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Join me this week as I live for thousands of years, yet seem to learn nothing, stop yet another end of the world, and ponder the state of the MCU as I discuss ‘Eternals’, with the help of Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Eternals is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Chloé Zhao, who wrote the screenplay with Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. It stars an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. In the film, the Eternals, an immortal alien race, emerge from hiding after thousands of years to protect Earth from their evil

Lockdown is over in the land of Oz so it’s finally back to the cinemas for some new releases! Join us as we ominously walk towards you, killing as many people as we can while the crowd chants ‘Evil Dies Tonight!’ over a hundred times, all while discussing the brand new slasher sequel ‘Halloween Kills’, with the help of Paul from The Countdown! Find Paul and his great show at @thecountdownpc or at https://thecountdownpc.podbean.com/ Halloween Kills is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems. The film is a sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney, who reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton also reprise their roles from the previous film, with Anthony Michael Hall and Thomas Mann joining the cast. The film, which begins precisely where the previous film ended, sees Strode and her family cont

Halloween is here and it’s time to wrap up this crazy ride we’re calling Spooktober! After hitting aliens, ghosts, vampires, and werewolves, it’s time to seek out some zombies - and what better than the first ever modern zombie film… This week we’re hiding in a farmhouse, fighting over upstairs/downstairs, and punching a woman who lightly slapped us, all while discussing George A. Romero’s 1968 classic ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is under assault by an enlarging group of cannibalistic, undead ghouls. 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 podc

It’s Halloween! So this week I’m watching a spooky movie, getting sucked into it, and rocking out to Cherry Pie, all while discussing the 2015 comedy-slasher flick ‘The Final Girls’, all with the help of the ever amazing Emily Higgins from the Tasteless podcast! Find Emily and her wonderful show on twitter @tastelesspod or on her website https://www.tastelesspod.com/ The Final Girls is a 2015 American comedy slasher film directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller. The film stars Taissa Farmiga and Malin Åkerman, with supporting performances from Adam DeVine, Thomas Middleditch, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, and Nina Dobrev. The plot follows a group of high school students who are transported into a 1986 slasher film called Camp Bloodbath. 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 podcast, or hate i

Spooktober marches on and as it does I continue to make Newski (who hates horror) watch a classic horror movie EVERY SATURDAY THIS MONTH! We’ll be hitting all the big ones - Aliens, Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. So sit back, pour yourself a Bloody Mary and join us on this journey! This week we’re being ware of the moon, heading to the adult cinema and tearing some folks to shreds, all while discussing the 1981 horror-comedy classic ‘An American Werewolf in London’. An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 horror comedy film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne and John Woodvine. The film's plot follows two American backpackers, David and Jack, who are attacked by a werewolf while traveling in England, causing David to question whether he will become a werewolf under the next full moon. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian

Join me this week as I hang off some cliffs, hunt for some treasure, and face off John Lithgow, all while discussing 90’s action ‘Cliffhanger’, with the help of Julio from The Contrarians! Find Julio and his wonderful show on twitter @ContrarianPrime or on their website https://wearethecontrarians.com/ Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. Based on a concept by climber John Long, the film follows Gabe (played by Stallone, who co-wrote the screenplay), a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in a heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. Released on May 28, 1993, the film earned $255 million worldwide. 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You

Spooktober marches on and as it does I continue to make Newski (who hates horror) watch a classic horror movie EVERY SATURDAY THIS MONTH! We’ll be hitting all the big ones - Aliens, Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. So sit back, pour yourself a Bloody Mary and join us on this journey! This week we’re avoiding the sun, drinking some blood, tea, coffee, or wine and hunting down a tall, vampire, all while discussing 1958’s classic Hammer horror film ‘Dracula’ from 1958. Dracula is a 1958 British gothic horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel of the same title. The first in the series of Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, the film also features Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing, along with Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, and John Van Eyssen. In the United States, the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the U.S. original by Universal Pictures, 1931's Dracula. We Watched A Thi

Join me this week as I see dead people, stutter like Stanley, and hit you with a twist, all while discussing the classic thriller ‘The Sixth Sense’, with the help of Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Wondering what happened to episode 200? Don’t worry - You haven’t missed anything. Due to our ongoing lockdowns in Australia, we have postponed our Lord of the Rings spectacular until we can gather in person again. It’ll come! The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American supernatural psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient (Haley Joel Osment) can talk to the dead. The film established Shyamalan and introduced the cinema public to his traits, most notably his affinity for surprise endings. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arth

Spooktober marches on and as it does I continue to make Newski (who hates horror) watch a classic horror movie EVERY SATURDAY THIS MONTH! We’ll be hitting all the big ones - Aliens, Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. So sit back, pour yourself a Bloody Mary and join us on this journey! This week we’re talking to the TV, playing with our dining chairs, and swimming through a graveyard, all while discussing the 1982 ghostly classic ‘Poltergeist’. Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The film focuses on a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their daughter. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films

This week I’m answering some phones, making some phone calls and YELLING AT EVERYBODY all while discussing the brand new Netflix remake thriller ‘The Guilty’. The Guilty is a 2021 American crime thriller film directed and produced by Antoine Fuqua, from a screenplay by Nic Pizzolatto. A remake of the 2018 Danish film of the same name, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Christina Vidal, with the voices of Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Eli Goree, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Dano, and Peter Sarsgaard. 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedAThing and on iTunes and Youtube If you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at h

Surprise! It’s the spooky season, and as a special bonus I’ll be making Newski (who hates horror) watch a classic horror movie EVERY SATURDAY THIS MONTH! We’ll be hitting all the big ones - Aliens, Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. So sit back, pour yourself a Bloody Mary and join us on this journey! This week we’re getting paranoid, taking a mud bath, and crossing a dog with a banjo player, all while discussing the 1978 classic remake ‘Invasion of the Bodysnatchers’. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science-fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name, which is based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who over the course of a few days discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each is a perfect copy o

This week I’m drawing some funny books, falling for a , and asking “What’s a Nubian?”, all while discussing Kevin Smith’s classic ‘Chasing Amy’ with the help of Hendo from The Movie Journey! Chasing Amy is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. The film is about a male comic artist (Affleck) who falls in love with a woman (Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Lee). It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series. Find Hendo on twitter @themoviejourney or check out his great show by visiting https://themoviejourney.podbean.com/ 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing

Join me this week as I steal my best friend’s car, psychologically torture a school principal, and carelessly take a restaurant booking away from someone all in the name of fun, as my wife and I discuss John Hughes 1986 classic ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’! Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who skips school for a day in Chicago, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly breaks the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts. 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedA

Join me this week as I vow revenge on a sea monster, bond with my kid, and get all whimsical on you, all while discussing the Wes Anderson cult classic ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ with the help of Julio from The Contrarians! Find Julio and his wonderful show on twitter @ContrarianPrime or on their website https://wearethecontrarians.com/ The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on December 25, 2004. The film stars Bill Murray as Steve Zissou, an eccentric oceanographer who sets out to exact revenge on the "jaguar shark" that ate his partner Esteban. Zissou is both a parody of and homage to French diving pioneer Jacques Cousteau, to whom the film is dedicated. 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 the

Join me this week as I soil my belt, become mates with a fox, and lose my head - all while discussing ‘The Green Knight’ with the help of D.T from Space Castle! Find D.T. and his wonderful show on twitter @spacecastlepod or on their website https://spacecastlepod.com/ The Green Knight is a 2021 American medieval fantasy film directed, written, edited and produced by David Lowery. It stars Dev Patel as Gawain, a nephew of King Arthur, who sets out on a journey to test his courage and face the Green Knight. Based on the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it also stars Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Barry Keoghan, Erin Kellyman, Kate Dickie, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson. 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com

Join me this week as I search for my pig, cook a delightful meal and mope around - all while discussing ‘Pig’ with the help of Sam Hurley from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s! Find Sam and his wonderful show on twitter @MovieReviewsIn or on his website https://mritqs.podbean.com/ Wondering what happened to episode 200? Don’t worry - You haven’t missed anything. Due to our ongoing lockdowns in Australia, we have postponed our Lord of the Rings spectacular until we can gather in person again. It’ll come! Pig is a 2021 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut. It stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin, and follows a truffle forager whose beloved truffle-finding pig is stolen. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Neon. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised its direction and themes, as well as Cage's performance. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everythi

This week we’re holding on to our butts, hacking a unix system, and losing it over the majesty of some near 30 year old dinosaurs, all while discussing Billy’s all time favourite film “Jurassic Park”. Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen. It is the first installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, and the first film in the Jurassic Park trilogy, and is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton and a screenplay written by Crichton and David Koepp. The film is set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off Central America's Pacific Coast near Costa Rica. There, wealthy businessman John Hammond and a team of genetic scientists have created a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park's power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors and Hammond's grandchildren struggle to survive and escape the

Join us as we dance in Jabba’s palace, recognise Max Rebo (he’s blue), and fight alongside some tiny bear things that are never actually named, all while discussing Topher’s all time favourite film - ‘Return of the Jedi’. Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, and the sixth film in the "Skywalker saga". It takes place one year after The Empire Strikes Back. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. 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/

This week we’re getting the gang back together, putting some exploding chips inside their heads and sending them on a gratuitously violent mission, all while discussing the latest entrant in the DCEU ‘The Suicide Squad’. The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi. In the film, a task force of convicts are sent to destroy evidence of the giant alien Starro. 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

This week we’re heading to the jungle, looking for that silly Avatar tree, and punching a jungle cat right in his dumb CGI face, all while chatting about the latest effort from Disney ‘Jungle Cruise’. Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green, based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti, and follows the captain of a small riverboat who takes a group of travelers through a jungle in search of the Tree of Life. 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 podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Face