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?

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Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 8 – Unforgiven (1992)

November 25, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:45:37 0 Comments

It’s 1992. The Age of Blockbusters continues, but a wide assortment of genres are making their way to the box office. New independent filmmakers are up and coming. This...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 7 – Blade Runner (1982)

November 18, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:49:57 0 Comments

It’s 1982. The era of blockbusters is upon us, movie technology is changing, and science fiction is popular. Into this mix comes Blade Runner, a visually groundbreaking sci-fi/noir set...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 6 – The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

November 11, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:45:01 0 Comments

It’s 1972. “New Hollywood” is in full swing with its loosening moral standards, greater artistic freedom, and more ambiguous endings. But it’s also an era of disaster movies, with...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 5 – Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

November 4, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:41:55 0 Comments

It’s 1962. We’re in early “New Hollywood Era,” when movies begin to lean into more complex themes and ambiguity. This episode’s movie is Lawrence of Arabia, an epic historical...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 4 – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

October 28, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:42:24 0 Comments

It’s 1952. TV is competing with movies, so movies are going color and going for spectacle. This episode’s movie is Singin’ in the Rain, a musical full of romance,...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 3 – The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

October 21, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:37:34 0 Comments

It’s 1942. World War II looms large on the American mind–but not in this movie. This episode’s movie is The Magnificent Ambersons, a family drama about changing times directed...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 2 – Horse Feathers (1932)

October 14, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:39:52 0 Comments

It’s 1932. Silent films are out. Talkies are in. This episode’s movie is Horse Feathers, a Marx Brothers comedy (ostensibly) about a college president trying to recruit football players...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 1 – Nosferatu (1922)

October 7, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:29:55 2 Comments

It’s 1922. It’s the era of silent films, and our first classic movie of the century is Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, a early (and unofficial) Dracula film directed...

Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 0 – A Trip to the Moon (1902)

September 11, 2022 Let's Finally Watch This 00:27:41 0 Comments

Welcome to the test episode for Let’s Finally Watch This, a podcast for casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies. Our test episode features 1902’s A Trip to the Moon.