In Defense of Bad Movies

Bobby tries to convince the rest of the group that 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doesn't belong in the sewer from whence the turtles themselves came.

Join the entire In Defense of Bad Movies gang as they are interviewed in a manner that can only be called entirely too seriously about their 50th movie and 100th episode! And a special thanks to Jesse McCann for conducting the overly serious interview!

Celebrate In Defense of Bad Movie's 50th episode with Sam, Loren, and Bobby, PLUS some IDOBM all-stars--Ronnie, Leah, and Jesse, as the gang discusses the Keanu Reeves movie Constantine!

Find out about the next movie and our guests, then join Sam & Loren as Themes Like Old Times becomes Themes Like Good Times. It's a whole thing. Just listen to it!

The gang is again joined by fan fave Bobby Ramos (AKA Dino Winwood)! After his stellar appearance defending Unfriended, he's back to defend the sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web. Will he again be successful (spoiler for his previous appearance)? Or will the IDOBM gang poop on his party? Listen to find out.

Find out the next movie, and then stick around for Themes Like Old Times as Sam and Loren discuss 1987's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and good luck getting that theme out of you head!)

Join Bobby, Loren, and Sam as they punch down at Casper, a movie nobody has even thought of for two decades. Check out Bobby's mistress podcast, And What Are You Into here. And watch the first episode of Sam Sleuth: Stereotypical Noir Detective here.

Wow, it's not even a month and we're back! Discover what movie the gang will discuss next, and then stick around as Loren and Sam finally get around to talking about Gilligan's Island on their show "Themes Like Old Times."

It's the podcast you can't keep down, no matter how much the hosts themselves try! That's right, we're here to save your 2020 by discussing the movie that couldn't go wrong. Robin Williams. Robert Altman. Based on the beloved cartoon. It's 1980's Popeye and it can't miss!

With COVID-19 comes the return of In Defense of Bad Movies (please don't equate those two in your brain)! Sam tells you what movie is next on the chopping block, and then Sam and Loren discuss Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's final season's theme. Go ahead and liste

After all the fun of the Chinese version of My Best Friend's Wedding (seriously, we enjoyed it) and the growing Chinese market, the gang decides to watch the Chinese version of Only You. Will it be successful? Listen to find out!

After Sam reveals the next movie the IDOBM gang will discuss, Loren and Sam talk about the ultimate TV theme song--Cheers! And now the requisite NORM!

It's many happy returns here at IDOBM! Laura returns to defend My Best Friend's Wedding again, this time the Chinese language version. Will its Asian charm win over Loren this time? Will Sam avoid the temptation to call it "My Best Fliend's Wedding"? Will Laura decide to come back full time? Will Bobby avoid being told to shut up? Only one way to find out. But instead of just asking us, listen to the podcast!

Join Sam as he reveals the next movie the group will discuss, along with the appearance of a special returning guest. Also enjoy the third part of Sam's and Loren's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series in Themes Like Old Times.

Sam tries yet again to defend a David E. Kelley joint, this time the crappy crocodile movie featuring a monster who is more likeable than any of the human characters.

After Sam reveals the new movie, the "Themes Like Old Times" guys break down the 1984 Muppet Babies theme.

Join the gang for their triumphant return as Loren and Sam try to convince Bobby that Tomorrowland wasn't an extremely rare hiccup by Brad Bird!

After an exceedingly long hiatus, join Sam as he reveals the next movie and makes a sorry excuse for the delay. Then stick around as the "Themes Like Old Times" gang bring you part two in the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series.

Unlike Peter Pan, Loren will never grow up if her taste in movies is any indication: she defends 1991's Hook. Join the gang as they discuss bad dads, cruel killings of minorities, and movies that suffer from 90s-itis.

Discover the next movie a member of the gang will defend and then stick around as Sam and Loren discuss Frasier and the future of TV theme songs in Themes Like Old Times.

Try not to despair in your tragic childhood and listen in as Bobby defends the mostly forgotten 2009 Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's classic Where the Wild Things Are.

Find out the next movie the gang will discuss, then join the Themes Like Old Times guys as Loren geeks out on Rachel Bloom and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

You'll have a DOGgone good time as Sam defends the CATastrophe of a movie that is Pet Sematary. Be our GUINEA PIGS as we continue this experiment of watching bad movies. HAMSTERn up your volume and give it a listen. Get it? It's pet puns. The show is better, we promise.

Find out what movie the gang will discuss next, and join Sam and Loren as they discuss the Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears theme.

Sam inexplicably thinks the 2016 movie The Great Wall is actually good. Meanwhile, Bobby is mercilessly attacked by a small dog and the gang practically begs Kumail Nanjiani to appear on the show.

Find out the next bad movie the gang will defend, then stick around as Sam and Loren conclude the Disney Afternoon arc by discussing the Darkwing Duck theme song.

You can take the pig out of the farm, but you can't . . . wait, why are they taking the pig out of the farm? And sending him to the city?! Join Bobby, Sam, and Loren as they discuss this and other bold decisions in Babe: Pig in the City, the bonkers sequel to the charming film Babe.

Join Sam and Loren as they discuss the tender theme to Punky Brewster.

Sam's not monkeying around as he defends Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes. Mostly because, as he insists on informing everyone over and over, monkeys are not apes..

After finding out the next movie, stick around as Loren continues her exploration of the Disney Afternoon theme songs with TaleSpin.

Once upon a time Loren watched the somewhat-based-on-Grimm-fairy-tales The Brothers Grimm. Perhaps she was put under a witch's spell, but she actually liked it. See if the spell is contagious and she gets the rest of the gang to enjoy Terry Gilliam's vision.

After Sam tells you the movie the gang will discuss next, Sam and Loren talk about the classic theme to Diff'rent Strokes in "Themes Like Old Times."

Don't Cry for Laura as she argues why You Must Love the 1996 film adaptation of Evita. Sam attempts singing, Bobby grumbles about Trump, and Loren provides much needed background to the show and its productions. Will Laura win the gang over to her side? You'll have to listen to find out.

Sam reveals the next bad movie we discuss--and it turns out it's not that bad.  And in “Themes Like Old Times,” Sam and Loren continue the Disney Afternoon miniseries with Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers.

Bobby has a go defending the SNL-skit-turned-feature-length film. Listen as the gang considers story coherence, celery butt doubles, and a Kilmer-Forte bromance. Also, Laura proposes alternate universes and Bobby desperately tries to secure a Squarespace sponsorship.

After Sam discloses the identity of the next movie we'll defend, Sam and Loren discuss The Jeffersons in "Themes Like Old Times."

In this episode, Loren and Sam attempt to convince the others that Wolverine's healing factor isn't needed to save this franchise, as X-Men: Origins: Wolverine is already awesome.

Sam reveals the next movie the IDoBM gang will discuss.  Plus, Sam and Loren kick off a series of minisodes surrounding Disney Afternoon with Duck Tales in "Themes Like Old Times!"

We found what has to be the only person in the world who doesn't like the fantastic film, Die Hard. Check out the ramblings of a mad man, as guest prosecutor Ronnie Roberts tries to explain this insanity.

The whole IDOBM gang has a conversation about the new Netflix series Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.  And then the Themes Like Old Times guys discuss the theme song to, you guessed it, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.  We're really into that show.

The first unfortunate event was this movie getting greenlit, and the most recently was our having to watch it.  Hopefully this will put an end to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.  Actually, it's a pretty entertaining movie, though Bobby disagrees, as he takes the movie--and Jim Carrey--to task.

In this minisode, not much happens.  Sam explains the group's long absence and reports the next movie getting discussed.

For our Christmas movie, Sam defends Mystery, Alaska.  Okay, it's not very Christmasy.  I mean, there is one scene with carols and a tree, I think, but that's about it.  There's a hell of a lot of snow, though!

Sam reveals the big holiday movie the gang with discuss this season, and Themes Like Old Times talks about Gilmore Girls.

Bobby continues his legacy of enjoying bad sci-fi as he defends Tron Legacy.

Find out the next movie we'll discuss and listen to Sam and Loren discuss the greatness that is the Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme song.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Laura has bad taste in movies.  Well, that's going a bit far, but she does defend Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for some baffling reason.  Do tune in and give it a listen.  And try to ignore the knocks and things--we were recording in a different studio from usual (AKA Laura's house instead of mine).

Sam reveals the scary-scary Halloween movie the gang will next defend, and Sam and Loren talk about the iconic TV theme song, "Three's Company, Too” in an episode of “Themes Like Old Times.”

Join the IDoBM gang as they welcome regular guest Ronnie Roberts to the show.  Then groan as he attempts to defend Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

Join Sam as he unveils the next movie the gang will discuss.  Also, Loren and Sam talk about the theme song from Reading Rainbow.  Plus, the IDOBM guys release a new feature--talking about new movies!

In honor of Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon, Loren defends the original, a musical comedy(?) about a filthy ragamuffin and the toxic relationship he has with a stupid dragon with poorly defined invisibility and size.