost episode!) by winning a high-stakes Texas hold 'em tournament in the 2006 'blonde Bond' reinvention, Casino Royale, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how to keep your rabid fans chomping at the bit in a long-awaited, re-recorded Q&A that definitely does not mention Tenet.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #21 has our twenty-something drifters haunted by a deteriorating otherworldly matriach in the new Jake Gyllenhaal and Russo Brothers-produced Australian horror, Relic, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why premiering her debut feature at Sundance Film Festival was a "wedding day" every day for writer-director Natalie Erika James in an exclusive interview.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #20 has our fiery sales directors held captive by a Sicilian mafia boss in the new Polish erotic drama, 365 Days, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how softcore sex scenes can’t excuse the most toxic on-screen relationship of the decade.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #19 has our preteen criminal prodigies scheming over magical MacGuffins in Disney’s new young adult adaptation, Artemis Fowl, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why esteemed British talent like Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench somehow got lost on this straight-to-streaming set.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #18 has our Hollywood has-beens dishing out cosmic justice in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 Golden Age fairytale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how special guest Sharon Tate to their Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth, Roschelle Rates It, ranks this in her favourite Leo performances of all time.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #17 has our traumatised Vietnam vets digging for gold in the new Spike Lee joint, Da 5 Bloods, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why a brilliant, bombastic performance from Delroy Lindo explodes as the best of 2020.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #16 has our tattooed detectives chasing down leads in Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 teeth-gnashing thriller, Prisoners, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how far their special guest Nick’s Flicks Fix would go to protect his family.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #15 has our fantabulous harlequins emancipated in the 2020 R-rated DCEU female flick, Birds of Prey, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why the shark in Jaws was named Bruce in a very special Q&A segment.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #14 has our high school superintendents embezzling millions in HBO's 2019 dramedy, Bad Education, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how the moviegoing experience might never be the same in a heated, virtual classroom debate.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #13 has our incontinent, senile mobsters chewing the Florida scenery in Josh Trank's scatological drama, Capone, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why Tom Hardy's tragic take on the gangster icon poops the bed.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #12 has our deplorable rednecks fighting back in Damon Lindelof’s satirical action-thriller, The Hunt, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how much a** Betty Gilpin would kick in a superhero franchise.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #11 has our arrogant anthropological students sacrificed to Pagan gods in Ari Aster’s 2019 Swedish Shining, Midsommar, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why this polarizes audiences as the bloodiest break-up picture ever.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #10 has our handsome, hulking Aussies massacring goons in the 2020 Netflix action romp, Extraction, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how much they love movies in a very special Q&A segment.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #9 has our conflicting classes scheming in the 2019 genre-bending black comedy, Parasite, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why this should've seen Dwayne Johnson in a leading role.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #8 has our aspiring actors lost in David Lynch's 2001 Hollywood nightmare, Mulholland Drive, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how to work out what any of this film means without breaking your brain.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #7 has our rival magicians obsessed over the 2006 period drama, The Prestige, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why Christopher Nolan never reveals his secrets.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #6 has our deranged prisoners waking up on level 171 deep beneath the 2019 Spanish sci-fi horror, The Platform, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how you’ll never look at a panna cotta the same again.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #5 has our disfigured heroes lob grenades in Taika Waititi's 2019 WWII satire, Jojo Rabbit, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and why you shouldn’t have Adolf Hitler as your male role model.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/

Episode #4 has our everymen dodging one global pandemic for another in Steven Soderbergh's 2011 disaster picture, Contagion, where Dan & Jackson discuss their initial thoughts on the movie, plot elements, behind-the-scenes notes and how frightening touching the wrong pokie machine in Hong Kong can be.Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: http://expressvpn.com/wewatchedthis/CHECK OUT: http://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast/