What We Watched

Hello again Watchers! We're through the first wave of Awards Season, with many surprises and snubs already, to go along with some well-deserved recognition for the great art that was made last year. Recorded a few days prior to today's Academy Awards Nominations, Brandon welcomes back Colorado-based filmmaker Luke Antonio to review the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards' winners, as well as ma...

Hello again Watchers! With the Critics Choice Awards just around the corner (January 4th, 2026) and the Golden Globes shortly after (January 11th, 2026), Brandon sits down with Colorado-based filmmaker Luke Antonio to discuss the nominees for both the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Netflix/Warner Bros. merger. What films overlapped on both early-season ballots? What surpris...

Happy Awards Season!! Hello again Watchers! Brandon sits down to kick off the 2026 Season by reviewing an episode from the Little Gold Men podcast from Vanity Fair, in which they discuss 36 films that could have Oscar chances in 6 categories: Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, Lead Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. How close did they get with their March predictions? Brandon...

What We Watched continues Fantastic Franchises with The Two Towers , the middle movie of the Lord of the Rings . Matthew, Brandon & Geoff breaks down Peter Jackson movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy Franchise, Does it hold up the standards for one of the most beloved franchises of all time? Directed By : Peter Jackson Starring : Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen & Viggo Mortensen Cinemat...

What We Watched is BACK! The guys get together for one of the best Franchises Of All time. Matthew, Brandon & Geoff attempt to do justice to the 2001 masterpiece Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Peter Jackson brings J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy Franchise to life. Does it hold up the standards for one of the most beloved franchises of all time? Directed By : Peter Jackson Starring :...

Follow the link to watch this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched How well can you guess movie genres? The What We Watched crew is back with some more Mini Movie Games! This week they try to figure out the which Genres IMDB labeled these movies with in "MisGenred". Can you do better than Brandon and Geoff? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfir...

Follow the link to watch this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched How well do you know your favorite Actors? The What We Watched crew is back with some more Mini Movie Games! This week they try to figure out the real names of these famous Actors in "Who Is This?". Can you do better than Brandon and Geoff? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire...

It's a Finale!!! Brandon, Luke and Matt P finish breaking down each episode of the Amazon Prime series Fallout. This week What We Watched is covering Episode 08: The Beginning Directed by: Wayne Che Yip Created by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner Starring: Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten & Walton Goggins - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#...

Nostalgia Month Part 3 continues with Matthew's Choice: "A Knight's Tale". Geoff and Brandon join to laugh and breakdown this 2001 Feel-good Romance with comedy and sports; it feels like a perfect time to kick off the NFL season. Directed By: Brian Helgeland Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell & Alan Tudyk Music by : Carter Burwell - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched...

Brandon, Luke and Matt P continue breaking down each episode of the Amazon Prime series Fallout. This week What We Watched is covering Episode 07: The Radio. Directed by: Clare Kilner & Frederick E.O. Toye Created by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner Starring: Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten &Walton Goggins - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire...

Movie Club! What We Watched gang Matthew, Brandon and & Geoff get Nostalgic with the first pick of September, "The Time Machine". 2002 Master piece from the late great HG Wells. Directed By: Simon Wells Starring: Guy Pearce, Yancey Arias & Mark Addy Written By: H.G. Wells, David Duncan & John Logan - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#/wha...

Geoff and Matthew travel to space to get the full Alien: Romulus effect! What We Watched breaks down the newest installment in the Alien Franchise. Does this film return to the original horror elements? Does it hold up the standards for one of the most beloved franchises of all time? Directed By: Fede Alvarez Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson & Robert Bobroczkyi Cinematography By: Galo Ol...

The Fantasy Film Draft is back with Johnny Deep! What We Watched drafts everyone's favorite Johnny Depp Movies. From Pirates of the Caribbeans: The Curse of the Black Pearl to What's Eating Gilbert Grape. If you want to be part of the draft follow the links below to vote. - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#/what-we-watched/dashboard - T: twitter.com...

The Trap! the episode not the Pod. Brandon, Luke and Matt P continue breaking down each episode of the Amazon Prime series Fallout. This week What We Watched is covering Episode 06: The Trap - Directed by: Frederick E.O. Toye Created by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner Starring: Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten &Walton Goggins - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: http...

The last movie or maybe the first movie of Time Travel month...Matthew's pick Edge of Tomorrow. Check out how What e Watched thought about this creative action movie from 2014. Directed By: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt & Brendan Gleeson Based on the novel "All You Need Is Kill" By: Hiroshi Sakurazaka - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire...

What We Watched can smell the Oscars with "Sing Sing". Matthew and Brandon talk about this Indie Film that you will need to see before the Oscars. A character study that follows A theater group in the Sing Sing Prison learning and growing while they find their humanity. - Director: Greg Kwedar Starring: Coleman Domingo, Clarence Maclin and Sean San Jose - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWa...

Another week another Time Travel movie for August, but is this a time travel movie? Matthew, Brandon and Geoff watched Christopher Nolan's 2020 film "Tenet". Did it fall through the cracks because of the pandemic or is it a hidden gem? Tenet Directed/Written By: Christopher Nolan DoP: Hoyte Van Hoytema Starring: John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki & Kenneth Branagh - Youtube: https://www....

The Boys are back with Episode 5 of the Amazon Prime series: Fallout. Brandon, Luke and Matt P dig deep and breakdown everything about this episode "The Past" from the minds of Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner. - Which episode is your favorite? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#/what-we-watched/dashboard - T: twitter.com/watched_podcast -...

NEW MOVIE CLUB EPISODE ! Matthew, Brandon and Geoff kick of another month of movies. To start the Time Travel month, they breakdown " Arrival ". The most covered director so far, Denis Villeneuve 2016 hit staring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker exploring a world where aliens come to earth and open minds. - Do you think the faces in the hazmat suits CG? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.c...

What We Watched talks about the biggest movie in theaters right now!! Join to listen to Brandon, Luke and Matt P talk everything Marvel and Deadpool & Wolverine. Director Shawn Levy continues Ryan Reynolds' vision, this time bringing in Hugh Jackman. - Does this silly off the wall comedy right the right way? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#/w...

What We Watched breaks down the newest Summer Blockbuster, "Twisters". Lee Isaac Chung gives us his vision of the original 1996 film. Matthew, Brandon and Geoff cover everything from flaming tornados to the acting of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos - Have you ever been in a natural disaster? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire.com/#/what-...

The Wasteland Adventure continue with the next installments of Amazon's big hit show "Fallout". What We Watched breaks down everything from Episode 04: The Ghouls. Join Brandon, Luke and Matt P reliving what some might say is the best episode of the season. - How many pointless murders would you commit in the Wastlands? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https://app.linkfire...

The What We Watched crew tackle a classic this week. The 3rd week of War month Matthew, Brandon and Geoff discuss Stanley Kubrick's 1987 epic "Full Metal Jacket". With gorgeous visuals, intense writing and great performances from Vincent D'Onofrio, Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin and R. Lee Ermey - does this film stand to test of time? - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatWeWatched - Fire: https:/...

The What We Watched guys Matthew and Brandon discuss the newest Yorgos Lanthimos film. Hot off the heels of the 2023's biggest surprise hit "Poor Things" . The 2024 film "Kinds of Kindness" is packed with stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Yorgos Stefanakos . Will " Kinds of Kindness" have any success of the Oscars this year? - Which of the 3 stories is...

War Month continues the wonderful rampage with "JoJo Rabbit". Taika Waititi's masterful Nazi Comedy. Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Thomasin McKenzie will make you cry and laugh in the same scene. - What is your favorite Nazi movie? - T: twitter.com/watched_podcast - E: WatchedMoviesPod@gmail.com - FB: facebook.com/people/What-We-Watched/100089764207932 - Fire: https://a...