Where Have You Ben? (A Movie Podcast): Recent Episodes
Mike Jensen & Benjamin Koenigs
We all have that one friend... They don't watch movies!
My friend Ben is THAT friend for me. A guy who has missed out on A LOT of movies that he should have watched by now. So I enlighten him! What does he think about them and does he feel like they were worth it? Let's ask...
If you have recommendations/suggestions please let us know!
GET TO THE CHOPPA! NOW!!!
Wrap yourself up in mud and get ready to hear about this 1987 Arnold Classic!
Have you ever wanted to take a vacation, but didn't have the money to do it?
Well, whatever you do... don't go to Rekall...
We wrap up Arnold's birthday month with Total Recall!
Are you ready to OPEN YOUR MIND?
We decided to do a couple of FANTASTIC Arnold movies this month in honor of his birthday on July 30th!
Let's start with one badass action movie (that's also a comedy?) True Lies!
Did you think we would pick a stinker movie to celebrate Arnold? Nahhhhhhh
WITNESS US!!!! ...as we explore this extremely badass chase movie.
Spray your silver hype juice and get ready to have a thrill ride just like we did!
This movie is... wow.
Horror? Thriller? Adult Fairy Tale?
Who knows but DAMN!
Do you think Ben can explain what he just witnessed?
Get ready to feel all your emotions all over again!
This is shockingly our FIRST animated movie discussion, and we couldn't be happier with the results! Some might call it Joy?
Inside Out has become a Disney favorite, so let's settle in as Ben goes through his first experience with strong emotions!
Are you ready to shoot lazers with some DIAMONDS!!!?!??
Let's jump on this roller coaster shit show that is being controlled by wild gorillas!
Seriously, let's just have fun with this thing that is technically called a movie.
If you think you have bad luck with your In-Laws... we would like you to meet Greg Focker.
It's time to discuss a 2000 comedy, Meet The Parents!
Join Us!
Wait a sec... It's not spooky month...
We here at Where Have You Ben? believe there is NO bad time to watch a scary movie!
And why not talk about potentially one of the greatest?
1996's Scream!
Join us! But don't forget the rules to survive!
Wow. Y'all have to believe us when we say that this is a complete coincidence!
We are talking about 1998's ENEMY OF THE STATE. Starring Will Smith! We wonder what he's been doing lately. We haven't heard anything about him in a while.
Anyways, enough SLAPstick... saddle up and check your fire alarms for cameras, because we are DIVING IN!
Oh yess... YES.... YESSSS!!!!
It's here. The Romcom of all Romcoms!
We all know that Ben doesn't watch movies, but can you believe Mike hasn't seen it either!?!
Let's get into it!
(Special Guests: Amber, Amiee, Amanda)
ACK ACK AAACK ACKACK AAAACK
That means welcome! ...or Die... we can't quite figure it out just yet.
We got a good one for you! Mars Attacks invented its own genre of movie with the style of... Weird.
Join us to get a fresh look from Ben's eyes!
What happens when a big strong tough Arnold has to teach a bunch of children? Hilarity ensues!
Well, mostly.
We take a look at 1990's cop turned teacher classic (there are a bunch of these right?)
Let's dive in and see how Ben enjoyed his first Kindergarten Cop experience!
WE ARE BACK!
Season 3 is here and we got some awesome pods lined up for you!
To begin, let's get ready for the BIG GAME by talking about a classic football movie... FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Join Us!
We are gathered here today to witness the end of Spooky Month.... The saddest time of year.
But let's cheer up with a Zombie movie!
28 Days Later!
Wait... what do you mean the Zombies can run?
HOLD ON TO YOUR DOOKIE, IT'S ABOUT TO GET SCARY....
Yeah, that's it.
Let's start with one of the first Japanese remarks... The Grudge!
Secret AGENT Man!
Let's take a look at 1995's GoldenEye in celebration of the new James Bond flick "No Time To Die".
YOU JUST GOT ENTERTAINED THE FUCK OUT!!!
That makes sense right?
Join us as we talk about probably one of the best comedies of the mid 90s. Friday!
It all started with how Ice Cube and DJ Pooh wanted a different more real interpretation of life in the hood.
This is a fun conversation!
FOOOOOOOTBALL!!!!!!
The season is starting pretty soon and to celebrate we watched a football movie!
Varsity Blues!
Is it the best? No.
That doesn't matter... FOOOOOTBALL IS BACK!
You heard about Christmas in July, but what about getting Spooky in August?
Whatever, you know what's up...
In preparation for the NEW Candyman movie, we watched the OLD Candyman movie!
Will the new one be better than the 1992 film? Stay tuned!
Let's crank it up to 11!
Not even a movie about rock n roll can make it into Ben's collection of movies! HOW!? It's about damn time we changed that. So sit back, relax, and watch out for vomit that isn't yours...
THE BUCKS ARE IN THE NBA FINALS!!!!!!
So it only makes sense that we talk about a Basketball movie that Ben hasn't seen....
White Men Can't Jump (Except for Pat Connaughton during the 2020 NBA Dunk Contest...)
TIME TO START LIVING LIFE A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME!!!!
Come with us as we discuss the beginning of what turned out to be a BEHEMOTH franchise, The Fast and The Furious!
Get the pink slips ready, because we are out to take your cars!
If it was one Batman movie that Ben had to skip, it had to be THE WORST one...
Get ready for ice puns and Bat Nipples
Come with us if you want to live... wait a second...
Just in time for the new Conjuring movie! Did the devil make us do it? We'll never tell!
Let's not get ahead of ourselves here... We are talking about the 2nd movie in the series.
The Conjuring 2 brings us the bone chilling jump scares that we got from the 1st movie. So let's talk about it! Join us!
It's time to Die Hard.... with a Vengeance!
Yeah, it might not be as good as the original. But it's still a lot of fun!
Come with us as we discuss the first Die Hard movie that ISN'T considered a Christmas Movie.
We have to celebrate the late great DMX with one of his movies!
Come with us as we talk about the action packed nonsensical Cradle 2 the Grave!
SURF'S UP!!!! HANG 10!!! STOP A HEIST!!!
What else can we do here?
Can we also talk about how Johnny Utah is a badass name?
Anyways... come with us as we talk about this fun action surf movie with plenty of star power and surprise facts!
This movie has it all... Action! Doves! Nic Cage's memeable face!
Wow what a ride! It almost leaves us with more questions than answers, but holy shit is it fun!
Come with us and Ben describes how his mind was blown.
I hate the way I have to wait so long for another episode...
I hate the way I...
Oh hello there! Don't mind us. We are just going over our Shakespeare.
Hey why don't you join us for this episode, because Heath Ledger is a dreamboat and we miss him.
Are you ready for Ben to be confused?
Follow up question...
How awesome is it to talk about Aliens?
Come with us!
It's the beginning of Season 2!!! We got some great movies lined up for you!
Let's start with an early 2000s classic... Ocean's Eleven!
Before we head to season 2, let's look at season 1!
It was a fun time to say the least, so we decided to highlight some of our favorite parts.
As a special bonus, we recreated a song just for you!
We wrap up the Christmas season with a classic from 1946, It's A Wonderful Life.
Can you believe that MIKE HASN'T SEEN IT!?!?!?!
Let's see if he can survive this episode as BEN host!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
We are just as excited as you to watch Wonder Woman 1984, so why not discuss the first Wonder Woman movie?
This is a Christmas present I know you will never forget ;)
As we continue this AMAZING Christmas season, we gotta recognize one of THE BEST from the last 20 years.
Love Actually! It's been a staple for Mike, so he wanted to bring Ben in the loop. Does Ben like it? Come with us and find out!
What counts as a Christmas movie? WHO CARES!!!
Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd were some of the best comedians in the 80s! Does this movie hold up to today's standards? Come with us and find out!
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!!!
Let's get into the holiday spirit by watching... checks notes Gremlins?!?
Alright, don't hate. It totally counts as a Christmas movie.
Happy Holidays! It's time to SPEND SPEND SPEND!!
We thought it would be appropriate to talk about some AI during Cyber Monday.
Her is one of those movies that sneak up on you until you realize you are watching a well done movie. But that's just us.
Join us! See if you agree or disagree!
THERE IS NO PODDING IN BASEBALL!!!
Wait... yes there is... we are doing it.
The short and odd baseball season might done, but that doesn't mean we can't try to help hold you over until next baseball season!
Get your skirts ready, let's slide into the offseason with... A League of Their Own!
We love when Spooky month is hear and we are sad to watch it leave...
BUT we are going out with a BANG!!
Misery is a Stephen King CLASSIC!! And Ben... well you know... he hasn't seen it.
Come with us as you become our number one fan!
Spooky Season! We love it! You love it!
We continue our scary journey through a more modern horror film... It Follows
Honestly, if you don't want the younger people to have sex, just show them this movie. Yup just sit back and relax knowing that your teen is too scared to even think about sex.
Continuing our spooky month, we gotta talk about ghost! Right?
Poltergeist is the best ghost movie out there! We are still shocked Ben hasn't seen it...
Come with us if you wanna be scared ;)
This pod... is clear....
IT'S SPOOKY MONTH!!!
We are going weekly for October! So, let's start with on of Mike's favorite from his childhood... Monster Squad!
What does Ben think? Will he know that Wolfman has nards?! Find out!
Weddings are already known to be hectic...
Ben is actually getting married in about a month! So we thought it would be appropriate to watch one of the funniest movies from the past decade. Do you think this movie will give Ben cold feet? Yeah, probably not...
Classic John Hughes right?
A love triangle that will be talked about most likely forever...
Ben is pretty entertained by everything! He likes to find the good in any art, but... did this movie make the cut? Is Ben finally going to say it isn't worth it?
Come find out!
Just like potato chips, we couldn't have just one!
The second Terminator might just be better than the first! But that is all a matter of opinion!
What does Ben think? He's heard the quotes, and now he knows why they are so badass!
So come with us!!
or...
Hasta La Vista.... Baby...
We Are Back.... Damn, that doesn't sound as cool as "I'll Be Back"
It's more action for you! This time in the form of Arnold Schwarzenegger. STRONG. HANDSOME. ROBOTIC!
What does Ben think of this 1984 classic? Come with us if you want to live.... and find out!
We fell the need... the need... FOR SPEED!
Get ready to have your breath taken away by Tom Cruise.
This classic movie will give you all the badass action that you desire! And BEN HASN'T SEEN IT!!!
Come with us as we take to the skies in a rip-roaring adventure!
If it's one thing that Ben watches, it's horror movies. BUT for some reason, this one fell through the cracks for him.
What's so scary about a doll anyway? Right? It's not like it will swallow your soul with it's eyes... right?
Maybe I'll leave the light on tonight while I sleep...
SPOILER ALERT! Seriously, this entire episode is riddled with spoilers so watch the movie before you listen here.
Anyways...
JESUS!!! If you want to have a panic attack for longer than 2 hours, then you need to watch this movie. Adam Sandler probably has one of the best performances EVER here.
But we don't want to spoil anything else in this description.... Join us :)
It's a Spike Lee Joint.
One of the most prominent Black directors out there, Spike Lee is able to bring real life issues to the big screen.
Inside Man is surrounded with mind games between a clever heist gang and a detective looking for redemption.
Come with us as we explore!
As much as we love talking about movies that Ben hasn't seen, we believe it isn't the time for that. We have decided to not have an episode this week because there are more important conversations going on right now. We also believe it is on us to educate ourselves to be the best allies that we can. Keep fighting.
BlackLivesMatter
Yo, Is This Racist? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yo-is-this-racist/id566985372
Black on Black Cinema https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ebonyivorypolitics/black-on-black-cinema
Black Men Can’t Jump [In Hollywood] https://open.spotify.com/show/24l89sl3Q5XTgrWjFd9mm4
Bus Go VROOOM!!!!!
The classic action movie SPEED! Ben seriously hasn't seen it yet, UNTIL NOW!! Sure, he has seen Keanu Reeves face on the cover of HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS VHS tapes, but he has never once popped it into the VHS player... (do people still use those?)
Does Ben like it? Mike makes sure he is emerged in goodness that is SPEED!