We Watched A Thing

Join us as we head to a creepy carnival, meet our Dopplegangers, and run the away, all while discussing the latest horror from Jordan Peele ‘Us’. Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The film stars Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, and follows a family who are confronted by their doppelgängers. If y...

This week we’re convincing our special forces friends to join us an a covert mission, abandoning the mission for the sake of cash and then abandoning the cash for the sake of guilt, all while discussing the new straight-to-netflix release ‘Triple Frontier’. Triple Frontier is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by J. C. Chandor, with a screenplay by Chandor and Mark Boal, from a story by...

This week is a request from patreon of the show Caleb Brothers - Join us as we fall in love at first sight, chase down a six fingered man, and battle some rats, all while discussing the classic adventure film ‘The Princess Bride’. The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, C...

This week we’re rocking out 90’s style, heading to far off fantasy lands like Blockbuster Video, and kicking some butt, all while discussing the latest entry to the MCU ‘Captain Marvel’. Captain Marvel is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the twenty-first film i...

This week we’re going delusional, jousting at windmills, and talking non-stop about our student films, all while discussing Terry Gilliam’s 20+ years-in-the-making film ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is a 2018 adventure-comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, loosely based on the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Gill...

Join us this week as we catch up on all the events of this years Oscars ceremony! Then it’s off to the old west, as we pan for gold, and lose our limbs, while discussing the new Western dark-comedy ‘The Sisters Brothers’. The Sisters Brothers is a 2018 western dark comedy directed by Jacques Audiard from a screenplay he co-wrote with Thomas Bidegain, based on the novel of the same name by Patrick...

This week we’re falling in love, getting falsely accused, AND getting snubbed for the Oscars, all while discussing the new romance-drama from Barry Jenkins ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’. If Beale Street Could Talk is a 2018 American romantic drama film directed and written by Barry Jenkins, and based on James Baldwin's novel of the same name. It stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyo...

Are you prepared for the Oscars? We are! Join us to find out who we think will win, and who we want to win, while discussing the 91st Academy Awards before they've even happened. 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 -  @WeWatchedAThing Facebook -  @WeWatchedAThing Instagram -  @WeWatchedAThing and on  iTunes...

This week we’re getting off drugs, then getting on drugs, then getting off drugs and descending into a magical toilet world, all while discussing Danny Boyle’s 1996 cult classic ‘Trainspotting’. Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy drama film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her debut. B...

Join us this week as we let out our inner art snobs, steal a dead dude’s paintings and end up in a horror movie, all while discussing the Netflix original from writer-director Dan Gilroy, ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’. Velvet Buzzsaw is a 2019 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, D...

Join us as we travel the South, hoof down some KFC, and cure racism, all while discussing one of the 2019 best picture contenders ‘Green Book’. Green Book is a 2018 American comedy-drama film. Set in the Deep South in the 1960s, it follows a tour between African-American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), an Italian-American bouncer who s...

Welcome to Episode 68 of We Watched A Thing! This week we’re off to the insane asylum to be convinced we don’t have superpowers, bringing out our alternate identities, and reading way too many comic books, all while discussing the latest from M. Night Shyamalan - ‘Glass’. Glass is a 2019 American superhero thriller film[6] written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film is a sequel...

Welcome to Episode 67 of We Watched A Thing! This week we’re rising from the dead with the help of a magic bird, listening to The Cure, and killing a ton of people, all while discussing 1994’s cult classic ‘The Crow’ as demanded by one of our patreons. The Crow is a 1994 American supernatural superhero film directed by Alex Proyas, written by David J. Schow and John Shirley. The film stars Brandon...

Welcome to Episode 66 of We Watched A Thing! Join us as we appear out of the sky on a kite, stalk a family we nannied 30 years ago, and take their children on strange adventures all while discussing Disney’s long-awaited sequel to the 60’s classic musical ‘Mary Poppins Returns’. Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by Davi...

Welcome to Episode 65 of We Watched A Thing. Join us as we head back to the royal court, fight for the favour of the queen, and pelt tomatoes at jolly nude men, all while discussing the brand new period piece ‘The Favourite’. The Favourite is a 2018 historical period comedy-drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. It is a co-production of Ireland, the...

Welcome to Episode 64 of We Watched A Thing. Happy New Year! This week Billy and Topher are sharing their top 5 films of the year. Will they have any cross over? Will they disagree on any? Will Pacific Rim Uprising make the cut? Then as a special extra, we list our top 5 films from 10 years ago, inspired by the idea that you need to let films sit with you for at least that long before being able t...

Welcome to episode 63 of We Watched A Thing. Join us (and Beth) this week as we saddle our horse, rock some spurs, pull out the guitars and head back to the wild wild west to chat about the new anthology film written, directed, and produced by the Coen brothers, ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 American western anthology film written, directed, and produced by...

Welcome to Episode 62 of We Watched A Thing.   Merry Christmas ya filthy animals. Join us for our second Christmas special, as we steal our dead cellmates identity to score with Charlize Theron, dress up as Santa, and rob a casino, all while chatting about one of Billy's all-time favourite films 'Reindeer Games'.   Reindeer Games (alternatively titled Deception)[1] is a 2000 American crime thrille...

Welcome to Episode 61 of We Watched A Thing.   Join us as we embrace our Sicilian sides, join the mafia, and fill our cheeks with cottonballs, all while discussing the 1972 classic 'The Godfather.'   The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al P...

Welcome to Episode 60 of We Watched A Thing.   This week we're throwing on the gloves, heading to Russia and fighting the son of the dude who killed our dads, all while discussing the latest legasequel to the 'Rocky' franchise - 'Creed II'.   Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone, from a story by Sascha Penn an...

Welcome to Episode 59 of We Watched A Thing.   Join us as we find our late husband's notebook, pull off a heist, and steal some cash, all while discussing Steve McQueen's new drama-thriller 'Widows'.   Widows is a 2018 heist film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by McQueen and Gillian Flynn, based upon the 1983 ITV series of the same name.[2] A British-American co-production, the film f...

Welcome to Episode 58 of We Watched A Thing.   This week we watched nothing. To celebrate our one year anniversary, we decided to open up the mailbag and answer the questions of you, our dear listeners.   So join us as we share the story of how we met, why we changed our name, what's next for the show, and teach you how to surf.   If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so...

Welcome to Episode 57 of We Watched A Thing.   This week we're heading to Berlin to join a dance school, getting caught up in a witch coven, and Tilda Swinton will be doing both of our voices, all while she chats about the 2018 horror remake 'Suspiria'. Suspiria (Latin: [sʊsˈpɪria], lit. "sighs") is a 2018 supernatural horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by David Kajganich, based o...

Welcome to Episode 56 of We Watched A Thing.   Join us as we catch the train, meet a weirdo, and accidentally agree to a murder swap, all while chatting about the 1951 Hitchcock classic 'Strangers on a Train'. Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. It...

Welcome to Episode 55 of We Watched A Thing.   Get spooky with us as we break out of a mental asylum, dress up as Bill Shatner, and get our kill on, all while discussing the brand new sequel/reboot in the classic slasher franchise 'Halloween'.   Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh install...