WE BOUGHT A MIC (WBAM) is a pop culture podcast hosted by Ernest Calderon, Hunter Mobley, and Drew Dietzen, three friends who have had conversations about all things film, TV, music, etc. for over a decade. All they needed was to buy a mic. So they did.
VIRTUOSITY with Brett Nemeroff (Plus: PRIMETIME and THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE)
We continue our series on the films of Denzel Washington with the 1995 cyber-thriller 'Virtuosity.' Plus two new movies in theaters: 'Primetime' and John Wilson's 'The History of Concrete.'We start with The History of Concrete. Does the movie live up to the show it came from, and does its big story pay off?Then Primetime: Lance Oppenheim's A24 crime drama with Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the real-life host of To Catch a Predator. Is it funny, sad, or both?Then Virtuosity (1995): Denzel plays a former cop pulled into a virtual reality training program to hunt SID 6.7, a digital construct built from notorious serial killers. CHAPTERS0:00 Intro2:19 The History of Concrete19:05 Primetime56:02 Virtuosity (1995)GUEST: Brett Nemeroff - check out Elder Archive at https://www.elderarchive.com
10 Oct 2026
DIGGER
Tom Cruise swings for the fences in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER. We dig into its mostly negative first wave of reviews and a rough box office start. We argue about whether a movie gets excused for being dumb on purpose, whether this is Cruise's best acting or just his most self-aware, and how it stacks up against Birdman, Bardo, and Babylon. We also get into the ending, our Oscar predictions, and where it lands on our year-end lists.
SPOILER WARNING: spoiler-light until 18:10. Full spoilers start there, so skip ahead or come back after you've seen it
4 Oct 2026
CRIMSON TIDE (with Nick Iarriccio)
Denzel Washington vs. Gene Hackman on a nuclear submarine. We continue our series "Mic on Fire," our deep dive into the films of Denzel Washington, and break down Tony Scott's 'Crimson Tide' (1995) with special guest Nick Iarriccio of Movie Knights.
We get into the Denzel and Hackman battle of wills, the legendary script doctoring by Robert Towne, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Zaillian, Tony Scott's colored lighting, Hans Zimmer's football-ready score, Viggo Mortensen's pivotal turn, and the Steve Zahn flooding scene. Plus, our accolade categories, fun tangents, and more!
Check out Movie Knights on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MovieKnights
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173,836
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
20 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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91
YouTube
82
Engagement
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