About this podcast
Two amateurs, who are neither smart nor funny, host a comedy podcast about movie criticism.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 155 episodes
- Clayface · 1 h 37 minIt's our first-ever Pete's Point! Our last episode of this season of WE WANNA WAIL is Clayface (2026) directed by James Watkins. DC Comics expert Pete joins us to talk about this…
- Spellbound · 1 h 14 minThis week's Rick's Pick for WE WANNA WAIL is Spellbound (1945) directed by Alfred Hitchcock! After a long intro about Primetime, Digger, and caring about people around you, we…
- The Sixth Sense · 1 h 28 minIt'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…
- The Shining · 2 h 20 minThis 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…
- The Green Mile · 1 h 27 min.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…
- A Nightmare on Elm Street · 1 h 17 minHappy 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…
- The Searchers · 2 h 4 minThis 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…
- Nine to Five · 1 h 6 minIn 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…
- The Odyssey · 2 h 18 minThis 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…
- The Cider House Rules · 54 minThis week's Lane's Frame is The Cider House Rules (1999) directed by Lasse Hallström! Sure, fine.
- F for Fake · 1 h 2 minThis 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.
- The Straight Story · 1 h 27 minThis 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.
- Patlabor 2: The Movie · 1 h 11 minThis week's Rick's Pick is Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) directed by Mamoru Oshii! After some Odyssey talk, we dive into this movie's sophisticated premise, inconsistent…
- Man with a Movie Camera / Grizzly Man · 2 h 6 minThis week's Puliter Prize-winning episode is a Two Reeler! We discuss Rick's Pick, Man with a Movie Camera (1929) directed by Dziga Vertov, and the long-awaited Lane's Frame…
- The End of the Affair · 1 h 45 minThis week's Lane's Frame (or is it?) is The End of the Affair (1999) directed by Neil Jordan. This episode is a weird one for reasons that become clear quickly.
- Fiddler on the Roof · 1 h 19 minThis week's Rick's Pick is Fiddler on the Roof (1971) directed by Norman Jewison! We digress for quite a bit about Obsession (again...) and the current era of horror (AGAIN!) in…
- Sweet and Lowdown · 53 minThis week's Lane's Frame is Sweet and Lowdown (1999) directed by Woody Allen! Our discussion about this movie is quite brief because it is slight and frothy. But sometimes that's…
- Nightcrawler · 1 h 37 minThis week's Rick's Pick is Nightcrawler (2014) directed by Dan Gilroy! The spiritual successor to Se7en mayhaps? We talk about Gyllenhaal's star quality, the comparison of this…
- The Matrix / I Saw the TV Glow · 1 h 54 minOur last two Pride Pics of 2026 are The Matrix (1999) directed by The Wachowski Sisters and I Saw the TV Glow (2024) directed by Jane Schoenbrun! Is transness about unplugging or…
- Happy Together / Fight Club · 1 h 46 minOur Pride Pics continue with Happy Together (1997) directed by Wong Kar-Wai and Fight Club (1999) directed by David Fincher. With Happy Together, we talk about our trouble…
