Lock, load, and prepare for a ballistic ride. This week, the Born to Watch crew take on the movie that brought Keanu Reeves roaring back into the action spotlight and set a new standard for gun-fu carnage with their John Wick (2014) Review. Whitey, G Man, Damo, and returning guest Bones gather in the "Red Circle Russian Baths" to break down this lean, mean revenge machine. The premise is simple: they killed his puppy, they stole his car, and now John Wick is going to kill absolutely everyone. Wh...
Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 175
This week on Born to Watch , the boys dive sunglasses-first into their Cobra (1986) Review, Sylvester Stallone’s 80s fever dream of fascist fashion, cult chaos, and cheeseball one-liners. In a time when Sly was king of the box office, rocking Rambo and Rocky, he went rogue and gave us… Marion Cobretti. Part cop, part Terminator, all denim. Whitey, G-Man, and Morgz try to unpack this absurd Dirty Harry knockoff that’s equal parts vanity project and testosterone overdose. From the opening monologu...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 174
Strap on your goggles and hoist the sails, this week on Born to Watch , the crew dives into a post-apocalyptic puddle with their Waterworld (1995) Review, Kevin Costner’s legendary aquatic epic that soaked Universal Studios in ambition, cash, and controversy. Whitey, G Man, and Damo reunite to wade through the waves of cinematic history, revisiting a film as infamous for its behind-the-scenes chaos as it is for its soggy storytelling. From the jump, the team questions Waterworld 's place in pop ...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 173
In this week’s Born to Watch , the lads swing for the fences with their deep dive Moneyball (2011) Review . Whitey, Dan on the Land, and Will “The Worky” take to the mound to dissect why this unconventional baseball flick, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, continues to resonate over a decade later. From the get-go, it’s clear this isn’t your typical sports movie review. The team kicks off with backyard renovations, foot fetish tangents, and a laugh-out-loud discussion on the bizarre world of Ja...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 172
Grab your cricket bat, raid the fridge for a cold one, and head to the Winchester, because this week, the Born to Watch crew are diving deep into one of the smartest and most beloved horror-comedies of all time with their Shaun of the Dead (2004) review . With G-Man MIA (probably off playing Tekken in the shed), Matt and Sir Dimmy hold the fort to break down Edgar Wright’s 2004 cult classic that reanimated the zombie genre and redefined the zombie flick with a pint of bitter and a dash of Britis...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 171
Tonight, Born to Watch delves deep into the dusty, desolate West Texas badlands to dissect a modern masterpiece: the Coen Brothers’ haunting 2007 thriller, No Country for Old Men . It’s a film that sidesteps genre conventions, delivering existential dread with a bolt gun and cowboy boots. The full Born to Watch crew is in session, and from the moment Whitey’s epic intro begins, you know this episode is going to be as layered and unpredictable as Anton Chigurh himself. Right from the start, the b...
Jul 08, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 170
This week on Born to Watch , we're heading to the desert planet of Arrakis to break down one of the biggest sci-fi epics of recent memory in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One Review . Join Whitey and Sir Dimmy of the House Cockburn as they unpack a film that’s equal parts galactic power struggle, political thriller, and interstellar fever dream. Villeneuve’s Dune had a lot riding on it. Announced in 2017 and delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it finally arrived in 2021 with both cinema and HBO Ma...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 169
The heat is back on as the Born to Watch crew heads back to Beverly Hills for some high-octane hijinks, fast-talking cons, and serious shoulder-padded style. In this week’s episode, Whitey, G-Man, and Dan on the Land revisit the 1987 sequel that turned up the dial on Eddie Murphy’s star power with their Beverly Hills Cop II Review , directed by the ever-slick Tony Scott. From the moment Axel Foley slides behind the wheel of a Ferrari to the final shootout at the oil fields, the team breaks down ...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 168
Step back into the Hyborian Age as the Born to Watch team revisits the sword-swinging, snake-worshipping, bass-drum-thumping fantasy epic that turned Arnold Schwarzenegger from a musclebound oddity into a bona fide cinematic icon. In this week’s episode, Matt, Damo, and Will the Worky unsheath their mics and tackle John Milius' 1982 cult classic in our Conan the Barbarian (1982) Review , a film where dialogue is sparse, but biceps and barbarism are abundant. From the first clang of steel to the ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 167
This week on Born to Watch, we lace up our Asics, slap on a second singlet, and head to the sun-soaked courts of Venice Beach as we rewind to 1992 with our White Men Can't Jump Review, a film that might be the most gloriously nineties thing we've ever reviewed. From hypercolor hats to bike shorts over trackies, this movie is a time capsule of an era when trash talk was an art form and hustling was a full-time job. Whitey and G Man go deep on this cult classic, remembering their own basketball gl...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 166
This week on Born to Watch, we dive headfirst into the bug-infested chaos of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 cult classic, with our Starship Troopers (1997) Review . It’s brutal, brilliant, and batshit insane and we wouldn’t have it any other way. With the Born to Watch crew all lined up in the co-ed showers, Whitey, Damo, Dan, and special guest Matty Beer Geek go deep (but not too deep) on the movie that was mocked at release but has grown into a beloved sci-fi satire. Is this just a brainless space acti...
Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 165
In this week’s episode of Born to Watch , we’re diving deep, like three layers deep, into Christopher Nolan’s reality-bending sci-fi thriller with our Inception (2010) Review. The team celebrates three years of podcasting with one of the most mind-twisting films of the 21st century. It’s only fitting that a film about dreams, time loops, and subconscious sabotage kicks off our birthday episode. With a cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ken Watanabe, this N...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 164
Clint Eastwood might be known for playing grizzled, hard-as-nails lawmen, but in our In the Line of Fire (1993) Review, he takes things in a different direction, just slightly. This week, the Born to Watch crew dives into this overlooked 90s political thriller that pits Eastwood’s aging Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan against one of cinema’s most memorable villains: John Malkovich as the terrifying Mitch Leary. Whitey, G-Man, and Will “The Worky” are in studio to unpack the deadly game of ca...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 163
This week on Born to Watch , the team takes aim at one of Quentin Tarantino’s most audacious creations with their Inglourious Basterds (2009) Review . Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, Tarantino weaves together a brutal tale of revenge, propaganda, and pure cinematic spectacle. Brad Pitt leads the charge as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, a grizzled American soldier commanding a team of Jewish fighters with one simple mission, kill Nazis and collect their scalps. It’s a deliciously violent...
May 13, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 162
In a galaxy not so far from nostalgia, the Born to Watch crew rounds out the trilogy that changed cinema forever with our Return of the Jedi (1983) Review. It’s May the Fourth, and there’s no better time to jump back into the world of Ewoks, green lightsabers, and the worst security system in the galaxy. This week, Whitey, G-Man, and Damo dissect the final chapter of the original Star Wars trilogy, the movie that gave us a fully-formed Jedi Luke, Jabba the Hutt in all his slobbery glory, and Lei...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 161
This week on Born to Watch , we dive into the horror landmark that changed the game: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) . Brutal, raw, and grimy in a way that still shocks today, this episode sees Whitey and Damo take on one of the most infamous cult classics ever made, with Morgz and Gow hilariously "noping out" after the first five minutes. Despite its terrifying reputation, the team quickly notes something surprising: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't about gore, it's about dread. Director To...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 160
With Anzac Day just around the corner, Born to Watch honours a defining moment in Australian cinema with our Gallipoli (1981) Movie Review . Directed by Peter Weir and starring a young, raw Mel Gibson alongside Mark Lee, this film is more than a war story, it’s a devastating portrait of friendship, sacrifice, and the tragic cost of blind patriotism. In this episode, Whitey and G-Man revisit the classic through a lens shaped by age, memory, and national identity. From the iconic opening scenes of...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 159
Welcome back to Born to Watch , where this week the team tackles the endlessly rewatchable, criminally underappreciated Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Strap in as Whitey, Damo, and Dan on the Land gear up for a sci-fi action loop fest featuring Tom Cruise in one of his most against-type roles, Emily Blunt as a full-metal badass, and a time-travel plot that actually sticks the landing. Enjoy our Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Review! The boys jump right into the paradox-riddled battlefield, first marveling at...
Apr 15, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 158
Grab your whip and avoid the monkey brains—this week on Born to Watch , the crew takes on the franchise's wildest, weirdest, and arguably most chaotic chapter, with their Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Review . Whitey, G-Man, and Damo dust off their fedoras and dive deep into the darker, more divisive entry in the iconic adventure trilogy. Released in 1984 as a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark , Temple of Doom was Spielberg and Lucas swinging for something different. What we got was a ro...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 157
This week, the team takes on one of the biggest cinematic phenomena of the early '90s: The Bodyguard (1992) . A film that smashed box office records, made slow dancing cool again, and somehow convinced us that a love story between a moody security expert and a petulant pop diva was cinema gold. On paper, this had it all: the biggest male movie star in the world, Kevin Costner and the most powerful voice on the planet, Whitney Houston, in her film debut. But does that combo equal instant classic,...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 156
In this emotionally charged episode of Born to Watch , the team marches into the searing heat and moral quagmire of Oliver Stone’s Platoon (1986), a film that’s arguably the definitive Vietnam War movie of its era. Whitey, G-Man, and the V8 Interrupter Dan revisit the battlefield with a mix of reverence, nostalgia, and hard truths, dissecting the film’s impact, legacy, and the deep emotional chord it struck back in the day—and still does today. Kicking off with stories of their first encounters ...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 155
In this week’s episode of Born to Watch , the team dives deep into Escape from New York (1981), John Carpenter’s gritty, neon-lit vision of a crime-ridden future. With Kurt Russell cementing his status as an ‘80s action legend, this film delivers an unforgettable mix of tension, synth-driven suspense, and one of cinema’s most iconic antiheroes. It blends action, science fiction, and a bleak, dystopian aesthetic to create a story that has stood the test of time. The crime rate has skyrocketed, ch...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 154
Welcome back to Born to Watch , the movie podcast where we dive deep into the films that define genres, push boundaries, and leave audiences speechless. This week, we’re tackling one of the greatest action films of the modern era with our Mad Max Fury Road (2015) Movie Review . When George Miller resurrected the Mad Max franchise in 2015, nobody expected just how monumental Fury Road would become. A two-hour adrenaline rush packed with death-defying stunts, high-speed chases, and jaw-dropping pr...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 153
In this episode of Born to Watch , we take a wild ride back to 1985 for a Weird Science (1985) Review , where two geeky teens somehow manage to create the perfect woman with a little help from a computer, some questionable science, and a whole lot of 80s magic. But does this John Hughes cult classic still hold up today, or is it a relic best left in the past? Whitey, G Man, and Damo break it all down—the absurd plot, the unforgettable performances, and the film’s impact on pop culture. From Oing...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 152
1999 is often hailed as one of the greatest years in cinema history, and in this episode of Born to Watch , we’re diving deep into one of its most iconic and controversial films with our Fight Club (1999) Movie Review . David Fincher’s mind-bending psychological thriller took audiences on a chaotic ride through identity, masculinity, and anti-consumerist rebellion. With unforgettable performances from Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter, Fight Club became a cult phenomenon—despite...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 151
Is The Howling the best werewolf movie ever made? That’s the big question on this week’s Born to Watch , where the team dives deep into this 1981 horror classic. In The Howling (1981) Movie Review , Whitey and Damo take a nostalgic trip back to one of the most iconic (and unsettling) werewolf films of all time. The crew kicks things off by reminiscing about their first encounters with The Howling . For Damo, it was a forbidden treat at the movie theater as a kid, lured in by schoolyard hype over...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 150
In this week's Born to Watch episode, Matt and Damo dive into a quirky 80s classic that inspired guilty pleasure rewatches and dreams of window display romance: Mannequin (1987). Join the guys as they reminisce about how Kim Cattrall's Emmy and Andrew McCarthy's Jonathan brought a spark of movie magic into their lives. From Matt's pre-teen obsession with Kim Cattrall to Damo’s confusion over the movie’s inexplicable ancient Egyptian backstory, no stone is left unturned in this Mannequin (1987) M...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 149
We’re strapping in for a wild ride to Mars this week on Born to Watch with our 1990 sci-fi blockbuster Total Recall (1990) Review. Whitey, Gow, Damo, and Dan are back in full force for the first time in 2025 to dive into Arnold Schwarzenegger's mind-bending journey through memory wipes, mutant revolutions, and three-breasted surprises. This is peak Arnie, folks—at the top of both the box office and his biceps game. We break down the epic mind games cooked up by Paul Verhoeven, whose signature bl...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 148
Dirty Harry (1971) is a film that not only redefined the crime thriller genre but also cemented Clint Eastwood’s place as one of cinema’s most iconic leading men. In this week’s episode of Born to Watch , Whitey and Gow are joined by special guest Will the Worky to discuss this gritty masterpiece that follows the relentless pursuit of justice by Inspector Harry Callahan. With its unforgettable storytelling, striking cinematography, and the moral dilemmas it raises, Dirty Harry is more than just ...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 147
When it comes to the greatest films of all time, few are as universally beloved as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . In this E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Review , Whitey and Gow take a deep dive into Spielberg’s sci-fi classic, joined by a special guest to tackle “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” in true Born to Watch style. Whether it’s your first time experiencing this heartwarming tale or a nostalgic revisit, this episode breaks down why this film has cemented itself as one of the greatest family mo...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 146
