WE BOUGHT A MIC
By Honestly Media
WE BOUGHT A MICFeb 28, 2020
Forrest Gump (w/ Collin Goode)
Our shrimp boat captain pal Collin Goode returns to WBAM to help us run across America and discuss the 1994 motion picture Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor Tom Hanks.
Fallout, Challengers, Civil War, Shogun, Florida Film Festival, and more!
Timecodes:
Intro - 00:00
Fallout - 02:50
Invincible S2, X-Men 97, The Vince Staples Show - 22:27
3 Body Problem - 31:00
Shogun - 38:30
Ripley - 48:35
Riley, Booger (Florida Film Festival) - 51:17
Civil War - 58:46
Challengers - 01:20:12
Late Night With The Devil - 01:29:37
Interview with the Vampire (w/ Ray Rodriguez)
We welcome back our immortal and eternal friend Ray to discuss the bloody and erotic 1994 Tom Cruise film 'Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles'.
Co-starring Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, and lots of beautiful flowing long hair.
Follow Ray on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/swampduke/
Dune: Part Two
Sleepless in Seattle (with Kyra Kaufer)
Our Tom Hanks series continues with a review of Nora Ephron's 1993 classic romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Hanks and the great Meg Ryan. We're joined by returning guest Kyra Kaufer, from The Zillennial Canon podcast.
Check out The Zillennial Canon: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zillennial-canon/id1476771292
Check out Super Yaki: https://superyaki.com/
96th Academy Awards Predictions
Philadelphia
The Firm (with Harry Sayer)
Our Tom v Tom series returns with Sydney Pollack's 1993 legal thriller THE FIRM, starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. We welcome back our friend Harry to take a job at a law firm in Memphis that may have a mysterious dark side. We discuss tax evasion, the Cayman Islands, and Tom Cruise running.
Our 24 Most Anticipated Movies, Albums, and Shows of 2024
The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 2)
Our very own movie and TV awards show continues and concludes with Part 2 of the 5th Annual WBAMMYs, celebrating the works of 2023 with categories such as Best Needle Drop, Breakthrough Performance of the Year, and the highly coveted Honestly Visually Stunning Award. Thanks for another great year!
The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 1)
Our annual awards show is back for its fifth year! This is our very own celebration of the year in film in TV, with dozens of categories including Winner of the Year and the coveted Hontesly Visually Stunning Award. This is part 1, stick around for part 2!
The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 2 (with Dane DeBrunner)
The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 1 (with Dane DeBrunner)
The Best Films of 2023 - Part 2
We continue listomania with a look back at the year in film and our favorite movies of 2023. This is part two, covering the films Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, May December, Beau is Afraid, The Boy and The Heron, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.
The Best Films of 2023 - Part 1
Join us as we count down our top 10 favorite movies of 2023, an outstanding year for cinema. This is part one, so stick around for part two!
The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 2
The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 1
Wonka, The Iron Claw, Ferrari, Saltburn, and more
It's our final episode of 2023! We celebrate with a chill discussion of some new movies we've watched, including Wonka, The Iron Claw, Mr. Monk's Last Case, Ferrari, Leave the World Behind, and more. Check out the timecodes below. See you in 2024!
Timecodes:
- Intro, holiday recap and gifts - 00:00
- Comment responses - 08:50
- Obama's Top 10 - 11:52
- Wonka - 19:39
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie - 33:36
- Ferrari - 44:46
- Saltburn, Maestro - 1:09:36
- Dream Scenario - 1:24:21
- Leave the World Behind - 1:28:47
- The Iron Claw - 1:37:39
- Showing Up - 1:45:03
- Bills/Chargers game - 1:49:49
A League of Their Own (with Bryan Adams)
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The Killer
We dive deep into David Fincher's latest film, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender, and now streaming on Netflix.
Poor Things, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and more
We're back, again! WBAM returns with a wide selection of new movie reviews, just in time for the holiday season. We talk Poor Things, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and more. Plus, sharing some FYC goodies and quick college football thoughts. Timecodes:
Intro - 00:00
FYC show and tell, college football - 05:24
Maestro - 18:40
May December - 25:54
American Fiction - 35:56
The Taste of Things - 46:45
Bottoms - 49:54
The Zone of Interest - 52:16
Poor Things - 01:03:49
Poor Things spoiler talk - 01:13:34
A Few Good Men
We're back! Our Tom v Tom series continues with Rob Reiner's 1992 courtroom drama 'A Few Good Men.' Written by Aaron Sorkin, and starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and the legendary Jack Nicholson. Plus, some quick new release reviews of 'The Marvels', Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla', and David Fincher's 'The Killer.'
Killers of the Flower Moon (Instant Reaction)
A new Martin Scorsese picture has arrived, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro. We give you our quick spoiler-free thoughts on the movie.
Joe Versus the Volcano (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)
Our pal Sean Patrick O'Brien returns to the show to help us jump into an active volcano and discuss the 1990 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan comedy Joe Versus the Volcano, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.
Born on the Fourth of July (with Adam Donato)
First-time guest Adam Donato joins us to discuss Oliver Stone's 1989 film 'Born on the Fourth of July,' starring Tom Cruise in a role that garnered him his first Academy Award nomination.
Based on the real-life story of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran and anti-war advocate paralyzed from the waist down.
Big (with Bekah Stogner)
We're joined by returning guest Bekah Stogner for the start of the Hanks leg of our Two Toms series. It begins with his breakout 1988 hit, Big, directed by Penny Marshall.
Nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance, Hanks stars as Josh, a 13-year-old boy who is transformed into a 30-year-old man when he makes a wish.
You can find Bekah's work at The Time Mousechine Podcast and @BekahStogner on YouTube.
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Rain Man (with Zack Perry)
We invite back our card-counting friend Zack Perry for a very normal conversation about Rain Man, winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
The Color of Money (with Joseph Salomone)
We chalk up our pool cues and rack up a cool game of 9-ball with our guest Joseph Salomone, professional Martin Scorsese enjoyer. We discuss Marty's 1986 picture, The Color of Money, a story of billiards hustling and gambling, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Check out Joe on the Aggressively Okay podcast at https://aggressivelyokay.com/
'Epic Movie' Watch-along - Our 400th Episode Spectacular (PREVIEW)
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We celebrate 400 episodes with a watch along live reaction to the 2007 spoof comedy Epic Movie, selected by our guest, Gaia, after winning last year's Fantasy Film League.
This is a cutdown excerpt of the full episode, which you can get by supporting us on Patreon for just $5.
Top Gun
Our Tom v Tom series begins with Tony Scott's Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise.
Released in the summer of 1986, it became the biggest movie of the year and went on define a generation of film. The aesthetic of 80s became synonymous with the look of Top Gun.
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Celebrate six years of WBAM and our new series "A Tale of Two Toms."
Introducing our New Series: 'A Tale of Two Toms' - The Films of Hanks and Cruise
We enter a new WBAM era as we prepare and set the stage for our next career arc series, "A Tale of Two Toms," covering the films of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks from 1986 to 2002. Join our WBAM Familia on Patreon - just $5/month: https://www.patreon.com/WeBoughtAMic/
The Actor Draft / Revisiting The Director Draft
The goal is to forecast the next decade and a half of movies and see who we think will give us the most and best acting performances.
Plus, we revisit the director draft from 2020. This is the 2023 actor draft!
'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'
The biggest movie weekend in years has arrived with the dual releases of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
Dubbed "Barbenheimer" this unlikely combo became a cultural sensation and broke box office records nationwide.
We discuss both films in-depth and then do a Nolan filmography ranking.
Timecodes:
Intro - 00:00
The Barbenheimer phenomenon - 05:08
Barbie Spoiler talk - 27:47
Oppenheimer Spoiler talk - 1:19:25
Nolan ranking - 2:40:24
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
We play fourth-dimensional chess with an algorithm to discuss the seventh Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
Spoilers start at 29:49
The 2023 Mid-Year Draft
Our friend Danny Seoane returns to the show to draft our favorite movies, TV shows, games, and albums of 2023 so far. We each choose 6 items for a total of 24 draft picks. Do we Dial into Destiny? How much does the new Fall Out Boy tear us apart? Listen and find out.
**Note: There is some low-quality audio at the beginning, which reverts to high-quality shortly thereafter.
Succession - The Final Season (with Brett Nemeroff)
We welcome back our old tech billionaire pal Brett to buy out our company and free us from the cycle of trauma with a discussion of HBO's Succession, Season 4. We unpack the final season, the themes, the character arcs, and how the story concluded. Listen for a full spoiler deep dive review.
I Think You Should Leave S3, Jury Duty, Air, John Mulaney 'Baby J', and more
Timecodes:
Intro - 00:00
ITYSL Season 3 - 2:13
John Mulaney 'Baby J' - 20:23
Mrs. Maisel, The Other Two - 42:00
Jury Duty - 44:00
Dave, Ted Lasso S3, Mrs Davis - 57:54
The Flash - 1:07:32
Air - 1:13:19
Blackberry - 1:25:53
Past Lives - 1:33:07
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robin Williams Series Wrap-up (with Bekah Stogner)
It's finally here. The Robin Williams Wrap-up Episode and the end of our career arc series 'Good Mic Hunting'. We are joined by a very special guest, Bekah Stogner, who watched every single Robin Williams movie and reviewed them on her YouTube channel. We share top 5s, bottom 5s, overall takeaways, and lessons learned. Plus, we announce our next career arc series.
GUEST: Bekah Stogner (@heyoitsbekah on Twitter). Check out her YouTube channel, and The Time Mousechine Podcast.
Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net
Old Dogs (with Zack Perry)
Plus, thoughts on Fast X.
Night at the Museum (with Adam Sirdoreus)
The podcast studio comes to life at night as we discuss the 2006 family film, Night at the Museum, with our Zillennial friend, Adam. Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, and more.
Follow Adam on Twitter @adam_notsandler and check out his podcast The Zillennial Canon and The Aggressively Okay Podcast.
Happy Feet (with Dane DeBrunner)
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Man of the Year (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)
Our seltzer friend Sean joins us on a wild run for President of the United States in Barry Levinson's 2006 reunion with Robin Williams, Man of the Year. Also stars Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Lewis Black, and Jeff Goldblum. GUEST: Sean Patrick O'Brien (@Sean_POBrien on Twitter) 🔵🟢🟡🟢🔵 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net Follow WBAM on socials @weboughtamic
Our Favorite Acting Performances (with Camila Calderon)
Professional actor Camila Calderon returns to the show to discuss our favorite TV and movie acting performances we have recently seen. We discuss Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dungeons & Dragons, Super Mario, and much more. It's a wild and unhinged episode.
Beau Is Afraid
From A24, Joaquin Phoenix stars in writer/director Ari Aster's third feature film, Beau Is Afraid, a delusional odyssey of a paranoid man journeying home to see his mother.
Spoiler talk starts at 32:04 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net
RV (with Stephen Baker)
GUEST: Stephen Baker (@stephenbaker8 on Twitter)
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The Last of Us - Season 1 (with Javi Navarro)
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Robots (with Ray Rodriguez)
We're joined by our pal Ray to travel from Rivet Town to Robot City to learn about the ills of capitalism and labor exploitation in the 2005 animated kids' comedy Robots.
GUEST: Ray Rodriguez (@mangoemoji on Twitter)
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Insomnia (2002, dir. Christopher Nolan) / Plus, John Wick 4 and Shazam 2
Plus, thoughts on John Wick Chapter 4 and Shazam 2.
95th Academy Awards Predictions
We lock in our predictions for the 95th Academy Awards, discussing the great selection of nominees and who we think will take home oscar gold.
Plus, thoughts on Creed III, Scream VI, and Cocaine Bear.