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Writer/Director Andrew Jara and his best friend Josh take a look at some of the worst films and try to find the good in them! The Bomb Squad where we appreciate the under appreciated!

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    183: Eye See You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 46:25


    On this episode, we review Sylvester Stallone's only horror film! After watching it, you won't wonder why he doesn't do more horror but was this just a misfire or is horror just a genre that Stallone doesn't get? Find out as we review Eye See You or D-Tox depending on which search engine you use!

    182: Nothing but Trouble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 64:17


    This week, we talk a true bomb! The film that has kept Dan Ackroyd from ever directing again.. Nothing but Trouble! But what was this film going for and why did they let Chevy Chase make his character so mean? Find out as we try and figure out what went wrong with this infamous classic.

    181: Bomb Squad's Favorite Slashers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 43:43


    We didn't forget about you! To end our slasher's week, we talk our favorite slashers from leatherface to freddy! Watch us get a bit loopy as we define what a slasher is, josh and william bring up movies we've already talked about for some reason and we just have a dumb fun time!

    180: You're Next

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 42:11


    We take a look at a recent fun slasher! You're Next directed by Adam Wingard. We're in preproduction now so things may be a bit late but enjoy!

    179: Eden Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 33:33


    We take a trip over the pond to talk about a much praised film, Eden Lake. But does it live up to the hype or does it just have an unexpectedly great cast? Find out as we take a weekend trip to Eden Lake.

    178: Suspiria

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 49:24


    We're covering two birds with one stone today! First, we're starting our slasher series as we prepare to make our own slasher! Starting off with a Giallo Classic, in Suspiria, the Dario Argento film! We also want to eventually talk about movies that were hard to find for one reason or another. In this case, rights issues (that's gonna happen a lot) kept it from being released! But now we can live it in all it's glory!

    177: The Perfection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 52:38


    This week, we talk a more modern movie as we review Netflix's The Perfection. A young talented musician finally comes back into the music world after she left to take care of her sick mother. she's here to make a name for herself but will it be good or for evil! Allison williams stars.

    176: The Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 57:27


    M. Night Shyamalan couldn't lose! Until he did, but was the village the beginning of the end or was it just the hype machine correcting itself! Find out as we take a look at M. Night's almost horror romance!

    175: Runaway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 44:13


    We take you to the future of 1991 where robots have taken over our lives! No they aren't just making the worst art you've ever seen to destroy rainforests, these ones are more directly hurting people!

    175: Apocalytpo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 67:16


    We travel south to see Mel Gibson's Mayan epic, Apocalytpo. A big hit that's been lost to time. Can we keep up with this fast paced ancient chase or is it brought down by historical inaccuracies? Find out!

    173: Inherent Vice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 39:30


    Taking a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's most divisive movie since his other divisive movies! Can a stoner solve a crime or will it be a bad trip? Find out as we talk about Inherent Vice

    173. Island of Dr. Moreau

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 56:41


    We take a look when you have too many cooks in the kitchen! has a movie had more production troubles than Island of Dr. Moreau? Changing directors, changing leads, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer and other natural disasters were just a few of the incidents plaguing this movie. But was it worth it? Find out!

    172: Zodiac

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 66:24


    This week, we're becoming a true crime pod to talk about zodiac by david fincher! Join us as we talk about the movie, the case and how it all works! Can the hulk, iron man and Mysterio stop them! Find out!

    171: Mystery Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 51:12


    Remember superhero movies? Well the Mystery Men are here to take those tights wearing vigilantes to town! Join us as we discuss this early parody of superhero movies and why it works or doesn't work.

    170: Prince of Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 39:24


    We finish the apocalypse trilogy with Prince of Darkness. It's science vs. religion in a movie that feels longer than school and church! Find out why this movie is still worth watching on this episode of the bomb squad!

    In the Mouth of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 56:00


    We're in the bad place! So might as well take a trip into the Mouth of Madness. We explore one of John Carpenter's overlooked classics and the end of his apocalypse trilogy that started with the Thing and included the prince of Darkness! Also check out our deep dive on why the Thing's ending is so effective!

    168: Top Movies of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 98:31


    From Dune to Deadpool to Abigail, it's finally time! That time of the year where we talk about what our favorite films of the year are! Come join us as we talk about all types of films and why we picked them!

    167: JFK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 58:19


    It's election time and we're talking about a very politically motived movie: Oliver Stone's JFK based on the Kennedy assassination or more correctly the conspiracy theory behind the assassination! So join us as we talk this epic film.

    166: Man Bites Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 43:13


    Welcome to 2025! This week we are talking about one of most infamous independent films. It was rated NC-17 in America and banned in other countries! This week we talk about Man Bites Dog, one of the first found footage films and a pretty brutal film so be prepared for it. We talk about the impact, the content and the message of this film, join us.

    165: Black Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 59:16


    Merry Christmas! An early Christmas gift as we release our Black Christmas review so you can enjoy it before you go Christmasing. This is one of the first slashers and one of the first Holiday slashers, find out if we like it or not!

    164: Krampus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 40:02


    This week, we're get into the Christmas spirit by talking Krampus! Is this a new christmas classic or is it a lump of coal? Find out as we cover the Christmas Carnage.

    163: Gods of Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 52:00


    We talk about a truly baffling movie as we talk Gods of Egypt! A movie that has all the epic feel of the old Bible movies but about Egypt and also about Australians based on the accents. Come join us for this funner than you thought movie.

    162: Battlefield Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 32:25


    Our last live for now as we wrap up with a true bomb: Battlefield Earth! Yes, the movie that even Sciencetology couldn't say! Join us as we try to see if there is any good in this film and just how much office politics we can learn from evil conehead John Travolta.

    161: Killing them Softly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 62:46


    This week, we talk a movie that may have been ahead of it's time. Killing Them Softly is a bleak crime thriller that is a metaphor for our bleak political field so I can see why no one want to watch this in 2012 but now we see why it's important.

    160: The Fountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 45:21


    This week, we finish our theme of long running production with the best of the bunch! The Fountain is a meditation on life and death and how they meet, join us as we discuss the themes, the production history and whether it was all worth it! Also has hugh jackman been type cast as an immortal being?

    159: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 51:56


    We're talking another movie with a very long history! Like 3 decades long! Yes we explore the movie, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam! Also starring Adam Driver! What are the odds but regardless follow us as we explore this almost never made film!

    158: Megalopolis Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 63:23


    You know we had to! All the crew watched the most anticipated movie of the year! What did we think about this much maligned movie? Well let's say opinions vary! Check it out as we watch Megalopolis!

    Halloween Special: Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 30:59


    We had to do something special for Halloween! Join the boys as we talk about Halloween Traditions and the stuff we do for halloween every year! Do you do any of them? Let us know in the comments!

    157: Haunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 45:39


    Haunted Halloween takes a turn as we cover a movie that both fits and doesn't fit the theme! Haunt is about a haunted house but like a halloween haunted house and not one with ghosts. Nevertheless there is something scary happening and we find out! Check it out and check out our special halloween episode tomorrow! Indiegogo campaign: https://igg.me/at/followedfilm/x/38075759#/

    156: The Others Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 48:16


    We're back with a Haunted Halloween episode to talk about the Others. It's the worst house in Jersey since the Situation but check out this basic but effective ghost story. Also we talk about our indiegogo to talk about our newest project, a slasher called Followed! It's about a streamer who is stalked in real time! Check it out and if you want to donate we would love it:https://igg.me/at/followedfilm/x/38075759#/

    155: 1408

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 55:41


    Haunted Halloween checks into 1408 as we discuss this great John Cusack film! An often overlooked Stephen King film that's perfect for Halloween! Also there is a special announcement at the beginning so if you want to help us make our own movie, now is your chance!

    154: Oculus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 46:00


    Back to Haunted Halloween as we talk about Oculus, the Mike Flanagan first movie that started as a short film! Follow as we talk about whether this works and where Flanagan's career has gone!

    153: Innkeepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 49:30


    We start our Haunted Halloween series for well Halloween lol This halloween, we're doing haunted place movies! From houses to hotels, we're covering some of the most over looked haunted movies you can find! Join us if you dare! Today we're covering Ti West's Innkeepers

    152: Edge of Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 50:15


    We welcome Abby Gavit back to talk a sci-fi classic! Edge of Tomorrow, which was sadly a bomb at the box office. Check it out as we talk about Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and why this movie rocks so much! Plus an extended talk about naming your film 3 times.

    151 Johnny Mnemonic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 39:37


    Talk about a cyber punk! Follow us as we watch johnny mnemonic a matrix before the matrix! This one even has Neo and added bonus of Ice-T find out if we could finish this film as we talk Johnny Mnemonic

    Howard the Duck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 28:45


    This week, we're looking at Howard the Duck! One of the most notoriously bad films ever made that ended the director's career and took the shine off of Lucas as a producer but why is it so bad? We try to figure it out what went right and if there is anything good about this film.

    150: Lord of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 52:32


    Taking a little horror break before halloween, check out our review of the crime satire Lord of War! Nicholas Cage brings one of his best performances as a gun runner! Mid range adult dramas, it's gold baby!

    149: Alien Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 65:02


    Our final trip to the Aliens world as we cover the now second to last entry in the Alien Franchises! Now with more morons! Find out if that was enough to ruin the film as we talk Alien Covenant

    148: Alien Romulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 76:14


    A new movie out right now! Yes as a special treat we have a new episode of the bomb squad! With Alien Romulus! Find out where this stacks up on our list!

    147: Prometheus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 74:21


    Now we go back in time as our first return director to the franchise. Ridley Scott, director of the original Alien, returns to tell us about the space jokeys! Can't wait to see what mysteries lie ahead! Check out our review now.

    146: Alien Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 60:13


    It's Xeno-Month as we explore Alien Resurrection, the forgotten one. Find out if this one fits with the rest of the franchise or what went wrong!

    145: Alien 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 57:40


    We start an all new series with a month of Alien movies! Starting off with Alien 3, the movie that almost killed the franchise and ended David Fincher's review before it started. Find out if it's as bad as they say as we join Ellen Ripley on a quest against the xenomorphs

    144: Warcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 41:45


    This week, we take a look at one of the biggest bombs in recent history: Warcraft. Join us as we try to figure out what went wrong and why sometimes it might not be best to get a huge fan of the work.

    143: Fallen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 51:25


    Join us for Denzel's only horror film to date! He takes on body jumping demons in this almost perfect film! Find out what we think we review fallen!

    142: Opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 32:14


    We're still in Europe to take an evening at Dario Argento's Opera! One of my favorite Giallo Films, this movie is different from the others but no less exciting and scary! Check it out as we talk about it.

    Cemetery Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 30:29


    We're back in person! How many do we have? Find out as we talk about Cemetery Man! An underrated classic but it's pretty obvious why it's underrated cause it's weird as all hell. Find out why and how hypersexual this movie become let me know!

    Facing Evil: a deep dive on our youtube channel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 1:03


    We did a deep dive about the similarities between two movies that seem far apart but have the same themes: Killers of the flower moon and Halloween! Go to our youtube page or the link below to check out the full video! https://youtu.be/jnTQKyOOKmA

    140: Tremors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 56:36


    This week, we take a look at a classic, Tremors! Will Kevin save their bacon, find out on this week's episode! Also please forgive the technical problems!

    139: Panic Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 43:56


    This week, we are looking at Panic Room! A fun little caper with Jodi Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker and Jared Leto! Find out why this is an under appreciated gem from David Fincher

    138: Last Action Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 25:13


    We're live? That's right for the first time the entire bs crew is together to do an episode! So join us as we cover some of the worst and we start with an easy one! Last Action Hero starring Arnold himself! Is it as bad as it's reputation? Find out as we talk over each out in person!

    137: Peeping Tom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 37:09


    The gang is all back together before summer break and we got a classic for you! Peeping Tom which was banned after 5 days and was considered the first slasher, Peeping Tom is a part of cinema history. But how does it hold up? Find out when we take a look at this cinema classic.

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