Review Episodes

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review, where this week we're saddling up and riding into the gritty world of Clint Eastwood's 1992 revisionist Western, Unforgiven. Unforgiven is not your typical Western shoot-'em-up. It's a film that questions the myths of the Old West, presenting a tale steeped in moral complexity and the harsh truths of frontier justice. Eastwood directs and stars as William Munny, a notorious outlaw and killer who's left his violent past behind for a quiet life with his chi...

Welcome back to another cultured escapade with your favorite group of cinema-loving patriarchs here at Bad Dads Film Review! This week we're tipping our berets to the charm of France with a très magnifique lineup! First off, let's uncork some vintage nostalgia as we reminisce over our favorite French characters and actors. Oh là là, do we have a list that dances from the cobblestone streets of Paris to the glamorous allure of the silver screen! We'll laugh, we'll argue, and we might even atte...

Today, we're venturing into the icy depths of the Cold War in an episode of Bad Dads Film Review that promises to be both chilling and thrilling. Let's dive deep into "K-19: The Widowmaker". This one isn't just a film – it's an experience. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, this gripping drama, led by Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, takes us aboard the Soviet Union's first ballistic missile nuclear submarine. They called it K-19, but due to its string of unfortunate events, it became notoriously dubbe...

Welcome back to another delightful episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're getting a little bit piggy, a tad mystical, and even diving into the digital realm. Hope you Dads are strapped in for the ride! First up, it's pig time! Now, who doesn’t love a good pig? They're cute, often quite smart, and they've given us some of the best characters in books and movies. Babe, for instance – the little piggy who thought he was a sheepdog. An absolute classic. And then there’s Pumbaa from "The Lion...

Writer and producer George Miller spent nearly a decade attempting to bring his adaptation of Dick King-Smith's novel The Sheep-Pig to the big screen, eventually teaming with co-writer and director Christopher Noonan for 1993's BABE, the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog. Completely timeless with moments of sweet sincerity balanced against the movies desire to stay true to the animals perspective and its theme of animals needing a purpose other than to be eaten, James Cromwell steals th...

Unless you’re grifting for oil companies or are the kind of person who uses the phrase "mainstream media" unironically you understand that mankind has perpetrated significant and seemingly irreversible damage to our planet through intensive industrial agriculture, over population, over fishing, deforestation, pollution and the burning of fossil fuels which has triggered climate change, destroyed eco systems and is probably responsible for the bastard mosquito who tortured me as I tried to sleep ...

This is going to take some imagination because it is a very subtle movie but IDIOCRACY (2006) asks us to visualise a world in which America is in danger of becoming a dry, polluted wasteland ruled by a crude reality tv star who cannot pronounce the word ‘nuclear’ properly, where corporations manipulate and corrupt a vulgar, angry and willfully ignorant population using a combination of fake news and pseudo-science. Mike Judge's angry and very stupid comedy polemic has an inherently cruel and un...

Hey Dads, welcome back to the Jurassic edition of the Bad Dads Film Review! Hope you've got your archaeologist gear on hand because today we're diving deep into the prehistoric world. Let's kick things off with some dino talk. We all have our favourite dinosaurs, whether it's from a movie, a book, or that one trip to the Natural History Museum. Remember the big ol' T-Rex? Of course, you do! King of the dinosaurs, and the guy that probably haunted a few of your dreams. But then, there's the grac...

Welcome back to another roaring episode of Bad Dads Film Review, where the stakes are high and the dinosaurs are... well, life-sized! Alright Dads, we're hopping in the time machine today, not to the era of neon shirts or cassette tapes, but much, much further. We're going to an island where the impossible becomes possible: the magical, the mythical, the legendary – Jurassic Park. You remember the first time you heard that resonant T-Rex roar, right? Or the shimmering ripples in the glass of w...

Welcome back to another thrilling episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Fellow Dads, it's time to cozy up, perhaps with a cup of your favorite brew, as we immerse ourselves in the captivating world of Sherlock Holmes, with a spotlight on one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's cheekiest tales: "The Red-Headed League." Imagine answering an advertisement because of the color of your hair! Jabez Wilson, a straightforward pawnbroker, finds himself caught up in such a bizarre scheme. At first, it all seems innoc...

Hello and welcome to another harmonious episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Dads, grab your air guitars, don your freshest 90s threads, and let’s explore the collision of music, movies, and some serious sitcom nostalgia. Top 5: Musician Cameos in Movies: Have you ever been watching a movie and suddenly thought, "Wait, isn't that...?" Musicians popping up in our favorite films can be a delightful surprise. From David Bowie in "Zoolander" to Keith Richards in "Pirates of the Caribbean," we’ll rank a...

Welcome back to another rhythm-infused episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Fellow Dad aficionados, dust off your giant suits and get ready to groove, because this week, we're diving headfirst into the world of concert films with the iconic "Stop Making Sense." Directed by Jonathan Demme and showcasing the inimitable Talking Heads, led by the always dynamic David Byrne, "Stop Making Sense" is not just a concert film—it's an experience. Filmed over four nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in 1983...

Welcome back to another flavourful episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Pull up a chair, fellow Dad cinephiles, as we pour over the dynamic world of servers and explore action-packed precincts, all the while indulging in some animated nostalgia. Top 5: Waiters/Waitresses in Film & TV: Serving isn't just a job, it's an art form. We start off by paying homage to the most iconic waiters and waitresses to grace our screens. From the sassy Diane Chambers of "Cheers" to the endearingly clumsy Amelia Bede...

Welcome back, listeners, to another edition of Bad Dads Film Review! This time, your favourite crew of Dad film buffs is taking a deep dive into the world of minimum wage, crazy co-workers, and the chaos of the service industry with the 2005 comedy, "Waiting..." Directed by Rob McKittrick and starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, and Justin Long, "Waiting..." provides a behind-the-scenes look at the antics and dramas of the staff at Shenaniganz restaurant. From the servers who mess with rude cust...

Prepare yourselves for a cinematic gang bang as Peter brings us a Gang themed week. We've scoured the depths of the criminal underworld to bring you the top 5 gangs to grace the silver screen. 2019 Mexican drama I'M NO LONGER HERE tells the story of Ulises, the leader of a Cholombiano street gang in Monterrey, Mexico, who's forced to relocate to New York after accidentally becoming involved in a dispute with a local cartel. You guys probably knew already that Cholombiano culture involved flambo...

ONCE WERE WARRIORS (1994) is Lee Tamahori's adaptation of the first instalment of a powerful drama exploring the lives of the Māori Heke family. An unflinching and often brutal depiction of the effects of alcoholism, domestic violence and extreme poverty, Temuera Morrisson garnered critical acclaim and went on to become an international star but he is ably supported by Rena Owen, Cliff Curtis and especially Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell who delivers a moving performance as tragic eldest daughter Grace, ...

Buckle up as your friendly neighborhood Dad film critics take a dive into one of the most debated films in recent memory – M. Night Shyamalan's 2008 thriller, "The Happening." This oddball environmental horror flick, starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, presents a world where nature seems to be mysteriously and violently turning against humanity. From the eerie opening sequence to the downright bizarre moments that follow, we’ll unpack what makes "The Happening" so polarizing. We'll dis...

Today, your trusted team of Dad cinephiles is standing at attention to revisit a classic courtroom drama that remains as sharp and relevant as ever – A FEW GOOD MEN. Directed by Rob Reiner and written by the renowned Aaron Sorkin, "A Few Good Men" invites us into a military courtroom where young Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, is tasked with defending two Marines accused of murder. Kaffee faces off against the intimidating Colonel Nathan R. Jessup, played by the legendary J...

I kick things off this week with a rant about tattoos proving that only those people who don't have them care enough to be vocal about them as we chat about the Top 5 Tattoos in movies. THE INTERN sees Robert De Niro play seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker, a retired executive from a phone directory company who starts a new chapter in his life by joining a fast-growing e-commerce fashion startup helmed by visionary entrepreneur Jules Ostin (Anna Hathaway), surprising his new boss with the s...

Inspired by the recent testimony of respected former defence official David Grusch, who confirmed before a congressional comittee that the US has been operating an extra-terrestrial crash retrieval and reverse engineering programme for decades, Dan chose the 2001 sci-fi K-PAX for us to cast our eye over. Iain Softley brings an adaptation of Gene Brewer's 1995 novel telling the tale of "prot" (Kevin Spacey), committed to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan and placed into the care of wearied ...

This week you might need to grab a box of tissues and that’s not just because of our unrelenting dad sexiness but also because we’re going to be getting all emotional in emotions week as we start things off by counting down the top 5 Tearjerkers, the movies that squeezed tears out of the empty space where our souls used to be. Todd Solondz's 1998 black comedy HAPPINESS is a movie so relentlessly dark I had to watch it with night vision goggles on. Sort of focusing on the unhealthy relationship ...

Welcome back to another episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Your favourite crew of film-loving Dads are back, and this time we're buckling in for an unsettling ride with the chilling thriller, Misery. Directed by Rob Reiner and based on the novel by Stephen King, Misery plunges us into the terrifying ordeal of a successful novelist, Paul Sheldon, played by James Caan. After a car accident in a remote area, Paul finds himself 'rescued' and held captive by his biggest fan, the deranged Annie Wilkes,...

It seems absurd that a podcast devoted to parents rekindling their love for cinema has taken three hundred and fifty something episodes to get around to discussing the Top 5 Births but here we are. Most of our examples are either comedies or horrors which tells you everything you need to know about our experiences or parenting in general. While the rest of the world goes BARBIE crazy, we thought we would take a look back at writer/director Greta Gerwig's solo feature debut LADY BIRD, in which t...

When a city gang member decapitates the statue of a local deity, villager Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to return the stolen head to it's rightful owners. That's pretty much it for plot but it's a classic action movie set-up with a distinctly Thai flavour; astonishing stunts achieved without the use of wires or computer imagery using the brutal Muay Thai style of fighting, all flying elbows and knees. Breath-taking from start to finish. We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean w...