Make Me Watch It

By Brendan Agnew

Here to recklessly inflict enthusiasm upon the world, "Make Me Watch It" is about getting people to watch (but sometimes read or play) cool stuff because it's dope.... more

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How many episodes does Make Me Watch It have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Make Me Watch It episodes:

February 14, 2024 Minisode: "20 Valentine's Day Favorites" - Classic and New Classic Comfort Viewing
The Brendans share our favorite Valentine's Day-flavored movies, because sharing is caring.
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33min
January 31, 2024 Episode 11: "Swayze Glistens" - The Godfather: Part II / In the Heat of the Night
In celebration of the recent 2024 Oscar Nominations announcement, the Brendans talk two historic Best Picture Winners that we finally made ourselves watch - The Godfather: Part II and In the Heat of the Night - as well as giving our takes on a great year of cinema, why Road House is Dope, Actually, and which Best Animated Picture nominees are the Best Ones (hint: it's most of them).
Follow our work on Cinapse, and find Brendan Agnew on the Matinee Heroes episode on Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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2h 12min
January 16, 2024 Episode 10: "Why is France?" - The Three Musketeers: D'Artangan / Wonka
The Brendans are all for one and one for all as we examine two recent examples of re-examining classic literary properties for cinematic adaptation, and why these particular films succeed. We also talk the samurai revenge classic Lady Snowblood, Scooby-Doo crossovers, and why you should never bet against Paul King.
Follow our work on Cinapse to a world of pure imagination.

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2h 3min
January 09, 2024 Minisode: "The Yearly Countdown" - Fantastic Films of 2023
What it says on the tin - these are Brendan Agnew's favorites of the year. I just think they're neat.
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23min
January 01, 2024 Episode 9: "Homelander's Your Dad" - 2023 Favorites
The Brendans are gathered at the turn of the year to reflect on the holidays, examine 2023 passion projects like The Creator and Rebel Moon, and talk about our favorite films of the year - from big obvious blockbusters to hidden gems you might have missed.

Follow our work on Cinapse, and we'll see you in the new year.
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2h 36min
December 17, 2023 Episode 8: "The Short Version" - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 20th Anniversary Special
In celebration of the 20th birthday of the greatest movie ever, the Brendans convene to talk cozy/creepy Netlix cartoons, the new Miyazaki movie, holiday movie recommendations, and why The Lord of the Rings remains such a singular cinematic achievement.

Follow our work at Cinapse, check out the Geeks With Shields episode on How LOTR Perfected Epic Battles, and happy trails.
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3h 26min
December 17, 2023 Episode 7: "The Pucker Factor is A LOT" - Jawan / Godzilla Minus One
The Brendans gather for a big ol' post-Thanksgiving International Blockbuster Extravaganza. In addition to feasting on the riches of Shah Rukh Khan's new action vehicle Jawan (streaming on Netflix) and Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One (and other Goji goodness), we follow-up on Netflix's excellent Blue Eye Samurai, talk about why Home Alone is a perfect live-action Looney Tune, and recount some of Marian's recent adventures in California.
Follow our work at Cinapse, particularly Brendan Foley's fantastic Blue Eye Samurai review!
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2h 30min
November 13, 2023 Episode 6: "That's a Callback, Right There" - Killers of the Flower Moon & Working With Scorsese
The Brendans are joined by another very special guest this week to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon. The film's official Visual Effects Data Wrangler Michael Slemmons comes on to talk being on set for the extensive on-location shoot, the challenges of period pieces with massive scope both in front of the camera and as created by VFX, the powerful human story of the Osage murders and the monsters behind them, and several wandering tangents about the beautiful minutiae of creating art via motion pictures.

Also, more thoughts on One Piece, because anime remains Good, Actually.

Read our stuff on Cinapse and catch Michael on The Mike Show.
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1h 55min
November 13, 2023 Episode 5: "Venom is Good Now" - The Innocents / Don't Listen
Happy Devil's Night, other buckets! The Brendans plan to blow out the Halloween Season with a bang, talking haunted houses and creepy kids with 1961's The Innocents and 2021's Don't Listen. We also have a report from the Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game for PS5, book recommendations, and a chance to catch up on the Arrow ShawScope Vol. 2 coverage at ⁠Cinapse⁠.
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1h 52min
October 29, 2023 Episode 4: "Shut Up, Weeb!" - Sword of the Stranger / Rurouni Kenshin
The Brendans are joined by our first guest: the Most Complete Podcaster in the World, the Undisputed Mike Scott of Action For Everyone. We go deep on why we love cinematic sword fights as a form of action cinema, what we love about animated classics new and old like Ninja Scroll and Sword of the Stranger, as well as the live-action Rurouni Kenshin series.

Mike and Co.'s action cinema buffet, Action For Everyone.

Check out our written work at Cinapse.
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2h 1min

FAQs about Make Me Watch It:

How many episodes does Make Me Watch It have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.