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Welcome Back Pod

Welcome Back Productions

Welcome back to a very long conversation about movies, and art, and tv, and whatever else Sam Banigan and Andrew Thomas feel like talking aboutlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:12:42

The Monkey - Bambi is Sacred

Welcome Back Pod ·

2025/03/09

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/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:36

Malcolm X - Doing the Thing

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2025/03/06

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/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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1:08:32

Companion - I'd Rather be Ripped Off

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2025/02/20

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 movieslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:23:00

The Brutalist - Avoiding Reality

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2025/02/13

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 movieslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:08:25

Den of Thieves - Den of Drunk

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2025/02/03

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 Perezlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3:33:40

Tips and Tops 2024 - The Fires Won

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2025/01/31

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 lotArt discussed and spoilers for: Emilia Perez, Civil War, The Wild Robot, I Saw the TV Glow, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Mufasa, The Brutalist, Babygirl, The Apprentice, Rebel Ridge, Dune Part 2, Curd Your

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1:16:15

Nosferatu- Abs Don't Make You Hot

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2025/01/25

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 movieslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram

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1:04:36

A Real Pain - Dude You're 40

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2025/01/06

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 experience, and giving people their

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1:05:48

Lee - Oops All N*zis

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2025/01/06

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 16th! 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 Germany and saw Lee! They talk the mechanism that art uses to make you feel something, how this movie could

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1:05:54

I Saw the TV Glow - Don't You Hate a Cough?

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2024/12/13

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 cinemalinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:19

Wicked - They're All on Their Damn Cellphones

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2024/12/05

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 musicalslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodbsky.app/profile/welcomebackpod.bsky.socialx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:31

Gladiator 2 - Get Glicked

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2024/11/29

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 experiencelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodbsky.app/profile/welcomebackpod.bsky.socialx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:04

Gladiator - Big Movie

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2024/11/21

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 artlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:17

Rebel Ridge - Show Moonlight to Kids

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2024/11/15

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 apologizelinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See

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57:14

We Live in Time - Sometimes People Pay for That

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2024/10/23

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 olderlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:06:35

The Apprentice - It's Like Poetry, It Rhymes

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2024/10/20

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 politicslinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:01:36

The Substance - Ya Like That?

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2024/10/14

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 Deuxlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:08:48

Megalopolis - We've Never Been So Back

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2024/10/02

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.

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58:05

Return of the Jedi - They've Been Flyin Since the...

Welcome Back Pod ·

2024/09/25

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 stagnantlinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See

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1:00:50

The Empire Strikes Back - YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO JOIN...

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2024/09/20

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 alllinktr.ee/welcomebackpodx.com/welcomebackpodinstagram.com/welcomebackpodArt by: Randi Hamel @artbunns on Instagram and rannibuns.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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