Episodes

This week, we're heading to the romantic streets of Paris with "Eiffel". This isn't just a story about beams and bolts; it's a tale of passion, both in love and in architecture. Duris delivers a heartfelt performance as the brilliant yet tormented engineer, and Mackey shines as the enigmatic Adrienne. If you've ever found yourself marveling at the Eiffel Tower's grandeur, this movie offers a poetic glimpse behind its creation. It's a beautiful testament to the lengths one will go for love and ...

Join us for more incredible insights, as we get to grips with Ballerina. Not the Ana de Armas one, because that isn't out until 2024, and this is 2023. We getting stuck into the Korean revenge movie directed by Lee Chung-hyun which features so excellent action and great performances. The dads all really enjoyed this one, especially the innovatively shot action sequences. Dan thought the he enjoyed it, but had forgotten a lot of it, having seen it a massive 24 hours before this review. That's w...

We're on holiday! Well, more accurately, Sidey is on holiday which means the the Bad Dads gears come to a grinding halt. Never fear though because Dan and I sat down to discuss Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's THE PLATFORM. A single location horror with a searing anti-capitalist message, we loved the utterly unique premise, minimalist set design and it's single blunt metaphor hammered home over the duration of the movie. We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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, ...

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...

With the Dads decimated by a combination of birthdays, studying and paddle board salesman conventions it's left to Peter and Sidey to bring us the epic conclusion to the strong Puppet theme which has taken over this week’s show. Starting with the Top 5 Puppets, naturally, the guys are on hand to discuss some rarely featured films and tv. Listen in, or don't, there's no strings attached and it's all very heart felt. Sorry. All you have to do to emotionally reconcile with your son is saw your own...

We start with a complete lack of intro this week but don't worry it won't be too long before we settle into our usual bland patter as we discuss the Top 5 Hitchhikers. Expect a few stories from seasoned traveller Dan, having somehow once found himself in the Belgian Congo after draft dodging, or perhaps some other stuff that he did actually say. LION (2016) is a biography of Indian-Australian entrepreneur Saroo Brierley which tells the amazing journey of his reunification with his family, 25 ye...

The rest of us were only too happy to derail Dan's well-thought out hitchhiker themed week in order to produce a hastily assembled and confused tribute of sorts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, starting with a discussion of the Top 5 Queens. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018) is a biopic of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), charting his journey from talented and ambitious baggage handler Farrokh Bulsara in the 1970's to frontman of arena rock band Queen, culminating in a recreation of their triumphant and...

Train week starts with a discussion of the Top 5 Dinner scenes because of course and because we've compiled a list of Top 5 Trains already. I can't even be bothered to type the various meal based puns I was going to dish up to you in lieu of anything interesting to say to introduce this topic. We're on the record as being fans of the slow shuffle rather than a raging, furious flail - I'm talking zombies just to be clear here - but Yeon Sang-ho might just convince us otherwise with TRAIN TO BUSA...

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...

Dan had at least three different attempts to define a Top 5 this week proving just how desperately in need of rebooting this part of the show is, finally settling on the Top 5 Bands for us to discuss. DAY SHIFT is Netflix's latest exclusive and is produced by the 87Eleven team, creators of the JOHN WICK franchise and the recently reviewed on this very podcast NOBODY. Stunt coordinator JJ Perry makes his debut with this action comedy in which pool cleaning vampire hunter Bud Jablonski (Jamie Fox...

This week’s themed content sees us discussing those people whose job it is to enforce the law as we start things off with a rigorous interrogation of the Top 5 Police Officers. Will a thorough application of the rules prevent us from hearing about one dad's favourite Traffic Warden? Sidey chose Hannes Halldórsson's 2021 gay buddy action spoof COP SECRET for us to review this week and we are awfully glad he did. Whilst investigating a mysterious criminal organisation which has been breaking into...

The word 'myth' refers to a society's collective stories, often involving Gods and the heroes that have offended them and Bad Dad Peter Andre has us thinking all about them and their cinematic representations and influences this week, as we kick things off with the Top 5 Mythical Characters. THE NORTHMAN is the second Robert Eggers film we've reviewed in recent months, after the deranged and often unpleasant THE LIGHTHOUSE and sees the director taking on the Hamlet origin story in what I hope i...

As my work involves sitting at a computer for long stretches and watching films requires even more screen time, what I don't really need in my life is yet another sedentary activity which is a shame because I really enjoy playing video games. This week we celebrate entertainments biggest industry, though you wouldn't know it given how little attention is devoted to video gaming in popular media. And you wouldn't really know it when you listen to us either as we try to avoid any computer game ref...

Would it be fair to describe us as Podcast Royalty? No, probably not. But that didn't stop us trawling our way through the top 5 topic of Kings and Queens. A particular film franchise making its possible top 5 debut this week. Our main feature this week was overshadowed by some Oscar night slap shenanigans. King Richard was Will Smith's ticket to gold statue glory. But have you actually seen the movie? If I recall Mr Smith was somewhat of a certainty for the Oscar nod. We cast our vote on the m...

Sidey was very keen to watch C'mon C'mon, so the 2021 MIKE MILLS family drama was our main feature this week. Did it live up to Sidey's expectation? You'll have to listen in to find out!

This week sees us celebrating the work of Oscar-winning-action-B-movie-mega-actor Nic Cage by completely avoiding talking about his films when we discuss the Top 5 Cages. Dan's lost his notes, Sidey's lost his mind and no one is 100% sure exactly what a "cage" is so it could be an interesting discussion. In THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Nic Cage plays Nick Cage, tormented by visions of his younger more successful self after losing out on his dream role as a Boston tough guy in directo...