112 - The Irishman

This week we’re packing some heat, painting some houses, and ignoring Anna Paquin, all while discussing the latest crime-epic from Martin Scorsese - ‘The Irishman’. The Irishman (also titled onscreen as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino). We’re also running a competition at the moment! For your chance to win, head to http://wewatchedathing.com/competition and fill in your details, letting us know what are YOUR top 3 films of the decade. You can win a We Watched A Thing mug, the right to tell us what to watch on the show, and even a double pass to the movies, to catch Ken Loach’s new film ‘Sorry We Missed You’. Entries close 5pm AEDT December 21, so get on it! 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 [email protected] 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.