Bad Movies We Love

The Epic Adventures series was a ton of fun but it's in the rearview. #EndlessSummer starts now! I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with a friend who was one of the founding fathers of the Sheist International Film Club, he's one of the brightest minds in Bills Mafia, and it was a long time coming to get Uber Hansen on the show. The wait was certainly worth it as we had a ton of fun discu...

Darragh had such a good time helping me induct Drop Dead Fred into the Bad Movies We Love Hall of Fame he returned to help me close out the Epic Adventures series with a movie that's even weirder! Coincidentally, this film also deals with the childhood trauma of its main character and it did a number on us as kids too. We're talking about Walter Murch's 1985 Emerald City sequel: Return to Oz . Ret...

My film club friend and the author of  The Vein Introduction to Macabre Myths and Monsters , Aide Vein, joined me to talk about a maligned movie that butters its bread with monsters, myths, and legends. We anoint Stephen Norrington into a select group of filmmakers who've been featured on the show twice, talking about the movie that marked an end to his directing career: The League of Extraor...

We have covered a lot of territory already in the Epic Adventures series, and now we journey back to the era of swords and sorcery as my friend Sean joins me again to regale us with tales of debauchery as we break down John Milius' Conan the Barbarian. Conan the Barbarian (1982) Director: John Milius Writers: John Milius, Oliver Stone, Edward Summer, and Robert E. Howard Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegg...

It's finally happened. After years of hard work, I finally found someone to talk Waterworld with! My friend Paul stopped by for a Ulysses Cut episode and it's just as robust and crazy as you might imagine. It's about as long too. So, apologies in advance for that but I assure you it's worth it as we raise the banner and induct Waterworld into the Bad Movies We Love Hall of Fame, Class of '24. Wate...

My buddy Newman from Movies 4 Dayz joined me to kick the tires and light the fires on July's Epic Adventure series, and we're starting with the only transition that makes sense coming out of June-Claude Van Damme, and that's Gary Goddard's Dolph Lundgren vehicle: Masters of the Universe Masters of the Universe (1987) Director: Gary Goddard Writers: David Odell, Stephen Tolkin, Gary Goddard Stars:...

Sadly, #JuneClaudeVanDamme comes to a close (at least for 2024) but we closed it out in style as Movie Miss from the Let's Talk Turkey's podcast joined me once again to police the timeline with a JCVD must: Timecop. Timecop (1994) Director: Peter Hyams Writers: Mark Verheiden & Mike Richardson Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara, Bruce McGill You can find Movie Miss on Instagram...

Since we've got a Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 in real life, it's only fitting that our resident hockey expert, Stephanie, returns to celebrate June-Claude Van Damme with a first-time watch, covering the only movie set during the Stanley Cup Finals Game 7. That means we are talking JCVD and Peter Hyams' Sudden Death . Sudden Death (1995) Director: Peter Hyams Writers: Karen Elise Baldwin, Gene Quinta...

David Steele from Reel Talks re-joined me for another trip down memory lane and it was purely coincidence that we found our way to another Steven E. de Souza film on its 30th anniversary year. We're talking about Street Fighter (1994). Street Fighter (1994) Written & Directed by: Steven E. de Souza Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming Na-Wen If you had fun with us you can catch David...

In the first episode of June-Claude Van Damme, Ben from the Cinema Shitshow told me to "look for something hard" so I went out and found it with his co-host Nix! We get all worked up over a greasy mullet and enough pyrotechnics for the 4th of July as JCVD teamed up with John Woo for Woo's first American feature: Hard Target Hard Target (1993) Director: John Woo Writers: Chuck Pfarrer Stars: Jean-C...

My friend Ben from the Cinema Shitshow joined me for a solo outing (of sorts) as we loaded up the super-truck with ice, hit up a roadside diner for a bunch of food we couldn't pay for, let our buttcheeks blow in the wind, and were all ears for Roland Emmerich's first American feature: Universal Soldier. Universal Soldier (1992) Director: Roland Emmerich Writers: Ricahrd Rothstein, Christopher Leit...

My buddy Ryan from the Sheist International Film Club is back and we're drinking from the same well as last time and staying "stupid" after our Ernest Halloween adventure as we take on John Landis's ultra-confident airball, The Stupids. The Stupids (1996) Director: John Landis Writers: James Marshall, Harry Allard, Brent Forrester Stars: Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna You can fi...

This show has afforded me the opportunity to make a lot of new friends. So, I invited one of those friends on, for the first time, to talk about the Stephen Norrington low-budget sci-fi horror sleeper: Death Machine. After a mad genius inventor of killer robots and cyborgs at Chaank Armaments Corp. kills execs, he unleashes his ultimate death machine on the new cute CEO firing him. Death Machine (...

Skadooosch loves Queen of the Damned so much that one 100-minute episode couldn't contain it all! So, join us for Part 2 of the discussion as we still have Trivia, Critics Corner, lightly testing the waters of the Ryan vs Ryan debate, and much more! Queen of the Damned (2002) Director(s): Michael Rymer Writer(s): Anne Rice (novel), Scott Abbott, Michael Petroni Stars: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Mar...

Skadooosch from the Movie Ranking family stopped by to chat me up about his love for Aaliyah, Korn, goth stuff, and the wholly unique energy of Queen of the Damned. Queen of the Damned (2002) Director(s): Michael Rymer Writer(s): Anne Rice (novel), Scott Abbott, Michael Petroni Stars: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau If you had fun listening, you can check out Skadooosch ranking movies...

Technically speaking, Basket Case is too well-liked and well-reviewed to fall into my clutches...but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to defend its honor as my sister Sara joined me for a long overdue episode. Basket Case (1982) Written & Directed by: Frank Henenlotter Stars: Kevin VanHentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner I hope you enjoyed the show and if you do, please consider don...

My friend Shauna, the Scream Queen herself, is back to pick up where we left off and take a stab at the humor and the meta-commentary of Scream 3. Scream 3 (2000) Director: Wes Craven Writer(s): Kevin Williamson, Ehren Kruger Stars: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette You can catch Shauna talking movies on X at @CinemaOfScreams and make sure to check out her YouTube channel . I hope y...

After a couple of weeks away, the ball is rolling again and gaining momentum thanks to my friend Newman from the Movies 4 Days podcast who joined me for some fun and plenty of shenanigans as we jumped back to the end of the 1990s for Idle Hands . Idle Hands (1999) Director: Rodman Flender Writers: Terri Hughes Burton, Ron Milbauer Stars: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Jessica Alba You can catch Newman on...

I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with the prolific and wonderfully talented author of Children of the Dark , Exorcist Falls , The Dismembered , and so many more...Jonathan Janz is in the house! And we got to talking about demons, the benefit of complex character choices, subverting expectations, Jaws (because it rocks!), and the absolute mastery of Laura Linney in Scott Derrickson's bre...

Back in January, I got to sit down with my new friend Vee from the Movies You Missed podcast to talk about a film I had never seen before but was a big influence on them. Loaded with flair, attitude, style, and a surprising amount of motorcycle jackets given the lack of motorcycles in the film, Hackers excels in the tech thriller genre where a lot of its peers failed. Hackers (1995) Director: Iain...

I've had to take some time off due to circumstances beyond my control, so thanks to everyone who hung around and came back for more. Back in the middle of January, I was joined by my new friend Stephanie from the Sheist International Film Club who wanted to share her love of a sci-fi horror film that took a lot of flack back when it came out. Morbius director Daniel Espinosa is in the spotlight ag...

Unofficial, accidental sci-fi month continues! Nix from the Cinema Shitshow rejoins me to complete our equally unofficial Empire Pictures trilogy of episodes that has spanned multiple podcasts as we take on a movie for kids that can be enjoyed by adults (or maybe that's the other way around): Stuart Gordon's Robot Jox from 1989. Robot Jox (1989) Director: Stuart Gordon Writer: Stuart Gordon, Joe H...

It's Season 3!! My first-ever guest, Donnie from You, Me, and A Movie , came back to celebrate the start of a new year and there's nobody I'd rather test the outer limits of space with. So, get comfy in your grav-couches and steel yourself mentally, because the Event Horizon has many sights to show us . Event Horizon (1997) Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Writer: Philip Eisner Stars: Laurence Fishbur...

It's a half-sode! Not even half if you do the math, but I wanted to take a moment to extend some personalized thanks to the people who have lent their time and support to the show, whether that be as a guest, a listener, or a supporter. It's a quick one, just to say thanks! I hope you enjoyed the show and if you do, please consider donating to the support page or you can also help out by leaving a...

Hello, Bad Movie Lovers! I thought I was done for the year, but as I've been chipping away at some other year-end movie projects I realized most movies I get to cover on this show are at least 20 years old. And that got me thinking about all the lovable bad movies I saw this year and not wanting to wait 20 years to bring attention to them. So I found a little gas left in the tank and put together...