What Are You Watching?
Alex Withrow & Nick Dostal
A podcast for people who LOVE movies. Filmmakers/best friends, Alex Withrow and Nick Dostal, do their part to keep film alive. Thanks for listening, and happy watching!
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141: Phantom Thread (2017)
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10/18/24 • 129 min
The great Mikki Hernandez joins Alex and Nick to break down Paul Thomas Anderson's “Phantom Thread.” They discuss their favorite PTA films, Daniel Day-Lewis co-writing the movie, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps, Oscar-winning costumes, breakfast, relationships, marriage, fragile male egos, DDL’s retirement (?), and much more.
Watch Mikki and Nick in Alex’s film, “I Am Alive.”
Purchase Mikki’s book, “Cake Mix: Learning to Love All Your Ingredients” on Amazon, or Barnes & Noble.
15: Favorite Film Songs and Soundtracks
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10/29/20 • 52 min
Nick and Alex blend their movie and music tastes to discuss their favorite movie soundtracks (01:43), favorite use of songs in Pure Cinema scenes (12:44), best movie song performances (26:29), how “Shame” influenced their filmmaking (35:31), songs that should be retired from movies (41:57), and more. Alex also shares a personal story about a song used in the film “Warrior” (22:19).
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85: 2023 Oscar Nominations
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01/25/23 • 51 min
As Alex and Nick break down every Oscar category, stray topics include a three-way Best Actor race, unexpected Best Actress choices, Andrea Riseborough’s brilliant campaign, the sudden surge of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a shocking Best Cinematography category, and “My Year of Dicks.”
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84: Top 10 Films of 2022
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01/23/23 • 118 min
This episode is bones and all. Alex and Nick discuss their favorite films from the wildly diverse movie year that was 2022. Topics include “Deep Water” headlines, Austin Butler’s voice, polarizing takes on “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” blockbusters that rocked, tiny indie movies that hit, and so much more.
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78: Quentin Tarantino
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11/23/22 • 206 min
It’s finally here, our full career breakdown of the one, the only, Quentin Tarantino. As Alex and Nick review every movie in Tarantino’s filmography, stray topics include favorite characters, best music moments, loudest controversies, the films that influenced Tarantino, and so much more!
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77: Saving Private Ryan (1998) Commentary
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11/10/22 • 171 min
Watch Steven Spielberg’s WWII masterpiece right along with us. Alex and Nick discuss the lasting importance of the Normandy sequence, movie tricks, Tom Hanks’ career, Spielberg’s best films, the great supporting cast, terrible Oscar mistakes, the best war films ever made, and so much more.
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76: Top 10 NC-17 Rated Films
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11/03/22 • 117 min
Nick interviews Alex about the best NC-17-rated movies ever made. Alex discusses the history of the NC-17 rating, the difference between Unrated and NC-17, appreciating vs. liking tough movies, and films that go too damn far.
Later in the episode, Alex gives mini reviews of his favorite 2022 horror films.
80 minutes of NC-17 movies, 35 minutes of new horror flicks. Have fun!
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Watch Alex's films at http://alexwithrow.com/
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74: Andrea Arnold
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10/13/22 • 88 min
Visionary director, Andrea Arnold, is one of Alex and Nick’s favorite filmmakers. The guys break down all of Arnold’s film work and discuss filming in the 4:3 aspect ratio, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, Oscar-winning short films, working with unknown actors, and so much more.
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Watch Alex's films at http://alexwithrow.com/
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73: Blonde (2022)
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10/04/22 • 95 min
Alex and Nick review Andrew Dominik’s controversial new film, “Blonde.” The guys discuss online hysteria, Dominik’s challenging filmography, Marilyn Monroe’s best performances, NC-17 movies, Ana de Armas, cinematographer Chayse Irvin, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, and more.
Alex ends the episode with an extended, spoiler-filled review of Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling.”
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145: The Insider (1999)
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12/06/24 • 135 min
"Are you a businessman or are you a newsman?!" Alex and Nick break down one of Alex’s favorite films, Michael Mann’s “The Insider.” Topics include the current state of journalism, corporate confidentiality agreements, tortious interference, poor communication skills, “60 Minutes,” all-timer performances from Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, and Christopher Plummer, and so much more.
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FAQ
How many episodes does What Are You Watching? have?
What Are You Watching? currently has 165 episodes available.
What topics does What Are You Watching? cover?
The podcast is about Film History, Film, Television, Podcasts, Movie, Tv & Film, Cinema and Film Reviews.
What is the most popular episode on What Are You Watching??
The episode title '77: Saving Private Ryan (1998) Commentary' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on What Are You Watching??
The average episode length on What Are You Watching? is 82 minutes.
How often are episodes of What Are You Watching? released?
Episodes of What Are You Watching? are typically released every 9 days.
When was the first episode of What Are You Watching??
The first episode of What Are You Watching? was released on Jul 10, 2020.
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