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Can Iris identify a movie from nothing but a seven-character vanity plate? Wes puts her movie knowledge to the DMV test with increasingly ridiculous clues, a surprising number of correct answers, and one plate even he can’t crack. Plus, Iris turns the tables with a little “hidey-ho” of her own. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad...

How well does Iris know the people in movies they’ve already covered? Wes quizzes her on the full names of supporting characters, from Arthur Lee Allen and Benjamin Buford Blue to Angelo Pappas and Eric Draven, with a few hints and a surprising number of correct answers along the way. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices....

KATHRYN BIGELOW MONTH gets deeply uncomfortable with DETROIT, her harrowing account of the 1967 uprising and the nightmare inside the Algiers Motel. If THE HURT LOCKER hurts and STRANGE DAYS is strange, DETROIT is… unpleasant. Find out why that may be exactly the point at orwhatevermovies.com. Contains spoilers. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad...

What happens to movie titles when they cross international borders? Wes quizzes Iris on some of Hollywood’s strangest foreign retitlings, from the overly literal to the completely inexplicable, while discovering that some countries apparently consider the title an excellent place to reveal the plot. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about yo...

Do artists get worse with age, or do they just stop caring about hits? Wes confronts his own age through Spielberg, Mark Wahlberg, and Paul Simon’s observation that “hits are for young people.” Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the movie you can’t wait to see turns out to be the movie you wish you hadn’t? Wes revisits disappointments from TERMINATOR 3, which literally melted his shoe before it could disappoint him, to THE PREDATOR, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, INCREDIBLES 2, and the LORD OF THE RINGS sequels. Iris is less helpful, having somehow enjoyed THE PHANTOM MENACE. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwh...

Would Iris sign a permission slip letting her daughter watch INTERSTELLAR, JOJO RABBIT, AMADEUS, or TOP GUN: MAVERICK? Wes puts her to the test as they debate what kids should be allowed to watch, America’s curious comfort with violence over sex, and the inevitable truth that they’re going to see all this stuff eventually anyway. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhateve...

How much movie can one person carry alone? Iris and Wes dig into isolation movies like CAST AWAY, ALL IS LOST, 127 HOURS, and BURIED. Plus, claustrophobia and the questionable high-school practice of riding in car trunks. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a male movie character hot? Or Whatever Movies asks in the name of science, while weighing confidence, sensitivity, solemnity, accents, hair, and the apparently crucial ability to be emotionally available. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KATHRYN BIGELOW MONTH begins in the shadows with special guest Mark Netter of Film Generations and a movie about a cipher obsessed with finding a cipher. You guessed it: ZERO DARK THIRTY. Join us as we dig into obsession, intelligence, ambiguity, and the decade-long hunt at the center of Bigelow’s relentless thriller. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com...

Who do Iris and Wes imagine listening when they record? Stephen King writes for his wife, Wes has Kelly Rae, and Iris has filmmakers she’d still like to work with. Plus, the dreaded “What did you think?,” 450 episodes of AI training data, and Iris tells Wes “do you” with predictable results. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

From Waititi to AI, which movie, or movie-adjacent, trends will fade or stay in this today’s dose of whatever? Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening.  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not only are the options bad but they are also increasingly absurd in today’s daily dose of whatever. Shout out to all the thumb choker-wearing Uncle Jerry’s! Contains spoilers.  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Alan from THE HANGOVER not quite what he seems? Gain a new appreciation for a darker version of this beloved comedy in today’s Change My Mind. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening.  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OR WHATEVER MOVIES flies directly into the sun with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s SUNSHINE, the capstone of SCIENCE MONTH with the Captain, Capa, and Captain America. Find out what the godnut reigns supreme at orwhatevermovies.com. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a moment to celebrate the late, great Bill Paxton by recognizing the monsters that have killed his characters, as well as the man’s humility and lasting impact as an actor who left an indelible mark on cinema. Contains spoilers. orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the obvious to the controversial, today’s brutal rankings cover Matt Damon, senior citizens, Draculactors, and iconic movie cars. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening. orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes and Iris debate the ethics of unfaithful novel adaptations, exploring cases like Alex Garland basing Annihilation on a "dream" of Jeff VanderMeer's novel and Forrest Gump diverging so wildly from Winston Groom's book. Contains spoilers.  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in for mind-blowing revelations from movies favorites like STAND BY ME and TOMBSTONE, the discussions for which are available at orwhatevermovies.com or wherever you get podcasts. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The siblings continue their PULP FICTION quote quiz with even more obscure dialogue. A blueberry muffin and banana slug shirt to whoever can get them all right! Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iris quizzes Wes on his claimed ability to quote the entirety of PULP FICTION, including the famed Ezekiel 25:17 passage and Royale with Cheese exchange. Can he ace part one and level up to part two? Contains spoilers.  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science Month sling shots a frick’n black hole with this week’s discussion of Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTEALLAR. The siblings dissect the tesseract and whether the movie’s big emotional payoff matches its ambitious setup. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to OR WHATEVER MOVIES’ Brutal Rankings of Four game, where Iris ranks four related movie things, including Batman actors, Ridley Scott films, and iconic movie cars. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Test your movie title precision with this quiz: To the or not to the, complete with second-guesses, IMDb checks, and AI mistakes. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seven characters, 400+ movies to choose from! Try out OWM’s first-ever vanity license plate movie quiz. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices