Drama Episodes

As an audience we are predisposed to expect our lead character will survive in the end, no matter how trying their circumstances may be so it's shocking when we witness the death of the main character in a movie. Our Top 5 discusses those films which surprised us by killing off their protagonists - needless to say spoilers follow! This weeks film review is Sam Mendes's 2019 multiple award winner 1917. Partially inspired by stories told to the director by his grandfather, the film follows two yo...

No one asked us for additional material, but we did it anyway! We've started looking back at some films that have fallen though the cracks. Maybe you missed them the first time round. Perhaps they have improved with age. Or perhaps you simply forgot all about them. We're calling these our Forgotten Gems... First up for a critical reappraisal is the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Sidey is convinced this is an under appreciated classic. Is he correct? Yes. Tune in and let us know of ...

The stench of fear is palpable since it's Howie's turn to nominate. It's fair to say his track record is patchy at best so will this week be more Mid-90's than Brighton Rock? For the sake of all our sanity let's hope so. He starts us off with a Top 5 about comedic sidekicks and it soon becomes clear that not all of the dads understand that there is a difference between a sidekick and a supporting actor. Fortunately we're a tolerant bunch and let this minor faux-pas pass with barely a sarcastic ...

This week the Dad's take on a challenge from legendary producer and Bad Dads Film Review music creator, Kraymon (@Kraymon) to name their top 5 movie samples used in songs. Combining two of our passions, music and film, this proved to be a real treat for us. Not as much of a treat as Howie's pronunciation of a certain english Big Beat band formed in the 90's however. Our main feature is the 2013 British–American drama Locke. Written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Tom Hardy, this sing...

The sweltering heat of the man cave has the Bad Dads sweating in places we'd rather not mention as we start this weeks session with a Top 5 about Smashed Windows. Was this everything it's cracked up to be? Was it a pane for us to compile? Will my Dad jokes get any worse? So many questions, and like glass coffins, remains to be seen. Our main feature this week is the 2017 Australian post apocalyptic horror/drama Cargo, directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke. Available on Netflix now, this mov...

We have a very special guest this week: Peter Andre! Okay it's not the muscle-bound late 90's antipodean crooner but it is our very own Peter Andre who joins us to help compile this weeks Top 5, about elevators. Will it be an uplifting experience or will it be like having sex with a donkey in a lift - wrong on so many levels. Next we check out a Spike Lee joint; the incredible true story of Ron Stallworth, a black man who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. We discuss the movie, how it made us feel ...

Do you have anything you need to get off your chest. So do we. It's movies that make us angry! And there's quite a few... Once we'd calmed down from all that rage, things took on a much more positive vibe as we watched the 2014 brit-com Pride. Featuring a who's who of British acting talent (and some overseas ones too) this had the look of a potential hit with the dads. Could Howie get over his innate hatred of the Welsh long enough to enjoy this one? To round things off we had a lengthy discus...

Everyone needs to eat and the Bad Dads are no exception, so join us in this mostly food themed episode. Howie returns this week and serves up an amuse bouche as he regales us with tales of his anniversary night. But what does a stand up paddle board and a dutch rudder have to do with it? For hor d'oeuvres we have a smorgasbord of delicious treats in our food themed top 5. There's something for everyone's palate in this delicious entree, featuring the odd surprise or two. Our main course is a ...

We're all about the super sleuth this week... We were very fortunate to be asked to review this week's kids entertainment by TriCoast Entertainment. So we're pros at this game now! We watched Next Door Spy. All you have to do to find out if its any good, is listen to this episode. Easy. To continue our detective theme we took a journey aboard the Orient Express. Not all us Dads are megafans of remakes. Lets see if this one can convince us... We also had two attempts at recording our Top 5 lis...

Join us for the conclusion of the Action Movie Star Elimination Battle Royale Fight to the Death, or AMSEBRFTTD! Only 8 battle hardened warriors remain, only one can survive, who will emerge victorious? Following on from that violent confrontation things take a much more sedate pace. For our viewing pleasure this week we're off to Paris. We watched a French movie about a quadriplegic fella and his carer. That under sells this film quite significantly, listen in to see what we thought. Our chil...

Let's call this Robert Redford week. First up we had a chat out the main man's best movies. The obvious take away from that being that we haven't seen nearly as many of his films as we thought. However, we can all do with a bit of gentle escapism during the lock-down. That's why we watched a movie about an unnamed man stranded aboard his stricken yacht. Nice and relaxing. Dan puts forward his case in the defence of All Is Lost. You may or may not have seen the Tom Hanks movie A Beautiful Day ...

As lock-down fever catches up with us, we once again had a virtual meetup to discuss all things movies and kids TV. Top 5 topic of discussion this week was worst movie children. This one certainly had Dan stumped! The movie this week was nominated by James Ward Byrkit, director of Coherence. He very kindly nominated I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore. It's a real pain to type that title, just so you know. Also nominated by Mr JWB was our kids entertainment, Octonauts. JWB's son is a b...

We're starting off this episode with some musical discussion. This weeks we select our favourite music videos. The musical theme continues as we discuss the Bruce Springsteen themed Blinded by the Light. The soundtrack is great, but can the movie match it. We struck gold this week with possibly the greatest programme ever created. Find out just how incredible Ponysitters Club is with our passionate and enthusiastic debate. The show was so great it even inspired a quiz. We also have the opinion...

Although the wretched virus continues to trap us all at home, we've been able to continue chatting via the wonders of technology. So this week we had a digital gathering to discuss the merits of Defiance. It's safe the say the there were mixed feelings about this one! Due to overwhelming requests from absolutely nobody we pulled together of list of the best religious movies. Just call us the God Squad. This week we finally got round to watching a kids movie for a change. The Secret Life of Pe...

Time for a trip to the Deep South for an Oscar winning racial drama. Did this really win Best Picture? None of us can remember that at all?! Anyway, hats off to Viggo Mortensen for representing the dad bod! Small mercies this week as we watched Ben & Hairy. With episodes clocking in at only 3 minutes that a sure fire win for the Bad Dads. Dan reveals his fury at the worst ever movie ending during this week's top five discussion, but which film had his losing his cool? Find out and help us comp...

The Bad Dads take a trip through time to review the 1941 classic, The Maltese Falcon. Only narrowly outside our remit of reviewing films released since we became dads in 2013.... Before we talk about Bogart et al, we wax lyrical about the top 5 sports movies. You know, because we're so athletic! Kids entertainment this week was in the form of Henry Danger. This one certainly evoked some strong feelings from the Dads, but was it a good feeling or not?? Finally we wrap things up with a heated d...

No plastic dolls or giant mutant super pigs were harmed in the making of this episode! This week sees the Bad Dads in contemplative mood as we take on some heavier material with subjects such as corporate responsibility, veganism, battery farming, consumerism and materialism all discussed during our reviews of 2020 Best Picture winner Bong Joon Ho's OKJA and Netflix's BARBIE: LIFE IN THE DREAMHOUSE. We also attempt to list our top 5 Directors Debut's, thankfully Michael Bay's Bad Boys doesn't ...

This weeks podcast features the 2014 Jon Favreau feelgood movie, Chef. After that we discuss merchandising behemoth and viral ear worm phenomenon, Paw Patrol, featuring an exclusive rendition of the theme tune by Kim Jong Il for some reason! A surprising contender emerges in the Top 5 Movies with a twist discussion and we finish with a diatribe from Reegs against the most evil director in Hollywood today. Feel free to argue with us on the social medias...

The Bad Dads travelling showcase met up once more to chat nonsense. This week we took an adrenaline fuelled stroll through the 2013 Ron Howard movie, Rush. Then it was a quick paddle through shark infested waters to discuss the merits of H2O: Mermaids Adventure. We also made a list of Scorsese movies. Feel free to argue with us on social media......