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This week, the boys go deep down into the recesses of Dan Aykroyd's mind to understand his sole directorial effort, 1991's Nothing But Trouble. Discussions include the man himself Dan Aykroyd, how much of an asshole Chevy Chase is, Demi Moore giving her all, oversized baby prosthetics, a preview into future episode The Bonfire of The Vanities, penis noses, the Digital Underground (with a b...

February 4th, 1983. The bizarre masterwork of Canada's own David Cronenberg, Videodrome, released to mass confusion and strong competition. With an odd advertising campaign, weird trailer releases and lack of direction in marketing, Videodrome stumbled in the box office even with rave reviews behind it. Years without video release, Videodrome garnered a strong cult following that has giving Vi...

October 22, 1999. Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead was released to mixed reviews and a brutal box office. Over the years, Bringing Out the Dead has garnered much acclaim, ending up on several "most underrated film" lists over the years and being reexamined as a 90s masterpiece. This week, we take a break from horror movies for a second to discuss one of Marty's more high p...

March 14th, 2008. Michael Haneke's remake to his depraved film in his filmography Funny Games gets released in limited capacity. Almost 10 years to the day of his first go around of the same name, the remake (along with the 1997 original) entered the American cult cinema circles after a decade in art house lore. The brutal message was missed again, now being compared to the likes of SAW and Ho...

September 10th, 2021. James Wan's giallo inspired horror film released in theaters as well as on HBO MAX for the masses to see. Still in the throws of the Covid-19 pandemic and with Warner Brothers releasing it digitally as well as in theaters, Malignant was fighting an uphill battle from the start. Unable to succeed at the box office, the film soon garnered a decent cult following with the li...

September 28th, 1990. Abel Ferrara's gangster epic King of New York debuted in theaters after receiving scorn and hatred at the festival circuit. Gutted by steep competition and polarizing reception, King of New York became another failure under Ferrara's belt... at first. In the coming years, King of New York gained a strong cult following on home video and DVD as well as major hip hop gr...

November 16th, 2018. The critically acclaimed political action drama Widows released worldwide. The 4th motion picture release from British director Steve McQueen (no not the actor), Widows got swamped out by the likes of Fantastic Beasts and Bohemian Rhapsody. While not a financial success, Widows ended up winning several best of the year awards and being a critical darling upon release. This wee...

July 29th, 2013. Paul Schrader's bizarre and bleak independent film The Canyons. With a script written by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, starring Lindsey Lohan and pornstar James Dean and loaded with on set antics reported nonstop, Schrader's erotic thriller released with no fanfare. Debuting in 2 theaters, the film shot straight to VOD upon release. This week, the gang go over...

Christmas Day, 1985. Goldcrest Film's Revolutionary War epic releases under the radar just in time for awards contention. The powerhouse British film studio were looking to get another best picture award at The Academy. However, the only thing Goldcrest received upon release was ridicule. The pretentious, dull war epic failed to connect with audiences and scored several Worst Picture nominatio...

October 4, 1995. Gumby the Movie, a five plus year project by mastermind Art Clokey, was released to no fanfare. Gumby, the once beloved cartoon claymation, was out of their element releasing in a landscape of Disney renaissance releases and Pixar innovation. This week, the boys kick back and discuss the life and creations of Art Clokey, the legacy of his works and we kinda discuss Gumby the Movie...

April 18th, 2001. The release of Tom Green's creative dice roll Freddy Got Fingered. A movie so reviled and despised, it still gives a chill to culturally destitute masses everywhere. Tom Green was and still is a polarizing figure in comedy, with his bizarre and crass brand of alternative sketch comedy reaching international cable channels during the last legs of the 1990s. By 2001, the Canadi...

August 25th, 1989. The release of the film adaptation of Bob Woodward's disgraceful John Belushi biography, "Wired". By the release of Woodward's book, Belushi had only been dead for two years and had his reputation tied to his drug habits than to his comedic acting. By the release of "Wired" the film adaptation, Belushi's friends and family went scorched earth on W...

BAM! BONUS EPISODE! This Week, the gang wanted to pay homage to the late William Friedkin, director of two of the greatest movies ever made... and a ton of future episode.

October 10th, 1975. Hot off the success of the Who musical Tommy, Ken Russell (along with producer David Puttnam) release the second of their planned musical composer cinematic universe. That film being the bizarre rock musical Lisztomania, starring Who frontman Roger Daltrey as the legendary composer Franz Liszt. The film too a bit more than lead actor from Tommy too. Celebrity cameos, luxurious...

MAY 17th, 1991. The film debut of Brian "The Boz" Bosworth, Stone Cold, arrived in theaters to massive apathy. The former college football hero turned NFL bust ran to the silver screen after being forced to retire from the gridiron due to injury. Relying on his "Boz" persona, Bosworth seemed like an action star straight out of a test tube. Instead, the wooden plank known as Bri...

July 21st, 1989. Smack dab in the middle of one of the greatest summers of film, Orion Pictures released UHF to the masses. UHF was the star vehicle for music parody icon Weird Al Yankovic who was soaring in the Billboard charts throughout the 80s. Alongside Weird Al, UHF starred a whose who of alt-comedy legends like Emo Phillips, SNL alumni Victoria Jackson and pre Kramer/pre Laugh Factory Micha...

February 9th, 1970. European arthouse director Michelangelo Antonioni, riding the hype wave of his masterpiece Blow-Up, brought the world his next cinematic experience Zabriskie Point. Wanting to capture the US hippie movement the same way he captured Swinging London with Blow-Up, Antonioni's Zabriskie Point holds the same vibes Antonioni's known for. However, due to countless chaotic prod...

June 30th, 1999. As the summer season drew to a close, Warner Brothers released their western action comedy Wild Wild West. Bringing together the dynamic duo of director Barry Sonnenfeld and 90s megastar Will Smith, Wild Wild West should have been a slam dunk for Warner Brothers. Instead, Wild Wild West is mostly known as a punchline for a Kevin Smith story. What happened here? This week, the gang...

FINALLY! After several months of grinding, working, editing, recording, producing and publishing, season 2 is COMING! Join The Matts (Matt LaRue and Matthew Komar) and Liam Wolfe as they recount the crazy tales of Wild Wild West, Wired, Freddy Got Fingered, Zabriskie Point, Lisztomania, UHF and much MUCH more. Wednesday the 12th, we welcome you to the newest season of BOMBED!

June 25th, 1982. John Carpenter's sci-fi horror remake The Thing released in theaters into a crowd of angry, venom filled spectators and critics. Disgusted and reviled by the intense special effects by lead FX artist Rob Bottin, The Thing never gained traction in the box office and leaving defeated after going toe to toe against ET, Poltergeist, Blade Runner and the musical Annie . However, once i...

April 27, 2007. WWE Studios, an media development department for pro wrestling company WWE, produced and released (through distribution studio Lionsgate) their edgy action feature The Condemned. Starring attitude era megastar Stone Cold Steve Austin and soccer hooligan turned Guy Richie regular Vinnie Jones, The Condemned was set to be a next big action blockbuster of 2007...if it wasn't released...

January 21st, 2000. The Boondock Saints, after years of strife and chaos, finally gets released to five theaters through a deal between Franchise Pictures, Duffy and Indican Pictures. Burning every bridge possible, Duffy reluctantly signed a dreadful contract for a front side position of the revenue. However, the landscape has changed significantly since Duffy shopped around his bullet riddled act...

Los Angeles, 1996. South Boston transplant Troy Duffy witnesses a dead heroin addict leaving his apartment complex on a stretcher. Filled with pure anger, Duffy writes what would end up becoming The Boondock Saints, a bullet riddled action drama about two brothers looking to seek vengeance against the scourge of society. Handing his draft over to a low rung staffer at New Line, the script changed...

The story of Gambino crime boss and ruthless mobster John Gotti needs no introduction. The Teflon Don's legacy has gone down in the history books as a tale of the "last big name in Mafia history", a true outlaw that got one over the law while committing countless atrocities within the underworld. A movie based on Gotti's life was inevitable, but the notorious 2018 bio-pic wasn't the first time Joh...

December 5th, 2008. Lionsgate Studios released the ultra-violent Marvel Comics adaptation, Punisher: Warzone, into an oversaturated holiday market. Placing the hyper violent tale of Frank Castle and his every growing vengeance-based vigilante pursuit of justice in the whimsical holiday season of December was one of the many bizarre choices from the studio that brought hyper gory horror films...