What Were They Thinking?

Mar 26 2025 426 ep. 92 mins 771
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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.

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Doom (w/Ryan Gilbert)

Mar 26 2025 88 mins  
The March to Wrestlemania CONTINUES with Ryan Gilbert back in the saddle again to help us discuss 2005's Doooooooom! The Rock sure cusses a lot in this movie, doesn't he? Why did RFK portray Jessica Rabbit? Did that first-person scene need to be 12 hours long? All this and more! Next week: Wackyowski. What We've Been Watching: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes "Wacky Races" "Space

WWE King of the Ring (1995) (w/Ryan Gilbert)

Mar 19 2025 101 mins  
Ah yes, the march begins... TO WRESTLEMANIA! This week, the guys are joined by wrestling expert Ryan Gilbert to break down one of the worst events from one of the worst years in the WWE - King of the Ring '95. From decisions to take Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker out of the tournament early on to the total lack of historical significance of the overall show to Dok Hendrix hopped

The Flintstones (w/Galen Howard)

Mar 12 2025 108 mins  
Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They're finally on the big screeeeen! And now... Nate and Brendan... they're about to slay this film, kweeeeen. Also... joining them is Galen Howard... and he'll also have some things to say. Why did... this dumb movie... have a lot of sexy content... attempted lynching... and a mafia killllllll! WILLLLLLLLMAAAAAAAAAA! Next week: March to Wrestl

Suicide Kings

Mar 05 2025 92 mins  
We've got us a Walken! This week, the guys talk all about the Tarantino-esque thriller Suicide Kings. What's up with all the Dennis Leary monologues about shoes? How many different endings did this go through? Is Christopher Walken as a "young man" in this film one of the most ridiculous, lazy things ever? And for the love of God, enough with all the twists! Next week: we're a mod

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Feb 26 2025 100 mins  
Get ready because Mariah has chosen the film for the boys and she has chosen a childhood favourite - The Lizzie McGuire Movie. The gang discuss the Disney Channel star's adventures in Italy and of course the worst person in all of human existence... Paolo. Does CNN cover junior high school events? Does Alex Borstein deserve an Oscar (while her character should simultaneously be ban

Coyote Ugly

Feb 19 2025 94 mins  
The love of Nathan's life picks the movie for the guys this week as Patty selects the 2000 hit Coyote Ugly. Does this movie take place in Vin Diesel's Beautiful World? How about that guitar/breakdancing duet?! Why doesn't she leave that body-shaming Australian boyfriend? How many times will they recognize famous people as extras in the film? Marvel Comics factors into the plot? And

Madame Web (w/Joshua Kotsabasakis)

Feb 12 2025 105 mins  
She was just trying to study spiders in the Amazon when she was murdered by that guy when she was studying spiders in the Amazon where she was murdered! To finish off the Best/Worst of 2024, the guys welcome back Joshua Kotsabasakis to discuss the Sony Marvelverse film... Madame Web. They talk all about Dakota Johnson's magnificent press tour but also talk about the movie too like

Tarot

Feb 05 2025 84 mins  
Be prepared to have your futures told... or something... as the guys deal their hand with 2024's Tarot. Have there ever been characters MORE interchangeable than this? Who is the Lady in The Watchers and why is her only function to explain the premise? Are there any death scenes that were unimaginative? And oh... come on... how in the world did Ned survive? All this and more on thi

Borderlands (w/Jason MacLeod)

Jan 29 2025 99 mins  
This week, the journey into 2024 continues as Jason MacLeod visits the boys to talk about the video game adaptation spectacular known simply as Borderlands. After Jason breaks down the lore of the video game and its history, the fellas chat about the worthless villain, lusting over Cate Blanchett, Eli Roth using none of his Eli Roth-ness and much more. Next week: I wanna play a (

The Watchers (w/Lindsay Escoffery)

Jan 22 2025 91 mins  
This week, the fellas go back to the Shyamalanverse with resident expert Lindsay Escoffery but this time they're talking about Lady Shyamalan and her recent hit, The Watchers! Nepotism awaits our calling as Ishana Night Shyamalan presents something kinda like what her dad does... but is it better? Worse? Convoluted? Less so? They talk all about this film including the undercover da