What Did We Just Watch?

"I beg your pardon! I'm a state of the art, top of the line podcast unit put here as a courtesy replacement for while you're away. Lucky me...wait a minute, what are you doing back??" Greetings, listeners! This week, our contestants fire at The Last Starfighter, a movie that's somehow both a war in the stars (cash grab, anyone?) and a sitcom set in a trailer park. We go over great lines from Centauri, Grig, and Louis. We discuss the goofs and try to explain things that the movie didn't. Finally, you bet your asteroids we talk about the CGI. Get ready, prepare for blast off!

 The Last Starfighter - A New Musical - Off Off Broadway Cast Recording

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Host: John Guest

Contestants:  J. Michael DeAngelis, John Dowgin, Steve Goff

"Excuse me... I just wanted to ask a question. What does God need with a podcast?" This week on the pod, we are boldly going where some might say they never should have gone—Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Our contestants talk through the crew's recreation habits, a myriad of malfunctioning mechanisms, and plot holes you could fly the Enterprise through. Join us on our quest to the center of the galaxy! Feel free to get excited but please... not in front of the Klingons.

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Host: Bob Killion

Contestants: J. Michael DeAngelis, Chris Klaniecki, Shannon Perry

"Hi, babies, it's time to slam down and get even. It's time to spin out and boil your hair, you know? I want you to brace yourself for a night of high solid podcasting." Happy New Year everyone! We are starting 2026 off right with an early Cannon classic. Our panelist answer questions about "New Wave" hits, complex murder plots, time zones, telethons, and the First Lady of Rock and dysfunctional family. Call in now!

Host: Mark Nessel

Contestants: Steve Goff, Bob Killion, Mo McGee

No one can be mad at a podcast on Christmas! This week we complete our magical snowman trilogy with the 2024 Christmas romance, Hot Frosty, a movie that has us question snowman sentience, whether Born Sexy Yesterday is actually sexy, and the correlation between Hot Frosty and Jesus Christ. Tis the season to kick back and relax with some hot chocolate while Craig Robinson serenade you in our cozy town of Hope Springs.

Host: Mo McGee

Contestants: Brendan Nessel, Sebastian Szőllős, Marlaina Stuve

“Well, isn't that a pretty picture, Santa rolling down the block in a PODCAST!” You better watch out and you better not cry, because this year What Did We Just Watch is putting the 1994 classic The Santa Clause down your chimney and under your tree. Pour yourself a cup of cocoa, put on your best vintage sweater and have yourself a merry little Christmas with the WDWJW crew.

Host: Steve Goff

Contestants: , Bob Killion, Mark Nessel, Sebastian Szőllős

"Legend has it, in the mystic land of Prydain, there was a podcast so cruel and so evil that even the gods feared it." Welcome to the depths of the Disney vault for a screening of the black sheep of their classic animated library, 1985's "The Black Cauldron." On a quest for podcast glory, two contestants go head-to-head, answering questions about Disney history, the naming of cats, Jeffery Katzenberg's taste in editing, the difference between dwarves and fairies, and how not to confuse this fantasy film with a certain genre classic. Grab a slice of bread, an apple, and your favorite oracular pig...we're going down to Prydain!

Tim Burton's original designs vs Milt Kahl's

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Host: J. Michael DeAngelis Contestants:  John Guest, Chris Klaniecki 

"I'm Castor Troy!" Or is he Castor Troy? Is this podcast Castor Troy? Hold on to your faces. This week we watched the 1997 face-swap classic that can only truly be described by the title itself: Face/Off. Join our contestants as we discuss Nicholas Cage at his absolute craziest, John Woo's first crack at a Hollywood film and the legacy he created, and who would be cast in a reprisal of this movie today (and whether this movie could even be made today...)

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Host: Mo McGeeContestants: John Guest, Justin Khoo, Mark Nessel

That's a sweaty podcast. That's two sweaty podcasts. Let me feel you. Ah, that's another sweaty podcast.” Hope you're hungry! This week we are serving up a heaping helping of 1985's horror comedy classic The Stuff! Put on your bib and make room for dessert because enough is never enough! Will you be listening to it? Or will it be listening to you?

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13 Strange Things You Wouldn't Believe are in Georgia

Host: Steve Goff

Contestants: John Guest, Mark Nessel, Doug Tilly

"Pease podcast hot, pease podcast cold, pease podcast in the pot nine days old." Welcome to all our fays, elves and trolls out there in podcast land. We are taking a trip to San Francisco via Italy for a look at this 1986 cult-horror film. Our contestants answer questions about the surprisingly recognizable cast, fun practical effects, confusing lore, references to other Empire Picture films, and of course Ratburgers. There ain't no better cure for the summertime blues!

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Host: Mark Nessel

Contestants: Bob Killion, Mo McGee, Marcelo Pico

"To crush your questions; see their points tallied before you, and to hear the lamentations of the other contestants." That's what's best for our guests this week as they embark on an epic podcast journey through 1982's Conan the Barbarian. Hear them grapple with made up fantasy words, attempt to explain the un-narrated parts of the film, and guess why James Earl Jones was so comfortable with snakes. Do you want to live forever? You will when you're done this episode! 

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Host: Bob Killion

Contestants: Matt Candio, Lydia Grajauskas, Mark Nessel