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Welcome to One Star Bazaar a weekly podcast where husband and wife, Jonathan and Molly, review the movies critics hated in search of the unfairly underrated. It's time for a different take on film critique, between our differing views and using our simplified review criteria, can we agree if a crit…

One Star Bazaar

  • May 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 34m AVG DURATION
  • 56 EPISODES


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S03.E12 - 6 Underground

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 38:52


We review the Netflix Original team up between Michael Bay and Ryan Reynolds.

S03.E11 - Hellboy (2019)

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 56:52


Jonathan loves Hellboy the comic/graphic novel series, this week we discuss the cinematic reboot Hellboy (2019).

S03.E10 - Spenser Confidential

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 46:36


This week we review the 5th collaboration between Peter Berg and Mark Walhberg, Spenser Confidential, a Netflix Original movie loosely based on the book “Wonderland” by Ace Atkins. 

S03.E09 - Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 31:52


We discussed this film’s predecessor on Everything I Learned From Movies and Jonathan really wanted to know what happens next so we’re reviewing the sequel Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.

S03.E08 - Molly's Minisodes - Fantasy Island (2020)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 11:46


This week I bring you another Molly's Minisode. I love garbage movies, critics REALLY hated this one, let's see if Fantasy Island (2020) is a dream come true or a living nightmare.

S03.E07 - Molly's Minisode - Skybound

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 12:42


Jonathan is out of town and that means Molly's Minisodes is back! This week I rant about Skybound an airplane disaster movie that hardly any critics reviewed, Metacritic thinks doesn't exist, and has a made-up word for a title. 

S03.E06 - Dolittle

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 50:10


This week we review the latest attempt at bringing the character of Dr. Dolittle to the big screen starring Marvel's darling Robert Downey Jr. 

S03.E05 - The Shadow

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 48:02


This week we review a superhero movie based on an old timey radio show based on a pulp comic from the 1930’s, The Shadow. 

S03.E04 - Men in Black: International

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 32:45


This week we review the sequel/reboot/seque-boot of the popular Men in Black franchise without any of the original stars.

S03.E03 - Bad Boys II

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 37:55


This week we feature a frequent flier on the podcast and review the Michael Bay helmed Bad Boys II. The threequel, Bad Boys for Life, had a decent run in theaters so we thought the franchise deserved a revisit.

S03.E02 - Cats (2019)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 63:50


This week we look at an attempt at bringing a wildly successful Broadway show to the silver screen that failed so miserably it got thrown out of theaters faster than last month's popcorn. 

S03.E01 - Podiversary Special!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 14:49


Celebrating our One Year Podiversary and kicking off season 3 with a bonus episode as a thank you to our listeners as well as a brief introduction for new listeners. 

S02.E22 - Murder Mystery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 34:27


In our Season 2 finale we review the Netflix original, Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Luke Evans. 

S02.E21 - The Happytime Murders

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 44:08


We review the runner up in our Twitter poll, The Happytime Murders, a movie that puts a puppet twist on the buddy cop genre. 

S02.E20 - Max Payne

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 42:26


We review your Twitter pick! Max Payne got its star nominated for a Razzie and still managed to take the #1 spot at the box office on opening weekend. Big stars and big box office bucks, how bad can it be?

S02.E19 - As Above So Below

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 42:57


Happy Halloween! Join us on our trip down to the Catacombs of Paris as we review the found-footage flick, As Above So Below. 

S02.E18 - The Mighty Ducks Trilogy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 56:27


We review the movies that launched several successful Hollywood careers and won the hearts of a generation, despite the terrible critical reception.

S02.E17 - Thugs of Hindostan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 49:36


We review Thugs of Hindostan, a historical epic that under-performed at the box office despite Bollywood's biggest stars and a big budget. Does it play better on our side of the pond?

S02.E16 - Overboard (2018)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 45:00


We dive in to the remake of the 1987 Overboard. The original film only has a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes which makes us wonder just how much worse this gender-swapped update can really be. 

S02.E15 - Beneath the Darkness ft. Special Guest

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 58:55


Special guest Drew from the Reel Feels Podcast joins us to review Beneath the Darkness, a movie starring Dennis Quaid that made less than $10k at the box office.

S02.E14 - A View To A Kill

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 40:58


We review the ONLY one star film from the famed James Bond franchise. Critics said Roger Moore was too old, the movie too long, and had too much action but we disagree.

S02.E13 - The Lone Ranger

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 38:35


This week we make our first foray into our movies based on TV category and review the box office bust The Lone Ranger. Previous pairings of Verbinski and Depp were huge blockbusters, so why was this adaptation so lackluster? 

S02.E12 - Holmes and Watson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 35:19


For Jonathan's triumphant return to the podcast, we bring you a movie that not even google users rated above one star, the universally panned Holmes and Watson. Another movie where we have to go into it thinking how bad can it really be?

S02.E11 - Molly's Minisodes - Zombie Tidal Wave

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 7:37


In this final Molly’s Minisode of the season, I bring you a movie that doesn’t meet our strict criteria and that seemingly no critics have reviewed, the latest SyFy and Ian Ziering offering, Zombie Tidal Wave.

S02.E10 - Molly's Minisodes - Jem and the Holograms

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 8:41


This week, I bring you the penultimate installment of Molly’s Minisodes, where I review the movies Jonathan refuses to watch. Jem and the Holograms brings an 80’s cartoon rock star from the small screen to the silver screen in the age of the internet. 

S02.E09 - Molly's Minisodes - Mazes and Monsters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 8:27


In this installment of Molly's Minisodes I review Mazes and Monsters, a made for TV movie based on a book of the same name by Rona Jaffe. I saw Tom Hanks' face and medieval fantasy game in the synopsis so I dove right in, should you? 

S02.E08 - Molly's Minisodes - Leprechaun Twofer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 8:32


This week is another installment of Molly’s Minisodes where I review the movies Jonathan refuses to watch. The ENTIRE Leprechaun franchise meets our criteria for one star movies, but I chose to review the two most recent, Leprechaun Origins and Leprechaun Returns.

S02.E07 - Molly's Minisodes - Truth or Dare Twofer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 7:08


This week's Molly's Minisode is a double feature! I review Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare, and the SyFy original movie Truth or Dare (2017). Are either of these evil truth or dare entity movies worth a watch? 

S02.E06 - Molly's Minisodes - Shark Night 3D

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 7:26


The first installment of Molly's Minisodes, where I review the movies Jonathan refuses to watch. This week I review Shark Night 3D, a movie where college coeds have a run in with sharks in a saltwater lake. 

S02.E05 - Cook Off!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 37:29


This comedy was inspired by the writer/co-director’s real life experience in cooking competitions and stars a cast with serious comedy chops including an Oscar nominee and cast members from Reno 911!. 

S02.E04 - Winchester

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 43:38


Our review of the supernatural spectacle Winchester starring Helen Mirren & Jason Clarke. Does this film loosely based on true events really deserve its 4 Razzie nominations? Learn more about the real house at winchestermysteryhouse.com

S02.E03 - Independence Day: Resurgence

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 74:57


In honor of the 4th of July, we’re tackling our second sequel of the season and reviewing Independence Day: Resurgence. ID4 blew critics and audiences away in 1996, let’s see how this new chapter fares 20 years later.

S02.E02 - Movie 43

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 41:04


We review yet another movie the majority of critics have called the worst movie ever made! Sketch comedy shorts starring Hollywood’s biggest names, what could go wrong?!

S02.E01 - Cars 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 41:42


For our season 2 premiere we will discuss Cars 2, this sequel to a beloved movie about anthropomorphic cars failed to live up to the original and was Pixar’s first film to date to fall out of favor with most critics, but what did we think? 

S01.E22 - Pompeii

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 56:20


Before we see Kit Harington in the highly anticipated final season of Game of Thrones, we’re going to watch him in the box office bomb, Pompeii. As a special treat for our season one finale, after we review the movie we are joined by Professor John Bauschatz from the University of Arizona to talk to us about the real Pompeii.

S01.E21 - Wild Hogs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 36:56


This week we look at the middle-aged buddy road-trip movie, Wild Hogs starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H Macy. Does this film deliver the whole hog or is it simply offal?  

S01.E20 - Universal Soldier

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 35:54


This week's pick was chosen by Twitter poll, Universal Soldier stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. This cyborg-centered action flick from the early 90's surprised us in all the best ways and left us feeling hopeful for the future of Hollywood. 

S01.E19 - Geostorm

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 37:07


This week we review the disaster movie, meant both literally and thematically. Geostorm stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, and Abbie Cornish. Unintentionally our second week in a row watching a movie featuring a protective shield around the earth, hopefully this flick is better than last week's pick.

S01.E18 - Highlander II: The Quickening

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 49:23


This week Jonathan decided to test Molly's commitment to bad movies. We review Highlander II: The Quickening starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, and Virginia Madsen. This sequel by the same writer, director, and main actors as the original somehow goes horribly off the rails and takes us to a new low.

S01.E17 - Interview with Josh Terry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 53:30


As a special treat we bring you another Bonus Episode featuring an interview with film critic Josh Terry for the Deseret News in Utah. We discuss some of his favorite movies, we go on a bit of a Shyamalan tangent, and discuss the modern critic system.  

S01.E16 - The Mummy Twofer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 32:47


This week we discuss The Mummy (2017), the reboot of the Universal Dark Universe, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the third installment of the 1999 Mummy franchise. 

S01.E15 - Mute (featuring a Special Guest)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 38:54


This week we are joined by Gordon from Random Reviews and Other Ramblings on the GG Podcast Network to discuss 'Mute'. This Netflix Original was directed by Duncan Jones, stars Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux. 

S01.E14 - CutThroat Island

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 23:39


This week we review the gigantic box office blunder that literally bankrupted a movie studio. CutThroat Island stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella. Just how bad can this movie really be? 

S01.E13 - Super Troopers Twofer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 32:44


This week we take our first look at a franchise. The cult comedy, Super Troopers, and its crowd funded sequel, Super Troopers 2, both meet our one star criteria. Listen in while we discuss whether or not this this franchise from Broken Lizard is watch-worthy despite its one star status.

S01.E12 - Patient Zero

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 26:20


This week we look at a zombie movie released through on demand video rather than attempt a theater run starring Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, and Stanley Tucci.  

S01.E11 - Bird on a Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 28:34


This week we review an action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn that debuted number one at the box office but failed to win over critics. Join us and hear what we think of Bird on a Wire.

S01.E10 - Interview with Dan Metcalf

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 57:38


This week we bring you our first bonus episode featuring an interview with an actual film critic, Dan Metcalf of the City Journals and Cottonwood Journal. We talk about some of the best and worst Hollywood has to offer as well as movie critique as a whole. 

S01.E09 - Billionaire Boys Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 27:45


This week we take a look at the biopic crime drama, Billionaire Boys Club, starring Ansel Elgort and Taron Egerton. Does this movie deserve the poor critical reception or were there other factors at play? 

S01.E08 - Chain Reaction

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 25:27


This week we take a look at Chain Reaction, a 90's action flick starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, and Rachel Weisz. Does the quest for cold fusion energize the action on screen, or does it simply fail to ignite and fizzle out? 

S01.E07 - All About Steve

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 34:47


This week we take a look at another installment in our Oscar Winning Actors category. All About Steve is a comedy of the somewhat-romantic variety starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, and Thomas Hayden Church.

S01.E06 - Terminator Twofer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 44:48


This week we bring you a double feature. We will look at two different films: one a sequel and one a reboot, the respective fourth and fifth films of the massively popular Terminator franchise, Terminator Salvation and Terminator Genisys.

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