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Welcome to Episode 56 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: 1. Our reviews of The Lost City of Z , Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer , and The Fate of the Furious ! 2. Did You Know: Which revered  actress  campaigned to appear in the Fast & Furious franchise? 3. Pick of the Week: Homeland Season 6 (Showtime) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Welcome to Episode 55 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: 1. Recent TV Finales: The Critic and the Referee discuss just how successful the season finales of This Is Us (NBC), Baskets (FX), Legion (FX), and The Walking Dead (AMC), and the ending of miniseries Big Little Lies (HBO) were. 2. Did You Know: Meryl Streep was crowned "The Next First Lady of the American Screen" by which iconi...

Welcome to Episode 54 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: 1. New & Returning TV: The Critic and the Referee give you the goods on the new seasons of The Americans (FX), Underground (WGN), The Catch (ABC), American Crime (ABC), and Into the Badlands (AMC); the series debuts of Trial & Error (NBC), Snatch (Crackle), Iron Fist (Netflix), and Shots Fired (FOX); the returns of Designated Su...

Welcome to Episode 53 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: 1. Our TV Catch-Up: We give you our take on the current states of The Collection (Amazon Prime), The Missing (Starz), The Walking Dead (AMC), Girls (HBO), The Good Fight (CBS All Access), Billions (Showtime), Crashing (HBO), National Treasure (Hulu), Making History (FOX), and Feud: Bette and Joan (FX). 2. The Future of Cable TV:...

Welcome to Episode 52 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: 1. Our Sneak Peek reviews of " Raw ," " The Ottoman Lieutenant ," and " The Sense of an Ending ." 2. Snippets of our interview with Jim Broadbent (the "Harry Potter" series, "Iris," the "Bridget Jones" series), the Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning star of "The Sense of an Ending." Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Welcome to Episode 51 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes: Snippets of our interviews  from this year's Sundance Film Festival with the cast and producers, including Common and Alfre Woodard, of Netflix's "Burning Sands" Snippets of our interview with stars Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black") and Tom Cullen ("Downton Abbey") and writer-director-producer Joey Klein of "The Other Half" Our "...

Whoa, listeners! After handing out awards fairly predictably, last night's Oscars ended with a shocker! "Moonlight" emerged victorious after a mix-up that will go down in history. So, we just couldn't wait until Tuesday to release our reaction! In this episode, the Critic and the Referee provide their takes on the festivities. Are they pleased with the Academy's decisions? How good was this year's...

Hey, there, listeners! Welcome to a very special episode of Why Watch That! Before the Oscars are held this Sunday, we want to give you our final take on last year's best releases. Normally, the Critic and the Referee make their recommendations based on who should watch specific movies and TV shows and how. But, this time, they're giving you their personal picks for the best movies and TV shows of...

We haven't forgotten about you and will be back on Friday with a new episode. In the meantime check out our Sundance coverage at the website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the Oscars will air on Sunday, February 26, the Critic and the Referee decided to say “Happy Valentine’s Day!” by predicting the winners in this year’s major categories and by giving you their own favorites in those categories. Do they get it right? Listen to this episode, then tune in to the festivities on the 26th to find out. Also, do they agree or disagree with the Academy’s nominees and...

The LEGO Batman Movie In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—LEGO® Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others an...

In this episode, the Critic and the Referee say “Happy New Year!” to recent TV shows (both new and returning) that premiered last month. The “new” includes “Star,” Lee Daniels’ second musical show on FOX; “Taboo,” Tom Hardy’s foray into television on FX; “Sneaky Pete,” which was co-created by Bryan Cranston; “The Young Pope,” starring Jude Law and Diane Keaton; and much more. The “returning” inclu...

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival is over, and we’re back in NYC. Thanks for joining us as we covered the movies, politics, and events at this year's festival. We networked with filmmakers and producers, interviewed a few celebrities, and even watched some great and not-so great movies that will be coming to a theater near you later in the year. We can’t wait to go back next year! But, for now, plea...

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In this episode, the Critic and the Referee say goodbye to one of their favorite TV shows, “Rectify.” In addition, they discuss where a bunch of shows left us after their recent season finales. Those shows include “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Westworld,” “Pitch,” “Poldark,” “Younger,” “Insecure,” “Atlanta,” “Masters of Sex,” and “The Exorcist.” Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Hey, there, listeners! This is the third and final episode that is chock full of movie reviews only! If you missed the previous two episodes, be sure to check them out! Since there are so many movies coming out around the holidays, we wanted to make sure that we shared our reviews before you hit the theaters. In this episode, we review “Hidden Figures,” “Paterson,” “20th Century Women,” and “Silen...

Well, well, well, listeners! Welcome to the second episode of a three-episode series that we’re releasing for the holidays! (The third and final episode in the series will be released Friday.) So, we’re continuing to share our reviews of movies that are releasing during the holiday season. If you missed the first episode in this series, check it out! Also, be sure to visit whywatchthat.com for eve...

Hey, listeners! Since there are so many movies coming out around the holidays, we’ll be releasing three episodes over the course of the next two weeks (starting with this one) that are chock full of reviews. We’ll release even more movie reviews on our site at whywatchthat.com . (For instance, if you’re looking for “Sing” or “Solace,” please visit our site.) In this episode, we review “Fences,” “O...

Welcome to a special episode of Why Watch That; this is all about reviews! Since we’ve been away for a couple of weeks in preparation for the future of Why Watch That, in this episode, we wanted to put together our reviews of recently released and soon-to-be released movies. Our first review is of “Arrival,” which opened last week and stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker. The other...

In this episode, the Critic and the Referee take a step back from movie review after movie review to focus on ... "The Walking Dead"! Well, not just that, of course. Our dynamic duo talks about both new and returning TV shows. They also take a pause to reflect on the state of this year's fall film releases. Are these films delivering the goods so far? Listen to find out! Plus, there's a "Did You K...

WEEKEND EDITION: In this episode, the Critic and the Referee review action-sequel “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” which stars Tom Cruise; horror-movie “Ouija: Origin of Evil”; and action-comedy “Keeping Up With the Joneses,” which stars Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, and Gal Gadot. In addition, we’ve included highlights of our interviews with Courtney Hunt, director of “The Whole Truth,”...

This episode of Why Watch That Radio is chock full of reviews! The Critic and the Referee give you their takes on “The Whole Truth,” directed by Courtney Hunt and starring Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gabriel Basso, and Jim Belushi; Barry Jenkins’ startling new film, “Moonlight,” starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders,...

Welcome, everyone, to Why Watch That Radio’s first Thursday episode. We’re calling this: the WEEKEND EDITION! Since we have a lot of content to share with you, we decided to release two episodes per week, when it makes sense. So, be sure to check us out every Tuesday and Thursday for all things film and television. In this episode, the Critic and the Referee review “Certain Women,” starring Kriste...

Listeners, we’re on a roll! Since we have so much content to give you, we’ve decided to start releasing two episodes a week … when appropriate. So, be sure to check us out on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you won’t miss a thing. In this episode, we have the return of a special guest: writer-director-actor extraordinaire, Lawrence Saint-Victor. If you missed Lawrence’s first appearance on our show, c...