Make Me Watch It

Brendan Agnew

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.

  1. Episode 71: "We're Right, Everyone Else is Wrong" - Disclosure Day Spoilers / The Raid 15 Years Later

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    Episode 71: "We're Right, Everyone Else is Wrong" - Disclosure Day Spoilers / The Raid 15 Years Later

    The Brendans do a whole lot of catch up and super stuff this episode, with multiple incarnations of Krptonians to contend with - we talk My Adventures With Superman Season 3 and 2026's Supergirl - and some Steven Spielberg to hash out with a spoiler chat about Disclosure Day. Then for the main event, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of arguably the most influential martial arts movie of the century - The Raid. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Recs of the Week: Blazing Saddles In the Line of Duty IV You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (like his fabulous piece on I Am Frankelda) and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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  2. Episode 69: "Getting Punched in the Heart" - Disclosure Day / The Furious

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    Episode 69: "Getting Punched in the Heart" - Disclosure Day / The Furious

    The Brendans once again speak the shared language of justice as we celebrate a truly special weekend at the movies. Agnew gives some spoiler-free thoughts on Steven Spielberg's original sci-fi adventure Disclosure Day, and then the lads wade into the therapeutic waters of instant martial arts masterpiece The Furious. We also talk Masters of the Universe and Travis Knight's unsung talent for making good movies out of ludicrous ideas, follow up on each other's recommendations of Pizza Movie, Heresy, and Backrooms, and more. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Recs of the Week: Eye for an Eye and Eye for an Eye 2 are on Tubi and Prime and Hi-Yah. Rurouni Kenshin: Origins is on Netflix. Fist of Legend is on Prime Video, Roku, and Kanopy You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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  3. Episode 68: "Sickos Triumphant" - Popstar 10th Anniversary / The Mandalorian and Grogu

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    Episode 68: "Sickos Triumphant" - Popstar 10th Anniversary / The Mandalorian and Grogu

    The Brendans celebrate Connor4real's debut (and only) motion picture Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and then travel to a galaxy far, far away for the adventures of a bounty hunter and a baby Yoda with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Along the way, we chat the success of Obsession and Backrooms, recommend reality-bending anarchic comedies like I Love Boosters and Pizza Movie, and look at the tail end of John Carpenter's legendary Oops, All Bangers run with They Live. Agnew also whips out some more muppet voices, so have fun with that. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Recs of the Week: Pizza Movie Horror in the High Desert This Ends At Prom (Bring It On Edition) You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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  4. Episode 67: "Let's Get Sacrilegious" - Hokum / Mortal Kombat II / The Sheep Detectives

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    Episode 67: "Let's Get Sacrilegious" - Hokum / Mortal Kombat II / The Sheep Detectives

    The Brendans are back - like in some sort of sequel to a previous installment - with a triple threat main show to make up for lost time. To celebrate the return of Summer Blockbuster Season, the lads dive spoiler-deep into Hokum, Mortal Kombat II, and The Sheep Detectives (one of the best movies of the year*). We also chat catchup on news and trailers - like Ken Russell's The Devils' new 4K Director's Cut and LAIKA's mesmerizing Wildwood trailer - and talk viewings from Obsession to Humint to the 1986Top Gun in IMAX. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (like his piece on Adam Scott's performance in Hokum), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him. (*No horseshit, Jack.)

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  5. Episode 66: "Mummies Dearest" - 1932's The Mummy/ 2026's Lee Cronin's The Mummy

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    Episode 66: "Mummies Dearest" - 1932's The Mummy/ 2026's Lee Cronin's The Mummy

    The Brendans are delighted to once again welcome Trey Lawson to the podcast to talk mummies, mummies, and more mummies! We chat Karl Freund's 1932 original, the 1999 Stephen Sommers bisexually-awakening remake, the most recent effort from Evil Dead: Rise director Lee Cronin, and a few other incarnations worth a look. There's also Big Talk on Little Podcast with the continuing Carpenter Chronicles, discussion of James Cameron's Aliens in 4K, the merits of Primal Season 3, Marian's first Nolan joint, and more. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Weekly Recs: Trey's recommendation of Coriolanus is on Tubi. Foley's recommendation of Richard III is also on Tubi. Agnew's recommendation of "Love and Gold" is on YouTube, and Livescream is on Tubi, as is the sequel, Livescreamers. You can catch Trey on ⁠Blue Sky⁠ and check out his podcast (and some dope writing) on ⁠Cinepunx⁠. You can (and should) follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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  6. Episode 64: "Jim Henson Was Right." - Shin Ultraman / Project Hail Mary

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    Episode 64: "Jim Henson Was Right." - Shin Ultraman / Project Hail Mary

    The Brendans are amaze amaze amazed by a returning special guest and a brace of hope-punk sci-fi adventures this week as A.J. Wilden climbs aboard to talk Shinji Higuchi's Shin Ultraman and Phil Lord & Chris Miller's Project Hail Mary. There's also trailer talk about recent teasers for the likes of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Dune: Part Three, and The Furious, discussion of the lasting power of Christopher Nolan, hot takes about how Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commando is secretly woke. Look, it's been a weird year and we're feeling punchy, but we have fun here. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Recommendations: Magica Riot Kamen Rider Zeztz A.J. Wilden is on ⁠BlueSky⁠ and ⁠Letterboxd⁠, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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  7. Episode 63: "The Face of a Batman Villain" - The Bride! / The Public Enemy

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    Episode 63: "The Face of a Batman Villain" - The Bride! / The Public Enemy

    The Brendans are once again joined by the inimitable Lindsay Wilkins of the Schock and Awe Podcast to talk monsters, gangsters, true love, and other miracles. After chatting Oscar hopes, folk horror, and Once Piece, we dive into a spoiler-filled discussion on Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! alongside one of the formative gangster pictures of the 1930's, The Public Enemy. We also talk Disney's underwhelming 2020's, the seeming impossibility of the upcoming Highlander remake, and more. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Lindsay's Schlock and Awe Podcast can be found wherever you get your shows, and you can also follow her on Bluesky. You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (particularly his piece on Mary Shelly's cameo in The Bride!), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

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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.