Everyone's A Critic

In a first for the podcast, comedian and writer Ginny Hogan chose the Andy Samberg movie Hot Rod to defend having never actually seen it prior to picking it! What were her feelings about a movie featuring a 90 second scene of a man rolling down a hill? Was the movie 2 legit 2 quit? Find out in this podcast!

After seeing her frequent love for it on Twitter, I knew I had to have comedian Erika Ehler on to discuss the Eddie Murphy movie Norbit. Is it his most offensive movie? Did it cost him the Dreamgirls Oscar? Was this Cuba Gooding Jr's comeback? We answer all these questions and more!

Flashdance was an unexpected choice from Will Hines and so I was incredibly excited to hear what he had to say about it! We talk about how he came to watch it as a teen, the really fun dance sequences, and the bizarre wannabe stand-up comedian side character. 

A movie based on one of the most popular games of all time and starring the biggest action star in the world - what could go wrong? It turns out quite a lot when your lead allegedly has a $10,000 a week cocaine habit! I speak to comedian Athena Kugblenu about Street Fighter and what, despite its many flaws actually makes it a great movie! 

Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews return for another adventure with the princess of Genovia, and this time Chris Pine joins them! Broti Gupta and I discuss how this extremely tame G rated movie has next to zero conflict, was shockingly written by Shonda Rhimes, and what a third movie might look like today! 

What's more peak 90s than a rom-com starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek? Head writer and performer for College Humor, Rekha Shankar and I discuss how the movie is suprisingly progressive for the time and subverts all expectation. We also have a conversation about the lack of representation in movies and TV we grew up with, and Rekha reveals her love of anthropomorphic cartoons.

Crossroads, Glitter, Burlesque - it seems like every pop icon had to have a big budget debut role and this was Christina Aguilera's turn. A small town girl moves to LA with the hopes of becoming a singer and falls in love with performing at a club, yes this is basically the plot of Showgirls but far more tame! Sam Reece, Becky Chicoine and I discuss the rivalries, the lack of story, and come up wi...

In the most antagonising episode yet, comedian and illustrator Bruce Tang defends the middle of the Bridget Jones series - The Edge of Reason. We discuss the Tory nature of the movie, how offensive every Thailand scene is and I slowly lose my mind as Bruce refuses to let the episode end. Don't believe his lies, this is not a season finale or a 3-parter!

How would you feel if your movie was realised one week after Jurassic Park? That happened to Last Action Hero, a huge bomb for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Astronomy Club and Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood's James III comes on the podcast to discuss why despite its failure, it's still a great movie with a ton of hilarious action comedy.

It's time to discuss the iconic renaissance brothers and their love of pizza. Comedian Milly Tamarez and I take a look at the classic movie from the 90's and get around to talking about the costume design, plot that's semi-progressive for the time, and about 40 things unrelated to the movie too! 

The concluding part of one of the most revolutionary (pun intended) trilogies in cinematic history - Comedian, Mariana Feijo defends The Matrix Revolutions. We discuss why the trilogy needs to be analysed as a whole, robot love, and how Keanu Reeves has looked the same age since 1800.

Remember early 00's pop punk, frosted tips, and trucker hats? Comedian Olga Koch defends the modern day (2004) Cinderella update: A Cinderella Story. We discuss Hilary Duff vs Lindsay Lohan rivalry, Chad Michael Murray and his early adoption of sadboi culture, and a surprise casting choice that sadly never came to be.

A bold and brave pick from comedian and writer Abby Govindan - The Last Airbender is the M. Night Shyamalan directed live action adaptation of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender television series. At an abysmal 5% on Rotten Tomatoes, Abby defends it as "avant-garde" and we get into a surprisingly deep discussion on race in filmmaking. *Disclaimer: In the episode we mention that there is only o...

The very first movie to be made based on... a toy collection? Today improviser, writer, and fellow podcaster Shem Pennant defends the Dolph Lundgren starring Master of the Universe. This is He-Man before the memes, this is Courtney Cox before Friends, this is Frank Langella saving a camp 80's movie.

In the latest episode comedian/writer/actor Frank Garcia-Hejl and I compare our vast and strange histories with this movie, detailing many rewatches in Texas theatres, knowing some hilarious behind the scenes information, and our brief conversations with David Wain about it - this episode turns into a complete comedy nerd dream!

In today's episode I discuss the JLo movie The Wedding Planner with comedian and writer Sophia Benoit. Why does Matthew Mcconaughey have bleach blonde hair and a bad fashion sense? Why is JLo Italian in this? What is the deal with Massamo? All these questions and more get answered!

By far the newest movie picked for the podcast but also one of the most polorising, sees writer and critic Carrie Wittmer defending the Tom Hardy movie Venom. We discuss the infamous lobster scene, the bizarre soundtrack that features a title song from Eminem, and the worst wig in the world.

I speak with comedian, actor, and PES 5's top streamer, Bilal Zafar about Guy Ritchie's most confusing movie Revolver. We discuss the pretentious colour scheme, the meaning of the number 3, and discover we may not have even watched the same movie! What does this mean? Listen to find out!

In the very first episode, I speak with comedian, filmmaker, and the world's number one Donkey Roll dancer, Ari Anantaputri about the 1995 Paul Verhoeven bomb Showgirls. We discuss why Elizabeth Berkley's dancing, over-the-top set decorations, and monkeys, make this a misunderstood classic!