Fumbling Through Film

Episode Theme: Childhood Ruined? The Fumblers find a mysterious piece of machinery in their old tinker airplane. While we take turns flying it around the compound, we watch The Rocketeer. One of us is a Nazi bustin' super hero and it might surprise you which one it is... spoiler, it's all of us. The Rocketeer 1991 - PG - 1h48m A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to beco...

Year 1 Review The Fumblers get together to talk about the previous year and our 52 Fumbling Films. We talk our favorites, our surprises, and our misses. Then we add our inaugural 10 films to our list: Films to Fumble Before You Tumble (Into the Grave). Thanks for listening to our first year and on to 2026! Thanks for listening to Fumbling Through Film! New episodes drop every Thursday. Got feedbac...

Episode Theme: Oops! All Wildcards The Fumblers are in the Colombian jungle waiting for extraction and to pass the time they put in their copy of Sniper. One of us has their finger cut off and have to record this episode with their left hand, and which one of us it is might surprise you. Sniper 1993 - R - 1h38m A veteran US Marine sniper is partnered with a rookie sniper as his spotter to take out...

Episode Theme: Oops! All Wildcards The Fumblers have their sacred sword stolen and quite frankly, it irritates us. We try to forget about our problems by watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. One of us falls in love in the desert and it may surprise you to find out which one of us it is. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 - PG-13 - 2h A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsm...

Episode Theme: Oops! All Wildcards The Fumblers are distressed to find out their cherished message from their lost parents and planet is not what it had always seemed. To get over the pain, they watch 2025's Superman. One of us is actually a squiggle man, and it might surprise you to find out who. Superman 2025 - PG-13 - 2h9m Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upb...

Episode Theme: Oops! All Wildcards The Fumblers get a copy of Romancing the Stone and a treasure map mailed to them by their sister's dead husband. The map leads us on a quest to find a thing, and we meet up with a dashing rogue along the way. One of us falls head over heels in love and it might surprise you to find out which one. Romancing the Stone 1984 - PG - 1h46m A mousy romance novelist sets...

Episode Theme: r/Movies Recommends Wildcard The Fumblers pray to the gods and are rewarded with Immortals. One of us is no longer the virgin oracle, and which one of us it is may surprise you. Immortals 2011 - R - 1h50m Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity. Directo...

Episode Theme: r/Movies Recommends The Fumblers decide to seize the day and make their own opportunity to break into the big leagues of podcasting, so they kidnap Roman Mars and force him to watch The King of Comedy. One of us is going to prison and it might surprise you to find out who. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1o9n3nx/whats_your_how_have_you_not_seen_this_movie/ The King of Comed...

Episode Theme: r/Movies Recommends The Fumblers find themselves caught in the most sticky of international situations, so they decide to kill time by watching Sneakers with this perfectly beautiful and unsuspicious women we met through computer dating. What could go wrong? One of us is a natural born Phone Phreaker, and which one of us it might surprise you. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comment...

Episode Theme: r/Movies Recommends The Fumblers go viral. As we recover from the flu we decide to watch movies recommended to us from the front page of the internet. A little girl comes to hang out with our bed ridden selves and we tell each other stories based on the movie The Fall. One of us downs a few dozen sugar pills and which one of us that now needs insulin may surprise you. https://www.re...

Episode Theme: Trick or Treat The Fumblers go to hang out at our boss' beach house and he seems to be sleeping one off. While we wait for him to wake up we check out Weekend at Bernie's to kill some time. One of us gets drug behind a boat for a long time, and you'll be pleasantly surprised to find out who. Weekend at Bernie's 1989 - PG-13 - 1h37m Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered emplo...

Episode Theme: Trick or Treat The Fumblers find themselves broke and in a strange town. They drown their sorrows with gallons of beer and forget their troubles by watching Wake In Fright. One of us bets heads and tosses tails and leaves us destitute, and which one of us it is might surprise you. Wake In Fright 1971 - R - 1h49m After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of...

Episode Theme: Trick or Treat The Fumblers find themselves on an awkward date where we decide to cut the intense silence and tension with nervous conversation about the Japanese body horror flick, Audition. Kiri Kiri Kiri Audition 1999 - R - 1h55m A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she...

Episode Theme: Trick or Treat The Fumblers wake up with a jar of cockroaches on us and we are terrified. To mellow out we watch Alice, Sweet Alice. One of us is a cat mommy, and which one of us may surprise you. Alice, Sweet Alice 1976 - R - 1h47m In 1961, divorced Catholic couple Dom and Catherine Spages' life is upended when their teenage daughter Alice is suspected of her younger sister Karen's...

Episode Theme: Fictitious Bands The Fumblers have an intense hunger for meat. Never been this hungry ever before. God why are we so hungry? Slither 2006 - R - 1h35m A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. Director: James Gunn Writer: James Gunn Stars: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker Thanks for listening to Fumb...

Episode Theme: Fictitious Bands The Fumblers prepare to go on their world tour by watching Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. One of us is being forced to wear a large, heavy, and uncomfortable helmet that shoots a beam of light out of the top that can blind planes. Which one of us is doing it may surprise you. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016 - R - 1h27m When it becomes clear that his sol...

Episode Theme: Fictitious Bands The Fumblers go out to fulfill their destinies and live their lives big enough for them and their dead too soon brothers and we watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. One of us trips balls and jumps on a trampoline for days, and which one of us it is may surprise you. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007 - R - 1h36m Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a mus...

Episode Theme: Fictitious Bands The Fumblers find themselves reminiscing over the origins of our classic bits and catch phrases. Nothing like a flashback filled narrative while we catch Eddie and the Cruisers. One of us has a special way to honk our car horn, and which one of us it is may surprise you. Eddie and the Cruisers 1983 - PG - 1h35m A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s ro...

Episode Theme: Trilogies John Terry, John Keith and John Derek are trying to get off of this planet and return to their dimension, but not before checking out The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. One of us is weirdly in love with the twin of our dead wife, and which one of us it is might surprise you. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984 - PG - 1h4...

Episode Theme: Trilogies The Fumblers find themselves abducted and kept in a giant fleshy dome filled with acid and tentacles. Will someone find us before Rebirth of Mothra III takes another victim? One of us has trouble wielding their miniature sword and who it is may surprise you. Rebirth of Mothra III 1998 - G - 1h39m To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger...

Episode Theme: Trilogies The Fumblers find themselves in a dystopian alternate reality thanks to Back to the Future Part II. It's up to them to go back in time to get back to a normal present. One of us is pure chicken, and who it is may surprise you. Back to the Future Part II 1989 - PG - 1h48m After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985......

Episode Theme: Trilogies The Fumblers wake up to find themselves cyborg movie watchers. Which one of us chooses to ignore our 4th prime directive? The answer will shock you RoboCop 1987 - R - 1h42m In a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks...

Episode Theme: Tubi Originals The Fumblers come across an unending source of treasure with this week's wild card, Leprechaun Back 2 tha Hood. One of us falls under the trance of forbidden gold and puts us all in danger. Who has gold lust? The answer may surprise you Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood 2003 - R - 1h27m When Emily Woodrow and her friends happen on a treasure chest full of gold coins, they f...

Episode Theme: Tubi Originals The Fumblers find themselves behind bars with the most dangerous villains on earth with Corrective Measures. This Tubi Original made one of us go Goblin Mode, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you find out who. Corrective Measures 2022 - TV-MA - 1h46m In the world's most dangerous maximum security prison filled with supervillain inmates and corrupt staff...

Episode Theme: Tubi Originals The Fumblers set sail for another Tubi Original, Titanic 666. They say this water is cursed, but who can really say. One of turns out to be a satanist that raises the dead for vengeance, and who it is will leave you shocked.. Titanic 666 2022 - TV-MA - 1h31m Dark forces from the deep rise to the surface, terrorizing all aboard from Titanic III and threatens to repeat...