We Drink & We Watch Things

We have officially reached the grand, extravagant finale of Spooky Szn on We Drink & We Watch Things, and we are closing out October with the undisputed king of midnight movies: Jim Sharman’s 1975 glam-rock musical masterpiece, The Rocky Horror Picture Show . A cultural phenomenon that turned movie theaters into interactive, shadow-cast parties, this film is the ultimate celebration of absolut...

Spooky Szn continues its march through body horror perfection on We Drink & We Watch Things as we pivot from the ancestral horrors of Hereditary to David Cronenberg’s tragic, grotesque 1986 sci-fi masterpiece: The Fly . A film that somehow manages to be equal parts heartbreaking romance, horrific physical transformation, and timeless creature feature. To fuel our descent into telepod mutation,...

Spooky Szn rolls on on We Drink & We Watch Things as we move from the meta-slasher thrills of Woodsboro straight into Ari Aster’s masterclass in psychological terror and familial dread: Hereditary . Released in 2018, this modern horror masterpiece proved that a film can be deeply traumatic, devastatingly sad, and utterly terrifying all at the same time. To summon the necessary strength to proc...

October has officially arrived on We Drink & We Watch Things, and that means it is time for our favorite month of the year: Spooky Szn ! All month long, we are diving into horror classics, modern slashers, and terrifying haunts to celebrate the Halloween season. To kick off the spooky festivities in style, we are returning to the fictional town with the highest body count in California for Wes...

We have officially reached the grand finale of our September Snubs marathon on We Drink & We Watch Things, and we are closing out the month with one of the most razor-sharp, wildly inventive script robberies of recent memory. For our Best Screenplay entry, we are diving into Craig Gillespie’s blistering 2017 dark comedy biopic, I, Tonya . Steven Rogers’ brilliant, fourth-wall-breaking screenpl...

Our September Snubs marathon continues on We Drink & We Watch Things with arguably the most infamous Best Picture loss of the 21st century. For our Best Picture entry in the lineup, we are diving into David Fincher’s 2010 masterpiece, The Social Network . In a decision that has aged like milk in the sun, the Academy famously passed over this defining portrait of modern society to award Best Pi...

Our September Snubs marathon moves into front-of-camera heartbreak for the Best Actor category on We Drink & We Watch Things. For this episode, we are diving into Paul Schrader’s stark, haunting 2018 drama, First Reformed . In one of the most glaring Academy oversights of the 2010s, Ethan Hawke delivered a career-defining, critically adored performance that swept critics' awards across the cou...

Our September Snubs marathon continues on We Drink & We Watch Things as we shift from acting heartbreaks straight behind the lens to tackle the Best Director category. For this episode, we are diving into Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi titan, 2001: A Space Odyssey . In one of the most baffling decisions in Academy history, the director who redefined the boundaries of cinematic storytelling was...

September is officially here on We Drink & We Watch Things, and we are kicking off a brand-new theme dedicated to the absolute biggest heartbreaks in Academy Awards history: September Snubs . All month long, we are covering legendary films and performances across the major categories that got robbed of their golden statuette. To open the month with our Best Actress snub, we are diving into Adr...

We have reached the grand finale of Lemar’s birthday month on We Drink & We Watch Things , and we are closing out August with pure, unadulterated joy! For his fourth and final pick, Lemar chose Tom Hanks’ delightful 1996 directorial debut: That Thing You Do! . It is a sun-drenched, incredibly charming tribute to the fleeting nature of pop stardom and the golden age of 1960s rock 'n' roll. To c...

Lemar’s birthday month celebration takes an intimate, deeply reflective, but hilarious turn on We Drink & We Watch Things as we move into his third selection of August: Bo Burnham’s groundbreaking 2021 musical comedy special, Bo Burnham: Inside . Shot, directed, edited, and performed entirely by Burnham in a single room during isolation, this masterpiece redefined what a comedy special could b...

Lemar’s birthday month celebration continues on We Drink & We Watch Things, and for his second pick of August, we are turning up the volume and diving headfirst into Edgar Wright’s hyper-kinetic 2010 comic book masterpiece: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World . Lemar requested this one specifically for its unmatched visual energy, rapid-fire humor, and absolute classic of a soundtrack. To match the hi...

August is officially here on We Drink & We Watch Things, and, as my gift to him, I turned over the keys to the broadcast schedule and let him curate every single movie for the entire month. To kick off his birthday month in style, we are throwing it back to 2000 for Guy Ritchie’s hyper-stylized, lightning-fast British crime masterpiece: Snatch . To set the mood for unlicensed boxing matches, u...

We are wrapping up our 2026 Summer Blockbusters lineup with the grandest, most ambitious titan of the season: Nolan’s massive, star-studded adaptation of The Odyssey . Shot entirely on new IMAX film cameras across global locations, this 172 minute mythic action epic is easily the biggest cinematic event of July. To fuel ourselves for a ten year journey home, Mackenzie is serving up a refreshing cu...

Our summer blockbuster tour is shifting gears, into Steven Spielberg's latest high-budget sci-fi epic: Disclosure Day . The film promises a sprawling, global thriller surrounding humanity's first official contact with alien life, balancing massive spectacle with political intrigue. However, as you'll hear in this episode, the two of us... did not hold back on how much this one let us down. To help...

We have officially reached the penultimate film of our 2026 Summer Blockbusters lineup with the absolute biggest, wildest surprise smash hit of the entire year: Curry Barker’s independent supernatural horror phenomenon, Obsession . Made on a micro-budget, this movie completely took over the box office, shattered all expectations, and left audiences absolutely stunned. To help handle the intense ps...

Our 2026 Summer Blockbusters tour takes a deeply unsettling, mind-bending turn this week on We Drink & We Watch Things. We are trading the bloody arena fights of Mortal Kombat II for the quiet, endless, fluorescent-lit nightmare of Kane Parsons’ feature directorial debut, Backrooms . Distributed by A24, this psychological horror transforms a viral internet phenomenon into a genuinely terrifyin...

Summer blockbuster season is officially heating up here at We Drink & We Watch Things , and we are kicking off our high-octane July lineup with a return to the absolute pinnacle of cinematic bloodbaths: Simon McQuoid’s newly released Mortal Kombat II . It turns out we needed a drink just to handle the pure, unadulterated CGI gore. To steel our nerves for the arena, Mackenzie has designed our c...

We have reached the glittering grand finale of our Pride Month celebration on We Drink & We Watch Things , and we are going out in style! For our "T" selection in the lineup, we are packing our bags, boarding a battered lavender bus named Priscilla, and heading deep into the Australian outback with Stephan Elliott’s iconic 1994 masterpiece, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . Po...

Pride Month hits the highway this week on We Drink & We Watch Things as we move into our "B" selection, tackling Alfonso Cuarón’s sizzling, groundbreaking 2001 road movie, Y Tu Mamá También . It’s time to have a Charolastra Shooter - if you know you know - as we pack our bags and head out on a spontaneous Mexican road trip toward a fictional beach that might just change everything. This week,...

Pride Month keeps the celebration moving on We Drink & We Watch Things as we transition from the quiet, burning embers of 18th-century France to the bright, neon-soaked drag capital of South Beach. For our "G" selection in the lineup, we are throwing it back to 1996 for Mike Nichols and Elaine May’s sublime masterclass in comedic farce: The Birdcage . Mix yourself something wonderfully refresh...

Pride Month is officially taking over on We Drink & We Watch Things! For the entire month of June, we are celebrating LGBT representation in cinema by breaking it down by the letters: one lesbian-focused masterpiece, one classic gay comedy, one iconic bisexual drama, and one legendary transgender anthem. To kick off the month, we are diving into our lesbian-focused selection: Céline Sciamma’s...

We have finally reached the finish line... and honestly, we barely made it out alive. Four movies, four deep dives, and four custom cocktails, all recorded in one single, grueling day. To close out our Space MAYhem marathon, we are tackling the absolute nadir of our recording schedule: the infamous, delayed sci-fi remake filmed under strict lockdowns, War of the Worlds , starring... Ice Cube and E...

We’ve officially crossed the halfway mark of our Space MAYhem marathon, and the fatigue is real, but the energy is high! We are still pushing through our single-day recording marathon, and for movie number three, we are throwing it back to the absolute gold standard of 90s summer blockbusters: Roland Emmerich’s 1996 explosive spectacle, Independence Day . To survive this round of the marathon, we...

We’re moving into the second leg of our Space MAYhem marathon, and things are getting much quieter - and much more terrifying. For those keeping track at home, we’re still on that same high-speed recording day, and we’ve officially swapped the "competence porn" of Project Hail Mary for the wordless, nail-biting dread of Brian Duffield’s 2023 sci-fi horror, No One Will Save You . The "Space MAYhem"...