We Wanna Watch

This week's entry in our WE WANNA WAIL series features TWO Lane's Frames: both the original Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock AND the remake Psycho (1998) directed by Gus Van Sant. We talk about the original movie's influence, the gay subtext in both films, and the fascinating endeavor of remaking a beloved classic. I'm very punchy and looking for a fight with Ricky during this episode, lol.

We're kicking off our WE WANNA WAIL miniseries with this week's Rick's Pick, Midsommar (2019) directed by Ricky's favorite director Ari Aster. Is this movie as scary as Hereditary? Does the boyfriend deserve it? How does white women loving true crime play into homestead-flavored racism? Plus: I sent Ricky a meme about calling all camera movement "panning" and now he wants to be an asshole about it on mic.

For this week's Lane's Frame, we watched Othello (1951) directed by Orson Welles. A strange adaptation that reduces the usual 3-hour play to just 90 minutes, the movie gets mixed reactions from us; we appreciate its cinematography and ambitious vision, but struggle to get past its sloppiness, character-limiting choices, and, yes, the horrible racism. Also, we talk about Jujutsu Kaisen and Zumba, we'll see if that does anything for the algorithm lmao.

This week is a Rick's Pick, and boy, was it ever! We watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) directed by Robert Zemeckis, a movie that Ricky had somehow never seen. This episode is replete with antics, shenanigans, and sound effects - but only to complement the movie, of course.

This week's Lane's Frame is Silkwood (1983) directed by Mike Nichols. It's a bit of a bummer episode, but we keep it fun and fancy free with diversions about Kurt Russell, forgotten Oscar movies, and our beloved Nintendo.

We finally get back around to this week's Rick's Pick, Barry Lyndon (1975) directed by Stanley Kubrick. To nobody's surprise, it doesn't compare favorably to Amadeus, but we still have a good time discussing its merits, including its painting-like shots, hilarious irony, and its timeless thematic elements. Also, what the fuck is lindy? Ricky go outside challenge.

Thanks and much credit to NTRXMUSIC for the wonderful outro.

We wanna watch...but maybe not these movies! This week's choice of Lane's Fame is Boogie Nights (1997) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, whose name I said in this episode like Agent Smith for some reason. We talk about showy filmmaking, porn as an art form, and Julianne "My Mom" Moore. We also digress into Reddit celebrities for like, a LONG time.

Nevermind the Watchmen - who watches the watchers?! Someone certainly ought to! This week's Rick's Pick was Watchmen (2009) directed by Z*ck Sn*der. We get into this movie's style (dated), politics (DATED), and critiques of superheroes (also somehow dated!). Plus: Lane poisons squirrels.

This week's mess of a Lane's Frame is Longlegs (2024) directed by Oz Perkins. 🚨 WE SPOIL THE MOVIE RIGHT AWAY🚨 and talk about the film's hype campaign, strange tone, and story that seems to homage everything while retaining a unique visual style. Features a couple surprises along the way so hang in there for the shitty audio quality lol. Cuckoo!

This week's Rick's Pick, which he seems to actually not know the name of, is Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) directed by Ang Lee. We talk about this sensuous, sumptuous film's mastery of tone, humor, and emotion. Along the way, we meander into discussions about Italian ice, assessing acting performances in languages you don't speak, and the FUCKING squirrel that keeps eating out of my bird feeder.