What Were They Thinking?

Your favourite slab of turtle meat is back... and this time, it's personal. Fly away with Nathan and Brendan on Air Gamera as per the November tradition on this here program. In this film and follow up to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, the big guy takes on Legion, which are a bunch of weird triangle things with one eye. Throughout the course of this episode, the guys talk about the weird use of...

HAHA... get it? Ahh. Nathan and Brendan talk all about the legalization of a certain substance in Canada in the form of a discussion of stoner movies. There's a lot of mentions of "Friday," Nathan wonders if a certain cult comedy is truly a "weed movie" and of course lots of random mentions of things that have nothing to do with the subject at hand. For you. The listeners. Nathan and Brendan also...

Puff... puff... wait, what do we usually type here? Nathan, Brendan and special returning guest Brent of the "Home Video Hustle" podcast (https://www.ageofradio.org/homevideohustle/) talk about the Full Moon Features magnum opus "Evil Bong." The trio talk about everything from the horribly over-written script, the snowglobe strip clubs, the multitude of "shared universe" cameos and much more. Plus...

Since it's the spookiest month of the year... It's time for Nathan and Brendan to delve into their own stories of last-minute rushed Halloween costumes, terrible candy/religious comics/voter cards they received and of course their go-to Halloween flicks. The listeners join in as well so you can hear all about Rambo Brite, an important discussion about the controversial candy corn and much more. Na...

Why? Like... what?! Huh? Nathan, Brendan and Steve & Izzy of Everything I Learned From Movies (http://eilfm.podbean.com) talk about one of the strangest, most unnecessary sequels of all-time that features almost no werewolves - Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf. The gang discuss everything about this flick from the soundtrack consisting of one song repeated ad nauseum, monkey wolves, Christoph...

Watch out, CURRENT FILMS! Every now and then, Nathan and Brendan (okay, in the latter's case he basically watches everything) go to the theatre and check out current releases too. This week, they decided to share their thoughts on films like Hereditary, Blockers, The Nun and many more. Listen to how much Nathan 'enjoys' Brendan's punny reviews, marvel at how they agree a lot more than they disagre...

This week on a very special What Were They Thinking... Nathan and Brendan are graced with the presence of Impact Wrestling's own Katarina Waters! Unlike much of the past episodes though, Kat is here to support the film in question - 1996's Barb Wire. They don't leave any stones unturned though and everything is discussed from the questionable financial state of the Hammerhead Bar to the deep impac...

THANK YOU FOR TWO YEARS! In addition to thanking all the wonderful listeners for two years on the air, Nathan, Brendan and special guest Mariah present the 2nd Annual Manos Hand-Outs as they "reward" all the special films they discussed from Bad Boys II to Suicide Squad. With awards such as "Biggest Doofus," "Least Satisfying Ending," and the "Roger Corman Award for Cinematic Achievement," there a...

TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!   Nathan and Brendan take the suggestion of Tier 4 patron Erica (thank you!) and discuss 1994's Edward Furlong vehicle - "Brainscan." They discuss everything in this insane flick like Frank Langella not giving a damn about any of this, all the gross food stuff, the 50-year old producers not understanding what a teenager does, Edward Furlong being a total pervert, the twist e...

Ever have a date that just didn't go the way you planned? Of course you did. That literally happens to everyone. This episode is dedicated to all the bad movie dates though whether the film was the issue or the date itself. From spending Valentine's Day with Trey Parker to experiencing Meet Joe Black-inspired PTSD, our listeners provided some hilarious and sometimes depressing stories for Nathan a...

GET BACK, YOU EIGHT LEGGED FREEEEEEEEEEEAKS!   Nathan, Brendan and special guest Drew from the "Reel Feels" podcast (https://reelfeelspodcast.podbean.com) had a whole lot of fun with this silly giant spider invasion flick from 2002. From David Arquette improvising the title (and some slightly less stellar improv at other points in the film), a physics-defying drywall battle, Joshua potentially bei...

Are there any "bad movies" you unabashedly love and you just don't give a hoot? Well, that's what this episode is all about! Nathan and Brendan welcome back last week's special guest Brent from the Home Video Hustle podcast to talk all about the wonders of trash cinema. From "Highlander 2" to "Batman vs. Superman," you'll hear all about the films that we (and our listeners) love that others didn't...

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This week, Nathan and Brendan brought one of their great freakin' guests back in da form of Brent from da Home Video Hustle, ya know what I mean? They're talkin' about the freakin' Andrew Dice Clay-starrin' flick from 1990, "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane." OHH! 'Dey talk about everything from Wayne Newton being one bad cat from the get-go, Diceman's musical numbah, a freakin' koa...

Sometimes it just doesn't live up to the hype... Hopefully, the title of this episode doesn't apply to your opinion of this week's escapade as Nathan and Brendan go through various films that either disappointed them after a lot of exciting build-up or ones that were incredible at the time and just didn't hold up later in life. The guys also read YOUR comments on the subject, one fellow podcaster...

72 minutes is enough to introduce a little-known character to the movie-going public, right? Join Nathan, Brendan and Steve & Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies (http://eilfm.podbean.com) as they discuss the 2010 summer flop, "Jonah Hex." They discuss everything in this film from its ridiculously short length, the movie's lazy Confederacy justification, John Malkovich's southern accent, Jo...

AHHHH! More Suicide Squad?! Well, yes but this week was a lot easier for Nathan and Brendan as they discussed YOUR questions/comments regarding last week's movie that they covered, "Suicide Squad." From another dig at Cara Delevingne to going through defenses of Jared Leto's joker, claims that it was the best and/or worst movie in the DCEU and a whole lot more, our hosts have it all covered. Natha...

They made this movie... and they call US the BAD GUYS?! Nathan and Brendan welcome back frequent guest and comic book aficionado Joshua Kotsabasakis to discuss 2016's summer hit, "Suicide Squad." The discussion covers everything including the obnoxious soundtrack, multiple introductions for the same characters, the least interesting romance of all-time, Jared Leto as a pimp, CGI overload and SO mu...

Summer Blockbuster season is ALSO upon us! As Nathan and Brendan continue with their summer flopbuster season, they took a mini-episode break to discuss all of the major upcoming releases during the months of July and August (and a wee smidgen of September). There are a few revelations here like one movie that Nathan is not super excited for (hot take?), Brendan hates X-Men rip-offs and... wait, K...

Summer Flopbuster season has commenced! Nathan and Brendan start out the summer right by finally tackling a Nicolas Cage movie - in this case, 1998's Brian DePalma-directed "Snake Eyes!" Joining them is returning guest Jason MacLeod as the three dive into this nutball movie. Much is discussed including the pros and cons of revealing the villain less than halfway into the film, how wonderful Carla...

Avengers: The Most Ambitious Crossover Event in History. Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue: Hold my beer... and crack. In a very special episode, Nathan and Brendan discuss the PSA short "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" as part of this year's "Livestream 4 the Cure" hosted by the amazing Epic Film Guys podcast. The guys talk about the drugged-out introduction from the POTUS, muffins as drug paraphe...

In another mini-episode, Nathan and Brendan answer some questions from some former guests that have passed through, they bring up some recent Twitter controversy on their account, Brendan angers Nathan by reminding him that he hasn't seen a certain 'iconic' movie and we get a little bit of singing as well. Next week: The guys discuss "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" with the Epic Film Guys during...

The big 5-0! To celebrate a landmark 50th episode, Nathan and Brendan unpack the Zack Snyder fantasy epic, "Sucker Punch." It's a film about a white male's version of female empowerment with all the unnecessary futuristic sequences you desire! It's a film that was so nonsensical and neverending that the scenes involving GIANT SAMURAI and FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS went on for far too long. Yes, folks,...

In this mini-episode, the guys are joined by resident punching bag (but overall great guy) Kyle Geldart to discuss recent movies they've seen and then Kyle begins a very lengthy conversation on the recent reboot of "Roseanne" (note: this was recorded before the horrible remarks made by Roseanne herself). There was also a visit from Montrose Monkington III to discuss a recent film he saw as well as...

"I don't know what's going on." - Anyone watching this movie Nathan and Brendan geared up for the final episode of Listeners Choice Month to tackle Uwe Boll's masterwork "Alone in the Dark" as suggested by friend of the show (and all-around badass) Brent of the Home Video Hustle podcast (http://homevideohustle.podbean.com). Brent also joined the guys to talk about the movie and topics such as Tara...

It's like the Untouchables except it's not... Nathan and Brendan tackle the latest Listeners Choice submission from Izzy of "Everything I Learned from Movies" (http://eilfm.podbean.com) in the form of the star-studded misfire, "Gangster Squad." Despite the presence of some show-stealing performers and high-octane action sequences, the guys still examine things like turning in your badge (whenever...