This week, Dave, Justin, and Ashley watched Dune 2. Here’s the official synopsis:  “Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.” Ashley isn’t convinced that Christopher Walken should have been in this film. Dave relived some childhood lamprey trauma. Just had a lot to say about angry...

This week, Justin, Dave, and Ashley watched Holiday in the Vineyards. Here’s the synopsis. “While on a secret job for his mother's wine company, a man falls for the widow whose place he's renting. She is struggling to keep the local vineyard running, but the truth may spoil their yuletide romance.” Justin was bothered by the chin-kissing, and the unnecessary slandering of Fiat. Dave was amazed that everyone was so quick to forgive the morally bankrupt lying liar protagonist. Ashley was...

This week, Justin, Dave, and Ashley watched Rumor Has It. Here’s the synopsis. “Living in New York City, Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) must make the cross-country trip back to her home state of California for the wedding of her younger sister (Mena Suvari). Once with her family, Sarah learns some interesting things from her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine), including the family's inspirational ties to the famous film "The Graduate." But all this leads to millionaire Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner),...

This week, Justin and Dave watched Jexi. Here’s the synopsis. “Phil has a major dependency issue -- he's addicted to his cellphone. He has no friends and his love life is nonexistent. Forced to upgrade to a new phone, Phil soon learns that the latest model comes with Jexi -- an artificial intelligence life coach, virtual assistant and cheerleader. With its help, he begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on the phone, Jexi starts to morph into a tech nightmare that's...

This week, Justin and Dave watched You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Here’s the synopsis. “Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. However, things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.” Dave was fascinated by DJ Shmuley, and did a deep dive on the ritziest bat mitzvahs. Justin thought the main character was irredeemable, and didn’t understand why innocent little...

This week, Justin and Dave watched To Catch A Killer: Here’s the synopsis: "A troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing Baltimore, Maryland." The main character (Eleanor) in this film behaved so strangely that both Dave and Justin thought she might be a ghost or figment of Lammark's imagination - not actually a real character in the film. That's how fundamentally flummoxing this film was. ---...

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched Heart of Stone. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “Rachel Stone is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful global peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable -- and dangerous -- asset.” Justin did not understand the AI's probability calculations that seemed utterly meaningless. Dave disagreed with the film's idea of what a "field agent" was supposed to be. Ashley loved the message of the film...

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched Fatale. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “After a wild one-night stand, a successful sports agent watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for is a determined police detective who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he desperately tries to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life.” Dave coined a new...

This week, Justin, Dave, and Ashley watched Happiness for Beginners. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “A year after her divorce, 32-year-old Helen Carpenter lets her brother persuade her to sign up for a wilderness survival course. Through this experience she discovers that you have to get lost to find yourself.” Dave was captivated by the smouldering gaze of Luke Grimes. Ashley was flummoxed by beards. Justin was offended at the statement that “grown men don’t go study sea life.”...

An encore presentation of our episode on Arcane from Nov 21, 2021. Dave and Justin discuss Arcane, the #1 show on Netflix this week. Here’s the official synopsis: Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions. Professional actor and gaming nerd Matt Lacas joins the boys this week to gush with Justin about how awesome this show is, and explain to poor Dave why his life is impoverished...

An Encore presentation of our epsisode on My Little Pony from Oct 24, 2021. Dave and Justin discuss My Little Pony: The New Generation, the #1 show on Netflix this week. Here’s the official synopsis: Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it. Dave and Justin are amazed that a magical horsey cartoon took such a hard stance against neo-fascism and the military-industrial complex....

An encore presentation of Never Have I Ever, Season 3, Episode 1, recorded on Aug 22, 2022. This week, Justin and Dave watched was Never Have I Ever, Season 3, Episode 1. Here’s the Netflix synopsis “At last, Devi is dating her dream guy, but some catty gossip makes her worry about taking things slow and Nalini urges Kamala to rethink a decision.” Dave does not really enjoy the overly-slick and rapid-fire dialogue, making it difficult for him to connect to the material. Justin, however,...

An encore presentation of our episode on Yes Day from Mar 22, 2021. Dave and Justin discuss the #1 show on Netflix Canada for the week ending March 21, 2021: Yes Day. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis of Yes Day: A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests with a few ground rules on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure. Justin dives deep on crows, kablowey, and the word "fleek", while Dave counts balloons and questions people's résumés.  ---...

An encore presentation of our episode on Spiderhead from June 26, 2022. This week, Justin, Dave, and Ashley watched Spiderhead. Here’s the Netflix synopsis: “Two inmates form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs.” Dave really enjoyed the airplane in this movie. And the car. And the boat. Ashley has a bone to pick with Chris Hemsworth's involvement in the...

This week, Justin and Dave watched Black Mirror season 6, episode 1. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “ An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life - in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek.” Dave was surprised that this episode of Black Mirror had a happy ending. Justin gushed over Annie Murphy’s performance. They both agreed that  Kayla Lorette deserves fame and fortune! --- Support...

This week, Justin and Dave watched Dune. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: "To secure his people's future, a young man travels to a dangerous, resource-rich planet — where malevolent forces push him towards a foreboding destiny." Dave and Justin both loved the 2021 version of Dune. Although Dave was not convinced that ornithopters could actual achieve lift with those weirdo dragonfly wings. And Justin required more details on how the Freman stillsuits collected and processed fecal...

This week, Justin and Dave watched Manifest. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “While investigating a Calling, Michaela finds a mysterious stowaway; Ben clings tightly to his beliefs; Cal comes out of hiding to pursue a lead.” Dave and Justin learned that you can't start watching this series at Season 4 - you really do need to watch it from the start. Dave appreciated how wearing an orange vest allowed people to bypass all security measures. Justin didn't like they way they yelled at the...

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched FUBAR. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “A CIA operative on the verge of retirement discovers a family secret and is forced to go back into the field for one last job.” Ashley could not accept the implausibly small size of the laser flashlight or the facial recognition software that worked through concrete walls. Dave was impressed by the small size of the suitcase nuke. Justin was confused by the lipstick vibrator. --- Support this...

This week, Justin and Dave watched Selling Sunset, Season 6, Episode 1. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: “Chrishell is head-over-heels in love but may not be ready to face the awkwardness at the office; new agent Bre comes in hot, ruffling a few feathers.” This is the worst thing Dave has ever had to watch for the podcast. Justin was equally as bored and flummoxed. Nothing made any sense. Thankfully, our special guest Ranke has seen ALL SIX SEASONS and was able to explain why this show...

This week, Justin and Dave watched The Mother. Here’s the official Netflix synopsis: "While fleeing from dangerous assailants, an assassin comes out of hiding to protect her daughter she left earlier in life." Both Justin and Dave were flummoxed as to why the bad guys were chasing after Zoe. It seemed to be the premise of the film, yet there was no clear explanation as to their motivations. They agreed that Jennifer Lopez is a great action star, but Justin laughed a lot at the chase scenes....

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Here's the official synopsis: "The young queen's marriage to King George of England ushers in an epic love story and transforms high society." Everyone liked the deep(er) dive into the race issue in this Bridgerton spinoff. Dave was flummoxed as to how it only took them 6 hours to get from Germany to England in a horse-drawn carriage. Ashley was flummoxed as to how Charlotte changed into a new dress and got an...

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched Firefly Lane Season 2 (episode 1). Here's the official synopsis: "Kate and Tully are brought together as they contend with an overbearing grandma." Justin was flummoxed by the prolific de-aging. Ashley loved the Tully-Kate dynamic, but didn't enjoy all the extra drama they injected to spice things up. Dave was bummed that there was no follow-up on the horse from Season 1. --- Support this podcast:...

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched The Diplomat. Here's the synopsis: "Amid an international crisis, a career diplomat juggles her new high-profile job as ambassador to the United Kingdom and her turbulent marriage to a political star." Ashley loved the realistic dialogue. Justin hated the unrealistic dialogue. Dave freaked out about hair continuity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyarepeoplewatchingthis/support

This week, Justin, Ashley, and Dave watched Love Is Blind, Season 4, Episode 1: "As singles begin a new round of voice-only dating, intersecting love triangles take shape that may lead to heartache down the lines." Dave wowed us with some trivia about how important it is to smell your date. Ashley felt that the people on this show talked like chat bots, not humans. Justin ranted about vocal fry, and suggested Dave pitch a TV show to Netflix titled Dave's Smell Hole. --- Support this...