The Watch and Talk

Listen. If you didn't want to be seen as the Twitter escape pod, you shouldn't have deliberately fostered a community of people so united by their contempt for arbitrary authority and love of absolute free speech that they were willing to abandon a platform they'd been using for 15 years

Colin Farrell, in a grey suit, and Margot Robbie, in a two-piece pants set, look at each other outside a door in an image from A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.

It's our FOUR HUNDREDTH EPISODE! Join @karenmpeterson.bsky.social , @derekmiranda.bsky.social , and a Special Guest as we talk about our favorite movies of the 2020s so far and review A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY.

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Margaret Qualley in a red floral dress standing next to a blue muscle car in a scene from HONEY DON'T!

This week, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social sit down to talk Ethan Coen's perplexing new film from, HONEY DON'T!

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Bob Odenkirk firing a machine gun at night in the middle of a row of carnival games in Nobody 2.

Bob Odenkirk is back! Join @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social as we talk about the silliest action movie of the summer, NOBODY 2.

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Image from the movie Weapons of a child running in the street at night with their arms opens and stretched downward

For our latest episode, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social do NOT agree about #Weapons, but really, how is it fun if everyone agrees? You know you wanna listen.

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Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and David Corenswet as Superman standing in rubble in the middle of the street in Superman.

Hi, friends! Check out our latest episode in which @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social talk #Superman.

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It would seriously make a billion dollars.

Scarlett Johansson watches Jonathan Bailey looking at a large dinosaur egg in an image from Jurassic World Rebirth.

We've been so terrible about keeping up with social media, but the podcast has been going strong. This week, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social are talking #JurassicWorldRebirth. Join us!

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Awesome! We'll be sure to add this to our next episode. We recorded WAY early this time!

Josh Hartnett has bleached hair and is wearing a pink t-shirt with a cartoon image of a juice box. He is standing in front of a taxi at the airport.

For our latest episode, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social talk the continued renaissance of Josh Hartnett and his new movie Bullet Plane - er - Fight or Flight. Check it out.

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Hannah John-Kamen as Ava/Ghost, Lewis Pullman as Bob, Florence Pugh as Yelena, and Wyatt Russell as John Walker in THUNDERBOLTS*.

Join @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social this week as they talk #Thunderbolts. Or the New Avengers. Or whatever they're calling themselves these days.

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Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in Sinners. They are standing at the front of a group of people, standing at a doorway and stopping someone from coming inside.

This week @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social talked Ryan Coogler, vampires, and #Sinners .

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I saw a drop in my payout, so please make sure you check how you are backing your favorites. Apple doesn’t need the money.

(l-r) Jessica Hynes, Téa Leoni, Will Poulter, Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, and Anthony Carrigan stand in a half circle in the driveway of a mansion, looking down in shock at something we can't see, but we know is a dead unicorn.

And this week @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social sit down to talk about the film they call, "The okayest movie of the year."

Check out our review of #DeathOfAUnicorn.

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"This movie sucks." - @derekmiranda.bsky.social .
"Meh." - @karenmpeterson.bsky.social

You know you just can't wait to check out our review of The Alto Knights.

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Cate Blanchett in an overcoat leans across a counter to kiss Michael Fassbender in the movie Black Bag.

Our latest episode is here! This week @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social are talking the second great Soderbergh film of 2025: #BlackBag

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Robert Pattinson is dressed in warm clothes outside on an ice planet as both Mickey 18 and Mickey 17 in the new movie MICKEY 17.

This week, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social have apparently achieved singularity when it comes to director Bong Joon-ho's filmography, including his latest, #Mickey17. Our review:

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You can also revisit our review of the newest Best Picture, #Anora.

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Alex Coco, Sean Baker, and Samantha Quan backstage at the Academy Awards holding their Oscar statuettes.

Be sure to catch our latest episode, in which @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social talk allll about the best and least best parts of this year's #Oscars.

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Conan O'Brien is a solid gold statue in this promotional ad for the Academy Awards. The text says, "He was made for this," and announces you can watch the Oscars on Sunday, March 2nd at 7pm ET on ABC and Hulu.

It's almost time for the Oscars! And @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social are sharing our FINAL* predictions for the #97thAcademyAwards.

*subject to last minute changes

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Image from Captain America: Brave New World. Anthony Mackie stands with his back to us, looking down a road lined with blossoming cherry trees. The falcon wings are open, he holds Captain America's shield, there are fighter jets in the sky.

Hello! For our latest episode, @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social are talking Captain America: Brave New World and all the reasons we wish it was a better movie.

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Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding look scared as they watch out the back window of a van, waiting for the killer to find them in the new movie HEART EYES.

Our latest episode is here! This week, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social are talking HEART EYES. Check it out.

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Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr are in a car in an image from DEN OF THIEVES: PANTERA. Butler is holding a machine gun, Jackson is driving.

For our latest episode, @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social (it worked!) discuss #DenOfThieves2 . Give it a listen if you're looking for a distraction from...basically everything.

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partial images of movie posters from Companion, Wolf Man, Sinners, Superman, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and Mickey 17

It's a new year and we're searching for things to look forward to. This week, Derek Miranda and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social are sharing our Most Anticipated Releases of 2025.

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Image of Nicole Kidman sitting alone in a theater in BABYGIRL, Ryan Destiny in boxing gear looking at us in THE FIRE INSIDE, and Timothée Chalamet walking alone down a street in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

For our final episode of 2024, @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and Derek Miranda are talking the Christmas Day releases: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, THE FIRE INSIDE, and BABYGIRL.

(Also, our New Years 2025 resolution is to get Derek on BlueSky!)

#FilmSky

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A horse-drawn carriage travels up a lonely mountain road to an isolated castle in Nosferatu.

As you finish your Christmas shopping or hit the road to visit family and friends, be sure to check out Derek Miranda and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social's review of #Nosferatu.

(Be not afraid of spoilers! We give plenty of warning when we get to those.)

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven the Hunter

For our latest episode, @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and Derek Miranda talk #KravenTheHunter. Come for our ranking of the Spider-Man-less Spider-Man movies, stay for Karen trying to figure out when she realized ATJ is hot.

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For our latest episode, Derek Miranda and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social go back to 1999 for @a24movies.bsky.social latest, Y2K.

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Does this mean our episodes need to be longer or more often?