What Were They Thinking?

BLACK KNIGHTS! ASSEMBLE! Nathan and Brendan welcome special guest and Patron Extraordinnaire Erica as they break down the Fast and the Furious knock-off - 2003's Biker Boyz. They discuss a number of crazy things like road skating, soft piano music being used as race music, Kid Rock as a time lord and much, much more. Plus: Nathan unintentionally says something... troubling. Also: listen in for a c...

Onward and upward!   Much like the previous mini-episode, this is another look at a year of film but rather than going back to talk about the best and worst of 2018, Nathan and Brendan instead discuss what they're looking forward to the most and least from the upcoming year. They discuss sure-fire disasters like Sonic the Hedgehog and gems like Us and Avengers: Endgame, complain about too many Dis...

Beverly Hills! What a thrill!   Nathan and Brendan delve into the next Patreon Pick (from Dannie) and discuss the late-80s Shelley Long vehicle - Troop Beverly Hills. From an in-depth conversation about how this may indeed be a TV movie, children giving illicit reading material to the elderly, lots of not-so-timeless dancing and some of the weirdest cameos ever, this movie proves to be... well......

Time for a YEAR... IN... REVIEW!   After listing some films that were disasters that they were surprised by and some they were totally not shocked by, Nathan and Brendan then delve into the best and worst films of the year from innovative works like Into the Spiderverse to whatever dreck Blumhouse is dealing in these days.   Nathan and Brendan also reveal next week's movie starring a former TV sta...

Starting off 2019 with a whimper!   Nathan and Brendan welcome their next Patreon Pick from Luc Shannon of GameItAll with one of the worst things ever put to celluloid - 2008's Postal. Yes, friend of the podcast Uwe Boll is back on the chopping block with tasteless shock material that barely registers as comedy, horrible presidential impressions, respected actors selling their soul and a whole lot...

In a little break from their usual format, Nathan and Brendan had a chat with actor/writer/director Joseph Culp to talk about his new film - Welcome to the Men's Group. In addition to that, Joseph expands on his role in the infamous Roger Corman-produced film that never saw the light of day - 1994's Fantastic Four. Lots of other topics are discussed like theatre, appearing naked in a movie, workin...

He's just trying to spread a little yuletide fear!   Nathan, Brendan and Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies (https://eilfm.podbean.com) talk about the Christmas slasher starring Bill Godlberg as a psycho killer (qu'est que c'est?) - Santa's Slay. With everything from a 74-minute runtime to unlikeable children, cameos from "huge stars" (including one uncredited appearance), enough d...

OK, there isn't much Christmas here... Nathan and Brendan clearly forgot it was close to Christmas because this episode is filled with things like a discussion of Canadian accents and the metric system, a "call-in" from a former guest and even a certain notorious lass stops by to give the boys a what-for. Plus: They may be going to jail for human trafficking. Happy Holidays, everyone! Nathan and B...

So... why didn't they just call this "Skipping Christmas?"   Nathan, Brendan and returning guest Mariah come together to discuss a real lump of coal in the form of Christmas with the Kranks, which of course is based on a JOHN GRISHAM novel. Many things are discussed including the neighbourhood of psychopaths, the sexual innuendo, Squiggy's cameo, the final absurd twist of the film and much, much m...

It's a CLIP SHOWWWWWWW! Brendan flies solo this week to introduce some clips from past episodes involving our favourite "Low HaIQs" and some of the craziest bonkers-bananas reviews we've previously read from critics and audiences alike. You'll get reviews for water parks, conspiracy theories involving chemtrails and a whole lot more insanity. Plus: Brendan gives a shoutout to newest Patron Luc and...

Parkour is a state of mind, bro... Our resident extreme sports expert Jerika Layne returns as a guest to the show to join Nathan and Brendan in discussing the 2015 parkour-themed action film - "Tracers." They cover various topics including Taylor Lautner's overwhelming creepy intensity throughout the film, one of the parkour "kids" being super hella old, scary gangsters wearing khakis and much mor...

With nary a topic at hand, danger looms... Nathan and Brendan decide to wing it this week and just chit-chat about movies they've seen recently, a harrowing double feature of the same crappy movie twice in a row, Nathan talks about a new song that he is obsessed with and lots and lots of filibusters. Plus: A podcast consisting of just plugs. Nathan and Brendan also reveal next week's SUPER EXTREME...

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...