Welcome Back Pod

The boys got cloned and saw Mickey 17! They talk Sam getting a vasectomy, Marvel actors trying to be interesting, The Rock trying to win an Oscar, this movie being unfocused, Robert Pattinson's career, and making art for an audience linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See aca...

The boys went fur trapping and saw Hundreds of Beavers! They talk how the Oscar's turned out, people hating on Emilia Perez, planning the next episodes, what could be cut from this movie, using this movie as a jumping off point, Sam talks about pop-punk culture, and Sam refuses to hold back linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on...

The boys found a wind up toy and saw The Monkey! They talk Captain America, the death of James Bond, watching things made for babies, good things dying, who out there could deliver a cult classic performance, and the official Welcome Back Oscar ballot. (recorded on Feb 27th) linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and ra...

The boys went to some sermons and saw Malcolm X! They talk making a supercut of movies about the civil rights movement, Angela Bassett, Spike Lee getting his flowers, Sam's thoughts on religion, the modern American political landscape. Some pretty big cuts in this episode, more explained when you listen. Sorry again! linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by...

The boys went to a lakeside cabin and saw Companion! They talk a bunch of TV shows, Yellowjackets, The Boys VS Invincible, actor blind spots, being stewards of the art they love, the Film Bro culture, judging people on the movies, the Welcome Back PAD, and Andrew knows what killed movies linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Ins...

The boys built a building and saw The Brutalist! They talk the Luka trade, Abbott Elementary, great performances, who deserves different Oscars, how unfun this years Oscars have become, where this movie falls on Zionism, Sam trying to teach Andrew how to pick up a cat, and when, if ever, it's okay to use AI in movies linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by...

The boys got drunk and watched Den of Thieves! They talk the concept of hip-hop, popcorn movies, what 'Pantera' means, Gerard Butler's RomCom era, Madison Square Garden, Sam calling Andrew out, the Oscar nominations, and Emilia Perez linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...

The boys made it through another year! They talk about their biggest disappointments, favourite moments, scores, screenplays, performances, directors, and of course their top 10 pieces of art from 2024. Other topics include Canadian politics, David Lynch, the Oscars, and Sam saying "powerful" a lot Art discussed and spoilers for: Emilia Perez, Civil War, The Wild Robot, I Saw the TV Glow, Kendrick...

Sam lost their job and has been sick so they haven't had the time or energy to edit some episodes, apologies! Andrews audio has been wonky recently, they're working on a fix. This episode was recorded on Dec 30th! The boys went to Germany and saw Nosferatu! They talk Letterboxd, Mufasa, the culmination of a career, desire, passion, shame, modern sex scenes, and sex positivity in movies linktr.ee/w...

Sam lost their job and has been sick so they haven't had the time or energy to edit some episodes, apologies! They are gonna pop out 3 episodes real quick starting with this one recorded on Dec 26th! The bois went to Poland and saw A Real Pain! They talk some light Oscar predictions, actors doing their thing, roles coming off of Succession, Challengers, tying things in a bow, the movie theatre exp...

Sam lost their job and has been sick so they haven't had the time or energy to edit some episodes, apologies! They are gonna pop out 3 episodes real quick starting with this one recorded on Dec 26th! Andrew's audio is also wonky on this one so he cuts out and peaks a few times, the recording program swapped to his airpods so hes a little all over the place, apologies again. The boys went to German...

The boys watched some TV growing up and watched I Saw the TV Glow! They talk why this movie didn't hit for Sam, Todd Philips, David Lynch, McCarthyism, if this year was bad for movies, and the promising future of queer cinema linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

The boys went to Oz and saw Wicked! They talk grey sludge, why it's so long, the casting, drowning out performances, local Edmonton theatre news, and the rise and fall of modern musicals linktr.ee/welcomebackpod bsky.app/profile/welcomebackpod.bsky.social x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The boys went back to Rome and saw Gladiator 2! They talk getting Glicked, do a lot of catching up. Denzel being Denzel, Moana 2, The Equalizer, if this movie is still prestige, and they have a lot of complaints about the movie going experience linktr.ee/welcomebackpod bsky.app/profile/welcomebackpod.bsky.social x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Ins...

The boys went to the Colosseum and saw Gladiator! They talk Hans Zimmer, pleasing the masses, what makes a GOAT a GOAT, big movies, how old this movie feels, Ridley Scott & AI, and the gendering of art linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

The boys rode their bikes and saw Rebel Ridge! They talk why people liked this movie, Barry Jenkins, M Night, watching movies too young, how convoluted this movie is, and their thoughts pre-election. This was recorded the week before the American election, Sam was unable to edit the episode in a timely manner and they apologize linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebac...

The boys fell in love and cooked some eggs and saw We Live in Time! They talk gunning for an Oscar, what you leave behind, being a mosaic of other people, actors levelling up, Chicken Shop Date, and ever present fact of getting older linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...

The boys built the best podcast in the world and saw The Apprentice! They talk high school reunions, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, what the goal was, the best movie of 1996, Bottoms, and Sam rants about politics linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

The One, Monstro Sandrew, went to go see The Substance! They talk Demi Moore, One Upon a Time in Hollywood, Denis Quaid, aging, movies doing objectification, where the line is, Margaret Qualley being a nepotism, and Joker Folie a Deux linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See a...

The boys went to New Rome and saw Megalopolis! They talk Franics Ford Coppola, Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, if this movie is worth it, Sam defending this move for the rest of their life, the "cancelled" actors, making a Marvel movie, Horizon, Furiosa, if this movie is bad in 2006, and Sam states the obvious as a mind breaking fact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys continue their surprise project and discuss Return of the Jedi! They talk how these movies rank, how this movie is misunderstood by the rest of Star Wars, The Last Jedi, how the sequel trilogy failed, the Empire vs the First Order, what is was like to revisit these movies, and how characters shouldn't remain stagnant linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackp...

The boys continue their re-watch of the original Star Wars trilogy with The Empire Strikes Back! They talk the iconic moments, capes, if the movie has an ending, Yoda being a little freak, Sam rants about the Obi-Wan show, Irvin Kershner having to make a sequel, and if sequels should exist at all linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbun...

The boys are doing a surprise project, that they conceived of and recorded before the unfortunate passing of James Earl Jones, and they're watching the original Star Wars trilogy! They talk Andrew's close encounter, how Star Wars has been a part of their lives, the beginning of the end, the cynical future of movies, how much Sam is a Star Wars boy at heart, how much George Lucas should get credit...

The boys got all dressed up and saw Ed Wood! They talk if this movie is progressive, Andrew seeing John Mulaney, cynical vs bad nostalgia, Sam'e continuing thoughts on old movies, and Andrew pulls out the receipts linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

The bois went into a derelict space station and saw Alien: Romulus! They talk puppets, the year of Cailee Spaeny, Michael Fassbender, video game movies, and how different movies give personhood to their robots linktr.ee/welcomebackpod x.com/welcomebackpod instagram.com/welcomebackpod Art by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...