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Every week your hosts Shawn Watson and Jordan Stewart will pick a movie that scored between 25 and 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. After watching the movie, we'll spend some time talking about it and why it landed such mediocre reviews. Join us as we try and figure out what went wrong and how it might have…

Missed the Mark


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 326 EPISODES


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    Episode 325 - Life (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 45:49


    Life (2017) is a tightly wound sci-fi thriller with strong performances, gnarly creature effects, and a brutal ending that left us rattled in the best way!

    Episode 324 - The Island

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 50:26


    The Island starts with a slick, intriguing premise and some solid sci-fi worldbuilding, but eventually ditches its brain for full Michael Bayhem!

    Episode 323 - Con Air

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 48:21


    Con Air is a gloriously over-the-top action flick that delivers big explosions and bigger personalities—even if Nicolas Cage feels like he wandered in from a different movie!

    Episode 322 - The Fifth Element

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 48:13


    The Fifth Element is a wild, visually explosive sci-fi ride that blends camp, action, and style in a way that's totally out there—but undeniably fun!

    Episode 321 - The Accountant

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 43:20


    The Accountant is a bizarre blend of action thriller and character study that somehow works, thanks to slick direction, sharp action, and Ben Affleck's quietly compelling lead.

    Episode 320 - King of New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 48:04


    King of New York is a stylish, gritty crime saga with a magnetic Christopher Walken performance—it's messy at times, but the swagger is undeniable.

    Episode 319 - Dagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 43:26


    This one made our skin crawl!

    Episode 318 - Training Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 46:38


    Training Day is a gripping, adrenaline-fueled ride with powerhouse performances, especially Denzel Washington, and razor-sharp tension—some twists go big, but it all adds up to a killer experience!

    Episode 317 - The Outsiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 46:27


    The Outsiders captures the spirit of the novel with a legendary cast and heartfelt moments, but its rushed pacing keeps it from fully landing the emotional punches!

    Episode 316 - The Day After Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 45:57


    The Day After Tomorrow starts with a thrilling disaster spectacle, but once the storms settle, it drags into a dull survival slog that leaves us out in the cold.

    Episode 315 - Smokin' Aces

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 48:15


    Smokin' Aces is a chaotic, over-the-top thrill ride with a stacked cast, wild action, and enough style to keep us hooked—we had a blast watching the bullets fly...again!

    Episode 314 - The 13th Warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 45:35


    The 13th Warrior is an underrated gem with atmospheric action and a great premise, but studio meddling and a muddled script keep it from reaching its full epic potential!

    Episode 313 - Hulk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 45:23


    Ang Lee's Hulk is a fascinating misfire—ambitious in vision, but bogged down by a sluggish pace, odd artistic choices, and a lack of the smashing fun fans expected. Less talk more hulk smash!

    Episode 312 - American Psycho

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 48:35


    "American Psycho" is a twisted, razor-sharp ride through ‘80s excess, with Christian Bale nailing the line between terrifying and darkly hilarious.

    Episode 311 - Executive Decision

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 45:47


    "Executive Decision" is a tense, action-packed thrill ride with some great surprises, solid performances, and just the right amount of suspense to keep you hooked! 

    Episode 310 - Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 46:02


      Demon Knight is a delightfully campy, action-packed horror film that blends gory thrills, dark humor, a scenery chewing Billy Zane, and supernatural chaos into a cult classic experience!

    Episode 309 - Zero Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 44:31


      Zero Effect offers an interesting premise and moments of sharp dialogue but struggles with uneven pacing and a protagonist who can be more confusing than compelling!

    Episode 308 - The Gentlemen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 44:26


    What was the last movie you watched before the world shut down? For some of us, it was this little nugget of smokey British gangsters playing cat and mouse!

    Episode 307 - Red One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 49:17


    Already on Prime Video, we put Red One into a snow globe and shake it up to see why it bombed so hard at the box office despite its star power!

    Episode 306 - Spirited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 46:09


    Spirited takes a shot at reinventing A Christmas Carol as so many have before! Is this any better than the countless other versions that have come out over the many years since Dickens first put pen to paper?

    Episode 305 - Gladiator II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 54:16


    How does a sequel to a 24 year old Academy Award Winning film hold up in today's day and age? As a spiritual successor or as a tribute band playing the original acts' greatest hits?

    Episode 304 - Black Christmas (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 47:14


    Just in time for the holidays, Black Christmas is a dread-filled slasher film that helped define many first of its generation!

    Episode 303 - Lifeforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 49:39


    Where Death Is Just the Beginning of Humanity's Encounter with Ultimate Cosmic Horror!

    Episode 302 - The People Under the Stairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 46:12


    No is this not the prequel to Harry Potter, but the owners are just as mean as a the Dursleys!

    Episode 301 - Resident Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 50:45


    Resident Evil has aged about as well as a basket of blueberries someone forgot in the back of the fridge! But that laser scene is pretty rad!

    Episode 300 - Who Killed Captain Alex?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 46:41


    For our 300th Episode, we decided to check out a cult classic straight from the heart of Uganda! We've watched a lot of box office bombs and felt it was time to watch a viral hit sensation with practically no budget!

    Episode 299 - Unbreakable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 51:58


    Despite a lukewarm reception upon its initial release, Unbreakable holds up as one the best deconstructions of the super hero film genre anchored by stellar camera work and a brilliant core four of actors!

    An Update on Our Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 2:25


    We are still here, just on hold for a bit! Stay tuned!

    Episode 298 - Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 45:21


    It's Die Hard on a train and goes off the rails in all the best ways! Even Steven Segal can't drag this ride down!

    Episode 297 - Underworld

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 48:58


    You would think that with the hundreds of years under their belt vampires and werewolves would be much better shots!

    Episode 296 - Unleashed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 44:16


    Unleashed delivers a compelling mix of martial arts action and emotional depth, with Jet Li showcasing both his intense fighting skills and heartfelt vulnerability! Plus Bob Hoskins delivers an amazing villainous performance to keep you hooked!

    Episode 295 - Uncharted

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 45:52


    While fun and entertaining, Uncharted feels like an AI generated script of what makes the video game series so adventurous and engaging!

    The Wolverine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 45:15


    The Wolverine amps up the action while giving us a deeper, more vulnerable look at Logan, making it a needed turning point in the character's story. Even though the pacing slows down at times, Hugh Jackman's claw-gripping performance keep you hooked from start to finish!

    Episode 293 - The Andromeda Strain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 45:27


    We're only on Decontamination Stage 2 and we have 3 more left!

    Episode 292 - Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 46:21


    As far as sequels go, Day of the Soldado follows closely in the original's footsteps, even if it ultimately falls short of living up to masterpiece that is Sicario!

    Episode 291 - A Goofy Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 39:02


    Almost 30 years later, A Goofy Move stands out as more than a cult classic! It's a funny and wholesome father/son road trip comedy that still resonates today!

    Episode 290 - Silent Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 47:26


    We check out what many consider one of the greatest video game to film adaptations. How does Silent Hill hold up 18 years after its release?

    Episode 289 - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 42:21


    While riding on nostalgia vibes, the fourth Beverly Hills Cop delivers where most late sequels fall short, especially with the help of Eddie Murphy and his endless charisma!

    Episode 288 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 47:38


    Nothing splits the room more than this movie other than pineapple pizza!

    Episode 287 - Bad Boys for Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 47:37


    Bad Boys for Life is everything you want in an action movie and then some!

    Episode 286 - The Rundown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 42:15


    We check out Dwayne The Rock Johnson's first foray into being an action star! How much has changed since The Rundown released?

    Episode 285 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 47:11


    A couple odd miscastings cannot undo the power and life that Bram Stoker's Dracula brings to the big screen!

    Episode 284 - Equilibrium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 45:56


    "We have Matrix at home."

    Episode 283 - Rounders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 40:12


    Rounders brings a high stakes, fast paced, underground world of poker that makes you want to buy into the story and characters!

    Episode 282 - Final Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 42:52


    Death is kind of a dick!

    Episode 281 - The Foreigner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 43:56


    The Foreigner is a lean and mean action political thriller with a once in a lifetime powerful performance by Jackie Chan!

    Episode 280 - Primal Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 43:56


    What would be a run of the mill courtroom thriller is elevated by Edward Norton's stellar film debut and powerful ending! 

    Episode 279 - Tommy Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 43:28


    We take a trip together down nostalgia road and revisit the beloved Chris Farley film Tommy Boy!

    Episode 278 - Stir of Echoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 42:56


    Stir Echoes had the misfortune of releasing the same year as The Sixth Sense, but how does it ultimately hold up against the occult classic?

    Episode 277 - Blood Diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 49:29


    Blood Diamond has some epic action sequences and fantastic acting in an otherwise uneven movie that feels like a PSA by the end!

    Episode 276 - Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 47:30


    Venom is a chopped up, unevely paced tonal mess that is ultimately saved by Tom Hardy's captivating performance!

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