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We Watch Movies

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We are Forrest and Elijah, and we watch movies! Every episode we will provide our in-depth thoughts about a couple movies we both watched recently. Stick around for our second segments where we may deep dive into a genre or director's filmography, rewrite parts of movies, do top ten lists, and more. Thanks for listening!
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Episodes

The Final Episode: Bad Times at The El Royale

After month’s of great movies, laughs, and analysis, Elijah and Forrest are wrapping up the show by discussing the 2018 film, Bad Times at The El Royale. Thanks for all your support!

Nov 22, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 21

Episode 19: Blade Runner

In the first segment we breakdown Blade Runner. In the second, we debate a controversial topic.

Nov 20, 20201 hr 31 minEp. 20

Episode 18: Moon

In this episode, we watch and discuss the 2009 Duncan Jones film, “Moon”. In the second segment, Movie Quizzes return!

Nov 06, 20201 hr 21 minEp. 18

Episode 17: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

In today’s episode, we watch Elijah’s film choice, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In the second segment, we introduce a new segment, “That’s Rough, Buddy!”

Nov 06, 20201 hr 21 minEp. 17

Episode 16: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This week’s episode Forrest and Elijah take a deep dive into Sergio Leone’s 1966 masterpiece “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” and the second segment, the guys discuss their favorite Anti-Heroes from film and TV.

Oct 18, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 16

MiniCast: The Best Space Movies of All-Time

On this week’s episode, Forrest and Elijah react to The Ringer’s “Top 25 Space Films of All-Time” while offering their own Top 10 Space Film lists as a rebuttal. You don’t want to miss this episode, it’s out of this world!

Oct 11, 202046 min

Episode 15: Forrest Watches Harry Potter For The First Time (Part IV)

In the final episode of our Harry Potter Special, Forrest reacts to the series finale in the Deathly Hallows Parts 1&2. In the second segment, Elijah and Forrest rank all 8 Harry Potter films and Forrest gives his final thoughts on the franchise as a whole.

Oct 07, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 15

MiniCast: Tenet and My Neighbor Totoro

With Forrest gone, Elijah hosts alone this week. He talks about his recent outing to see ‘Tenet’ and discusses the 1988 anime film ‘My Neighbor Totoro’.

Sep 21, 202025 min

Episode 14: Forrest Watches Harry Potter For The First Time (Part III)

In today’s episode, Forrest and Elijah continue their Harry Potter series by watching and discussing “Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix” and “Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince”. In the second segment, Elijah quizzes Forrest on the two films... but will he do better than last time???

Sep 13, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 14

Episode 13: Forrest Watches Harry Potter For The First Time (Part II)

In Part Two of our Harry Potter series, Elijah and Forrest breakdown “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and the fourth film in the series, “The Goblet of Fire”. Afterwards, Elijah tests Forrest on just how closely he’s been paying attention to the movies so far... but will Forrest do better on his quiz than Elijah did last week?

Aug 31, 20201 hr 20 minEp. 13

MiniCast: What Are We Watching? Onward, Vertigo, and The Best Leonardo DiCaprio Performance?

In today’s MiniCast, Forrest and Elijah have a casual NON-SPOILER conversation about some of the movies they’ve been watching recently. Later, we get a brief look at what they are watching next week! Movies mentioned in this episode: Bird’s of Prey, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Onward, Vertigo, How To Train Your Dragon, and Psycho. (Recorded on 8/8/2020)

Aug 08, 202052 min

Episode 11: Rom-Com Special

On today’s episode, Forrest and Elijah take some time out to discuss Love... or at least films that try to portray it. First, they discuss Elijah’s pick, ‘Always Be My Maybe’ before talking about Forrest’s favorite Rom-Com, ‘Hitch’. But all of that is just a little pre-meal dish before diving into the main course, the Not-A-Rom-Com, ‘La La Land’! Seriously, that’s a great film, please check it out! (Recorded on 7/30/2020)

Jul 31, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 11

MiniCast: Avatar: The Last Airbender

In today’s episode Elijah and Forrest sit down to casually talk about what they’ve been watching recently... as it turns out the only thing either have been watching is Avatar: The Last Airbender! Elijah revels as Forrest reacts to the show after watching it for the first time.

Jul 11, 202047 min

Episode 8: Logan Lucky and Jojo Rabbit

ELIJAH IS BACK! In today's episode, Forrest and Elijah discus their thoughts on "Logan Lucky", including Forrest recounting the last time he went to Charlotte for a family reunion. Afterwards, the guys do a deep dive into “Jojo Rabbit" as they try to understand the underlying messages of the film. In segment two, Forrest and Elijah continue their "If Best Scene Were an Oscar" series with a 2014 Edition.

Jul 04, 20201 hr 29 minEp. 8

MiniCast: A Very Psych Special! (Guest Co-Host)

This episode is B-A-N-A-N-A-S! While Elijah is away, Forrest invites Emma back to discuss all things related to Psych! In the first segment they breakdown Psych: The Movie and Psych: The Musical. In the second, they rank their top ten favorite Psych episodes.

Jun 27, 20201 hr 15 min

MiniCast: X-Men Special (Guest Co-Host)

While Elijah is gone, Forrest invites Emma onto the podcast to discuss one of his favorite franchises: Fox’s X-Men films. In the first segment, they breakdown “X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut)” while also talking about some of Emma’s favorite films of all-time. In the second segment, they both rank the X-Men series from Worst to Best. Listen to find out which films make it to their top spots!

Jun 19, 20201 hr 20 min

Episode 7: Bird, Baby Driver, and Wind River

In today’s episode, Forrest tells Elijah about the 1988 Biopic of Charlie Parker, “Bird”. Then they’ll discuss “Baby Driver” and “Wind River”. In segment two, they talk about some of their favorite uses of popular songs in film.

Jun 12, 20201 hr 37 minEp. 7

Episode 6: Hell or High Water and The Great Silence

Did we just watch the WORST movie we’ve seen thus far? Elijah and Forrest watch and discuss 2016 Best Picture Nominee, “Hell or High Water” and Sergio Corbucci’s 1968 Spaghetti Western, “The Great Silence”. One of these we loved. The other? Not so much. In our second segment, the guys do another addition of, If Best Scene Were An Oscar: 2016!

Jun 05, 20201 hr 33 minEp. 6

Episode 5: Christopher Nolan Special: The Prestige and Memento

In our first Director Highlight, we look at the filmography of our favorite director: Christopher Nolan. In our first segment, will watch and discussion The Prestige and Memento. In the second, we rank all of Nolan’s films including a major surprise when Elijah shocks Forrest with his rankings!

May 29, 20201 hr 41 minEp. 5

Episode 4: 12 Angry Men and Aliens

In this episode, Elijah and Forrest discuss the 1957 Classic, “12 Angry Men” and talk about one of Forrest’s all-time favorites, “Aliens”. Later, the guys introduce a new segment: If Best Scene were an Oscar Category 2017.

May 22, 20201 hr 23 minEp. 4

Episode 3: The Farewell and Ford v Ferrari

In today’s cast, the guys discuss Lulu Wang’s 2019 under-the-radar hit “The Farewell” and James Mangold’s 2019 Best Picture Nominee, “Ford v Ferrari”. Later on, they’ll discuss some of their favorite actor performances they think don’t get the love they deserve.

May 15, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 3

Episode 2: Kubo and the Two Strings and Moana

In this week’s episode, the guys discuss Kubo and the Two Strings before Forrest reacts to another of Elijah’s favorites: Moana. Later, they discuss some of their favorite animated TV shows.

May 08, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 2

Episode 1: Parasite and Die Hard

In the inaugural episode of We Watch Movies, Forrest and Elijah discuss Parasite and Die Hard before moving on to talk about the best and worst films of 2019.

May 04, 20201 hr 25 minEp. 1
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