It's Not That Bad

Nothing says “gateway to horror” quite like picking up a Goosebumps book at the Scholastic Book Fair. It's like a rite of passage. But then again, so is putting out a lackluster sequel to a successful film. Let's see if this 2nd serving is slap-handed, or if Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're so big, so unique, so singularly talented that all you need is one name, then you must be something special. The movies starring those talented actors...that remains to be seen. This week, we look at films starring mononym actors and have many words to say about those flicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to Los Angeles, traffic can be a major pain. Over-congestion, year-round tourist influx, lack of parking to accommodate the number of cars…and apparently, every 500 years there is the chance your route to work may be blocked due to a mythical, huge dragon taking up the street. It's LA…anything is possible. But, is it possible to see if Dragon Wars: D-War is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to talk about the actors who are so nice, they were named thrice. Middle names, middle initials...they're all in play as we go filmography diving looking for our fave (and not so fave) movies that we can name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learned a lot from movies in the 80's. We learned that PG was a suggestion and less a guideline, we learned that the movies aimed at kids were less entertainment and more lessons in early trauma management and above all else, we learned that copping ain't easy. Maybe even more so at the federal level, but we'll see if it's easy or not to see if Feds is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actors love the opportunity to show their ability, their range. When given the opportunity, they shine on the screen. Well, sometimes. This week, we look at performances where actors played against type. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often find ourselves talking about movies that are on the Wikipedia list of films considered to be the worst. More often than not, we find ourselves saying “sure, it's not great…but is it really one of the worst”? This time around, we may have found the bottom of the barrel. Time to plant our spuds into a chair and see if Sex Lives Of The Potato Men is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some actors were purely made for a role, and sometimes the role was made for them. This week, we're looking at movies where it maybe wasn't a stretch to cast an actor in the role they were in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You'd think that after appearing in Point Break, Gary Busey would have known that jumping out of a plane would have been a bad idea. Guess he should have listened to his partner, Johnny Utah. Oh well, strap on a chute and pray it opens…we're floating in to see if Drop Zone is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movies occasionally act as a tourism video, showing off some the world's most breathtaking tourist attractions in a way that makes you want to visit them. And then, others are disaster movies. This week, we cinematically journey the world to find some of these wonders of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard the term “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” Now take that saying, turn it up to eleven and manifest it into one character with all the calm and serenity of someone on the merge of a midlife crisis. Seems like the perfect film to watch while planning a wedding, right? Maybe not, but it is a good time to see if 27 Dresses is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor, singer, comedian and much more...Jack Black is very much a multi-talented individual. But, which films from his filmography make our list? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the sheep-filled roads of Scotland to the sheeple-filled streets of New York City, this movie has more wedding red flags than your average edition of Uber Bride Magazine. But does it bring the fun and laughs? Summon the Haggis! It's time to kilt up and see if Made Of Honor is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bust out your agendas and start planning a week's worth of movies to watch. This week, we're judging movies by their titles and finding time in our day to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planning a wedding is hard. Planning a movie is hard. But how hard can it be to plan a movie about a pair of weddings, featuring an Oscar winner and a pair of Oscar nominees? Well, if the critics have any say, it ain't easy. Tan up and get that wedding glow on, it's time to see if Bride Wars is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tis the season for saying "I do". To help celebrate all the people celebrating getting married or enjoying their anniversaries, here are some movies you may (or may not) want to sit down and watch together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 5 years and over 400 episodes on the channel, it's safe to say that this podcast has inflicted an insurmountable amount of damage on the psyche of the guests. Well, strap in because this time around…the guests picked the movies, and they chose violence. Prepare thyself for the most messed up collection of crap on this special anniversary edition of Grading On A Curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part movie podcast and apparently part geography lesson. This week, we bust out our atlas and make our picks from a road map of films with a city name in the title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There once was a cartoon, made in the 60's about a dog who was mighty and frisky. Then along came Disney, in the middle of the ‘aughts, to make a live action adaptation…maybe they should have not. But we'll watch this film, with live action Bar Sinister and Cad in the hopes to see if Underdog is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From creating the sonic landscapes to accompany the fantastical worlds of Tim Burton to composing the definitive score of the world's greatest detective, Danny Elfman knows how to sonically paint a scene. This week, we deep dive his filmography for our picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for one last dip into the kiddie pool…make that the killing pool. We wrap up our 2nd annual shark-stravaganza with the denouement of multi-cranial elasmobranchii skirmishes…which is the “I bought a thesaurus” way of saying that it's time to see if 6-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not many people have achieved the measure of success that James Horner did during his time on this earth. Now, we look at his musical filmography to find the sweet sounds that made the worlds on the silver screen so much better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know, after a while one starts to wonder if the good people at The Asylum are more than just filmmakers. They may just be propagandists, pushing the shark agenda to the forefront with their cleverly marketed cries for justice against humankind. Or, maybe they just like sharks. Either way, it's time for us to find out if 5-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From subtle sounds to sweeping scores, John Williams has been sonically taking us to worlds and fantastical realms for decades. Now, we go through the litany of films the benefitted from his creative genius and make our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If I've learned anything from Sesame Street, it's that after 2 (ah-ah-ah) comes 3…3 fabulous heads on the shark (ah-ah-ah). But can the day be saved by a ragtag group of Mother Earth Lovers, a Mat Maverick and Machete? Find out as we fire up the motor and race to see if 3-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin a 4-week run of looking at the creators of the soundscapes of some of our favourite (or not so favourite) films. This week, holding the baton is the iconic composer, Hans Zimmer. Which films with that Zimmer sound made our lists? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to July, Mother Sharkers. Our 2nd annual Shark Month has arrived and we're going to the house that loves sharks, The Asylum. But no bad weather is going to stop us this time. Pull up a table to the shark buffet for this 2-for-1 special and let's see if 2-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actors starring together and then ending up together is so commonplace in Hollywood today, you sometimes feel like you need a program to keep up with it all. This week, we take a look at movies who starred actors who were, at one point in time, together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is officially here, and people around the world are making plans that involve parties, libations and frivolities. Now, whether or not that includes a Godzilla suit, rabid lobsters and a regatta is entirely up to you. We're not here to judge your choices. What we are here to do is judge if One Crazy Summer is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our final week of our Hollywood Dynasties journey, and we're going with a family that has been entertaining the masses for decades. The Cusack's are up to bat, which of their films made our lists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, you can tell a place from its very name. The Grand Canyon is in fact a grand canyon. Managua loosely translated as “adjacent to the water” is actually adjacent to water. So, I'm a little skeptical about a movie called Spiderhead that doesn't feature a single spider. But, that's why we're here…to acknowledge if this Netflix movie is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From gods to Expendables and everything in between, the Hemsworth family has been filling up their collective filmographies in a rush. This week, we continue our Hollywood Dynasties run with the brothers Hemsworth (and their extended families). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lake Havasu…a small, picturesque town near the Arizona/California border, home to the original London Bridge and birthplace of Michael Biehn. But, if you believe this movie's depiction, it's also home to perhaps the world's biggest open air insane asylum. Who are we to dispute Hollywood? Pack up your RV and get ready to lose it, we're off to see if Highway To Havasu is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father and sons, the Skarsgards are no stranger to the silver screen. With more acting family members than we can count, we had a lot to choose from. Which movies made our pick from this Hollywood dynasty? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back at 1993, it was an interesting time in the world of pop culture. Dinosaurs roamed the movie theatres, Doom was unleashed upon PC's everywhere…and Charlie Sheen was actually winning. Can he put a topper on this franchise? Find out as we look to see if Hot Shots Part Deux is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A journey through some of the dynasties of modern Hollywood continues. This week, we look at the Sheen family. Does Martin, Charlie or Emilio (Estevez) have the filmography to make our lists? Which Sheen reigns supreme? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you think the job market is tough now, just look back to 11 years ago. Because, according to Hollywood, companies were so bootstrapped for money, they were taking septuagenarians off the street and putting them to work. But somehow, they made it seem okay. It's performance review time…time to see if The Intern is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They started acting at an early age, have turned in phenomenal performances and continue to light up the screen. This week, we make our picks from the filmographies of the Fanning sisters, Dakota and Elle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To quote the late, great Orson Welles…Muaahhh, the French…but in all seriousness, they have provided some avant garde films that cannot be ignored. So, asseyez-toi et écoutez-moi as we delve into the noir and see if Renaissance is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between Alex, William, Daniel and Stephen, the Baldwin family has been gracing the silver screen for a long time. This week kicks off our Hollywood Dynasties celebration as we look at movies starring a Baldwin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie math can be a little wonky. For example, take a film based on a novel, starring 4 actors with a combined 3 Oscars and 6 nominations and a $100 Million budget and what do you get? One of the lowest rated films on Netflix. Let's put that math to the test and see if The Last Thing He Wanted is not that Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is arguably one of the best actresses in the game today, known for a wide range of genres and performances. This week, we deep dive the filmography of Anne Hathaway, and with a list of standout films, this one will be tough to pick from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Any bride will be the first to tell you that planning a wedding is not easy. There are hundreds of little things that can go wrong and make a mess of things. Having a secret agent as your maid of honour is probably one of them. Let's race to the altar and see if Bride Hard is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! This week, we're combing through the Star Wars universe in search of the filmographies of those actors who did NOT play Force users in the movies or TV shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know, it's sad how some people just focus on skin colour. It doesn't matter how good someone is or how much they bring to the table, some people just can't see past the surface level appearance. It's truly unfair. I mean, it's even canon in the comic books. There is a Red Hulk. Suit up, it's time to see if Captain America: Brave New World is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is the Queen B...beautiful, badass and The Bride. This week, we look at the filmography of Uma Thurman in search of our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2017 was an interesting year in geek filmdom. Superhero movie fans were getting fed well, while Star Wars fans were sending their meals back. But, enter a film that looked to be on everyone's menu, but ended up like a Frankenburger. Time to buckle up for a fun ride to see if Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 4/20 Day everybody. To celebrate, we're going through our lists of "stoner films" to see which film achieves that "high", and which ones are like smoking the roach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There may be no better thing to do on a sunny day in the woods than to take a walk, breathe in some fresh air and take a break from the world. Or, you could grab some actors and a film crew and try to make fun of one the biggest YA adaptations of all time. Well, we like a challenge…time to see if the Starving Games is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Occasionally, a TV series gets so big that all the talk surrounding it becomes "when do we get a movie". This week, we go other way and look at movies that spawned a TV series...for better or for worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Netflix got to play in the Marvel playground, they did pretty good with the Man Without Fear. Disney Plus has carried that success over to their platform. Hell's Kitchen is serving up some good eats, but it wasn't always that way. Let's go back to 2003 and see if Daredevil is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices