Bears On Film

Join me as I slap you around with my hot dog fingers, listen to ‘Story of a girl’, and have an existential crisis about life as a pet rock all while discussing the brilliant new film (in this timeline anyway) ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ with the help of the wonderful JD from InSession Film. Find JD at @RealJDDuran and his wonderful show on twitter @InSessionFilm or on their website https://insessionfilm.com/ Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American science-fiction action film written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as "Daniels"). It stars Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., with James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis. The plot follows a Chinese-American woman (Yeoh) being audited by the Internal Revenue Service, who discovers that she must connect with versions of herself from different parallel universes in order to prevent the destruction of them all by a powerful being. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canber

This week I’m engaging in performance art, while sipping on a triple decaf soy latte with a twist of lemon, and taking directions from street signs, all while discussing one of my favourite films ‘L.A. Story’ with the help of the wonderful Julio from The Contrarians! Find Julio and his wonderful show on twitter @ContrarianPrime or on their website https://wearethecontrarians.com/ L.A. Story is a 1991 American satirical romantic comedy film written by and starring Steve Martin and directed by Mick Jackson. The plot follows a weatherman (Martin) trying to find love in Los Angeles. It was released on February 8, 1991, and received generally positive reviews from critics. 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 Fac

This week I’m having zero personality or charm, looking worse than the Vampires did 20 years ago in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, and having zero luck hiding my true feelings in these show notes, all while discussing the latest comic blockbuster ‘Morbius’ with the help of true hero, Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Morbius is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Morbius, the Living Vampire, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, it stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. In the film, Morbius becomes a living vampire after curing himself of a rare disease. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cine

This week we’re learning a new language and chatting with aliens, all while discussing the 2016 sci-fi drama ‘Arrival’ at the request of a patron! Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer, who conceived the project as a spec script based on the 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist enlisted by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrial aliens who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tzi Ma appear in supporting roles. 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 - @WeWa

Join us this week as we reslap - Sorry, recap the oscars, and then get our wild west on as I’m joined by the legendary Paul from The Countdown to chat ‘The Power of the Dog’. Find Paul and his great show at @thecountdownpc or at https://thecountdownpc.podbean.com/ The Power of the Dog is a 2021 Western psychological drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same title. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Set in Montana, shot mostly within rural Otago, New Zealand, the film is an international co-production between New Zealand, Greece, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. The Power of the Dog covers themes such as love, grief, resentment, jealousy, masculinity, and sexuality. 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

Continuing the years celebrations by releasing a patron preview a month, here is one that I thought the public just wasn’t ready to hear, and quite frankly probably still isn’t. So strap yourself in and enjoy, what may possibly be the very weirdest piece of audio ever released to the internet… Tusk is a 2014 American comedy horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith, based on a story from his SModcast podcast. The film stars Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, and Genesis Rodriguez. The film is the first in Smith's planned True North trilogy, followed by Yoga Hosers (2016). 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

This week I’m answering some riddles, running around in leather. and declaring I am vengeance, all with the help of Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ The Batman is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. Produced by DC Films, 6th & Idaho, and Dylan Clark Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a reboot of the Batman film franchise. The film was directed by Matt Reeves, who wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. The film sees Batman, who has been fighting crime in Gotham City for two years, uncover corruption while pursuing the Riddler (Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showin

Are you prepared for the Oscars? We are! Join to find out who we think will win, and who we want to win, while discussing the 94th Academy Awards before they've even happened, all with the help of the wonderful Amy Smith from InSession Film and Next Best Picture! You can find Amy at @filmswithamy, or check out her plethora of film talk at https://www.mepage.is/amysmith 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 you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases, and even te

Join me as I enter the mind of a celebrity while he orders some towels, try and make him dance around, and then wake up covered in goo on a turnpike, all while discussing the wonderful ‘Being John Malkovich’ with the help of the even more wonderful Emily Higgins from Tasteless! Find the incredible Emily and her wonderful show on twitter @tastelesspod or on her website https://www.tastelesspod.com/ Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind. 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 ca

This week I’m wearing Dracula’s suit, jumping into the mind of a killer, and getting tripped as balls, all while watching the 2000 sci-fi horror ‘The Cell’ with patron of the show David Powell! The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. 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 you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases, and even te

This week I’m shaking out my mullet, dying my goatee blond, and getting my duel on, all while talking about the latest historical drama from Ridley Scott, ‘The Last Duel’, with the help of the great D.T. from Space Castle! Find D.T. and his wonderful show on twitter @spacecastlepod or on their website https://spacecastlepod.com/ The Last Duel is a 2021 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. Set in medieval France, the film stars Damon as Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his former friend, squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a judicial duel after Jean's wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her. The events leading up to the duel are divided into three distinct chapters, reflecting the contradictory perspectives of the three main characters. Affleck also stars in a supporting role as Count Pierr

Continuing with sharing previews of patreon exclusive episodes, join us as we go back to the beginning, with our very first patron bonus from June of 2018, where Topher and I shared our lists of shame (i.e. movies that we hadn’t seen that really should’ve). Happily enough we ended up covering most of these during the run of the show, but it was still embarrasing up to this point! 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 you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases,

This week I’m teaming up with the “what? no!” guy, hunting for some treasure, and discovering the reeeeal treasure is “the friends we make along the way” (awwwww), all while discussing the brand new video game blockbuster ‘Uncharted’ with the help of the miraculous Liz from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Liz at @crims0nl1z and her wonderful show @MovieReviewsIn at https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Uncharted is a 2022 American action-adventure film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Based on Naughty Dog's video game series of the same name, it stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as his mentor Victor Sullivan, with Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas in supporting roles. In the film, Drake is recruited by Sullivan in a race against corrupt billionaire Santiago Moncada (Banderas) and his hired mercenary Jo Braddock (Gabrielle) to locate the treasure of the Magellan expedition. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canb

This week I’m getting my whimsy on, riding a bike around France, and cooking for some cops, all while discussing the latest Wes Anderson flick ‘The French Dispatch’, with the help of the wonderful Julio from The Contrarians! Find Julio and his wonderful show on twitter @ContrarianPrime or on their website https://wearethecontrarians.com/ The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, or simply The French Dispatch, is a 2021 American anthology comedy film written, directed and produced by Wes Anderson from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness and Jason Schwartzman. It features a large ensemble cast, and follows three different storylines as the French foreign bureau of the fictional Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun newspaper creates its final issue. 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 an

Join me this week as I call NASA’s megastructure expert, warn them of an upcoming disaster, and make all-round zero sense, all while discussing the latest Roland Emmerich flick ‘Moonfall’, with the help of returning guest Beth! Moonfall is a 2022 science fiction disaster film co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich. The film stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, and Donald Sutherland. Shot in Montreal on a $138–146 million production budget, Moonfall is one of the most expensive independently produced films of all time. The film was released in the United States on February 4, 2022, by Lionsgate. It received generally negative reviews from critics. 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

This week we’re filling out the burn book, calling each other a gapped-toothed , and guessing if it’s already raining, all while discussing the 2004 classic ‘Mean Girls’ at the request of a patron! Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. It is based in part on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, Queen Bees and Wannabes, which describes female high school social cliques, school bullying, and the damaging effects they can have on students. Fey also drew from her own experience at Upper Darby High School as an inspiration for some of the concepts in the film. The plot centers on a naïve teenage girl navigating her way through the social hierarchy of a modern American high school after years of her parents homeschooling her while conducting research in Africa. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra.

To celebrate the show entering it’s 6th calendar year, as well as having our biggest month of downloads ever (THANK YOU!), please enjoy this preview of one of our latest bonus episodes, where we talk all things ‘Speed’! Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels about a bus that is rigged by a terrorist, to explode if its speed falls below 50 miles per hour. 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 you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out

Join me as I bite the head off a chicken, put on a jolly good spook show, and con my way to the top, all while talking about the latest thriller from Guillermo del Toro ‘Nightmare Alley’ with the help of the legendary Sean Carney from Scaredy Boys! Find Carney at @carneyfrom55, or his awesome shows from the @sanspantsradio network - @ScaredyBoys and @howgoodsfooty at https://www.sanspantsradio.com/ Nightmare Alley is a 2021 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, being the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version. A co-production between Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and Double Dare You Productions, the film stars Bradley Cooper as a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career. Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron

This week I’m telling you about my favourite scary movie, as special officer Dewey, Sidney Prescott, and Gale Weathers return to Woodsboro to fight a kid in a mask, with the help of the ever amazing Emily Higgins from the Tasteless podcast! Find Emily and her wonderful show on twitter @tastelesspod or on her website https://www.tastelesspod.com/ Scream (also informally known as Scream 5) is a 2022 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the fifth installment in the Scream film series. Though billed as a relaunch of the film series, the film is a direct sequel to Scream 4 (2011), and the first in the series not to be directed by Wes Craven. The film is dedicated to Craven at the beginning of the closing credits. The film stars franchise veterans David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and newcomers Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Dylan Minnette, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mikey Madison, and Sonia Be

This week I’m reading a book I really shouldn’t, awakening the dead, and falling in love with both Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser, all while discussing the 1999 classic adventure ‘The Mummy’ with the help of the legendary Em from Verbal Diorama! Find Em at @EmWillDolt, or her amazing show @VerbalDiorama on her website at https://www.verbaldiorama.com/ The Mummy is a 1999 American action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. 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 htt