Welcome Back Podcast

The boys went to the UK and saw 28 Years Later The Bone Temple! They talk sports, buying in, naming conventions, Nia DaCosta being the unluckiest director, how nostalgia and religion can be weaponized, and Sam learns about Jimmy Savilelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys got through another year and they loved it! They talk their disappointments, moments, scores, scripts, performances, directors, and top 10 things from the past year! The things talked about include Bad Bunny, Eddington, Frankenstein, Sinners, Mission Impossible, Hamnet, If I Had legs I'd Kick You, The Rehearsal, Andor, Pluribus, Avatar Fire and Ash, 28 Years Later, Weapons, Marty Supreme, and One Battle After Anotherlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys got drunk and started an investigation by watching The Scary of Sixty-First! They talk the Golden Globes, the Oscar nominations, conspiracies, how this movie unfolds, if there is a chance for a movie like this to be interesting, Sam learning about Dasha Nekrasova, and on stage comedyTHIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE FILES WERE RELEASEDlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys played some ping pong and saw Marty Supreme! They talk their New Years Eve's, Sam hating on a movie theatre, iPhone face, if it sucks to be Benny right now, the casting, Timothee Chalamet, and weird Oscar wins of the pastlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went back to Pandora and saw Avatar: Fire and Ash! They talk Sam hating these movies, the types they could have played, James Cameron, why Sam hates James Cameron, why Andrew loves James Cameron, epic movies, MoCap performances, how 2025 went, and their hope for 2026linktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went to a party and saw Hedda! Thank talk Rob Reiner's legacy, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson, what makes something a "hangout movie", and directors who make interesting movies that aren't necessarily greatlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went to The Globe and saw Hamnet! They talk the Warner Bros acquisition, actors wanting Oscars, Chloe Zhao, mothers in trouble, William Shakespeare, Andrew starts talking about 6 7, and the power of seeing movies in the theatrelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys solved a murder and saw Wake Up Dead Man! They talk Rian Johnson, religion, how this compares to the other Knives Out movies, why this movie works for Sam so much, how stacked the cast is, Bill Maher, Andrew does a mini Wicked For Good review and says a crazy thoughtlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went on a game show and saw The Running Man! They talk Edgar Wright, getting a signature, Stephen King, Glen Powell, how this holds up against Edgar Wright's career, adapting a book, the intention of this movie, and what they hope for the futurelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys moved to the prairies and saw Die My Love! They talk Lynne Ramsay, Flight Risk, Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese, comparing this sort of movie to musical biopics, and somehow Trumplinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys did some beekeeping and saw Bugonia! They talk Yorgos' previous work, Vice, potential Oscar nominations, if there is enough doubt in this movie, did this movie ruin their days, somehow Good Fortune comes up, and what can people do to save the worldlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys conducted an experiment and saw Frankenstein! They talk movies that are in movie theatres, Jacob Elordi replacing Andrew Garflied, Guillermo's career, Hollywood ruining things that Sam loves, and Oscar Isaac's recent career choiceslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys did some deliveries and saw Good Fortune! They talk Aziz Ansari, Sam has big issues, having your needs met, how this movie got a theatrical run, Netflix going back on deals, if this movie is condescending, Andrew not being a centrist, Bill Marr, and Andrew always being on the wrong sidelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys got in the octagon and saw The Smashing Machine! They talk Sam's wedding MC adventures, Marty Supreme, the Safdies, Dwayne Johnson's career, who's fault was this movie, what's next on the docket for these creatives, and how much Brooklyn is in this movielinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys had a few small beers and saw One Battle After Another! They talk avoiding ads, Andrew getting gotted, is this PTA's best, who is Leo passing the torch to, freedom of speech, and Andrew compares this movie to Civil Warlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys played some football and saw Him! I mean Goat! I mean Him! They talk this movie failing, losing the movie in the edit, Saltburn, sports culture, the greatest student film ever made, and how Top Gun Maverick could have saved Americalinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys took the 5 up to the Bronx and saw Highest 2 Lowest! they talk all things Spike Lee, things looking like a streaming movie, if this movie is miscast, how the adaptation feels, the great moments of the movie, how they find new music in the Tik Tok age, and Andrew being confronted on stagelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys did some cat sitting and saw Caught Stealing! They talk a recent historical event, low stakes Aronofsky, what works as a New York movie, the reason for the season, is Austin Butler a lead, how this movie should have been on streaming, and how immature this movie islinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went to war and saw The Roses! They talk if this movie could have been a hit, the cast being failed, the director not having a vision, how often we get movies Like This, how things used to be better, and how a different cast could have saved this movielinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys went demon hunting and saw KPop Demon Hunters! They talk liquid bandages, Winona being weird, rebootquels, retelling old stories, seeing the origin of influence, how animation has changed, and the Netflix theatre argument againlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.