This week we’re chasing a chair, who’s chasing a cat, who’s chasing a worm, all while discussing the brand new Shinkai anime hit ‘Suzume’. Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. "Suzume's Locking Up") is a 2022 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, produced by CoMix Wave Films, and distributed by Toho. The film features the voices of Nanoka Hara and Hokuto Matsumura, with the character designs by Masayoshi Tanaka, animation direct...
May 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 287
We’re back! And this week we’re counting down our favourite guilty pleasure comedy films! Who will have the most SNL alumni on their list? Who admits to hating Zooey Deschanel (despite her dating a property brother), and who will mock the others choices the hardest? Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or ...
Apr 26, 2023•56 min•Ep. 286
Join us this week as we travel to Baldur’s Gate, conquer the fat dragon, and tackle a dungeon or two, all while discussing the brand new fantasy-comedy blockbuster ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a 2023 fantasy heist action comedy film directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Gilio from a story by Chris McKay and Gilio. Based on the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons,...
Apr 05, 2023•27 min•Ep. 285
Join us as we count down our top 5 movie couples of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedAThing and on iTunes and Youtube If yo...
Mar 29, 2023•42 min•Ep. 284
This week we’re yelling out a silly word, becoming a silly hero, and playing fisticuffs with a dame, all while discussing the latest effort from the DCEU ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’. Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Studios, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Shazam! (2019) and the 12th installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was di...
Mar 23, 2023•30 min•Ep. 283
Join us as we get on our frocks, thank the academy, and slap some ’s, all while discussing the best and worst of this years oscars! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThi...
Mar 17, 2023•23 min
Join us as we put on our spooky mask, gut a bunch of teens, and run away from dinos, all while discussing the brand new releases ‘Scream VI’, and ‘65’. Scream VI is a 2023 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the sequel to Scream (2022) and the sixth installment in the Scream film series. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox,...
Mar 15, 2023•50 min•Ep. 282
This week we’re heading to Colombia (via google maps), and searching for our mothers, all while discussing the latest screen-life thriller ‘Missing’. Then we’ll head down the red carpet and tell you who has our hearts and minds for this years oscars! Missing is a 2023 American screenlife thriller film written and directed by Will Merrick and Nick Johnson (in their feature directorial debuts) from a story by Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty, who also produced the film with Natalie Qasabian. The fi...
Mar 08, 2023•55 min•Ep. 281
Join us as we get sucked off into the Quantum Realm, lead the charge against Kang (and Kodos), and see what effect cocaine has on a bear, all while chatting both ‘Quantumania’ and ‘Cocaine Bear’ with the help of that great man, Sam, from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a 2023 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant...
Mar 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 280
Join us this week as we countdown our top 10 movie musicals! How much crossover will we have? Will Billy have any ‘traditional’ musicals? How many movies pre-1970 will Dave have on his list? Find out! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathi...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 279
This week we’re conducting some music, snorting coke off an elephant, and eating the entire contents of our fridges, all while taking a look at three of this years big awards contenders. 00:00 - 27:23 - Tár SPOILER-FILLED DISCUSSION 27:23 - 40:47 - Babylon SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION 40:47 - 54:17 - The Whale SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a renowned conductor who is accused of ...
Feb 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 278
Join us as we catch some grasshoppers at a quiet cabin, and oh yeah - watch the world end, all while discussing the brand new Shyamalan joint - ‘Knock at the Cabin’. Knock at the Cabin is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote the screenplay from an initial draft by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. It is based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay, the first adaptation of one of his works. Th...
Feb 08, 2023•32 min•Ep. 277
Welcome to required viewing, our lesson in things we haven’t watched that we should! Join Billy and Dave as we recap and review the other person’s favourite five most underseen television shows of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at ...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 276
Join us as we ask Papa if he can hear us, and question whether Mandy Patinkin can see us, as we pretend to be little boys all while talking about the 1983 Barbara Streisand classic ‘Yentl' at the request of a patron. Yentl is a 1983 American romantic musical drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring American entertainer Barbra Streisand. It is based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy". We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The b...
Jan 25, 2023•31 min•Ep. 275
This week we’re getting the gang together at the behest of a handsome farmboy, pulling off a heist, and running away from a creepy doll all while discussing the brand new releases ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’, and ‘M3GAN’. 00:00 - 24:20 - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Discussion 24:20 - 49:23 - M3GAN Discussion Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is a 2023 spy action comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, and written by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, and Marn Davies. The film stars Jason Statham...
Jan 18, 2023•49 min•Ep. 274
Join us this week as we school you on Hitler, school you on Elvis, survive an airborne toxic event and pelt our fingers at your front doors all while discussing the brand new comedic dramas ‘White Noise’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’. 00:00 - 26:07 - White Noise (2022) Discussion 26:07 - 45:56 - The Banshees of Inisherin Discussion White Noise is a 2022 absurdist comedy-drama film, written and directed by Noah Baumbach, adapted from the 1985 novel with the same title by Don DeLillo. It is Baum...
Jan 11, 2023•46 min•Ep. 273
This week for the first time in the history of the show, we’re diving into what disappointed us the most this year. So join Billy and the legendary Jason from Binge Movies, as we tell you what films from last year you definitely don’t need to catch up on. Find Jason and his incredible show on twitter @BingeMovies or on his website https://bingemovies.podbean.com/ We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to ar...
Jan 04, 2023•55 min•Ep. 272
It’s the biggest week of the year! This week Billy and Sean are sharing their top 5 films of the year. Will they have any cross over? Will they disagree on any? Will Morbius make the cut? Listen to find out! Then as a special extra, as is tradition on the show, we list our top 5 films from 10 years ago, inspired by the idea that you need to let films sit with you for at least that long before being able to effectively rank them. Find Carney at @carneyfrom55, or his awesome shows from the @sanspa...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 271
Join us as we head to the oceans, braid up our ponytails and hold in our pee, all while watching what is arguably the blockbuster event of the year - ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’. Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, with a story the trio wrote with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment and TSG Entertainment, and distributed by 20th Century Stu...
Dec 21, 2022•49 min•Ep. 270
Welcome to required viewing, our lesson in things we haven’t watched that we should! Join Billy and Dave as we count down our favourite five most underseen television shows of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 269
The silly season is upon us, so join Billy and Dave as we countdown our seasonal binge list of must-watch Christmas films! Will there be any crossover? And who will cheat with a TV special? Tune in to find out, and Merry Christmas to all you filthy animals out there! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate i...
Dec 07, 2022•44 min•Ep. 268
This week we’re heading to a couple of islands to solve a murder mystery, eat at a five-star restaurant and off the chef, all while discussing the brand new releases ‘Glass Onion’ and ‘The Menu’. 00:00 - 26:14 - Glass Onion Discussion 26:14 - 52:25 - The Menu Discussion Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is the sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as...
Nov 30, 2022•52 min•Ep. 267
And here we are, at the end of all things. So come along with us as we launch arrows off an elephant, make a meal out of a cherry tomato, and have more endings than a choose your own adventure book, all while discussing the gripping conclusion to the Lord of the Rings saga - ‘The Return of the King’. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1955's The Retur...
Nov 16, 2022•56 min
Continue our journey through Middle Earth as we watch the rings! This week we’re chatting to some trees, putting meat back on the menu, and battling for Helm’s Deep, all while discussing the continuation of the Lord of the Rings Saga - ‘The Two Towers’. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Towers, the second volume of the novel ...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min
What was promised over a year ago has finally come to pass! Our epic marathon of The Lord of the Rings! So join us for second breakfast as we step further away from home than we ever have, all while discussing the film that started it all ‘The Fellowship of the Rings’. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 266
Halloween is here! That magical time of year when you can eat all the candy, drink all the pumpkin ale, and force your wife who hates horror to watch a spooky movie! So join us this week as we don't listen to our dog, gasp at Patrick Wilson’s beauty, and try invade a witches land, all while discussing the 2013 haunted house classic ‘The Conjuring’. The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural fil...
Oct 26, 2022•32 min•Ep. 265
This week we’re surviving a widowmaker, looking through eggs, and making a movie, all while discussing the latest entry to the View Askewniverse ‘Clerks III’ with the help of podcasting legend Nick Haskins from Nikoli’s Kitchen. You can (and should) find Nick and his awesome podcast on Twitter at @NikolisKitchen or at https://nikoliskitchen.com/ Clerks III is a 2022 American comedy film written, produced, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith and stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrm...
Oct 19, 2022•47 min•Ep. 264
Join us as we bake our famous tuna casserole, investigate a plane crash, and very much do worry, darlings before heading back to Salem as we chat all things ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and ‘Hocus Pocus 2’. 00:00 - 25:00 - Don’t Worry Darling Discussion 25:00 - 31:30 - Hocus Pocus 2 Discussion 31:30 - 33:30 - Announcement and End Don't Worry Darling is a 2022 American psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey Van, Shane Van, and...
Oct 12, 2022•33 min•Ep. 263
Join me as we say “What a story, Mark!”, definitely have the cancer, and keep our stupid comments in our pocket, all while discussing the “Citizen Kane of bad movies” - ‘The Room’ with the help of the legendary Joey from So Wizard Podcast. You can (and should) find Joey and his awesome podcast on Twitter at @SoWizardPodcast or on their website http://www.sowizardpodcast.com/ The Room is a 2003 American drama film written, produced, executive produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau, who stars in th...
Oct 05, 2022•30 min•Ep. 262
Cowabunga Dudes! This week we’re eating pizza in the sewer with a giant rat, hitting on a news reporter a whole species out of our league, and taking down the foot clan, all while discussing the 1990 classic ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ with the help of Seth and D.T. from Space Castle! This episode is part one of an epic crossover! Be sure to check out Space Castles YouTube series ‘Reel Drunk’ to see us drink our way through the second film in the trilogy ‘Secret of the Ooze’. It was a blast! ...
Sep 28, 2022•37 min•Ep. 261
