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OR WHATEVER MOVIES ranks all 13 of CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’s films in today’s daily dose of whatever. How do the siblings compare to Rotten Tomatoes? Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by a rewatch of BACK TO THE FUTURE, Wes and Iris debate what they'd do with a single-use, one-week time travel button in today’s daily dose. orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out why APOLLO 13 is bros bro-ing down in space, including a never-before-heard real life encounter with none other than Buzz Aldrin (AKA the second dude), and a space history quiz. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was your best screening of Jurassic Park? Bet it wasn’t thanks to a crowd of die-hard fans shouting lines, cheering for shirtless Jeff Goldblum, and fireworks literally overhead. RIP Sam Neill. orwhatevermovies.com 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dream of the day when you can sit down and watch your favorite movie with your kid? When is the right age to watch THE HANGOVER? Is there ever a right age for ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE? Find out at orwhatevermovies.com. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes spirals into an existential crisis over fake movie franchise GAIL DAUGHTRY, furious that a marketing stunt tricked him into IMDb-searching Jon Hamm’s dong. Bonus: mom out-Netflixes him in today’s daily dose of whatever. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s daily dose puts the whatever in OR WHATEVER MOVIES, where the siblings discuss, of all things, self-control and digestive health. Read: FARTS. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The siblings kick off SPACE MONTH, with Andy Weir and Ridley Scott’s Matt-Damon-rescuer THE MARTIAN, a kind of mathy space-family movie, complete with a quadfecta of movie nerd references. Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Portmanteaus: Best and Last. Even more portmanteau titles that you didn’t know you needed! Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More portman-titles, featuring movies covered at orwhatevermovies.com or wherever you get podcasts! Is Iris any good at determining Wesley’s bad titles?  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes and Iris play a "movie portmanteau" game, where Wes describes plots of two films combined and Iris tries to guess the mashed-up titles (Martha Marcy May Mar-Lean On Me, anybody?). This and more in this almost spoiler-free daily dose of whatever.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who writes these things? Play along with OWM's movie tagline guessing game. Brilliant, baffling, misleading, or surprisingly perfect, these taglines all belong to films covered on orwhatevermovies.com. Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can long and involved setups really pay off in satisfying ways like in ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION? Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody is fast or furious yet the movie endures. How did a chaotic production, off-screen tensions, and last-minute rewrites turn an assembly-line movie into a classic with enduring appeal? Find out in this week’s discussion of CASABLANCA. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Iris change Wesley’s mind in today’s daily dose of whatever? Find out her response to some of the Internet’s greatest complaints about her favorite movie. Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do story telling conventions work because we’re used to them? Or are we used to them because they work? The siblings debate deeply ingrained cultural frameworks and formulaic commercial filmmaking in today’s interview style.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s daily dose, Wes sounds off on box-office flops, past and future. Could he be the first at-home executive? Find out in today’s daily dose of whatever.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The siblings may disagree about fantasy movies, but ultimately connect over how relatable, self-award humor makes fantasy work well. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may come as no surprise that a perfect day at OWM involves–well–watching a movie! But how would you round out the 24 hours on your own?  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe you can sell a movie on a mashup concept–BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2, anyone? But can high concept pitches support their own weight in execution? Find out in today’s daily dose of whatever. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out this week’s discussion of the PG-rated TOY STORY 5: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, the quintological follow-up in the Pixar franchise, including the Jessie/Emily nut punch, Blaze's innovation, and the usual spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don’t have to love the world in order to love the movie. But do you sometimes have to experience the world in order to fully appreciate it? This and other questions about movies and their worlds in today’s daily dose of whatever!   818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though–spoiler–the siblings don’t make any progress on the topic, check out this daily dose on women flirting and the movie SINGLES.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is story important to making a quotable movie? Or is it just elevated nerd-speak? Which is the most quotable between JURASSIC PARK, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, and DIE HARD?  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you guess the movies described by these IMDb-style synopses? Hint: they’re all of movies the siblings have covered at orwhatevermovies.com or wherever you get podcasts. Iris gets about 8 out of 12 for the record.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices