We Watched A Thing

Join us as we help out some kids, steal some cash, and, much like everybody else, love Raymond, all while discussing the brand new dramedy ‘Bad Education’. Bad Education is a 2019 American black comedy-drama film directed by Cory Finley and written by Mike Makowsky. The film is based on the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history. It was adapted from an article in ...

This week we’re hopping back in time to the days of the pink bunkadoo, thieving from the Supreme Being, and cursing child actors, all while talking Terry Gilliam’s 1981 fantasy adventure ‘Time Bandits’ at the request of a patron. Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Ri...

This week we’re getting embroiled in a murder-mystery as our love life falls apart, inadvertently joining a -cult and taking bacon grease to the face, all while discussing the new Netflix released rom-com ‘The Lovebirds’. The Lovebirds is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall, and a story by Abrams, Gall, and Martin Ge...

Join us as we investigate an affair, that turns into a murder, that turns into a water-based government mystery, all while discussing the 1974 neo-noir classic ‘Chinatown’, at the request of a patron. Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California Wate...

This week we’re getting bit by a spider (again), becoming a super-hero (again), and losing our uncles (again) all while watching 2018’s animated epic ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ at the demand of a patron. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and S...

This week we’re hunting down some big ol’ bugs with Doogie Howser and the chick from Wild Things, all while discussing the 1997 action cult-classic ‘Starship Troopers’. Starship Troopers is a 1997 American satirical military science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier. It originally came from an unrelated script called Bug Hunt at Outpost Nine, but eventua...

This week we were live on Facebook, talking about everything we’ve been watching in the last few weeks that we haven’t discussed on the show (A chat that is usually only privy to our patrons). Enjoy! And if you want to see more of us live, and join along with the conversations, be sure to follow us on Facebook! We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema c...

This week we’re hunting down Rolo Tomassi, major man-crushing on Guy Pearce (again) and giving ourselves nicknames all while discussing the 1997 cult classic ‘L.A. Confidential’. L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, the third b...

Join us as we deliver the first baby in 18 years, catch up for a toke with Sir Michael Caine, and enjoy a world completely free of child actors, all while discussing Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 action-thriller ‘Children of Men’. Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel The Children of Men, was cre...

This week we’re setting up our friends, swooning over mutton chops, and getting sidetracked by ‘Clueless’, all while discussing the newly released Jane Austen adaptation ‘Emma.’ Emma. is a 2020 British comedy-drama film directed by Autumn de Wilde, from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton and is based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name of 1815. Its story follows Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who i...

This week we’re getting jellicle AF as we sit under the jellicle moon, singing jellicle songs, and looking and sounding absolutely terrible, all while talking about the 2019 disaster film ‘Cats’. Also stick around this week as we share some audio of us watching the film! We punish ourselves for your entertainment. Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the stage musical of the same name by A...

This week it’s a brotherhood of the walking pants as we bond with our siblings and bring back magic, all while watching the latest Disney-Pixar film ‘Onward’. Onward is a 2020 American computer-animated urban fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film is directed by Dan Scanlon, produced by Kori Rae from a screenplay written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and K...

Join us as we get back on the ice thanks to a loophole, and learn to be better people as we discuss 2007 sports-comedy ‘Blades of Glory’ at the request of our end of the decade competition winner Normo. Blades of Glory is a 2007 American sports comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as a mismatched pair of banned figure skaters who become teammat...

This week we’re shooting blood, trying to squeeze emotions out of Vin Diesel, and and talking about anything we can think of other than new comic book adaptation ‘Bloodshot’. Bloodshot is a 2020 American superhero film based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the first installment in a series of films set within a Valiant Comics shared cinematic universe. Direct...

This week we’re finding some cash, grabbing our oxygen tanks and flipping some coins, all while discussing the Coen Brothers 2007 classic ‘No Country For Old Men’. No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. A cat and mouse thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bar...

This week we’re working in optics, and stalking our wives, as they make the “handmaids face”, all while discussing the new universal monster movie ‘The Invisible Man’. The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. A contemporary adaptation of the novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and a reboot of The Invisible Man film series of the 1930s-1950s,...

This week we’re going back to the roaring 20’s, covering up our lovely blond curls, and avenging the night, all while discussing one of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest works - ‘The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog’ at the request of a patron. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Ke...

This week we’re showing off our knuckle tatts, singing some hymns, and putting up with child actors, all while discussing the 1955 thriller classic ‘Night of the Hunter’ at the request of a patron. The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller film directed by Charles Laughton, and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish. The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 ...

This week we’re talking about the oscars and cheating on a test, as we give our wrap up of the 92nd Academy Awards, before discussing the 2017 Thai heist-thriller ‘Bad Genius’. Bad Genius, known in Thai as Chalard Games Goeng (ฉลาดเกมส์โกง),[a] is a 2017 Thai heist thriller film produced by Jor Kwang Films and distributed by GDH 559. It was directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, and stars Chutimon Chuen...

This week we’re recruiting everyone in Hollywood, rolling up some chronic, and getting meta as meta gets all while discussing the new entry in the View Askewniverse ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a 2019 American buddy comedy film written, directed, edited and starring Kevin Smith. Referring to his 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith has described the film a...

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 92nd Academy Awards before they've even happened. 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 podcas...

This week we’re talking through puppets, taking pictures of people we just met, and learning to be better people all while discussing the new Mr Rogers biopic, that isn’t really about Mr Rogers at all - ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American drama film directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired...

This week we’re outing a creeper, looking at the camera, and working in a visual medium, as we discuss the brand new drama film ‘Bombshell’. Bombshell is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, and is based upon the accounts of several women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO...

This week we’re being told by Mr Darcy to take Tomin Lannister on a longer walk than the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings, with longer shots than they used in Goodfellas to have a chat to Smaug, all while discussing Sam Mendes’ Golden Globe winning war drama ‘1917’. 1917 is a 2019 epic war film directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark St...

Join us as we work on our novel, cast a mold of our feet Tarantino style, and fight over the boy next door, all while discussing Greta Gerwig’s new adaptation of the classic story ‘Little Women’. Little Women is a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The film st...