Through the Lens

On this episode of Through the Lens Alex and Davis tackle the five films with best actor nominations at this year's Oscars. First they talk about the latest in movie news including the Black Widow and Loki trailers as well as the Soviet-Era version of Lord of the Rings. They break down the best actor category by going performance by performance in this order: Gary Oldman in Mank, Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Steven Yeun in Minari, Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal, and Anthony Hopkins in The Father.

For the first episode of this special Oscar themed month, Alex and Davis talk about some of the biggest snubs in the Academy's history. The start out the show talking about some of the biggest news, including the planned Knives Out sequels from Netflix, the Black Adam movie, and David Ayer's Suicide Squad "Ayer cut." They followed the news with some of the more famous Oscar snubs in recent history before getting into their personal picks for biggest Oscar snubs.

On this special Spanish movies episode, Alex and Davis talk about critically-acclaimed movies, Roma and Pain and Glory. They start the show by going through some of the latest movie news, including more on the Snyder Cut, along with the topic of strong female characters in movies. They then get into discussing what they liked about each movie and if they got snubbed for Oscars. They end the show by giving their reasons for loving foreign movies.

On this week's episode of Through the Lens, Alex and Davis talk about about the highly anticipated Snyder Cut and determine if Zack Snyder's Justice League lived up to the hype. They start off with some movie news, mostly related to the Snyder Cut, including the removed John Stewart Green Lantern cameo. Then they talk about what they liked and disliked from the film, and what the new edition changed. Follow the show @through_the_lens_wegl for episode updates as well as other movie related content.

On this heated episode of Through the Lens Alex and Davis talk about the entire DC Extended Universe so far. They open up the episode discussing the hottest pop culture news including Bethesda games becoming Xbox exclusives and MCU fatigue. After that they get right into discussing how the DCEU has been organized and how they felt about each film. The show ends with a very lively discussion about if the Justice League is enjoyable.

This week Alex and Davis begin a foreign language film journey that will continue every few weeks, with Train to Busan and La Haine. Before getting into those two films, the two go a bit off the rails talking about the latest and greatest in movie news, specifically Davis' hatred of Russel Brand and his "acting." Then they finally get into Train to Busan and La Haine, talking about some of their favorite scenes, and what makes each of these movies stand out.

On this special episode of Through the Lens, Alex and Davis along with special guest Damia Scott talk about some of the most recent influential movies concerning Black History. First they go through some of the biggest movie news, including the rumored Superman movie, Blue Beetle, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. They then get right into it discussing three movies: 12 Years a Slave, Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing. They talk about the movies themselves, as well as their significance and some of the questions they might pose.

Alex and Davis, along with Chris and Jack are ready for the final episode of the Now this is Podcasting series. The group begins with the latest in pop culture, including the trailers for Mortal Kombat and the SnyderCut. Then they discuss the other two Disney films, Solo and Rogue One before definitively ranking all 11 Star Wars films, which features some surprising choices,

Alex and Davis are back for the most divisive trilogy in the Star Wars saga. To begin they break down the latest in movie news including the upcoming Snyder Cut trailer, and the Gina Carano controversy. They then jump right into The Force Awakens and the show picks up quickly with all of the guys getting into a number of heated discussions. Davis fights a one on three battle defending The Last Jedi before they come together in their disdain for The Rise of Skywalker.

After a week off, Alex and Davis are back with their friends Jack and Jacob to break down the Star Wars Original Trilogy. They begin talking about the latest news, including some spoilers for Wandavision and debating Godzilla vs. Kong. They then jump right into it, going movie by movie, listing their favorite moments, scenes, fun facts and more.