Watching Up

Once again the Oscars are upon us! The 97th Annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, March 2 - and it has been a very twisty awards season! Without very much confidence, we are back to make our official predictions for the winners of the big show. Listen along and let us know what you agree or disagree with! Thanks for listening!    *some of the categories (ie all the shorts and documentaries) we are very much blindly guessing ;) skip ahead 10 minutes if you want to hear our educated predictions! 

We're back to wrap up the year with our Second Annual Watchy Awards! We've watched and watched and watched this year, and now it's time for our final verdicts. Listen along as we count down 5 categories and our winners from each. Thank you for listening all year long, there's more to come in 2025. Happy New Year!  Episode Notes 00:00 Introducing the Watchy Awards 03:30 Best TV Show 10:40 Best Theater Experience 17:50 Best First Time Watch 28:30 Best Performance 38:00 Top 5 Films of the year 1:12:00 Honorable Mentions (top 10) 1:21:20 Worst Movies of the Year 1:25:10 Pop Culture Honorable Mentions

After a long summer's nap, we're back to yap! Welcome back to Watching Up with a much needed catch-up episode where we're discussing our summer travels, all the things we've been watching, as well as some hot pop culture takes! Thanks for listening, we're glad you're here!  Episode Notes:  0:00 - Our trip to LA and accepting our Academy Awards  8:40 - Our LA Vanderpump tour & Rachel's first Vanderpump Rules watch 15:15 - Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+, spoiler free)  20:30 - Big Brother S26 (CBS & Paramount +) 22:30 - Love Island USA (Peacock)  24:30 - The Bachelorette (ABC)  37:40 - Twisters (2024)  52:50 - Longlegs (2024) 1:01:30 - MaXXXine (2024)  1:03:55 - Fly Me to the Moon (2024) 1:07:00 - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)  1:09:45 - Michelle & Rachel's MCU Corner (RDJ and Marvel News) 

We're back and we're THIRSTY! This week, we've dedicated an entire episode to Luca Guadagnino's sexy, sweaty, thigh-centric new film, CHALLENGERS! Gird your loins because we're breaking down all of our favorite parts of the movie and why we think it's worth the hype! We also pick the first film year we'll be covering in our revamped Watching Up segment. Thanks for listening! NOTE: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FILM CHALLENGERS (2024)!

The art gods have smiled upon us in 2024 and we have SO MUCH to catch up on. In this long awaited episode, we break down two of the biggest releases of the year so far, Denis Villenueve's Dune: Part Two and Beyonce's act ii COWBOY CARTER! We also chat about a bunch of other movies we've been watching. Interested in fire alarms during film screenings? How about Kristen Stewart's evolution? Dev Patel kicking ass? We've got something for everyone. We're glad to be back! Thanks for listening.  Episode Notes: 6:00 Dune: Part Two 16:00 Wonka 18:40 COWBOY CARTER 33:20 Love Lies Bleeding 35:40 Immaculate 39:20 Monkey Man 42:40 Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces 46:20 What's next with Watching Up  

The Oscars are have been slowly inching closer and closer and now they're LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT away! In this ep, we're breaking down our thoughts on recent awards ceremonies, the SAG Awards and Indie Spirit Awards! Then, the time has finally come for us to lock in our final predictions for all 23 Oscar categories! Listen along to see who we're picking to take home the gold!! Enjoy! Episode Notes: 7:28 SAG Awards Recap 14:17 Indie Spirits Recap 18:50 Oscar Predictions

Listen along as we celebrate our first year of podding with an episode full of BS. In this free-flowing episode we discuss our lives, The best GRAMMYS telecast in awhile (including if we think the tide has turned on the era of TSwift), The Traitors S2 (Phaedra Parks supremacy), True Detective Night Country (can't tell if it is good or not), and The Bachelor (plus a guest appearance from the pod husband, Neek). Thanks for listening...for a whole year! Love ya! xoxoxo Episode Notes: 6:45 The GRAMMYS 34:15 The Traitors S2 43:30 True Detective Night Country  47:50 The Bachelor, Joey 

NEVERTHELESS TOM CRUISE PERSISTS!!!! Well, the nominees have been announced and as always everyone is being super normal about it. Here are the opinions you've been waiting to hear as we discuss all the snubs, victories, and lingering question marks! Grab your headphones Barbie girls. Thanks for listening!!

Happy Awards Season to all who celebrate! This week we're recapping the 2024 Golden Globe Awards ceremony! From red carpet looks to audience PDA to monologue bombs, we're dissecting it all! And of course, we go over all of the big winners and losers of the evening, and what we think it all might mean for the rest of Awards Season. Were we happy with the outcomes? Listen to find out!

Welcome to the first annual Watchy Awards! All year long we watched and watched and now we're discussing our best of the best. Listen along as we count down 5 categories and our winners from each. Thank you for listening all year long, there's more to come in 2024. Happy New Year!  Episode Notes: 4:15 Introducing the Watchy Awards 7:18 Best TV Show of 2023 15:25 Best Theater Experience of 2023 20:55 Best First Watch of 2023 26:00 Best Performance of 2023 31:40 Best Movie of 2023

We've got a jam-packed episode this week! Catch up on all things Bachelor/ABC with us as we discuss Gerry, our Golden Bachelor and all the heart this season has been bringing us! Then we chat about an underwhelming Bachelor in Paradise season. We also go over our favorite contestants from the current season of Dancing with the Stars!  Then, as we wrap up spooky season, Michelle talks about The Fall of the House of User on Netflix (spoiler-free!) and the movie Sinister (2012) and Rachel talks about some of her favorite spooky (but not scary) movies.  We both went to see David Fincher's new thriller The Killer in theaters! The film will be available on Netflix starting November 10. We discuss the film and also rank our favorite David Fincher movies.  Finally, we chat about both of our first watches of Alien (1979). Did we love? Listen to find out!    Episode Notes: 5:45 Golden Bachelor 14:50 Bachelor in Paradise 24:20 Dancing with the Stars  34:50 Fall of the House of Usher 41:50 Rachel’s favorite spooky (not scary) movies 43:45 Sinister (2012) 47:55 The Killer & our David Fincher Rankings 57:50 Watching up: Alien (1979)

Uhh ohh, the girlies are gushing again!! We're back for a very special SPOILER episode to discuss one of the patron saints of this podcast, Marty Scorsese! His newest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, is here and it's spectacular! We're diving into our thoughts on all aspects of the film, trying to predict its chances at the Oscars, and we also do a semi-impromptu ranking of our top 5 Scorsese films! Will this film make either of our lists? Listen to find out!! Again - this episode contains spoilers! Episode Notes: 2:00 General thoughts on Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 7:06 SPOILER discussion 45:37 Ranking our top 5 Scorsese films

We're back and have so so much to catch up on. First we talk about what we've been up to recently including some of our latest concert experiences. Then we dive into pop culture breaking news and our thoughts on the Jophie divorce, Taylor Swift's recent dominance of the front page, plus her new relationship and even count down our top 5 favorite TSwift songs as admitted non-Swifties. Then we dig into our September movie backlog! Enjoy!  Episode Notes: 6:30 Michelle’s Beyonce Renaissance Tour experience 13:00 Jonas Brothers The Tour concert experience 17:50 Thoughts on Jophie divorce  20:55 Thoughts Taylor Swift dominating pop culture news  27:10 The Travis Kelce of it all 33:25 Ranking our top 5 TSwift Songs 1:05:50 September Letterboxd Roundup 

They're baaaack! Believe it! Catch up with the girls as they dive into everything and I mean EVERYTHING they've been watching over this cruel cruel hot hot summer. Thanks for listening!    Episode Notes: 15:57 The Bachelorette Finale 28:52 Claim to Fame 32:30 Big Brother S25 42:24 The Other Two  43:44 Party Down 45:30 Shrinking  46:45 The Summer I Turned Pretty 50:21 Bad Sisters 53:45 July Letterboxd Roundup - Michelle 1:03:50 July Letterboxd Roundup - Rachel

Finally! The girls are sharing their complete THOTS on Barbie and Oppenheimer. In this very special SPOILER episode they dive deeper into each of these films and discuss categories like their favorite scenes, least favorites scenes, favorite element of the film and who they maybe might have recast. They also discuss the latest episodes of Claim to Fame and The Bachelorette.  again - THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS! Enjoy!  Episode Notes: 7:35 Claim to Fame 20:20 The Bachelorette  36: 40 Oppenheimer (2023) - spoilers!  1:22:09 Barbie (2023) - spoilers! 

We are become Barbenheimer, the savior of box office! The girlies are back with so much to unpack! First, they're recapping the last two weeks of Claim to Fame and The Bachelorette! Then, Michelle expresses her excitement for a brand new iteration of the Real Housewives of New York! And finally, the moment we've all been waiting for...these Barbie girls are giving a spoiler-free recap of their experiences watching Barbie and Oppenheimer!! Also, the gals watched up on two films from the box office king himself, Steven Spielberg! Grab your popcorn and get into it!!  Episode Notes: 19:58 Claim to Fame 36:30 The Bachelorette 51:54 Real Housewives of New York Reboot 58:33 Barbenheimer Weekend (spoiler-free) 1:14:54 Minority Report (2002) 1:42:21 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

The girls have been off living la dolce vita, but they're BACK with a brand new episode! On this ep, Michelle and Rachel dive into all the content they've been watching over the last few weeks covering Claim to Fame and The Bachelorette on ABC, The Kardashians on HULU (and whether they are team Kim or Kourt), Miranda's shenanigans on And Just Like That... and don't forget all the movies they've caught up on. Specifically they deep dive into Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Thanks for listening!  Episode Notes: 6:43 Claim to Fame S2  20:18 The Bachelorette 36:00 The Kardashians 41:28 And Just Like That… 54:00 Letterboxd Roundup 1:08:10 Asteroid City 1:20:53 Watching Up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire 1:30:46  Assignments for next week

Surprise! The girls are back in action, dropping an episode for the Bon(us) Zone today! The 2023 Emmy Nominations just dropped, and two shows are dominating the 2023 TV landscape. Are you team Succession or team White Lotus? Listen along to the girls' live reactions to the nominations and who they think will walk away with the big prize! 

HAPPY PRIDE!!! This month the girls are diving into some hallmark LGBTQ+ works, starting with the very important documentary Paris is Burning (1990). If you haven't seen it - it is available on MAX and very worth your time. But first, dive into some content with them as they giggle their way through some of their recent watches. They're talking The Idol S1E2 - is Rachel about to throw in the towel on Abel? Michelle was searching for a new prestige show to binge and got into Ozark (better late than never)! There are some new straight-to-stream movies available, so listen as they discuss Flamin' Hot and Reality! And, they couldn't forget to close the loop on the Vanderpump Rules "Scandoval". Michelle even sings the theme song to close it out, it sure is....something! Also, a BOOK sneaks its way into the conversation, who knew these girlies were so literary?! Hope you enjoy it!  Episode Notes: 16:20 The Idol 21:45 Ozark  26:40 Flamin’ Hot  29:35 Reality  32:35 Vanderpump Rules Final Word 38:28 Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld 41:50 Watching Up: Paris is Burning (1990) 56:40 Assignment for next week

Your girls have been WATCHING this past week! Listen in for a hodge-podge of content and thoughts as they discuss a plethora of television. There's a discussion about the series finale of BARRY and the new Amazon documentary Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets and the newest HBO show The Idol! They also chat Vanderpump, Next in Fashion, Somebody Somewhere, Taylor Swift, and much more! Then, stick around for a discussion of Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000). Thanks for Watching Up!  5:22 BARRY  13:43 Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets 21:30 The Idol 32:35 The Graduate  35:16 Vanderpump Rules Reunion Part 2 40:00 Next in Fashion 41:50 Somebody Somewhere 42:52 Taylor Swift & Matty Healy Breakup  52:25 In the Mood For Love (2000)