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This week, Nathan and Brendan continue their journey through some of the worst films from 2019 with John Travolta's misguided attempt at an Oscar under the watchful eye of director Fred Durst (yes, he of Limp Bizkit fame) in The Fanatic. The guys talk about John Travolta's British accent, Leah being the ultimate villain, how this film seems to hate every type of viewer and of course the Limp Bizki...

We're back, baby!   Nathan and Brendan start off a January mini-series called "Recently Regrettable" which focuses on the worst films of 2019. For the first episode, the guys focus on The Curse of La Llorona, the sixth entry in the Conjuring franchise... barely. Much is discussed including Tucco using eggs to fight a ghost, the rules governing Child Protection Services, one of the most inane and r...

Happy Holidays, folks! Please enjoy this very special treat - we present to you a preview of one of our Patreon EXCLUSIVE episodes from earlier this year.   Nathan and Brendan talk all about the worst entry in the saga of Rocky Balboa - 1990's Rocky V. They talk about everything including the most obvious "impression" of Don King, intimate moments... and the rest you can find on our Patreon page f...

The show is still on vacation until next week so until then, please enjoy a rerun of their discussion regarding the Christmas "classic" - Surviving Christmas.   They go into a lot of background on the film like how it was a colossal box office failure when it opened in October (?), Ben Affleck's character being a total psychopath, the movie being comprised of tons of improv but the one great impro...

It's time for the official Christmas episode... and that means only one thing. Mariah is back on the show, bay bay! Long Dong Silver joins the guys to talk about a pretty mean-spirited Disney flick featuring sociopath Jonathan Taylor Thomas, cute-as-a-button Jessica Biel, Discount Steve Carell, Tom Jones grannies and so many 90s cliches. As one man journeys home so that he can claim ownership of h...

Tis the season! To commemorate the holidays, Nathan and Brendan discuss their fourth Renny Harlin film - The Long Kiss Goodnight. They are not alone though! Recurring guest Steve Kondrick from the wonderful Everything I Learned from Movies podcast is back to lend his expertise as well. They discuss everything from people being murdered by pies, Samuel L. Jackson's Academy Award-winning performance...

PARTY TIME, FOLKS! Nathan and Brendan celebrate their 100th episode by going back to the film that was discussed on one of the early "lost" episodes - KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. Is the second time the charm? The guys discuss things like ape/wolf/cat ninjas, Gene Simmons' overbearing Napoleonic complex, the fact that the band in question takes THIRTY MINUTES before showing up in the plot a...

Nathan and Brendan welcome their resident extreme sports expert Jerika back to the show to talk all about a movie that was first hyped up more than three years ago on this very program! Christian Slater is a skateboarder that is trying to solve the murder of his adopted brother - what's not to love? Many things are discussed from Slater's tendencies towards sociopathic behaviour, Jerika's obsessio...

It's that time of year again when Nathan and Brendan dive into another film involving everyone's favourite turtle - Gamera. This time, the Friend of All Children faces off with the knife/shark/dog hybrid, Guiron. The guys also discuss Japanese Don Knotts, cannibalistic aliens and really dumb parents. Plus - is it time for the most downbeat buddy comedy of all-time? Listen and find out!   The guys...

Continuing the (unintentional) theme of franchise reboots that everyone hates, Nathan and Brendan bring back the elegant Dame Malcolm Wallace to talk about the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles disaster. Why are the turtles designed to look like nightmare-inducing beasts? Can Will Arnett single-handedly save a movie that he is only in for about five minutes? And just how in the hel...

With the new Terminator: Dark Fate film opening in theatres nationwide this week, Nathan and Brendan thought it'd be important to revisit the previous entry in the series so everyone can be refreshed before going into the natural conclusion of this story - what's that now? This film is wiped from the canon and doesn't matter at all? Well... dang. Thankfully, the guys have brought back frequent gue...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Continuing on with Schlocktober, the anniversary of a special month in Canada AND the second edition of Small-Screen Shamefuls, Nathan and Brendan join forces with Steve & Izzy of Everything I Learned From Movies to talk about the insanity of 1993's "Ticks." Are we really supposed to buy Fresh Prince's Carlton as an intimidating thug? Why does Clint Howard set up indoor bear traps?...

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...