PREPARE YOURSELVES: the first ever double review episode is upon YOU!!!!
In what can only be described as a historic “creature double feature”, the verbose Watch/Skip Plus guys take on TWO movies in one episode - stripped down, no pluses, quick intro’s, full on movie review glory! First up, yet another reinvention for the Predator franchise, Predator Badlands crash lands in theatres. Dan Trachtenberg (director of the last two Predator films - Prey and the animated Hulu exclusive Predators:Killer of Killers) gambles that audiences will take to a Predator film from the vantage point of the Predator itself. Did this perspective shift/PG-13 CGI fest work or should it be trophy killed as prey?
Next up, Pod-Father Sam U. Rai from the Gentleman’s Guide to Midnite Cinema sneaks in and the three take on the much anticipated Frankenstein, a little streamer exclusive on Netflix from wonderkind, monster-lover Guillermo Del Toro. After all the adaptations of Mary Shelley’s thought-provoking novel, did Del Toro build us a better masterpiece or are his creative excesses (brilliant and visually appealing as they are) taking the sheen off his usual visionary style?
PS: Listen on to find out the weird James Cameron connection and the similar themes in both films!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
04:52 Predator Badlands: The Franchise
13:17 Predator Badlands: Below the Line / The Crew
18:22 Predator Badlands: Above the Line / The Cast
20:40 Predator Badlands Spoiler Free Thoughts
33:08 Predator Badlands SPOILED!
43:29 Frankenstein: Intro
44:17 Frankenstein: Below the Line / The Crew
49:24 Frankenstein: Above the Line / The Cast
58:23 Frankenstein: Spoiler Free Thoughts
01:24:05 Frankenstein SPOILED!
01:47:29 Outro
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As you have already gathered...no new episode this weekend.
BUT Friday brings a supersized episode - OUR first ever double review! Can't wait for you to hear it!
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FROM YOUTUBE TO INDIE FILMMAKER…SHELBY OAKS IS HERE, BUT DOES IT HERALD A POTENTIAL NEW FILMIC VOICE OR WERE MISTAKES MADE?!?!?!
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: An ex-Jehovah’s Witness, pansexual, YouTube movie reviewer/influencer decides to make a movie…. And so it is with Shelby Oaks, the debut feature of one Chris Stuckmann. Kickstarter’d, delayed, reshot, remixed, edited, EP’d and shepherded to the screen by rising superstar horror director Mike Flanagan and a host of other contemporary horror creators, is Shelby Oaks THE horror debut from a YouTube content creator worthy of all those hyperbolic quotes on the poster? (Editor’s Note: The Phillipous and Talk to Me just said, “HOLD MY BEER”.) Or does this have “rookie filmmaker missteps” ALL over it? Team Web (Cupcake) and Team Sundance (WillDaBeast) have thoughts…lots of them…and you may be surprised who is the MOST critical. (Editor’s Note: Cupcake always takes a shit on one major thing every movie.)
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As Spooky Season comes to a close, Jose plus’s a local Maryland behemoth Haunted House installation “Legends of the Fog” and the “Dismember The Alamo” horror film marathon. Mike gets in the Deathstalker remake director’s followup to the popular Psycho Goreman “Frankie Freako” and the last of the retro “Scream-ings”: The Corpse Bride and ParaNorman, both issues as anniversary screenings.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:55 Intro
04:52 Shelby Oaks: Below the Line / The Crew
13:18 Shelby Oaks: Behind the Making
19:41 Shelby Oaks: Above the Line / The Cast
28:23 Spoiler Free Thoughts
47:46 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:03:13 Jose's Plus
01:13:43 Mike's Plus
01:22:44 Outro
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SCREEN THAT CALL FROM BEYOND…THE GRABBER IS BACK IN BLACK PHONE 2!
Blumhouse pictures looks to break its poo-poo streak (Exorcist:Believer, The Wolf Man, M3G4N 2.0, The Woman in the Yard, Drop) with Black Phone 2, the sequel to the wildly successful first film. Based on a short story by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill, the sequel is directed by genre friendly director-writer Scott Derrickson who also helmed the Sinister films and Doctor Strange. Starring returning actors Mason Thames (who is on a hot streak as the current IT actor), Madeleine McGraw, Miguel Mora, and Ethan Hawke, is this sequel a worthy expansion of the Grabber storyline/universe or is it just silly “bigger, bolder, better but more of the same”?
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October is still “Spooky Season”, and Mike has capsule reviews of horror films - John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, VHS Halloween, I See You, and spotlights director Brandon Christensen whose Shudder exclusives have become WillDaBeast must see’s. Cupcake talks the little seen Marrowbone with its incredible and devastating twist ending and the skipped YA thriller that deserves your watch - Down a Dark Hall.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
02:03 Intro
06:26 Black Phone 2: Below the Line / The Crew
16:20 Black Phone 2: Above the Line / The Cast
29:13 Spoiler Free Thoughts
51:41 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:04:17 Mike's Plus
01:14:02 Jose's Plus
01:23:03 Outro
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IS THE THIRD TIME THE CHARM FOR A BELOVED FRANCHISE WHOSE FIRST FILM BOMBED AND WHOSE SEQUEL WAS ONLY A MODERATE BOX OFFICE SUCCESS?!??
Fun Fact: the original 1982 Tron is one of Cupcake’s favorite nostalgic cornerstone films. This week he forces WillDaBeast to watch the third film in the franchise: Tron: Ares. Directed by one of the co-directors of the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie and starring up and coming performers Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Evan Peters, veteran actors Jeff Bridges and Gillian Anderson, and starring the nearly-cancelled, gorgeous but maybe difficult to work worth and satisfy, questionable celebrity Jared Leto, Tron: Ares dazzles with sizzling CGI effects and a banging Nine Inch Nails score. For a franchise that has only offered three films in FORTY THREE YEARS (!), will this sequel revive the “was it ever there” franchise or is it time for Tron to hit the “Recycle Bin” for good?
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October is “Spooky Season”, and Mike has capsule reviews of horror films: some retro-screenings and a few new streamers. Cupcake talks the ridiculous Chris Pratt trailer for his new film that hits in 2026 and then warns viewers about the “profoundly disturbing” Spanish horror film “The Coffee Table”
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:36 Intro
03:45 The Tron Legacy (as in franchise)
10:06 Tron: Ares - Below the Line / The Crew
25:40 Tron: Ares - Above the Line / The Cast
42:05 Spoiler Free Thoughts
56:05 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:08:38 Mike's Plus
01:22:19 Jose's Plus
01:32:55 Outro
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SEX AND VIOLENCE COLLIDE IN “BONE LAKE”...BUT DOES IT NAIL ITS MONEY SHOT?!??
Cheeky sexy marketing campaign? Check. Trailer that makes it look like a sexed-up “You’re Next”? Check. Gorgeous, drool-worthy leads? Check. Excellent script and execution…..
Uhhhhhhhhhhh WilDaBeast and Cupcake welcome back Tyler from Raiders of the Podcast to give you the skinny (or rather….the girth, maybe?) on the erotic thriller “Bone Lake”. Directed by a woman who also shot a short entitled “Come F*ck My Robot” and written by a screenwriter with only two little seen films as credits, the charged up posters and marketing hint at a bloody sex fest with ex’s and axes. Starring Maddie Hasson, Marco Piggosi, Alex Roe, and Andra Nechitta, this thriller has two couples showing up at the same AirBnB where a weekend turns into psychosexual gamesmanship replete with sexing, stabbing, and sawing. But can does it deliver the goods?
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For Plusses, Tyler talks the 2005 thriller Derailed, speaking of “psychosexual gamesmanship” while Mike plusses all the fun horror films he’s been consuming since “Spooky Season” started October 1 including the in-theatres Regal 31 Screams On Screen.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
02:38 Intro
05:55 Bone Lake: Below the Line / The Crew
12:02 Bone Lake: Above the Line / The Cast
22:17 Spoiler Free Thoughts
37:21 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:01:48 Tyler's Plus
01:05:45 Mike's Plus
01:11:45 Outro
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BRACE YOURSELVES!!! PTA #10 HITS THEATRES AND WS+ HAS ALL THE SCOOP!!!
When one of cinema’s most brilliant and consistently dazzling American directors puts out his TENTH feature, you know the Boyz at Watch Skip Plus have you covered! On a 2 hour roundtable discussion, WilDaBeast and Cupcake welcome back Kevin from Raiders of the Podcast to discuss “One Battle After Another”, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring three…count ‘em three….acting legends: Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, and the intense Sean Penn. Strap in…the analysis is deep, thorough, and respectful for what is likely to be one of the year’s best films!
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For Plusses, Kevin gives us some social media advice while Mike discusses his time on the character actor panel at this year’s FAN X Salt Lake City Comic Convention.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
02:36 OBAA: Below the Line / The Crew
17:20 OBAA: Above the Line / The Cast
44:46 Spoiler Free Thoughts
01:05:01 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:42:54 Kevin's Plus/Advice
01:47:01 Mike's Plus
01:55:40 Outro
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PEELE PRODUCER LABEL NOSEDIVES WITH HIM - STULTIFYING MISFIRE!
Jordan Peele, the innovative and stunning director of Get Out and Nope, lends his (producer) name to HIM, a new horror film about a young football quarterback facing an aging rival for the top spot on a pro team. Directed by Justin Tipping and starring Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers, the trailers sold this as a seemingly brutal, gory “The Substance meets the NFL”. Sadly, the Boyz, from the opening moments of the episode just can’t hide their…..
….utter disdain for this film. Period. How could such promise be squandered in spectacular fashion?
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For Plusses, Jose talks skincare with Necessaire’s incredible chemical+physical fragrance free body exfoliator while Mike pluses the last concert of the Ogden Twilight Series: The Flaming Lips in all their rainbow, pink robot, bubble/confetti glory.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:53 Intro
03:48 Him: Below the Line / The Crew
12:53 Him: Above the Line / The Cast
21:26 Spoiler Free Thoughts
34:41 SPOILERS AHEAD
49:48 Jose's Plus
52:14 Mike's Plus
59:54 Outro
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HEAVY STEPHEN KING NOVEL HITS THE SCREEN…BUT DOES IT HAVE LEGS?
A 1979 Stephen King novel got a big screen adaptation, and Watch Skip Plus gives you its singular critique and analysis in a brand new episode. WillDaBeast and Cupcake take on the Francis Lawrence directed - JT Mollner written book to screen thriller with a simple premise: Young men compete in a “long walk” where the last man standing wins a wish and untold millions. The catch? Keep walking or die. Starring a crop of mega-talented new faces such as Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, and Charlie Plummer and supported by veteran actors like Skywalker himself Mark Hammil and Judy Greer, will audiences take to this polarizing, feel-bad allegory about the power of the human spirit and its all too instinctual trappings or will the week’s events leading up to the film’s release (an assasination and a school shooting in ONE day; King himself nearly getting cancelled over a tweet) take out the film’s kneecaps at the box office?
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For Plusses, the Boyz each review new streaming films to enjoy in the sanctity of your homes: Mike caught “Friendship” starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd while Cupcake threw $10 at a VOD indie rental: “She Rides Shotgun” starring Taron Edgerton and featuring a powerhouse performance from young Ana Sophia Heger.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
02:19 Intro
03:42 Long Walk: Below the Line / The Crew
20:11 Long Walk: Above the Line / The Cast
33:15 Spoiler Free Thoughts
54:42 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:17:31 Mike's Plus
01:22:42 Jose's Plus
01:29:31 Outro
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Episode 138: The Conjuring: Last Rites
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Cupcake experienced some major tech difficulties as he “Resolve”-d to master a new editing software, but the WS+ boyz are back! This time taking on the fourth Conjuring film, itself the 9th movie in the “Conjuring” universe (the “CU”). Directed by CU mainstay director Michael Chaves with returning leads Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, pic fashions the famed demonologists (or hoax-artists?) Ed and Lorraine Warren as spiritual warrior-superheroes as they wage war on a demon that has a link to both the Warrens and a Pittsburgh family. With diminishing returns in the franchise, is this new Conjuring a return to form of the fun-house thrills of Conjuring 1 and 2 or does this series of films need to head towards the light and live on in our memories?
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For Pluses, Mike regales us of his family’s VEGAS VACATION! Discover the places and shows he visited with helpful tips for discounted shenanigans. Meanwhile: Jose does the double plus: listen to him rave about YET ANOTHER set of Shokz open ear bone conduction headphones AND the purportedly 30 year-lasting, sustainable, hemp-bamboo t-shirt from Undrdog.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:38 Intro
09:58 Conjuring Last Rites - Below the Line / Crew
15:06 Conjuring Last Rites - Above the Line / Cast
25:17 Spoiler Free Thoughts
45:08 Spoilers Ahead
01:04:28 Mike's Plus
01:18:09 Jose's Plus
01:23:05 Outro
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Cupcake all but ordered WillDaBeast to see the new Ron Howard film solely because advanced word had Jude Law doing a “one for the history books” full frontal nude scene. And so it is: this week the Boyz review Ron Howard’s historically based, “Survivor”-esque 1930’s period drama “Eden” starring Law, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Bruehl (BARON ZEMO!), current controversial it-girl Sydney Sweeney, and Ana De Armas. Aside from the obvious visual DELIGHTS (warning: lots of breasts, penis, butt, and pregnancy talk/jokes), is this a return to prestige engrossing filmmaking from Howard or is “Eden” setting itself up to run afoul of potential multiple Razzie nominations (yes, at least one host thinks this is absolute dreck)?
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Stick around for the PLUS: Mike reviews “Night of the Zoopocalypse”, an animated film based on a short story by….wait for it…..CLIVE BARKER (think “Zootopia” meets Alien meets “Paranorman”); Jose takes on the new horror comedy “Clown in a Cornfield” from the director of “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil”.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:15 Intro
05:56 Eden: Below the Line / Production
17:35 Eden: Above the Line / Cast
26:31 Background / Spoiler Free Thoughts
49:40 SPOILERS ahead
01:07:30 Mike's Plus
01:12:30 Jose's Plus
01:18:37 Outro
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Cupcake’s favorite action filmmakers 87North (David Leitch and Kelly McCormack’s production company) return with “Nobody 2” starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielson, Sharon Stone, RZA, John Ortiz, Christopher Lloyd, and Daniel Bernhardt. 87North might be having the same kind of year as BlumHouse with lackluster audience reception to previous releases Love Hurts and Ballerina. Will this action comedy sequel directed by Indo-Asian action filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto in his US debut break the bad streak? And what will WillDaBeast and Cupcake think about this second go around with Hutch and his family vacation ruined by a run-in with a female girl-boss gangster? You’ll be surprised who gives this one a “skip” (!)
Meanwhile: Mike pluses his live concert experience with LCD Soundsystem (guess what? DAFT PUNK IS PLAYING AT MY HOUSE!!!) while Jose sings the praises of a previous underrated, unsung, gonzo Netflix original - 87North production: “Kate” starring Mary Elisabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson (thinks “D.O.A.” meets “Atomic Blonde”).
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:45 Intro
03:07 Nobody 2: Below the Line / Crew
10:37 Nobody 2: Above the Line / The Cast
28:23 Spoiler Free Thoughts
47:07 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:00:38 Mike's Plus
01:04:57 Jose's Plus
01:10:50 Outro
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WS+ takes a break from blockbusters…or rather superheroes…and takes on another type of “busting” with the indie body horror “Together”. Savvy listeners will remember Mike reviewing this for the Annual Sundance Episode where the film, its director Michael Shanks and leads Dave Franco and Alison Brie caused a bit of much-talked-about sensation (we just won’t talk about the plagiarism lawsuit…OK, we mentioned it!). In a year full of visceral horror that mines themes of isolation versus connection and trauma, is this Cronenbergian metaphor for co-dependency viz a viz body melting, penile trauma, and uh, mildew a certified hit or gooey nonsense? Check out the full episode to see which one of us actually changes their rating by the end of the discussion.
Jose’s plus is the incredible Evercool Cooling comforter by Rest which purports to put an end to your hot sleepless nights while Mike reviews the film originally slated for this week’s episode….The Naked Gun requel with Liam Neeson and Jose’s hero: Pamela Anderson.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
05:18 Below the Line: The Production Crew
10:21 Above the Line: The Cast
17:01 Spoiler Free Thoughts
32:49 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:03:51 Jose's Plus
01:06:49 Mike's Plus
01:15:55 OUTRO
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WARNING: Explicit language, ribald jokes, and biting commentary ensue.
Episode 134: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
FFinally!!! As the BO for the new Marvel film craters...our new episode is up (after tech snafus!)
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The Boyz bring back Sam U. Rai from the Gentleman’s Guide to Midnite Cinema to discuss yet another SUPERHERO film: the eagerly awaited The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The MCU is still floundering of late, far from its billion dollar a movie hey day. The ingredients are all there: Visionary director (Matt Shakman who created WandaVision), incredible cast (Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Barach, and Joseph Quinn), a retro-futuristic look, key Marvel characters (Galactus, Silver Surfer, Mole Man). Will this restore the MCU to greatness and finally herald a true vision of Marvel’s first family or is it more Kevin Feige-trickery and just a placeholder for the next (Doomsday) movie? Strap in for an image-less, plus-less, two hourlong, no-holds-barred discussion that critiques the film and the state of the MCU.
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00 Intro
02:12 Below the Line: Production Crew
20:09 Above the Line: The Cast
45:32 Spoiler Free Thoughts
01:17:18 SPOILERS AHEAD!
02:06:39 Outro
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A LEGACY SEQUEL? 27 YEARS LATER? I KNOW WHAT…THE……???
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Horror franchises come and go; some endure and some….wake up and get 'requel'd nearly 27 years later (and no…it’s not the prequel to 28 Years Later). Such is “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (2025)....taking the Scream (2022) route and using the original’s title with no number. WillDaBeast and Cupcake welcome a die hard horror fan Tyler, co-host of Raiders of the Podcast, to critique the new offering directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and starring Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, and OG IKWYDLS stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Is this a worthy, almost-pioneering legacy horror sequel to scare a new audience and franchise fans (yes….there was a THIRD IKWYDLS sequel which Tyler mentions here) or does it belong at the bottom of the ocean in Davy Jones’ locker?
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For pluses, Tyler talks Showtime's Ray Donovan and series finale movie. Mike heralds the latest album from Clipse while Cupcake ponders whether Ari Aster's Eddington is brilliant or the worst movie ever?
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:44 Intro
09:04 I Know 2025: Below the Line / Production
15:34 I Know 2025 Above the Line / The Cast
26:04 Spoiler Free Thoughts
40:00 Spoilers AHEAD
01:14:06 Tyler's Plus
01:18:10 Mike's Plus
01:21:58 Jose's Plus
01:27:08 OUTRO
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EPIC SUPERSIZED SUPERMAN ANALYSIS!
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The year’s most eagerly anticipated film soars into theatres and Watch Skip Plus gives you a KRYPTON-sized critical analysis of the James Gunn-directed superhero epic. Eschewing pluses this week, WilDaBeast and Cupcake are joined by Pod-Father Sam U. Rai from the Gentleman’s Guide to Midnite Cinema podcast and “Fakest of Shemps” Jeremy (who guested on our recent Oscars episode and creamed us with his spot-on predictions). Get ready for a stripped-down (image-free) roundtable discussion about the pop culture impact of Superman, James Gunn as a filmmaker, the cast, the CGI, and whether this first film…the charter voyage for the new DC Studios (RIP Snyder-verse) and the first chapter of the proposed “Gods and Monsters” DC media-verse…is worthy of the hype/relaunch/reboot of a storied DC character or if it’s yet another failed attempt for DC and a misstep for Gunn (who has dabbled now in BOTH DC and Marvel franchises).
LOOK UP IN THE SKY….IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! IT’S A NEW WATCH SKIP PLUS EPISODE!!!
(Editor’s note: HOW in the world is this review LONGER than the actual movie?)
TIMESTAMPS
Chapters
00:00 Teaser
01:50 Intro / Superman Fans
08:03 Superman: Below the Line / Production
22:56 Superman: Above the Line / The Cast
46:57 Spoiler-Free Thoughts
01:14:21 Super-Spoilers Ahead
02:09:21 Outro / Stinger
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Dinosaurs, Mutants, and ScarJo….OH MY!
The 7th film in the Jurassic Park franchise has been released but is it a worthy reboot/spinoff/expansion of the JP universe or a T-Rex sized cash grab? WillDaBeast and Cupcake spare no expense reviewing Jurassic World: Rebirth, directed by visual wunderkind Gareth Edwards and with a wildly photogenic cast (Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and his SEXY LEGS!). Which host will love this and which one hopes this series just goes extinct?
HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS….DIVE INTO OUR NEW VIDEO EPISODE AND FIND OUT!!!
For pluses: Mike gets his you-know-what out for the Kesha “Tits Out” tour with the Scissor Sisters while Jose reviews F1 and makes an argument on whether Joseph Kosinski is a full-on creative director or not.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:35 Intro
04:18 Jurassic Park: Below the Line
15:31 Jurassic Park: Above the Line
30:54 Spoiler Free Thoughts
48:24 Spoilers AHEAD
01:01:13 Mike's Plus
01:09:30 Jose's Plus
01:19:45 Outro
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HOLD ONTO YOUR V*&INAS! M3GAN IS BACK….BUT IS IT AN UPGRADE?
Blumhouse/Atomic Monster hit M3GAN is back with a sequel that swings so far from its horror origins the WS+ boys couldn’t review it without bringing on their YouTube brother in arms John Horgan from the “...And Now For Something a Little Bit Different” channel. Director Gerald Johnstone was clearly given free range to give us a sequel that ostensibly wants to be “Terminator 2 meets Demolition Man” but is THAT what fans of the original asked for? Is this 2.0 upgrade worth downloading? Or is all the AI/Mission Impossible/Singing and Dancing Cyborg schtick already obsolete? (Hint: one of us really HATED the genre switch with a passion)
BE A DOLL…..DOWNLOAD OUR NEW EPISODE!
For pluses: Mike continues the summer concert vibe with Modest Mouse on tour at the Ogden Twilight concert series while John pluses another Jon…..BON JOVI and his restaurants that address homelessness with a unique community “pay what you want” for cuisine model exclusive of the Johns’ home state - New Jersey.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
01:47 Intro
06:42 M3GAN 2.0: Below the Line
14:18 M3GAN 2.0: The Cast
30:09 Spoiler Free Thoughts
53:55 SPOILERS Ahead
01:15:10 Mike's Plus
01:20:51 John's Plus
01:29:04 Outro
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NEW EPISODE! But uh…..WHAT HAPPENED TO 28 MONTHS? JUST JUMPED TO YEARS I SEE….
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On an episode SO EPIC not even an exploding transformer-driven power outage could stop, the Boys welcome Rob from the UK gem of a podcast “Caliber 9 From Outer Space” to take on Danny Boyle’s return to the rage zombie-genre busting/reinvention franchise with “28 Years Later”. A third sequel…18 years later…AND a planned trilogy? Will audiences eat this up like a rage infected zombie fresh from a hunger strike or will this wholly, unexpected, world building entry piece with lots of zombie full frontal, poignant moments, and the most WTF ending in recent history drive audiences to other summer fare with dragons, aliens on aliens, and race cars?
PREPARE THE SKULL CLEANING BROTH AND RAGE OUT WITH WS+!
For pluses: Rob introduces us to the handheld, retro game, nostalgia bait console - the Miyoo Mini Plus which like Cupcake is “small but powerful”; Mike gives a quickie take on the remake of “How to Train Your Dragon”.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
02:00 Intro
07:20 Below the Line: The Crew
25:55 Above the Line: The Cast
39:03 Spoiler Free Thoughts
01:02:17 SPOILERS AHEAD
01:28:22 Rob's Plus
01:32:04 Mike's Plus
01:36:19 Outro
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