You Hate Movies

Every year, we make a wager on which movies will make the most money during the summer movie season. In this episode, we argue about who will be the big winners at the box office.  Featuring: Abi Porter, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Fight Club, Rush Hour, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Lone Ranger, Neighbors, Bridesmaids.

Zack Snyder is one of the most divisive filmmakers in the world of genre-filmmaking. In this episode we rank his entire filmography from best to worst. Featuring: Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns Spoilers: Every movie in Zack Snyder’s directorial filmography, George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, World War Z, Troy, Love Actually, Immortals, The Cell,...

Join us as we join the rest of the world and argue about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Is it a disgrace to the legacy of the comic book titans, or one of the best adaptations of their collective mythology?  Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns.  Spoilers: Batman v. Superman, Man of Steel, Scrooged, the bad DC comics TV shows, the Adam West Batman...

Before there was Batman v. Superman, there was Man of Steel. Was the world right to be divided, or should they all just shut up and enjoy some Superman? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Mike Jensen, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Superman Returns, Green Lantern, Godzilla (2014), The Fighter, Morning Glory, Interstellar, The Good Dinosaur, Transformer...

10 Cloverfield Lane: A tense and scary claustrophobic thriller, or an hour and a half of being confused by the fact that the word Cloverfield is in the title? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Cloverfield, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Prometheus, Signs, The Hills Have Eyes, The Fly, District 9, Independence Day, Night of the Living Dead, Evil...

In 2008 the world was shook by a mysterious ad campaign leading hordes of movie goers into theaters to experience the explosive found footage kaiju masterpiece; Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield. Or, is it a chaotic mess that should come with a complementary does of dramamine?  Featuring: Bethany Allen, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: That Thing You Do, Cannibal Holocaust,...

In the mid-90’s, Eric Roth wrote a screenplay that wowed audiences around the world; The script that became Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump. In the late 2000’s, Eric Roth sort of wrote that screenplay again; the script that became David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. So which one is better? Featuring: Garrett Holmes, Matt Hughes, Mike Jensen, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns,...

Which Academy Award winning film would you save if it meant killing the other? The Revenant or Birdman? Braveheart or Titanic? In this grueling round of save or kill, what Oscar-winners will survive and what will be left of them? Featuring: Alla Nikiforov, Abi Porter, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Peter Nikiforov, Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: When you hear movie options presented on the Save or Kill chop...

Deadpool: The satisfying conclusion to every fan’s burning anticipation, or a bit too much? Join our hardcore Deadpool fans and our open-minded newcomers as we debrief our first impressions. Featuring: Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Deadpool (both the Tim Miller film and the Marvel comics title), the X-men movie franchise, Scary Movie 2, Guardia...

Join us as we explore the most exciting and/or dumb movie news from February, 2016 . When will there be more Transformers movies? Who will play the Invisible Man? What’s the latest flick to be endorsed by the Satanic Temple? The answers—as well as our expert opinions—await you. Featuring: Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, and Patrick Porter. Spoilers: Chappie, The Batman v. Superman trailer...

A family estranged from one another by space travel and relativity—which movie does it better? Today we pit Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar against the 1986 epic Flight of the Navigator. Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josiah DePaoli, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Peter Rollo, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Interstellar, Flight of the Navigator, The Goonies, Explorers, Terminator 2, Hook, Moonr...

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant. A complex, visionary masterpiece deserving of all the acclaim, or a pretty decent movie with a somewhat flat story bogged down in hype? Today our Revenant-enthusiasts are doing battle with our hosts who think it was just pretty good. Featuring: Garrett Holmes, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: The Revenant, and the Michael Pu...

In this episode, join us in the You Hate Movies Thunderdome, as we pit beloved movie characters, one-by-one, in in a brutal, all-out battle to the death. Today’s Thunderdome: Movie Robots. Could Ultron defeat a Terminator T-800? Could Interstellar’s TARS destroy Big Hero 6’s Baymax? Root for your favorite robots in the Thunderdome! Featuring: Patrick Porter, Peter Rollo, and Josh Porter Spoilers:...

Maestro of dialogue and profanity, master of emotion and splatter, exploitation aficionado and b-movie film geek auteur: Today we rank the films of Quentin Tarantino. Before that, we’ll talk about the alleged 70mm film revival and whether or not it matters. Featuring: Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Every film in Quentin Tarantino’s filmography,...

We pit beloved film geek director Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 blood-soaked, racially charged Western Django Unchained against Quentin Tarantino’s 2015 blood-soaked, racially charged Western The Hateful Eight. We’ll wrestle with the question, “What the heck is 70mm film, and why should we care?” Featuring: Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Django Uncha...

Welcome to 2016 and the 40th episode of You Hate Movies. We’ve tasked a panel of five hosts to draft a list of their definitive top 10 movies of 2015, then sit down and argue about them. Featuring: Abi Porter, Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Minor and abstract spoilers for dozens of movies released in 2015, as well as Interstellar, Halloween: Resurrection, th...

Today our 7 part series comes to a climactic close with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Can a movie staggering beneath the pressure of fan expectations possibly live up the hype? Where does it rank amongst the complete saga? Did going Star Wars Pure enhance our viewing experience? Was Bethany a knucklehead at the theater? It’s time to let the truth be known. Featuring: Abi Porter, Alex R...

Our journey through all six films in the Star Wars saga comes to a close with episode 6, Return of the Jedi. Are there too many puppets? Do the Ewoks meet Bethany’s very high expectations? Does R2 bebop, or beat-box? Only we have the answers! Featuring: Bethany Allen, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns.  Spoilers: Star Wars 1 - 6, The Lord of the Rings, The Godfat...

Journey to the Dagobah System as we experience the beloved sequel to the original Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back  with some familiar fans and folks experiencing Episode V for the first time! Featuring: Abi Porter, Bethany Allen, Matt Comer, Josh Porter, and Tyler Hanns.    Spoilers: The entire Star Wars saga, Rocky IV, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Indiana Jones, Jurassic...

Return to 1977 as we debrief the original theatrical release of the first film in the Star Wars saga with a few guests seeing it for the first time. Featuring: Abi Porter, Bethany Allen, Derrick Cisneros, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns.  Spoilers: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Men in Black, Legend, Love Actually, Ant-Man, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Despicable Me, Dr. Strangelove, a...

Today we leave the dark side of the force by completing the final installment in the Star Wars prequel saga, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The best the prequel trilogy has to offer, but how much is that saying, really? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Matthew Comer, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Star Wars 1-6, Lord of the Rings, and Children of Men.

As we continue our journey to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, we have to trudge our way through two more prequels. This week’s unappetizing dish is Episode II, Attack of the Clones.   Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Peter Nikiforov, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Star Wars, episodes 1 - 6, Gladiator, Alien, E.T., The Fifth Element, Rush Hour, The Dark Knight, Indiana J...

A long time ago, on a podcast far, far away…. Today we begin our journey to Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The journey will be long, but adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things. This week, we must somehow endure episode I: The Phantom Menace without succumbing to the dark side of the force. Featuring: Abi Porter, Alex Rettmann, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns, an...

This halloween we’re discussing David Robert Mitchell’s 2015 indie horror hit, It Follows. The film in questions deals with a group of young friends facing the consequences of loose sex. Consequently, some of the conversation on today’s episode is better suited for a grown-up audience. Featuring: Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Patrick Porter, Peter Nikiforov, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: It Follows, Th...

Today we conclude our celebration of the Back to the Future trilogy with the third and final installment in the beloved time-travel franchise. Featuring: Matt Hughes, Josh Porter, Josiah DePaoli, Liam Gonnason, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: The entire Back to the Future trilogy, The Prestige, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Home Alone 1 & 2, The Parent Trap, Return of the Jedi, Coming to Am...