The Watch-men | A Nerdy Movie & TV Review Podcast

Finally, a Marvel movie that features a boastful braggart of a protagonist who loses everything because of his excessive pride, only to learn the true meaning of power in a moment of humility. Of course we’re talking about the new movie, Iron Man...err I mean... Doctor Strange! Reg joins the show to fill us in on all of Doctor Strange’s comic background and we try to decide whether or not this new hero is a good fit in the MCU!

Welcome to a special re-broadcast of The Watch-men Podcast’s first-ever live episode! In support of CJSR’s Fundrive, your favourite nerd culture connoseuirs sat down last week to raise some $$$ and bring our brand of film facts and analysis to the radio masses. On the episode, Matt and Sam visit the theme-park where everything went wrong — two decades before the same thing happened in Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton’s 1973 film Westworld not only inspired HBO to create their current (and excellent) reinterpretation, but had us laughing, applauding, and saying “was that a real rattlesnake?” as well. For a movie made on little more than pennies, can Yul Brynner, some archaic CGI, and stunt men falling out of windows ensure this movie stands the test of time? The Watch-men are here to tell you.

Ah the Walking Dead. One of the first shows the Watch-men Podcast covered. Now it starts its seventh season after a controversial season six finale. Does this season premiere knock it out of the park? Or does it just beat you over the head with senseless violence and overt gore-porn? Our Walking Dead friend and resident goat / zombie impersonator Mifi returns to the show as we chat about all that happened in the Walking Dead season seven premiere!

Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This… is our Army of Darkness episode! It’s a 39-minute pop culture shotgun blast. The Gateway’s top of the line. You can find this in the multimedia department. That’s right, this sweet baby was made at the University of Alberta. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It’s got Sam’s bad jokes, Matt’s bad quotes, and Oumar. That’s right. Listen Watch-men. Listen Watch-men Podcast. You got that? After the Deadite discussion is done, it’s all zombie talk with guest Mifi (who apparently speaks their language). We take a look at the upcoming Walking Dead Season 7 premiere, and offer some bold predictions.

Out of Hell’s Kitchen and into the fire of Harlem… Luke Cage is out now on Netflix! With a new New York locale, and a new perspective, does Netflix have another “Marvel” on it’s hands? The Watch-men are here to tell you. On this episode, Sam, Matt, and guest Reg press play on the pilot, taking a look at the MCU’s first black superhero series. With Daredevil and Jessica Jones as Watch-men favourites, all things point to another win for the streaming service. But will the hip-hop tunes, Biggie Small’s portraits, and barbershop banter enough to merit a binge-watching? Check out our review to find out.

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? After going through an episode of HBO’s new sci-fi western, Westworld, you just might! Our resident HBO correspondent Joyce returns to the show as we talk about robots, people and a bit of Shakespeare. Is Westworld the new Game of Thrones, or is it merely a simulation of something great and not the real deal? Tune in to find out!

For 50 episodes and 50 weeks, the Watch-men have loyally guided you through the good, the bad, and the ugly of film, TV, and Netflix. This week is no exception. The Hollywood remake monster has reared its head once again, in the form of a film so rebooted it would make Xzibit blush — “I hear you like reboots, so here’s a reboot of a reboot of a reboot” — it’s 2016’s The Magnificent Seven. Based on the 1960 film (which was based on the Japanese masterpiece, Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai), the western starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt will have to answer to the cold, hard, frontier-style review justice of The Watch-men. Can the multicultural rehash match the staying power of the original or should it’s tombstone read “D.O.A.”? Saddle up and find out.

On this episode, The Watch-men have left the warmth of summer behind as they enter the dark depths of the Black Hills Forest in search of something thought only to exist in myth and legend — a good movie. Horror ensues as Sam and guest Vincent find themselves neck deep in a review of Adam Wingard’s Blair Witch — the nearly two-decades-too-late “sequel” to the 1999 found footage classic The Blair Witch Project. Through endless jump scares, shaky cameras, and blaring bass the Watch-men persist, but will they make it out of the woods?

As a summer of crippling cinematic disappointment fades further into well-deserved obscurity, the Watch-men finally turn their attention, hopes, and dreams to a new season — that’s right, fall is here! Bringing with it everything from seasonal genre fare, to Oscar-bait, to 99% of the year’s top dramas, fall audiences will be spoiled for choice over the coming months. To help you decide what should be on your must-see-movies list, Sam highlights a handful of anticipated features, including Watch-men regulars (Rogue One, Doctor Strange), Oscar contenders (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Silence), and possible sleeper hits (Arrival, Blair Witch, La La Land). Meanwhile, Matt helps plan your PVR schedules and perfect your Netflix lists, by recommending some top picks for fall TV — bring on the robot cowboys, CW supers, and British royals! Plus, Neale answers yet another question for the ages: where is that Sliders reboot we’ve all be waiting for?

Summer has come to a close and a new school year is upon us — thankfully putting to rest one of the most tumultuous and downright terrible summer movie seasons in recent memory. But was it all bad? Was there any salvation to be had?The Watch-men do their best Judge Dredd impersonation on this week’s episode, playing Judge, Jury, and Executioner as they recap the best and seek revenge on the worst movies they saw over the last 4 months.