Make Me Watch It

TRIGGER WARNING : This episode contains discussions of suicide, primarily in relation to horror/fantasy fiction. Be advised. The Brendans are pleased to welcome Chris Finik, longtime online chap and fellow student of the "School of Movies" podcast, to chat some tasty tasty horror. We talk scary movie sequels that made Big Choices, and go long and spoiler-heavy on Scott Derrickson and C....

The Brendans are hip-deep in Halloween shenanigans as we dive into a double-helping of Guillermo del Toro in prep for Frankenstein . Agnew watches Cronos for the first time (spoilers: it's good), and we chew over Crimson Peak for its 10th Anniversary - as well as chatting George Romero's Monkey Shines , the original Amityville Horror , and more. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (...

The Brendans convene to join Paul Thomas Anderson in saying "fuck you" to Donald Trump and ICE as we talk One Battle After Another and how it both is and is not the movie the trailers have been selling. We also pay our respects to recently departed film icon Robert Redford by looking how both George A. Romero's Knightriders and Redford's work in Barry Levinson's The Natural r...

The lads are once again graced by the presence of EIC of Cinapse Ed Travis to talk end of summer highlights, beloved classics, and new hotness. Ed and Foley sing the praises of both Akira Kurosawa's High and Low and how Spike Lee makes it his own in this year's Highest 2 Lowest , and Ed talks about why MJ Bassett's Red Sonja spoke to him so strongly. We also chat Jaws , which as old no...

Agnew is joined by his daughter, Marian, to guess each other's Top Picks for movies they saw in the theater this summer, from new releases to repertory favorites. Did we both like Superman ? How high does Kpop Demon Hunters rank on our lists? We also make a couple predictions about what are sure to be two of the biggest movies of the holiday season - Wicked For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash ....

The Brendans mark the anniversary of Foley's birth and the finale of yet another season of "Make Me Watch It" with a feature-length commentary on the next film of the Cornetto Trilogy - 2007's Hot Fuzz . They also do a lightning round of stuff they've watched, from this year's The Naked Gun reboot to the re-release of 2009's The Boy and the Beast and a few other sweet treats in between . (If you w...

The Brendans say "Excelsior!" as we blast off to wax poetic about how much we still love James Gunn's Superman (we don't have a problem, you have a problem) and the impressive merits of Marvel's First Family in their first MCU outing. We also talk previous Fantastic Four incarnations (they're bad), exciting new trailers (they're good), and Foley goes on a rant on the...

The Brendans don their Hypno-glasses to talk caped crusaders and last sons of Krypton with a fabulous special guest. Zaki Hasan of IGN , the San Francisco Chronicle , and the MovieFilm Podcast joins us to talk Batman Forever at 30, Batman Begins at 20, and a deep dive into James Gunn's Superman . We also chat the new Jurassic World: Rebirth , Agnew's reaction to 28 Years Later , and Marian...

The Brendans gather to jaw over a lot of catchup on the big and small screen, from One of Them Days, Elio & 28 Years Later to introducing Wes Anderson and George A. Romero classics to the young and old. We also talk Netflix's new streaming hit KPop Demon Hunters and the new sports drama from the Top Gun: Maverick team, F1 (or F1: The Movie , if you're nasty). Our Opening/Closing Music...

The Brendans are in Live-Action Remake Town as Agnew talks taking the kiddo the the new How to Train Your Dragon and both Foley and Agnew celebrate the 10th anniversary of S.S. Rajamouli's epic Baahubali (which isn't actually a remake of The Lion King , but kinda is). We also talk the new Wes Anderson caper, the new animated Predator: Killer of Killers , and watching Friday the 13th on Jas...

The Brendans choose to accept the mission of chatting everything from the original Star Wars Trilogy to 1980's Ninjasploitation cinema, the live-action Lilo & Stitch remake, and the big finale (?) of the Mission: Impossible series. There's also talk of some new spooky trailers, debates on the merits of the original Karate Kid , and why Jason Mantzoukas is magic on Taskmaster . Our Open...

The Brendans bring special guest Austin Wilden back to talk old blood and new superheroes with a big ol' meal on Marvel's Thunderbolts *, the Lost Bullet films (especially the trilogy-concluding Last Bullet ) and why they're delightful. We also take a detour into Horror Town with a discussion on breakout franchise revival Final Destination: Bloodlines in between dropping hot takes on e...

The Brendans are joined by yet another legendary guest for a very special show on one of the best releaes of the year. Producer Max of the "Action For Everyone" podcast joins us to talk about Ryan Coogler's new pop art masterpiece Sinners along with its place in the history of black vampire movies alongside works like Ganja & Hess . We also talk exciting new Predator stuff, intro...

The Brendans commemorate the late, great Val Kilmer with - among a broader retrospective - a look at his first starring role in 1984's Zucker/Abrams/Zucker comedy Top Secret and 2004's (yes, Agnew - it's 2004) Spartan . We also talk Predator stuff, dinosaur stuff, Marvel trailers, video game malarkey, and even offer a taste of our excitement for Ryan Coogler's upcoming Sinners . Ou...

Well, A Minecraft Movie is just around the corner, so the Brendans chew over the past 20-plus years of video game movie adaptations - what works, what doesn't, why some films like As Above, So Below and Prey seems to crack the "feel" in spite of being otherwise unrelated, and if TV is the smarter way to go. We also do a lot of catchup, from the cast announcement for Avengers: Doomsda...

The Brendans are joined for a giant-size episode by the inimitable Lindsay Wilkins of the Schlock and Awe podcast to sift through our favorite movies of the (now half-over) decade. We also chat why 2024's The Count of Monte Cristo is both a great Mission: Impossibe and Batman movie, the merits of subtext (or lack thereof) in Mickey 17 , and why you should go see The Day the Earth Blew Up asap....

For March Madness, the Brendans team up with our crew at Cinapse to celebrate possibly our favorite sub-genre - the romantic swashbuckling adventure! Here we have a three-course feast of options, from 1935's Captain Blood , 2014's The Pirates , and - one of the best to ever do it - 1987's The Princess Bride . We also pay respects to departed actors Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackma...

The Brendans mark the release of Captain America: Brave New World by filling in a presidential blind spot in the hallowed " Die Hard on a ____" subgenre, Wolfgang Peterson's Air Force One . Agnew also gives spoiler-free impressions on the newest MCU entry, Foley sings the praises of last year's The Count of Monte Cristo , and we celebrate the success of new horror genre mashup He...

The Brendans reflect on the 2025 Oscar Nominations, talk The Brutalist and Dog Man , and then take a deep dive into the twisted suburbs of David Lynch's 1986 noir classic Blue Velvet . We also make time for hidden gems like the Eye for an Eye films and Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld . Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/...

The Brendans are joined by their comrade in the world of Cinapse, fearless leader and EIC Ed Travis, to talk our most anticipated films of 2025. We rundown our biggies, our honorable mentions, and the movies we just have our fingers crossed for. Ed also talks effusively about his love for The Brutalist, Foley takes us through his journey from hating the first Den of Thieves to loving the sequel, a...

The Brendans ring in the new year with a special anniversary commentary - only, the anniversary doesn't belong to a film, but to one of us! Since Agnew is turning 40, we celebrate with a real-time discussion of 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood . The lads also do a short spoiler piece on the big horror hit of the season Nosferatu , because we contain multitudes. If you want to skip right...

The Brendans gather around the holiday hearth to reflect on the Year of Cinema 2024, looking at favorites, surprises, disappointments, and everything in between. We also get some chat about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim as well as that handsome new Superman trailer, and give even more holiday movie recommendations for those in need. Also, Krampus and slapping is m...

The Brendans are once again joined by musical theater guru Austin Wilden to chat the big musical blockbusters ruling the box office. We chew on the middling Moana 2 and contemplate how it exemplifies Disney's relenquishing of the animation domination crown even as they rake in record profits, and marvel at how John M. Chu and crew accomplish the impossible with the first installment of their 2-par...

The Brendans travel back in time to ancient Rome to talk 2000's GLADIATOR and 2024's GLADIIATOR (not our fault, but we'll happily misuse this) and what does and doesn't come together in this massive lagacyquel. We also chat Season 2 of Netflix's Arcane , introducing a new generation to Back to the Future , and even make time for a little video game nonsense. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (fre...

The Brendans convene for a good old-fashioned bloodlust episode - because if 2024 is done with horror, neither are we. The lads talk Chuck Russell's dynamite remake of The Blob and 1997's creature feature The Relic , as well as singing the praises of perhaps John Carpenter's most terrifying film. There's also spoiler-free chat on the recently-wrapped Agatha All Along , impressions of Noroi: The Cu...