Episodes

  • Episode 14 - The NeverEnding Story
    Jun 12 2026

    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"?
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 13 - Magnolia
    Jun 5 2026

    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
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Episode 12 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    May 26 2026

    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
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    44 mins
  • Episode 11 - Better Man
    May 15 2026

    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
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Halloween Edition: Episode 3 - Barbarian
    Oct 17 2025

    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". Listren if you dare... we promise not to be too BARBARIC!

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Halloween Edition: Episode 2 - Terrifier
    Oct 6 2025

    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!

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    21 mins
  • Halloween Edition: Episode 1 - X
    Oct 3 2025

    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!

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 10 - Midsommar
    Sep 26 2025

    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
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    1 hr and 36 mins