Overhated

For movie #1 of our month-long Dabney Coleman tribute I am joined by film critic Jared McMillan (of freshfiction.tv) to discuss the virtually forgotten movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies.  Coming soon in the Dabney Coleman tribute: Short Time, Cloak & Dagger, The Man with One Red Shoe, and more! Check out the list of episodes here: bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: ...

No. not the super cool original with Keanu and the late., great Swayze; the remake! Yes, my friend (and astute film genius) Vince Mancini actually likes this remake. Listen in for why! Check out the list of episodes here: bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by those  Effin' Birds.com , the award-winning co...

Returning guest Laurel Vail is queen of the weird '80s rom-coms. Last year she did an episode on Who's That Girl?  and now she's backm to discuss Vibes . Yes, that weird '80s rom-com that stars Jeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, and the legendary Peter Falk. We had a fun chat. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , et...

Leave it to a guy who co-hosts a podcast called Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks  to defend the oft-dismissed second Hellraiser sequel! Big thanks to returning guest Jarrod Hornbeck for choosing a colorful horror flick to dissect. Check out the list of episodes here: bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by th...

The only thing I remember about Men at Work is that critics hated it. That's all I recall! But thankfully, returning guest and podcast producer (and film critic) Jim Laczkowski selected this Estevez Bros. comedy... that's actually kinda fun. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly s...

The fourth chapter in the Matrix  saga gets the Overhated treatment, thanks to writer / director / movie nerd Brian Duffield, the man who gave us Spontaneous , No One Will Save You , and a bunch of other fun genre flicks. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by those  E...

Richard Gere, Gene Hackman, and Denzel Washington? In a Sidney Lumet film? How could a movie like this be all but forgotten these days? I dig into it with filmmaker Rodney Ascher (back for his third episode) in this lengthy and very nerdy conversation full of digressions and Lumet sidebars. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podc...

It's one of the most savagely derided films of the entire 1990s -- a decade that had no shortage of bad films -- but Showgirls  has undergone something of a metamorphosis over the past few decades, despite still being full-bore trashy campy pulp. Join me and my guest, author / podcaster / film critic Kristen Lopez (of The Wrap ), as we discuss all sorts of stuff related to the infamous disaster. C...

It's Disney animation's most infamous box office failure, and my old friend Brian Salisbury (of Junkfood Cinema infamy) has a whole lot to rant about, and in rather profane fashion I might add. (warning: F bombs!) Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by those  Effin' Bi...

It's one of the most frequently ridiculed movies of all time, but of course I found someone to defend it! That's what this podcast does! Big thanks to my guest Dottie D. (@DottieDinoRAWR) for sparking a lively conversation on this infamous piece of 1980s weirdness. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Ov...

Every once in a while we get a movie that virtually everyone enjoys trashing. And of course there are always a few sincere defenders, like my old friend, filmmaker, and frequent Overhated guest Laurel Vail! (aka @laurelvail) Big thanks to LV for forcing me to finally sit down with this insane film, plus we got a really fun conversation out of the whole deal. Check out the list of episodes here:  b...

It seemed like a perfect pitch: Steve Martin covering similar ground to his hit Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , and pair him up with the hilarious Goldie Hawn, with whom Martin struck some gold in Housesitter a few years earlier. So what happened? We talk to regular guest Andrew Carden (@awardsconnect) for some answers. Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever yo...

"The Superman movie that time forgot" is today's topic of discussion. Big thanks to screenwriter / Superman junkie Adam Mallinger (@BittrScrptReadr) for recommending this one. We ramble for over an hour! Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by those  Effin' Birds.com ,...

How did I find someone to defend one of the most detested musicals of all time? Listen in to find out! My thanks to author / film writer / Beatle fanatic Sarah Jae Leiber for choosing such an insane movie to talk about. (I challenge you to watch this movie before listening to the episode.) Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podca...

Sometimes this podcast is like therapy for me. Big thanks to old-school wise-ass film nerd Vince Mancini (of The Frotcast) for choosing one of my least favorite films of the last 15 years. And I mean that! Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , etc.  Overhated is now proudly sponsored by those  Effin' Birds.com...

It's not easy being a sci-fi horror film. Even when you pull off something cool, people will always call you an Alien retread. But Pandorum writer/director Christian Alvart is here to set the record straight on all sorts of things, from how the movie got made to how it got dumped into theaters in rather unceremonious fashion. My thanks to Christian for this great episode, and my thanks to all patr...

One of the movie overhated movies of all time... at first. But history has been kind to this weird little movie. Join me and Dan McCoy (of The Flop House podcast!) as we discuss how much we adore this oddly lovable musical adaptation of an immortal comic strip hero. Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at  patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Chec...

Yes, it's basically a feature-length Nintendo commercial. That's never been a secret. But perhaps there's some actual artistry and humanity to be found in there too? Well, filmmaker Joe Russo sure seems to think so. (Not the Marvel director Joe Russo; the horror geek Joe Russo !) Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them...

This is a super-sized episode, so I'll keep the description brief: this is a highly overhated movie. Big thanks to Vyce Victus (of the Action for Everyone podcast) for choosing this one. Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Check out the list of episodes here:  bit.ly/3WZiLFk . Subscribe wherever you get you...

For a movie that got a whole lot of press back in the day, Ron Howard's Far and Away seems to be virtually forgotten these days, despite featuring two of the biggest movie stars ever born. Big thanks to returning guest Stone Gasman for covering this one! Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Check out the lis...

A comedic spin on "evil kid" thrillers? Sounds fun to me! Oh what's that? The evil kid is played by a 40-year-old Martin Short? Plus Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and Dabney Coleman in one of the most widely derided comedies of the entire 1990s? Sign me up. Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at  patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Check out...

The prolific and controversial Bran De Palma was dealing with a few flops back in the mid-'80s, so he switched gears from dark thrillers to dark comedy, and the result was the loud, raucous Wise Guys. Longtime film critic Peter Sobczynski is on hand to defend this forgotten farce, and to remind us that at least a few influential folks went on record with a thumbs up on the flick. Thanks for listen...

Already I can hear the cries: "how the HELL is this awesome movie even remotely 'hated'?!?" Well, let's look at how it was received when it first hit theaters! Big thanks to returning guest and film critic extraordinaire Sara M. Fetters Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at  patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Check out the list of episodes her...

There was a time when lots of people really wanted a sequel to Saturday Night Fever (1977). And then they got one. And most of them were unhappy with the result. Like, a lot of people. But not my old pal (and veteran film critic) Todd Gilchrist! Big thanks to Todd for picking an essential "bad" movie, which I can now scratch off the list, and also for a great chat. Thanks for listening to Overhate...

Gather 'round and I'll tell you the story of the Chinatown sequel that time forgot. Well, me and my guest, Ken Borsuk, a high-end film aficionado and longtime supporter of Overhated! Thank you, Ken, and thank you, patrons! And Effin Birds too! Thanks for listening to Overhated! There are 100+ more episodes at  patreon.com/scottEweinberg . Subscribe to hear them all now! Check out the list of episo...