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Why Wasn't It Better?
Have you ever watched a movie you were excited for but felt disappointed in some way? Were you left wondering why it wasn't better? This is the podcast that has the answers! We review films that were highly anticipated, but were for a variety of reasons either disappointing, underachieving, or misun...
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Miami Vice (2006) | Pure Michael Mann Vibes
Miami Vice should have been a slam dunk. Michael Mann adapting his own iconic television series with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in the lead roles so...
Die Another Day (2002) | The End of the Brosnan Era
The 20th Bond film was supposed to be a celebration of the series. Die Another Day was an enormous financial success but ended up being Pierce Brosnan...
Kalshi Predictions | The Odyssey & Spider-Man: Brand New Day
In a first for the podcast, we're hitting the Kalshi prediction market. Our first predictions are for two films releasing very soon: The Odyssey and S...
Hoppers (2026) | Pixar Gets Weird
On this bonus episode, we’re breaking down Hoppers, a weird, funny, and surprisingly unpredictable original that feels like a throwback to when Pixar...
Season Ten Recap
Season Ten is all wrapped up. join us as we give our traditional recap and preview what's on deck for next season.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Style Over Substance
We conclude Season Ten with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film in the series. By this point, the films were box office machines, b...
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Bonus Episode Preview
Enjoy this sneak preview of our Spider-Man: Homecoming episode. The full episode is available right now for our supporters over on Patreon. The full e...
Independence Day | Will Smith Takes Over Hollywood
It's the 30th anniversary of a film that needs no introduction. Independence Day wasn't just one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. It became a...
Under Capricorn (1949) | Hitchcock's Worst?
Under Capricorn is known as one of Alfred Hitchcock's least successful efforts. Starring the great Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten, it's a period cos...
Tower Heist (2011) | Eddie Murphy's Muted Comeback
Tower Heist had many ingredients that should have made it a standout comedy for its era. The involvement of Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, and a stellar s...
Toy Story 4 | The Sequel That Shouldn’t Exist
Toy Story 4 arrived nine years after a trilogy that already had one of the most emotionally definitive endings in modern animation. Rather than buildi...
Fantastic Voyage (1966) | A Sci-Fi Classic We Forgot
If you're of a certain age, chances are you watched Fantastic Voyage in grade school science class. While the film itself may have faded from many peo...
Airport 1975 | The First Disaster Sequel
Believe it or not, Airport 1975 was one of the biggest sequels of its era. Released at the height of the disaster movie craze in the 1970s, it was cri...
Pokémon the Movie 2000 | Bigger Stakes, Smaller Impact
Released at the absolute height of Pokémania, Pokémon the Movie 2000 aimed bigger, darker, and more mythic than the TV show ever dared. Lugia, the Leg...
F1: The Movie | Spectacle Over Story
A Patreon request! Brad Pitt behind the wheel, Joseph Kosinski in the director’s chair, and real Formula One teams lending their names — F1 has all th...
Moonwalker | Michael Jackson's Ego Trip
At the absolute peak of his fame, Michael Jackson had the power to make something completely on his own terms, and that’s exactly what Moonwalker is....
The World Is Not Enough | Pierce Brosnan's Third Outing
Some James Bond fans will tell you that an actor always hits their stride with their third entry as the British secret agent. Did Pierce Brosnan achie...
Hoppers (2026) | Bonus Episode Preview
Enjoy this sneak preview of our Hoppers episode. The full episode is available right now for our supporters over on Patreon. The full episode will not...
Mission: Impossible III | The One That Saved the Series?
Mission: Impossible III has a strange legacy. It kept the series going after the ill-received second entry. In some ways it served as a soft reboot. I...
Solo: A Star Wars Story | Completely Unncessary
The film that holds the notorious distinction of being the only film in the franchise to fail at the box office, Solo: A Star Wars Story was supposed...
The Running Man (2025) | Better Than the Original?
Episode four of our Stephen King mini-season and also a Patreon request! Edgar Wright's reboot of The Running Man fell completely flat at the box offi...
Doctor Sleep | The Impossible Shining Sequel
Episode three of our Stephen King mini-season! Doctor Sleep is an ambitious sequel that tries to thread an impossible needle: honoring Stanley Kubrick...
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | Forgotten Stephen King Adaptation
Episode two of our Stephen King mini-season! This is one that only the King fans remember. Hearts in Atlantis is based on a short story with another n...
Solo: A Star Wars Story | Bonus Episode Preview
A preview of our Solo: A Star Wars Story episode. The full episode is available right now for our supporters over on Patreon. This will become availab...
Children of the Corn (1984) | Killer Kids, Wasted Potential
Episode one of our Stephen King mini-season! Often maligned, Children of the Corn is a sleeper classic. It has its fans, enough so that it (somehow) s...
The Robe (1953) | A Biblical Epic Without the Epic
The Robe is a product of a bygone genre of films, the Biblical epic. Starring a young Richard Burton and adapted from a best-selling novel, it was ver...
Old (2021) | Shyamalan Goes Wrong Again
In celebration of our YouTube channel hitting 2k subscribers, I agreed to cover this. There's no other reason. Enjoy this bonus episode.
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No Country for Old Men
You could call this a Worst Best Picture winner. You shouldn't, but some actually do. The Coen Brothers' adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country fo...
Hercules (1997)
Hercules was Disney's aggressively stylized, gospel-infused, pop-myth remix of the Greek legend. It also under-performed in the eyes of the studio and...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The first Guardians was a surprise hit for Marvel. Funny, fresh, and full of heart. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a cosmic sequel where the jokes...
2026 Oscars Preview & Predictions
Join us for a bonus episode as we ramble about the famed awards show and give our half-baked predictions for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
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No Country for Old Men | Bonus Episode Preview
A preview of our coverage of No Country for Old Men. The full episode is available right now for our supporters over on Patreon. This will become avai...
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Generations was supposed to bridge the gap between the original crew and the Next Generation. The result was something that's nobody's favor...
Ranking the Original Star Trek Films
By popular demand, we're back with another ranking episode. This time we try to sort out the original six films in the Star Trek galaxy with guest Pau...
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is still the gold standard for Batman storytelling — and it’s not even live-action. Released theatrically at the height o...
The English Patient
The English Patient won nine Academy Awards and became one of the most debated Best Picture winners of all time. Often dismissed as slow or overpraise...
The Exception (2016)
A film few people have seen or even heard of, The Exception is adapted from The Kaiser’s Last Kiss and stars Christopher Plummer as the exiled former...
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies was Pierce Brosnan's second outing as British secret agent James Bond. While not quite as warmly received as GoldenEye, it's been...
Rio Bravo
Like him or not, John Wayne is an American icon. It's high time we covered one of his films and Rio Bravo seemed like a great place to start. Dismisse...
200th Episode Special
Our (second) centennial celebration. We are now three years and two hundred episodes in! No official format here, just us and our producer rambling ab...