The We Watch Podcast (The We Watch Podcast)

Because of the recent COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and quarantine in place, we decided to watch OUTBREAK (1995) and CONTAGION (2011). Does either one hit the mark? Very much so. We discuss just how much in this episode, plus other surprises. Check it out.

After a conversation about the goings on in the past week(huge protests, CHAZ/CHOP, lynchings), we take a step back and get back to movies with a discussion on Dave Chappelle’s new "special" and the newest Spike Lee Joint, DA 5 BLOODS. We talk about the cost of war, brotherhood, boomers, history, and so much more as we dive DEEP; plus, a couple of other numbers-based movie recommendations for people to check out.

Dave Chappelle's 8:46 Special

We're not going to bury the lede here... This jawn was a stinker.

How can a movie "starring" the great Fred Williamson about 5 blind kung-fu experts who rob the CIA of $15 million dollars suck so bad? Listen and find out.

Next up: MACHETE (2010)

We finish up the Asian/Black community dynamic convo from Part 2. We get words of wisdom and encouragement from our brother @Tweets_By_Zo as well as a bit of the goings on in Philly and Seattle. We get into the Bill Simmons/Ryen Russillo dumpster fire, DeRay McKesson’s #8Can’tWait, Queen Kimberly Jones’ (@kimlatricejones) fire. Drew Brees and Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce), and the deafening silence being heard from prominent podcast communities that fired Joe up (a little bit).

Toni Morrison Interview on Charlie Rose - Full

Remembering Black Veterans Targeted for Racial Terror Lynchings

HBO's Watchmen keeps on rolling with another great episode and Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate thoughts prior to the deep dive later in the week. Don't forget to rate and subscribe. Thanks for listening!

We Watch TV's podcast for HBO's Watchmen. Instant-takes, deep dive analysys (including lore from the comics), your feedback, news, and everything in between, all about the Watchmen TV series.

In this episode, we cover everything you need to know going into the first episode. We give you a summary of the 12-comic series published by DC Comics in 1986-87 written by Alan Moore, and Illustrated by Dave Gibbon and John Higgins.

Send your feedback to wewatchpod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @wewatchpod. And don't forget to leave a review and subscribe.

Black Soul and emailer-turned-guest host Phantom Cobra give their immediate impressions of Watchmen Episode 7: "An Almost Religious Awe" and talk about all of the brand new questions and WTF revelations this episode has spawned. Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom do a deep dive on Watchmen finale Episode 9: "See How They Fly" directed by Frederick E.O. Toye and written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof. We're already missing it. Check it out.

In this week's episode, we gush over the 1976 funky classic day-in-the-life comedy, CAR WASH. Starring Bill Duke, Ivan Dixon, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and The Pointer Sisters.

Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom dive deep on Watchmen Episode 8: "A God Walks into a Bar" Directed by Nicole Cassell and Written by Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof. Tons of Easter Eggs in the penultimate episode including hidden messages from the VFX team (Yeah, we caught it) along with our usual episode discussion. Check it out.

Shay and Joe discuss the Broadway smash hit HAMILTON: An American Musical which found its way onto Disney+ this weekend.

Was it good? Sure.

Did we have problems with it? That would be an understatement to say the least.

Well... we watched Vin Diesel's Bloodshot. The good news is that we both agree that Eiza Gonzalez is really attractive?

At least the podcast was a good time. Check it out.

In this episode, we did an Iko Uwais/Joe Taslim Double Dip Review of 2016's HEADSHOT directed by The Mo Brothers (Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto(@timobros)) and 2018's THE NIGHT COMES FOR US directed by Timo Tjahjanto. How much is too much for Shay? Find out.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

Episode 1 of HBO's Watchmen is here and everything we expected and more. Black Soul and La Boom give their insta-take on the first episode and talk about some of the things they got right (and wrong) regarding the series.

Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate impressions of Watchmen Episode 5: "Little Fear of Lightning". They talked about Looking Glass back story and discuss a fantastic email from Phantom Cobra. Check it out.

The title of Episode 4 was taken from Chinua Achebe's 1958 classic novel, Things Fall Apart.
Who was the REAL Lady Trieu?
Who is 'Lube Dude'?
Who made Laurie's Big Blue Dong?

Black Soul and La Boom give up all the dirt in this week's deep dive!

Black Soul and La Boom dive deep on Watchmen Episode 5: Little Fear of Lightning.

Watchmen is over but We Watch won’t stop!

With Angela’s surname being Abar, and her character being inspired by the fictional blaxploitation character, “Sister Night, The Nun with the Mother F***ing Gun” we decided to kick off 2020 with the insane-yet-poignant 1977 blaxploitation film, “Abar: The First Black Superman”.

We talk about the blaxploitation genre before we analyze and review this wild film. Check it out.

Next Up: Dolemite’s The Human Tornado (1976)

In this episode, Max Rappaport of The Stepover Pod joins Joe for to discuss his thoughts on HBO's The Outsider mini-series in a new segment we call:

Max ON / Max OFF

We also talk dreams of wrestling, quarantine binge watches, and the NBA's Future.

Black Soul and La Boom are back again to discuss the Peteypedia files linked to Watchmen Episode 8, "A God Walks into Abar" as well as give their predictions before the finale. Check it out.

James Cameron is bringing us back to Pandora for AVATAR: The Way of Water thirteen years after the original. Shayla and Joe are back with an Instant-Take of the film to let you know if it is worth it.

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The Opposite of Hiding: shaylamalek.com

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We brought in @kevinfoxjr to have a conversation about racism and to answer questions from the audience about the protests, race in america, police brutality, what tangible steps people can make to change the world, and more.

Tamika D. Mallory: "America has looted us"

Jemele Hill

Emmanuel Acho

I Am Not Your Negro - James Baldwin Documentary

Dawn Staley: Black People are Tired

Steve Nash

It’s Past Time to Examine How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops

Australia still turns a blind eye to Aboriginal people dying in police custody

How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up Their Robes

In this episode:

(5:50) @jason_blum & Blumhouse Productions' insane run at the box office since 2009.

(spoilers begin @ 23:25) Writer/Director @LWhannell's fantastic THE INVISIBLE MAN starring which made its way to the streaming services this weekend due to the global pandemic lockdown, 

(1:29:23) Tips to recognize if you're being gaslit by someone.

Birds of Prey worth checking out? We answer that in a non-spoiler review before diving into the flick a bit deeper where we talked Huntress, Black Canary, Renee Montoya, Black Mask and more including the wildly fun @DCUHarleyQuinn TV show. Check it out.

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Every once in a while a movie comes out that absolutely blows you away. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE is one of those movies. Shayla and Joe come out of an almost TWO YEAR hiatus just to talk about this movie.

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The Opposite of Hiding: shaylamalek.com

https://www.amazon.com/Opposite-Hiding-Plant-Medicine-Transformed-ebook/dp/B0BCXB1QSP

Black Soul and La Boom dive deep on Watchmen Episode 7: "An Almost Religious Awe" directed by David Semel and Written by Stacy Osei-Kuffour and Claire Kiechel. Check it out.

Nerve-shattering… Brain-battering… Mind-splattering… A ONE MAN DISASTER!

Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose Nightclub is threatened by the Mafia. Black Soul and La Boom discuss this funky blaxploitation classic and whether or not you should watch Eddie Murphy's DOLEMITE IS MY NAME on Netflix before or after. Check it out!

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Next up: BLIND RAGE (1978)

Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate thoughts on Episode 4 of HBO's Watchmen where we got to see: Lady Trieu and her new world wonder up-close, a different kind of crabbing season, and generous amounts of lube being applied. Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate impressions of Watchmen Episode 8: "A God Walks into a Bar" and discuss all the bricks tossed into the air that are finally landing one after another on the character's (and our) heads. Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate impressions of Watchmen Episode 9: "See How They Fly" and discuss the finale of what could be considered the best single season of television of all time. Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom dive DEEP on Watchmen Episode 6: "This Extraordinary Being". In the Nostalgia hole, they talk Sam Battle, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Ink Spots, and so much more. This is Part 1 of 2. Check it out.

Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship?

Tomato Trees?

Mueller / Müller ?

Reeves / Williams?

The Wire?

Coming or Breathing?

Hover-LEGOS?

All that and more in this week's deep dive of Watchmen Episode 2

This week, we watched and talk about the man they call MACHETE starring Danny Trejo and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

SPOILER ALERT. He:

1. Knows the score

2. Gets the women

3. Kills the bad guys

Intro music: DJ HAZARD - Machete c/o Playaz Recordings

Outro Music by NOVALIMA - Machete c/o Wonderwheel Recordings

Black Soul and La Boom are back at it to dissect episode 1. We go into the history of Bass Reeves, the real-life man who inspired The Lone Ranger as well as picked apart the episode scene by scene. At the end of the episode, we also have a spoiler section that you don't want to miss.

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In this episode we review and discuss the 1991 cult classic POINT BREAK and... the other one. Check it out.

Next Week: CAR WASH (1976)

In this episode we talk about Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix miniseries HOLLYWOOD. How does his revisionist take on the era sit with us? Well, it's a mixed bag so give it a listen.

Black Soul and La Boom give their immediate impressions of Watchmen Episode 6: "This Extraordinary Being". Just how mad did the reveal get Black Soul this episode? Check in and see. Email us at WeWatchPod@gmail.com and follow us @wewatchpod on Twitter to share your comments before this week's deep dive.

Bust out your 28.8bps modems and hacking monocles. We're reviewing the 1995 Iain Softley classic HACKERS starring Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller. We talk about its impact on fashion, the music scene, future internet culture and the birth of legendary actors.

Black Soul and La Boom give their initial impressions of Episode 3: She Was Killed By Space Junk as well as talk the new Official Watchmen Podcast started by Damon Lindelof and HBO.

Black Soul and La Boom continue the discussion with part 2 of the Watchmen Episode 6: "This Extraordinary Being" deep dive. Plus, some great commentary from The Green Fury and Phantom Cobra. Check it out.

Black Soul and La Boom talk Episode 3.

Devo/Crookshanks connection?

Who's keeping Oxymandias down?

What was Dr. Manhattan's 2nd skill he learned?

What does Laurie think is so funny?

So much more. Check it out.

We talk THE HUNT, the controversial movie that was cancelled by Trump and whose box office release was further ruined as a result of the coronavirus global pandemic. Fortunately, neither apocalyptic disease, nor thin-skinned blathering politician could get in the way of Betty Gilpin's breakout performance.

Is Iko Uwais is the Zion Williamson of Action films? If so, MERANTAU is his Spartanburg Day. I'm probably not great at analogies but check out this episode as we talk about the movie that started it all.

In part 2, the questions keep coming and the conversation keeps going as we discuss the rifts between the Black community and the Asian communities, police brutality and why, and what we think about the future moving forward.

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