It's Not That Bad

If you haven't been paying attention for the last 4 years, we wear our love of “bad” movies on our sleeve. We revel in that which the critics deem inferior. So, when the good people at The Asylum serve up the singer-songwriter smackdown of the century, what more can we say? I know we're not alone now, because this electrically youthful podcast is about to prove that Mega Python vs. Gatoroid is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether they be faithful retellings, modernized homages or in the category of "loosely based on", the silver screen has consistently been a home for the works of William Shakespeare. This week, which tales from The Bard make our list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1981, Clash Of The Titans hit theatres and enthralled many a viewer, thanks to the amazing stop-motion work done by legend Ray Harryhausen. In 2010, technology had caught up and was finally able to meet the needs of a movie of such fantastical proportions. The acting…well that's up for debate. Stare not into your speakers lest you turn to stone as we attempt to prove to you that 2010's Clash Of The Titans is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's an actual guide that details the mood, emotion and tonality that a shade is supposed to represent when it comes to colour in film. Whether it means the same if the colour is in the title is up for debate. Nevertheless, we're going through this colourful episode to find our keep, watch and pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know that “suggested for you” section in Netflix. It is created by AI and it can say a lot about you, especially when you host a podcast about bad movies. So when the algorithm tells you that you need to watch a movie that has rock em sock em robots, Jenny from the block and Shang Chi.  Who are we to argue? Time to strap in, link with the computer and see if Atlas is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

80's television was where it was at. It was Must See TV. And looking back at the casts at some of those weekly sitcoms, it's easy to see where much of today's cinematic talent cut their teeth. This week, we make our picks from the pool of films starring those stars of 80's sitcom TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many times have you turned on a sports channel and found yourself watching a game where your first thought is, “that's not a sport”? Looking at you, poker and darts. Now, enter the world of a game made up by two drunken idiots and played by drunken idiots in a movie about to be reviewed by two drunk idiots. It's time to see if BASEketball is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we delve into the hypothetical and base our dinner conversation and company on the vast population of fictional characters. Which cinematic personas will sit across from us for a meal and which evenings are we looking for a way out from? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1990 was a wild, interesting time. The Cold War was nearing an end, the Berlin Wall was torn down, and people were still playing Battletech and Transformers. So, throw all of that into a giant blender, throw in some rah-rah corny dialogue and some robot combat that makes you actually appreciate the Pacific Rim sequel and you get a dish best served by this show. It's time to see if Robot Jox is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've all been asked that all-important question...if you could have dinner with any celebrity, who would it be? Well, here we are and keeping our answers to the world of film and TV. Who gets a 3-course meal and who gets stuck with the check? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you can relate…you're stuck in a thankless job, catering to the every whim and want of your unfeeling, uncaring boss who demands your fealty 24/7 and doesn't care if you try to develop a life outside of your work. Now, throw in a cavalcade of dismemberment and a diet that would seem more in line with a guest stint on Fear Factor. Yummy. Turn the lights down low, it's time to see if Renfield is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say it with me everyone...Nic Freakin Cage! That's right, we're going through one of the craziest, fascinating and partly deranged filmographies out there to find our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. I promise, we will not dump a bunch of bees on your head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know computers are listening to everything we say and do. Just one search for “granola bar” will trigger a flood of sponsored ads about cereal, drinking establishments and oat-based beverages to drink while out. So, what better way to fuel our paranoia than to watch a film about a tech CEO violating all sorts of privacy laws and terms of service? Put the sticky over your webcam, it's time to see if Antitrust is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say you can't judge a book by its cover. In this case, you can technically judge a movie by its title. This week, we make our picks form the list of movies where a character was so important, they were the in the title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take the directors of 2 of the highest grossing films of all time, add in the star of the highest grossing video game movie of all time and the star of one of the most watched Netflix series of all time and put them into one of the most expensive movies ever made. What do you get? A critic bashdown and a chance for us to see if The Electric State is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to deny that some people are supremely multi-talented. It's also hard to deny that some should maybe stick to what they're good at. This week, we take a look at films starring actors not primarily known for acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could be worse than a human made up to look like a cat in a film with no plot, a few songs to sing and so much senseless insanity that you find yourself screaming at the TV to stop being a bad movie? Not much…but at least it's not Cats, the musical. No, this week we travel to the land of Seuss to see if The Cat In The Hat is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every watch a movie, then something happens and you're all "I never saw THAT coming"? Well, we have...and this week, we take a look at films that, for better or worse, take all that you thought you knew and turned it upside down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movies…the final frontier. This is the first voyage of the crew of the Next Generation cast. Their mission, to boldly go where the other cast went before and attempt to make odd numbers not suck. Did they succeed? Find out as we attempt to prove to you that Star Trek: Generations is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting into prison, getting out of prison or just simply stuck in a cell, this week's episode takes a look at movies set in or around the iron bar hotel. Which movies made our list and which ones deserve a life sentence? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the days when you knew you were going to have a good school day because the movie player got wheeled in? Well if you are of a certain age, the movie player may mean 2 hours of a deranged, violent, potentially-not appropriate adaptation of a literary classic that your teacher had zero desire to re-read. Remember to stick your gum under the table before your jaw hits the ground as we attempt to prove to you that The Lord Of The Rings from 1978 is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saddle up to the bar and order a stiff drink. We're about to dive into the dive bars, booze joints and dens of distilled dynasties. Which bar movies made our Keep, Watch and Pass picks? Let's pour a cold one and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 80's were absolutely the peak era when it came to Saturday morning having the cartoons for the toys that we all wanted to have and play with. Then, the 2000's decided they wanted to cash in on all that nostalgia, and threw up a ton of CGI messes on to the silver screen. We ate it up, but did it give us indigestion? Find out as we look to see if G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is not that b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are movies about real bands, movies with real bands appearing in them...and then there are movies with bands we wish were real. This week, we delve into the movies with make-believe masters of music. Which films made our lists? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood has long been known for taking books full of rich characters, deep complex storylines and loyal fan bases and turning them into cheap celluloid imitations. Even the people behind Coles Notes do better jobs of retelling the plot lines. But, it can be hard to translate a good book to the screen. So how would a bad book translate? Find out as we wrap up Razzies Month with a trip to the dark side to see if Fifty Shades Of Grey is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finish our month-long journey through decades with movies released in 2015. The year saw the return of a beloved franchise, some great indie flicks and so much more. What movies made our Keep, Watch and Pass picks? Listen in and find out. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 11 years, Marvel was EVERYTHING in the theatres. The MCU redefined the superhero movie and franchise. Often imitated, never duplicated, it was the juggernaut that could not be stopped. So what happened? Find out as we step into the Quantum Realm to see if Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halfway into the first decade of the 21st century, the theatres were serving up movie gold...and some silver...and some mud. Listen in as we drop our picks from the movies released in 2005. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 31st…it's a time of hope, wonder, change and enlightenment. It's when bad times can come to an end and make way for new beginnings. It can also lead to hangovers, gut rot and the impending doom of not actually knowing how you got to where you woke up the next day. So, will this movie give us a sugar-sweet high or a massive feeling of regret? Find out as Razzie Month continues in our quest to see if New Year's Eve is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thirty years ago...even though it feels like yesterday. We continue our decade dance through the years by journeying back to the middle of the 90's to find our keep, watch and pass picks. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lately, it seems that crapping on superhero movies is in fashion. While one can argue whether the genre has seen its day, one has to also remember how far along these movies have come. So, let's go back in time when one movie took all that we held near and dear to our hearts and crapped out a neon nightmare. Holy challenge, Batman…let's see if Batman and Robin is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready to feel old? This week, we jump into the time machine and travel back 40 years for a look at films released in 1985. Which movies made our keep, watch and pass picks? Try to not to feel you age as you listen to which films we pick. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year, award season hits and the competition for the coveted hardware is fierce. This years collection of less than super, less than coherent and visionary-impaired movies nominated for worst of the year showcase all that was and all that we wish we could never see again. The 45th Razzies are around the corner, so prep your slop buckets and put on your bestest bib…it's time to dine on this filth fiesta as we kick off the fun on Grading On A Curve! www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever watched an old movie and realized that the future they talk about or the year that it's set in has already passed you by? We have, and this week we're talking about movies that tried to envision what a future society and world may look like. Were they right? Were we in making our picks? Tune in and find out. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In all the years of doing this show, seldom have we had the chance to get classy and Shakespearean. So, grab a flagon of your best mead, bust out the lute and dance a merry jig….it's time to see, before a live studio audience, if Ophelia is not that bad. Recorded at 5 Paddles Brewery in Whitby, Ontario. Be sure to check them out at 5paddlesbrewing.ca. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When your filmography is this good, they tend to call you Sir. This week, we run through the cinematic works of Sir Anthony Hopkins and figure out which films were worthy of knighthood, which films shone brightly...and which films were less royalty and more common. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's February and that can only mean one thing…theatres filled with couples watching movies they're totally not paying attention to, all the while seeing if they'll touch hands while going for the popcorn. However, this is probably not the movie any couple is looking for. But, maybe it's the movie they need…because Date Movie is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm just going to apologize now for all the bad jokes and dad jokes you are about to hear in this episode. They're corny, I'm even cornier and you will groan with just how bad they will be. We also pick vampire movies this week, so there's that. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take one of the most iconic anime characters of all-time, with a long back story, millions of fans around the world and multiple animated shows and movies. Now, take that property to the live-action world and cast your teenage main lead of a Japanese manga with an almost 30-year old Canadian. We're off to a rough start already as we try to prove to you that Dragonball Evolution is not that bad. Special guest - Adam Corky from "Do You Watch Anime" www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doctor Who is one of the longest-running TV shows in all of television history, and has featured performances from some incredible actors. Those actors have also been in a number of great movies...and not so great movies. This week, we look at actors who have played the Time Lord and pick three movies from all of those vast filmographies. Which flicks made the list, and which Doctors did we choose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say you can't tell a book from its cover. To paraphrase, you also can't always tell a movie by its title. Take Epic Movie, for example. They didn't lie about one of those words…it is a movie. Whether it's epic or not remains to be seen. The even bigger question though is if Epic Movie is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doing one movie is hard. Pulling off the sequel is challenging. Nailing a third entry can be impossible. This week, we look at franchises that have pulled the trifecta and make our picks on which third films in a series worked and which ones didn't. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's an old saying…you can't win the lotto if you don't buy a ticket. Well, we didn't buy a ticket, but we sure as heck won a jackpot, and we're here to tell you that this Prime flick is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com All Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the more fascinating things in doing this show is stumbling upon a film that marks the beginning of a filmography. Those first impressions are always fun to look back at, and do that we do. This week, we're looking at movies that were the first of many for a number of actors. Which flicks made the list? www.notthatbadcast.com All Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nice thing about adapting a video game to the big screen is that the story is already there, there's a template for the characters and you have a ready-to-watch audience. So with all of that, how is it that some of these flicks make us want to rage quit? Strap in, grab a controller and pray for a “skip cutscene” button as we try to prove to you that Alone In The Dark is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether they are spooky, scary or just downright bloody, horror movies have a little something for everyone...if they like the genre. For us, not so much. But, we still have movies that fit into our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop me if you've heard this one before…Black Adam, Daphne and Stifler walk into a dystopian nightmare version of LA while that guy from N'Sync is lip syncing a Killers song and no one knows exactly what the heck is going on. The punchline…is that we get to go through this film and find out if Southland Tales is not that bad. Special guest: Sean Faust. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's Canada's national treasure...he's the Merc With The Mouth...and he's just Guy. This week, we delve into the filmography of one Mr. Ryan Reynolds and make our Keep, Watch and Pass picks. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the only way to celebrate a year that gave us a multitude of mulch-worthy films? Take 5 of the lowest rated, worst performing and cinematically stinky films and put them into the Grading On A Curve blender. Lyle Robichaud and Joseph Whalen join the panel as we rank the rank of the year. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to pull out our magic 8 ball...or at this time of year, it's a magic snow globe...and look into the future at the slate of films coming out in 2025. Which films are we looking forward to? Which ones are giving us pause to press play? www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Christmas season, people make fun of the absurd level of schmaltz dumped onto television by the good people at Hallmark. But, anyone who complains needs to be brought back in time to 1978, when Santa crapped out the biggest coal ever to fill a stocking. If you already have a bad feeling about this, so do we, because we're about to try to prove to you that The Star Wars Holiday Special is not that bad. www.notthatbadcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notthatbadcast Social Media - @notthatbadcast (X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Spoutible) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices