Author: Ernest Calderon
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING
We leap into enigmatic darkness of ‘You Can See Everything’ with a deep dive review and spoiler discussion of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Is it the movie of the year? SPOILER WARNING: spoiler-free until 37:30. Full spoilers start at 38:16, so skip ahead or come back after you’ve seen it. We…
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VIRTUOSITY with Brett Nemeroff (Plus: PRIMETIME and THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE)
We continue our series on the films of Denzel Washington with the 1995 cyber-thriller ‘Virtuosity.’ Plus two new movies in theaters: ‘Primetime’ and John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete.’ We start with The History of Concrete. Does the movie live up to the show it came from, and does its big story pay off? Then…
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DIGGER
Tom Cruise swings for the fences in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER. We dig into its mostly negative first wave of reviews and a rough box office start. We argue about whether a movie gets excused for being dumb on purpose, whether this is Cruise’s best acting or just his most self-aware, and how it stacks…
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CRIMSON TIDE (with Nick Iarriccio)
Denzel Washington vs. Gene Hackman on a nuclear submarine. We continue our series “Mic on Fire,” our deep dive into the films of Denzel Washington, and break down Tony Scott’s ‘Crimson Tide’ (1995) with special guest Nick Iarriccio of Movie Knights. We get into the Denzel and Hackman battle of wills, the legendary script doctoring…
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PRIMETIME (Quick Review)
PRIMETIME is Lance Oppenheim’s new A24 movie about Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator, and we’ve got our spoiler-free first reactions. Robert Pattinson is on a run right now, and this might be his best performance yet. In this quick review, we get into whether the To Catch a Predator hype is justified, Pattinson’s…
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THE PELICAN BRIEF (with Harry Sayer)
We continue our “Mic on Fire” series covering the films of Denzel Washington with Alan J. Pakula’s 1993 John Grisham adaptation, The Pelican Brief, co-starring Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow. Special guest Harry returns, armed with a full watch-through of every single John Grisham movie adaptation. We talk Pakula’s “paranoia trilogy”…
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MALCOLM X (with Kyle Flynn)
We welcome first-time guest Kyle Flynn to continue our series “Mic on Fire,” covering the films of Denzel Washington, and dive deep into Spike Lee’s 1992 epic, MALCOLM X. We get into Denzel’s prep for the role, Spike’s fight to make it himself, how he blew through the studio’s budget to actually shoot in Egypt, Terence…
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Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’ is an epic triumph. Plus, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘Tony’
Christopher Nolan has assembled a deep bench of movie stars, character actors, and craftspeople to adapt Homer’s ancient epic poem ‘THE ODYSSEY,’ by far his most ambitious film and one of the largest productions of all time. How does it live up to the hype? We give you a full spoiler deep dive on the…
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The 2026 Mid-Year Draft (Part 2)
Danny Seoane joins us once again for Part 2 of our annual mid-year draft, covering our favorite pop culture media of 2026 so far. Movies, TV, music, and more. https://filmsforbreakfast.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail dot com Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic) Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/caldernest letterboxd.com/hearshot letterboxd.com/drewd Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us…
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The 2026 Mid-Year Draft (Part 1)
We welcome back special guest Danny Seoane for our annual mid-year draft, covering our favorite pop culture media of 2026 so far. Movies, TV, music, and more. This is part 1, stick around for part 2. https://filmsforbreakfast.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail dot com Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic) Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/caldernest letterboxd.com/hearshot letterboxd.com/drewd…