Underrated

Mar 10 2025 161 ep. 52 mins

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Host Derick McDuff, along with a guest, looks at films that are; underrated, underappreciated, and even ones that have just slipped under the radar and passed most people by. Look for new episodes every other Monday! For more head to underratedmoviepodcast.com

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tick, tick... BOOM!

Mar 10 2025 74 mins

Austin Olivia Kendrick returns to discuss tick, tick... BOOM! and how, despite some early awards attention, the film dropped off the radar. Austin and Derick discuss how studios are afraid to promote their musicals as musicals, Netflix's release strategy, and the crime of Andrew Garfield being denied an Oscar for his performance as Johnathan Larson.For more info, head to ⁠⁠⁠�

Spice World

Feb 24 2025 38 mins

Alix Catherine joins Derick to talk about the film chronicling the misadventures of the 90s biggest girl band. Critics at the time dismissed it for being dumb, but is this one actually more clever than given credit for?For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠underratedmoviepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Rundown

Feb 10 2025 28 mins

Mitch Narito ofThe Good Placejoins Derick to discuss this 2003 film from Peter Berg. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in a film for the first time is this buddy adventure film that underwhelmed at the time. But has over two decades of bargain bin shopping and FX showing increased it's presence?For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Flight

Jan 27 2025 53 mins

Returning to live action for the first time in twelve years, Robert Zemeckis' Flight won acclaim for its plot and acting but quickly faded from the public memory. Thomas Craig, podcaster and plane crash survivor, returns to discuss the film! For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠underratedmoviepodcast.com�

The Wolfman (2010)

Jan 13 2025 39 mins

Before you watch the latest reboot of the classic monster movie take a look back at 2010's The Wolfman! Maligned in it's day and all but forgotten on it's 15th anniversary Damian from The Midnight Film Society joins Derick on Underrated to talk about this gothic horror! For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠u

The Midnight Film Society: Top 10 Films of 2024

Jan 06 2025 119 mins

Every other Monday I co-host another film podcast, The Midnight Film Society, and this week we looked back at 2024. Damian and I count down our top 10 films from last year. Listen to MFS on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠underratedmoviepodcast.com⁠⁠

Coal Miner's Daughter

Dec 30 2024 46 mins

Following the story of country musician Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter is much more than your average music biopic. John DeLio, author of the recently released "Not Even Nominated," joins Derick to discuss the film which earned Sissy Spacek an Oscar, but for which Tommy Lee Jones was not even nominated. For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

P2

Dec 16 2024 36 mins

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! This year for our annual Christmas special Jason Kleeberg returns to discuss the holiday slasher P2. What made the film fail, how has it aged, and why do we love the tradition of watching our favorites every year as we celebrate the season? Be sure to check out Jason on ⁠Force Five⁠! For more info head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

Gran Turismo

Dec 02 2024 51 mins

8-Bit Cinema concludes with a discussion of Neill Blomkamp's adaptation of the popular racing simulator! Matt from The Matt and Mark Movie Show returns to discuss how the film tells the real life story of a gamer turned pro racer. We talk about how video game films have changed and gown over the years, getting us to where we are today with films like this. For more info head to �

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back

Nov 18 2024 56 mins

For our 150th episode what else could we cover but Mewtwo Strikes Back? Our 8-Bit Cinema serise continues as we discuss a film that was torn apart by western critics upon release. Kurosh Jozavi returns to talk about how this became one of the first video game adaptations to make bank at the box office. We also talk about how it bridged the gap between the successful video game adap