It's Not That Bad

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

We've all done it...replied to an email, text or DM with a movie meme. Why? Because sometimes, the very response we want to deliver comes to us from a movie that we love (or hate, we don't judge movie choices here). Movie memes are a shared language, and this week, we're diving into out meme lexicon for the movies that replace our vocabularies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's something about today but I can't remember what it is.Birthday? Nope…not that. Appointment? Well, it is an episode drop today, so there's that. What's so special about April 1st? Oh…wait…that's it. It's laundry day. Happens every year. Oh, and it's also April Fool's Day. Time to flip the script and see if Oppenheimer…is not that good? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to explain the meteoric rise of Matt Damon's career, but one look at his deep filmography shows an actor with a wide range of genres and an ability to handle anything thrown his way. This week, we go through that filmography in search of our KWP picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With only 3 movies and one animated season in 23 years, you can't really say that the Tron franchise has been flooding the market. But, will the Users rally behind their beloved series when it's Morbin' Time? Grab your identity discs and mount your light cycles, we're racing to see if Tron: Ares is now that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It happens all the time...you see a movie poster, read the title of the film and instantly have a song with the same name stuck in your head. Now, we make our picks of those movies that instantly trigger earworms aplenty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the 2025 Razzie Awards Ariana DeBose was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Kraven The Hunter. This year, she's moved up in the world…by being nominated for Worst Actress. Can't say she isn't persistent. Let's see if the Razzies are right or if Love Hurts is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're celebrating March Break this week, then this might not be the episode for you. However, if you're a parent wishing the week would end so your kid can go back to school, here's some movies to subtly get that point across to your offspring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop me if you've heard this one…a witch and a hunter walk into an apocalyptic wasteland. The witch says, “Where are we going”? The hunter says “Into the lands”. The witch says, “It's all land”. The hunter says, “Yeah…we're lost”. That joke is really bad, but let's dive in to see if In The Lost Lands is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck could play the shark in Jaws. Well, he hasn't done that yet but he has been in a number of films, both good and bad. This week, we look at the filmography of the 2014 Razzie Redeemer winner and make our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a year dominated by streaming, steaming piles of stink, suck-quels and the super-milking of franchise cows…it's nice to take a moment, smell the roses and look at what's “good” about it all. And by good, I mean that it's good that none of us died watching the movies nominated for Worst Film Of The Year. We put our lives on the line, now put our show in your ears. The 46th Razzies are here and we are ready to sift through the slop in this edition of Grading On A Curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The shows were good, the music was good...pop culture in the 90's was at an all-time high. But, did the stars of the 90's small screen translate to the theatres? Tune in as we make our picks of movies that brought to the big screen the denizens of "must see TV". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices