I'm Watchin' Here!

JBTribalChief
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Three dudes from California that just love movies! Join us twice a month as we chat, debate, and share our thoughts on the number one thing that keeps us connected.

  1. Mar 10

    EP 12: American Movie (1999) & The Indie Filmmaking Experience

    My good friend Tyler joins me today to talk about American Movie, and how it is an essential documentary to watch for anyone interested in, or is involved in, independent filmmaking. Plus, we talk about Megadoc (documentary about Megalopolis) and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. Chapters: What We Watched Recently (5:15) Main Topic: American Movie (16:36) Side Topic: Our experience making short films (1:00:28) What's next on our watchlist (1:28:29) Follow us on Letterboxd! Jorel: https://letterboxd.com/JBTribalChief Tyler: https://letterboxd.com/justmyopinion Cover Art By Smolder Studio: https://www.instagram.com/smolderstudio Into & Outro Music by Spellhaus: https://www.youtube.com/@SpellhausChannel

    EP 12: American Movie (1999) & The Indie Filmmaking Experience

  2. 06/18/2025

    EP 11: Our Top Wes Anderson Films

    We’re back! After finally finding time to record, we decided to talk about the one and only Wes Anderson! We share what our top films are from the auteur’s variety of work, as well as sharing our thoughts on other films like The Code and Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning. In addition, we address some changes that are happening, which we are pivoting to as an exciting new beginning for our show. Chapters: Intro and Changes (00:17) What We Watched Recently (4:55) Main Topic: Wes Anderson (24:30) What we’re looking forward to (1:29:19) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://boxd.it/qklr⁠ Grant: ⁠https://boxd.it/65HtZ⁠ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by Spellhaus: https://www.youtube.com/@SpellhausChannel Shout-out to Tristan and Leslie for the title!

    EP 11: Our Top Wes Anderson Films

  3. 03/20/2025 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode: Anora Review

    We’re finally talking about Sean Baker’s latest entry and Best Picture winner Anora! Alex gives his initial thoughts watching for the first time, while Grant dives in deep with what is really beneath all the chaos and characters in a film about the false narrative of the American Dream. Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by Spellhaus: https://www.youtube.com/@SpellhausChannel Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the title!

    Bonus Episode: Anora Review

  4. 03/19/2025

    EP 10: Our Top Movies of 2024 & 97th Academy Awards Recap

    Our wrap-up episode is here! We’re topping it off by sharing our top five films of 2024 (along with a special guest top 5 list), our thoughts on the Academy Awards, and what we’re looking forward to in 2025. You don’t want to miss an exciting episode filled with hot takes about the winners, laughs from the show, and good discussions from our favorites from last year, which we’re happy to have had. All thanks to our listeners! See you in May! Chapters: Intro (0:13) Top 5 of 2024 (6:50) Special Guest Top 5 (20:54) Honorable Mentions (32:10) Dishonorable Mentions (39:48) Our Thoughts on 97th Academy Awards (51:51) What we’re looking forward to (1:23:54) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by Spellhaus: https://www.youtube.com/@SpellhausChannel Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the title!

    EP 10: Our Top Movies of 2024 & 97th Academy Awards Recap

  5. 02/27/2025

    EP 9: Unconventional Love Stories

    We’re in the mood for unconventional love stories! There are countless tales of subverting romantic tropes, redefining labels, or the grounded non-cliche slice-of-life meet-cute situations, and we dive deep into some of our favorites! Plus, we discuss movies like Meet Me in St. Louis and We Live In Time. Chapters: Intro (0:14) Recently Watched (4:18) Unconventional Love Stories (30:15) Next on our watchlist (1:23:45) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by Spellhaus: https://www.youtube.com/@SpellhausChannel Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the title!

    EP 9: Unconventional Love Stories

  6. 01/30/2025

    EP 8: Our Movie Hot Takes

    We dive into the sea of hot takes and fish out some controversial, unsung positive and negative opinions. Did someone say Shawshank Redemption was overrated? Or that Alien Resurrection is a better movie in the franchise than one would think. Find out what Grant has to say about My Neighbor Totoro, Jorel about Elvis vs A Complete Unknown, or Alex and his love for I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Chapters: Recently Watched (3:54) Hot Take Reviews From Letterboxd (35:03) Hot Takes From Us (01:03:30) Next on our watchlist (1:31:53) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by: https://elegialuna.bandcamp.com/ Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the inception of the title!

    EP 8: Our Movie Hot Takes

  7. 12/08/2024

    EP 7: Which Is Real? #1

    The crew returns after a month of recharging, recovering, and lining up schedules, and what better way to start off with a little game! Join us for laughs and surprises as we guess which film is real. Plus, as always, we talk about a few movies that stood out to us. Chapters: Recently Watched (02:13) What Is Real? (31:56) Next on our watchlist (1:01:15) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Intro & Outro Music by: instagram.com/spellhausband Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the title! tiktok.com/@mr___blueberry instagram.com/snipes_fool

    EP 7: Which Is Real? #1

  8. 10/25/2024

    EP 6: Holiday Horror Genre

    In this week’s episode, Grant and I discuss the holiday horror genre. From the merry and frights of Nightmare Before Christmas and Black Christmas, to the eerie but fun times in Trick r Treat, our discussions touch upon what makes this category of horror films more profound than it actually is. Before the main course, we wrap up Beyond Fest with our take on the festival's new films, including Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie Presence, Terrifier 3, and V/H/S Beyond. Chapters: Last Four Watched (1:25) Beyond Fest: V/H/S Beyond (12:12) Beyond Fest: Blue Velvet (16:23) Beyond Fest: Presence (21:14) Beyond Fest: Terrifier 3 (32:10) Holiday Horror Genre Overview (43:20) Halloween (50:30) Thanksgiving (53:47) Christmas/Holiday Season (1:05:04) Honorable Mentions (01:22:52) Next on Our Watchlist (01:25:00) Follow us on Letterboxd: Jorel: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/jbtribalchief/ Grant: https://letterboxd.com/grantrphillips/ Alex: https://letterboxd.com/alexgonzsalsa/ Spooky Cover Art by Smolder Studio: smolder.co/about Spooky Intro & Outro Music by: https://elegialuna.bandcamp.com/ Shoutout to Tristan and Leslie for the title! tiktok.com/@mr___blueberry

    EP 6: Holiday Horror Genre
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Three dudes from California that just love movies! Join us twice a month as we chat, debate, and share our thoughts on the number one thing that keeps us connected.

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  • Creator
    JBTribalChief
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © I'm Watchin' Here Podcast 2024
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