Episodes

  • I Have Friends Everywhere - Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another
    Oct 2 2025

    The First Watch gang (and returning guest Ryley) round out the Paul Thomas Anderson series with his newest release, the much-hyped and much-lauded One Battle After Another.

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    2 hrs and 28 mins
  • Hopelessly Inquisitive Men - Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice and The Master - First Watch
    Sep 24 2025

    In part 2 of 3 of First Watch's PTA retrospective, the gang (plus Jams and Tea stalwart Ryley dive deep into two of the American auteur's most confounding works, which is of no surprise considering they're both loose to less-loose Thomas Pynchon adaptations.

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    3 hrs and 23 mins
  • "If You Should Ever Leave Me" - P.T. Anderson's Boogie Nights and Magnolia
    Sep 16 2025

    On this episode, the First Watch gang begins a three-part retrospective on one of the great American filmmakers, Paul Thomas Anderson, starting here with his second and third films and eventually culminating in a discussion about his newest film, One Battle After Another.

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • "This Tempest In My Mind" - Akira Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD & RAN
    Sep 4 2025

    On this iteration of the First Watch Podcast, Cole, Morgan, Zach, and guest and friend Davey Peppers break down the swath of Kurosawa restorations hitting select theaters followed by a deep dive into the Shakespeare jidaigeki Throne of Blood and Ran.

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    3 hrs and 18 mins
  • Darkness at the Edge of Town - Zach Cregger's Weapons
    Aug 14 2025

    This week, we're back with a dive into horror hit Weapons by Whitest Kids U Kno alum Zach Cregger, as well as discussion of our recent five star ratings.

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Hindsight In 2025 - Ari Aster’s Eddington (and the Rest of the Summer)
    Aug 5 2025

    And we’re back (again)! Cole and Zach have joined forces with previous frequent guest Morgan in a permanent capacity to conquer the films of the summer of 2025 and Ari Aster’s divisive (even amongst the three hosts) Eddington!

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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • Skin-deep Society - Joker: Folie à Deux, Megalopolis, and The Substance
    Oct 10 2024

    In a long-awaited comeback, Cole and Zach reunite to discuss the films of summer 2024, its low lows and... moderate highs, before diving into three big autumn releases, Todd Phillips' box office dud Joker: Folie à Deux, Francis Ford Coppola's self-funded indulgence Megalopolis, and the year's most wickedly funny body horror, The Substance.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • CONGRATULATIONS - The 96th Academy Awards & Hideaki Anno's The End of Evangelion
    Mar 30 2024

    On this episode, Cole and Zach take some time to debrief and discuss the 96th annual Academy Awards and then dive deep into the LCL ocean to celebrate the theatrical release of Hideaki Anno's bizarro anime masterpiece, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.

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    2 hrs and 2 mins