They Called This a Movie

What's better than two Vanessa Hudgenses? Three Vanessa Hudgenses! We continue our month-long holiday celebration with Princess Switch: Switched Again, the second film in the Princess Switch franchise. Join us as we discuss the flimsy plot, question why the prince is kept completely in the dark, and stan the third and most evil Vanessa Hudgens. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on Tik...

Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

It's beginning to look a little bit like Christmas. We kick off the holiday season with a movie that's all holidays, just not necessarily the ones we're talking about this month. It's the Netflix original Holidate, starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey. Join us as we talk about the whiplash-inducing vulgarity, the fact that this movie tries to pretend it invented platonic friendships, and Emma Rob...

Happy Thanksgiving! We're taking a week off to celebrate the holiday, so we decided to re-release last year's commentary on the Thanksgiving horror classic, Blood Rage. Join us as we discuss cranberry sauce, twins, and Louise Lasser's inspired performance. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, stay safe, and watch out for twins. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Ins...

Liam Neeson wears a cloak and beats up carnival workers in Sam Raimi's first attempt at a comic book movie. It's the 1990 throwback to pulp novels, Darkman, on this week's They Called This a Movie. Join us as we discuss the Raimi vibes, the lackluster villains, and even pick our cast for a remake. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was w...

Money. Plane. Money Plane. This week, we're watching the 2020 high concept actioner, starring WWE Legend Adam Copeland (AKA Edge). Join us as we discuss the casino games, Kelsey Grammer's scene chewing, and how the movie removes its main character from the plot almost entirely. Join us as we discuss the indecipherable action scenes, the shoehorned political messages, and the mind-boggling night-vi...

The distant future: 2005. This week, we're watching the movie that put director John McTiernan in federal prison: the 2002 remake Rollerball starring the fourth-most famous guy from the American Pie movies. Join us as we discuss the indecipherable action scenes, the shoehorned political messages, and the mind-boggling night-vision scene. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @th...

It's our last episode of October, so we're closing out our month of horror with our October Movie of the Month. This week, we're discussing Rob Zombie's second foray into the Michael Myers saga with 2009's Halloween II. Join us as we discuss the brutality, the heavy-handed imagery, and how the movie is more of a Rob Zombie movie than it is a Halloween movie. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAM...

We're joined by Steve from Hop Nation USA (@HopNationUSA) and Halloween is Forever (@HallowForever) to talk about the 1990 Frank Henenlotter cult classic, Frankenhooker. Join us as we discuss the seedy New York streets, exploding sex workers, and Super crack. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He...

Jaws meets Caddyshack as our month-long celebration of horror continues with Blades, a 1989 parody film from Troma Films. Join us as we discuss the attention to detail, the kills, and the general absurdity. Plus, we play a game of Jaws Mad Libs. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found...

It's October, which means we're kicking off a full month of horror episodes! And we're starting it off in the sewers of New York City. John Heard and Daniel Stern team up to take on mutant sewer-dwellers in C.H.U.D. Join us as we discuss the gritty New York vibe, the creature effects, and discuss a potential courtroom drama sequel. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycall...

We took a break of sorts this week to reflect on the fact that we've covered 200 movies. We discuss our favorites, our least favorites, and everything in between. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions. Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPo...

It's episode 200! We celebrate by returning to one of our favorite franchises, as we discuss Eric Roberts reprising his role as Dr. Albert Beck in Stalked By My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare. Join us as we discuss the line that this sequel crosses, how Dr. Beck keeps getting away with heinous crimes, and the crossover movie we wish we saw. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikT...

The post apocalypse is here and we're going surfing! Gangs wage war over sandy turf, as we watch the Troma film, Surf Nazis Must Die. We discuss the lack of a protagonist, the complete lack of plot, and the wonderful Mrs. Washington. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram...

We're going back in time with some familiar reptiles. This week, we're going back to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles canon, with the second sequel, which brings our heroes to Feudal Japan. Join us as we talk about the lack of Shredder, the obnoxious quips, and the utter misuse of Casey Jones. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was writt...

We pay tribute to a living legend this week, as we watch our first ever Cynthia Rothrock movie. Martial arts champion Rothrock plays Kris Fairfield, a butt-kicking inner city school teacher that gets caught up in a plot involving crooked cops, street queens, and Australians. Join us as we discuss the fight scenes, Brian Thompson's mullet, and an unsatisfying ending. Find us on Twitter and Instagra...

What is better than baseball? Summer baseball on Cape Cod, of course! Join us as we discuss the worst managing of a pitching staff in baseball history, Boston accents (or lack thereof), and Matthew Lillard being the Stockard Channing of the cast in this month's winner of our Twitter/Instagram poll: Summer Catch. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our th...

We take to the skies with old friends we completely forgot about as we watch the second film in a series that actively rips off much better movies. Louis Gossett Jr. returns as Chappy in Iron Eagle II. Join us as we discuss this Cold War borefest, as we talk about the characters from the original we don't remember, discuss the other sequels, and all the Reagan-era politics. Find us on Twitter and...

Hey, hey, hey. TCTAM's on the way. This week, we're watching a rock opera that combines the classic story of the corrupting force of fame with classic Bible stories with The Apple. Join us as we discuss the music, the heavy-handed themes, and an ending that ranks up there with some of the craziest ones we've ever seen. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie....

We're going grocery shopping this week, as we watch one of the most infamous animated movies ever made. Charlie Sheen, corporate espionage, and your favorite food mascots combine for a mess 10 years in the making, as we watch Foodfight! Join us as we discuss the unnecessary fascism, the unfinished animation, and the hideous character designs. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTo...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Mariana Trench... It's Shark Week and we're celebrating by watching our July Movie of the Month, as voted on by our Twitter Followers, The Meg. Join us as we discuss Jason Statham just being Jason Statham, how big of a shark is too big, and butt heads over whether we'd rather explore space or the ocean. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPo...

Beach babes, international intrigue, and bumps, sets, and spikes. It's all in a day's work when you're trying to get a place on the US Men's Volleyball Team. And it's exactly what we're talking about this week, as we watched Spiker, which might have been a recruitment tool for the actual US Men's Volleyball Team. Join us as we discuss the bratty protagonists, the lack of actual volleyball being pl...

We're cruising Hollywood Boulevard and watching some oil wrestling as we watch an Amir Shervan classic, Hollywood Cop. Join us as we discuss the quality detective work, rampant child abuse, and the great Cameron Mitchell. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. We are a proud member of Geek Vibes Nation and you can find them at gvnation.com. Our theme music...

This week, we scour our Netflix recommendations and come away with a thriller that goes off the rails in the third act. And we love it for that. We watched My Teacher, My Obsession, a movie that tries to raise awareness of a very real problem: psychotic teen girls seducing their slow-witted hunky male teachers. Pick up your jaw, sugar, she's legal. Join us as we try to tiptoe around the landmines...

We're celebrating proms and graduations on our June Movie of the Month as we take the bard back to high school. This week, we're joined by Ken and Rich (@3fatnerdspod/@ODParlayHour) as we discuss our June Movie of the Month, 10 Things I Hate About You, voted on by our Twitter followers. Join us as we discuss Heath Ledger's natural charisma, the cast as a whole, and propose a sequel tying together...