Bad Movies & Beer

Cooper and Nolan are headed for horror again this week, as they celebrate their third Halloween (and the 40th anniversary of the movie) with HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH! It's a strange sort-of-sequel that offers both tricks (terrible acting, a nonsensical plot, no Michael Myers) AND treats (a surprisingly good ending, horror legend Tom Atkins, horror legend Tom Atkins' moustache), but how d...

James Bond is BACK on the podcast this week, as Cooper and Nolan take a close look at DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER! Widely considered one of the very worst movies in the history of the franchise, Sean Connery's return to the 007 role was anything but triumphant. IN FACT... with the campiness dialed up to 11, this one feels more like a Roger Moore Bond movie (or like the old Batman TV show). Maybe that's w...

Cooper and Nolan are hitting the beach for some pre-Halloween horror this week with a movie that perfectly sums up the 80s... NIGHTMARE BEACH! This low budget slasher was (allegedly) made by at least one Italian director who - based on the ridiculous number of clichés and stock characters - was clearly watching a LOT of American TV. But that didn't stop him/them from filling south Florida with sur...

This week Cooper and Nolan are balling out with a movie that's at least twice as ridiculous as the last Jean Claude Van Damme movie they covered... DOUBLE TEAM! As if casting Dennis Rodman as JCVD's mismatched buddy (and allowing him to sing on the soundtrack) wasn't confusing enough, the producers fill the screen with so many abnormally large explosions, pieces of broken glass, and nameless chara...

The guitar-shaped spaceship has landed this week with VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS! This new-wave curiosity is a bright, fun, synth-filled musical that absolutely screams 80s, but it's also FILLED with sexual innuendo - either that or Cooper and Nolan's brains are still stuck in last week's steamy Basic Instinct 2 episode. Either way, you're going to want to come along for the genre-bending ride; thi...

This week Cooper and Nolan are celebrating their 69th episode by taking a risqué ride with BASIC INSTINCT 2! 14 years after the shocking events of the original, Sharon Stone is back to prove that older women can still be sexy. But can older women carry almost 2 hours of movie without help from Michael Douglas and director Paul Verhoeven? If you've seen this then you already know the answer, but th...

One week after their spectacular season premiere, Cooper and Nolan are taking flight with BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR! Widely considered one of the worst movies ever made and allegedly produced on a budget of $10,000, the guys were obviously expecting it to be bad. But nothing could have prepared them for just how bad the muddled audio, sub-porn caliber acting, and visual effects straight out of a...

Summer is done, and thanks to an absolute blowout of an audience poll, Cooper and Nolan are going on a bug hunt with STARSHIP TROOPERS! Whether you consider this late 90s Paul Verhoeven movie razor sharp satire or actual fascist propaganda (or just a kick-ass piece of 90s action), there's one thing we can ALL agree on - Jake Busey was the wrong choice. There's plenty of other strange decisions tha...

Starting later today, Cooper and Nolan are back with another season of ALL NEW EPISODES! Until then, sit back and let our third time charm you with some drunken silliness that'll (hopefully) make sense later.

It's the middle of the summer, but in this special BONUS EPISODE Cooper and Nolan are beating the heat with a little help from the ICE CREAM MAN! It's legendary celebrity sibling Clint Howard like you've never seen him before - in a starring role! And while the guys may not agree on whether or not that needs to happen again, no one can argue that this movie isn't two scoops of B-movie greatness. (...

Cooper and Nolan are celebrating the end of their second season by doubling down on a true 80s classic - ROAD HOUSE! The guys agree that in an extremely testosterone-fueled action era, Patrick Swayze's philosophical bouncer brought something different to the table (especially for the ladies). But that might be the ONLY thing they agree on, as arguments break out about: - Whether more of this movie...

Cooper and Nolan are making a run for the border by special request this week when they discuss THE COUNSELOR! It's a movie that proves that no matter how big your director, budget, and stars are, things can still go horribly horribly wrong. ESPECIALLY if the script is as absolutely insane as this one. But hey, if you like pretentious dialogue, bizarre sex scenes, and more heavy-handed metaphors t...

Cooper and Nolan are having a whale of a time this week when they travel back to the 80s with STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. It's a movie that's equal parts environmental propaganda and fish out of water comedy, which might be a sign that at this point the producers were running out of ideas. But don't try telling that to Cooper's brother, who makes the podcast's first ever guest appearance to fig...

Cooper and Nolan are putting their weight on it this week when they discuss the unbelievable DISCO GODFATHER! The guys fully expected this to showcase the kind of raucous comedy, incredibly low budget production values, and sexual content that are typically associated with Blaxploitation legend Rudy Ray Moore, but what they DIDN'T expect was a larger-than-normal dose of social commentary along wit...

This week the guys are closing out the Tales From the Crypt franchise once and for all when they pay a visit to the BORDELLO OF BLOOD! While it may not feature the incredible acting talents of Billy Zane (which is strikes one and two according to Cooper), in many ways this final installment is more true to the classic HBO TV show than its predecessor, DEMON KNIGHT. It's got all of the cheesy effec...

Cooper and Nolan are selling their souls for rock n' roll this week when they meet the PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE! It's the Phantom of the Opera like you've never seen it before, and the guys have all kinds of questions: Who was in charge of casting? Are the similarities with The Rocky Horror Picture Show just a coincidence? And most importantly of all, how does a guy who writes a huge musical about...

It's hilarity on the high seas this week, as Cooper and Nolan are covering a true early 90s sensation - UNDER SIEGE! Yes, it was undeniably a massive hit when it came out. But as the guys will tell you, with each passing year Steven Seagal's one-time movie star status becomes harder and harder to understand. Is he the world's worst (successful) action hero? Maybe, but that doesn't stop this from b...

Cooper and Nolan are going wild this week when they unleash the awesome power of THE BEASTMASTER!  It's an epically ambitious piece of sword & sorcery that started off with a short theatrical run, found a second life as a cable TV staple, and eventually got the deluxe VSU treatment from the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome. Quite a journey, but that's nothing compared to what the guys experience as...

Cooper and Nolan are traveling to Tromaville for this week's episode, as they check out CHOPPER CHICKS IN ZOMBIETOWN by special request! This undeniably bizarre 80s disasterpiece features more leather, denim, and giant hair than you'll know what to do with. Is it horror? Comedy? Sci-fi? The guys aren't sure, but one thing they DO know is that thanks to the mad scientists behind this movie, they ca...

The guys are taking a trip down memory lane this week with the unforgettable 2000 comedy DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? Despite being firmly in the target audience for this movie, Nolan somehow never saw it as a teenager - putting his grumpy woke Dad vibes in direct conflict with Cooper's 90s nostalgia. Maybe that's why they spend most of this episode alternating between laughing like stoners and arguing l...

Cooper and Nolan are pouring themselves a hot cup of 70s action this week with the blaxploitation classic COFFY! Legendary actress Pam Grier is on a one-woman quest for justice, and the guys are on a two-man quest to try to make sense of the gritty world of pimps, pushers, & prostitutes. Apparently it's a world of individual theme songs, gratuitous use of dummies, and horrible attempts at accents,...

Is recommending that your client join a movie where a racist cop gets haunted by the ghost of his Black arch enemy (after first receiving that arch enemy's heart via transplant) enough to get a Hollywood agent fired? You can hear the answer this week when Cooper and Nolan review what is quite possibly Denzel Washington's worst movie ever - HEART CONDITION. In all seriousness, there's so much that...

After three failed attempts, Cooper and Nolan are FINALLY taking a look at one of the most legendary bad movies of all time - SHOWGIRLS! It's Elizabeth Berkley like you've never seen her before - unsuccessfully trying to act angry. She's also flashing a LOT of skin as she awkwardly dances her way through what is either a brilliant satire of "Star is Born" movies or an genuine attempt that went hor...

Cooper and Nolan are raising the curtain on some 70s horror this week with THEATER OF BLOOD! In this low-budget bit of British cinema, horror icon Vincent Price gets to live out every actor's dream by murdering his critics. But could that ever actually happen? Let's just say the guys might be reconsidering some of the things they've said in past episodes. That's because once you've seen the length...

The guys are getting their Irish on this week with THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY, the "Wait, when did they make that?" sequel to legendary cult favorite The Boondock Saints. For Cooper it's a paint-by-numbers action movie with characters who have NOT aged well, but for Nolan (who was told he was Irish for the first 36 years of his life) it's an emotional journey through the very fabric of...