Author: Ernest Calderon
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Bugonia (Spoiler Review)
We give you a spoiler-filled review of the new Yorgos Lanthimos film, BUGONIA, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. 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 a review
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Wake Up Dead Man, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wicked: For Good, The Long Walk, and more
This week, we run through a stacked slate of new films, including Wicked: For Good, Marty Supreme, The Long Walk, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wake Up Dead Man, Hamnet, Eephus, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Blue Moon, No Other Choice, and Materialists. Plus, two documentary recommendations: The Perfect Neighbor and Predators; and two TV shows: Pluribus and Task. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail…
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Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN (2025) + ROOFMAN (Full Spoiler Talk)
We’re back with a spoiler-filled double feature of ROOFMAN and Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN (2025). We unpack why ROOFMAN feels like an instant “Reddit classic,” how it fits in that cozy mid-2000s Little Miss Sunshine / Logan Lucky / adult dramedy lane, and whether Channing Tatum just delivered one of his best performances opposite a…
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The Running Man, Ed Gein, The Testament of Ann Lee, and more
We have lots of new movies to review, along with a couple of shows. We start off with Edgar Wright’s new adaptation of ‘The Running Man’ starring Glen Powell, and move into Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler), Rental Family (Brendan Fraser), and The Testament of Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried). Plus, thoughts on…
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The Slapstick Episode: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Pluribus & Sunscreen in Movies
We’re getting sunny with special guest Ben Nemeroff to talk about sunscreen representation in film and television, and his new skincare brand, Slapstick Sunscreen. From ‘Castaway’ to ‘Dune to ‘Passion of the Christ,’ we ask: who could’ve used a little SPF 30? Plus, we give you some thoughts on Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On”,…
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Friday the 13th, Casper, and more!
Spooktober is here and we have some old classic movies to talk about, plus a couple new TV shows. The main event this episode is the 1975 horror masterpiece “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Happy Halloween! 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…
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Roofman, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and a Fall Preview
On this episode, we give you reviews of ROOFMAN (directed by Derek Cianfrance, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst) and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (directed by Mary Bronstein, starring Rose Byrne). Then, we take a look at what’s coming soon the rest of the year and gauge our anticipation for a bunch…
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American Movie (1999)
After his victory in last year’s Fantasy Film League, Drew has selected AMERICAN MOVIE for us to watch. This is a 1999 Sundance winning documentary about a filmmaker in the Milwaukee area named Mark Borchardt, working on his project “Coven,” with the help of his friends and family. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic…
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One Battle After Another
Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is back with a new feature film, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. Hailed as the best movie of the year and one of the defining movies of the decade, can it possibly live up to the hype?…
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‘The Smashing Machine’ and ‘A House of Dynamite’ – Quick Movie Reviews
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt star in THE SMASHING MACHINE a sports biopic about UFC fighter Mark Kerr from A24 and director Benny Safdie. Is The Rock’s performance worthy of a coming Awards push for this role? Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba lead a large ensemble cast in Katherine Bigelow’s new Netflix political…