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Continuing on as we get closer to the home stretch of Schlocktober, Nathan brings one of his childhood favourites to the show as the guys dissect the absolute sheer lunacy of Stephen King's directorial debut (and finale) - Maximum Overdrive. Madness ensues like a debate about which 'mechanical' devices in this film can truly be sentient, Brendan has a theory about one of the "greatest" acting mome...

It's not the sequel that we deserved. It's the sequel that no one wanted.   Much to Nathan's chagrin, he and Brendan tackled the sequel to one of his favourite genre classics, Pet Sematary Two. You wanted harrowing family horror? How about a nightmare where Anthony Edwards almost makes it with a wolf-woman? Compelling lead characters? You get Edward Furlong who changes his attitude throughout the...

Truth or Dare???   Continuing on with the spookiest month of the year, Schlocktober rests on last year's critical failure in the form of Blumhouse's Truth or Dare. Nathan and Brendan discuss everything from vodka-brand vodka, how this movie is not the Madonna documentary, talk about all the ways that the demon cheats at his own game, Scary Potter and much more.   The guys also drop a hint for next...

The Event... it's happening...   As Schlocktober begins, Nathan and Brendan welcome their guest Lindsay to talk all about one of her favourite good-bad movies - The Happening. It's the first Shyamalan movie on the podcast and probably not the last one. The gang dives into this mess from the ridiculous stilted performances from the most miscast actors ever to the unintentional hilarity of several i...

This is not what you think it is...   Do not worry, folks - The Simpsons did it first! Nathan and Brendan discuss this week's film in the form of our next Patreon Pick from Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies. You've seen all the macho 80s parodies over the years with every major trope including drug dealers, 'assembling a team', ridiculous action movie logic and lines of dialogue t...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit... this ain't!   Nathan and Brendan welcome back Drew from the Reel Feels Podcast to talk about the absolute misfire known as Ralph Bakshi's Cool World. This could best be described as Roger Rabbit if all the worst technical decisions ever were made. The guys get into it with a breakdown of the movie's horrendous special effects, the behind-the-scenes shenanigans that compl...

The REAL awards season has begun!   Taking a break from specific film discussion, Nathan and Brendan present their annual Manos Hand-Outs for the worst of the worst and of course some awards for the movies that caused them less pain than others. And of course it wouldn't be an awards show without a multitude of guests... and boy oh boy, there are no stars in the sky this week because they were all...

Swayze is back on the podcast and this time... he is kinda sorta doing an accent.   Back to theatrical releases! This week, Nathan and Brendan welcome first-time guest Andy Hamilton onto the show to talk about a wild Patrick Swayze-led film - Next of Kin, a movie which may set a record for the largest amount of insane accents of all-time. From Liam Neeson as a COWBOY (yes, that is correct) to litt...

It has finally come to this - Neil. Breen.   This week, Nathan and Brendan start a new feature (every time there's a fifth Thursday in a month, folks) called Small-Screen Shamefuls focusing on the lower-hanging fruit of bad movies. And what better way to start than with the man, the myth, the legend: Las Vegas architect Neil Breen. The guys welcome back frequent guest Mariah Lirette to talk all ab...

Finally - Arnold Schwarzenegger the Austrian German graces this podcast!   This week, Nathan and Brendan discuss Collateral Damage, one of the handful of pre-9/11 movies that had to be delayed due to obvious reasons. They talk about Schwarzenegger being faster than a motorcycle AND a fireball, John Leguizamo's gangster rap career, the film's representation of pervy Canadians and much more.   The g...

This podcast was taped in front of a live studio audience*   The time has finally come for Nathan and Brendan to return to the Nicolas Cage fold and they do so with aplomb and 1989's Vampire's Kiss. Joining them are Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned From Movies to help discuss the most insane Nicolas Cage performance of his entire career, the very strange behind-the-scenes tales from the dire...

A different side of John Candy...   Nathan and Brendan go back to the 80s with this kinda-obscure oddball comedy featuring a very mean-spirited John Candy and hapless Eugene Levy as bumbling security guards. The guys discuss everything including all the original plans involving Harold Ramis and John Belushi, "killer dogs", the Michael Bay levels of violence in the finale, all of the masterful char...

Talk about your late-franchise disappointments...   If you ever wondered why the world was blessed with the Andrew Garfield double-dose of Spider-Man reboots, all signs point to this flick - the third Spidey film directed by Sam Raimi. Nathan, Brendan and returning guest Joshua Kotsabasakis break this superhero movie down and discuss how there are too many villains, too many minutes in the runtime...

#NotMyMummy   Do you remember where you were on that fateful day when the Dark Universe kicked off its wholly successful cinematic universe with 2017's The Mummy to rave reviews? ...what's that? It was a one-and-done that tanked and they never made another film in the franchise? Well, of course it is! It's the final Summer Flopbuster episode! That didn't surprise Nathan and Brendan who wage war ag...

Die Hard on a mountain.   That's basically what this Summer Flopbuster boils down to as Nathan and Brendan welcome extreme sports expert Jerika back to the show to discuss the 1993 Stallone vehicle - Cliffhanger. This movie is absolutely nuts and the conversation goes everywhere from the special effects looking terrible in high-definition, John Lithgow's accent, the fight scene in the cave, helico...

Gross.   Nathan and Brendan are joined by their guests Brent and the Spirit of Home Video Hustle to discuss MTV's first-ever feature-length film (at 77 minutes long!) Joe's Apartment. Everything is discussed in this "movie" including the individual scenes that made each participant nauseous, egomaniacal artists, Pepa's involvement in the story, cross-dressing villains, cartoon physics... oh and di...

Summer Flopbuster season begins with a very special patriotic episode on this most patriotic of days for our American brethren - July the 4th!   Nathan and Brendan celebrate a holiday that doesn't exist in their own home country by talking all about 1984's Red Dawn. Discussions range from the director making everyone refer to him as "The General" to the film's status as an unofficial "Brat Pack" m...

Listeners Choice Month concludes with a controversial pick from Mario of Superiority Complex podcast.   Nathan and Brendan face an interesting foe when they come face-to-face with Steven Spielberg's Hook. But can a movie directed by one of Hollywood's best and starring the likes of Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins actually be considered a bad movie? The guys discuss al...

Listeners Choice Month continues with a pick from recurring guest Josh Kotsabasakis!   Nathan and Brendan dive into Exhibit A of why Cannon Films should really stick to their own original material - 1987's Masters of the Universe. The fellers discuss Dolph Lundgren and Courteney Cox kinda nailin' it, Frank Langella SUPER nailin' it and the rest of the movie... not so much. There is plenty of talk...

Listeners Choice Month continues with a pick from Dudi of Shaken Not Nerd.   Nathan and Brendan throw a party with returning guests Mariah Lirette AND Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned From Movies to discuss one of the nuttiest shark movies projected onto the silver screen - Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea. From LL Cool J's relationship with a parrot to last-minute script rewrites to some extrem...

Listeners Choice Month begins with a pick from the Spirit of the Home Video Hustle podcast.   Nathan and Brendan begin the riskiest time of the year by discussing the 2008 dirt bike movie (with the worst DVD cover of all time) Free Style. The guys dive deep into this super-generic box-office flop and don't gloss over a thing including a discussion about how every single movie trope that appears, C...

It's the LAST MINI-EPISODE EVER...    Starting with next week's Listeners Choice Month, Nathan and Brendan are going to be doing weekly movie episodes with no more minis so enjoy this final slice of randomness before the format change. In this one, the guys talk about some movies they've recently seen, debate the racism of Peppermint, sing the praises of John Wick: Chapter 3 and much more.   Natha...

This week, it's time for Nathan to let HIS nerd flag fly high!   Nathan and Brendan recruit first-time guest Amanda the Jedi to help them dissect one of the more muddled and exhausting Stephen King adaptations with The Dark Tower. The gang discuss everything including Matthew McConaughey's terrible wig, condensing so much material into 94 minutes, Stephen King's personal relationship with film ada...

It's the moment you've been waiting for...    This week, Nathan and Brendan draw movies out of a hat for this year's Listeners Choice Month to take place in June with WEEKLY episodes! Listen in and enjoy the anxiety as your hosts let the internet book the show. Yikes! They also briefly discuss Avengers: Endgame (SPOILER ALERT) and Hellboy, two films that wouldn't normally be mentioned in the same...

NERD RAGE!   Nathan and Brendan welcome back Jason MacLeod on the program for a movie he personally hand-picked in 1999's Wing Commander starring the hottest teen movie stars of the 90s... and Jurgen Prochnow. From Jason's absolute rage at the innacuracy of the film adaptation of the video game to the weird religious aspects of the script to the bewilderment from all three gentlemen in regards to...