Review Episodes

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...

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 th...

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 ...

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...

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 cas...

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 spotl...

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: ...

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...

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 ani...

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 indust...

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...

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...

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...

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 So...

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 sev...

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 pro...

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 t...

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 ...

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 ei...

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 se...

Vexillologists should be delighted this week as we attempt to raise the cinematic banner as high as we can when we discuss the top 5 Flags. From fictional countries to cartoon weaponry, it's actually churches that prove to be...

Dan takes us back to a time he remembers fondly, the fabulous 50's and the birth of the boomer generation who single-handedly solve racism in Gary Ross's 1998 fantasy PLEASANTVILLE. I'm being unnecessarily cynical because on ...

Welcome back to another episode of Bad Dads Film Review, where your favorite film fanatic Dads unpack the best and worst of cinema and television. This week, it's all about schools! To kick things off, we're hitting the books...

When a notorious gangster escapes from custody while being transported to Japan, rebellious but inept cop Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) sets out to recapture him at any cost, in Ridley Scott’s action thriller BLACK RAIN (198...