STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (w/ Adam Sirdoreus)
[ep.153] The ninth (and final?) episode in the 42-year Star Wars saga is here: The RIse of Skywalker, directed by J.J. Abrams. Adam Sirdoreus joins us to discuss the film, the series, and its impact on culture. WBAM!
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Spoilers start at 29:36
The 2019 WBAMYs
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[Bonus] Drew surprises Hunter and Ernest with the inaugural WBAMYs movie awards show, with categories such as Who Asked For This?, The Limitless Award for the One that Wasn’t Great But Stole Your Heart, and Winner of the Year. WBAMY!
MARRIAGE STORY
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[ep.150] A review of the newest film from writer-director Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The story of a couple facing a tumultuous divorce. Now streaming on Netflix and gaining lots of awards momentum. WBAM!
Ariana Grande Live / WATCHMEN / Grammy & Spirit Awards Nominations
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[ep.146] We share thoughts on the Grammy and Independent Spirit Awards nominations. Plus, Watchmen episodes 5 and 6 were absolute knock-outs, Rick and Morty is back, and Hunter saw Ariana Grande live in concert. WBAM!
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Episode 146 Shownotes
- News
- Ketchup
- Ariana MOTHER FUCKING Grande (21:01)
- Rick and Morty (33:03)
- Watchmen (39:09)
FORD V FERRARI
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[ep.144] Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in James Mangold’s new film Ford v Ferrari, the true story of the creation of the GT40 and the Shelby Cobra team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. WBAM!
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Spoilers start at 28:55
JOJO RABBIT
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[ep.142] A review of writer-director Taika Waititi’s latest film Jojo Rabbit, starring Waititi as an imaginary Adolf Hiter in WW2 Nazi Germany. Billed as an “anti-hate satire,” this film is the winner of the TIFF Audience Award and the subject of much debate and discussion from critics. How does it balance its comedic and dramatic tones? WBAM!
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Spoilers start at 40:11
HBO Max / Apple TV+ / My Chemical Romance
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[ep.141] More streaming wars updates from the launch of Apple TV+ and next year’s HBO Max. Plus, My Chemical Romance has returned, Benioff & Weiss’s Star Wars deal falls through, and Arctic Dogs has flopped at the box office big time. WBAM!
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EP 141 Shownotes
- News
- HBO Max (02:21)
- Apple TV+ (11:32)
- MCR reunion show (21:38)
- Benioff and Weiss out of Star Wars (31:42)
- Arctic Dogs box office (38:42)
[ep.138] We review Parasite, the latest film from South Korean writer-director Bong Joon-ho. Winner of the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, this is one of the most praised films of the year. Does it live up to the hype? WBAM!
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Spoilers start at 34:30
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE
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[ep.135] Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, wrote and directed El Camino, a Netflix film closing out Jesse’s (Aaron Paul) story and fate. WBAM!
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EP. 135 Shownotes
Spoilers start at 24:30
The Breaking Bad Movie Almost Had a Very Different Ending
JUSTICE LEAGUE, The Front Bottoms Live, and SNL (feat. Brett Nemeroff)
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[ep. 14] | Brett Nemeroff returns as the featured guest this week to help the guys review the latest Warner Bros./DC product, JUSTICE LEAGUE. They also discuss seeing The Front Bottoms live in concert, Chance the Rapper hosting Saturday Night Live, and LADY BIRD. Plus, Brett introduces a new segment, Brett’s Catch-up Corner. WBAM!
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EPISODE 14 SHOWNOTES
- Intro
- Movie/TV news
- Movie Pass (00:05:08)
- Catch-22 (00:10:19)
- Battlefront II (EA) (00:13:46)
- Brett’s Catch-up Corner
- Channel Zero (00:17:13)
- Future Man (00:23:30)
- Runescape (00:28:40)
- What we’ve been watching
- Saturday Night Live (00:31:29)
- Seinfeld (00:38:04)
- Rain Man (00:42:00)
- Lady Bird (00:46:44)
- Nujabes (00:50:25)
- The Front Bottoms Live (00:53:21)
- Review: Justice League (01:11:00)
Best DCOMs and Drew’s Mystery Hot Take — WE FOUGHT A MIC (feat. Gaia Rose)
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[ep. 13] | The guys welcome Gaia, their first ever female guest, this week to help them inaugurate a new segment — WE FOUGHT A MIC. Drew has a mystery hot take at the ready, and they all attempt to debate what is the one true best Disney Channel Original Movie. Plus, they discuss seeing Fall Out Boy live, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, and the Season 4 (and series?) finale of NATHAN FOR YOU: FINDING FRANCES. All this and more (including a call to a certain Tommy Wiseau) on this week’s WBAM!
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EPISODE 13 SHOWNOTES
- Intro
- Movie/TV news
- No more Marvel shows on Netflix (Fox deal dead?) (00:07:48)
- Star Wars: Rian Johnson to develop Star Wars ep 10, 11, 12; live action TV show confirmed (00:11:48)
- Amazon confirms LOTR prequel series (00:15:47)
- Louis CK (00:19:23)
- What we’ve been reading
- The Disaster Artist (00:27:57)
- What we’ve been watching
- Fall Out Boy live (00:39:52)
- The Keepers (00:47:24)
- The Good Place (00:54:52)
- The Killing of A Sacred Deer (00:56:23)
- Nathan for You: Finding Frances (01:04:26)
- We Fought a Mic
- Drew’s mystery hot take (01:25:22)
- What is the best Disney Channel Original Movie? (01:43:48)
- Outro (01:55:55)
THOR: RAGNAROK, CHANNEL ZERO, and NATHAN FOR YOU (feat. Harry Sayer)
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[ep. 12] | You’re in for a Marvelous talk this week as the guys bring on their old pal Harry to review the latest Taika Waititi film/seventeenth MCU entry, THOR: RAGNAROK. They also discuss some big movie news from the past week, and what they’ve been watching: MINDHUNTER, THE DEUCE, NATHAN FOR YOU, CHANNEL ZERO Season 1, THE DANA CARVEY SHOW, and Waititi’s previous films. Plus, stick around after the Thor review to hear their rankings of the entire MCU. WBAM!
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EPISODE 12 SHOWNOTES
- Intro
- Movie/TV news (00:02:37)
- Netflix Nielsen ratings for Stranger Things 2
- Kevin Spacey is a bitch (00:06:40)
- House of Cards S6,
- Mindhunter, The Deuce (00:13:04)
- 20th Century Fox in talks to sell to Disney (00:19:57)
- What we’ve been watching (00:30:01)
- Dana Carvey Show (actual show)
- Nathan for You: comp. repair/psychic (00:34:17)
- American Vandal (quick recap) (00:44:46)
- Channel Zero Season 1 (00:50:00)
- Taika Waititi — What We Do in the Shadows; Hunt for the Wilderpeople (01:03:36)
- Review: Thor: Ragnarok (01:19:31)
- Spoilers (01:37:07)
- MCU rankings (02:05:32)
- Outro (02:29:33)
Favorite Horror Movies, STRANGER THINGS 2, and AMERICAN VANDAL
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[ep. 11] | It’s a spooky one this week as Ernest and Drew break down the news and what they’ve been watching before being joined by Hunter to discuss their favorite horror movies and STRANGER THINGS 2. WBAM!
Apologies for the low quality sound on this one, we’ll be back in shape next week.
EPISODE 11 SHOWNOTES
- Intro
- Honestly Dav (00:01:44)
- New music: Weezer, metrox21xoffset (00:03:58)
- Movie/TV news (00:11:02)
- Dora the Explorer suh????
- Regal testing dynamic pricing
- Slice trailer
- Lion King cast
- What we’ve been watching (00:23:08)
- Channel Zero
- Spirited Away
- Jack Whitehall At Large
- American Vandal (00:36:40)
- The Good Place SPOILERS (00:45:19)
- Halloween Extravaganza (00:48:43)
- Stranger Things 2
- Favorite spooky movies (00:59:45)
- Classic Horror
- Modern Horror
- Family Horror
- Outro (01:44:43)
THE FLORIDA PROJECT, Nintendo Switch, and TOO FUNNY TO FAIL
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[ep. 10] | It’s another great talk this week as Ernest, Hunter, and Drew share their takes on the bold new episode of NATHAN FOR YOU (“The Anecdote”), the series finale of HALT AND CATCH FIRE (watch out for spoilers!), and the new film from writer/director Sean Baker, THE FLORIDA PROJECT. Plus, thoughts on the Nintendo Switch, Halloween Horror Nights 27, Hulu’s TOO FUNNY TO FAIL, and more. WBAM!
EPISODE 10 SHOWNOTES
- Intro
- Movie/TV news (00:11:59)
- Netflix
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (00:20:13)
- I Love You, Daddy trailer (i guess, louis ck) (00:23:47)
- Venom movie cast (00:28:02)
- Spider-man 3, The Night Of, Dane Cook
- Nintendo Switch Time (00:38:47)
- What we’ve been watching (00:53:32)
- Too Funny To Fail: Hulu’s Dana Carvey Show Documentary
- Ghosted pilot (01:01:29)
- Halloween Horror Nights (01:09:14)
- Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween
- Nathan For You (01:22:51)
- The Florida Project (01:34:49)
- Halt and Catch Fire series finale SPOILERS (01:48:59)
- Outro (02:07:58)
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WE BOUGHT A MIC – Pop Culture Podcast [EPISODE 0]
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[ep. 0] | The boys discuss what they’ve been watching. Drew tells us about classic movies he has never seen until very recently, and Ernest and Hunter run down their lists of their favorite films of 2017 so far. Plus, they get into the end of the Summer Movie Wager. What fun!
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This pilot episode for an upcoming entertainment talk show includes SPOILERS for some of the most popular movies releases of 2017 so far (LOGAN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, GET OUT, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, BABY DRIVER, DUNKIRK, SPLIT).
We discussed these films in-depth during the last segment of the podcast. If you haven’t seen any of these films and would like to remain unspoiled, stop listening around the 1:13:00 mark, and resume once you have seen the films. You’ve been warned!
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