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Wade and Siggy are tired of social isolation, so let's talk about movies where folks get together with their best buds, go roam the wilds of their neighborhoods and make out with people! (But just in movies, folks. There's still a pandemic raging, FFS. Wear your damn mask!) In Part One of an unofficial two-part series, we cover three classic examples of what Siggy dubs "The BFF Quest". (Three and...

Wade and Siggy have a "quick" phone call to discuss Spider-Man: Far From Home and how it changes their category rankings for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd continue across the USA and beyond, Wade and Siggy discuss the massive amounts of video that's being captured, and the long legacy of white supremacy that got us here.   But watching and talking aren't enough. To donate or volunteer to help people fighting for racial justice , please consider the following organizations:   Citizens Trust Bank The R...

At last! Our almost final* rankings of all things MCU! First Wade and Siggy briefly revise their rankings from Parts 1 and 2, then they leap into the Best and the Worst Lines of Dialogue! Moments! And... that's all??? Plus Siggy gives his Very Special Tribute to the characters of the MCU. *Except that we recorded this before Spider-Man: Far From Home was released... those thoughts coming soon!    ...

Recorded before the coronavirus hit our shores, so we didn't know to be upset about that. But we did decide to discuss Joker, so something was in the air.

The thrilling conclusion! The biggest awards! Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Picture Bonus! Wade and Siggy rank every 2019 movie they managed to see. And Wade opens up about why Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was made just for him.

We continue our coverage of the Oscars they gave in 2020 to the movies of 2019!  Categories covered: Best Visual Effects Best Hair and Makeup Best International Film Best Original Score Best Original Song Plus we debate the merits of a selfie museum. One more installment to go....

Our coverage of the 2019 movie season (and the awards it won in 2020) continues. In Part 2, we cove the following categories: Best Production Design Best Costume Design Best Supporting Actress Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Cinematography Best Editing ... and Eminem's performance, and other things that happened in the stage show about movies they put on TV.  

It's our annual review of the Oscars broadcast and our recap of the year of movies that was 2019. We'll tell you which nominations we would keep and which we would bump, and hand out our own personal prizes. Categories covered: Best Supporting Actor Best Animated Feature Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay

It's one week until the Oscars, so what better time to plumb the depths of the genius of Bong Joon-ho and dark horse candidate for Best Picture, Parasite? None, I say. None better time.

FIVE YEARS LATER ... well not quite, but here it is at last, Wade and Siggy's conversation about the big movie event of last spring!

Before we jump into Part 3 or our ranking the best and the worst of the MCU, Wade and Siggy have some short (for them) conversations about the installments that had come out in between. Here in one tidy package is their thoughts on Captain Marvel.

It's the return of everyone's favorite contest of mundane movie quotes where inflection in everything: The Intonation Game! Wade also unveils a new quiz based on movie soundtracks: Track Marks! With special guests Todd Carney, Hugh Jasper, Maggie Bandur, and Mr. Announcer.

Levi Stahl is known primarily as a book person, through his prominent position at University of Chicago Press, his blog I’ve Been Reading Lately , but also for his Twitter feed ( @levistal ), where he primarily excerpts and comments on all things literary. As a special guest of YWIW, Levi explains to Wade and Siggy why “The secret theme of every ‘70s movie is the material shittiness of the ‘70s”,...

Quentin Tarantino's latest has Wade and Siggy in their own little Mexican standoff, as they disagree on the depiction of violence, the characterization of Sharon Tate, and even the ellipsis in the title. One thing they can agree on: this was a movie worth watching and talking about. Will this episode symbolize the end of your innocence? 

As a warm-up to discussing Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood, Wade and Siggy dive into their personal histories with the works of Quentin Tarantino, what it was like to be in film school when Pulp Fiction premiered, and then give their personal rankings of his filmography.

Wade and Siggy follow the white rabbit through David Robert Mitchell's Under The Silver Lake, digging up all the hidden meanings (and burying a few of their own) while proving, once again, that they don't know when to stop beating a dead dog. Plus, a new sketch.

Hey gluttons for punishment! Because you can't get enough, here's Wade running down his Top 32 movies of 2019. 

Merciful God in Heaven, finally, the end! Wade and Siggy go into the deepest depths of the Best Director and Best Picture categories, with a lengthy discussion of that whole Green Book thing, plus a long take on Roma. And for you faithful viewers who made this exodus with us, a couple extra revelations!

Wade and Siggy took extra time to make this episode worth the wait, as they deliver their rundown of the best nominees for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Lead Actor, and Best Lead Actress, with an extended discussion of Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman. And don't miss the appearance of some surprise celebrity guests. Only one more part to go after this!

Yes, the Oscars happened two months ago, but listen: this episode has got some real goodies in it. We cover Best Supporting Actor, a bunch of the Best Song nominees, and wrap up with the screenplay awards. You'll hear extended riffs on Dick Cheney biopic Vice and Melissa McCarthy starrer Can You Ever Forgive Me? (you do not want to miss Wade's take). Plus, this episode sets up Part 3, which is eve...

Before you watch Avengers: Endgame, listen to our middle game! In part 2 of Wade and Siggy's epic 3-part review of the entire MCU, they each give their Top 3 and Bottom 3 in these astounding categories: Non-superhero good guys! Non-supervillain bad guys! Action scenes! Non-action scenes!  (Note: this episode was recorded prior to the release of Captain Marvel.)

Just in time! Wade and Siggy can tell that you have finally digested the 2019 Oscars and are finally ready to listen to their in-depth conversation. That's why Part 1 is dropping now. It's not because they recorded a 9-hour conversation and it's taken extra long to edit. Or is it? Only one way to find out, dear listeners, and that's to join us as we refresh your fading memories and find out whethe...

Siggy takes a turn at intonating! All the King's Men! Movies quoting other movies! More You Heard That Right! Come for the trivia, stay for Wade's sparkling written copy! With special guests Todd and Hugh.

The non-trivial amount of trivia resumes as Wade challenges Siggy, and special guests Todd and Hugh, to identify songs written for movie soundtracks.