What A Movie: A Nostalgia-Infused Podcast

Things over at the WAM CC have gotten shaken, not stirred. While you wait for our regular episodes to return, we invite you to join us for the first WAM mini-series, Bonds Have More Fun! Join host James Ferrero and guest co-host Walt Gray IV as they dive into the chaotic world of super spy James Bond himself. Over the course of 7 (get it?) episodes, we'll chat music, villains, performances, and so much more that's encompassed within this 64-year old franchise.

In Episode 1, we'll do a deep dive into the infamous Bond songs as well as the iconic scores that have made some of these movies stand out among the rest. And some...not so much. Now pay attention, 007!

It’s been YEARS since we’ve been back (well really just one year), but what better way to return than with this late 90s, off-brand Disney extravaganza of pop culture references that will surely never age. When an evil knight made of eyebrows steals the magical lightsaber they call Excalibur, our heroes must run into the aptly named Forbidden Forest to find it. Will Kayley become a knight in spite of almost dying countless times? Will Garrett stop standing alone? Will Merlin do LITERALLY ANYTHING? Cue the mouth horns, kick off your boots, grab a tankard of ale, and find out as we go on a Quest for Camelot!

Something has survived…the search for more money. If you thought that Dinosaur Murder Island Site A was scary, wait till you see Dinosaur Murder Island Site B! John Hammond is assembling a team, some new, some old, to go save the dinos from a roving band of mercenaries made up of those uncles your family doesn’t talk to anymore. And yet, in light of all that, we get the biggest surprise of all. A well-developed character, maybe even the most well-developed JP character we’ve ever seen. So pack you plot armor, brush up on your gymnastics, and please DON’T pet the baby dinosawwrs as we journey to The Lost World: Jurassic Park!

Robot children assassins! Thumb thumbs! Floops’ Fooglies! Submarine car! Make sense? Of course not, but that doesn’t matter because this movie is a BLAST. Join Carmen and Junie as they go to save their parents from evil science magic. Will they save Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino? Will Alan Cumming just get to make his art? Will Tony Shalhoub and Robert Patrick conquer the world? Are we just name-dropping now? Grab your spy gear and instant Big Macs and take an hour and a half to become Spy Kids with us! And we cannot forget, UNCLE MACHETE.

Holy radioactive rigatoni! Welcome to the land of Tim Burton, er, Henry Sellick. Where the buildings are pointy, the parents are dead, and the aunts are psychotic. Meet our hero, his name is JAMES. And if you forget, don't worry. He'll remind you about 16 times in one song (that's right there's songs too). Come join us as we follow James and his new insect buds aboard one big ass peach as they go in search of the plot. Creepy Petes, Mecha-Sharks, Skellingtons, and of course. GHOST RHINOS. Confused? That's ok, it's a metaphor. For what? Who's to say! Nicole and James (the other one) are back after a break with the bizarre tale of James & The Giant Peach!

What's that you hear? Voices from farrr beyond. It's Nicole and James returning from their travels to take you on a new journey. What year? Doesn't matter. Where are we going? Only a majestic as f**k forest! You want some grimy, sketchy 80s? We got it. You want a voluptuous tree? Uh, we got that too (?) And did someone say BALCONIES? Because we got LOTS of those! So don't be a pretentious kneecap. Grab a taco, and join us for luck, for laughs, for the unknown as we follow The Last Unicorn!

It's 1994, and Mowgli is on the run. For crimes he didn't even commit. For he is, The Fugitive. Join our caravan as we venture deep into the jungle with some truly OLD animals. Experience a wild monkey chase, Oranga-Tangs, and SNAYKES and TRAYSURES! But beware of oily British colonizers, and don't ever give Sam Neil a rifle. What does our hero have up his non-existent sleeves? Get ready for some unexpected snake science as we open up, THE JUNGLE BOOK. And remember, you either die Wesley, or you live long enough to see yourself become Boone.

Who needs The Rock when you've got Robin Williams! Journey with us into the mysterious and dangerous game of Jumanji, full of bloodthirsty lions, gigantic spiders, and scariest of all...daddy issues. Will our heroes finish the game? Will Aunt Nora get her deposit back? And just how many people will die at the hands of the GTA Monkeys? Grab your player token, roll the dice, and don't cheat monkeyboys! It's your turn to play...Jumanji.

Ten minutes ago, I saw you. But since everyone in the kingdom has facial blindness, who's to say? Get ready for a spirited journey with our plucky heroine as her eyes full of wonder can only be rivaled by the prince she loves. On the way she'll encounter Broadway legends going legendary, a royal valet who really needs a vacation, and her own vampire, er, fairy godmother who can give mice existential crises with the snap of a finger! Will Cinderella figure out how to dance in rigid, glass slippers and woo the dashing Prince Chris (Chris?) before the last stroke of midnight? It's possible. So get to your own little corner and grab your own little chair as we jump into (Brandy's) Cinderella!