Cinematic History Episodes

The boys are back for part two of the Born to Watch fourth birthday celebration, and this week’s feature is Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to a vanished era, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review. Set against the backdrop of 1969 Los Angeles, this is Tarantino at his most nostalgic, most personal, and possibly most indulgent, but when it looks this good and feels this immersive, who cares? Whitey, Damo and G-Man dive deep into the neon-soaked streets of old Hollywood, where television cowboys st...

Kill Bill Vol. 1 Review is finally here, and for the fourth birthday episode of Born to Watch, the boys celebrate in style with one of the most stylish revenge films ever made. Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked martial arts epic gets the full Born to Watch treatment as Whitey, Dan, and Will "The Worky" dive headfirst into samurai swords, anime flashbacks, outrageous violence, feet discourse, and the pure chaos of Tarantino at his most indulgent. From the very beginning, the episode feels like a c...

This week on Born to Watch, Whitey flies solo for a massive deep dive into 1982: Year in Review , revisiting one of the most important, influential and completely stacked years in cinema history. While 1982 might not officially hold the crown as the greatest movie year ever, it delivered a collection of films that completely changed Hollywood forever. In this special episode, Whitey breaks down how one single year gave us E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Thing, First Blood, Rocky II...

Forrest Gump 1994 Review is here, and this week the boys take on one of the most iconic, quoted, and emotionally loaded films of all time… but not everything is as sweet as that box of chocolates. Whitey, Damo, and the Work Experience Kid (still fighting for a full-time contract) dive into Forrest Gump, the Oscar-winning classic starring Tom Hanks as the unforgettable Forrest. From the jump, the episode sets the scene: 1994 was an all-time year for cinema, with heavy hitters like Pulp Fiction an...

Face Off 1997 Review is here, and this week the boys take a long, hard look at one of the biggest action blockbusters of the 90s… and ask the question, what the hell happened? Whitey and Gow dive back into Face/Off, the John Woo-directed chaos fest starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, a film that once felt groundbreaking but now might just be completely cooked. Right from the start, the boys acknowledge the harsh reality of revisiting old favourites. What once felt like peak cinema now feels...

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 2011 Review is on the table this week, and the boys are diving headfirst into David Fincher’s icy, brutal, and deeply unsettling thriller. What started as scepticism about the need for an English-language remake quickly turns into appreciation, because this is one dark ride that absolutely earns its place. Whitey, Gow, and Dan break down the 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson's global phenomenon, unpacking the mystery of Harriet Vanger, the twisted history of one of...

This week on Born to Watch , Whitey, Gow and Damo head back to 1983 for a full Trading Places 1983 Review , revisiting one of the most iconic comedy films of the 1980s. Directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis, Trading Places is a movie that perfectly captures the raw, outrageous humour of the decade. But more than 40 years later, the big question for the Born to Watch crew is simple: Does this comedy classic still hold up? Set in the world of high-stak...

In this Terminator 2: Judgment Day Review , the Born to Watch crew dives headfirst into what many consider the greatest sequel ever made. James Cameron didn't just follow up the original Terminator … he reinvented the blockbuster. Released in 1991, Terminator 2: Judgment Day changed action movies forever with groundbreaking visual effects, unforgettable characters, and one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most iconic roles. This week the full team is back, and the discussion kicks off with a simple bu...

We start the journey of reviewing one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time with Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring. We have a special correspondent call in from Hobbiton itself, Strangles joins us for Good, Bad, Ugly to discuss the blockbuster with us. "The Fellowship of the Ring" is an absolute triumph in the world of cinema, delivering a spellbinding and faithful adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary masterpiece. Directed by Peter Jackson and released in 2001, this film ta...