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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.
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Some movies do not belong on a small screen. And some movies certainly do not belong on a small screen for the entirety of the narrative. Imagine The Breakfast Club on a Zoom call? Rashomon just running the same footage three times? We can’t… but we talk about it! Plus: the reveal of next week’s movie which may have a LOT to do with this week’s topic.
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Galen is back on the show and this week to discuss the man himself, Charlie Sheen, and certainly a movie that can be accurately described as "a movie with Charlie Sheen in it" - Shadow Conspiracy. The gang discusses Stephen Lang's questionable stealth abilities, the White House security team, Flowbee haircuts, toy helicopter assassinations and much more!
Next week: small-screens on the big screen + the next movie is revealed.
What We've Been Watching:
Brendan: Mystery Train
Nathan: "MobLand"
Galen: The Naked Gun (2025)
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Shadow Conspiracy stars Charlie Sheen, Linda Hamilton, Donald Sutherland, Ben Gazzara, Sam Waterston, Nicholas Turturro, Paul Gleason and Stephen Lang; directed by George P. Cosmatos.
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From Bleu Nuit to Sex, Lies and Videotape to C.H.U.D. and everything in between, sometimes Nathan and our listeners have watched certain inappropriate movies at a far too young age. Has it damaged us irreparably? Who knows! The guys also reveal next week’s movie full of lies and deception.
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This week, the fellas are joined by international superstar, "Horsepower" Hunter Sampson, the passionate and talented young pro wrestler from Miramichi. The film up for discussion? Dragonball Evolution. They talk about Goku being a nerd, Stand up and Cheer moments, horny characters, futuristic classrooms, inaccuracies between the film and the source material (WHAT!) and much more. OH MY GOD, IS THAT ERNIE HUDSON!?
Next week: more mini-episode shenanigans + the reveal of our next movie!
What We've Been Watching:
Brendan: Dangerous Animals
Nathan: The Naked Gun (2025)
Cole: I'm not a movie guy.
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Dragonball Evolution stars Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-fat, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, James Marsters, Joon Park, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson; directed by James Wong.
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It's the return of the mini-episode! In this week's show, the guys discuss standout performances in otherwise crappy movies and also reveal next week's film!
Next week: Evolution! No, we did that one already.
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The guys return to the Crow-niverse this week with a discussion of the ill-fated sequel to the hit 1994 original... The Crow: City of Angels. The guys discuss the much darker original ending, Iggy Pop's insane performance, the dollar store Crow makeup, buddy booths and much more.
Next week: the return of the mini-episode + the reveal of our next movie!
What We've Been Watching:
Brendan: Fantastic Four: First Steps
Nathan: Sinners
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The Crow: City of Angels stars Vincent Pérez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Thuy Trang, Thomas Jane, Vincent Castellanos, Ian Dury and Iggy Pop; directed by Tim Pope.
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Former camp counselor extraordinnaire Emma Wilkes is back with the guys to discuss a movie with one of the most notorious endings of all-time... Sleepaway Camp! Besides the obvious elephant in the room, they also discuss Aunt Martha's acting choices, the sex criminal chef, very short-shorts, a very fake moustache and much more.
Next week: Not the Meg Ryan one.
What We've Been Watching:
Brendan: Filth
Nathan: Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Emma: Wrestlemania III
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Sleepaway Camp stars Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Mike Kellin, Katherine Kamhi and Christopher Collet; directed by Robert Hiltzik.
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Nathan is back... and just in time to discuss the super sensitive horror movie Chernobyl Diaries. Your hosts talk all about the big scary grizzly bear, Brendan's personal real-life nightmare experience while watching the film, characters who don't care about their friends dying and much more. Plus: STOP GETTING INTO RANDOM VANS.
Next week: camp!
What We've Been Watching:
Brendan: Superman (2025)
Nathan: Dr. Goldfoot and his Bikini Machine
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Chernobyl Diaries stars Jonathan Sandowski, Jesse McCartney, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko; directed by Brad Parker.
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Nathan is still recovering from Jason's gunshots so Jerika fills in this week to help discuss Francis Ford Coppola's film Megalopolis after nearly 50 years in the making. Did Francis really cast the Cancelled Actor All-Stars? Is there any baseline of logic to understand ANY of this movie? Does Aubrey Plaza nearly save this entire thing? Should this have been a musical? And just what in the hell did Jon Voight just say?!
Next week: Nathan returns as the guys go nuclear.
What We've Been Watching:
Crimes and Misdemeanors
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
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Megalopolis stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Grace VanderWaal, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D.B. Sweeney, Balthazar Getty and Dustin Hoffman; directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Nathan is away so Jason has come to play! This week, Jason MacLeod co-hosts to discuss the 320 million dollar Netflix "Original" - The Electric State. Were the voiceovers recorded via Cameo? How in the hell is Mr. Peanut a major character in a movie? Themes of human connection existing in a movie that is essentially one big algorithm? And enough with the needle drops! And stop wasting Ke Huy Quan in bad movies!
Next week: Jerika co-hosts to help Brendan talk about a... Francis Ford Coppola movie?!
What We've Been Watching:
The China Syndrome
"Dragnet" (radio series)
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The Electric State stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Stanley Tucci, Ke Huy Quan, Woody Norman and featuring the voices of Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Jenny Slate, Alan Tudyk, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Brian Cox; directed by Anthony & Joe Russo.
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Pop Girl Summer concludes with Britney Spears showing off her acting chops in Crossroads! If you thought Glitter got randomly dark... oh, brother. The guys talk about the Justin Long sex scene, Lucy writing a real Britney Spears song, comparisons to Glitter, karaoke dressing rooms and much more!
Next week: Jason joins Brendan as co-guest host for a very new Netflix movie.
What We've Been Watching:
Presence
The Monkey
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Crossroads stars Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoë Saldana, Taryn Manning, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Long and Kim Cattrall; directed by Tamra Davis.
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It's Pop Girl Summer on the show as the guys discuss Mariah Carey's epic tale of fame... Glitter. Why does Carey play such an empty husk of a character? This took place in the 1980s!? Late Nite Live? Give me a break. And how about that wild, dark ending?
Next week: Pop Girl Summer concludes.
What We've Been Watching:
28 Years Later
"Ironheart"
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Glitter stars Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Da Brat, Tia Texada, Valarie Pettiford, Ann Magnuson, Padma Lakshmi and Terrence Howard; directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall.
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And you thought Amos & Andrew was wrong-headed! This week, the guys discuss the colossal misfire White Man's Burden starring John Travolta and Harry Belafonte in a real racism mix-'em-up. It's as troublesome as it sounds! Does the premise completely miss the idea of classism? What's up with the weird 1950s sexism? Was that the most ridiculous downer ending? And just WHAT IN THE HECK is Travolta doing with his voice?! GOOD GOLLY.
Next week: Our double whammy of Pop Star Summer begins.
What We've Been Watching:
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
"The Trades"
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White Man's Burden stars John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Bumper Robinson, Carrie Snodgress and Andrew Lawrence.
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This week, the fellas sit down to discuss Ghostbus... I mean, Evolution, which may have scientists fighting supernatural/otherworldy forces, a big goopy finale with a big goopy monster and Ivan Reitman directing but is in no way the same movie. Nathan and Brendan also break down dubious fireman training, the Head and Shoulders product placement, Dan Aykroyd improv skills and much more.
Next week: Good... Lord... no.
What We've Been Watching:
Ballerina
Deaner 89
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Evolution stars David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Ethan Suplee, Michael Bower, Pat Kilbane, Sarah Silverman, Ty Burrell and Dan Aykroyd; directed by Ivan Reitman.
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The tale of Brandon Lee and his fun-loving, sunny-dispositioned good guy played by... Powers Boothe?! Yes, it's Rapid Fire. Why does Jake like to draw pictures of dragons with naked ladies? Is a bowling alley hideout a red flag if you meet up with a cop? A Chinese laundromat? Really!? Also, does the podcast have a new sponsor?
Next week: Ca-Caw Ca-Caw Tookie Tookie Ca-Caw Ca-Caw!
What We've Been Watching:
Cop Car
Hard Home
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Rapid Fire stars Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Kate Hodge, Tzi Ma, Tony Longo and Raymond J. Barry; directed by Dwight H. Little.
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Ah, the beloved Tom Selleck and his moustachio. Who could ever forget... other than this sleepy performance in this very forgettable comedy Her Alibi co-starring supermodel Paulina Porizkova! Do you like the same two jokes over and over again? Clownfights? Questionable age gaps? Then you'll love this movie!
Next week: Lee Jr.
What We've Been Watching:
Night Call
Novocaine
Friendship
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Her Alibi stars Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, James Farentino, Hurd Hatfield, Victor Argo, Patrick Wayne, Tess Harper and William Daniels; directed by Bruce Beresford.
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This week, it's time to talk about the colossal misfire adaptation of a beloved book - The Bonfire of the Vanities. Is this the most miscast movie ever made? Just how bad are those monologues by Judge Morgan Freeman? Could this movie be any more tone-deaf? Plus - an honest Geraldo Rivera cameo and much more!
Next week: A moustache and a model.
What We've Been Watching:
The Fighter
"Criminal Minds: Evolution"
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The Bonfire of the Vanities stars Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Kevin Dunn, Donald Moffat, Kurt Fuller, Richard Libertini, Andre Gregory, Kirsten Dunst, F. Murray Abraham and Morgan Freeman; directed by Brian De Palma.
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John Cena and Awkwafina? In a Small-Screen Shameful? Yes, that's right, folks. This week, the fellas talk about the straight-to-Amazon comedy Jackpot! Does this movie really believe The Purge is a premise that is ripe for comedy? Just how many quips and one-liners is too much? We get a Ninja Turtles fight scene? All this, a Machine Gun Kelly cameo and much more!
Next week: rich jerks.
What We've Been Watching:
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Love Hurts
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Jackpot! stars Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden, Mayeri, Donald Watkins, Sam Asghari, Leslie David Baker, Murray Hill and Seann William Scott; directed by Paul Feig.
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It's about money we talk about this money-tested film that made a lot of time at the box office, In Time. It's a very subtle critique of capitalism that surely flew over most people's heads and will be appreciated in another money as one of the smartest movies ever. Just kidding! Really flimsy time/money exchange rates, displaying bank accounts in plain sight, the Robin Hood ending and so much more to be discussed here! Just listen! You've got plenty of money!
Next week: Hittin' it big!
What We've Been Watching:
Bottle Rocket
Havoc (2025)
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In Time stars Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki, Vincent Kartheiser, Matt Bomer and Olivia Wilde; directed by Andrew Niccol.
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This week, the boys bring back comic expert Joshua Kotsabasakis to discuss Ang Lee's Hulk. Wait... is this... like a pretty good movie? Does Ang Lee add a touch of class and auteur filmmaking to make it stand out from other Marvel films? Does everyone in this movie kill it in terms of their performances? Is Hulk super duper hot? Find out!
Next week: It's about time/money.
What We've Been Watching:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (both parts)
"Voltron"
"Adolescence"
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Hulk stars Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Cara Buono, Celia Weston, Kevin Rankin and Nick Nolte; directed by Ang Lee.
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The cringe forced laughter and the refusal to acknowledge that Tony Alva and Christian Hosoi were in the film makes this unbearable to listen too