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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 delving into the chilling world of The Hollow Man , a 2000 science fiction horror film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Kevin Bacon. This film, known for its groundbreaking visual effects and darker thematic elements, explores the story of a scientist who becomes i...

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 delving into the eerie and thought-provoking world of Flatliners (1990), a film that combines psychological thriller and sci-fi elements with a dash of supernatural intrigue. Directed by Joel Schumacher, this movie explores the consequences of toying with life and death t...

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 embarking on a joyous high-seas adventure with the utterly delightful Muppets Treasure Island . Released in 1996 and directed by Brian Henson, this film is a gem of an adaptation, brilliantly blending Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale with the unmistakable humor and h...

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 venturing into the psychological maze of Shutter Island , the 2010 thriller directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This film, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, is a deep dive into the realms of paranoia, memory, and madness. Shutter Island unfolds ...

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 closer look at the romantic adventure comedy, Six Days, Seven Nights . Released in 1998 and directed by Ivan Reitman, this film stars Harrison Ford and Anne Heche in a story that mixes elements of action, romance, and survival. Six Days, Seven Nights sees Anne He...

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 diving into the captivating and intricately plotted world of The Handmaiden , a 2016 psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook. This South Korean film, inspired by the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, is a masterclass in storytelling, visual aesthetics, and susp...

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 revisiting Hot Shots! —the 1991 spoof directed by Jim Abrahams that attempts to poke fun at "Top Gun" and other Hollywood blockbusters. While the film aims for the comedic heights of predecessors like Airplane! and The Naked Gun , our take is that its humor hasn't aged as...

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 deep dive into Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, Vertigo . Released in 1958, this film is not only a masterpiece of suspense and psychological depth but also consistently ranks as one of the greatest films of all time. Vertigo follows John "Scottie" Ferguson, ...

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 delving into David Cronenberg's eXistenZ (1999). While the film presents some intriguing ideas about the fusion of reality and virtual gaming worlds, our consensus is that it feels somewhat undercooked, particularly when measured against Cronenberg’s usually visceral and ...

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...

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 traveling back to the Hyborian Age with a deep dive into the 1983 epic fantasy film, Conan the Barbarian . Directed by John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the titular role, this film not only launched Schwarzenegger into superstardom but also set a high stan...

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 stepping into the gritty and vibrant streets of 1960s New York with A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, who also stars, this film is not just a gangster movie; it's a profound coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of racial tensions and moral dilemmas. A Bronx ...

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 an...

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 Bedel...

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 flamboy...

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 disse...

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...

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 b...

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 th...

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 a surprisingly good place to go to collect them, after all it's a great place to seek pennants. LAST FLAG FLYING is Richard Linklater's frequently moving but not entirely successful exploration of patriotism, friendship and loss which sees former Marine Larry "Doc" Shepher...

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 with our 'Top 5 Schools' in film and TV. We'll be rating and debating the most iconic educational institutions, from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to Rydell High. Whether they're havens for superheroes, breeding grounds for drama, or just incredibly wacky, we'v...

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 (1989). Slightly more thoughtful than it might first appear, with America's position as a global power analysed through the lens of an unengaging and drawn-out organised crime saga that never quite gets going. A likeable performance from Andy Garcia as unfortunately beheaded par...

BLADE RUNNER (1982) is director Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece; a huge influence on both movies and popular culture as a whole, a nightmarish vision of the future, a triumph of world building, lighting, and sound design with still excellent looking special effects and also it's a total bore. Set in the grimy, rain-soaked streets of a dystopian 2019 Los Angeles, Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard, a weary ex-cop forced back into his old job as a 'Blade Runner', assigned to hunt down and 'reti...

SHALLOW GRAVE (1994) starts off almost like a sitcom, with three friends trying to find an interesting housemate before it evolves into a deal with the devil type plot about paranoia and how money can ruin even the closest of friendships. Danny Boyle's debut was the movie that allowed him to make the iconic TRAINSPOTTING and features many of the director's stylistic and cinematic flourishes including the use of fish eye lenses, dance music soundtracks, a constant sense of momentum in the plot an...