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Make Me Watch It

Here to recklessly inflict enthusiasm upon the world, "Make Me Watch It" is about getting people to watch (but sometimes read or play) good stuff because good stuff is dope.

tv & film film reviews

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02:39:17

Episode 13: "Rebecca Ferguson - Terrifying!" The...

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2024/03/05

The Brendans are joined by a very special guest for a Wet and Dry Epic Extravaganza as we chat Jim Cameron's The Abyss (celebrating its 35th Anniversart this year) and Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two with Alan Cerny of Vital Thrills and Matinee Heroes. We go deep into spoilers on both Cameron's ambitious underwater sci-fi film as well as the ending of Herbert's opus (major spoilers for Dune at about 1hr55m onward). However, both of these films get our highest recommendation. Check out Brendan's

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02:14:57

Episode 12: Farewell to Carl Weathers - the Rocky...

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2024/02/21

The lads celebrate the life of the late, great Carl Weathers (of Predator, Arrested Development, and The Mandalorian - among many others) as well as chatting Dune: Part II reactions, the changing landscape of audience tastes, and DreamWorks recent Netflix release Orion and the Dark.

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00:32:47

Minisode: "20 Valentine's Day Favorites" - Classic...

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2024/02/14

The Brendans share our favorite Valentine's Day-flavored movies, because sharing is caring.

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02:11:35

Episode 11: "Swayze Glistens" - The Godfather: Part...

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2024/01/31

In celebration of the recent 2024 Oscar Nominations announcement, the Brendans talk two historic Best Picture Winners that we finally made ourselves watch - The Godfather: Part II and In the Heat of the Night - as well as giving our takes on a great year of cinema, why Road House is Dope, Actually, and which Best Animated Picture nominees are the Best Ones (hint: it's most of them). Follow our work on Cinapse, and find Brendan Agnew on the Matinee Heroes episode on Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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02:02:26

Episode 10: "Why is France?" - The Three Musketeers:...

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2024/01/16

The Brendans are all for one and one for all as we examine two recent examples of re-examining classic literary properties for cinematic adaptation, and why these particular films succeed. We also talk the samurai revenge classic Lady Snowblood, Scooby-Doo crossovers, and why you should never bet against Paul King. Follow our work on Cinapse to a world of pure imagination.

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00:22:26

Minisode: "The Yearly Countdown" - Fantastic Films of...

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2024/01/09

What it says on the tin - these are Brendan Agnew's favorites of the year. I just think they're neat.

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02:35:09

Episode 9: "Homelander's Your Dad" - 2023 Favorites

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2024/01/01

The Brendans are gathered at the turn of the year to reflect on the holidays, examine 2023 passion projects like The Creator and Rebel Moon, and talk about our favorite films of the year - from big obvious blockbusters to hidden gems you might have missed. Follow our work on Cinapse, and we'll see you in the new year.

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03:25:21

Episode 8: "The Short Version" - The Lord of the...

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2023/12/17

In celebration of the 20th birthday of the greatest movie ever, the Brendans convene to talk cozy/creepy Netlix cartoons, the new Miyazaki movie, holiday movie recommendations, and why The Lord of the Rings remains such a singular cinematic achievement. Follow our work at Cinapse, check out the Geeks With Shields episode on How LOTR Perfected Epic Battles, and happy trails.

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02:29:40

Episode 7: "The Pucker Factor is A LOT" - Jawan /...

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2023/12/17

The Brendans gather for a big ol' post-Thanksgiving International Blockbuster Extravaganza. In addition to feasting on the riches of Shah Rukh Khan's new action vehicle Jawan (streaming on Netflix) and Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One (and other Goji goodness), we follow-up on Netflix's excellent Blue Eye Samurai, talk about why Home Alone is a perfect live-action Looney Tune, and recount some of Marian's recent adventures in California. Follow our work at Cinapse, particularly Brendan Foley's

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01:54:51

Episode 6: "That's a Callback, Right There" - Killers...

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2023/11/13

The Brendans are joined by another very special guest this week to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon. The film's official Visual Effects Data Wrangler Michael Slemmons comes on to talk being on set for the extensive on-location shoot, the challenges of period pieces with massive scope both in front of the camera and as created by VFX, the powerful human story of the Osage murders and the monsters behind them, and several wandering tangents about the beautiful minutiae of creating art via motion

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01:51:33

Episode 5: "Venom is Good Now" - The Innocents /...

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2023/11/13

Happy Devil's Night, other buckets! The Brendans plan to blow out the Halloween Season with a bang, talking haunted houses and creepy kids with 1961's The Innocents and 2021's Don't Listen. We also have a report from the Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game for PS5, book recommendations, and a chance to catch up on the Arrow ShawScope Vol. 2 coverage at ⁠Cinapse⁠.

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02:00:55

Episode 4: "Shut Up, Weeb!" - Sword of the Stranger /...

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2023/10/29

The Brendans are joined by our first guest: the Most Complete Podcaster in the World, the Undisputed Mike Scott of Action For Everyone. We go deep on why we love cinematic sword fights as a form of action cinema, what we love about animated classics new and old like Ninja Scroll and Sword of the Stranger, as well as the live-action Rurouni Kenshin series. Mike and Co.'s action cinema buffet, Action For Everyone. Check out our written work at Cinapse.

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01:39:32

Episode 3: Polite Society / Bottoms

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2023/10/29

The Brendans are nostalgic for their misspent youths as they discuss a pair of kick-ass high school comedies about funny ass-kicking ladies, with Nina Manzoor's high-flying Polite Society and Emma Seligman's hilariously surreal Bottoms. We start with general discussions on both before going into heavy spoilers, but these are two of the hardest recommendations for stuff we'd make you watch. Find us on Cinapse for more shenanigans.

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01:44:28

Episode 2: Elemental / A Haunting in Venice

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2023/09/18

The Brendans convene to discuss the delightful advent of spooky season - first, by contemplating the terror of interpersonal relationships across cultural divides in Disney and Pixar's Elemental, and then the dread of trying to solve a mystery in a haunted house with A Haunting in Venice. Shout-out to the School of Movies podcast for including some of our work from home away from home Cinapse.co in their recent Studio Ghibli series of shows. School of Movies Cinapse

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01:36:24

Episode 1: The Last Voyage of the Demeter / Monstrum

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2023/09/04

The lads discuss what they may or may not want to make other folks watch from their recent media adventures, then move on to extolling the virtues of The Last Voyage of the Demeter (available on VOD) and Monstrum (available to stream on Shudder), and why we would or would not make you watch them.

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00:11:17

MAKE ME WATCH IT Ep. 0 - Blue Beetle Minisode

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2023/08/28

Recorded on National Cinema Day 2023, this mini-episode / pilot teaser covers a review of the DC film Blue Beetle currently playing in theaters, as well as a suggestion for listeners to check out for the next full-length show.

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