Make Me Watch It

Make Me Watch It

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Make Me Watch It episodes

  • 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.

    2 hr 36 min
  • 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.

    3 hr 26 min
  • 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!
    2 hr 30 min
  • 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.

    1 hr 55 min
  • 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.

    1 hr 52 min
  • 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.

    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode 3: Polite Society / Bottoms

    The Brendans are nostalgic for their misspent youths as they discuss a pair of kick-ass high school comedies about funny ass-kicking ladies, with Nina Manzoor's high-flying Polite Society and Emma Seligman's hilariously surreal Bottoms. We start with general discussions on both before going into heavy spoilers, but these are two of the hardest recommendations for stuff we'd make you watch.


    Find us on Cinapse for more shenanigans.

    1 hr 40 min
  • Episode 2: Elemental / A Haunting in Venice

    The Brendans convene to discuss the delightful advent of spooky season - first, by contemplating the terror of interpersonal relationships across cultural divides in Disney and Pixar's Elemental, and then the dread of trying to solve a mystery in a haunted house with A Haunting in Venice. Shout-out to the School of Movies podcast for including some of our work from home away from home Cinapse.co in their recent Studio Ghibli series of shows.


    School of Movies

    Cinapse

    1 hr 45 min
  • Episode 1: The Last Voyage of the Demeter / Monstrum
    The lads discuss what they may or may not want to make other folks watch from their recent media adventures, then move on to extolling the virtues of The Last Voyage of the Demeter (available on VOD) and Monstrum (available to stream on Shudder), and why we would or would not make you watch them.
    1 hr 37 min

About Make Me Watch It

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