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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 @sanspantsradio network - @ScaredyBoys and @howgoodsfooty at https://www.sanspantsradio.com/ 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 real

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 Studios, it is the sequel to Avatar (2009) and the second film in the Avatar franchise. Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald reprise their roles from the original film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in a different role. New cast members include Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement. In the film, Jake Sully (Worthington) and his family explore the oceans of Pandora to meet the Metkayina clan. We Watched A

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.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 tell us what movies to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 tell us what movies to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case. The ensemble cast includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. The Menu is a 2022 American black comedy horror film directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, and produced by Adam McKay, Betsy Koch and Will Ferrell. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith

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 Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. We Wa

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 The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2001's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the film is the second instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy

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 volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film is the first installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron, who seeks the One Ring, which contains part of his might, to return to power

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 film in The Conjuring Universe franchise.[4] Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their purportedly real-life reports inspired The Amityville Horror story and film franchise.[5] The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family, who experienced increasingly disturbing events in their newly occupied farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971. With Ed and Lorraine Warren's investigation, the Perron case became the first

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 Fehrman, Austin Zajur, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson, and Smith. It serves as a standalone sequel to the 1994 and 2006 Clerks films, and is the ninth overall feature film set in the View Askewniverse. In the film, Randal Graves, who after surviving a massive heart attack, enlists his friends and fellow clerks Dante Hicks, Elias Grover, and Jay and Silent Bob to make a movie about their lives at the Quick Stop Convenience store that started it all. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian

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 Silberman. The film stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine. It follows a young wife living in a company town who begins to believe there is a sinister secret being kept from her by the man who runs it. Hocus Pocus 2 is a 2022 American fantasy comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. A sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus, it stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones reprising th

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 the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. The film centers on a melodramatic love triangle between amiable banker Johnny (Wiseau), his deceptive fiancée Lisa (Danielle) and his conflicted best friend Mark (Sestero). A significant portion of the film is dedicated to a series of unrelated subplots, most of which involve at least one supporting character and are left unresolved due to the film's inconsistent narrative structure. The work was reportedly intended to be semi-autobiographical in nature; according t

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! You can see the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AXEMyTdXGM Find D.T. and Seth and their wonderful show on Twitter @spacecastlepod or on their website https://spacecastlepod.com/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 superhero film based on the characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It is the first theatrical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and the first installment in the original trilogy. Directed by Steve Barron from a screenplay by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck, it stars Judith Hoag

Join me as I accept a ride from strangers, on the mean streets of Bawston, and try unravel a murder, all while discussing Clint Eastwood’s 2003 crime thriller ‘Mystic River’ 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/ Mystic River is a 2003 American neo-noir crime drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Harden and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. It is the first film in which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score. 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 reac

This week we’re hitting it Greek style, as Superman takes on the titans all while we discuss the third film in Tarsem SIngh’s filmography ‘Immortals’ with the help of patron of the show David Powell! Immortals is a 2011 American fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, John Hurt, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto, Joseph Morgan, Daniel Sharman, and Mickey Rourke. The film was previously named Dawn of War and War of the Gods before being officially named Immortals. It uses motifs of the Greek myths of Theseus, the return of the Heraclids, the Minotaur, and the Titanomachy, but the plot does not resemble any coherent narrative originating from Greek mythology. 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 wewatch

This week we’re letting the Genie out of the bottle Aguilera-style, recounting tales of love, and catching up on the last three thousand years or so all while discussing the latest flick from fellow Aussie George Miller ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’. Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy romantic drama film directed by George Miller and starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. Miller wrote the screenplay with Augusta Gore, adapting the 1994 short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt. Elba stars as a djinn who is freed by a professor (Swinton) and recounts his life to her. 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 iT

This week I’m throwing on the cowl, going on the prowl, and using all the wonderful toys all while discussing the 1989 classic superhero film ‘Batman’ with the help of the amazing Gerald from ‘Two Peas on a Podcast’! Find Gerald and his wonderful show on twitter @TwoPeasOnAPod or on his website https://www.twopeasonapod.com/ Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime and depicts his conflict with his archenemy The Joker. 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

Join me as I head back in time, shake out my dredds and hunt anything that moves, as I discuss ‘Prey’ 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/ Prey is a 2022 American science fiction action film based on the Predator franchise. It is the fifth installment in the franchise and is a prequel to the first four films, being set in the Northern Great Plains in North America in 1719. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Black Antelope, Bennett Taylor, and Dane DiLiegro. The story revolves around Naru, a skilled Comanche warrior, protecting her tribe from a humanoid alien that hunts humans for sport, fighting against the wilderness and fur traders to keep her people safe. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing ever

Join me as I catch a nickel in the head, steal a bloody, floating shoe, and snap a picture of an alien, all while discussing the latest Jordan Peele epic ‘Nope’ with the amazing Damian Robb from Scaredy Boys! Find Damian at @MiddayPyjamas, or his awesome shows from the @sanspantsradio network - @ScaredyBoys and Short Tales at https://www.sanspantsradio.com/ or https://damianrobb.com/ Nope (stylized as NOPE) is a 2022 American science fiction horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea, it follows two ranch-owning siblings who attempt to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object. 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

Join me as I catch the train to Kotyo, school you with my Thomas the Train knowledge, and beat the ever living poo out of everyone, all while discussing ‘Bullet Train’, with the help of David Rosen from the Piecing it Together podcast! Find David at @bydavidrosen, or his show @PiecingPod on his website at https://www.piecingpod.com/ You can also watch the music video for David’s new single ‘Antiviral’ here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdGctz_xF5c Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film starring Brad Pitt as an assassin who has to deal with enemies while riding a Japanese bullet train. The film is directed by David Leitch based on a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz that adapts the Japanese novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka. In addition to Pitt, the film stars Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A. Martínez Ocasio, and Sandra Bullock. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra.