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Nov. 24, 2022

Life Changing Movie Recommendations | movies that changed my life | Part 1

There have been many movies that changed the way I viewed cinema. Here are just a few of the movies that I recommend that changed my life. Whether it be from an actual cinema experience or learning to appreciate the art of movie making. There are some amazing movies in…

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Nov. 23, 2022

Expanding our Vocabulary | New word Alert | Ben Mendelsohn | Animal Kingdom

On the Born to Watch Podcast we like to push the boundaries of the spoken word. Sometimes we may even develop new words to help win an argument or get a point across. As we go through the back catalogue of Animal Kingdom star Ben Mendelsohn, there is such a…

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Nov. 22, 2022

Gow discovers his life story | movie about your life | Ben Mendelsohn

Gow discovered a movie made about his life whilst researching for Animal Kingdom. Sometimes life just finds a way to keep delivering the gold. There is little doubt that Gow is fully self aware of one of his greatest assets …. Or are they??

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Nov. 22, 2022

Big Trouble in Little China Sequel | Stay away Rock, please?

In 1986, John Carpenter, with his muse Kurt Russell made a film that would completely bomb upon release. As the years grew so did its status until Big Trouble in Little China would become one of the best cult films ever committed to film. Kurt Russell plays the iconic Jack…

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Nov. 21, 2022

Home Brewing Disaster | not as easy as it seems

Home Brewing is a popular past time and can be a extremely fruitful and tasty passion. In saying that there is a fair amount a skill that goes into brewing the perfect beer. Patience and the right mindset is essential to perfecting the brewing process. If you are only doing…

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Nov. 20, 2022

Choose your own Movie Review | Four movies to choose from | Rocky 4 and more

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Nov. 18, 2022

Perfect Background Movies | comfort movies | working from home

Comfort movies are those special movies that you don’t need to necessarily watch to enjoy. Sometimes a movie can work for you when it’s just playing in the background. If your working from home and need some noise on or are trying to take a nap, sometimes silence isn’t the…

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Nov. 17, 2022

Retro Movies in the Cinema | Aliens | Big Trouble in Little China | Die Hard | Hayden Orpheum

The Hayden Orpheum at Cremorne js a movie lovers wet dream. The beauty of the venue combined with its amazing lineup of retro movies that screen make it the perfect destination. Just in the last month they have shown Aliens and Big Trouble in Little China and coming for Christmas…

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Nov. 16, 2022

Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Crossovers | Batman | Scooby Doo | Flintstones | Jetsons | Kiss

Hanna-Barbera is the King of cartoons and as a child there was nothing better than a weekend spent with Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Jabber Jaws, The Jetsons to name a few. The only thing that made it better was when there was a cross over and Batman or Kiss would turn…

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Nov. 16, 2022

Conflict is a good thing | Crocodile Dundee Movie Review

The boys are back in the Panic Room for Crocodile Dundee and things start to get a little heated. Dan is lonely up there on the land and was itching for a fight and when the subject of 1986 being the best year of cinema, he couldn’t hold back. In…

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Nov. 15, 2022

Early Bloopers | Podcast Life ain’t easy

In the beginning I wasn’t the confident podcast host that you see now 😂😂 I have always found starting the podcast to be difficult and have since learnt that sticking to what works and more importantly you can remember has made a huge difference. There are plenty more out takes…

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Nov. 14, 2022

Black Adam Review | DC have officially lost the plot

As promised I went and saw Black Adam on the weekend. I shouldn’t have been surprised at the outcome really. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, this is supposed to kickstart the new phase of DC films. Well in my opinion, nothing much has changed. This could very well be the…

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Nov. 11, 2022

Self Awareness is the key | bad voice and a big head 😢😂

I have learnt a lot on my podcast journey but even more so since i have been producing YouTube content. Some of it has been great but some of it has been a harsh reality check 😂

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Nov. 11, 2022

Best Trilogy of all time? | Mad Max, Star Wars, LOTR

With a little tinkering could Max Max become the best movie trilogy of all time. If we were to leave a certain chapter out then I think it could be. There are some amazing trilogies in the discussion though. Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Lethal Weapon to name…

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Nov. 10, 2022

The great Marvel debate | has the MCU killed cinema?

Whitey and Dan have yet another discussion about the validity of the MCU movies. It can’t be argued that the Marvel movies have definitely changed the landscape of movies, the question is whether it’s for the better. There is no doubt that there are some fairly average chapters in the…

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Nov. 10, 2022

Is that a bullet hole? | Mad Max and Fifi’s head wound? Fred Ward and Mel Gibson

The boys discuss in depth what it must feel like to have to shave your flowing hair for a role. There is also a question over whether there is a bullet wound scar on the back of Fifi’s head. The iconic Fifi is played by the larger than life Fred…

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Nov. 9, 2022

Art imitating life| the crash and burn of Mel Gibson

Mad Max was a ground breaking film in Australian history. It’s birthed more than one super star with Mel Gibson the obvious star but George Miller the Director is a star in his own right. But unfortunately Gibsons time the the limelight came to an abrupt end and in a…

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Nov. 8, 2022

Karaoke Favourite 1979 | Christopher Cross Ride Like the Wind

When we start talking about the year of release sometimes we get dragged down the rabbit hole. Let’s just say that Karaoke used to be a favourite event for all of us and there is very little doubt that in another life the three of us were performers. Let’s be…

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Nov. 7, 2022

JB Smoove taking a pay cheque | Blockbuster Netflix TV Series

The new TV Series “Blockbuster” on Netflix is full of some ordinary performances but I expected a lot more from JB Smoove

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Nov. 6, 2022

Blockbuster Review | Netflix TV Series

I was actually quite excited to watch the new Netflix TV Series - Blockbuster. To say that I was a little disappointed might be an understatement and to be honest I should have known better. Enjoy the review and if you like what you see give us a thumbs up…

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Nov. 6, 2022

Movie Quote of the Week | Born to Watch Podcast

Whitey sets up the Quote of the Week and has to do some custom designing of the tiles. Surely there should be more H’s in the pack. This quote is from a great movie and one that because of the Star probably doesn’t get the kudos it deserves. Comment below…

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Nov. 4, 2022

Soap or Shower Gel? What’s the preference for the after podcast shower?

The boys discuss there shower soap preferences as the podcast draws to a close. Damo prefers to have his own cake of soap for the showers, he might be disappointed this week. 😂 If you want to hear and see more of the Born to Watch team, don’t forget to…

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Nov. 3, 2022

Best Horror movie of 2022?? Barbarian Movie Review

The 2022 horror movie Barbarian as taken the cinema world by storm. Critics and the public alike have been blown away by this fresh take on an age old story. A young woman goes interstate for a job interview and upon arriving at her Air BNB for the night she…

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Nov. 2, 2022

The Raid is essentially Donkey Kong

The Raid is a special kind of action movie and the boys discuss whether it is just basically a video game. Just like Donkey Kong the hero must battle his way through many levels to get to the big baddy, this is The Raid in a nutshell. This absolutely does…

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