Let’s Finally Watch This

Hosted ByNick Hayden & Timothy Deal

Let’s Finally Watch This is a podcast for casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies. Hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden guide you through film history as they highlight one movie from each decade for the last century, exploring how each film sits in its time period, why it's well-known, and whether it's actually worth your time. We're finally getting around to movies we've always heard about. Why don't you join us?


All Episodes

The Consensus Movie Podcast Crossover

Here’s a surprise mega-length bonus episode for you! We join forces with Kordell Cabe and Justin Warfle, hosts of The Consensus Movie podcast, to journey through the last century...

Season 3 Wrap-up & Epilogue

It’s time to wrap up our third season of Let’s Finally Watch This. We start by making a few observation about this season as a whole before diving into...

Episode 34 – The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

It’s 2014. Franchise movies abound, and American blockbusters are making bank around the world. But some directors, like Wes Anderson, are making movies that defy blockbuster conventions and that...

Episode 33 – Mean Girls (2004)

It’s 2004. Teen movies exploded as a genre in the 1980s and have continued largely unabated since. With Mean Girls, comedian Tina Fey helps bring forth a teen movie...

Episode 32 – Forrest Gump (1994)

It’s 1994. The top-grossing film is The Lion King, but right after that is Forrest Gump. Gump, played by Tom Hanks, wins audiences with his memorable phrases (“Life is...

Episode 31 – The Terminator (1984)

It’s 1984. A glance at the year’s top ten grossing movies shows we’re deep into the blockbuster era. Director James Cameron makes his mark on science fiction with The...

Episode 30 – Chinatown (1974)

It’s 1974. It’s the height of New Hollywood, and Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a quintessential example of the darker subject matter and bleak outlook often associated with...

Episode 29 – A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

It’s 1964. The Golden Age of Hollywood is over, and New Hollywood is about to begin, an era known for anti-heroes, changing morality, and less traditional plots. At the...

Episode 28 – Seven Samurai (1954)

It’s 1954. The American occupation of Japan had ended a few years before, and Japanese cinema is beginning to make an impression on the world scene. Released the same...

Episode 27 – Double Indemnity (1944)

It’s 1944. The Second World War is still raging, and the two top grossing films are musicals. However, Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder, is a different sort of...