Great Bad Movies

Three words: Great Great Movie.   Our second Tony Scott/Denzel Washington movie in a series of five. We swap out Man on Fire's cartel and BHBs with Chris Pine and a runaway train. And you know what? It's amazing. Because it turns out a train with no brakes is a TRAIN WITH NO BRAKES. It's a movie so timeless that we're embarrassed for all the other movies, forever.  Is this movie just a m...

In a very special Marky Mark episode, Joe and Greg discuss how Wahlberg starts the movie with short hair, but then has a ponytail, and then short hair again... So to answer your question: Yes, there’s a LOT to unpack here. Joe dares to ask if we should take Marky Mark seriously, and Greg just kind of Gregs a lot.  See if you can follow any coherent plot (if you find one please let us kno...

2003’s biggest surprise (besides The OC and maybe Arnold becoming a governor.) A movie, star, and director that are all SO much better than you’d expect. Remember 2003? This movie encapsulates it. The Rock is a professional bounty hunter who hates his job, guns, and a wannabe Indiana Jones named Travis (Seann William Scott), who’s too busy searching for a mythical golden artifact in the Amazon to...

A movie about grown ups, who go to work and solve crimes, in shorts. We know pants are important to you. You probably wonder, “how are these movie detectives constantly running around in full length pants??” That’s why this week’s episode is about 1993’s Striking Distance with Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker. They opted for short pants, because we can all make decisions. Quick question:...

A truly great, but also delightfully ludicrous modern masterpiece of Hollywood excess... A movie that swings for the fences and ends up in the parking lot, yet somehow, that's exactly what makes it great. We love funny Gosling, we love Emily Blunt... And together they make something bigger than the sum of its parts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stop it. This is a Great GREAT Movie.    Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt's essentially perfect dynamic is the heart of this incredible summer-kablooie movie. This isn't a bad movie podcast, it's a great movie podcast, but... That said... Sometimes those great movies have Jean-Claude Van Damme in them. In this case, Joe and Greg don't even pretend this movie has badness in it... They...

A chef’s kiss homage to Die Hard and we are all better for it. The freeway wasn’t finished, so they jumped the bus. The subway track wasn’t finished, so they jumped the track. The script WAS finished, but they threw out the first act. There are 100 more reasons why this is basically a perfect film, and Greg and Joe list them all. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock begin their amazing chemistry that c...

If this movie isn't perfect, it's definitely perfect- adjacent ...    In this episode, Joe controversially asserts that Extraction might not be a Great Bad Movie®, but rather a Great Great Movie. His evidence is almost irrefutable: Over the top action scenes, Chris Hemsworth fighting for redemption against faceless hordes of bad guys, guns that go “thwonk” ... If this movie isn't pe...

Joe and Greg are not surprised to discover that this movie was made specifically for them. Liam Neeson is a retired CIA agent with a very particular set of skills, including the ability to track down bad guys in minutes, no matter where they are on the planet.  An incredible actor + relentless action + over-the-top absurdity = a classic Great Bad Movie. It's basically a fast food meal: Greasy...

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a high point in the mid 90's rough waters. Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Renny Harlin, and Shane Black all find amazing ways to shine, while also subverting Hollywood's tropes. They are mostly successful.  Listen, is there a helicopter out of nowhere? YES. Does it cut to the White House out of nowhere? YES. Does it make literal sense throughout? No. But 2 out of 3...

Have you ever wished a sequel to Mission:Impossible could also be a sequel to Face/Off? Well... We have some really good news for you. Just because this is the worst movie in the Mission:Impossible series, it's still incredible. If this is rock bottom, this franchise might have the highest floor in history.  To celebrate M:I-2's 24th anniversary (almost to the day!), Greg and Joe discove...

Christopher Walken says "a man can be an artist, in anything: Food, whatever... It depends on how good he is at it." Well... Tony Scott's art is making movies 47 times better than they should be. He's about to paint his masterpiece.  It's a simple equation: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, and Christopher Walken in a Tony Scott film. Without those 4 things, this movie would be a mess. ...

Greg and Joe discuss the movie that launched a global phenomenon, even though it's the fourth in the series. The original gang is back together, and the stakes could not be higher? Let's just say yes and move on. Our hosts find themselves at a crossroads with this franchise: Will Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Jordana Brewster find the right lane, or will they be left in the dust? It's time for...

Greg and Joe go back to where their love of great bad movies began, 1993's Cliffhanger, starring Sylvester Stallone. Learn how greatness and badness can coexist in a movie to make both perfect films and lifelong friendships. As with every episode, we have the conversation that needed to happen about this movie. Also: Drinking Games, Important Questions, Joe's Back of the Box, and more. Hosted on A...