Not a Bomb

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide whether they deserve a second chance. We are celebrating five years of discussing cinematic flops! This week, Troy and Brad rocket back into the Superman universe—only this time, it’s his super-powered cousin stepping into the spotlight. That’s right, we’re soaring into 1984’s S...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide whether they deserve a second chance. We are celebrating five years of discussing cinematic flops! For June, the hosts have decided to don their capes and dive into the world of comic book superhero films. To kick off the month, we will be discussing the 2020 film Bloodshot. Rel...

To mark this cinematic milestone, the Not A Bomb crew clearly had to pick something special , right? So naturally, they chose a $120 million fever dream funded by a legendary director’s own checkbook. That’s right — it’s time to witness the glorious fall of New Rome in Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024). What happens when a filmmaking icon goes full chaos mode? You get a sci-fi “fable” so p...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. In this week’s episode, the gang sadly bids farewell to Re-May-ke month with an American remake of a beloved Korean classic. Grab your hammer and enjoy some dumplings as Troy and Brad discuss Spike Lee's 2013 film, Oldboy . Remaking Park Chan...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. 1, 2, Not A Bomb is coming for you. 3, 4 you better lock your door. The Re-May-Ke rampage rolls on as the boys take a trip back to Elm Street—this time, it’s the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street . Sure, it made bank at the box office, but...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Or they discuss Korean remakes of Canadian horror comedies. What if we told you there was a remake of one of the greatest horror comedies ever? What if we also said that the remake was challenging to find, but if you are good with Google, you could see...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we dive into some of cinema's biggest box office failures and explore whether they deserve a second chance. ““Re-May-ke” month returns as Not A Bomb welcomes the “Breaking Brad” crew with special guests - Sammy from the GGTMC and Jose from Watch Skip Plus  as they discuss one of the worst films to (Jon-a-ton) Cross this podcast with the 200...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore cinema's biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance or….sometimes they decide to discuss face-kicking foreign films. This week, we dive into the latter as Troy, Brad, and Sammy from GGMTC discuss the 2022 Hindi-language action film An Action Hero . This film marks the directorial debut of Anirudh Iyer, who sh...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. In this episode, Troy and Brad discuss one of the most underrated science fiction films of the last 30 years—a film that raises the intriguing question: “What if Kurt Russell didn’t have a mullet?” This week, they delve into the 1998 film Soldier , whic...

Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of Hollywood's biggest financial bombs. In this episode, Troy and Brad delve into The Long Kiss Goodnight , a 1996 action thriller directed by Renny Harlin and written by Shane Black. The film stars Geena Davis as Samantha Caine, a schoolteacher suffering from amnesia, and Samuel L. Jackson as private detective Mitch Henessey and mixes in a heav...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. In this week’s episode, Troy and Brad take a moment to honor one of the greatest actors of all time—Val Kilmer. His passing gives the guys a chance to reflect on his remarkable career and discuss his very first film, Top Secret! Created by the brilliant...

Episode 250 of the Not A Bomb podcast is now available! To celebrate this milestone, we're discussing one of our most requested films: Movie 43 . This comedy anthology, featuring 20 directors, 15 writers, and numerous A-list stars, was filmed over a four-year period and pays homage to classics like The Kentucky Fried Movie . Movie 43 , a film so infamous, is often hailed as one of the worst ev...

Alright, alright, listen up, y’all! Movie Matchup March is wrapping up—yeah, I know, it’s sad, but don’t worry, ‘cause we’re going out BIG, Beverly Hills-style! That’s right, this week, we got two movies featuring Eddie Murphy doin’ what he does best—playing a smooth-talking, quick-thinking cop who keeps you laughing while keepin’ the streets in check. We’re talkin’ 1997’s Metro vs. 2002’s Showtim...

Suit up, listeners, because this week we're flying high (or maybe just hovering awkwardly) with The Meteor Man and Blankman . That's right. On this episode of Not A Bomb—Movie Matchup Edition, the guys tackle a pair of African-American-led superhero films. Troy and Brad are joined by their sidekick in film discussion, a man who knows all things comic books and superheroes, Mr Korean Kool h...

Round 2 of Movie Matchup March is here, and this time, it’s a battle of Leslie Nielsen comedies! First up: Spy Hard , a James Bond parody—though if you asked this crew to define “parody,” you’d be in for a very long night. Then, it’s Wrongfully Accused , a Fugitive spoof that throws subtlety out the window… and then crashes through that window on a runaway train. To help dissect the chaos, Troy an...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast, the show where we tackle cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. March’s special theme cranks the adrenaline to the max as Troy and Brad throw it back to their original podcast showdown—where only one film can reign supreme. This time, they’re diving headfirst into the high-flying world of Parachute Action Films , pitting...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast, the show where we tackle cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. This week, Brad and Troy dive into one of the biggest box office flops of 1996, Barb Wire . In the '90s, Pamela Anderson was riding high on her success with Baywatch and grabbing headlines due to her high-profile marriage to Tommy Lee. She also took on a...

Put on your bunny suit and jump through some wormholes—Not A Bomb is back with a fresh episode! This week, Troy and Brad dive into Richard Kelly’s debut film, Donnie Darko . Released under less-than-ideal circumstances, with a limited marketing budget and a strange concept, Donnie Darko has since blossomed into one of the most beloved cult classics of the early 2000s. After all these years, does D...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode of Not A Bomb, Troy, and Brad are happy to welcome back to the show Sammy from the GGTMC to discuss the fantasy adventure film - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen . As a four-time Academy Award-nominated film, The Adventures of B...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Troy and Brad are back with a brand-new episode of Not A Bomb! This week, they're diving into the wacky world of corporate America with the 1994 screwball comedy The Hudsucker Proxy . Picture this: an evil Paul Newman on a mission to dominate the wo...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Unfortunately, Troy and Brad must say goodbye to the McConaughthon as our month dedicated to the one and only Matthew McConaughey comes to an end. In this week's episode, the guys discuss a film that was meant to launch a multi-media extravaganza. H...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Alright, alright, alright, the McConaughthon continues with one of the biggest box-office failures of all time: the 2005 action-adventure film Sahara . Known for its troubled production and questionable accounting practices, Sahara saw its budget double...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema’s biggest box failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. January has become an impromptu Matthew McConaughey month or “McConaughthon.” Last week, the guys tackled Tiptoes . This week, they had to do a hard turn into science-fiction with 2002’s post-apocalyptic film - Reign of Fire . Both a financial and criti...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast, the show where we tackle cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Happy New Year, and thank you for supporting the podcast in 2025. After this week’s choice, you might never want to listen to the podcast again. Troy and Brad had the best intentions. There was once a movie in which Gary Oldman, in the role of a lifetime, pl...

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast, the show where we tackle cinema’s biggest box office failures and decide if they deserve a second chance. Troy and Brad bid farewell to the cinematic "bombs" of 2024 with an ambitious journey into the American frontier. Their latest viewing: Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 , a three-hour epic Western directed by none other than Kevin Costner. Banking on hi...