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Merry Christmas Eve! Your hosts are on holidays this week so instead, check out their segment from back in May on the hugely successful charity event "Livestream for the Cure" run by the wonderful Epic Film Guys! In this snippet from the 48-hour podcast marathon, they discuss Reefer Madness, the best PSA/movie of all-time. Next week: a little message for New Year's Eve? Perhaps something else? Sta...

Happy Holidays! Your hosts celebrate the festive season by welcoming Mariah Lirette back to the show for a breakdown of Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, a movie that teaches everyone that materialism during the holidays is just what Jesus wanted for all of us! The discussion includes a breakdown of how this is barely a movie, thoughts on the conspiracy theory-filled rant, Santa beatdowns to dubste...

150 episodes! Your hosts celebrate their 150th episode by re-doing the 2nd-ever episode (that had dodgy audio and was never available on the podcast feed) in Hollywood Homicide, the 2003 action-comedy starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett, two actors who CLEARLY did not get along throughout the entire shoot. The guys also discuss the 18 million subplots that barely pay off, they wonder just how...

This Patreon Pick comes to us courtesy of Jerika herself! This week, Nathan and Brendan are befuddled by the late-90s movie Kickboxing Academy (which may also be called Teen Boxer) starring Chyler Leigh in her first major acting role. Jerika is also here to help the guys figure out who the main character is (a fruitless task) and then they discuss the DVD cover prominently featuring a character th...

The Patreon Picks continue with friend of the podcast Erica Shultz of Customers Also Watched presenting the guys with their fifth Renny Harlin film - Mindhunters. Thankfully, they've also brought along Val Kilmer connoisseur Francis Rizzo III (of the KilmerKast podcast) to help them break down this stupid "puzzle" of a film. They discuss Kilmer's cameo, Jonny Lee Miller's southern accent, underwat...

Frank Miller can do movies all by himself, you guys! Thanks to patreon Adam Jures, the guys discuss the Frank Miller film The Spirit along with first-time guest Katie Uhlmann. They discuss the dazzling visuals and costume choices, the very questionable interrogation scene, all of the fantastic cat shots, dumb henchman clone armies and much more. The guys also drop a hint for next week's movie. Che...

What a... shyam? This week, the guys welcome back Lindsay Escoffery to discuss the much-maligned M. Night Shyamalan adaptation of The Last Airbender. They discuss all aspects of the movie like the scenes they didn't film and were solely described with voiceover, the many differences compared to the source material, quite possibly the most undercooked romance of all-time and much more. The guys als...

It's that special time of year! Fly Air Gamera! Ah, November: the time to celebrate the anniversary of the best flying turtle around - Gamera! The guys do just that during this week's episode as they discuss Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. Nathan and Brendan break this movie down, discussing hipster cultists, regional accents in Japan, scientists using SEGA Dreamcast for research and much more. Plus -...

Schlocktober concludes with a Small-Screen Shameful! For the final week in October, the guys bring back Galen Howard to discuss Glenn Danzig's magnum opus, Verotika, which has often been described as The Room of horror movies. The guys discuss it all including horrible french accents, the total lack of plot in the final segment, uncomfortable dancing, the art of de-facing and SO MUCH MORE. Plus -...

Schlocktober continues with a Conjuring-verse crapfest. This week, your hosts delve into another Conjuring-verse movie with the 2018 spooky movie The Nun. The guys delve in deep and talk about a variety of topics like the really morose priest, Mother Superior possibly sending someone to their death intentionally, using a giant cross to pick up girls, the whole weird casting decision with Taissa Fa...

Schlocktober continues with another vampire flick! Amanda the Jedi makes her return to the show to help the guys dissect the 2002 vampire/rock & roll opus Queen of the Damned. They talk about Aaliyah starring in the movie for eight minutes, the rules of being a vampire, bad parking at outdoor concerts, Jesse not having any regard for her own safety, the songs being performed by Korn and much more....

Schlocktober continues with a terrible sequel... Steve and Izzy of fellow Age of Radio show Everything I Learned from Movies join our heroes this week to talk about A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, the weird sequel to the Wes Craven smash hit. Together, they talk about Freddy Krueger not killing people in their dreams, the "unintentional" homoeroticism that ruined a man's career...

This week, Schlocktober begins! A full month of the spookiest turds... And what better way to start that then with the Dennis Miller-led horror-comedy Bordello of Blood. Joining your hosts is returning guest Jason MacLeod as they try to make sense of a project that went through a lot of turmoil. The guys learn about Dennis Miller's pricetag and all the behind-the-scenes issues and they talk about:...

This week, the guys welcome first-time guest Galen Howard (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) to discuss the muddy Steven Seagal disaster The Glimmer Man. Much is discussed like Seagal getting to deliver every one-liner even if it makes no sense, powdered deer penis, fake Italian accents, Stephen Tobolowsky elevating his scene and much, MUCH more. Plus: Galen imagines Seagal as the Chicke...

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAT!   This week, the Iso-ploitation series begins in which Nathan and Brendan take a pick from every single Patron! To kick this off, the guys discuss the 1994 videogame adaptation Street Fighter (chosen by their guest Lindsay!) They discuss everything from the lazy fan service, JCVD as an All-American hero, Raul Julia hamming it up to perfection, oversized DNA bags, the tasteless p...

It's time to take a break from talking about specific bad movies for one week because it's that time of year again. Don your finest Vera Wang and attend the fourth annual Manos Hand-Outs! Who will win the Roger Corman Award for Excellence? What fabulous recurring characters will show up? Is love in the air? Are your hosts going to be arrested for facilitating a beatdown? Tune in to find out!   The...

Ah, Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies bestowed this "gem" upon the podcast...   Luckily, Nathan and Brendan are not alone and they bring Brent (Home Video Hustle) on-board to help them dive into another Uwe Boll videogame adaptation - Bloodrayne. The guys talk about everything from the horrible wigs, Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley slumming it, Michelle Rodriguez's accent, the p...

What is a better way to show reverence to three real-life heroes than by getting them to play themselves in a film? We could probably think of many, many ways.   This week, the guys welcome first-time guest John Ellis (of The Best Movie of the Year... So Far podcast) to discuss a giant Clint Eastwood misfire - The 15:17 to Paris. As well as learning all about God, guns and gentlemen, they also dis...

It's not Men in Black. I swear.   This week, the guys tackle the 2013 totally-not-Men in Black movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges - R.I.P.D. Besides the staggering amount of similarities with the aforementioned movie, the guys also discuss billy-goating, Jeff Bridges getting honey potted, the Deado vetting process, the Staff of Jericho and much more.   The guys also drop a hint for next...

This episode is brought to you by Patron Dannie!   This week, Nathan and Brendan reach into the Patreon Picks for Speed 2: Cruise Control, the sequel that absolutely no one was asking for... ever. They discuss things like Willem Dafoe's leeches, the ice cream truck chase scene, the creepy relationship with Jason Patric and an underage deaf girl, wi-fi technology in 1997 and much more. Plus: Brenda...

Hope you guys are hungry!   This week, Nathan and Brendan welcome first-time guest Moxie from Your Brain on Facts to discuss a movie near and dear to her heart - Ravenous. The discussion ranges from the studio's mishandling of the marketing campaign to Robert Carlyle's occasional crazed bug-eyed performance, the surprisingly accurate representation of a Wendigo, giant bear traps and much more.   T...

It's the fifth Thursday of the month and that can only mean one thing... time to punch down!   This week, Nathan and Brendan welcome back Brent (and a little bit of the Spirit) from the Home Video Hustle to discuss the Red Dawn/Breakfast Club rip-off Terror Squad. The gang talks about everything from lack of security at nuclear power plants, 45-minute car chases (in real time), sexy exercise progr...

Summer blockbusters are always a huge success, right? Well... let's examine that with our month-long series: Summer Flopbusters!   Nathan and Brendan welcome back Jason to talk about a seminal guilty pleasure film - Hackers. The guys talk about the "iconic" internet movie from the chain smoking Baby Bradford to Lorraine Bracco's confusion regarding computer lingo. They also discuss the Plague as a...

Summer blockbusters are always a huge success, right? Well... let's examine that with our month-long series: Summer Flopbusters!   Nathan and Brendan bring back their extreme sports expert Jerika to discuss the 1990 NASCAR lovefest Days of Thunder. The gang talk about Tom Cruise acting like a psychotic stalker, the state trooper pranksters, unprofessional doctor/patient relationships, temporary bl...

Summer blockbusters are always a huge success, right? Well... let's examine that with our month-long series: Summer Flopbusters!   Nathan and Brendan roll on with the worst of summer and, alongside returning guests Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies, they discuss the big-budget comic book adaptation Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone. The discussion ranges from Stallone making...