The Watch-men podcast

On this episode of The Watch-men Podcast, the gang share some more of their recent viewing recommendations. From irreverent sketch comedy, to grim folk horror, to the latest MCU and HBO series’, Matt, Sam and Joyce give plenty of reasons to stay home even as restrictions continue to lift. All this plus a preamble celebrating the 25th anniversary of a sci-fi classic (and 5th anniversary of a Watch-men review classic) and an extended news segment bringing you up to date on all the latest things people are arguing about on #FilmTwitter.

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Our Recommendations

Joyce:

Loki (TV, superhero, Disney+)

Mare of Easttown (TV, drama, HBO/Crave)

The Morning Show (TV, drama, Apple TV+)

Chocolat (movie, drama, Amazon Prime)

Matt:

I Think You Should Leave (TV, comedy, Netflix)

Pitch Black (movie, action, iTunes)

X2 / X-Men franchise (movies, superhero, Disney+)

Highlander (just kidding, please don’t watch this, Amazon Prime)

Sam:

Band of Brothers (TV, drama, HBO/Crave)

Midsommar / Hereditary (movie, horror, Netflix)

Fear Street trilogy (movies, horror, Netflix)

In this episode, The Watch-men throw it back all the way to Los Angeles in the 70s for the 5th anniversary of The Nice Guys. Does this action buddy comedy that stars Russell Crowe as a grizled hired gun and Ryan Gosling as a private detective with a drinking problem hold up? Short answer: yes! Joyce also attempts summarize Cruella but spoils the whole movie instead. Tune in!

On this episode, The Watch-men perform a temporal pincer movement and return to the depths of 2020 to review Christopher Nolan’s time-bending tentpole, Tenet. Did the movie twist our podcast protagonists’ minds into a pretzel or did Joyce, Matt and Sam manage to decipher some fun out of Nolan’s “Nolan-iest” effort to date? Tune in to find out… your future self already has!

Links:

Tenet timeline infographic - https://www.reddit.com/r/tenet/comments/ioq4ac/tenet_infograph_timeline/

The trailer for the killer-lions movie Sam mentions ‘The Ghost and the Darkness’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsiY-2CkPU

On this episode, The Watch-men take a trip back to 1980s Hong Kong for a review of Jackie Chan’s stunt-filled action classic Police Story. Matt also discusses his recent watch of First Blood — the first flick in the Rambo series — and the gang chat about the differences between Hong Kong and American ‘80s action movies. Can Matt, Sam and Joyce match Jackie’s speed, creativity and humour with their banter and hot takes? Probably not… but tune in anyways to hear them try!

Links:

For behind-the-scenes breakdowns of great stunts check out the Stuntmen React videos on the Corridor Crew YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/c/corridorcrew

On this week’s episode, the Watch-men crew do their best Netflix algorithm impersonation and recommend a selection of shows they’ve been watching and re-watching during the pandemic. Leave it to Matt, Sam, Joyce and Oumar to fill your watchlists with a wide mix including prestige dramas, searing satires, newly anointed Oscar winners, and trashy TV series’ to chuckle at with friends. Settle in for some Watch-men approved binge-watching before those pesky vaccines take us away from our screens!

Links:

Does the Dog Die? - https://www.doesthedogdie.com

Empire Podcast: Edgar Wright And Quentin Tarantino In Conversation -https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/celebration-cinema-edgar-wright-quentin-tarantino-in/id507987292?i=1000507570831

Steven Yuen looking fineeeee in GQ - https://www.gq.com/story/steven-yeun-april-cover-profile

The Rewatchables Podcast: ‘Dunkirk,’ With Quentin Tarantino, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan - https://www.theringer.com/2019/12/30/21043344/dunkirk-with-quentin-tarantino-sean-fennessey-and-chris-ryan

National Film Board of Canada YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/user/nfb

Our Recommendations:

Joyce - Pushing Daisies (TV series), Minari, Nomadland

Sam - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Ghost of Peter Sellers (Documentary), Death Proof, The Kid Detective

Oumar - The Sopranos (TV series), Mad Men (TV series)

Matt - What We Do In The Shadows (TV series) Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV series), Love and Monsters

The Watch-men Cinematic Universe expands this week with a new review of the Disney+ series WandaVision and deep dive into all things Marvel. Plus, joining in on the action is our resident superhero super genius Reg! We also find plenty of time to banter about new series Falcon and the Winter Soldier, pick our most anticipated upcoming MCU movies like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and forget all about Loki...oops. For all of your Marvel needs, in the words of DMX, the Watch-men gon’ give it to ya!

Links:

Hip-hop fight chart mentioned by Matt - https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-if-i-fought-this-rapper-would-i-win-chart/

Damian Lewis eulogy for Helen McCrory - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-lewis-on-his-wife-helen-mccrory-ive-never-known-anyone-able-to-enjoy-life-as-much-d7wmp2w3n

‘Friday the 13th’ documentary ‘Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th’ mentioned by Sam - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396421/

Our review of ‘Infernal Affairs’ starring ‘Shang-Chi’ actor Tony Leung - https://soundcloud.com/thewatchmenpodcast/episode-138-infernal-affairs-vs-the-departed

New trailer for ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ - https://youtube.com/watch?v=giWIr7U1deA&feature=share

The age of heroes has returned… that’s right, The Watch-men are back and in full force as Matt, Sam, Joyce and Oumar reunite for one last romp of a review! What Earth-threatening catastrophe could have summoned our mighty team? Nope, not the ongoing global pandemic but a film that may still cause viewers to experience flu-like symptoms, Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Only united will The Watch-men stand a chance against the #SnyderCut, tune in to find out how our heroes fare against this most mythical of movie foes.

Links from episode:

Vanity Fair article - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/02/the-true-story-of-justice-league-snyder-cut

It's our favourite time of year! Or, maybe just Joyce's favourite time of year. Regardless, Matt and Joyce are back to make their Oscar picks and talk about some of the contenders. Will Oscar voters see things our way? We'll find out!

Better late than never, Joyce and Matt return to review Star Wars Rise of Skywalker. Critics hated it, fans who hated Last Jedi loved it, but where do the Watchmen sit on this one-month-late to the party review? Cue your favourite Ben Solo shoulder shrug, grab your force-teleported lightsabre and set your expectations to stunned (wait, wrong franchise?) as Watchmen rap about the wars.

What a better way for the Watch-men to end the year with the season finale of The Watchmen! Matt and Joyce review the last episode of Watchmen, their favourite moments in the season and look forward to a new year of more nerdy movies and shows. Happy holidays!