Michelle St Claire & Abigail Ward

Rating Descending

Comedy EN ↓ 220 episodes

This is Rating Descending, where we watch IMDb’s Worst 250 movies so you don’t have to. Michelle St Claire and Abigail Ward descend through the “Worst 250” list, and fill you in on the horrors and tragedies they witness along the way. Bad jokes, cheap beer, and shared trauma incoming. Follow us on twitter @Rate. Descend. Pod

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Michelle St Claire & Abigail Ward

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Comedy

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2025

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Episodes

207: The Darkness 26.05.2021

Getting a little chocolate and a boiled water. This week Michelle and Abigail (guest starring Casserole) watched this dismal horror movie so you don't have to! They take quick dive into the films terrible performances, strange insight into eating disorders, and concerning tropes surrounding autism

208: Getaway 19.05.2021

Was Ethan Hawke the Gunman on the Grassy Knoll? Find out as this week Michelle and Abigail watch this 2013 action film so you don’t have to! They take a quick dive into the films bad performances, flashing editing, and incomprehensible plot

209: Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 12.05.2021

Vibrating forks, assaulting birds, and getting pearl necklaced by ice cream. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the Paul Blart Mall Cop sequel so you don't have to! This take a quick dive into the films fatphobia, misogyny, and plot holes

210: God's Not Dead 2 05.05.2021

God's not dead, he's surely alive! This week Michelle and Abigail watched this ~highly anticipated~ sequel so you don't have to! They take a quick dive into the films absolute delusion, bigotry, and sheer fucking gall

211: Escape Plan 3: The Extractors 28.04.2021

Slurred words, damsels in distress, and IMDb: The Boss Baby. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the third Escape Plan movie so you don't have to! They take a quick dive into the films crippling pace, radicalised target demographic, and Sly's absolute refusal to annunciate

212: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 21.04.2021

Cryan Branston, tapered faces, and The Ultimate Doctor Who Teaser™️. This week Marchelle and Abigail watched the sixth Police Academy so you don’t have to! They take a quick dive into the films shit jokes, fluctuating cast, and half-arsed plot

213: Highlander III: The Final Dimension 14.04.2021

It's the Quickening, MacLeod! Can you feel it?  This week Abigail and Michelle watched the third Highlander film so you don't have to! They take a quick dive into the films ambitious premise, déjà vu riddled plot, and the leading man's confusing accent

214: Bio-Dome 07.04.2021

Happy Gay Day to you, from us and Mr. Jiggly! This week Michelle and Abigail watched this 1996 "comedy" so you don't have to. They take a quick dive into the films astonishing cameos, rapey leads, and total lack of humour

215: Striptease 31.03.2021

Love arrows, going into the corn, and getting ghosted by Patrick Swayze. This week Abigail and Michelle watched Striptease so you don't have to. They take a quick dive into the films confused tone, leading lady, and it's statement on sex work

216: Home Alone 3 24.03.2021

Deep dish, wind, and strong little boys. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the third Home Alone film so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films lack of charm, new cast, and it’s strange array of murderous tactics

217: Taxi 17.03.2021

Colours, cool gadgets, and George Clooney. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the film that ruined Jimmy Fallon’s acting career so you don’t have to! They take a quick dive into the films lacklustre performances, bad jokes, and strange tone

218: Soul Plane 10.03.2021

Anal cavity VR games, milk obsessions, and passing the Snoop exams. This week Michelle and Abigail watched this 2004 Kevin Hart comedy so you don’t have to! They take a quick dive into the films cast, crassness, and surprisingly funny moments

219: Superhero Movie 03.03.2021

Token Trans Friends™️, Leslie Nielsen Sections, and the hot new boyband One Devision. This week Abigail and Michelle watched Superhero Movie so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films heinous amounts of Drake Bell reaction shots

220: The Butterfly Effect 2 24.02.2021

C-U-N, God’s Delight, and defeating the IMDb final boss. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the sequel to The Butterfly Effect so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films bad performances, strange special effects, and boring plot.

221: Postal 17.02.2021

Tax loops, a 1% box office return, and Uwe Boll fist-fighting Michael Bay. This week Abigail and Michelle watched this video game adaptation so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the director’s absurd reputation, the films great cast, and anti-PC culture

222: Rings 10.02.2021

Acrostic poems, Daddy Chonkums, and shitting on Grease. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the last American adaptation of the Rings franchise so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into how utterly boring this movie truly was

Rating Descending: Trailer 10.02.2021

This is Rating Descending, where we watch IMDb’s Worst 250 movies so you don’t have to. Michelle St Claire and Abigail Ward begrudgingly descend through the “Worst 250” list, and fill you in on the horrors and tragedies they witness along the way. Bad jokes, cheap beer, and shared trauma incoming.

223: Hannah Montana: The Movie 03.02.2021

Caves for kids, never-ending revolving doors, and Batman vs the Excited Tinkler. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the Hannah Montana movie so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films whiteness, straightness, and cringey-ness

224: Ouija 27.01.2021

Twink Skywalker, Fatboy Slim’s new single, and the Pavlova Effect. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the 2014 Horror film so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films loose theme, forgettable plot, and it’s plethora of bad performances

225: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 20.01.2021

Make It Chipmunk!™️ This week Abigail and Michelle watched the long awaited Squeakquel so you don’t have to! They take a quick dive into the films star power, confusing lore, and the weirdly sexual design for the Chipettes

226: Death Note 13.01.2021

Edge lords, chadward men, and our new spin off podcast 'Rating Dakota’. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the American adaptation of this acclaimed series so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films confused tone, lacklustre leads, and strange character and plot changes

227: Sex and the City 2 06.01.2021

Limp wrists, big-tittied nannies, and being homouncomfortable. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the Sex and the City sequel so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films questionable approach to sexuality, race, and fashion

228: Snatched 30.12.2020

Controlling tapeworms, frozen bras, and wet vs damp. This week Michelle and Abigail watched this Amy Schumer “comedy” so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films bad jokes, racist stereotypes, and divisive leading lady

229: Fifty Shades Freed 23.12.2020

Jamie Sidegroin, Dakota Frontboob, and pouring apple juice all over yourself. This week Abigail and Michelle watched the final Fifty Shades movie so you don’t have to. They take a quick feminist rant into the films skewed sense of romance, lack of kink, and absence of plot

230: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 16.12.2020

Disco ball brains, death by electric guitar, and loose barrels. This week Michelle and Abigail watched the 8th Friday the 13th film so you don’t have to. They take a quick dive into the films inventive death scenes, terrible acting, and lack of Manhattan

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