Cinema Duces Tecum

The Cinema Duces Tecum goes full splits as they dive crotch-first into the 1991 Jean-Claude Van Damme twin-sanity,  Double Impact —a movie that dares to ask, “What if one JCVD isn’t enough… and two is borderline unwatchable?” One is slick, the other is greasy. One wears silk underwear. The other probably hasn’t worn underwear since Reagan was in office. Together, they team up to avenge their murde...

In this week’s episode, the  Cinema Duces Tecum  team makes a catastrophic error in judgment: they watch  Freddy Got Fingered . Of their own volition. On purpose. What unfolds is less a film discussion and more a four-way group therapy session hosted inside a flaming porta-potty. Tom Green’s infamous 2001 comedy—which critics called everything from “offensive” to “evidence of a cultural collapse”—...

This week on the Cinema Duces Tecum Podcast,  we return to Cleveland, where ducks are arrested, lasers malfunction catastrophically, and a small, angry waterfowl might be humanity’s last hope — or its greatest mistake. Steven “Sticky Rice” Betz, Peter “Homework Optional” Borruso, James “the House Cat” Bradford, and Eric “El Gallo” Arias plunge deeper into  Howard the Duck’s  chaotic second half, g...

This week on the Cinema Duces Tecum Podcast, we bravely dive beak-first into Howard the Duck—a movie audacious enough to ask: What if Marvel’s cinematic pioneer was a horny, interdimensional duck who inexplicably lands in 1980s Cleveland? Join our elite team of cinematic defenders—Steven “Sticky Rice” Betz, Peter “I go on tangents” Borruso, James “the House Cat” Bradford, and Eric “El Gallo” Arias...

This week on the Cinema Duces Tecum Podcast, we bravely dive into the murky depths of Anaconda—a film audacious enough to ask: What if a documentary crew with zero survivalinstincts took on the deadliest predator in the Amazon… and lost to Jon Voight’s accent? And more importantly, how many rewrites can a script survive before it becomes a nature documentary directed by Tommy Wiseau? Our elite tea...

This week on Cinema Duces Tecum, your hosts Stephen "Sticky Rice" Betz, Eric "El Gallo" Arias, James "The Cinema Savant" Bradford, and Peter "I Go on Tangents" Borruso plunge into Tommy Wiseau's infamous film,  The Room , bravely questioning whether this cinematic enigma is profound tragedy or hilariously misguided melodrama. Join us as we wade through: Johnny’s inexplicably saintly demeanor despi...

This week on the  Cinema Duces Tecum  Podcast, we take a 30,000-foot nosedive into  Drop Zone —a film that bravely dares to ask:  What if criminals were also expert skydivers?  and  How much of this script was written by Gary Busey mid-freefall? Joining us is  Salty Joe Gocke , our so-called expert witness (which just means he watched this movie twice and now thinks he has credentials). Together,...

In this episode of  Cinema Duces Tecum , the gang pops open a Kerbango and plunges into the chaotic world of  Battlefield Earth . Is it an underrated sci-fi masterpiece or a catastrophic flop? With a mix of sharp critique and comedic analysis, the crew dissects everything from John Travolta's over-the-top performance to the baffling physics of Harrier jets left untouched for 1,000 years. They...

In this episode, the hosts take a deep dive into Home Alone 4 , a straight-to-TV sequel that many fans of the franchise prefer to forget. With a mix of humor, sarcasm, and genuine bewilderment, they dissect the film’s nonsensical plot, questionable acting, and bizarre production choices—including why it was filmed in South Africa. The episode kicks off with the usual banter and introductions, incl...

The epic tale of a humble everyman—just your average dad, ex-CIA operative, Ph. D., M.D., world-renowned virologist, holistic medicine guru, and part-time rancher—who single-handedly dismantles a white supremacist militia and halts a global pandemic that, naturally, kicks off in the sprawling metropolis of Ennis, Montana

The first episode of Cinema Duces Tecum, the barristers break down the 1985 classic Gymkata. This action film blends the discipline, the timing, and the power of gymnastics with the explosive power of karate. When you combine this “martial art” with a plot that is full of shenanigans and nonsensical twists and turns, you have a movie so bad it is good, Gymkata!