Why We See Movies Podcast

About Why We See Movies Podcast

A Canadian based Podcast where we discuss recent news, movies, trailers, comic books, television, film scores, and geek culture in general.

Publisher

Ron Houghton

Category

music · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Apr 2019

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

159 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   The Best Films Of 2025

   Today on the Podcast we discuss our favorite films of 2025 as well as some of the worst movies of the year. RUNNER UP'S OUR TOP 20 - 11  (4:55) OUR TOP 10 - 6  (14:00) OUR TOP 5 - 1  (24:20) WORST OF THE YEAR  (38:50) RON'S LIST Runner Up's - The Phoenician Scheme / Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale / Black Bag / Caught Stealing / The Smashing Machine / Song Sung Blue / Jay Kelly / A House of Dynamite / The Naked Gun / Zootopia 2 / Predator: Badlands / F1: The Movie 20) Weapons 19) It Was Just An Accident 18) Cover Up 17) Bugonia 16) Wake Up Dead Man 15) Marty Supreme 14) Sentimental Vaule 13) Hamnet 12) Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein 11) Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning 10) Blue Moon 9) Train Dreams 8) Thunderbolts* 7) Sinners 6) The Life Of Chuck 5) Fantastic Four: First Steps 4) Eddington 3) Superman 2) Nouvelle Vague 1) One Battle After Another DARREN'S LIST Runner Up's - Frankenstein / The Bad Guys 2 / K Pop: Demon Hunters / Dogman / Rental Family / 28 Years Later / The Testament Of Anne Lee / Predator: Badlands / Elio 20) Eddington 19) Captain America: Brave New World 18) F1: The Movie 17) Jurassic World: Rebirth 16) Together 15) Weapons 14) Wake Up Dead Man 13) Predator: Badlands 12) Thunderbolts* 11) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 10) Zootopia 2 9) Jaws At 50 8) Train Dreams 7) Superman 6) Hamnet 5) Fantastic Four: First Steps 4) Marty Supreme 3) Mission Impossible Final Reckoning 2) One Battle After Another 1) Sinners PAUL'S LIST Runner Up's - Mission Impossible Final Reckoning / Jurassic World: Rebirth / Thunderbolts* / Fantastic Four: First Steps / Superman / Marty Supreme 10) Frankenstein 9) Predator: Badlands 8) Hamnet 7) Predator: Killer Of Killers 6) John Candy: I Like Me 5) The Life Of Chuck 4) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 3) K Pop: Demon Hunters 2) Sinners 1) Train Dreams WORST OF THE YEAR Snow White / The Wolfman / The Electric State / Honey, Don't / Eden / Anaconda / Nobody 2 / Jurassic World: Rebirth / A Minecraft Movie / Mickey 17 / Avatar: Fire & Ash / Zootopia 2

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Spider-Man: Brand New Day

   Today on the Podcast we discuss the fourth Spider-Man movie from the MCU, Brand New Day. NEWS ON THE MARCH R.I.P. - Sam Niell FEATURE REVIEW: SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY  (3:40) SPOILERS AHEAD!!!  (16:00) RANT & RAVE Darren  (26:00) - Maxxxine / The Lesson Ron  (30:25) - Spider-Noir (Amazon) / Supergirl / Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Happiness: An Almost History Of America (HBO)

3. 

   27 Jul 2026

   The Odyssey

   Today on the Podcast we discuss the epic, The Odyssey starring, Matt Damon. FEATURE REVIEW: THE ODYSSEY MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!! RANT & RAVE Ron (25:30) - Lorne (Focus Features) / Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (HBO MAX) Darren (31:20) - Beau Is Afraid - The Surfer / The Seed of the Sacred Fig / The Room Next Door

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

250,271

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

76

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