Can't Get Enough of Keanu Patrick (H) Willems

This show is a hot mess in all the best possible ways!

I guess I'm the only person who finds the Torpey Bros unbearable. I came to this podcast based on the strength of Patrick Willems' YouTube videos. Willems' gives smart, insightful analysis and interpretations of film, and I've enjoyed everything he's posted. And I've been a Keanu Reeves apologist for decades. So imagine my excitement in finding out that Patrick has a podcase series dedicated to covering every single film of KR's career!

Excitment quickly crashed and burned, and transformed into annoyance and disappointment. For whatever reason, Willems has decided that having two people deeply convinced of their own comedic genius and whom derail the conversation at every conceivable point was the best way to do this. In listening to the John Wick episode, in the first 30 minutes, there were - perhaps - a grand total of maybe 12 minutes of conversation about the actual topic. The rest of the time was spent listening to the Torpey Bros interrupt Willems, laugh at their own lame fake movie titles, and so on. In addition, the Torpey Bros (at least in the 45 minutes of the episode I listened to) are far, far inferior in their cinematic analytic capabilities and knowledge compared to Willems.

Deeply disappointing. I'm actually kind of envious of those who can listen to this and find it worth your time. I'm not going to subject myself to it beyond the portion of the episode I've already wasted time on.

This podcast is at all times a testament to the comedic genius that are The Brothers Torpey. Every week they brighten my day with some bonkers insane joke or comment or poor impersonation that is a joy to listen to. Keanu may be the one, but the future lies in Jake and Matt.