It's Not That Bad

From Saturday Night Live to the big screen to the stream king of Netflix, Adam Sandler's filmography has reached far and wide. Love him or hate him, his body of work eclipses many of his peers. For us, we're split down the middle...so which films will be our keep, watch and pass flicks? www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Ins...

Sequels can be a wonderful thing. They can evolve the characters, enrich their story and catch us up with our cinematic friends. They also have the ability to make the original feel like a stinky mess by getting rid of everything from the first movie...like the main star. Will this sequel be sweet or sour? Find out as we endeavor to see if Speed 2: Cruise Control is not that bad. Learn more about...

If ever an actress could be described as adorable, Drew Barrymore definitely fits the bill. We go through her films to find our Keep, Watch and Pass movies. Is there even a bad movie, really? You're just going to have to listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of the best franchises in film have come from the litany of literary characters. James Bond...Harry Potter…The Lord Of The Rings. They all wowed readers before wowing audiences. Can an eccentric art dealer with his mustachioed might make movie magic? Find out as we attempt to prove to you that Mortdecai is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're looking into the world of high-brow, monochromatic, multiple shades of gray world of cinema this week as we make our picks of movies that are mostly or entirely in black and white. I'm also really hoping Santa doesn't listen to this. There may have been a case of the humbugs. It's not my fault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To quote the great, legendary Canadian songstress Robin Sparkles, “Let’s go to the mall today.” Why the mall, you may ask? Because that’s where comic book fans, oversexed teenagers, dope smoking superheroes and game show contestants will be. If that sounds like a good time, it is because Mallrats is not that bad. Special guest: Eric Nash from Almost Famous Minute and Feels Like Weezer. Learn more...

Sequels give you the opportunity to continue the original story, expand on the characters and solidify the world-building established in the first film. They can also turn out to be steaming piles of cinematic sewage. Listen in as we make our Keep, Watch and pass picks of sequels, but only the second movie in a series. Only Part 2's here. Which sequels made our lists? Learn more about your ad choi...

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