The Watchlist

Happy May the Fourth! On this week’s episode, we travel to a galaxy far, far away and execute our 66th episode with Star Wars content! We review the Maul: Shadow Lord episodes leading up to this week’s finale, talk about the direction of Star Wars’ future, what the franchise means to us, play some trivia hosted by Jagger, and more! What is your all-time favorite Star Wars moment or memory and why?...

On this week’s episode, we review the latest musical biopic on the King of Pop! We talked about all things Michael, we worked, what didn’t work, and everything in between. We also take a deep dive into the Season 4 finale of Invincible, discussing what went well this season, how it finished off, and what we can expect for season 5! Stay tuned for next week, when we will be reviewing The Devil Wear...

On this week's episode, we review the penultimate episode of Invincible season 4, play Keep 3 Cut 5, and the friendship check to test how well we know each other. Stay tuned for next week's reaction to the Invincible Season 4 finale! Make sure to follow us on TikTok @TheWatchlistPodcast

In this week's episode, we review the brand new series release of Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord, and the latest Invincible episode. Following our reviews, we play a few rounds of Who's The Imposter. Chase brings 5 characters for everyone to guess using one word, trying to key in who the imposter is for each round. Make sure to follow us on TikTok @TheWatchlistPodcast

On this week's episode, we take a deep dive into A24's latest release, The Drama, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. We talk about the public reaction, our thoughts on the subject, some of the controversy, and the film itself. We also take a small amount of time to review the latest episode of Invincible . Following our reviews, we played a brand new game called Rotten Reviews. Jakob c...

On this week's episode, we switch up our format and play two games hosted by Jagger. Beforehand, we catch up with our usual around the horn, then discuss the biggest news stories. We cover HBO's Harry Potter trailer, The End of Oak Street trailer, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, and more! Following our news discussion, we play a round of Auction House bidding against each other f...

On this week's episode, we review Phil Lord and Chris Miller's latest blockbuster, Project Hail Mary, which is currently crushing the box office around the world. We talk in depth about the film, the book adaptation, Gosling, fan reactions to the film release, and more! As usual, we start with news, headlined by the Dune Part III trailer, along with the Spiderman: Brand New Day trailer that droppe...

In this week’s episode, we recap the Oscars! We run through the biggest storylines, winners, losers, best moments, worst moments, how it can improve for the future, and more. Following our Oscars recap, we review the 2016 animated film Your Name, then switch gears to Bradley Cooper's directorial debut with A Star is Born . Stay tuned for next week's episode highlighting Project Hail Mary a...

On this week's episode, we knock two movies off Jakob's watchlist. We start off with Kathryn Bigelow's 2013 film, Zero Dark Thirty , based on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, then shift over to Ron Howard's Apollo 13 , starring Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Sinise. Following our reviews, we discuss our Oscars predictions in anticipation of next week. Stay tu...

This week's episode features our first annual awards show! We highlight categories like Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Cinematography, Score, Sweater of the Year, and many more! How did we do? Give us your pick for each category in the comments! Make sure to watch until the end to hear what we've been watching and the latest news from this past week. Stay tuned for next week's...

On this week's episode, we dive into Chase's watchlist and review Peter Jackson's highly touted first installment of The Lord of the Rings franchise with Fellowship of the Ring then transition into Jordan Peele's third film, Nope . Following our movie reviews, we play a game of Would You Rather hosted by Jagger. Stay tuned for our Oscars special next week! Make sure to follow us on TikTok @TheWatc...

On this week's episode, we dive into Jagger's watchlist and review the 1967 classic, The Graduate and Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Following our movie reviews, Jakob gives out The Watchlist's Oscar nominations for our upcoming Oscars episode. After the nominations are over, Jordan hosts a draft of movies that will make you run through a wall, then we pick...

In this week's episode, we review Jagger's watchlist, starting off with the Coen Brothers' 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis , then shift over to Sean Baker's A24 film, The Florida Project . Following our film reviews, we play a game of Pixar Mount Rushmore for the 40th Anniversary, and a game of Overrated/Underrated hosted by Christian. Stay tuned for Jagger's watchlist next week....

This week's episode of The Watchlist features Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden and the 2005 film adaptation of the comic book Sin City . After our film discussions, we play a guess that quote game featuring only movies we've reviewed on the podcast. Make sure to tune in next week for Jordan's watchlist! Follow us on TikTok @TheWatchlistPodcast

On this week's episode, we take some of your suggestions and review some fan picks! We start off reviewing J.J. Abrams' 2011 Sci-Fi Super 8 , then shift gears to the 2009 Alien film, District 9 . Following our film reviews, we each draft four movies from the 2026 slate set to release this year. Stay tuned for next week, we'll be reviewing The Handmaiden and Sin City off Christian's...

On this week's episode of The Watchlist, we reviewed the latest addition to the 28 franchise. This time, we discuss Nia DaCosta's take on this undead world with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple . After, we review Edgar Wright's 2004 horror/comedy, Shaun of the Dead . Following our film reviews, we play a new game of Mount Rushmore, giving each of our best directors, actors, actresses, f...

On this week's episode of The Watchlist, we go through some 2025 highlights, including a 2025 collaborative movie ranking list, then follow up with a ranking of the highest-rated movies we've watched and reviewed for the podcast. To round it out, we discuss our least favorite movies from 2025 and some statistics from the five of us in 2025! Make sure to follow us on TikTok @TheWatchlistPod...

On this impromptu episode of The Watchlist, we travel to Hawkins, Indiana, and the Upside Down one last time and review the Stranger Things Series Finale. We finally get closure with the franchise that has dominated television over the last decade. We cover the things we love, what we'll miss about the show, and play a few mini-games to round it all out. Make sure to follow us on social media...

In this week's episode of the Watchlist, Chase, Christian, and Jagger break down the latest drop from Stranger Things Volume 2. We go in-depth into the good and the bad with some theories to go along for the finale. Was the Volume 2 drop as bad as everyone is saying it is? Tune in for our thoughts. Stay tuned for a review of the finale on next week's show! Make sure to follow us on Tik Tok...

On this week's episode, we review two of the newest additions to 2025's movie slate with Josh Safdie's A24 film, Marty Supreme, James Cameron's Avatar: Fire & Ash, and the 2023 Christmas film, The Holdovers. After our reviews, we jump into a game of Guess the Quote hosted by Jakob. Stay tuned for next week's in-depth review of Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. Follow us on Tik T...

On this week's episode of The Watchlist, we explore two Saoirse Ronan movies, starting off with Wes Anderson's 2014 hit, The Grand Budapest Hotel , then switch off and pivot to Greta Gerwig's coming of age story, Lady Bird . Jakob also tosses in a review of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery , and Jagger joins in after for a review of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair . After our...

During this week's episode of The Watchlist, we discuss movies about movies starting with Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights. After our movie reviews, we play a game of 20 questions, guessing the mystery movie. Make sure to follow us on social media @TheWatchlistPodcast

During this week's episode of The Watchlist , we start things off with the long-awaited reviews of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 . We cover things we liked, disliked, theories, and more! Following our Stranger Things review, we push into our theme of Old Movies for the week starting off with one of the most highly touted movies of all time in 12 Angry Men, then pivot Akira Kurosawa's 1963 fi...

On this week's episode of the Watchlist, we discuss two fall movies. Starting with Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally followed by Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society. After our movie reviews, we play a game of Showdown, pinning Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve against each other. Make sure to follow us on social media @TheWatchlistPodcast

On this week's in-person episode of the Watchlist, we discuss two foreign films. Starting with Park Chan-Wook's Thirst followed by Elem Klimov's Come and See. After our movie reviews, we play another game of Who's Who hosted by Jakob, guessing each other's Letterboxd reviews. Make sure to follow us on social media @TheWatchlistPodcast