Best of the Rest

In this bonus episode we are breaking down everything we loved about Spider-Man: No Way Home. Favorite scenes, best performances, and biggest surprises. This is a SPOILER FILLED episode, do not listen until you have seen the movie! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook Bonus conten...

Mystery Men was a movie ahead of its time; parodying superhero blockbusters before they took over cinemas in the 2000s, and teaming up superheroes before there was a cinematic shared universe of comic book characters. Unfortunately audiences were not ready, resulting in one of the biggest box office bombs of 1999. But this week we are taking a second look to try and find what movie goers missed ov...

The Punisher was given the reboot treatment in 2008 when Ray Stevenson stepped into the role of Frank Castle, but audiences and critics alike were quick to forget it ever existed. So this week we take a second look at this over the top violent affair, and dig into everything it does well! Viewers will likely be surprised by the colorful set design, comedic dialogue, and that one guy that explodes...

This week we are joined by Preston Willke, co-host of the wonderful Level Zero Podcast! Movies based on Marvel characters dominate today's box office. This week we take a second look at the very FIRST Marvel adaptation: Howard The Duck! This movie may not have lit up the box office back in 1986, and it was certainly torn apart by critics, but it is technically a movie and that's good eno...

Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman teamed up to give audiences two beloved Hellboy adaptations. After the release of Hellboy II in 2008, fans eagerly awaited a third entry in the franchise, but a new Hellboy movie wouldn't hit theaters until over a decade later, and it wasn't a sequel. Instead, it was a R rated reboot of the franchise with David Harbour taking over the stone handed leadi...

Mere months after the release of Batman v Superman, the DCEU gave us Suicide Squad, an ensemble movie with an all star cast. Unfortunately the star power was not enough to impress critics or general audiences. With the series being all but rebooted in its sequel, it seems Warner Bros wants us to forget this movie ever happened. So let's talk about it! Specifically, everything the movie got ri...

When Fox decided to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise in 2015, they took the characters in a whole new direction. Instead of a bright, light-hearted superhero adventure, director Josh Trank looked to the body horror movies of David Cronenberg for inspiration. The studio panicked in the 11th hour and rewrote the last act of the movie, and the finished product is just as weird as you would expect...

It didn't take long for the comic book movie boom of the early 2000's to produce an R rated adaptation, and in 2004 The Punisher was released in theaters. Unfortunately, audiences did not flock to this movie like they had for Spider-Man, X-Men, or even Daredevil, and critics were not any kinder. Despite its less than stellar performance at the box office, most people can probably recall...

Not only is Nicolas Cage back, but he's the only one who returns for the sequel, and this time he is truly uncaged. Critics were not fond of the even more absurd and over the top tone for the franchise, and audiences were not much kinder. But this week, we're bringing you everything the movie does well! The Rider has a new all black look, and Johnny Blaze traded in the jelly beans for bu...

This week we are joined by special guest Thompson Conradi, a VFX artist who has worked on several superhero films including, you guessed it, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! This highly anticipated follow up featured the first live action pairing of The Caped Crusader and The Man of Steel. Expectations were high, but critic scores fell short and audiences were split. But today we only focus on...

As the FOX-Men franchise was winding down, the team assembled for one last adventure. Unfortunately, it received the lowest critical reviews the X-Men moves had ever seen. Audiences and casual movie goers didn't seem too hot on it either, and the movie seemed destined to fade into obscurity along with 20th Century Fox itself.  But today, like the titular Phoenix, the movie lives again in our...

Long before he played the funny executive on a TV show and voiced an animated baby in a business suit, Alec Baldwin was a supernatural pulp hero known as The Shadow. Much like the bad guys unfortunate enough to cross paths with this hero, audiences seem to have forgotten The Shadow even exists. Until today! Critics in 1994 were not fond of this adaptation and few flocked to the box office, but sur...

While Spider-Man was busy swinging into the MCU, Sony wanted to have their cake and bite the head off too, and produced a movie starring Venom in a universe without his superhero rival. The reception was as split as Eddie Brock's personality, with high marks from audiences but abysmal critical reviews. But today we just focus on the positives: What's working in this movie? How are the ac...

Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Men In Black was one of the biggest sci-fi action movies of the 90s, and a touchstone of pop culture. A sequel seemed inevitable, but the wait was a little longer than expected. And when MIIB did arrive, its impact was only a fraction of its predecessor, and the legacy of the film seemed destined to be 'it's not as good as...

The DCEU has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past decade, and it all began with the divisive Man of Steel. While some felt that this portrayal of Superman was refreshing, others said it didn't feel like Superman at all. The only question we are answering today is: What did the movie get right? Packed with an all star cast and and stuffed with action scenes, there is a lot to dive...

Hey dude, this is no movie! BotR is celebrating 20 episodes with everyone's least favorite Ninja Turtles movie. Is there really anything positive to talk about here? Of course! ...Maybe. Well we at least try. We're also talking all things TMNT, including the first two live action films, and celebrating this shell of a milestone with a few surprises along the way! The pizza's fresh,...

Before he was Bruce Wayne, Ben Affleck was Matt Murdock in the 2003 film Daredevil. Released shortly after the success of Spider-Man, audiences were not as enthusiastic about this red suited hero. But today we ask, should they have been? While most have written it off as a less than stellar byproduct of the early 00's superhero boom, this week we are only talking about what this movie got rig...

Despite receiving largely negative reviews, Fox decided to make a sequel to their action movie about a team of super powered people. A tale as old as time. The sophomore effort in the Fantastic Four franchise did not fare much better with the critics, but today we ask the question: What did the movie do well? And we ask a few other questions like why does The Thing look so off-putting with hair? A...

Merely 5 years after the first issue was published, Spawn was adapted into a major motion picture. And how did mainstream audiences greet the indie comic book star? With a mild box office and scathing reviews. But this week we take a second look at this hellish comic book adaptation and ask: What did the movie do well? Do the nearly 25 year old special effects hold up today? Is John Leguizamo real...

Christopher Reeve returned to his most iconic role one last time, and most people agreed it was one (or two) too many. With a shoe string budget and a cutting room floor full of key scenes, can there really be anything in this movie worth praising? Of course! The movie may not be the high point of the series for special effects, but the all star cast ensures that we still get some great moments. L...

After the wildly popular Days of Future Past, Fox decided to take the X-Men into the 80's. Movie goers and critics alike were much less enthusiastic about this entry. But today we ask, what did the movie do well?  X-Men Apocalypse answers a lot of questions about the characters we've come to know and love, mostly involving how they got their hairstyle. Why so many of them are blue howeve...

After the success of Batman in 1989, it was clear to Hollywood what audiences wanted more of: Pulp heroes from the 1930's! But as it turns out The Phantom, armed with a skin tight purple jumpsuit and a pair of pistols used for anything but killing,  wasn't what movie goers were looking for in the 90's.    Today we take a second look at one of Billy Zane's most well known movies...

Before Sony rebooted their Spider-Man franchise with Tom Holland in the MCU, they rebooted it with Andrew Garfield in the SCU (Spidey Cinematic Universe.) Audiences were on board for the first entry in this franchise, but were so divided on the second installment that all of the planned sequels and spin-offs were cancelled.  Today we're taking a second look at the sophomore Amazing film and d...

Bruce Banner says "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry" and in 2003 audiences said you're right, we don't! The movie Hulk is a Greek tragedy about an iconic superhero directed by Ang Lee, and the result is every bit as weird as it sounds. But does that mean it's bad? We took a second look at this film to bring you a discussion on everything it does well! From Hul...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Richard Pryor? In 1983 Christopher Reeve donned the red and blue tights for the third time, and boy the results sure were strange. Instead of pulling at the heart strings, this movie attempted to strike audiences in the funny bone, but no one was smiling. Until today, when we take a second look at Superman III and highlight everything the movie act...