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We’re back with a spoiler-filled double feature of ROOFMAN and Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN (2025). We unpack why ROOFMAN feels like an instant “Reddit classic,” how it fits in that cozy mid-2000s Little Miss Sunshine / Logan Lucky / adult dramedy lane, and whether Channing Tatum just delivered one of his best performances opposite a lights-out Kirsten Dunst.

Then we go long on GDT’s FRANKENSTEIN.

• Is Oscar Isaac miscast or perfectly hammy as Victor?
• Is the movie too sympathetic to its creator, or just honest about tech-bro god complexes?
• How hard does Jacob Elordi cook as the Creature?
• Do the practical effects and gore outweigh the “Netflix look” of the CG backdrops?
• Mia Goth as the true nature-vs-nurture conscience of the movie
• Frankenstein as an AI / capitalism / “move fast and break things” parable

Timestamps

• 00:00 - ROOFMAN spoiler review
• 28:20 - FRANKENSTEIN (2025) spoilers with Lee

We have lots of new movies to review, along with a couple of shows. We start off with Edgar Wright's new adaptation of 'The Running Man' starring Glen Powell, and move into 'Jay Kelly' (Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler), 'Rental Family' (Brendan Fraser), and 'The Testament of Ann Lee' (Amanda Seyfried). Plus, thoughts on 'Train Dreams', the Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just an Accident', 'Sorry, Baby', and 'Sentimental Value'. Finally, we wrap with a breakdown of Netflix's 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'.

• Intro - 0:00
• Warner Bros Sale, HBO's Jimmy Olsen show - 1:58
• The Running Man - 6:37
• Jay Kelly - 19:07
• Rental Family - 23:49
• The Testament of Ann Lee - 28:38
• Die My Love - 41:30
• Train Dreams - 45:48
• It Was Just An Accident - 54:20
• Sorry, Baby - 56:58
• Sentimental Value - 59:25
• Black Mirror Eulogy - 1:04:10
• Monster the Ed Gein Story - 1:07:08

We’re getting sunny with special guest Ben Nemeroff to talk about sunscreen representation in film and television, and his new skincare brand, Slapstick Sunscreen. From 'Castaway' to 'Dune' to 'Passion of the Christ,' we ask: who could’ve used a little SPF 30?

Plus, we give you some thoughts on Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On”, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”, and Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus,” which might be the show of the year. We also talk about Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia”, Black Mirror, and Nobody Wants This.

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• Timecodes
• Intro - 0:00
• Is This Thing On - 2:00
• Frankenstein - 15:05
• Him - 22:27
• Nobody Wants This - 25:29
• Black Mirror - 36:08
• Pluribus - 39:28
• Bugonia - 48:52
• What is Slapstick? - 57:30
• Sunscreen representation in film and television - 1:11:07

Spooktober is here and we have some old classic movies to talk about, plus a couple new TV shows. The main event this episode is the 1975 horror masterpiece "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Happy Halloween!

• Intro - 0:00
• Peacemaker, Alien Earth - 4:02
• Task - 11:30
• Mr. Scorsese - 15:29
• Friday the 13th - 24:11
• Practical Magic, Ringu - 33:35
• Casper - 35:45
• Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula - 38:26
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 40:57

On this episode, we give you reviews of ROOFMAN (directed by Derek Cianfrance, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst) and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (directed by Mary Bronstein, starring Rose Byrne). Then, we take a look at what’s coming soon the rest of the year and gauge our anticipation for a bunch of movies, TV shows, and an album.

Timecodes:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:21 - Roofman (Review)
• 14:13 - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Review)
• 26:09 - Tame Impala - 'Deadbeat'
• 38:37 - The Chair Company
• 40:21 - Plur1bus
• 45:04 - Chad Powers
• 48:21 - It: Welcome to Derry
• 51:21 - Stranger Things
• 54:17 - Fallout
• 56:07 - Avatar Fire and Ash
• 1:00:33 - Marty Supreme
• 1:04:45 - Bugonia
• 1:09:50 - No Other Choice
• 1:11:15 - Frankenstein
• 1:14:07 - Is This Thing On?
• 1:16:50 - Sentimental Value
• 1:19:00 - Hamnet1:23:05 - Jay Kelly
• 1:23:36 - Wake Up Dead Man
• 1:24:12 - The Testament of Ann Lee
• 1:25:03 - The Running Man
• 1:25:43 - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• 1:29:30 - Wicked For Good

After his victory in last year’s Fantasy Film League, Drew has selected AMERICAN MOVIE for us to watch. This is a 1999 Sundance winning documentary about a filmmaker in the Milwaukee area named Mark Borchardt, working on his project “Coven,” with the help of his friends and family.

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is back with a new feature film, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. Hailed as the best movie of the year and one of the defining movies of the decade, can it possibly live up to the hype? Listen to find out!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Emily Blunt star in THE SMASHING MACHINE a sports biopic about UFC fighter Mark Kerr from A24 and director Benny Safdie. Is The Rock's performance worthy of a coming Awards push for this role?Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba lead a large ensemble cast in Katherine Bigelow's new Netflix political thriller A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. How effective is this attempt at a nuclear war cautionary tale, and does it stick the landing?The Smashing Machine is now playing in theaters. A House of Dynamite is out in limited theaters on October 10th and streaming on Netflix October 24th.0:00 - The Smashing Machine8:21 - A House of Dynamite

We are back to recap the results of our Fourth Career Arc Series bracket, voted on by you, the listeners. Plus, Hunter shares some stories from his travels to Los Angeles, including a trip to the Academy Museum, and seeing Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Plus, thoughts on Him, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Avatar, Andor, Mickey 17, Black Bag, and the Enzian's ongoing Hong Kong Cinema Classic Series with a quick chat on City on Fire and Hard Boiled. Enjoy!

Timecodes:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:44 - Hunter in LA
• 8:24 - Him
• 14:26 - Career Arc Series Bracket Recap
• 31:55 - 'Avatar' 1 and 2
• 38:38 - Andor
• 49:57 - A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
• 59:56 - 'City on Fire' and 'Hard Boiled'
• 1:02:38 - Mickey 17
• 1:11:44 - Black Bag

To celebrate the 8th anniversary of WBAM, we are giving you the power to choose the subject of our fourth career arc series with a tournament-style bracket! You decide! Voting starts on Monday, August 25th, at weboughtamic.net/vote