Good Movie, Bad Movie

From The Good List! Stop me if you've heard this one before: Doomed planet, desperate scientists, last hope, kindly couple. Yeah, you've heard that one before. So let's skip all that origin stuff and tell a Superman story about being kind, seeing the good in others, and throw in the best bad dog ever. Look up and watch 2025's Superman with us to see if it's a good movie or a bad movie. Find us on:...

From The Bad List! Three nuns are sent to work for a New York City doctor who dabbles in rock star propaganda without their traditional dress to try to make a difference in a diverse neighborhood. Who doesn't love a G-rated Elvis movie that has songs, dancing, flirty with minors, sexual assault, homophobia, the N-word, ableism…am I reading this right? What is this movie? We scoop our jaws off the...

From The Good List! A convent of nuns sends a few of their sisters to the top of a very high mountain in the Himalayas to turn a former harim house into a home, distributing care and knowledge to the women and children of the village. Frustration in the ranks and proving their services trustworthy are a challenge. But so is being horned up at a questionable altitude! We forgot to plant the potatoe...

From The Bad List! An aging ballplayer may be past his prime, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have some gas left in the tank or some wisdom to impart to his new teammates. If only he knew how to speak the language, could find his way around the city without help, or knew his girlfriend is his manager's daughter. We love the sound of the crack of the bat and watched 1992's Mr. Baseball to see if i...

From The Good List! America. 1943. World War II wages on and a group of young women are given a task of the utmost importance: to save baseball! In doing so they have to quit drinking, smoking, and fraternizing with men, be more ladylike, and, under no circumstances, can they cry during the game. Fortunately for us, they don't accomplish any of that and still manage to make it to the World Series....

From The Bad List! Not so much a film as it is a snapshot of a 90s pop culture cash grab. We follow Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh, and Sporty, aka The Spice Girls, around as they prepare for their big musical concert at Royal Albert Hall. And everything leading up to it? Don't worry, we'll figure it out. Until then, let's take our pregnant friend to the club! What we really really want is 1997's Spice...

From The Good List! When a UFO encounter makes him look like he fell asleep in a tanning bed, an electric lineman in Indiana becomes fixated on proving to himself and everyone around him that he saw what he saw. He and the other affected townspeople are all drawn to the mysterious Devil's Tower to make contact. Contact who? For what? Help yourself to more mashed potatoes as we talk 1977's Close En...

From The Bad List! When you're a painter with a creative block, don't worry, the old gods will send you a muse in the form of a hot blonde on roller skates. A muse that mistakes your dream to paint your own original work with owning a night club. We sat through a lot of feathered hair and watched 1980s Xanadu to see if it's a good movie or a bad movie. Find us on:  Bluesky Discord Instagram Email...

From The Good List! A bunch of gang members from Coney Island head over to the Bronx for what was supposed to be an opportunity at taking control of the city. A rival gang leader turns everything upside down and now it's a mad dash to get back home. The problem is this is the Bronx in the 70s, so good luck! We watched 1979's The Warriors to ask "can you dig it" and to see if it's a good movie or a...

From The Bad List! There are many things you can do for a job promotion. Work extra hard, show competency and efficiency, or frame your boss and pin it all on an unsuspecting schmo, based on his choice of footwear. Huh. I guess number 3's the easiest.  We'll never look at Tarzan the same way again after 1985's The Man with One Red Shoe, and I'll final report will let you know if it's a good movie...

From The Good List! Some people are born to dance. Victoria Paige is among them. She's impressed a ballet big wig enough that he casts her in the lead adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's The Red Shoes. After falling for the production's composer, she's forced to choose between a life of dance or love.  Break-in your point shoes and pirouette all the way back to 1948 for The Red Shoes and we'll...

From The Bad List! After receiving a summons for jury duty, a young man realizes it is his responsibility as an American to go to that courthouse, sit through that trail, be in that deliberation room, and stall for as long as he can so that he can enjoy the taste of the sweet life in a fancy hotel room. We did it. We finally picked a Pauly Shore movie and watched 1995's Jury Duty to see if it's a...

From The Good List! You ever find yourself in a situation where you think everyone is wrong but you don't want to cause any trouble? Well now imagine some poor kid's life is on the line if you don't! That's exactly where one juror finds himself when he's the only one thinking the facts of a murder trial don't add up and just wants everyone else to put their personal feelings aside and have a discu...

From The Bad List! The world's most airheaded scientist forgets his wedding day, has his arch rival return to steal his ideas / hit on his fiance, is pursued by a bratty rich kid's henchmen 'cause he won't take a bribe, rigs a basketball game, and invents a bouncy green goo to save his underfunded academic institution. Join us, one of America's most beloved screenwriters, and one of America's most...

From The Good List! Needing a job that requires little to no experience, Norville Barnes unknowingly becomes a pawn in a scheme devised by shareholders in Hudsucker Industries. The plan? Replace their freshly splattered CEO with some schmuck who can tank the stock so they can buy it. Along with a fast-talking reporter, persistent elevator operator, duplicitous mentor, and the most undiverse compan...

From The Bad List! In a movie in which time travel follows no rules, fire burns in space, and metal alien spiders will turn a human into a 12 foot tall monster, the hardest thing to believe is that all the nations of Earth secretly work together to save humanity when the planet will no longer sustain life. Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! We watched 1998's Lost in Space to see if it's a good movie o...

From The Good List! When the crew of a commercial spaceship is woken early from their long trip back to Earth, they discover a distress signal on a nearby planet. When their investigation leads to something gruesome, they decide to ignore every survival instinct they have as the new creature aboard their ship picks them off one by one. We don't trust AI either and watched 1979's Alien to see if it...

From The Bad List! It's got a stacked cast, big musical numbers, a director known for his work in the genre, and it's based off a certified classic. Surely, all the elements are there for the cinematic event of the season. And then…you watch it. And then you go "are there?" Sit down with a big ol' bowl of pasta and be Italian with us as we review 2009's Nine and daydream about if it's a good movie...

From The Good List! A noted Italian filmmaker, who seemingly has never heard of pre-production, gathers his actors, producers, and writer to begin making a film that has no locked script, no cast parts, and no solid themes. What's a grown man with mommy issues to do? Well, weave his messy real life and surreal daydreams into the narrative, of course. The ultimate film about filmmaking. We read the...

From The Bad List! Swimming with sharks takes on a whole new meaning when a marine biologist, who is too afraid to go back into the water, ends up on the sea with a millionaire with a death wish. Halle Berry really needs a better agent. We're getting out of the cage and watched 2012's Dark Tide to see if it's a good movie or a bad movie. Find us on:  Bluesky Discord Instagram Email us goodmoviebad...

From The Good List! A small town, a big shark, a sheriff who moved to an island and is afraid of water, a nerdy oceanographer no one listens to, and the best version of Captain Ahab all come together to remind us that politicians will always make the worst decisions when money is their priority.  Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago...

From The Bad List! No matter the year, a rent-controlled apartment is an amazing get. You know what else you can get? A puppy, a new haircut, a pair sharp stilettos, and multiple attempts on your life by the person you answered you ad. Anything for that much space in NYC. There's no stopping the copy in 1992's Single White Female, and we can let you know if it's a good movie or a bad movie. Find u...

From The Good List! Are you tired of auditioning? Think your career is going nowhere? Well do we have a solution for you! With our new patented lurking strategy, you'll soon be able to be employed by your idol, usurp your idol, and then have the same thing happen to you in the vicious cycle of show biz. When they say "never meet you heroes," this is why. Come to the theater and we'll watch 1950's...

From The Bad List! After years of training in another country, a wealthy playboy returns home to defend his city and strike fear into criminals. He is vengeance, he is the night, he is…not Batman? That's right, he's the masked vigilante who predates most superheroes, but was his major film debut a little too late to the party? We know what evil lurks in the hearts of cinephiles and watched 1994's...

From The Good List! The world is tearing itself apart and a billionaire CEO of a pharmaceutical company could use his wealth and influence to help, but only has one goal in mind: increase profits! Too real? Yeah, too real. So let's add some immortal warriors, lots of fight sequences, and one of the best declarations of love ever put to film. We always go first and watched 2020's The Old Guard to s...