We Watched A Thing

Join us as we throwback to the first three films in the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise, as Billy finally watches them in the lead-up to ‘Dial of Destiny’. Indiana Jones is an American media franchise that began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels, the series depicts the adventures of Dr. Hen...

Join Billy and Dave as we count down our top 5 movie modernisations! Who will have more movies that don’t fit the brief at all? How many crossovers will there be? And who will admit to enjoying ‘A Knight’s Tale’? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re going back to the future, just like in that classic Eric Stoltz film, while we bring out all our favourite superheroes and CG the out of them, all while discussing the latest entry in the DCEU ‘The Flash’. The Flash is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Double Dream, and the Disco Factory, and di...

Join Billy and Dave as we count down our top 5 comic book movies of all time! Who will have more (or any) MCU or DCEU? Who will have the most non-superhero films? Join us to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re slinging some webs, pointing some fingers, and hopping through holes all while discussing the brand new animated feature ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a 2023 American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in associati...

Join us this week as we chow down on some bugs, spray y’all with blood, and attend some lovely self-help groups, all while discussing the new action-horror-comedy ‘Renfield’. Renfield is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed and produced by Chris McKay, and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, who also served as producer. Inspired by characters from the 1897 novel Dracula b...

FAAAAMMMIIIILLLLYYY!!!! That’s it. That’s the shownotes. Fast X (pronounced Fast Ten, also known as Fast & Furious 10 and marketed as Fast & Furious X) is a 2023 American action film directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay written by Dan Mazeau and Justin Lin, who also co-wrote the story with Zach Dean. It is the sequel to F9 (2021), the tenth main installment, and the eleventh insta...

When Billy’s away, the MCU geeks will play! So join Dave and the wonderful Julio as they catch up with the latest Marvel outing. Find Julio and his wonderful show on twitter @ContrarianPrime or on their website https://wearethecontrarians.com/ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (stylized as Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3) is a 2023 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Gu...

Welcome to required viewing, our lesson in things we haven’t watched that we should! Join Billy and Dave as we count down more of our most underseen television shows of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at  https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this...

This week we’re chasing a chair, who’s chasing a cat, who’s chasing a worm, all while discussing the brand new Shinkai anime hit ‘Suzume’. Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり, Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari, lit. "Suzume's Locking Up") is a 2022 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, produced by CoMix Wave Films, and distributed by Toho. The film features the...

We’re back! And this week we’re counting down our favourite guilty pleasure comedy films! Who will have the most SNL alumni on their list? Who admits to hating Zooey Deschanel (despite her dating a property brother), and who will mock the others choices the hardest? Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbuste...

Join us this week as we travel to Baldur’s Gate, conquer the fat dragon, and tackle a dungeon or two, all while discussing the brand new fantasy-comedy blockbuster ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a 2023 fantasy heist action comedy film directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Gilio fr...

Join us as we count down our top 5 movie couples of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at  https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at  wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter -  @W...

This week we’re yelling out a silly word, becoming a silly hero, and playing fisticuffs with a dame, all while discussing the latest effort from the DCEU ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’. Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Studios, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the s...

Join us as we get on our frocks, thank the academy, and slap some ’s, all while discussing the best and worst of this years oscars! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at  https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - Y...

Join us as we put on our spooky mask, gut a bunch of teens, and run away from dinos, all while discussing the brand new releases ‘Scream VI’, and ‘65’. Scream VI is a 2023 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the sequel to Scream (2022) and the sixth installment in the Scream film series. The film stars Mel...

This week we’re heading to Colombia (via google maps), and searching for our mothers, all while discussing the latest screen-life thriller ‘Missing’. Then we’ll head down the red carpet and tell you who has our hearts and minds for this years oscars! Missing is a 2023 American screenlife thriller film written and directed by Will Merrick and Nick Johnson (in their feature directorial debuts) from...

Join us as we get sucked off into the Quantum Realm, lead the charge against Kang (and Kodos), and see what effect cocaine has on a bear, all while chatting both ‘Quantumania’ and ‘Cocaine Bear’ with the help of that great man, Sam, from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumani...

Join us this week as we countdown our top 10 movie musicals! How much crossover will we have? Will Billy have any ‘traditional’ musicals? How many movies pre-1970 will Dave have on his list? Find out! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at  https://www.dendy.com.au/ I...

This week we’re conducting some music, snorting coke off an elephant, and eating the entire contents of our fridges, all while taking a look at three of this years big awards contenders. 00:00 - 27:23 - Tár SPOILER-FILLED DISCUSSION 27:23 - 40:47 - Babylon SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION 40:47 - 54:17 - The Whale SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd F...

Join us as we catch some grasshoppers at a quiet cabin, and oh yeah - watch the world end, all while discussing the brand new Shyamalan joint - ‘Knock at the Cabin’. Knock at the Cabin is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote the screenplay from an initial draft by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. It is based on the 2018 novel...

Welcome to required viewing, our lesson in things we haven’t watched that we should! Join Billy and Dave as we recap and review the other person’s favourite five most underseen television shows of all time! Enjoy! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at  https://www.de...

Join us as we ask Papa if he can hear us, and question whether Mandy Patinkin can see us, as we pretend to be little boys all while talking about the 1983 Barbara Streisand classic ‘Yentl' at the request of a patron. Yentl is a 1983 American romantic musical drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring American entertainer Barbra Streisand. It is based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's s...

This week we’re getting the gang together at the behest of a handsome farmboy, pulling off a heist, and running away from a creepy doll all while discussing the brand new releases ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’, and ‘M3GAN’. 00:00 - 24:20 - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Discussion 24:20 - 49:23 - M3GAN Discussion Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is a 2023 spy action comedy film directed...

Join us this week as we school you on Hitler, school you on Elvis, survive an airborne toxic event and pelt our fingers at your front doors all while discussing the brand new comedic dramas ‘White Noise’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’. 00:00 - 26:07 - White Noise (2022) Discussion 26:07 - 45:56 - The Banshees of Inisherin Discussion White Noise is a 2022 absurdist comedy-drama film, written and d...