The Sixth Sense
The Shining
The Green Mile
It's called improv. It's what great actors do. But not all improv comes from great actors, as this podcast demonstrates! This week's Lane's Frame for our continuing WE WANNA WAIL series is The Sixth Sense (1999) directed by M. Night Shyamalan! We talk about this movie's tight screenplay, Bruce Willis' movie star power, and Haley Joel Osment's unbelievable performance. Plus: what are the best phone calls in movies?
This week's Rick's Pick WE WANNA WAIL is The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick! Enjoy our second longest episode ever as we discuss all the cool ass shit in this movie, you know what it is, don't mess with me, just let this cozy listening wash over you. Follow along with our little game here. Follow Lane on Letterboxd here. Follow Ricky to his house in Philadelphia here.
.WE WANNA WAIL continues with this week's Lane's Frame, The Green Mile (1999) directed by Frank Darabont! After a long intro about Lane's scary movie marathon this year and Ricky's attempts to see Buddy (2026) in theaters, we talk about this movie's sentimentality, stellar performances, and the racism of King's original novel. Watch Key & Peele's Magical Negro Fight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInlO6-JTww Follow Lane on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/toadsona/ Join the 2026 Vulture Movie Fantasy League with the mini league name "we wanna watchers": https://moviegame.vulture.com/
Happy scary season watchers 👻 Our first WE WANNA WAIL of the season is Rick's Pick, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) directed by Wes Craven! After a brief intro about antiquing, we talk about this movie's gross iconography, cozy atmosphere, and so-so performances. Plus: what's with all the sex and death? Does horror seem to have a preoccupation with those topics or what??
This week's Lane's Frame is The Searchers (1957) directed by John Ford! After a weirdly intense discussion about the ethics of documentarian intervention in their subjects, we go loooong talking about John Wayne's star power, this movie's thorny racism and characters, and the gorgeous cinematography tying it all together. Plus: a little game.
In honor of Dolly Parton's recent passing, this week's Rick's Pick is Nine to Five (1980) directed by Colin Higgins. After a brief intro about serial killer weaponry (?), we discuss this movie's progressive politics, uneven pacing, and hilarious performances from Dolly, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda.
This week's Two Reeler is Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026)! We cover our histories with Nolan, argue over people's expectations for this movie, and drive quite a few overplayed jokes into the ground. Plus: misophonia warning.
This week's Lane's Frame is The Cider House Rules (1999) directed by Lasse Hallström! Sure, fine.
This week's Rick's Pick is F for Fake (1973) directed by Orson Welles! This is the closest I have ever gotten to murdering Ricky.
This week's Lane's Frame is The Straight Story (1999) directed by David Lynch! Our return to Lynch is as gentle and wistful as the movie itself...not! Features a little game.