Podcast

Or Whatever Movies

Film Reviews, TV & Film

Or Whatever Movies podcast is a weekly entertainment discussion between real-life brother and sister duo, Wesley and Iris Ichishita. At under 30-minutes a pop, each episode is a quick, no-holds-barred discussion of a movie, television show, or video. The siblings mix the water cooler chat with the dinner table debate and invite you to listen in. Curious what others are saying about the latest release? Wes and Iris’ve got your back. Open, honest, unpretentious, and opinionated, they may change the way you think about movies.

Film Reviews chart
#182
Episodes
659
Releases
Daily
Typical length
32 min
On air since
2019
Latest episode
19 hours ago

Episodes

659 episodes, newest first

  1. Int Style | Song Title Movies | 188 Bonus

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    Wes and Iris turn movie titles borrowed from songs and lyrics into a bracket-style showdown. What movie classic takes the crown, and which titles face the music?

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    7 min
  2. Int Style | Movie-to-TV or TV-to-Movie | 188 Bonus

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    Wes and Iris turn movie titles borrowed from songs and lyrics into a bracket-style showdown. What movie classic takes the crown, and which titles face the music?

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    7 min
  3. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Some nightmares are too good to wake up from. OWM dreams again with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, featuring great practical scares, questionable long arms, the studio ending, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “cameo,” and other Dude Bros. Originally released October 23, 2025. Contains spoilers.

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    33 min
  4. OBSESSION | Or Whatever Movies | 360

    Season 7, Episode 360

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    HALLOWEEN goes out with OBSESSION, a twisted tale of unrequited love, bad decisions, and the terrifying consequences of getting who you wish for. Iris and Wes unpack why the bareness of Bear is only amplified by the craziness of Nikki, and whether this deeply uncomfortable love story is an instant horror classic. Contains spoilers!

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    33 min
  5. ROSEMARY’S BABY: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    What’s Halloween without inviting the neighbors back in? OWM returns to ROSEMARY’S BABY, where the siblings debate what’s scarier: the Satanic coven, Mia Farrow’s haircut, or being a dude talking about BROSmary’s Baby. Originally released October 9, 2025. Contains spoilers.

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    32 min
  6. WHEN EVIL LURKS: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Apparently evil wasn’t done lurking. Head back into WHEN EVIL LURKS, where the kids are having a great time, Dad is ranting butt-naked, and the Rotten is absolutely everywhere. Originally released October 2, 2025. Contains spoilers.

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    34 min
  7. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Leatherface is getting another swing this Halloween. Fire up OWM’s discussion of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, featuring corpse art, wrench toast, going ham, and possibly the biggest bummer in Texas history. Originally released October 10, 2024. Contains spoilers.

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    35 min
  8. SHAUN OF THE DEAD: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Some movies deserve to come back from the dead. Resurrect OWM’s discussion of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, featuring horrible stinks, the Bilbo cameo, and the surprisingly happy fate of Di. Originally released October 3, 2024. Contains spoilers.

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    31 min
  9. SCREAM (1996) | Or Whatever Movies | 359

    Season 7, Episode 359

    Show notes

    Pick up the phone for Wes Craven’s SCREAM! Thirty years later, Iris and Wes revisit the suspects, the clues, and Matthew Lillard’s tongue. Plus, does knowing whodunit take the scream out of SCREAM? Find out at http://orwhatevermovies.com/. Contains spoilers!

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    33 min
  10. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Another Halloween, another full moon. Howl along with OWM’s discussion of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON to determine whether it’s hysterical or awkward, whether Mom and Dad walked in during See You Next Wednesday, and, most importantly, whether John Landis “land ’dis” movie. Originally released November 2, 2023. Contains spoilers.

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    30 min
  11. EVIL DEAD RISE: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    You can put evil down, but apparently it’s going to rise again. Unearth OWM’s discussion of EVIL DEAD RISE, featuring rat kings, Wesley’s horror movie requirements, and the important discovery that evil is actually very inefficient. Originally released October 12, 2023. Contains spoilers.

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    32 min
  12. THE EXORCIST: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Pazuzu has been waiting patiently for another invitation upstairs. Get possessed by OWM’s discussion of THE EXORCIST and the freaky stuff filmmakers somehow pulled off 50 years earlier, including why Ellen Burstyn is “the man” and who the hell Pazuzu is. Originally released October 26, 2023. Contains spoilers.

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    33 min
  13. THE SHINING: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

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    The Overlook has a room waiting for you this Halloween. Check back in with OWM’s discussion of THE SHINING, Wes’s favorite horror movie, including cinephilic mental illness, lurching around the condo with a weapon, and whether the impossible window is actually possible. Originally released October 5, 2023. Contains spoilers.

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    31 min
  14. MISERY | Or Whatever Movies | 358

    Season 7, Episode 358

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    HALLOWEEN 2026 gets hobbled with Rob Reiner’s MISERY, the 1990 Stephen King adaptation about the terrifying consequences of having a stan. In this special Change My Mind episode, Wes makes a questionable case for Annie Wilkes. Plus, a little Dracula for good measure. Contains spoilers!

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    34 min
  15. THE VVITCH: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Wouldst thou like to revisit deliciously? Live deliciously with OWM’s discussion of Robert Eggers’ THE VVITCH, featuring stylish Puritans, Anya Taylor-Joy, and the pressing aeronautical question of what exactly fuels broom flight. Originally released October 20, 2022. Contains spoilers.

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    32 min
  16. THE SKELETON KEY: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Some doors are better left locked. Naturally, OWM is opening this one again. Turn THE SKELETON KEY for a discussion featuring Kate Hudson, witch lore, and the curious story of how the filmmakers hoodwinked Hollywood. Originally released October 13, 2022. Contains spoilers.

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    31 min
  17. EVENT HORIZON: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    Against all better judgment, OWM is reopening the airlock to hell. Board EVENT HORIZON again for Sam Neill’s Dr. Weir, the disaster movies and movie disasters of 1997, and the legendary “hell footage” dailies. Originally released October 28, 2021. Contains spoilers.

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    32 min
  18. PSYCHO: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

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    There’s still a vacancy at the Bates Motel. Check back in for OWM’s discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, featuring extreme embalming, movies as artifice, and Wesley’s surprisingly specific final wishes. Originally released October 21, 2021. Contains spoilers.

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    30 min
  19. HOUSE (1985) | Or Whatever Movies | 357

    Season 7, Episode 357

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    HALLOWEEN 2026 moves into HOUSE, the horror-comedy where haunted memories, missing children, and Vietnam all inhabit the property. Grab a midnight snack, put on your lavender nighty, and join the siblings for a weird discussion about an even weirder movie. Contains spoilers!

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    30 min
  20. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

    Season 7

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    The dead are getting up again, so OWM might as well join them. Rise again with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for zombie acid trips, multi-hyphenate producer Karl Hardman, and George Romero’s cautionary tale. Originally released October 14, 2021. Contains spoilers.

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    33 min