WE BOUGHT A MIC

A new Martin Scorsese picture has arrived, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro. We give you our quick spoiler-free thoughts on the movie.

Our pal Sean Patrick O'Brien returns to the show to help us jump into an active volcano and discuss the 1990 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan comedy Joe Versus the Volcano , written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.

First-time guest Adam Donato joins us to discuss Oliver Stone's 1989 film 'Born on the Fourth of July,' starring Tom Cruise in a role that garnered him his first Academy Award nomination. Based on the real-life story of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran and anti-war advocate paralyzed from the waist down.

We're joined by returning guest Bekah Stogner for the start of the Hanks leg of our Two Toms series. It begins with his breakout 1988 hit, Big, directed by Penny Marshall. Nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance, Hanks stars as Josh, a 13-year-old boy who is transformed into a 30-year-old man when he makes a wish. You can find Bekah's work at The Time Mousechine Podcast and...

We invite back our card-counting friend Zack Perry for a very normal conversation about Rain Man, winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

We chalk up our pool cues and rack up a cool game of 9-ball with our guest Joseph Salomone, professional Martin Scorsese enjoyer. We discuss Marty's 1986 picture, The Color of Money, a story of billiards hustling and gambling, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Check out Joe on the Aggressively Okay podcast at https://aggressivelyokay.com/

Join the WBAM familia on Patreon for just $5 and get the full 90+ minute episode: https://patreon.com/weboughtamic We celebrate 400 episodes with a watch along live reaction to the 2007 spoof comedy Epic Movie, selected by our guest, Gaia, after winning last year's Fantasy Film League. This is a cutdown excerpt of the full episode, which you can get by supporting us on Patreon for just $5.

Our Tom v Tom series begins with Tony Scott's Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise. Released in the summer of 1986, it became the biggest movie of the year and went on define a generation of film. The aesthetic of 80s became synonymous with the look of Top Gun. Join our Patreon and support the hard work that goes into making the show: https://patreon.com/weboughtamic Celebrate six years of WBAM and ou...

We enter a new WBAM era as we prepare and set the stage for our next career arc series, "A Tale of Two Toms," covering the films of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks from 1986 to 2002. Join our WBAM Familia on Patreon - just $5/month: https://www.patreon.com/WeBoughtAMic/

We each draft 10 feature film actors and actresses for a total 30 picks, including 1 legend each and 1 rising star each. The goal is to forecast the next decade and a half of movies and see who we think will give us the most and best acting performances. Plus, we revisit the director draft from 2020. This is the 2023 actor draft!

The biggest movie weekend in years has arrived with the dual releases of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Dubbed "Barbenheimer" this unlikely combo became a cultural sensation and broke box office records nationwide. We discuss both films in-depth and then do a Nolan filmography ranking. Timecodes: Intro - 00:00 The Barbenheimer phenomenon - 05:08 Barbie...

We play fourth-dimensional chess with an algorithm to discuss the seventh Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One , starring Tom Cruise and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Spoilers start at 29:49

Our friend Danny Seoane returns to the show to draft our favorite movies, TV shows, games, and albums of 2023 so far. We each choose 6 items for a total of 24 draft picks. Do we Dial into Destiny? How much does the new Fall Out Boy tear us apart? Listen and find out. **Note: There is some low-quality audio at the beginning, which reverts to high-quality shortly thereafter.

We welcome back our old tech billionaire pal Brett to buy out our company and free us from the cycle of trauma with a discussion of HBO's Succession, Season 4. We unpack the final season, the themes, the character arcs, and how the story concluded. Listen for a full spoiler deep dive review.

We dive into the absurd hilarity of Netflix's 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' S3 and John Mulaney's stand-up special 'Baby J'. We also explore 'Jury Duty' from FreeVee and delve into some new movies with 'The Flash', 'Air', 'BlackBerry', and 'Past Lives'. All that and more in this ketchup episode. Timecodes: Intro - 00:00 ITYSL Season 3 - 2:13 John Mulaney 'Baby J' - 20:23 Mrs. Maisel...

The sequel to 2018's Into The Spider-Verse is here. As a follow-up to the Oscar winning highly acclaimed first film, Across The Spider-Verse has a lot to live up to. We explore the visual splendor of this film and its groundbreaking accomplishments not only for animation but for modern blockbuster movie making.

It's finally here. The Robin Williams Wrap-up Episode and the end of our career arc series 'Good Mic Hunting'. We are joined by a very special guest, Bekah Stogner, who watched every single Robin Williams movie and reviewed them on her YouTube channel. We share top 5s, bottom 5s, overall takeaways, and lessons learned. Plus, we announce our next career arc series. GUEST: Bekah Stogner...

We're joined by first-time guest, the great Zack Perry, to discuss the deeply cursed 2009 Walt Becker film, Old Dogs, starring John Travolta and Robin Williams. This is a troubling film that was shot for an intended R rating and was edited into its final PG "family comedy" form after poor test screenings. Plus, thoughts on Fast X.

The podcast studio comes to life at night as we discuss the 2006 family film, Night at the Museum, with our Zillennial friend, Adam. Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, and more. Follow Adam on Twitter @adam_notsandler and check out his podcast The Zillennial Canon and The Aggressively Okay Podcast.

Our penguin friend Dane returns to discuss George Miller's arctic masterpiece, Happy Feet, featuring Robin Williams in multiple voice roles. 🔵🟢🟡🟢🔵 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net

Our seltzer friend Sean joins us on a wild run for President of the United States in Barry Levinson's 2006 reunion with Robin Williams, Man of the Year. Also stars Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Lewis Black, and Jeff Goldblum. GUEST: Sean Patrick O'Brien (⁠@Sean_POBrien on Twitter⁠) 🔵🟢🟡🟢🔵 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net Follow WBAM on socials @weboughtamic

Professional actor Camila Calderon returns to the show to discuss our favorite TV and movie acting performances we have recently seen. We discuss Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dungeons & Dragons, Super Mario, and much more. It's a wild and unhinged episode.

From A24, Joaquin Phoenix stars in writer/director Ari Aster's third feature film, Beau Is Afraid, a delusional odyssey of a paranoid man journeying home to see his mother. Spoiler talk starts at 32:04 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net

We pack up the big WBAM tour bus and embark on a family vacation to the great outdoors. Stephen Baker joins us to discuss Robin Williams' return to family comedies, the 2006 movie RV. GUEST: Stephen Baker (⁠@stephenbaker8 on Twitter⁠) 🔵🟢🟡🟢🔵 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net Follow WBAM on socials @weboughtamic

Our fungi friend Javi Navarro returns to dive deep into season 1 of HBO's hit new show The Last of Us, based on the acclaimed video game. We discuss every episode, the excellent writing and performances, and how the story compares to that of the source material. Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net