International Feature: The Roses

We take a frank look at The Roses, a sharp, dark-tinged romance that turns a dream house into a proxy war for pride, ambition, and resentment. Chemistry carries the story, while tone shifts, pacing, and a volatile finale spark debate about how far the satire should go.

• Modern reimagining of War of the Roses
• Lead performances that mix bite with vulnerability
• Dark comedy balanced with uneasy dinner-party tension
• Ambition vs failure as the marriage’s pressure point
• Supporting cast adding levity and occasional whiplash
• Pacing concerns in the third act escalation

Letterbox'd Synopsis: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

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Welcome And Setup

SPEAKER_00 0:12

This is the Wait For It Podcast.

SPEAKER_02 0:16

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Wait For It Podcast. I am your co-host Phil Barrera, aka Phil the Filipino.

SPEAKER_03 0:21

And I'm your other co-host, Mr. Eric Almighty, and we are here for International Feature to talk about a movie in 2025 that I saw a lot of. There was a lot of marketing, a lot of advertisements, but it wasn't really on my radar to watch. Phil did see it and told me I had to check it out. So here we are, we're gonna be talking about the roses.

SPEAKER_02 0:42

Yeah, it pops up on a lot of creators' lists as one of their favorites of the year. You know that me specifically, and then also Eric on his weird Aaron Brokovich kick. You know, we we're very much fans of the rom-com, and we kept hearing, I kept hearing this isn't your traditional romantic comedy, and that certainly is the case with 2025's The Roses. So we have gone to the well in terms of like newer movies a couple times when it comes to late to the party, uh, like um what past lives, when it all kicked off with like parasite films like that. So if you're new to the podcast, make sure you stick around until the very end, and we'll let you know where you can find all the rest of our

Why The Roses Stood Out

SPEAKER_02 1:23

content. But let's jump into uh the roses and the synopsis, uh, directed by Jay Roach. The tagline is This marriage ain't big enough for the both of them. Life seems easy for picture perfect couple Ivy and Theo, successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids, but beneath the facade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. Uh, the two stars of this movie are Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch, two people that we've seen quite a bit separately, and uh when they they have a pretty electric chemistry that we'll talk about here in just a moment, uh, because that's gonna be actually my first takeaway when we talk about this film. But uh, Eric, I do want to address before we I get to that takeaway, something we very lightly discussed before starting. I had no idea.

A Modern Reimagining Revealed

SPEAKER_02 2:18

This was a reimagining of a 1989 film called The War of the Roses. It was actually directed by Danny DeVito, and it stars Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, and I believe Sean Aston is somewhere in this movie as well. Never heard of it, came out a year after I was born, and I had no idea that this was a uh essentially a reimagining remake uh from a film that came out about 35 years ago. Did you have any idea either?

SPEAKER_03 2:46

So we were talking a little bit about this. The War of the Roses is not something I ever really heard about. Obviously, I learned of it from watching this movie. I mean, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, like I really wonder what that movie looks like. I didn't even look at the trailer. You said you did in the pre-show and it looked interesting. We probably should have watched it. So if you're looking for like a compare contrast, unfortunately, we're not gonna be able to provide that. But I will say maybe a precursor to how much we enjoyed this movie. I would say that based off of this one, I would be interested in watching that one to see some of the differences, especially if it has that same dynamic and nature to it, uh, as far as the heart of the film.

SPEAKER_02 3:29

Yeah, the trailer definitely has a lot of the same beats that the 2025 version does. Um, maybe a little bit more towards like a kind of thriller-esque approach in the finale, which that definitely does happen here. I certainly want to talk about the

Chemistry Of Colman And Cumberbatch

SPEAKER_02 3:46

finale with you here in just a moment. But yeah, let's discuss my first takeaway, which is just the lead performances from Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch. They are very frequently praised for their chemistry, their sharp delivery. I'm so used to seeing Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. It's so refreshing to see him in a role with some personality. And then Olivia Coleman is a powerhouse all uh on her own. So to have them together, um, they work so well for this material, and as far as the dialogue and their very like dry sense of humor. I mean, you see it right there in the opening scene when they're in couples counseling. And uh when when that scene came up, I was like, okay, well, I think we're in for something that could be really, really entertaining. So definitely want to start there. Uh, Olivia Coleman, Benedict Cumberbatch very much enjoyed their performances.

SPEAKER_03 4:36

Yeah, and you know what? The

Dark Comedy That Cuts Deep

SPEAKER_03 4:38

reason I like their performances goes into my first point as well, which is the dark comedy aspect of what you're seeing in this rom-com. There is, you know, we're gonna we're gonna keep it pretty spoiler-free for the most part. I don't know. We might we might open a spoiler section at the end, but because this movie just came out this year, if you haven't seen it, we want to give you a fresh pair of eyes on it. I do want to mention one particular scene that happens towards the middle, maybe towards the middle end of the film, which is everyone at the dinner table and a very uncomfortable amount of dialogue. And it seems like it goes on for a little bit, it seems like it goes on for quite a little bit, continuing to increase the discomfort. And you know what? Like that honestly kind of worked. It kind of worked. There were some people at the table that were like, This is fun, and there were some people that were like, You guys talk to each other this way, this isn't normal. And there was like a lot of that dark and and black comedy that really worked for not only their performances but the overall tone of the movie, and I thought it just added some fun elements, if not extremely bleak and sometimes depressing. But that's what you're gonna get out of a comedy like that when it's using some of those serious tones and it's shoving them into your face in a somewhat comedic but sad manner. Again, it's it's gonna be a hit or miss, which is why I'm also not surprised that this movie wasn't exactly a big critical hit. Like, I definitely know that a lot of people liked it. When we talk about scores later, some lower sides than what you're thinking, maybe based off of the way we're gonna, you know, kind of praise this movie.

SPEAKER_02 6:14

Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up. That was definitely gonna be one of my takeaways

Ambition, Failure, And Power Shifts

SPEAKER_02 6:18

as well. So we'll kind of just merge into number two, like, yeah, the dark satire, uh, meeting like the like a uh like a relationship, like drama. Because like I said, this isn't a rom-com. They have a meet cute in the beginning when they first meet. And of course, as any couple does, you bang in a fridge or in a in a uh in a freezer. Uh so that's just how it happens with most couples, you know. So uh, but so there are those elements in there, but like I think getting to the nitty-gritty of one spouse failing while the other is very successful, and how that dynamic works out between them in terms of, you know, one just kind of continuing to uh plummet while the other ascends kind of out of nowhere due to unforeseen circumstances, like the same the they both rise and fall because of a storm, right? And it's just a really interesting way to explore that dynamic. And yeah, and I think that could be a it's something I very much enjoyed with the dark satire and the dark humor, but also at some points it felt like maybe they were a little too afraid to push that a little bit further. Like it could have gone way, way darker than it already is, and I think I would have enjoyed seeing kind of like what that writing and that what that dialogue could have looked like. So maybe even though it is very entertaining and I very much enjoyed it, I think there probably could have been more that they could have dove into. And maybe that's one of the reasons why people were a little split on, and it's because it's like, okay, I see what you're trying to do, like just go all in. Just like just do it.

SPEAKER_03 7:46

Yeah, I can see that complaint. I definitely have a couple complaints uh about the movie uh in general, but I'm gonna leave those for my third takeaway. What I'm gonna bring to the table for my second takeaway is the marriage dynamic here and some of the things, like there were a lot of things that were very real about what they were going through. I mean, we have one character built up and then torn down, and in his, you know, in his or her stead, the other partner has to start lifting up the family and starting to do stuff on their own and start to lift themselves up, and you kind of lose each other in that journey, right? Where things aren't the way they used to be. Can they go back to the way they were? Do the each part, you know, does each party even want that to happen? There were a lot of like really genuine things that I know for a fact exist in not only uh, you know, a regular marriage, but almost any marriage between two individuals who were living their life together, who have kids who have these dynamics. It was, I don't know, it was deep in that way, but I understand where you're coming from and some of the other tones that kind of came along with it. They could have really delved into it, it could have also been a lot darker. I enjoyed to a point the kind of theme they were going with and the tone they were going with until we started kind of getting into the third act, and I'll leave that as my third takeaway for some of my criticisms, especially. But especially early on, like I enjoyed the fun, kind of lighthearted banter that was happening, and even some of the crude humor humor we're getting early on. It did kind of escalate as we go later into the film. Like I mentioned, that table scene. So I I enjoyed the escalation to a point when it came to some of those themes and some of that humor.

SPEAKER_02 9:37

Yeah, you know, when you're talking about humor, um, it's just always so nice to see Andy Sandberg in anything really that he does. I think he's perfect in like a supporting role in this. Kate McKinnon also I thought was very,

Supporting Cast And Tonal Whiplash

SPEAKER_02 9:50

very good. Um, and it was a really good they they were really good alongside the the dark humor for Melivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch, and they they brought in like the silly, lighthearted stuff. And I think that's probably where, as far as like tonal shifts, like people are are seeing like a little bit of uh like whiplash in terms of what this thing wants to be. Like I said, a really dark comedy, or like hey, it's really silly. Look, Kate McKinnon wants to bang Benedict Cumberbatch. Like, oh, they have an open marriage. That's really, really funny. Interestingly enough, like this is the I just also watched another movie about open marriages, which was the one with um what's her face? Uh uh Splitzville. Splitzville, yeah, because I kept seeing stuff about Splitzville. It's like, let's check this out again. Rom coms, that's my alley. And uh no, it just didn't hit the uh did not hit the mark for me. And it and also as far as that dinner scene, it's interesting because there is a very similar scene. Obviously, totally it's very different in Blackbag, which is another movie we kind of threw around for this spot. And that scene is probably the only scene I really enjoyed in Black Bag. So we're seeing kind of like this uncomfortable dinner uh party aesthetic quite a bit.

SPEAKER_03 10:59

We really like dinner parties. We should probably give you the menu a real shot.

SPEAKER_02 11:02

We should probably watch the menu again. Yeah. Sorry about that, everybody. Well, we'll we'll we'll do that probably uh one day. One day. One day. So

Spoiler Zone: The House Finale

SPEAKER_02 11:11

um, yeah, my third takeaway may lean into yours because it does involve the third act, and I I do want to talk about the finale, uh, which I very much enjoyed. So maybe this is where we'll leave a spoiler warning because I do want to talk about what happens in that final scene in the house. And this scene basically, the War of the Wor Uh Roses version is in the trailer, so you kind of get ideas of like where the inspiration came from, and they're not totally similar because um just architecturally, it's gonna be very different. I think architecturally, the design of this home is also very important to the 2025 version of the movie, um, in terms of it being this symbol of both of their successes, but also both of their failures, right? Like, this is the house he always wanted to build, but she had to pay for it, right? Like it wasn't it wasn't necessarily the way that he thought it was going to be. So I think that's a really important part of the film. But yeah, when I I kind of I was like at the edge of my seat watching this finale when she when she when he has the epi pen and like telling her to sign the paperwork.

SPEAKER_01 12:17

I'm like, is this how this is gonna end? Is he gonna murder his wife? Is he gonna murder the vehicle?

SPEAKER_02 12:24

Isn't it like all that? Uh like I was really, really gripped by that, but again, because throughout the entire thing, it's like it had never all of the stuff, it was like all talk. You know, there's a scene with the lawyers, too. That would that that seems really funny as well. But like it had been all kind of talk and let's talk through our lawyers, and then it's like, oh, we're we're shifting very differently into one of us is gonna die for this house and it's not gonna be me. And while it was very entertaining, and like I said, I was on the edge of my seat, it was like that was at the point where I was like, Man, this could have been a totally different movie if they just committed to the tone that they wanted. And it seems like the War of the Roses does that pretty consistently from beginning to end. So we're gonna have to watch that movie at some point and compare and contrast. Maybe it won't be a full-on episode, maybe it'll be like a stream or a bonus episode or something like that. Because I do want to watch the original, um, because cinematography-wise, the way that the War of the Roses is shot, it also has that like 1980s darker aesthetic. So maybe that's why it works a little bit better and juxtaposed against this very futuristic household. Maybe that's why it was also uh a little jarring for how dark they wanted to play it. But yeah, definitely enjoyed the finale, and like I said, as far as just having a good time, but again, it was like leaving me like, man, they could have could have had a little bit more of this earlier on.

SPEAKER_03 13:45

Yeah, and and I think uh the spoiler warning is a good call here, because again, we're talking about some finale stuff, and it's it's a little easier to get into when it comes to it. I enjoyed the film overall. I definitely uh deduct a lot of points going into the end here, and here's really the only reason why film.

Pacing Gripes And Third-Act Swerves

SPEAKER_03 14:03

It feels like the escalation from you know, this isn't working. You know, or to I would say this the escalation to it isn't working, takes a long time. Like when it happens finally, just the discussion of like, I don't think, you know, with the whale and saving the the the whale on the beach and and the epiphany that he has, right? That took a long time. Like for a film that's only an hour, it's a hundred and a hundred minutes, 60 plus was spent on like this like build-up, right? So there's not a lot of time in this space, and then we don't spend a lot of time in that space before things get Mr. and Mrs. Smith levels of fucking crazy, you know, as far as them trying to kill each other. I just thought it was it was badly paced at the end when it came to the escalations, it almost felt a little too comical. So I mentioned that tone earlier worked for me for a lot of the film and the themes and what they were going for. It almost felt over the top a little bit by the end. And then another nitpick I had that I wanted to get to, Phil. So I think Kate McKinnon and Andy Sandberg like overstayed their welcome. What I'm saying with that is like it just wasn't it was one of those things where it wasn't as effective the longer the movie went on. Like it was really funny at first, but it almost felt a little bit like an SNL skit kind of got and I know I know they're the cast members, right? Like, I know that's an easy critique to make, right? But it really did feel like at some point it was like a SNL skit attached to the movie, like they had their little bit that was going on, and I don't know, it just didn't really work for me. So this movie unfolds in a lot of different ways, but some aren't very creative, in my opinion, some are a little bit head scratching, in my opinion, and rushed, in my opinion. So that's kind of where I landed on a couple of critiques when we get to the end. Without exactly diving into every single nitpick, I had a lot of the things that I thought maybe negatively of this movie happens pretty much after that first hour from a payoff perspective.

SPEAKER_02 16:17

Yeah, I get that.

Reviews, Reception, And Scores

SPEAKER_02 16:18

I I think for me as somebody who just really enjoys that Andy Sandberg shtick, that's probably why it didn't have the same effect on me. But yeah, I certainly understand that. But yeah, overall, uh again, very much enjoyed my time with this, liked it a lot more than I thought it would, um, especially as I'm, you know, starting to fill out my 2025 list, which is going to come down to the wire for me this year. I have been I have been slacking. So uh all of those things uh definitely understand when it comes to uh you know, not necessarily like misses, but uh again, just things that we would have liked to see in terms of committing to one thing or another, and then maybe cutting out, like cutting out some of the Andy Sandbrook stuff and giving us more of the build-up, you know, like more of how this relationship is affecting like the children. Like we'd even like discuss the kids. I thought it was kind of funny. They were like, and I think a lot of parents have that, like whenever their parents split up and you know that they hate each other, and they're like, oh great, fantastic that that sounds fantastic. Yeah, we'll see. We gotta go. We're we're here at camp, like doing our own thing. And good thing they weren't there when the house blew up. So that's also a good thing as well. So uh when it comes to the city. Do we know that the house blew up? I think it's probably up for interpretation. So I'd like to see again the War of the Roses to see if something similar happens in that, too. So, and one of the reviews from one of the content creators that I follow, uh, who I mention a lot, Amanda the Jedi, her review is yeah, that's probably how it had to go down. So it's almost like again, it was uh it was heading towards that. Uh, Cameron Kozak, you probably have seen him as well, Eric. He said, incredible breakdown of Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman fucking shit up. So lots of uh lots of fun stuff there. So I I think with a lot of the with his failure being very public, that also lends itself a lot to what happens here too. So like it's not like 30 years ago when you know his failure would have only reached people who like read that in the newspaper or just heard about it second or third hand, you know, it being like uh this viral moment on on TikTok and Instagram, I thought, was was really uh really enhanced his kind of like descent into madness and fall from grace as well. So yeah, all stuff that we you know that I that I certainly enjoyed. But uh anything else you want to mention, Eric, before we get to scores and uh how this movie was received or has been received here in 2025.

SPEAKER_03 18:45

Yeah, I I'll just read a couple of random letterbox reviews that kind of caught my eye that gave me a laugh. So this movie is essentially marriage story for horny people who like to get high and be toxic towards one's uh one another. Everyone was on the same frequency. Uh freak with a K. Yeah. Uh that's very clever. Somebody had mentioned the fact that this this movie was clearly shot in the UK, but it's supposed to be set, I guess, in Northern California. So that was interesting. This movie does borderline on international feature, in my opinion. Like it clearly has some international flair to it in both locations, even though they don't utilize it, and in humor. But I would say this is one of our most borderline like sneak-ins of international feature, which is definitely on us. There was also someone that said uh a movie for people that have been in a relationship for a long time and literally no one else, uh, which I thought I thought was pr fairly funny because again, we're gonna talk about scores here in a minute and reception, and I think that might have had to do something to it. Like, again, I personally think somebody who's been in a marriage for a long time would probably not only

Rankings, Watchlists, And What’s Next

SPEAKER_03 19:55

relate, but like the therapy scene where they're like shitting on each other and then laughing about it. There is something like real about that. There is something about like laughing at the torture of the pain. It's sad, also hilarious, but sad. Um, someone else also said we need to shut everything down until we figure out what to do with Kate McKinnon. I'm telling you, it's that's not the only comment here. I don't think a lot of people like Kate McKinnon in this movie, so yeah. I think it just uh is more for the Ellen right now. Somebody what somebody said.

SPEAKER_02 20:28

It is a that is just a Saturday Night Live character. Whereas as Andy Sandberg, I feel like is being more of a character that it could be a buddy, like could be a friend, you know. But K McKinnon is playing just a Saturday Night Live sketch character.

SPEAKER_03 20:42

Yeah, maybe that's why I felt that way overall. Yeah, Mr. and Mrs. Smith for English people. So again, uh a lot of a lot of a lot of very similar comments that uh one of them was English.

SPEAKER_02 20:53

Isn't Angelina what is Angelina Jolie in that movie? I don't know what Angelina Jolie is.

SPEAKER_03 20:57

You made that up.

SPEAKER_02 20:58

What?

unknown 20:59

I don't think.

SPEAKER_02 21:00

I mean she's not English, but she has an accent. I mean, you know, foreign.

SPEAKER_03 21:06

Phil, that's crazy. I'm gonna let you get to the Rotten Tomato scores whenever you're ready.

SPEAKER_02 21:11

Whatever. She's I'm not not pulling punches with Angelina Jolie in 2025.

SPEAKER_03 21:16

Let's get to the scores here. Also, before you actually get into that, Angela Angelina Jolie is Dutch, French, a little German, little Slavic. Yeah, English. Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I said anything. I'm sorry, I even I'm sorry I even looked it up.

SPEAKER_02 21:34

IMDB, a 6.8 out of 10 rating, and over on Letterboxd, it holds a 3.5. I ended up giving this a 4, uh, mostly because I was just so enamored by the chemistry between Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch. I was very, very much into uh again everything that was going on relationship-wise, where the stock for one of them is going up while the other goes down is very, very entertaining to me. And uh yeah, also makes me want to watch the original with uh as much Danny DeVito as possible. So yeah, four to five for me. And uh well, we'll get to rankings in a second because I'll tell you where it ranks on my 2025 list as well.

SPEAKER_03 22:13

Yeah, and I really enjoyed the movie. I I had a lot of fun with it. I think our two leads are really great together. I think that that uh again, that dark satire, that uh that crude black comedy works, you know, like it definitely is, you know, it's definitely a lot of fun. But at the end of the day, the movie did kind of lack a little bit there at the end. Uh, it didn't exactly land for me, but I I really debated whether or not I was gonna give this a three and be extremely harsh, or just admit that I had a good time and give it a three and a half. I ultimately fell on the side to give it a three and a half because I did have a good time with it. If it was on, I would actively find myself watching particular scenes, laughing, finding it entertaining, connecting with it in some way or another. So I gave it a three and a half. I enjoyed it. I wonder how my score would be affected after seeing the original, and I am curious if that's what happened with a lot of other people that left reviews. Uh, and Phil, that's kind of where I sat on this one. Not a bad choice to uh, you know, to fit here in the month of November.

SPEAKER_02 23:17

Yeah, and and at one point, like I did think like, am I giving this too high of a rating? But like 53,000 people, 28% of the voters or the people that have rated this movie gave it a four, and then the other high one is 26% at 3.5. So I do think it sits somewhere well between the three and a half and a four. I just gave it that bump because I just enjoyed the performances so much. I'm gonna not touch this Google Chrome browser at all. I'm just gonna look at my phone here going forward. Uh, the behind-the-scenes stuff is going crazy here tonight for this episode, so uh you guys will never see it because of editing magic. Uh, but yeah, let's get to where this ranks in terms of international features here, Eric. Uh, we are up to now 38 movies. We're heading to 40 pretty soon here when it comes to international features. So again, because of its score, I gave it a four out of five. Uh, it does rank 17. Um, is it ahead of films such as Wolf Children and Perfect Days, but still behind uh movies like Old Boy and Oakra. Yeah, and where does it land for your 2025 movies? 2025. It is, I mean, again, I haven't seen as many movies as you or my sister, but I did change it from like my initial review before I did have it ahead of Superman, which I was like, how did that happen? Uh so it is number eight behind Superman and in front of Companion. Because I have since bumped Superman to a four. I don't know if I've told you that.

SPEAKER_03 24:33

No, you have you have not, which is uh yeah, I'm looking at your list now. It has definitely changed. Uh, you're actually much closer than you think. You've watched 26 films. I've watched 28. Oh, okay. I've got a couple more on the dockets.

SPEAKER_02 24:46

I somehow, for some reason, added Splitzville to that uh yesterday.

SPEAKER_03 24:50

So yeah, well, well, you've added, you know, uh, I've only seen 69% of the nice. I've only seen 69% of the uh movies. Uh out of the movies you've seen, not to get too distracted, the naked gun, I'll be checking out. I haven't seen that yet. It's all good. You saw the Looney Tunes one? You you might talk me into that one. Black Bag, don't think I'm gonna watch that. The Gorge, no, Death of a Unicorn. I remember we were excited, and then Splitsville and uh the materialist get the fuck out of here. So no, as far as where the roses landed for me on international feature, it's a little bit lower because of its score. It's a three and a half for me, so it's actually listed at 27 out of my list. It's right below films like Tokyo Godfathers and the girl who lived through time, and above films like Perfect Days and Bell. I think I had more fun with the roses, so I gave it that little rub, but it is on the lower end of three and a half I've given for international feature films. In 2025, I have this movie here ranked below the Demon Slayer movie. Uh it's my last three and a half that I have, but above three, which the first three I have here is the Thunderbolts movie. So I have this movie in, and I don't know why I don't have an order number. Why why does it not show the numbers?

SPEAKER_02 26:12

You have to mark the list as ranked.

SPEAKER_03 26:16

What the fuck does that mean?

SPEAKER_02 26:18

Well, I'm afraid to hit letterboxed on my computer. Hold on.

SPEAKER_03 26:21

No, that's fine. Hold on.

SPEAKER_02 26:22

So when you go to edit or delete this list. I see it. I see it. Yeah. You have to dupe ranked a list. Come on, don't be a rookie.

SPEAKER_03 26:32

Anyway, wow, that's why the fuck is that a feature? Why the fuck do I have to do that?

SPEAKER_02 26:38

Well, some people don't rank, some people don't rank movies, they just put lists. They're crazy people.

SPEAKER_03 26:42

You're fucking insane. Uh so all that to say, it's ranked above Thunderbolts, right under the Demon Slayer movie. It's at 16 for me for 2025.

SPEAKER_02 26:52

Yeah, we're gonna have to do some heavy lifting here in these last two months. Uh 24 movies for me, 22 for you. Hey, we got this, man. We got this.

SPEAKER_03 27:02

Again, I mentioned a couple of yours that I want to see, which I think I can casually watch. I'm gonna watch weapons, probably.

SPEAKER_02 27:07

Yeah, I gotta figure out I gotta I gotta just balls up and watch weapons because I want to see it. And I have my website. I know when the jumps happen. So exactly. I want to check it out.

SPEAKER_03 27:16

Weapons is there. I've got a couple more predator lands is coming out. Uh by the time this episode is released, I will.

SPEAKER_02 27:21

I'll just see that. And uh Predator, Killer of Killers. We can add that.

SPEAKER_03 27:25

Killer of Killers. Oh shit. I need to probably watch that this week, huh?

SPEAKER_02 27:29

Hmm. We got Zootopia. Oh, yeah. Zootopia will be an easy ad. There's something else, right?

SPEAKER_03 27:36

I'll be seeing uh, well, Wicked.

SPEAKER_02 27:38

Oh.

SPEAKER_03 27:39

For good. I'll also be seeing the five nights at the Five Nights at Freddy's movie, uh, the sequel. Um not because I want to be. That's already out. Didn't the last one come out last year? Like a year or two ago, yeah. It was pretty quick. Pumping these bitches out, huh? But yeah, this uh December. So yeah. I've got at least I'm definitely I think I can get to 40 comfortably. 50 is a task. 50's gonna be a task this year.

SPEAKER_02 28:04

Yeah, I want to see. I keep seeing, I don't is this a baseball movie or have you seen I keep seeing stuff about ifus. But I'm not 100% sure what it's about.

SPEAKER_03 28:15

Never heard that in my life.

SPEAKER_02 28:17

Really? It's in a lot of like top five, top ten lists. Efus? How do you spell that? E-E P H U S. The Formula One movie might be an easy, an easy one.

SPEAKER_03 28:30

What the fuck is this?

SPEAKER_02 28:31

I don't know. I just told you. I just I just see it on a lot of lists.

SPEAKER_03 28:38

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small town baseball field, a pair of New England's Sunday league teams face off for the last time over the course of a day.

SPEAKER_02 28:55

That's a that that is a hey Arnold episode.

SPEAKER_03 29:01

I mean, it's only an hour and a half. I'll let you watch that one.

SPEAKER_02 29:04

We also have oh, I still I also want to watch One of Them Days, which is a movie that came out in January. Um it's the movie with Kiki Palmer and Sciza that's been on Netflix for a while. I'm gonna check that out. We'll see if I watch the Phoenician scheme. And then there's that Arco film that we that we pinned last week.

SPEAKER_03 29:21

Oh, yeah, and then uh Park Park Chan Wuk. Did I make that name?

SPEAKER_02 29:26

Yeah, the one that comes out in December on on Christmas Day. Yep.

SPEAKER_03 29:30

So But yeah, we got a lot of movies to look forward to. Glad we added the roses to that list.

SPEAKER_02 29:36

Yeah, the roses was a good time. So if you checked it out, or you may have missed it, because again, even though it had like a lot of marketing, uh, you know, a lot of people statistically did not appear to see it. So if you check it out, definitely let us know how you felt. And you can let

Community Shoutouts And Patreon

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SPEAKER_03 30:43

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This is the Wait for It Podcast.