HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT! New Episode out now! "The Year of the Lesbian" continues as Emcee and Cupcake pump *clap*....YOU up with Rose Glass's sophomore effort "Love Lies Bleeding" starring Bella/Charlie's Angel herself Kristen Stewart, newcomer Katy O'Brien, and Ed Harris. This movie at the very least stomps "Drive-Away Dolls" into the pavement but does it's vision of a queer "Juliet and Juliet" meets "Breaking Bad" on steroids work or are the creative freedoms as out control as the mullets,...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 41 min
Emcee was not feeling well, so the Willden-Beast joins Cupcake to review Blumhouse's Imaginary, directed by Jeff Wadlow. And while you'll have to imagine that Emcee is right alongside them, WB and Cupcake briefly discuss Wadlow's resume (he's an Eastie, hailing from Arlington, Virginia) and then critique his latest about an imaginary friend inhabiting a cute teddy bear who wrecks havoc on a family. Is it the next "Child's Play" or the next meme-sensation that "M3gan" was OR does Blumhouse and Wa...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min
LONG LIVE THE PODCASTERS!!!!!! Break out your stillsuits and take a shot of the Water of Life as the Watch/Skip'ers fold the interwebs to bring you their visions and thoughts on the much anticipated, prophesied to save exhibition, tentpole blockbuster that is Denis Villenueve's Dune Part 2. While talk of who's sexy in the sand is minimal, the boys deep dive on the source material and then let rip with sandworm sized critique. Is all the angst, drama, knife-licking, and oil bathing worth the hype...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 41 min
The 2nd Annual Oscar Prediction Episode is HERE! HALF the length of the first Red Cupcake Oscar Prediction Episode, FULL-ON mad Oscar prediction analysis! Join Emcee, Cupcake, and special guest Willden-Beast Mike as they trip through all the major Oscar categories before the BIG OSCAR TELECAST ON SUNDAY MARCH 10TH 7 PM EST. You'll hear what each host "wants to win" and what "will win". Who's gonna make the most accurate picks in categories BRIMMING with incredible choices?!??!?! AND THE OSCAR GO...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 54 min
EPISODE SIXTY-NINE!!!!! The irony that the Boys for Episode 69 (!) are reviewing Ethan Coen's new frenetic farce comedy "Drive-away Dolls" which is overflowing with "lesbian s%^t" is not lost. Gorgeous Margret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan take to the road in a Coen-esque Thelma and Louise road movie-crime thriller hybrid. Should you drive TO the theatre to see it or "drive-away"? <----see what I did there? (EDITOR'S NOTE: what you thought because Red was on hiatus the puns stopped?). Bef...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 20 min
AS PROMISED....it's our SECOND annual Sundance Experience episode! Willd-a-Beast returns to share his passion for the Sundance Film Festival which he has attended every year for nearly two decades (!) He walks us through the TWENTY-SIX films he saw at the Festival. Film lovers sit back because you are in for a treat as Willd-a-Beast spills the Sundance beans on what movies MUST be on your radar in the upcoming year, streaming AND theatrical! RISE AND (SUNDANCE) SHINE!!!!
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 32 min
ALONG CAME A SPIDER...er, NEW EPISODE! This week the Boys get caught in the web of the current pop culture zeitgeist / backlash against superhero films and spin up a review of Sony/Marvel's Madame Webb starring Dakota Johnson and Tahar Rahim. You don't need to be clairvoyant to know who might possibly have been bit by the film's comic book thriller, girl power vibes but as we say here at the new Watch/Skip+...Come for the Plus's, stay for the movie review! Not even Ms. Cleo though would have div...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min
NEW EPISODE IS ALIVE.....IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVEEEEEE! After Emcee's inaugural ep as co-host, the Watch/Skip'ers take on another buzz-y film...yet another mish mash of genres: the horror-comedy "Lisa Frankenstein", directed by Zelda Williams (daughter of the one and only Robin Williams) and written by polarizing screenwriter Diablo Cody ("Jennifer's Body" anyone?). Is this a smash sleeper hit waiting to inhabit the afterlife of your cult media shelf OR is it dead on arrival and in need of a jolt and ...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min
NEW YEAR...NEW EPISODE...NEW CO-HOST! CALL IT A COMEBACK! Watch/Skip+ returns with a brand new episode. If you heard the prior, you know that Red is on a leave of absence from the pod, and out of the river of tears, Cupcake and a brand new co-host are back in the saddle! Ride along and get to know the new guy; then stick around as the two break the (reviewing) ice with "Kingsman"/"Kick-Ass" creator Matthew Vaughn's newest - the Apple+ film "Argylle". Is this the blockbuster that will herald the ...
Feb 09, 2024•58 min
WE ARE BACK!!!! Red and Cupcake are gassing up more episodes of Watch/Skip+ for the future and breaking the Hiatus that started mid December 2023. This episode features BREAKING NEWS about the show with some pretty big plusses from the hosts. Come for the bombshells and stay for a follow-up KETCHUP CATCH-UP of all of the films seen in the interim (most of which are available for VOD as of this posting!). Thank you for your patience, friends and listeners....we hope you not only welcome us back w...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min
The Boys head to “Saltburn” this week to partake in debauchery and mind games when reviewing Emerald Fennell’s latest. Did they find the arthouse feature to live up to the buzz? Before finding out, Cupcake pluses a Disney+ series and recent controversy surrounding a long-running franchise, while Justin shares his frustration with a streaming app, then salvages his mood by discussing a wondrous game. GET US IN YOUR EARS!!! Timestamps 00.00.00 Intro 00.04.15 Jose’s Pluses 00.14.44 Justin’s Pluses ...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 59 min
WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!! In what has been teased and building since Episode 2 of this podcast, the Boys and superhero / comic book movie perennial guest Masaki (AKA Landon AKA Son of Sam U. Rai of the Gentleman's Guide to Midnite Cinema fame) review the long awaited, much reviled, divisive and polarizing sequel/crossover/shared with everything Disney/Marvel you can think of, MCU #33 - THE MARVELS!!!! It's a clash of titans - that being Masaki who loathes Captain Marvel and Cupcake the ...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 34 min
The Boys dip their toes into the youth horror pool this episode, as they cover the much-anticipated film adaption of the animatronic video game terror sensation that is “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” They didn’t dare brave this venture alone, bringing along good friend Kevin from Raiders of the Podcast to discuss the peculiar day-and-date release of an adaptation that all three parties admit they’re not the demographic for. Did this win them over a la “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” did for Jose? Befo...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 55 min
The Watch/Skip'ers are back after a short break welcoming onto the show one of our "Pod Fathers"- Sam U. Rai of the Gentleman's Guide to Midnite Cinema - for a suitably EPIC discussion of legendary and pioneering filmmaker Martin Scorsese's EPIC new film "Killers of the Flower Moon". In an episode that is nearly the run time of the movie itself (but still shorter than our Oscars ep...hehe), these Scorsese fans discuss all things Marty, the tragedy inflicted on Indigenous people, the nature of gr...
Nov 02, 2023•2 hr 53 min
Another October, another horror franchise taken over by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride. This year, the Boys tackle “The Exorcist: Believer,” the first in a planned trilogy from Blumhouse. Did Red & Cupcake find this to be a good start a la 2018’s “Halloween?” Before finding out, Jose pluses a new film streaming on Netflix that reunites ‘90s icons, while Justin sees the return of a new nickname in discussing a seasonal treat. LET US POSSESS YOUR EARS!!! Timestamps 00.00.00 Intro 00.05.2...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min
I want to play a pod....Before you stand two critics whose mouths have run amok and inflamed your sense of film...loving some theatrical and streaming movies while relegating others to the "Skip" bin. Will you press play and be able to resist their charms as they turn their acid tongues towards the brand new 10th entry in the long running, now self referential horror franchise - Saw X? Or will the audio trap of bantering and franchise nostalgia be too much for you and cause you to reach for the ...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 46 min
The Boys get heady this week in discussing Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi meditation on humanity, “The Creator.” To help them break down the many philosophies and rich visuals within, they welcome two of their podcast creators, Brad of “Not a Bomb” and Sam U. Rai of “The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema.” Both of the guests have video games as their pluses, with Jose having a plus that is video game inspired. Justin was the lone one out, relying on a familiar bingo piece for his plus (or would that b...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Get battle-ready for a doozy of an episode as the Watch/Skip'ers welcome back E.f. Contentment and his singular wit and wry humor to take on Expend4bles, the fourth in the Stallone-Statham-Lundgren-Couture fronted franchise. Clearly the film - which welcomes Megan Fox and others to the cast- had an unintended effect as the trio dole out bad imitations, express anger over cutesy franchise film titles, and have their passions run amok staining the proceedings like bad CGI blood. But is this summer...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 58 min
The Boys put on their thinking caps this week to help Hercules Poirot solve the mystery of “A Haunting in Venice.” Did they successfully uncover the secrets and enjoy the journey? Before finding that out, Cupcake pluses a prequel series that attempts to set up the rules of a game, while Red gets a new nickname from a series of seasonal products he tested. UNCOVER OUR SECRETS IN YOUR EARS!!! Timestamps: (00.00.00) Intro (00.03.36) Jose’s Plus (00.09.17) Justin’s Plus (00.17.20) Cast & Crew (0...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Your prayers are answered....a new episode is nigh! Grab your rosaries and say your "Hail, Mary"s, as the Watch/Skip'ers review the latest spin off from the Conjuring Horror Universe - The Nun 2. Considering that the Boys didn't care much for the first film, it may be a revelation to hear which host gives almighty praise to the movie, one which could spawn a habit forming sequel trilogy or at a minimum, see the titular horror icon resurrected in a future Conjuring film. Before that, Red mourns t...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 32 min
The Boys get threequalized* this week as they wind down the summer box office with “The Equalizer 3.” Is this supposed finale of Antoine Fuqua & Denzel Washington’s film adaptation of the hit show worthy of closing out the summer and trilogy? Before finding out, Jose lays the foundation for a makeup line with his plus while Justin discusses a historic wrestling event and the crazy fallout from it. *Special thanks to listener Shane for coining this term. EQUALIZE US IN YOUR EARS!!! Timestamps...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Jam down on the gas pedal as the Boys race to review "Gran Turismo", the much anticipated, somewhat delayed Neill Blomkamp directed adaption of the famed racing simul....uh, video game. Did this hybrid video game adaptation/"based on a true story" biopic win the Watch/Skip'ers over or does it belong relegated to the bin of "skip" worthy video game adaptions (we're looking at you "King of Fighters"!). Before that, Red plus's the passing of two powerhouse athletes (and reveals Cupcake's Happy One ...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Happy birthday to us! Watch/Skip+ is officially a year old, so we celebrated in style by inviting our most frequent guest, Masaki, to help us blow out the candles. The Son of Sam U. Rai isn’t just here to join in on the festivities, but to assist in reviewing yet another superhero origin story, “Blue Beetle.” Did we find the latest cinematic offering from DC to a good unofficial start to James Gunn’s DCU? Before finding out, our guest Landon pluses his friend’s band with a very unique name, whil...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Get out your crosses and life preservers as the Watch/Skip'ers sink their teeth into the new horror film "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" directed by Andre Ovredal of "Troll Hunter" and "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" fame. On the eve of their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (!!!), the Boys let the puns and the references to past episodes (and oddly "Oppenheimer") fly like the winged Nosferatu of the film. Tune in for the nostalgia and the surprising verdict from the host you'd least expect to NOT like this. Mea...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 32 min
The Boys take a trip to the beach and encounter a deadly shark this week, as they review “Meg 2: The Trench.” Not only were they surprised by the pedigree behind the camera, but their own personal feelings surprised them. There’s even a musical aspect of their review, at one point! Before getting to all of those surprises, Jose reviews two recent movies that hit streaming for his plus, while Justin reviews a topical documentary that also recently made its streaming debut. GET US IN YOUR FINS!!! ...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min
BOOM goes the summer movie season as the Watch/Skip'ers (who are officially 50 episodes old!) review the eagerly anticipated new Christopher Nolan, the biopic of the father of the nuclear bomb "Oppenheimer". Their extremely special guest is Kevin from the Raiders of the Podcast podcast from way across the pond (a Scotsman in England) who finally makes his WS+ debut. Put on your protective wear as this discussion goes thermonuclear analyzing, criticizing, and critiquing all facets of the film - t...
Aug 04, 2023•2 hr 19 min
The Boys take a ride to Barbie Land this week to discover if life in plastic is indeed fantastic! They are not alone, as good friend Alex (formerly of the wonderful “Friends with Cinefits” podcast) rides along to Greta Gerwig’s much-hyped “Barbie” utopia. Before stopping at their destination, the trio briefly discuss the “Barbenheimer” craze, then unleash their pluses: Alex presents a unique way to gain knowledge, Justin surprises everyone with a strangely topical video, and Jose gives capsule r...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Your mission should you choose to accept it.... ...is to get this new massive episode in your ears where The Cinemasochist and Cupcake invite Troy, the most excellent co-host of Not A Bomb AND a Certified Cruise-ologist to take on what might be THE tentpole event blockbuster of the summer. Will the hosts drink in the espionage and action and find that it out-Bonds even Bond or is it another sequel starring an aged movie idol that lacks punch? Listen and find out! For the Plus of it all: Troy tal...
Jul 20, 2023•2 hr
Another week, another sequel covered on the show. The genre this time is horror, with the Boys tackling the fifth installment in the “Insidious” franchise, “The Red Door.” Did the self-professed HORROR nuts (make sure to pronounce that correctly) find this return to form for the series to be a good decision? Before finding out, Jose pluses his animated nostalgic stress-reliever while Justin once again plays up a Bingo piece (this time not from AEW or NJPW, hint hint). LET US IN YOUR DOOR!!! Time...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Wind up your podcast speakers and dial into this new episode as the Watch/Skip'ers whip up a review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the fifth in the iconic Dr. Jones franchise from Spielberg and Lucasfilm. With nearly 15 years between this sequel and the last, is Harrison Ford up to giving the legendary adventurer a return-to-form, crowd pleasing send off? Or is this yet another overlong, middling, corporate/nostalgia-bait cash grab? One of the hosts will struggle over this dilemma and...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 56 min
