Netflix Original Episodes

Frankenstein (2025) – Tech bros, trauma, and a super-horny monster movie on Netflix Mary Shelley by way of Guillermo del Toro feels almost too perfect, and Frankenstein (2025) absolutely leans into that match-up: lush Gothic sets, grotesque body horror, tender fairytale beats, and a very modern anxiety about people who build things they can’t control. In this episode, the Bad Dads dig into Netflix’s lavish new take on the classic, framed in the icy Arctic as Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) ...

Hey there, Bad Dads! On today's episode of the Bad Dads Film Review, we're stepping into a time machine and cruising through the streets of 1980s Naples with the Italian biographical comedy, "Mixed by Erry" (2023). Imagine the vibrant, bustling streets of Naples, Italy, where the air buzzes with the latest music hits, all thanks to three brothers and their legendary mixtapes. "Mixed by Erry" isn't just a film; it's a nostalgic journey back to an era where mixtapes were the Spotify of the day,...

In this week's chaotic symphony of opinions first impressions matter as we break down the Top 5 Opening Scenes in movie history. Whether the rest of the movie is a masterpiece or not, these scenes captured our attention from the outset. From Kevin Costner peeing into a cup and drinking it in the opening moments of WATERWORLD to the librarian from GHOSTBUSTERS to Michael’s first kill in HALLOWEEN, literally none of these movies are mentioned. Five years after Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE won...

A frequent highlight of putting the podcast together is reading Reegs' episode notes. He really does have a gift fir that kind of thing. Anyhow, he's off on holiday for a few days a left the notes to me. I can only apologise. The topic for discussion for our top 5 is INSECTS. Reegs has a particular dislike of wasps, but I think we can all agree that the real idiots of the insect world are mosquitoes. Sadly none of those feature in the segment, but we do find room for spiders, praying mantis and...