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Episode 16 - Blue Velvet

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:08:00 +0000

This week, Paul, Stephanie and Alex pull back the curtain on David Lynch's 1986 film, Blue Velvet. Joined by two special guests, German and Shinji, the crew uncover the many mysteries of the weird and nightmarish town of Lumberton. Things get Lynchian real quick, so make sure to keep an ear to the ground and hear all about it. Pun intended.

Episode 15 - Eddington

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Prepare yourselves! This is a contentious episode! I mean, it would be. We're talking Eddington after all, and nothing is as divisive as the Ari Aster directed black comedy/western/ take down of the pandemic era. Well, maybe Coke vs. Pepsi. That or whether or not you should put hard boiled eggs in your cereal. Just kidding. Nobody does that. Except I know someone who does and it's gross. Where was I? Right. Eddington. Join the Watch This! crew as they dissect the film and try to prove to one another that the movie is a masterpiece/suckfest. Who will win? Who knows. But seriously don't put hard boiled eggs in your cereal.

Chapters

(00:00:02) - Prefab Sprout
(00:01:03) - Edit Tea
(00:02:08) - The Best Movie of the 2000s
(00:03:07) - Eddington Movie Review
(00:04:41) - Eddington: A Good Movie
(00:06:09) - Eddington
(00:08:05) - Aminon and Aster on Eddington
(00:08:35) - Winter's Bone
(00:09:57) - "The film is wasted"
(00:12:18) - The film review
(00:17:03) - In Vernon, Jefferson: A Movie About America
(00:18:15) - The Mask in 'Vice'
(00:19:08) - Pascal on 'Floyd'
(00:20:36) - Emma Stone in 'The Ghost'
(00:22:51) - Joaquin Phoenix in The Dark Place
(00:25:40) - Phantom in The Mayor
(00:28:27) - Pascal in '
(00:32:40) - Adam Levine on Midsummer
(00:36:24) - Paul Thomas Anderson on His Own Hereditary
(00:40:42) - "Don't Build" The Movie Review
(00:44:58) - Adam Sandler on The Joker
(00:45:39) - Bo is Afraid in
(00:48:17) - Hereditary: One More Detail
(00:50:25) - Midsommar: A Film Review
(00:52:38) - Joe in Midsummer
(00:54:57) - milo on The Dark Phoenix
(00:57:43) - Joaquin Phoenix's Penistomy
(01:01:01) - Midsummer 2
(01:03:14) - Patron in The Dark Knight
(01:07:27) - milo on The Mask
(01:10:30) - The Sunset Place Critique
(01:12:39) - Eddie on Captain Fantastic
(01:13:41) - Film Review: The Glass House
(01:14:45) - Eddington 4 out of 4

Episode 14 - The NeverEnding Story

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

The Watch This! crew gathers to watch The NeverEnding Story this time around. This was Paul's pick, who hasn't seen it since he was a wee lad and yet still, somehow, has a ton of baggage when it comes the Wolfgang Petersen adaptation of of the epic fantasy novel by Michael Ende. Will Alex and Stephanie give the movie a pass or will they wish it would friggin' end already? Tune in and find out...oh, and keep an ear out for Paul's long lost German cousin who might make an appearance or two.

Chapters

(00:00:12) - Never Ending Story
(00:01:33) - The Never Ending Story
(00:04:44) - I Saw 'The Dark Crystal' When I Was A Child
(00:08:31) - The Longest Day of My Life
(00:09:16) - Tarello Review
(00:10:59) - Paul and The Purple Buffaloes
(00:12:00) - The Dark Knight's Hero's Journey
(00:14:03) - Michael Ender in The Dark Knight
(00:15:24) - 84 Movie Review
(00:19:36) - Peter Pan Goes To Disney
(00:22:45) - The Dune Movie Review
(00:25:47) - Oh, The Green Screen!
(00:28:29) - Fooled By Falkor
(00:31:19) - The Creepy Dog In The Movie
(00:34:17) - The End of The Lion
(00:36:41) - Fantasia Ending Explained
(00:40:17) - The End of The Book
(00:41:16) - Dune: A Rated R Movie
(00:43:29) - The Kids In 'The Lion'
(00:46:14) - A Little Lesson From The Dark Ages
(00:50:06) - Inventing Your Own Stuff
(00:51:14) - "We're In A Book"
(00:52:27) - Never Ending Story Review
(00:55:22) - The Wizard of Oz: Better Man Syndrome
(00:59:10) - Sphinx's Snow Mirror
(01:01:13) - Read The Wizard and The Winch in German
(01:02:40) - "The Book of Henry"
(01:03:11) - Picking A Movie For Today
(01:05:18) - Blue Velvet
(01:06:26) - How To Rate The Movie
(01:06:58) - Should You Watch "This"?

Episode 13 - Magnolia

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Watch This! Paul, Stephanie, and Alex tackle Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 epic Magnolia. Things get mag(nolia)nificent as the crew unpacks this three-hour bouquet of melodrama and coke-fueled filmmaking! Tune in to hear all about it...

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Amy Mann's Magnolia Song
(00:03:35) - Paul Thomas Anderson On The Podcast
(00:06:14) - Andrew W.K. on Drinking Too Much Caffeine
(00:07:24) - Paul Thomas Anderson in Magnolia
(00:08:52) - Paul Thomas Anderson on Hard Eight
(00:10:46) - Paul Thomas Anderson on His Movie '
(00:14:32) - Boogie Nights: Ending
(00:15:51) - Magnolia: A synopsis
(00:16:40) - John C. Reilly on 'The Big Sick'
(00:17:42) - The Ghost of 'La La'
(00:18:54) - Tom Cruise in 'Tom Cruise'
(00:20:33) - The Nudity In 'Maribel'
(00:21:19) - Favorite Performance in The Dark
(00:24:05) - The Big Love In '
(00:25:34) - Jimmy on His LA Police Drama
(00:28:20) - Paul Thomas Anderson: The Color of Crime
(00:30:29) - The First Time I Saw 'The Dark Knight'
(00:32:02) - How Weird My Relationship Is With Sickness
(00:34:54) - The Magnolia PODCAST
(00:35:34) - The Phantom of The Opera
(00:37:11) - Paul Thomas Anderson on The Death of His Dad
(00:39:50) - The film's emotional ending
(00:41:40) - Oh yeah, the illusions
(00:41:50) - The Sign In "
(00:43:55) - Paul Thomas Anderson
(00:47:04) - Monkey In The Dark Has A Freemason Symbol
(00:49:22) - Michael Penn On The Freemasonry Connection
(00:50:27) - Cut Into the Meat of the Movie
(00:51:07) - Paul Thomas Anderson '
(00:53:07) - The Music In 'Julianne'
(00:57:37) - Julianne Moore on 'The Hurt Locker'
(00:59:49) - Paul Thomas Anderson on 'The Phantom'
(01:03:13) - The film's emotional depth
(01:06:10) - Philo the Hospice Nurse on 'The Good Doctor'
(01:06:55) - Philip Seymour Hoffman In 'The Master'
(01:10:14) - The Music In Stanley's Carmen
(01:10:43) - Stanley's Father's Reaction in The Dark Knight
(01:14:47) - The End of "Earl"
(01:16:13) - The Importance Of Claire's Relationship
(01:18:12) - Jimmy In The Elevator
(01:21:38) - Jimmy in The Dark Knight
(01:24:54) - Jimmy Kimmel on 'The Dark Knight'
(01:26:09) - Donnie Smith in The Quiz Kid
(01:28:52) - Supertramp In The Dark
(01:32:02) - Paul Thomas Anderson on Phantom Thread
(01:33:29) - Paul Thomas Anderson On The Last Shot Of '
(01:37:10) - The film review
(01:40:56) - "This movie made me cry..."
(01:42:24) - PTA on 'The Hurt Locker'
(01:43:22) - Molly's Wedding
(01:46:44) - Jason Robards in 'The Old Guys'
(01:47:09) - Magnolia Gets A 5-Star Rating
(01:49:37) - Voting For Germany In 2018
(01:50:52) - Paul in The Dark

Episode 12 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:53 +0000

In this special addendum episode, the Watch This! crew takes a hard walk into the world of the legendary Dewey Cox. Join Paul, Stephanie, and Alex, as they discuss Jake Kasdan's 2007 film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
P.S. - This episode is best served alongside with Episode 11, where we discussed Better Man.

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Walk Hard: Addendum
(00:00:48) - Walk Hard With Paul Klein And Stephanie Caplano
(00:02:31) - Bob Dylan In 'Walk Hard'
(00:03:47) - Walking Hard
(00:06:32) - Sandberg Has To Pee
(00:09:42) - The Righteous Gemstones
(00:13:38) - Alex Likes James Mangold In Better Man
(00:14:57) - Celebrity Cast List For Walk The Line
(00:17:02) - Paul Feist on His Parents
(00:19:50) - The Zero Effect With Ben Stiller
(00:22:20) - Papatow and Jay Kazan on Beautiful Ride
(00:23:41) - Bob Dylan And The Great Balls Of Fire
(00:26:21) - Better Man: Tim Meadows in
(00:28:06) - Robbie Williams on Better Man
(00:30:31) - Alex Knowles On New Order
(00:32:05) - Robbie Williams In Better Man
(00:35:07) - "Better Man Bores Me"
(00:39:14) - "I'm A Big Ball Of Contradictions"
(00:40:35) - The Talk of the Table
(00:40:50) - "Around the Table..."
(00:41:04) - How To Give A Comedy A 4
(00:43:25) - Fooled by Nature

Episode 11 - Better Man

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:32:55 +0000

Quoth Timbaland: It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to.

It HAS been a long time. Sorry about that. But we're back! Back with a dope beat to step to! This time we, the intrepid Watch This! trio, step to the Robbie Williams biopic/musical Better Man. We're so glad to be back. Too bad we couldn't come back with a better movie! HA! Actually one of us liked it. Take a listen to find out who...

Chapters

(00:00:14) - Does Robbie Williams Know What Genre His Music Is In
(00:00:56) - Robbie Williams in 'The Italian Explosion'
(00:02:06) - Better Men vs The Ugly Stepsister
(00:04:39) - Alex Has Never Heard Of Robbie Williams
(00:08:08) - Robbie Williams on Through a Lens
(00:11:18) - Noel and Liam Gallagher In The Movie
(00:14:53) - "If You Like the Movie, That's Fine!"
(00:15:02) - The French Revolution Made Me Hate The Movie
(00:18:32) - Robbie Williams On "Angels"
(00:21:05) - Robbie Williams in '
(00:22:42) - The Monkey In 'The Lion'
(00:25:10) - Robbie Williams on '
(00:28:45) - Neurosis in The Box
(00:31:22) - Adam Levine on '
(00:34:53) - Bob Dylan's 'How To Get Off Your Face'
(00:38:12) - Robbie Williams in 'The Good Guy'
(00:39:48) - Robbie Williams' 'You're A Real Person'
(00:43:14) - Robbie on His Mental Health
(00:44:22) - The Beautiful Mind (2016)
(00:47:47) - Robbie Williams in 'The Book'
(00:51:08) - Robbie Williams On Why He Hates Himself
(00:54:18) - Robbie Williams on 'The Good Guy'
(00:54:58) - The Musical Numbers in '
(00:57:23) - Robbie Williams In 'The Lion'
(01:01:13) - Robbie in 'Pity Party'
(01:02:01) - The Great Gatsby Ending
(01:05:06) - The Regency Street Ending
(01:08:33) - "The Dress"
(01:11:17) - "Let Me entertain You"
(01:12:25) - Paul And Stephanie On The Biopic
(01:14:53) - The Oasis Biopic
(01:16:46) - What is Magnolia?
(01:17:58) - My Top 4 on Letterbox
(01:20:57) - Paul Thomas Anderson on His Favorite Films
(01:24:24) - Cody Maverick On Bob Dylan
(01:25:03) - "How many Pauls do you give the movie?"
(01:26:24) - Watch This Or Don't Watch This

Halloween Edition: Episode 3 - Barbarian

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:39:06 +0000

Another week of Watch This! Another week closer to halloweeen! Another week of spooky flicks! This week, Join Paul, Steph, and Alex as they step down into the basement of Zach Cregger's 2022 debut horror, "Barbarian". Listen if you dare... we promise not to be too BARBARIC!

Halloween Edition: Episode 2 - Terrifier

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:25:23 +0000

The second week of spooky season is sure to be terrifying! In our second edition of our Halloween spectacular series, the Watch This! crew slashes their way through Damien Leone's 2018 slasher film, "Terrifier". Join us and discover if we loved it... or if we were SPLIT down the middle!

Halloween Edition: Episode 1 - X

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:19:54 +0000

Get eXcited! Spooky season has arrived and the Watch This! crew has responded accordingly... To celebrate the month of October, Watch This! is embarking on a spectacular Halloween horror arc. Tune in as we kick things off with Ti West's 2022 slasher flick, X. Spoiler alert, this episode is eXcellent!

Episode 10 - Midsommar

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:09:44 +0000

EPISODE 10 YAY! This week, the Watch This! crew discuss and review Ari Aster's 2019 folk horror film, Midsommar... Or is is pronounced Midsummer? You'll have to listen to find out! Join Paul, Stephanie, and Alex as they decide if Midsommar is MID or not.

Chapters

(00:00:06) - The Bull Was Feed
(00:02:43) - Dissecting The Film Review
(00:04:05) - Suicide in The Dark
(00:06:37) - The Enemy In The Elevator
(00:10:02) - milo on The Good Place
(00:12:22) - The Wicker Man Review
(00:16:19) - Christian in The Toxic Relationship
(00:19:45) - "That Was Terrible!"
(00:20:01) - The Cult Member's Bad Trip
(00:23:39) - The Ghost of Horga
(00:26:25) - Danny picked Christian's flowers
(00:28:42) - The Witch In The Woods
(00:30:42) - Favorite Line From The Witch Wedding
(00:34:01) - How To Prepare For The Horror
(00:37:16) - Josh Not Saying Anything About Dani's Suicide
(00:37:41) - Black Box Review
(00:42:04) - "Does He Make You Feel Hell?"
(00:42:15) - Christian holding Ana in the temple
(00:45:32) - Alex Paley on The Cult
(00:48:35) - The Making of The Daemon
(00:51:19) - The Geyser In Hereditary
(00:53:01) - The Book of Mark
(00:55:38) - Mark Was Skinned Alive
(00:57:19) - Fooled By Nature: The Sleep Story
(00:59:21) - Texas Chainsaw Massacre Review
(01:02:22) - How Much Do You Like Gore?
(01:03:32) - How Nice Were The People In 'The Good Guy'
(01:04:39) - Vikings Ending
(01:08:04) - Paul Doesn't Like The Bloody Eagle
(01:11:34) - The Young Girl's First Time Sex
(01:14:05) - The Deformed Kid In The Box
(01:15:37) - Florence Pugh's Crying In 'The Dress'
(01:18:57) - Pele Didn't Die
(01:20:32) - The Wedding in A
(01:23:37) - Florence Pew In The Pearl Movie
(01:25:13) - Alex And Danny Hunting A24 Incense Burner
(01:27:10) - The Director's Cut
(01:29:23) - Danny in The Cult
(01:30:16) - Midsummer Review
(01:33:16) - The Ugly Stepsister
(01:34:47) - Summertime: Songs for Midsummer
(01:35:10) - Watch This or Don't Watch It

Episode 9 -The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:27:00 +0000

Grab your umbrellas and warm up your vocal chords! This week, the Watch This! crew sing (and converse) their way through Jacques Demy's 1964 romantic musical, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Tune in to hear Paul, Stephanie, and Alex, sing the films praises... and critiques!

Episode 8 - The Lure

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:54:59 +0000

This week, the "Watch This!" crew traverses the turbulent waters of Agnieszka Smoczyńska's 2015 horror musical, "The Lure". Could Stephanie's Polish pick from the mystical bowl be the most alLUREing episode yet? Find out that and more as Paul, Stephanie, and Alex attempt to make heads or TAILS of their takeaways from this siren's song of a film.

Chapters

(00:00:15) - The Lure
(00:02:42) - The Lure
(00:03:43) - The Mermaid in the Criterion Collection
(00:04:51) - Mermaid In The Water
(00:07:26) - The Book of Love
(00:10:03) - The Musical In The Dark
(00:11:15) - The Sirens
(00:12:19) - The Film Review
(00:14:39) - Mermaid In The Goodfellow
(00:18:03) - Peter Jackson On The Mermaids
(00:19:43) - There's A Ton Of Nudity In '
(00:20:09) - The Parenting in M&M
(00:23:35) - The Siren In Love With Basis Guy
(00:27:00) - The Merman Drama
(00:28:36) - Triton In The Dark
(00:31:28) - The Mermaids In The Movie
(00:35:46) - The Fight That Didn't Make Sense
(00:39:30) - The Good Guy
(00:42:50) - She BIT OFF His Thumb In The Wedding
(00:45:04) - She Ate A Heart In 'Dumped'
(00:46:00) - The Mermaids in '
(00:48:45) - The Sound Design of A Kiss
(00:49:50) - The Hurt Locker
(00:52:41) - The Handmaids
(00:55:08) - He Cheated On His Wife
(00:57:13) - The Scale in The Mermaid Wedding
(01:00:20) - Gold tries to kill her sister in The Dark
(01:03:39) - The Death of a Drug User
(01:05:00) - The Film Review
(01:06:32) - Paul Heads
(01:08:57) - Umbrellas of Shelb
(01:09:09) - "Watch This or Die!"

Episode 7 - Under the Silver Lake

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:27:33 +0000

Another episode... another one of Alex's picks. Join the Watch This! crew as they review and reflect upon David Robert Mitchell's 2019 film, Under the Silver Lake.
Can Paul, Stephanie, and Alex decipher the meaning of this neo-noir fever dream? Or will they get lost Under the Silver Lake? Tune in and prepare your detetcive skills to find out!

Chapters

(00:00:14) - Episode 1
(00:00:25) - Alex Bello Got His 23andMe Back
(00:01:42) - Dave Matthews Song "" Under The Table And Dreaming
(00:04:02) - Black Panther Review
(00:04:11) - In the Elevator With Three First Names
(00:05:06) - Andrew Garfield In Under The Silver Lake
(00:07:44) - The Stench Of A Lost Love
(00:10:00) - Andrew Garfield In Neo-Noir
(00:13:32) - Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man
(00:16:12) - Pushing the Luck of Andrew Garfield
(00:17:27) - Andrew Garfield In '
(00:20:39) - Riley Ko's Name In The Movie
(00:22:50) - How To Get A Closer Girl
(00:23:38) - John Feuerstein on Being Blacklisted
(00:26:16) - Brad Pitt on His Director's Jail
(00:27:23) - "Director's Jail"
(00:29:49) - "No Full Frontal Male Nudity"
(00:32:18) - Andrew Garfield's Body Doubles
(00:33:28) - He Only Knew The Girl For A Night
(00:35:33) - Loser Ring
(00:36:19) - The Kids In The Movie
(00:37:16) - He Beats Up Some Kids
(00:40:13) - The Dog Killer In His Nightmares
(00:42:33) - Paranoid schizophrenia in The Irishman
(00:44:17) - The Subliminal in 'The Dark Knight'
(00:47:14) - The Bird in the Box
(00:50:46) - "I figured It Out"
(00:53:21) - "The End of The film"
(00:57:21) - The End of Lost
(00:58:51) - Mulholland Drive: Hitchcock vs Lynch
(01:01:50) - The King of the Homeless Men
(01:04:35) - "The Ghost of Chinatown"
(01:05:37) - Curse of the Cult
(01:07:48) - milo on The Good Podcast
(01:09:46) - The Cabin In The Woods
(01:12:07) - Ronald Glover on '
(01:12:34) - German Veto For 'The Locate'
(01:14:54) - Corky Dancing Review
(01:16:15) - The Irish Ball

Episode 6 - Dragged Across Concrete

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:03:31 +0000

Join the Watch This! crew as they're dragged by Alex to see his movie pick this week, S. Craig Zahler's controversial crime drama, Dragged Across Concrete. Will they like it? Will they hate it? Will it make Stephanie puke? Listen and find out...

Episode 5 - Companion

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:39:00 +0000

Stephanie's movie is picked again this time around (thanks to Beau, our sentient bowl), so the Watch This! crew take a look at Companion, the sci-fi, thriller, horror-ish comedy from early 2025. It's one of those movies best seen cold...so of course we give everything away. Spoiler Alert?!

The WT! gang is joined by friend of the podcast, Daniella Roque, who has some thoughts on the movie as well. It be that way sometimes.

So grab your favorite companion and take a listen as we see if Companion is companiable.

Episode 4 - The Toxic Avenger

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:40:50 +0000

With a remake of The Toxic Avenger looming on the horizon, what better time than now for the Watch This! crew to check out the original? Join Paul, Alex, and Stephanie as they take on the OG Toxic Avenger and his deeply sexy voice. Will the crew enjoy his low budget, tasteless travails from the 80s or will it just make Stephanie hurl? Listen and see!

PS Melvin Sucks!!!

Episode 3 - Flow

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:25:03 +0000

Between Paul, Alex, and Stephanie, we have two people who love animation and one who is indifferent to the medium. See if you can spot which one is which as we discuss Flow, the Latvian/French co-production that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards.

So sit down with your favorite animal whether it be a cat, a lemur monkey, or a capybara and go with the flow as Watch This! tackles Flow.

Episode 2 - The Substance

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:18:48 +0000

From the torso of Episode 1, Episode 2 of Watch This! emerges younger, fresher, and ready to take on the world. As you may have guessed, we're talking about The Substance in this episode, which was chosen by Stephanie, who is, thankfully, a much more active participant this time around. So put on your yellow raincoats, make some eggs, and join Alex, Paul, and Stephanie as they discuss The Substance.

Episode 1 - Hundreds of Beavers

Paul Klein, Alex Bello, Stephanie Caplano — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:10:27 +0000

Here we go! The very first episode of Watch This! In this inaugural edition, Paul, Alex, and Stephanie tackle Hundreds of Beavers, the irreverent Canadian DIY comedy. Join us for the fun as we try not to devolve into Beavis and Butthead-esque recollections of the funniest gags.