Violence Episodes

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April 17, 2025

Only God Forgives

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review, where this week we’re taking a neon-lit, blood-soaked trip through the moody underworld of Bangkok with Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives (2013). If you thought Drive was a stylish slow burn, this one cranks up the stillness, strips back the dialogue, and drops you into a hallucinatory revenge opera that’s equal parts mesmerizing and maddening. Ryan Gosling stars as Julian, a quiet, emotionally blank drug smuggler running a Muay Thai gym as a front...
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Aug. 7, 2024

Midweek Mention... 48 Hrs

You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out! Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're taking a retrospective look at 48 Hrs. (1982), a film that, while pioneering in the buddy cop genre, certainly shows its age in terms of attitudes and content. Directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte alongside Eddie Murphy in his film debut, this action-comedy nav...