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Nick, Nico, Zakk and Adam are on a mission to watch the most crazy, bizarre and unapologetically horrible content ever produced. Each week, the four friends check out a movie or TV show you've probably never heard of and talk about it in intense, thought-provoking detail. Sometimes it's weird. Somet…

Nick, Nico, Zakk and Adam


    • Feb 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Straight Story (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 118:14


    The guys pay tribute to the life and career of David Lynch with the film he described as his “most experimental.” It’s the G-rated Disney… The post The Straight Story (1999) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    The Merry Gentlemen (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 85:49


    Nick, Nico and Adam dive back into the NCCU for the film America has been clamoring for: a TV-PG, Magic Mike-inspired, Christmas stripper movie with… The post The Merry Gentlemen (2024) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Hot Frosty (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 109:25


    With the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe more back than ever before, the guys decide to resurrect Why is This a Thing? for the holiday season.… The post Hot Frosty (2024) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 72:47


    Nick, Nico and Adam speak to you from beyond the podcast grave just in time for Halloween. It’s a lost episode of Why is This… The post The Devil’s Advocate (1997) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Adam Hall Got Married

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 82:56


    Adam got married and then watched some movies. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @funnynicotweets, @someadamhall E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate on Apple Podcasts! The post Adam Hall Got Married appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 62:43


    Hi there, it’s been a while! After a heartfelt discussion about the future of the podcast, Nick, Nico and Adam celebrate the legacy of the… The post The Masque of the Red Death (1964) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Dune: Part Two (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 77:06


    With Dune: Part Two hitting (not HBO)Max this week, the guys celebrate Dune-cember in May. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com… The post Dune: Part Two (2024) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Spice World (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 67:24


    For the upcoming release of Dune: Part 2, the fellas keep the spice flowing with the spiciest movie of the ’90s. It’s Spice World, the… The post Spice World (1997) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Argylle (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 136:12


    Matthew Vaughn returns to the world of quippy spies, dumb action and obnoxious needle drops to deliver one of the biggest box office flops in… The post Argylle (2024) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Accidental Love (2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 61:25


    This Valentine’s Day, Why is This a Thing? cordially invites you to get NAILED! Once upon a time, in pre-Obamacare USA, there was a David… The post Accidental Love (2015) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Alone in the Dark (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 71:42


    Not excited for the the Chiefs to battle the Niners? Skip this year’s Super Bowl and enjoy the inaugural Uwe Bowl! Just when you thought… The post Alone in the Dark (2005) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 76:48


    The guys cross a historically bad movie off the WiTaT to-do list with the most-reviewed 0% movie in the history of Rotten Tomatoes, Ballistic: Ecks… The post Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Groundhog Day (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 55:56


    Happy Groundhog Day! Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @funnynicotweets, @someadamhall E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate on Apple Podcasts! The post Groundhog Day (1993) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The Rainbow Thief (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 60:27


    It’s another January, which means it’s another opportunity to celebrate the oeuvre of arthouse icon Alejandro Jodorowsky. This time, we’re discussing Jodorowsky’s first and only… The post The Rainbow Thief (1990) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    The Ninth Annual Witatty Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 115:07


    Nick, Nico and Adam finally exchange Christmas gifts before handing out the 2023 Witatties. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @NicoDeGregorio, @someadamhall… The post The Ninth Annual Witatty Awards appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    The Santa Clauses: Season 2 (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 47:17


    It’s Christmas on Why is This a Thing, which means it’s once again time to visit the North Pole and check on Scott Calvin’s quirky… The post The Santa Clauses: Season 2 (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Dream Scenario (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 69:07


    The guys break from their seasonal programming to discuss the much-anticipated Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage’s fifth big screen performance this year and the one that… The post Dream Scenario (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Black Christmas (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 69:13


    The Why is This a Thing Christmas Extravaganza™ continues with the King of Yuletide Bob Clark and his pre-Halloween holiday slasher. Ahead of it’s time in… The post Black Christmas (1974) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 68:37


    It’s Christmas Time on Why is This a Thing, which means it’s time for another trip to the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe. This year, Heather… The post Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 79:54


    The guys celebrate another heartwarming Cranksgiving with Crank auteurs Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor. The film is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and it stars, a… The post Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Bats (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 55:14


    This is a movie about bats. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @NicoDeGregorio, @someadamhall E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate on Apple Podcasts! The post Bats (1999) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The Hamiltons (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 48:15


    The Spooktacular rolls on with the mid-aughts horror indie The Hamiltons, about a family of [SPOILER]s with domestic issues that go well beyond their predilection for… The post The Hamiltons (2006) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Possession (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 75:50


    On week two of the Halloween Spooktacular, Nick, Nico and Adam discuss the perfect date movie for the season. It’s Andrzej Żuławski’s slimy cult classic… The post Possession (1981) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    House of the Dead (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 60:28


    Nick, Nico and Adam kick off the October Spooktacular with the early-aughts, zombie video game adaption that’s NOT Resident Evil. Is House of the Dead… The post House of the Dead (2003) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Open Your Eyes (1997) vs Vanilla Sky (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 89:01


    Redux August concludes with a side-by-side comparison of the Spanish-language sci-fi film Abre los ojos and Cameron Crowe’s faithfully idiosyncratic remake Vanilla Sky. Does the original… The post Open Your Eyes (1997) vs Vanilla Sky (2001) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    RoboCop (1987) vs RoboCop (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 63:34


    Redux August (in mid-September) continues with one of the greatest movies of all time and one of the most mediocre remakes of the 2010s. Not… The post RoboCop (1987) vs RoboCop (2014) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The River Wild (1994) vs River Wild (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 66:05


    Rob from Two Cents Radio makes his triumphant return to the pod to discuss the River Wild reboot no one was asking for. Starring Adam… The post The River Wild (1994) vs River Wild (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 81:26


    The guys check in on the state of Nic Cage (and the price of Nico’s cratering Joel Kinnaman stock) with the indie cat-and-mouse thriller Sympathy… The post Sympathy for the Devil (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Suspiria (1977) vs Suspiria (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 103:38


    Giallo July (plus a little bit of August)™ concludes with a side-by-side comparison of Dario Argento’s giallo cult classic Suspiria (1977) and Luca Guadagnino’s controversial… The post Suspiria (1977) vs Suspiria (2018) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 68:45


    Giallo July continues with one of the many American Giallos of the early 80s: J Lee Thompson’s cult classic Happy Birthday to Me. Come for… The post Happy Birthday to Me (1981) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 53:13


    The guys soldier on with Giallo July by discussing Italian horror master Lucio Fulci’s much underseen Murder-Rock. Hey, doesn’t this movie seem an awful lot… The post Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Deep Red (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 53:10


    Giallo July, our month-long celebration of Italian horror films, begins with Dario Argento’s chilling masterpiece Deep Red, starring David Hemmings and the creepiest damn puppet… The post Deep Red (1975) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    The Flash (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 65:55


    With the summer box office in a state of upheaval, Nico and Adam head to the movies for Warner Brothers’s $300 million dumpster fire. And… The post The Flash (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Tiptoes (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 60:23


    In this movie, Gary Oldman plays a little person. I repeat: IN THIS MOVIE, GARY OLDMAN PLAYS A LITTLE PERSON. Chat with the TMT Community… The post Tiptoes (2004) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Jumper (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 62:40


    On the final edition of “Nick’s Failed Middle School Dates,” the guys discuss the final nail in Hayden Christensen’s career coffin. Indeed, Jumper and Push… The post Jumper (2008) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Push (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 52:18


    Back when Dakota Fanning was our Shirley Temple, Captain America was just the Human Torch and Nick was going on dozens of awkward dates to… The post Push (2009) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Knowing (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 84:56


    What do ya KNOW! The guys are covering another Nicolas Cage movie. But first, a spirited conversation about the hotness of Al Pacino and Robert… The post Knowing (2009) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Going 360: Pompidou, Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 73:54


    Nick, Nico and Adam bring the podcast full circle with the cult British sitcom that started it all. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For… The post Going 360: Pompidou, Revisited appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    The Core (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 67:29


    We all know we can’t drill a hole to the Earth’s core. But…what if we could? The guys review the film voted the most scientifically… The post The Core (2003) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Casino Royale (1967)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 81:30


    While Nick is away, Adam and Nico dissect the notorious, non-canonical James Bond movie Casino Royale. No, not that one! Long before Daniel Craig, producer… The post Casino Royale (1967) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Hot to Trot (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 78:55


    Our favorite Witatty loser Joe DeFeo returns to the program to discuss another horrible film from his childhood. Bob(cat) Goldthwait stars as a hot new… The post Hot to Trot (1988) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 53:17


    We conclude Documentary Month (and perhaps the habitability of planet) with our boy Werner Herzog’s only Oscar-nominated film. And it might just be the most… The post Encounters at the End of the World (2007) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    American Movie (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 71:44


    Documentary Month rolls on with one of the best movies about making movies ever made. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com… The post American Movie (1999) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Crumb (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 65:19


    Documentary Month resumes with a tale of underground comix, dysfunctional families and lots of lots of piggyback rides. David Lynch (sort of) presents Crumb, the… The post Crumb (1995) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    The Raft (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 56:58


    Long before Jeff Probst was doing it, an insane Spanish man named Santiago ran an infamous “social experiment” on the seven seas to get to… The post The Raft (2018) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Ishtar (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 95:41


    Notorious bad movie or notoriously underrated comedy? Nick, Nico and Adam debate the film that cratered Elaine May’s directing career, the Warren Beatty-Dustin Hoffman road… The post Ishtar (1987) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 65:54


    The year is 1952. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ruled the Earth. Bela Lugosi was high on morphine. And man was but a simple primate.… The post Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    From Justin to Kelly (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 77:34


    The year is 2003. American Idol is about to become the highest rated television show of the 21st Century. Kelly Clarkson has already released two… The post From Justin to Kelly (2003) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Knock at the Cabin (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 73:57


    Knock. Knock. Knock. You hear that? M. Night’s at the door with another controversial film. Shall we let him in? Of course! The guys discuss… The post Knock at the Cabin (2023) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

    Groundhog Day (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 55:56


    Happy Groundhog Day! Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @funnynicotweets, @someadamhall E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate on Apple Podcasts! The post Groundhog Day (1993) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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    Pinocchio: A True Story (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 92:18


    In the autumn of 2022 – as the Great Pinocchio Wars raged on between Guillermo del Toro and Robert Zemeckis – a third contender worked… The post Pinocchio: A True Story (2022) appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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