Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Rebecca
The Birds
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Part 2
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Part 1
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Hostiles
We're wrapping up Fullmetal August by covering the final three seasons of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood! Thanks to very special guest Priya, we somehow managed our longest episode ever. Oops.
It's Rebecca (1940) directed by Alfred Hitchcock! What else do you want? What? What did you say? Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social Follow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/
Our minor detour from Fullmetal August takes us to Alfred August instead, starting with The Birds (1963) directed by, of course, Alfred Hitchcock. After a short jaunt through upcoming 2025 releases, we discuss this movie's moody atmosphere, animal handling, and whether birds are even all that scary. Like we talk a LOT about all the birds. Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social
We're continuing Fullmetal August with the second "season" of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. After a brief sidebar about Mario lore, we talk about the different factions being introduced and Edward's psychological arc. Plus: big boobs and vore. Plus PLUS: we're taking a break from FMAB next week because spending five episodes on this show was a ludicrous endeavor, a fool's errand, truly a Rickybrained decision. Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social Follow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/
Fullmetal August kicks off with a discussion of the first 13 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. After a lengthy digression about the renaissance faire and Ricky's new couch (?), we get into the series' worldbuilding, the breakneck pacing, and the mechanics of the alchemy system. Strap in folks because we're doing this for five weeks. Go girl give us nothing, etc. Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social Follow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/
Jesse July comes to a bittersweet end with I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) directed by Charlie Kaufman. After a digression surrounding Ricky's penchant with bulk fruit, we talk about this movie's not-quite-surreal, not-quite-horrific tone, fun psychological probing, and dense visual style. Plus: a little game. Follow us on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/wewannawatch.bsky.social Follow us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ganon_kazooie/ / https://letterboxd.com/addledalpaca/
Hostiles? More like no smiles >:( this week's Jesse July entry is Hostiles (2017) directed by Scott Cooper. We talk about this movie's dogshit performances, weird racism, and how our podcast needs to cover an original Western sometime. Plus: Ricky makes up an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Jesse July continues with this week's film, The Master (2012) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. We get into the Welles/Brando of it all, the interesting psychosexual dynamic between the two leads, and, of course, Tom Cruise and Scientology. Plus: we discuss the Bugonia trailer and its prominent sweaty ponytail 🥵🥵 We also talk about Nosferatu a lot for some reason. Why is this episode so horny?
Maligned, misunderstood classic or a correctly discarded misfire? The first movie in our Jesse July miniseries is Observe and Report (2009) directed by Jody Hill, an underseen comedy with an outsized reputation. Join us for a discussion around this movie's attempted satire, Seth Rogen's screen persona, and the effortlessness with which Plemons assumes the energy of a character who works at a mall in 2009.
One HUNDRED movies! This week's wrap on our pride month miniseries includes The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) directed by Rainer Fassbinder and Love Lies Bleeding (2024) directed by Rose Glass. We get into fluffy robes, phone acting, toxic lesbian relationships, fisting, turning into your dad, testosterone (problematic?), fisting again, and, of course, a little game. Happy pride month!