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Point Break may have been one of the 90s best action movies, but Damo has a gripe with the surfing scenes.

Wild Things was sold to the public as an erotic thriller but we may have gotten more of kevin bacon than was required.

Lake Placid was a lot of fun for at least one of us to return to. Where we all agreed was the Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Platt stole the show.

It’s time to tighten the red headband because Born to Watch is going back to 1988 for Rambo III, one of the decade's biggest, loudest, and most gloriously excessive action movies. Whitey is joined by fellow ’80s action tragics Bones and DJ Glazby to revisit Sylvester Stallone’s third outing as…

Welcome back to Born to Watch, the movie review podcast where we don't take the movies, or ourselves, too seriously. This week, we're sinking our teeth into a Fright Night (1985) Review, revisiting Tom Holland's cult vampire favourite more than 40 years after Jerry Dandrige first moved into the neighbourhood.…

The Warriors (1979) Review has finally arrived on Born to Watch, and Whitey, Gow and Damo are heading into the neon-soaked streets of New York City to revisit one of the great cult movies of their youth. Can you dig it? Walter Hill's The Warriors has one of those brilliantly…

Welcome back to Born to Watch, the movie review podcast where we don’t take the movies, or ourselves, too seriously. This week, Whitey, Damo and Dan are turning everything up to 11 for our This Is Spinal Tap Review, revisiting Rob Reiner's legendary 1984 mockumentary and one of the most…

One of the most iconic scenes of the 80’s is the stair scene in The Untouchables but we may have found a huge flaw. Is Chivalry dead in 1930s Chicago??

Rambo’s arrow makes one of the best sounds in all of cinema. Whitey explains just where it sits in the history of movie sounds.

One of the most legendary fight scenes in cult cinema. The Warriors run into the Baseball Furies in Riverside Park, a gang decked out in face paint and pinstripes, swinging bats with brutal intent. It's stylised, tense, and unforgettable, a defining moment in Walter Hill's 1979 classic and one of…

Project Hail Mary might just be the biggest surprise movie of 2026. This week on Born to Watch, the boys deliver their Project Hail Mary Movie Review, diving into the blockbuster sci-fi adaptation of Andy Weir's bestselling novel. Starring Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary follows a reluctant…

Big Wednesday was a generational movie that affected so many people in so many ways. The Bear brand in the movie was made just for Big Wednesday has gone on to become a brand synonymous with surfing the world over.

In this episode of Born to Watch, the team dives into a full review of Terminator 2 (1991), revisiting one of the biggest and most influential action movies ever made. Released in 1991 and directed by James Cameron, Terminator 2: Judgment Day didn't just continue the story of the original…

Interstellar (2014) Movie Review is finally here, and this week the Born to Watch crew tackle one of the biggest, boldest and most emotional science fiction films ever made. Christopher Nolan's 2014 masterpiece isn't just another space movie. It's an epic story about love, sacrifice, time, survival and humanity's place…

Christopher Nolan cemented himself as a modern great after his decade 2005 - 2014. Six bangers in a row. We celebrate the man as his new movie The Odyssey hits the screens.

When you think about 80s action movies then Lethal Weapon has to spring to mind. It definitely has a different tone to the first but the action and the laughs come thick and fast.

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood finally gets the Born to Watch treatment, and the boys go deep on one of the most unique films of the modern era. Set in 1969 Los Angeles, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follows fading TV actor Rick Dalton and his…

We were completely blown away by how good The Sixth Sense has held up 27 years after release. This scene at the end of the movie is as powerful as any we have reviewed. Incredible performances from Hayley Joel Osment and Toni Collette - one of them should have been…

This week on Born to Watch, the boys dive sunglasses-first into Cobra, Sylvester Stallone's 1986 fever dream of fascist fashion, cult chaos, and cheeseball one-liners. In a time when Sly was king of the box office, rocking Rambo and Rocky, he went rogue and gave us… Marion Cobretti. Part cop,…

80's Action movie Draft is here, and this week Born to Watch does something completely different. Instead of reviewing a single film, the boys take on the ultimate challenge: building the best possible lineup of 80s action movies in a full snake-draft format. The rules are simple. Every pick must…

Will the Worky has some serious thoughts about Jenny in our latest "Forrest Gump" Episode - LIVE NOW. He asks whether Jenny really deserves a man as devoted as Forrest.

Comedy doesn’t age easily, but Flying High is the rare exception. In this Born to Watch episode, Whitey and Gow revisit the parody that set the standard for every comedy that followed. Released in 1980 and known as Flying High in Australia, this film redefined what spoof comedy could be.…

Damo explains how Poltergeist affected him as a kid and how it taught him the "Storm Count" that he still uses today.

Damo rocks out in his original "Kick Arse Credit Song" for Poltergeist. Incredible lyrics and a banging tune - definitely one of the best.