Half-Ass Movie Podcast

This week we CONTINUE our Tom Cruise Month with maybe his best Blockbuster Movie that NO ONE saw- EDGE OF TOMORROW or LIVE DIE REPEAT (or it's Manga title- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL- any of which are WAY better names than Edge of Tomorrow...but that's NOT the reason the movie tanked at the Box Office. We do full spoiler discussion, our star grades, and your takes from the live chat. Hit the reminder be...

Tonight Adam, Sean & Bruce break down Digger (2026), Iñárritu's "comedy of catastrophic proportions" starring Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, with Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Emma D'Arcy and more. New in theaters this week and nobody can agree on it — so we're settling the love-it-or-hate-it debate live. We'll do spoiler-free reactions, full spoiler dis...

This week we close out our Video Game Movies Month with maybe the most interesting Video Game Character that never was- Wreck-it-Ralph. Does this nearly 15 year old video game movie hold up? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live St...

This Month we're talking Video Game Movies and this week we headed out to the theater to check out Director Zach Cregger's take on RESIDENT EVIL. What happens when they make a RESIDENT EVIL movie that doesn't reference any game but the Writer/Director ACTUALLY PLAYS the game? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton...

This week we continue on our Video Game Month as we check out The Last Starfighter from 1982 with special guest Matthew VanDiver. Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live Streams with Adam throughout the...

It's a new month and as such we've got a NEW theme and in honor of Zack Criger's RESIDENT EVIL coming to theaters later this month- we're talking video game movies….kinda…. This week we check out TETRIS from 2023. Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Li...

On this, our 5th and final week of Development Hell Month we review the movie for which this theme came into existence- as we headed out to the theater to see Coyote vs ACME and we are BACK with OUR verdict! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen t...

On this, our 4th week of Development Hell Month, we check out another movie that took DECADES to come to fruition- and how much can we blame on Harvey Weinstein? This week we check out GANGS OF NEW YORK from 2002. Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Li...

This month we've been exploring movies that have been stuck in development Hell and this week's movie had SUCH a hard time getting made that they made a DOCUMENTARY about how disastrous it was…then 20 years later- they MADE that movie. Was it worth the wait?  Today we review The Man Who Killed Don Quixote  directed by Terry Gilliam.  Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Sl...

This week on HMP we check out a movie from 2023…or is it 1994? Either way- it's the most EXPENSIVE Full Moon Feature TO DATE! But does the MOST money equal the BEST movie? According to Hollywood, IT DOES! Certainly that will be the case here! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "...

Later this month we're going to be checking out the new movie COYOTE vs ACME which was stuck in Development Hell for quite some time- so we decided to take some time of our own and check out 4 other movies that languished in Development Hell and this week we kick if off with, perhaps, George Miller's Opus. Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard)...

This week on HMP we wrap up our Summer of Spielberg with a movie we didn't know would be THIS pertinent when programming it weeks ago. So WHILE this week's show is devoted to the Summer of Speiberg- we ALSO want this to be a celebration of the Life and Work of Sam Neill in the role as least many of us associate him with- Alan Grant in JURASSIC PARK. Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick...

Next week on HMP we're talking about Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park was one of TWO movies that Steven Spielberg directed in 1993- the other, of course, was multi-Oscar Winner Schindler's List. Two CRAZY powerhouse movies in ONE year! And that's a difficult thing to do- but it's even MORE impressive that- that wasn't the first time he directed two movies in one year. THIS week on HMP we check out one...

Last week on HMP we reviewed JAWS from 1975- a movie SO big it changed the landscape of Cinema. But who knew that less than a decade later, Steven Spielberg would do it all over again? So grab your Reece's Pieces and turn on your heart light- it's time for Half-Ass Movie Podcast! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Ove...

This week we kick off a new month with the most successful, well known and highly celebrated directors all time. Strap in, kids- it's the Summer of Spielberg! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live Str...

This week we close out our Flashback to HMP Volume 1 as we head to the theaters to ask one more time- Did we make the RIGHT decision? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live Streams with Adam throughout...

This week we look in on our buddy Daredevil! Last time we left Matt he BARLEY got out by the skin of his teeth…the show itself- the same. But did they LEARN anything from their past mistakes or is this more of Disney asleep at the wheel? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not S...

This week on HMP we turn the Color ALL THE WAY down but since we got Nic Cage- we'll turn the crazy ALL THE WAY up as this week we talk SPIDER-NOIR! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live Streams with...

We continue our Flashback to HMP Volume 1 with MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! This isn't Hollywood's first swing at a He-Man Movie- how does this new one hold up? It's got the directors of Kubo and the Two Strings..... Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Lis...

It's a new month and a new theme and we're winding back the clock and giving ya a little old school HMP Volume 1 because in June- we're BACK on our Comic Book Game- and we're kicking out with the new Marvel Presents on Disney+, THE PUNISHER ONE LAST KILL. Is THIS the last ride for Frank Castle? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Sc...

This week the boys of HMP wrap up Buddy Month with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Is Star Wars back or did we pay $20 to watch Disney+ on the Big Screeen? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live...

This week the boys of HMP are BACk with more of Buddies Month and this week we've got a story I'm sure many guys have come across- you meet a guy- you hate him- and then, eventually, you become Buddies....who still have a grudge against the other- it IS America vs Russia in the 60's, after all...... Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matth...

This week on HMP Adam and Bruce are short one Sean but all we need is two to tango and a '67 t-bird as this week on Buddies Month, we're talking THEMA AND LOUISE from 1991! Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Night...

Ladies and Gentlemen- we are BACK and it's New Month- New Theme and this May we've got The Mandalorian and Grogu hitting the big screen and we figured we'd celebrate that duo with this month's theme- BUDDIES! That's right- all throughout the month of May we'll be talking about movies involving Buddies and we kick it off this week with Sean's pick of 21 JUMP STREET. Will this redeem Sean from his d...

The boys of HMP wraps up WrestleMania Month with NO HOLDS BARED from 1989. Hulk Hogan wanted to be like Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE but how close did he get? Executive Producers:  Tim (Applescruff), Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Matthew Schnapp, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Peter "Not SoBad Lookin'" Pernice Listen to the HMP Live Stream, Sunday Nights and Live Streams...