After last week we can only go up, and we’re certainly doing that this week. The Favourite comes to us from acclaimed director Yorgos Lanthimos and features a trio of talented ladies - all of whom have won Oscars, one of which was for this very movie. It’s also a smartly-written and beautifully-shot movie, but will we spend more time thinking about other things? Find out here!

Intro song: downstate - i n ` y o u r . b l o o d

Outro song: Bertholet, Sebastian Kamae & Casiio - Cabernet

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-favourite (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

We’re watching a movie that seems to emphasize quantity over quality, with a stacked cast muddling through an improvised script. But we’re more interested in the more important matters, such as facts about classical composers, the Important Videos playlist, and all things Jeff Goldblum. In other words, a typical Watch This episode.

Intro song: RUDE - Awake

Outro song: H E R B - I eat Plants for a living

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/perfume (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

Hey you guys! We’re dialing it back to the 80s this week with an iconic family adventure. The Goonies is an integral part of the “larger-than-life 80s stories involving kids/preteens” genre that also includes ET and The Neverending Story, and has some top notch talent in front of and behind the camera, including a young Waymond Wang. But will it resonate with today’s crowd of cinephiles? Let’s find out!

Intro song: Dreama - Shoreline

Outro song: mr.neab & Idepen - Express

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-goonies (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

Riley got to pick this movie in honor of her (late) birthday, and boy is it a doozy. It comes to us from the Wachowskis, perhaps best known for creating The Matrix franchise, and features Mila Kunis saving the world from a guy who CREATES LIFE… and destroys it. It’s pretty weird, but it’s an enjoyable mess. Let’s watch Jupiter Ascending!

Intro song: Lemonah - Cosmic Blanket

Outro song: [VTMN-R] - Firstborn

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/jupiter-ascending (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

We’re watching an animated flick from Dreamworks about a supervillain’s existential crisis. It’s a lot better than it sounds. Anyway, Megamind rewrites the rules of the works that came before it - plus it has a top-notch voice cast and graced the world with several memes. So yeah, it’s great! And engaging! And a subversive masterpiece! It’s Megamind!

Intro song: cameragrammar - Netflix and Chillwave

Outro song: downstate - i n ` y o u r . b l o o d

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/megamind (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

This week we're watching Katie Mitchell’s favorite movie, Portrait of a Lady on Fire! It’s a very well-liked French lesbian period movie that won an award from Cannes and quickly became a favorite among film kids. But will we like it? What would it be like if it had a different director? Will we stop making Morbius jokes? Find out the answers to all of these questions here!

Intro song: HOME - Before the Night

Outro song: alex - i wasnt aloud to watch whose line as a kid but i think its pretty good now

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

This week we’re watching the low-budget teen indie comedy that charmed the world in the halcyon days of 2004. It also happens to be set in that year, even though you wouldn’t be able to tell that since it looks stuck in the past. And yet we’ve got a lot to say about movies from the future, including the newest from Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, and the Avatar franchise - and riff on the dumbest Turning Red hot take of all time.

(Also, we mention the possibility of John C. Reilly being one of the many, MANY stars of Oppenheimer, and while that may not happen, I found out after recording that he’ll be in the Cannes-bound The Stars at Noon along with actual Oppenheimer star Benny Safdie!)

Intro song: Bertholet, Sebastian Kamae & Casiio - Cabernet

Outro song: kreatorr - Changes

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/napoleon-dynamite (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

Another universally beloved, award-winning modern animated classic from the last five years is in our sights as we watch the movie that gave us such hits as “Surface Pressure”, “Dos Oruguitas”, and of course “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, which defied the odds and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for several glorious weeks. But will we spend more time talking about Morbius and Jared Leto than the movie itself? The answer is yes.

Intro song: James - KOI POND

Outro song: Pryda - Shadows (Øfdream Vision)

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/encanto (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

It’s the SUPER SPECIAL Episode 25 and what better movie to mark the milestone with than Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? It shook the animation world to its core, won dozens of awards, and proved that you shouldn’t judge a studio by the mediocre or outright terrible movies that make up its cover. (Oh, and Sony Animation also made The Mitchells Vs. the Machines a few short years later, proving that this wasn’t just a fluke.) Let’s go Into the Spider-Verse!

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Intro song: Topaz Gang - AUTOGRAPH

Outro song: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - 2 Many Spidermen

Where to watch the movie: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse (if not in the U.S. then set “Streaming in” to whatever country you’re in)

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The Spider-Verse episode is gonna wait a little while longer, but for now we’re looking at a tie-in short starring Spider-Ham, one of the alternate Spideys, in a Looney Tunes-esque adventure. It ain’t much, but it’ll tide us over until the Spider-Verse episode is ready at least. And hey, you can’t go wrong with all of the main Watch This in our element, even if it is just a quickie episode. It’s Caught in a Ham!

Intro music: Topaz Gang - Autograph

Outro music: SiIvaGunner - Sneakman (Beta Mix)

Watch Caught in a Ham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY15_rcd-IQ