We Watched A Thing

Surprise! It’s the spooky season, and as a special bonus I’ll be making Newski (who hates horror) watch a classic horror movie EVERY SATURDAY THIS MONTH! We’ll be hitting all the big ones - Aliens, Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. So sit back, pour yourself a Bloody Mary and join us on this journey!

This week we’re getting paranoid, taking a mud bath, and crossing a dog with a banjo player, all while discussing the 1978 classic remake ‘Invasion of the Bodysnatchers’.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science-fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name, which is based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who over the course of a few days discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each is a perfect copy of the person replaced, but devoid of human emotion.

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This week I’m drawing some funny books, falling for a , and asking “What’s a Nubian?”, all while discussing Kevin Smith’s classic ‘Chasing Amy’ with the help of Hendo from The Movie Journey!

Chasing Amy is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. The film is about a male comic artist (Affleck) who falls in love with a woman (Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Lee). It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series.

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Join me this week as I steal my best friend’s car, psychologically torture a school principal, and carelessly take a restaurant booking away from someone all in the name of fun, as my wife and I discuss John Hughes 1986 classic ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’!

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who skips school for a day in Chicago, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly breaks the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts.

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Join me this week as I vow revenge on a sea monster, bond with my kid, and get all whimsical on you, all while discussing the Wes Anderson cult classic ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ with the help of Julio from The Contrarians!

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on December 25, 2004. The film stars Bill Murray as Steve Zissou, an eccentric oceanographer who sets out to exact revenge on the "jaguar shark" that ate his partner Esteban. Zissou is both a parody of and homage to French diving pioneer Jacques Cousteau, to whom the film is dedicated.

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Join me this week as I soil my belt, become mates with a fox, and lose my head - all while discussing ‘The Green Knight’ with the help of D.T from Space Castle!

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The Green Knight is a 2021 American medieval fantasy film directed, written, edited and produced by David Lowery. It stars Dev Patel as Gawain, a nephew of King Arthur, who sets out on a journey to test his courage and face the Green Knight. Based on the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it also stars Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Barry Keoghan, Erin Kellyman, Kate Dickie, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson.

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Join me this week as I search for my pig, cook a delightful meal and mope around - all while discussing ‘Pig’ with the help of Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s!

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Wondering what happened to episode 200? Don’t worry - You haven’t missed anything. Due to our ongoing lockdowns in Australia, we have postponed our Lord of the Rings spectacular until we can gather in person again. It’ll come!

Pig is a 2021 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut. It stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin, and follows a truffle forager whose beloved truffle-finding pig is stolen. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Neon. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised its direction and themes, as well as Cage's performance.

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This week we’re holding on to our butts, hacking a unix system, and losing it over the majesty of some near 30 year old dinosaurs, all while discussing Billy’s all time favourite film “Jurassic Park”.

Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen. It is the first installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, and the first film in the Jurassic Park trilogy, and is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton and a screenplay written by Crichton and David Koepp. The film is set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off Central America's Pacific Coast near Costa Rica. There, wealthy businessman John Hammond and a team of genetic scientists have created a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park's power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors and Hammond's grandchildren struggle to survive and escape the perilous island.

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Join us as we dance in Jabba’s palace, recognise Max Rebo (he’s blue), and fight alongside some tiny bear things that are never actually named, all while discussing Topher’s all time favourite film - ‘Return of the Jedi’.

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, and the sixth film in the "Skywalker saga". It takes place one year after The Empire Strikes Back. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz.

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This week we’re getting the gang back together, putting some exploding chips inside their heads and sending them on a gratuitously violent mission, all while discussing the latest entrant in the DCEU ‘The Suicide Squad’.

The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi. In the film, a task force of convicts are sent to destroy evidence of the giant alien Starro.

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This week we’re heading to the jungle, looking for that silly Avatar tree, and punching a jungle cat right in his dumb CGI face, all while chatting about the latest effort from Disney ‘Jungle Cruise’.

Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green, based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti, and follows the captain of a small riverboat who takes a group of travelers through a jungle in search of the Tree of Life.

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