It's Not That Bad

In the 80’s, Tom Cruise was able to make anything and everything look cool…F15 fighter jets? Cool. Bartending around the world as a career choice? Cool. Dancing around in your underwear and turning your parents’ house into a brothel…questionable, but yet somehow cool. What would 1990 bring? Well, more of the same, because Days Of Thunder is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

She is talented, accomplished and rightfully rewarded. She is an all-star and an Academy Award winner. This week, we go through the filmography of Julia Roberts and pick 3 movies to fit our Keep, Watch and Pass categories. Which movies made the list? Which ones stood out and which ones should sit down? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were to ask any kid growing up if they wanted to go to space, guaranteed most of them would say yes. However, if you were to tell them that while in space, they could die in several different ways and never see their families again…a few might change their minds. However, if you were to ask this kid if he wanted to go see 1986’s SpaceCamp, that’s a guaranteed yes because that film is not th...

His filmography is huge, his body of work is awesome. Now, we go through the filmography of Samuel L. Jackson and pick 3 movies that fit our keep, watch and pass criteria. We also set some rules for ourselves, because who doesn't like a challenge? What films did we pick? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember that time when Universal wanted to create their own dark universe with a bunch of monster movies. That worked out well, right? Problem is, one movie already did that and didn’t need Tom Cruise. Truth be told, it’s a much better movie too. So, our job this week is easy when we tell you that The Monster Squad is not that bad. Special Guest: Peter from The Movie Duel Podcast. Learn more abou...

We're going by the numbers with this one, with a few rules...no sequels where the number is the sequel number, and the number has to be an actual number, not just spelled out. Rules be rules, and we followed them to the letter...or number. Which three...sorry, 3...movies made our lists? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say that the book is always better than the movie. However, what happens when a famed author, a famed director and a decent cast take a book, lauded by medieval scholars, and try to recreate the magic of the written word? Well, it’s on this show, so what do you think? But seriously, we’re here to tell you that Timeline is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Are you ready to feel old? We're taking a trip back in time 30 years to find out which movies fit our Keep Watch Pass criteria. So sit back, grab a Hawaiian Punch and rock your comfiest plaid...we're going back in time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are things that we expect to see make the leap from Earth to space…rockets, shuttles, Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster. However, if someone said they expect to see the goalie from Crystal Lake’s pick-up hockey team reach celestial ascension, you might wonder what they were smoking. You may also wonder what we’re smoking when we tell you that Jason X is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choice...

For the first 99 episodes of this podcast, we have done our very best to find the good things to say about films that were unfairly maligned. But now…we may have finally met our match. It may not be easy…we may strain our brains with the mental gymnastics required to find the silver linings…but we’ll try our best to shed some light on The Room in this, the 100th episode of It’s Not That Bad. Learn...

They are the dynamic duos, the gruesome twosomes, the one-two punch, the ying to each others' yang. You can't have one without the other, and the movies wouldn't be the same if they weren't together. This week, we look at the best, the meh and the dregs of buddy movies. Which ones did we pick? Which ones would you choose? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

In 2004, Bad Religion released the song Los Angeles Is Burning. The song has references to Orwell’s 1984…but let’s be honest. We all know that deep down, what they were really singing about was the 1997 movie Volcano…and sing about it, they should because that film is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're making our picks of movies starring recording artists. That means a singer or musician playing a fictional character. Movies about fictional bands or singers don't qualify. So, did our picks go platinum? Are we relegated to the discount bin? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people go to the theaters to watch stories of adventure, drama and excitement. They go to experience marvels that can't be experienced in real life. They go to be amazed. Others, like us, occasionally go to count how many swear words you can get into 90 minutes. There may be something wrong with us...but there's nothing wrong with this movie as we seek to prove to you that Strays is not that...

We get it, they're cute, cuddly and most likely animatronic. They can make or break a film. Find out with chatty creatures made our Keep Watch and Pass list. Warning...one of these films can be very anger-inducing...if you like GOOD filmmaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You hear it all the time from sci-fi movie fans around the world…stop putting out the same old IP’s and start crafting new stories. Occasionally, Hollywood actually listened…only to be slapped down by critics who just didn’t get or appreciate stories they weren’t already familiar with. That’s a shame, because when it comes to movies like 2009’s Surrogates, we’re here to tell you that it’s not that...

Over the years, Disney has put out animated movies that have sparked our imaginations and stood the test of time. Every now and then though, the critics find one and take the House Of Mouse down a notch or two. Were they justified this time? Find out as we prove to you that Atlantis: The Lost Empire is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your acceptance letter to Hogwarts has arrived. It's time to dive deep into the Wizarding World and make our Keep Watch Pass picks of movies with the boy who lived? Which movie gets 10 points? Which one shall not be named? No golden snitches here...just some KWP magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hanna Barbera is known for creating some of the most iconic characters that graced our TVs on Saturday mornings. The movies made from those characters...well, that's a different story. But fret not, cartoon lovers, because we're here to tell you that Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is one of the biggest, most bankable stars in Hollywood today and her filmography runs of the gamut of every genre. We take a look at her movies and pick our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. See if our choices line up with your favs and not-so-fav movies of the one and only ScarJo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s fair to say that Netflix has made some decisions in the past that could be considered as questionable. The Sandler deal? Password sharing crackdown? Cancelling Cowboy Bebop? However, it’s our opinion that there is always a diamond in every rough. Is a full on, balls out comedy that diamond? Find out as we attempt to prove to you that Game Over, Man is not that bad. Learn more about your ad ch...

The man who defined cool in the 80's, who taught us that all we needed was a microphone and some iconic eyebrows...Christian Slater is the subject of our Keep Watch Pass this week. Did we pick your favs? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movies like Logan proved that the antihero movie can work. Movies like Punisher proved that it's not always that easy. The DCEU proved that no matter what you do, haters are gonna hate. However, when a film comes in threatening to upset the balance of power....it's a tall order so it's time to revisit Black Adam and see that in the end, it's not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

He's one of the most prolific directors of his time. His movies are a genre unto themselves. He is often imitated, never duplicated. On this episode, we go through the filmography of Quentin Tarantino and pick our Keep, Watch and Pass movies. Did we pick yours? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In any major city, a museum is a wonderful place, a pantheon of learning and discovery. In any major motion picture, a museum is a cesspool of violence and horrors come to life, a mecca of death and dismemberment. Maybe think twice when that field trip permission slip comes home. Luckily, you don’t have to think twice about The Relic, because it’s not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...