Episode 75 – The Congress (2013)
Bill and Ted discuss Ari Folman’s film 2013 “The Congress” inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s 1971 overpopulation dystopian think piece “The Futuro...
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20 of 77 episodesEpisode 74 – They Live (1988)
Bill and Ted discuss John Carpenter’s 1988 adaption of Ray Nelson’s 1963 cosmic horror short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning.” Largely i...
Episode 73 – Barry Lyndon (1975)
Bill and Ted discuss Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 adaption of William Makepeace Thackeray’s satirical 1844 novel “The Luck of Barry Lyndon,” about...
Episode 72 – The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Bill and Ted discuss Michael Mann’s 1992 adaption of James Fenimore Cooper’s 1826 novel “The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757.” Set...
Episode 71 – Grizzly Man (2005)
Bill and Ted discuss Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary “Grizzly Man” largely assembled from footage shot by troubled aspiring actor Timothy T...
Episode 70 – Dragonslayer (1981)
Bill and Ted discuss Matthew Robbins’, J.R.R. Tolkien inspired, 1981 dark fantasy film “Dragonslayer” set in the gritty fictional sixth-cent...
Episode 69 – Children of Men (2006)
Bill and Ted discuss Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 brooding adaption of P.D. James’ 1992 dystopian novel “The Children of Men” where infertility has...
Episode 68 – Idiocracy (2006)
Bill and Ted discuss Mike Judge’s 2006 film “Idiocracy,” the Rip Van Winkle style comedy about an exceptionally average man, Corporal Joe Ba...
Episode 67 – Black Narcissus (1947)
Bill and Ted discuss Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1947 film adaptation of Margaret Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel “Black Narcissus.” S...
Episode 66 – GoldenEye (1995)
Bill and Ted discuss Martin Campbell’s 1995 James Bond film “GoldenEye” staring Pierce Brosnan as 007. Set after the fall of the Iron Curtai...
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A quick update about some upcoming changes at Bill and Ted Watch Movies. Hiatus and a big move, plus some technical stuff: if you’re wonderi...
Episode 65 – TRON: Legacy (2010)
Bill and Ted discuss Joseph Kosinski’s 2010 “TRON Legacy” the action packed follow up to Steven Lisberger’s 1982 groundbreaking sci-fi cult...
Episode 64 – Metropolis (1927)
Bill and Ted discuss Fritz Lang’s 1927 landmark silent science-fiction drama “Metropolis” where utopia collides with dystopia and the head o...
Episode 63 – TRON (1982)
Bill and Ted discuss Steven Lisberger’s 1982 boundary pushing Sci-Fi film “TRON,” a futurist film made at the dawn of the personal computer...
Episode 62 – Early Silent Short Films
Bill & Ted discuss early silent short films from the dawn of film making: Thomas Edison’s “The Kiss,” (1896); Louis Lumière’s proto cinéma v...
Episode 61 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Bill & Ted discuss “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” – John Hughes’ 1986 classic teen comedy. Fast-talking high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matth...
Episode 60 – The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Bill & Ted discuss “The Wizard of Oz,” Victor Fleming’s 1939 adaptation of Frank L. Baum’s 1900 children’s novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
Episode 59 – The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Bill & Ted discuss the Extended Edition of Peter Jackson’s 2003 adaptation of the JRR Tolkien’s 1955 Lord of the Rings Book “The Return of t...
Episode 58 – The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Bill & Ted discuss the extended edition of Peter Jackson’s 2002 adaptation of the JRR Tolkien’s 1954 Lord of the Rings Book “The Two Towers....
Episode 57 – The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Part II
Bill & Ted continue their discussion of the Extended Edition of Peter Jackson’s 2001 adaptation of the JRR Tolkien’s 1954 The Fellowship of...