We Wanna Watch

The cat, TOTALLY out of the bag: it's The Insider (1999) directed by Michael Mann! We open this week's Lane Frame with a loooong digression about Taco Bell and breakfast foods before getting into Mann's oeuvre. We chat about his use of color, the effectiveness of the camerawork, and Al Pacino's energy levels. Plus: Ricky tries to explain some internet shit to me and I still don't understand it tbh. Hopefully you do, WWWatchers.

Please enjoy this microreview of Hoppers (2026) directed by Daniel Chong by WWWatchers Corb and Jorge 🦫

Ugly, Stupid, Dogshit. This week's Rick's Pick was Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Why does this movie hate women? Why is Steve Carell so unfunny? Why haven't we watched La La Land yet?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath. It's a Lane's Frame, it's a Chris' List, it's a B-Syde, it's a bad movie and a major letdown. This episode is unlistenable and if you make it all the way through you deserve a statue in your honor.

This week, in honor of the iconic singer's birthday, we have on special guest Maria for our first Maria's Movie: Selena (1997) directed by Gregory Nava. While this movie falls into some stereotypical biopic beats (simple storytelling, mediocre acting, boring direction), Maria schools us on Selena's life and music and why she deserved a better movie. Plus: Ricky's ex-wife revealed.

This week's Lane's Frame is Creed (2015) directed by Ryan Coogler! Our celebratory episode on this year's Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan open with a long digression about sports, the ren faire, and, of course, MBJ's former Friday Night Lights costar. Is anyone surprised that Ricky thought Rocky was a real guy?

This week's Rick's Pick is the kung fu classic Enter the Dragon (1973) directed by Robert Clouse! Ricky's expectations may have been mismatched with this iconic entry from Bruce Lee's filmography, but they were nowhere near as mismatched as his skills were for our little game. Also, if the audio sounds shitty, that's on me, I'll do better next time.

This week's off-the-cuff Lane's Frame is Apocalypse Now (1979) directed by Francis Ford Coppola! Our first FFC gives us ample opportunity to discuss some familiar faces like Martin Sheen, Dennis Hopper, and the Vietnam War. Plus, a little game.

This week's special guest Christopher is back with a choice off the Chris' List, Ex Machina (2014) directed by Alex Garland! We spend about a third of this episode talking about the movie, another third talking about AI, and the last third bullshitting about important topics like "what is your favorite Pokémon" and "what does the Thing taste like".

This week's Lane's Frame is Hospital (1970) directed by Frederick Wiseman (RIP)! We delve into the recently deceased director's work for the first time to mixed results, as you can really tell Ricky did not want to talk about this movie lol. Nevertheless, we have a spirited discussion about the healthcare system, investigative journalism, and specialized bigotry. Plus: is calling him "LeoDio" catching on? I swear I've said it once or twice and now all my friends call him that.

This week's Rick's Pick is O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen! We discuss George Clooney's movie star persona, the Coens' slapstick tendencies, and the Odyssey as a greater cultural artifact. I can just FEEL Ricky getting deflated about this movie over the course of the episode.George Clooney Bobbles His Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgUclE5J-w

This week's B-Syde is Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999) directed by Jim Jarmusch! We talk about this movie's understated visual style, great soundtrack, and Black men's affinity for Japan. Plus: Ricky incorrectly states that Forest Whitaker was on the Boondocks :/ and during Black History Month...

This week's Rick's Pick is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) directed by Philip Kaufman! We meander quite a bit on this episode as we discuss this film's paranoid cinematography, cool 70s look, and complex, perhaps reactionary worldview. We talk about The Thing (1982) a lot and we talk about weird gross stuff even more. Plus: Ricky describes wrecking his car two days after his birthday without a shred of self-awareness.

Happy birthday to Lane <3 it's Hamlet (1996) directed by Kenneth Branagh! I talked so much on this episode that I lost my voice the next day lol. LFG!!!!!

This week's Rick's Pick is the inscrutable Drowning by Numbers (1988) directed by Peter Greenaway! After a looooong discussion about upcoming 2026 films, we talk about this movie's shaggy, charming style and its counting motif. Also, kind of funny in retrospect that we DIDN'T play a little game for this movie.

This week's Lane's Frame is one of the most Acting movies of all time, All About Eve (1955) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz! We talk about George Sanders as an early candidate for Get This Guy Off The Screen, Anne Baxter's whole Thing, and, of course, Lane's continued affinity for cool heavy vintage phones. This is the Chop Not Slop version of the episode because I cut out like 25 minutes of us arguing about fandom in the beginning, lol.

This week's Rick's Pick is Magnolia (1999) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson! After a short digression about Secret Santa and Magic: The Gathering, we discuss this movie's star-studded ensemble, interconnected storylines, and general BLEH! vibes.

This week's very special episode is a B-Syde: Anaconda (2025) directed by Tom Gormican. The movie is bad. But the episode is good!

This week's Rick's Pick is The American President (1995) directed by Rob Reiner - rest in peace, king. We talk about the iconic Aaron Sorkin dialogue, the power of movie stars, and how this movie actually looks like a goddamn movie. Plus: a little game.

This episode's Lane's Frame is The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) directed by Anthony Minghella. The first movie in my secret yearlong project to get Ricky to watch a bunch of 1999 Oscar contenders in preparation for our eventual American Beauty episode, we go in on Ripley's great cinematography and winning performances, and somehow don't get too thirsty for Jude Law along the way. Also does anyone else think about how Scorsese uses that Dropkick Murphys song like four times in The Departed? No? Just me?

This week's Rick's Pick is Metropolis (1927) directed by Fritz Lang! We discuss this movie's impressive artistic style and timely Themes (TM). AKA, we bullshit about AI for like 40% of this episode lol. Plus: Ricky watched TWO movies on his own!

This week's Lane's Frame is No Bears (2022) directed by the recently Golden Globe-nominated Jafar Panahi. We discuss the director's prior filmography and this film's metafictional premise. And by we, I mean me, because boy are my arms tired from carrying this episode!

This week's Rick's Pick is The Usual Suspects (1995) directed by Bryan Singer. At one point Ricky says, "chungus sussy", just so you know what you're getting into.

Another year on the books, watchers! Welcome to our second annual Gold Watches honoring the films that We Wanna Watched. Join us in reflecting on our second season of watches and listening to Ricky blow out the mic like 8 times. Plus: a pledge for the final movie of season 3...Thanks to all the watchers watching along at home. Follow us on Bluesky too if that's your thing. Maybe one day I'll just put Ricky's twitter handle in here as well.

This week's episode is a Priya's Pic: Monsoon Wedding (2001) directed by Mira Nair! Priya joins our discussion about the Golden Lion-winning romantic dramedy with insights on the film's treatment of the Indian diaspora. It's a very chill ep. Our show is always more mellow with guests on, why is that?Check out IndieMeme here: https://www.indiememe.org/

This week's Lane's Frame is Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) directed by Mike Leigh! Our third Leigh film covered to date, this dramedy features another complex and slightly grating main character played hilariously by Sally Hawkins. We get into the exacting mid-aughts fashion, the clever episodic storytelling, and the emotional realism of the writing - all this after we dissect the new Mario movie trailer, of course.

This week's Rick's Pick is Blue Velvet (1986) directed by David Lynch! We aren't very impressed by this movie and struggle to connect with its themes and performances. Instead we digress about anime and an Egyptian film Ricky heard about in an Uber. Sorry Lynch fans! Maybe next time.

It's Bugonia (2025) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos!! Despite the power outages trying to stop us, we get sweaty, greasy, and stinky talking about this movie's surprisingly grounded tone, fun sound design, and the wonderful performances from all the cast except for one. Anyway you know what you're getting so just click play. After we stopped recording Ricky said he'd let Plemons "pack every hole" so don't believe his coyness herein.

Happy Halloween! Our final WE WANNA WAIL is this week's Lane's Frame, Kwaidan (1964) directed by Masaki Kobayashi. We spend our time talking about the unique fun of an anthology film, forms of Japanese storytelling, and this movie's beautiful colors and painted backdrops.

This week's WE WANNA WAIL Rick's Pick is Good Boy (2025) directed by B*n L*onberg. Woof.

WE WANNA WAIL continues with The Bad Seed (1956) directed by Mervyn LeRoy! This August's Auteur is a smash hit, and we talk at length about the amazing performances and impressive, serious handling of such intense subject matter for a 70 year-old movie. Digressions include Halloween candy, the three movies Ricky incorrectly watched, and our shoplifting-related mom trauma (mauma). Plus: a little game.

Congrats bro, you got the whole podcast wailing 😐 This week's Lane's Frame is Skinamarink (2022) directed by Kyle Edward Ball. We start with a looooong discussion about Ricky's formative horror movies before discussing our dissatisfaction with this movie's failed execution of its premise. Plus: banana.

WE WANNA WAIL continues this week with the currently in-theaters sports horror Him (2025) directed by Justin Tipping! Special guest Sy is here to talk through this goofy movie's inconsistent ideas, music video aesthetic, and performance by Marlon Wayans. Plus: TIM HEIDECKER?!

Bring in the perverts: WE WANNA WAIL is back! Our horror miniseries returns with our first Rick's Pick of the season, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) directed by Dario Argento. Lane hates this movie and Ricky says, "I liked it". Who knew?

A refreshing detour from the last few dour weeks of films, or a BLEH! movie that we just couldn't lock into? This week's Lane's Frame is about Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! from 2001. After a loooong opening about the new Conjuring movie (lol), we talk about this movie's fun performances, lackluster story, and ascension into the WWW canon of "immediately pre-9/11 culture". Plus: we reveal our first Rick's Pick for WE WANNA WAIL!End music: Kalen's Corner/Nirvana's Nevermind but with the SM64 Soundfont

In another week of war films, this week's Rick's Pick is the Empire of the Sun (1987) directed by Steven Spielberg. What a weird ass movie! We talk about Christian Bale's performance, the strange fumbling of tone, and Spielberg's wider career. Slut-shamed on my OWN podcast.

what if there was a Deer Hunter (1978) directed by Michael Cimino

We're wrapping up Fullmetal August by covering the final three seasons of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood! Thanks to very special guest Priya, we somehow managed our longest episode ever. Oops.

It's Rebecca (1940) directed by Alfred Hitchcock! What else do you want? What? What did you say?Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/

Our minor detour from Fullmetal August takes us to Alfred August instead, starting with The Birds (1963) directed by, of course, Alfred Hitchcock. After a short jaunt through upcoming 2025 releases, we discuss this movie's moody atmosphere, animal handling, and whether birds are even all that scary. Like we talk a LOT about all the birds.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social

We're continuing Fullmetal August with the second "season" of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. After a brief sidebar about Mario lore, we talk about the different factions being introduced and Edward's psychological arc. Plus: big boobs and vore. Plus PLUS: we're taking a break from FMAB next week because spending five episodes on this show was a ludicrous endeavor, a fool's errand, truly a Rickybrained decision.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/

Fullmetal August kicks off with a discussion of the first 13 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. After a lengthy digression about the renaissance faire and Ricky's new couch (?), we get into the series' worldbuilding, the breakneck pacing, and the mechanics of the alchemy system. Strap in folks because we're doing this for five weeks. Go girl give us nothing, etc.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/

Jesse July comes to a bittersweet end with I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) directed by Charlie Kaufman. After a digression surrounding Ricky's penchant with bulk fruit, we talk about this movie's not-quite-surreal, not-quite-horrific tone, fun psychological probing, and dense visual style. Plus: a little game.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/

Hostiles? More like no smiles >:( this week's Jesse July entry is Hostiles (2017) directed by Scott Cooper. We talk about this movie's dogshit performances, weird racism, and how our podcast needs to cover an original Western sometime. Plus: Ricky makes up an episode of the Twilight Zone.

Jesse July continues with this week's film, The Master (2012) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. We get into the Welles/Brando of it all, the interesting psychosexual dynamic between the two leads, and, of course, Tom Cruise and Scientology. Plus: we discuss the Bugonia trailer and its prominent sweaty ponytail 🥵🥵 We also talk about Nosferatu a lot for some reason. Why is this episode so horny?

Maligned, misunderstood classic or a correctly discarded misfire? The first movie in our Jesse July miniseries is Observe and Report (2009) directed by Jody Hill, an underseen comedy with an outsized reputation. Join us for a discussion around this movie's attempted satire, Seth Rogen's screen persona, and the effortlessness with which Plemons assumes the energy of a character who works at a mall in 2009.

One HUNDRED movies! This week's wrap on our pride month miniseries includes The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) directed by Rainer Fassbinder and Love Lies Bleeding (2024) directed by Rose Glass. We get into fluffy robes, phone acting, toxic lesbian relationships, fisting, turning into your dad, testosterone (problematic?), fisting again, and, of course, a little game. Happy pride month!

Pride month continues with this week's two pride pics, Brokeback Mountain (2005) directed by Ang Lee and Theater Camp (2023) directed by Nick Lieberman and Molly Gordon. After an extended mishap of losing Ricky's audio while talking about Mario Kart World f0r 20 minutes, we summarize Theater Camp (literal nothing movie) and get into Brokeback for the majority of the runtime. Lane gets Heath Ledger now, Ricky talks about how one of us needs to die for us to have a good podcast, and Christopher confirmed heterosexual.

Continuing in our pride month miniseries, this week's pride pics are The Birdcage (1996) directed by Mike Nichols and All About My Mother (1999) directed by Pedro Almodóvar. After talking about dick humor and keys, we discuss Robin Williams' screen persona, whether All About My Mother is a serious movie, and the timelessness of these themes. Also, a really long tangent about Frankenstein.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/

Happy Pride Month watchers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈‼️ We're starting a whole MONTH of LGBTQ-movies with two pride pics, The Boys in the Band (1970) directed by William Friedkin and Y Tu Mamá También (2001) directed by Alfonso Cuarón. One of us vastly prefers one of these movies more than the other, and one of us says "I liked it!" about both of them. Any guesses who is whom? We get into meanness culture, Pee-Wee Herman/Paul Reubens, and the smell of oral sex. Plus: a little game.Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.socialFollow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/