Watch Closely

We are dubbing this week Jason & Ernie's 'Fireside Chat', an unscripted off the cuff discussion. It's a much more raw and behind the curtain discussion so grab yourself a sofa pillow and some snacks. We discuss Jordan Peele's murder mystery podcast “Quiet Part Loud” who's voice cast includes Tracy Letts (The Sinner) as Rick Egan, Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as the mysterious woman, and Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live) as The Blank. Arian Moayed (Succession). Plus we discuss movie culture and our views of exploring cultures through food and movies. We discuss Avatar: The Way of Water and if people are losing their desire for escapist movies. Plus Studio Ghibl has a project collaboration with Star Wars and baby Grogu, could this mean a bigger movie is coming? Then we discuss rumors that Jason Momoa and James Gunn are wanting to bring Lobo from the Superman rogue gallery to the big screen and Jason Momoa might be playing him. What are our thoughts on this and how it affects Aquaman and the DCEU moving forward? Thank you all for joining us, what do you think of this fireside chat? Should we do more?

This week we discuss our thoughts on Black Adam starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson. We also discuss Henry Cavills exiting The Witcher and being replaced by Liam Hemsworth. Also, a sequel to Dodgeball in the works and are we sure that is a good idea? Speaking of rehashing of originals, A Christmas Story Christmas trailer is up and will we see it or skip it? We then discuss, a new Hercules movie in the works from Joe Russo that will me more experimental and inspired by TikTok. Daniel Radcliffe shuts down Wolverine rumors, and we reminsce about Hugh Jackman. We discuss the casting of Sofia Falcone with Cristin Milioti taking on the role opposite of Collin Farrells penguin the this Batman spinoff. We finish strong with our See It or Skip It section with Avatar 2 The Way of Water for a heated discussion. Then we end it with what films we are most excited for in November. Other random buzzwords, trepidatious, nonchalant and charcuterie. Let us know your thoughts on Twitter. Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweet or #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we’ll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

This week we discuss our favorite Halloween candy and movie, and ask the question: "Is candy corn a hit or miss?" Keeping with the spooky vibes, we see the return of Tobin Bell to the Saw franchise for "Saw X: We Seen this Before" is it time to AXE Saw? We also discuss Tim Burton and his experience working with Disney and if he should direct a Marvel movie and he gives us an "update" on Bettlejuice 2. Marlon Wayans gives us an update on White Chicks 2, while giving us his views on cancel culture. James Gunn and Peter Safran will oversee DC studios as the new CEOs, respectively. Will they deliver what we have been needed from DC? We shall soon find out. Speaking of superhero films, we share our thoughts on the new trailers for Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantamania, directed by Peyton Reed, with Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton & Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special directed by James Gunn. With Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper (and Kevin Bacon!) . Lastly, we bring back the popular Cameron Corner segment with some more James Cameron classic disses. "Oh James"... Let us know your thoughts on Twitter. Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweet or #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we’ll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week! 

This week we pay tribute to actor Robbie Coltrane with our favorite Hagrid moments. Harrison Ford officially joins the MCU as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross aka Red Hulk. We talk the future of DC yet again, with James Gunn developing a new mystery film, a Henry Cavill 'Man of Steel 2' film in development, Flash 2 script already done, Matt Reeves (director of The Batman), developing multiple spinoff projects for Batman villains, which are set to include Scarecrow, Professor Pig and Clayface. We also, dive into and discuss the divisive She-Hulk finale and our thoughts on the series. Lastly, we discuss the future of film and video games with sites like phenaki.video showcasing AI generated videos from simple text prompts, we discuss the sample videos and the implications of this technology. Do you think we could see full length movies of this in the future? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter. 

Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweet or #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we’ll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

This week, the gang is back and discussing some of the latest and greatest movie news. We discuss the new Super Mario trailer. We discuss yet, another Expendables movie and who might appear in the sequel 20 years later. Feeling like singing along the ol’ Oregon Trail? Well, you’re in luck, with an musical Oregon trail in our future. Also, we discuss Leap Frogs appearance in She-Hulk and more! The return on See-it or skip it, sees us discussing Wakanda Forever and Davib Harbours, Violent Night. Are you excited?? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter.  Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

This week Hugh Jackman is announced to return as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 with Ryan Reynolds making this his first MCU appearance. Then also the MCU's Armor Wars starring Don Cheedle as War Machine changes from a Disney Plus series to a theatrical movie with Tony Stark's death to play a significant role in the film. Plus Jurassic World: Dominion director comments that the franchise should have ended with Spieberg saying the franchise is "inherently un-franchisable", do we agree with his thoughts? Then news that the Planet of the Apes movie series is continuing with a fourth installment featuring Freya Allan from the Witcher.  Then for See It or Skip It we discuss the Werewolf by Night trailer, The Last of Us for HBO teaser, and Halloween Ends final trailer and the Indiana Jones 5 leaked trailer! Are you excited?? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter.  Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

This week in movie news we have a lovely mixed bag for you. AMC raises their A List membership pricing again, what does it mean for theaters? We discuss the Emmy winners and what stood out. Anthony Mackie praises She-Hulk for doing something different in the MCU, our thoughts around his comments. New set videos showing an impressive stunt sequence for the recently shelved Batgirl, we discuss what could have been. Will we ever get a leaked trailer? Also Amazon's the Boys spinoff series in the works centered around Vought called Gen V. Early reactions to Amsterdam starring Christian Bale · Margot Robbie · John David Washington · Chris Rock · Anya Taylor-Joy · Zoe Saldana · Mike Myers · Michael Shannon are surfacing on twitter and the reactions are not so good. Does this sway our excitement for the movie? In Avatar 2 The Way of Water news, James Cameron ignored Fox’s notes when they suggested cutting down the runtime. Cameron's response and our thoughts. Plus Gal Gadot comments on joining Marvel in a D23 interview, we discuss our thoughts and who should she play? Then for See It or Skip It we review new Spooky Season trailers for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story which has dropped on Netflix, with Evan Peters leading the cast in the chilling role of serial killer. Hulu's reimagining of Hellraiser starring Jamie Clayton ; Goran Visnjic ; Hiam Abbass ; Odessa A'zion ; Brandon Flynn coming Oct 7 to Hulu. Also Netflix's The Curse of Bridge Hollow, starring Marlon Wayans ; Priah Ferguson Sydney ; Kelly Rowland Emily ; Lauren Lapkus Mayor Tammy ; Dave Sheridan Farmer Brown. Are you excited for spooky season? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter.  Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!