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Rocktober keeps on rocking as I was joined by the man behind the Made Fight League, Trap Gambino, to talk about what is arguably the Rock's best performance in Michael Bay's:

Pain & Gain (2013)

Director: Michael Bay

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Pete Collins

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie

Pain & Gain links: The Real Story, Michael Bay interview, and Cast Interviews

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It's mid-October, and we are knee-deep in Spooky Season. However, we do things differently around here. We are getting a late start, but we are celebrating Rock-tober anyway! Yes, we're watching movies starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. For the kickoff episode, I was joined by friend and filmmaker Josie Robinson to turn back the clock and talk about Mummy fever with Chuck Russell's:

The Scorpion King (2002)

Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! What was once a Resistance: Frontlines members-only exclusive is now part of the main show and free to the public! Now that I've seen Beware Boiúna, it seems like a great time to take a look back at the officially unofficial big snake sequel to the 1997 classic.

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Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! What used to be a Resistance: Frontlines members-only show is now coming straight to the public! For this discussion, I was joined by Joe, who you may know as @gettoitwhenigettoit, to talk about Alex Scharfman's Death of a Unicorn.

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In this episode, the crew goes toe-to-toe with another extinction event, this time in the form of a plague that mutates most of humankind.

I Am Legend (2007)

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writers: Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman

Based on the novel by: Richard Matheson

Based on the Screenplay by: John William & Joyce Hooper Corrington

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Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! A Resistance: Frontlines members-only Show. If you're reading this, you are truly the resistance! I was joined by Kit Stone from HueWatchedIt.com to talk about Nicolas Winding Refn's latest neon-soaked spectacle: Her Private Hell (2026)

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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

Director: Sidney J. Furie

Screenplay: Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal

Story by: Christopher Reeve & Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal

Stars: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder, Mark Pillow

Superman IV Resources: First Nuclear Man Deleted fight scene (fan re-mastered) All deleted scenes

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We've got a couple left in the chamber for Super Sequels month, and it's going to be a jam-packed finish. In the penultimate episode of the series, I was joined by Ray Stakenas from the Who Would Win Masters podcast to talk about a comic book adaptation that didn't quite make the grade at first glance but has gathered momentum since its release. It's Lexi Alexander's:

Punisher: War Zone (2008)

Director: Lexi Alexander

Writers: Nick Santora, Art...

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Despite their best efforts, Seth & Nick learn the hard way that even with good intentions, some things cannot be changed.

X-Men '97 S2.E3. "Rise of Apocalypse: Part 1"

Director: Chase Conley

Writers: Beau DeMayo and JB Ballard

Staff Writer(s): Anthony Sellitti & Mariah Wilson

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With the X-Men trapped in time and out of the picture, Nick & Seth join Cable on his mission to recruit a new X-Force. Meanwhile, the government is getting in on the action with their own mutant X-Factor. Styles, ideologies, and teams collide in a fight for the past and future of the X-Men!

X-Men '97 S2.E.2 "A Force to Be Reckoned With"

Director: Emi Yonemura

Writer(s): Anthony Sellitti and Mariah Wilson

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Nick and Seth are back! But one is stuck in the future, and one is stuck in the past. It's up to you to help bring them back to the 90s to talk about the new season of X-Men '97!

X-Men '97 S2.E.1 "Days of Future Past"

Director: Emi Yonemura

Written by: Brian Ford Sullivan

Staff Writers: JB Ballard, Anthony Sellitti, Mariah Wilson

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Our friend and fellow bad movie lover Ryan is back to take on another one of Marvel's Midnight Suns, as we sink our teeth into what should have been a slam dunk third installment in one of people's favorite pre-MCU franchises. It's David S. Goyer's

Blade: Trinity (2004)

Director: Davis S. Goyer

Writers: David S. Goyer, Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan

Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, and...

We are kicking the tires and lighting the fires on Super Sequels month! If you've been a regular listener, you'll know that around here, all roads lead back to Nicolas Cage. Newman from the Movies 4 Dayz podcast is back to pick up where we left off, talking about the Devil's Bounty Hunter who's back at it again in:

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

Directors: Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine

Writers: Scott...

Hello Bad Movie Lovers! In the I Need a Hero series finale, we end the series kinda back where we started...with the radio! I was joined by Robert Stewart, the man behind the Stew World Order, to talk about a very expensive and ultimately ill-received, and probably ill-timed superhero serial adaptation.

The Green Hornet (2011)

Director: Michel Gondry

Writers: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

My episode timing may be off, but it's never a bad time to celebrate one of the boldest, bravest, big-studio, anti-capitalist assault on the senses that has ever existed. I was joined by Scot Maupin of The Perfect Show and Solutions from the Multiverse to talk about the reappraisal era for the Wachowskis' masterpiece:

Speed Racer (2008)

Written & Directed by: Lana & Lilly Wachowski

Based on the animated series by: Tatsuo Yoshida<...

In this filmmaker in focus episode, I was joined by Eric Jacobus, the writer/director, actor, and stuntman extraordinaire, nehind films like Contour, Death Grip, and the Rope a Dope series, and sat down with me to talk about his experience as in indie filmmaker and how he distilled that into a practical blueprint for making movies in his newest book, Badass on a Budget: A Timeless Guide for Zero-Budget Action Filmmakers.

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We now return to our regularly scheduled programming, as Ike and Sandra from Two Beer Cinema Club returned to the show to talk about what it was like to witness the height of Will Smith's powers, both literally and figuratively, in Peter Berg's superhero counterpunch movie:

Hancock (2008)

Director: Peter Berg

Writers: Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan

Stars: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron

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In the new Filmmaker in Focus episode, I sat down with Gui Agustini, who you may have seen on Elsbeth, or The Time Traveler's Wife, and he's the voice of Roberto da Costa on X-Men '97, but what you may not know is that he's a very talented and accomplished filmmaker too!

In this interview, we talked about his journey in filmmaking, some of his inspirations, his future in front of and behind the camera, and, of course, a little bit of X-Men '97.

You can find Gui doing all kinds of things from music...

Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! A Resistance: Frontlines members-only show available on the main feed for a limited time. If you're reading this, you are truly the resistance! For this episode, I was joined by filmmaker Evan Runkle to talk about killer robots, AI, R-rated movies, sequels, and more as we dive into MEGAN 2.0.

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Welcome to a new month and new theme here at Bad Movies We Love, as we celebrate heroes outside the modern sphere. We are going to be taking a look at movies outside the MCU and DCEU, to see how good or bad we used to have it. Kicking things off, I was joined by composer and fellow bad movie lover Josh Cooley to talk about another serial-era hero who made it to the big screen.

The Shadow (1994)

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Kate is 1/3 of the Pizza Bones True Crime podcast and the co-host of the Pop Culture Reflections podcast. And you can find her representing the shows on Instagram @katefromdownunder, @pizza_bones_true_crime, & @popculturereflections

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It's a Bad Movies We Love Special! Michelle MacBride is back to discuss the life, career, and legacy of Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 100th birthday, and to grapple with the very uncomfortable experience of watching Andrew Dominik's:

Blonde (2022)

Written & Directed by: Andrew Dominik

Based on the book by: Joyce Carol Oates

Starring: Ana De Armas, Julianne Nicholson, and Lily Fisher

Featuring: Bobby Canavale, Adrien Brody, Xavier Samuel, Evan Williams, Vanessa Lemonides

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Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! A Resistance: Frontlines members-only Show. If you're reading this, you are truly the resistance! I was joined by Kate from Pizza Bones and Pop Culture Reflections to figure out if we could, and whether or not we should, take on Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025).

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Hey Bad Movie Lovers! Check out this special sneak preview of the new Members-Only series: Bad Movie Futures. Ray Stakenas joined me from the Who Would Win Masters Podcast to talk about Mercedes Bryce Morgan's BONE LAKE (2025).

You can find Ray podcasting on the Who Would Win Masters podcast, Knowing is Half the Podcast, and Vampire Detroit. Find him on Instagram at @almightyray316 and @whowouldwinmasters

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Hey Bad Movie Lovers! Check out this special sneak preview of the new Members-Only series: Bad Movie Futures. Donald Langley of the You, Me, and a Movie podcast and the new Film Wars project joined me to chat about Leigh Whannell's WOLF MAN (2025).

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Hey Bad Movie Lovers! Check out this special sneak preview of the new Members-Only series: Bad Movie Futures. Paul from Faulty Signal joined the program to talk about the ins and outs of the Tron franchise and its latest entry, Joachim Rønning's TRON: ARES (2025).

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Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! A Resistance: Frontlines members-only show that's available on the main feed for a limited time! If you're reading this, you are truly the resistance! We are continuing to work through the slate of 2025 films, and I was joined by Paul from Faulty Signal to talk about a movie that made us sigh. It's Tron: Ares.

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Welcome to Bad Movie Futures! A Resistance: Frontlines members-only show, coming to you on the main feed for a limited time! For this episode, I was joined by Ray Stakenas from the Who Would Win Masters podcast, Knowing is Half the Podcast, and Vampire Detroit to help me get to the bottom of Mercedes Bryce Morgan's BONE LAKE (2025). You can enjoy this members' exclusive offer while it's free to the public until 11:59 pm on Friday, May 15th. If you don't want to miss any more exclusives, make sure you click the link below for sign-up details, and you can...

Hey Bad Movie Lovers! Check out this special, limited preview of the Members-Only series: Bad Movie Futures. For this one, I was joined by my buddy Donnie, who you've heard on the show before and was here for the most popular episode of the show ever (Only The Strong). This time, we head out into the woods in search of vindication and end up face-to-face with Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man.

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Filmmaker Robin De Vernon Ryding from Fulfilment Pictures is back for a brief update on his short film, Fatherhood, and to talk about the past, present, and future of the Fulfillment Pictures Arts Short Film Festival in East Kilbride, as it prepares for its 2nd annual event.

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This is Good Movies we Love! A Bad Movies We Love exclusive for Frontlines members coming to you on the main feed for the first 24-hours because we are closing out Cage Against the Machine with a fan favorite on its 30th anniversary! My wife Christen joins me to talk about the first rated-R movie she got to see in theaters, the movie that affirmed Michael Bay as a hitmaker, and the movie that showed a new generation what Sean Connery had to offer.

The Rock (1996)

Cage Against the Machine sees its final Monday of the series as I was joined by Ben Vargas, formerly of the Cinema Shitshow, to pull off one last big job and retire in Hawaii, as we take a wild and nasty, but darkly funny look at Paul Schrader's

Dog Eat Dog (2016)

Directed by: Paul Schrader

Written by: Matthew David Wilder (based on the book by Edward Bunker)

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher...

We are cranking up the crazy on Cage Against the Machine, as I was joined by Emilie Black, the Editing Manager of Cinema Crazed, to dive headlong into the post-apocalyptic, near-death, nuclear fever dream of Sion Sono's:

Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

Directed by: Sion Sono

Writers: Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixa Safai

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi

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Cage Against the Machine month is back on track! Or, in this case, back on the highway as Topher Graham from Bad Cookie Pictures is back for another adventure. This time, we escape the cozy confines of the fiery afterlife and hit the road in search of zany 3D action and a missing granddaughter in:

Drive Angry (2011)

Directed by: Patrick Lussier

Writers: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William...

Welcome to the best of Bad Movies We Love 2025! This is not your typical "Best Of" show. No. We are going to take a look at all the "bad" movies I saw in 2025 that made the scoring cutoff for the regular show criteria, some of which I've already covered on Bad Movie Futures, and others that will be trickling out soon. Plus, I look back at the 2025 show year and do some Bad Movies We Love Hall of Fame inductions. What's not to love?

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Writer/Director Emmanuel Duga joined the show to talk about his inspirations and aspirations as a filmmaker, working with friends, filming locally, and his feature work, Nothing Ever Happens in Burbank, CA.

Nothing Ever Happens in Burbank, CA is available now on Amazon, and check out the trailers for his other films, Jeff Gets A Job and The Stranger, on YouTube. You can find Emmanuel on Instagram @manmanduga and stay up to date with Emmanuel's work at PresentTenseFilms.com.

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It's April, and it's time for Cage Against the Machine! A second month of Nic Cage madness! Seth from Movie Friends is back and ready to rock and roll as we take a look at one of Cage's most iconically unhinged performances. He's completely off the leash in his brother's film:

Deadfall (1993)

Director: Christopher Coppola

Writers: Christopher Coppola, Nick Vallelonga

Stars: Michael Biehn, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Trigger

Seth is on Twitter @ohsethy and you...