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**We Paid To See This**

A light-hearted comedic spoiler free movie podcast focusing on the week’s new cinema releases. Darren Hayes and Anthony Armentano spend their hard earned (or borrowed) cash to see the latest film releases and tell you what they thought. Because they don’t get in for free, their opinions are honest. Honestly! May contain funny bits (they’re both Groundlings trained improvisers) and strange non sequiturs (Anthony has a degree in film and Darren has an Olympic medal in rambling). Maybe some naughty words too.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 45: Take The Lord's Name in Vain Apr 18, 2017

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Uh-oh. We're in trouble. Something's come along and it burst our bubble!

Ep 44: Colossal - Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens & Jason Sudeikis Apr 11, 2017

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There's a wonderful and unique new comedy sci-fi film called 'Colossal' starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens and directed by Nacho Vigalondo that you gotta see! And if you don't believe us, listen to this episode. We also get in to the trials and tribulations of seeing indie movies at the 'old folks home' as we sometimes affectionately refer to our local theatre. This episode is huge, some might even say 'Colossal'! See what we did there!? Dad jokes are us!

Ep 43: Ghost in the Shell, Five Came Back, Road Rage Apr 05, 2017

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Darren opens the show talking about bathroom business, Anthony breaks down his recent DNA discoveries, and the guys take a crack at 'Ghost in the Shell'. Anthony sneaks a surprise movie in, then brings up the new Netflix docuseries, 'Five Came Back'. They end the show talking about the upcoming Alien installment. There's also an exploration of anger management and road rage!

Ep 42: Life, Wilson & Train To Busan Mar 29, 2017

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Darren just got back from watching the Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds space flick, 'Life'. He shares his 'fresh' take. Anthony talks about his Vegas heist...umm...vacation, then reviews Woody Harrelson's newest movie, 'Wilson', also starring Laura Dern and Judy Greer. Darren watches 'Beware the Slenderman' on HBO Go, and Anthony gets charmed by 'Train to Busan', now on Netflix. The guys experience a technical boo boo but overcome it triumphantly in what critics are describing as their best episode yet!

Ep 41: Beauty & The Beast, T2 Trainspotting, Personal Shopper & More! Mar 22, 2017

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At the top of the show, Anthony takes a crack at convincing Darren that he enjoyed the Trainspotting sequel. Darren's not convinced. Anthony shares a zen personal victory over texting in the movies (not him, some other loser!) This somehow leads to a chat about 'Personal Shopper', the new Kristen Stewart ghost story movie. Both men get their pants charmed off by Disney's live action remake of 'Beauty and the Beast'. Darren sees 'The Eagles of Death Metal: Not Amis' documentary on HBO, then talks a ghost story of his own. Spooky!

Ep 40: Kong: Skull Island, Raw & More! Mar 15, 2017

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Darren and Anthony see the blockbusting smash hit 'Kong: Skull Island', starring Brie Larson, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Riley, and Tom Hiddleston, then wish they didn't. Anthony shares a traumatic dining experience, and the boys take a short break to get the scoop on Donald Trump's tax returns. Anthony talks Julia Ducournau's first feature film, 'Raw'. Limbo is discussed. WE'RE FORTY EPISODES OLD!!

Ep 39: Logan, Thank God for Jokes, Other People Mar 08, 2017

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We talk 'Logan' - the gritty (and extremely popular) Hugh Jackman 'Wolverine' movie that folks are comparing to the Christopher Nolan 'Batman Begins' level of superhero flicks. Comedian, writer and actor Mike Birbiglia has a fantastic new stand-up special, 'Thank God For Jokes' on streaming services plus we saw the Chris Kelly picture, 'Other People' starring Molly Shannon, Maude Apatow, Jesse Plemons and Bradley Whitford. We also check out the Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood dark comedic thriller 'I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore'. Mostly we talk about what happened when Anthony went to vote and why Darren ate donuts at 4am.

Ep 38: Get Out, Oscars 2017, The Salesman Mar 01, 2017

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There's a fantastic new horror film in town and it's not what you think. 'Get Out' is funny, scary and full of social commentary. Written and directed by Jordan Peele (of comedy duo 'Key and Peele' fame) it's a film that manages to be scary and hilarious without ever being trashy. We tear open the wrong envelope that was Oscars 2017 and we discuss Iranian best winning foreign film 'The Salesman'. Mostly we just argue over whether 11 am is considered 'the early afternoon' or not (it isn't).

Ep 37: Fist Fight, XX, The Handmaiden, & Howl Feb 22, 2017

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We saw 4 films and one of them was dreadful. Can you guess which one it might be? We saw the Charlie Day / Ice Cube comedy 'Fist Fight' with hilarious Jillian Bell and Christina Hendricks. Anthony saw the South Korean period thriller 'The Handmaiden'. Darren stumbled upon a 2015 British horror film 'Howl' and we saw the anthology horror film, directed by all women, called 'XX'. Plus we talk Star Wars The Last Jedi and we rip on some pop music we loathe. Yay!

Ep 36: Lego Batman & John Wick Chapter 2! Feb 15, 2017

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We saw the two biggest films at the US box office this week and we tear 'em apart like chicken wings. DELICIOUS CHICKEN WINGS THAT IS! Hear our thoughts and possibly some rants about The Grammy Awards and some terrible jokes!

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