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

*They listened while the Watch-men laid it all down: Skynet, Judgment Day, the history of things to come…*

25 years ago, James Cameron brought the Terminator BACK in what would go on to become as one of the greatest movie sequels of all time, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Today, the Watch-men take on the task of mechanically dissecting the quarter-century-old classic: Do the effects hold up? Is John Connor really just Bart Simpson? Do we know now why we cry?Will our hot-as-molten-metal takes convince you to re-watch T2, or have you saying “hasta la vista, baby” to it? Listen and find out!

Today, The Watch-men tackle a topic more convoluted than a David Goyer script, more scientifically un-sound than a Marvel hero’s origin story and more wildly unpredictable than an episode of “The Walking Dead” — movie box office numbers. It’s Wall Street meets Watch-men as Matt and Sam team up with first-time guest Vincent to try and explain what really goes into those numbers we hear about so frequently. We also take time to look at this summer’s box office wins and event bigger bombs, as well as recap some of the biggest box office hauls and falls of all time. Does the box office rely on fact or fiction? The Watch-men are here to find out!

Nothing cleanses the palate like a good old fashioned Sci-Fi adventure. On this week’s episode of the Watch-men podcast, Sam makes his triumphant return from the upside-down and our guest Paul joins us to discuss the Netflix original series, “Stranger Things”. A clear love letter to the 1980s, “Stranger Things” revolves around a group of kids searching for their lost friend and the appearance of a strange little girl. Does this show’s nostalgia hit all the right notes, or is it just another gimmicky reboot? We’ll tell you what worked and what didn’t on this week’s episode of The Watch-men!

You know, normally we just title our episode the same name as the show or movie we review, but we’re just so tired, you guys. So very, very tired. Don’t watch Suicide Squad. Don’t give them your money. Live blissfully unaware that for seven painful minutes, Jared Leto’s Joker destroys all you love about that character. Also, Reg joins Matt on this week’s episode to thoroughly trash a terrible movie that makes little sense and wastes a pretty good cast. Enjoy!

With Justin Lin now at the helm of the Star Trek franchise, will this new instalment be faster and… uh… furiouser? Star Trek experts Neale and Reg return to the show to chat Star Trek Beyond. Is it really the best of the reboots? Did Simon Pegg’s script hold true to the old Star Trek style? Does Idris Elba’s new villain hold up? We answer these questions and more on this week’s Watch-men podcast!

With the new Ghostbusters reboot out in theatres, Matt and Sam welcome back previous Ghostbusters reviewers Amie and Mifi to talk ghosts and busting in 2016. Did the all-female remake live up to the original? Was it a disaster that ruined childhoods? Or was it just a regular old summer comedy? We sort through all the ectoplasm to give you our ghosty-est takes! Plus, with another San Diego Comic Con in the books, we go through a handful of the new trailers and talk about why we’re finally excited for the upcoming DCU movies. It’s a classic double episode on this week’s The Watch-men podcast!

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark celebrates its 35th anniversary. Is it still a rocking good time? Or will a re-watch leave you feeling crushed? The Watch-men podcast reviews the Spielberg-Lucas classic and answers this question, plus Sam and Matt break down a few of their favourite scenes and ponder over just how handsome Harrison Ford was back in 1981 (the answer is very). It’s a face-melting, Nazi-hating, snake-tastic episode on this week’s The Watch-men podcast!

It’s been 20 years since Will Smith welcomed “E.T.” to Earth in Roland Emmerich’s White House-exploding alien invasion classic, Independence Day. But, seeing as it’s 2016, the franchise has refused to go quietly into the night. Consequently, the Watch-men are stuck reviewing its decades-too-late sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence. On this episode, the Watch-men lament over a lack of Goldblum, say the phrase “Earth’s molten core” for the first (and probably last) time on the program, and try to answer a number of head-scratching questions – honestly, why couldn’t Liam Hemsworth use his Australian accent? Plus Joyce returns to claim the iron-throne of fact checking while Oumar is off again, possibly recruiting the women of Dorne and Olenna Tyrell to join House Watch-men.

Winter has come! And with it so ends another great season of Game of Thrones. Joyce, our favourite Game of Thrones fan, re-joins the show to discuss all the season 6 happenings. We pick up where we left off at mid-season, talk about our season MVPs, our favourite moments and make some predictions for season 7. Joyce explains the Tower of Joy theory come true, Sam gives major props Lady Mormont and Matt details Arya Stark’s Shakespearean connection. It’s an episode so jam-packed with content you’ll think you were fighting in the battle of the bastards on this week’s The Watch-Men Podcast!

When Sam’s out of town and you need to do a review of the 1984 Ghostbusters, who you gonna call? Amie and Mifi join Matt to discuss the original (or was it?!) Ghostbusters. They discuss the film’s presence in the 80s, what made it such a memorable classic, and how it has endured over the decades. They then turn their attention to the scorching hot controversy surrounding the forthcoming remake and try to figure out why people are so angry about an all-female Ghostbusters. All this plus Neale reading a touching passage from the official Ghostbusters novelization on this week’s The Watch-men Podcast!