Best of the Rest

It's one of the most notorious box office bombs of all time, and for our 200th episode we're scouring this film for signs of life. Plus, Bob Buel returns for BotR Trivia! Listen to Bob Buel's podcast 99 Questions Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on...

This Andy Samberg vehicle may have crashed harder at the box office than a moped stunt gone wrong, but the movie managed to find its audience on home video. Today we take a second look to find out why. Cool beans! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Inst...

Critics weren't too kind to the Chris Farley vehicle at the time, but this week we're taking a second look at the comedy cult classic Tommy Boy and discussing everything we love! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook Bonus co...

SNL-ish month begins with the Adam Sandler movie that established what to expect from an Adam Sandler movie. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: Instagram Music by Mitch:...

BIG ANIMAL MONTH concludes with one of the most infamous movies in the genre. This special effects heavy jungle adventure film was praised by Roger Ebert, but not many others at the time of its release. This week we revisit Anaconda to find everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpo...

Can you believe the 90's film about a talking gorilla that leads a team to a lost city to fight a group of ugly gorillas with lasers didn't receive much critical acclaim? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook Bonus content: Y...

Not to be outdone by the sharks in Deep Blue Sea, crocodiles got their own creature feature that summer with Lake Placid. It's an all star cast and a bizarre story, and we're biting down on everything we loved. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter...

We kick off BIG ANIMAL MONTH with one of the more notorious shark attack movies to feature a rapper in its cast. We're talking about everything we enjoy, including the rousing speech by Samuel L Jackson and the immediate aftermath (IYKYK) Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Med...

Our final movie of the year comes courtesy of the original friend of the show, Rachael Logan. She brings a childhood favorite and we debate whether it should have been part of our childhoods, and if it's spooky enough for the Halloween season.  We will return in 2025! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoft...

After reaching superstardom in movies like The Mask and Ace Ventura, Jim Carrey starred in a supremely strange Ben Stiller film about an obsessive cable installer. This week we return to the 90s to find all the positives in this alternative comedy. Listen to Holden Hintz on How to Waste Your Time! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/use...

Steven from the Great Game Debate podcast has brought one of his favorite movies to the show, and we're talking football, beer, cockney slang, and a whole lot more bruv! Check out the Great Game Debate on YouTube or wherever you download podcasts! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com S...

Friend of the show and host of 99 Questions BOB BUEL returns, and he has brought a gift! We're talking all the positives and everything we love about CLUE! Flames... on the side of my podcast... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebo...

When Disney announced they were making a young Han Solo movie, most fans simply wondered... why? Audiences did not show up to the theater to find out, and the result was the least profitable Star Wars film to date. But this week we revisit the spin-off stepchild of the franchise to find everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.tee...

At long last, George Lucas completed the prequel trilogy and bridged the gap between sagas. Fans and critics were more favorable this time around. Kind of. This week we're diving into the prequel trilogy one last time to find everything we enjoy! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com So...

Three years after Episode I was released to mixed reviews, George Lucas gave the world Episode II and the reception was arguably worse. But this week we are diving into the middle of the prequel trilogy to only discuss what it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @Bo...

We're kicking off prequel month with the one that started it all! It's hard to overstate the fandom backlash at the time, but today we're just talking about everything we like in Episode I with podcaster and Star Wars superfan Brian Keese! We're talking performances, droid designs, and even a little Mandalorian. Now THIS is podcasting! Check out Brian on the Draft Punks podcast...

Five years after the release of the original film, Ghostbusters II failed to live up to studio and audience expectations. This week we revisit the second installment of the long running franchise to determine what it got right, and ask questions like "Is the Statue of Liberty a Mech?" Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/b...

Even though Ghost Ship was a modest box office success, the critics were not kind. This week we revisit this tale of a doomed vessel to talk about everything it does well!  Yes, of course we are talking about THAT scene... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitt...

The remake of the 1960 cult horror film made an impression with some movie goers, but was ultimately a critically panned financial disappointment. This week we are joined by special guest Codey Mathis to discuss everything Thir13en Ghosts gets right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Soc...

The second attempt to adapt Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House was a modest box office success, but was panned by critics and mocked by the Wayans Brothers. This week we revisit The Haunting to find everything it got right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @B...

In 1999, one of Vincent Price's most iconic films was remade for a new audience. Unfortunately that audience was not very interested. This week we take a second look at the B movie homage to find everything it got right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Tw...

Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is the worst reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes, and this week we try and find something about it to celebrate. Let's go... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by...

Problem Child was a modest hit that many millennials remember fondly, but may be surprised to learn that the movie didn't receive a single positive review. Today we take a second look to find what they missed!  Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter , In...

Highlander earned its place in the cult classic hall of fame with its ambitious story, stylish action, and the immortal line "There can be only one!" Highlander II has a different legacy. This week we dive into what many have called the worst sequel of all time to find some positivity!  Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user...

All month long we're talking about movies with a 0% critic's score on Rotten Tomatoes, and we're starting with the western comedy Wagons East. With John Candy, Richard Lewis, and John C. McGinley in the cast, there's no shortage of positivity to be found talking about this one. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/use...