Episodes

This week's Midweek Mention takes us somewhere unexpectedly moving — Bill Condon's Gods and Monsters (1998), a fictionalized account of the final days of James Whale, the British director who gave the world Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Sir Ian McKellen is extraordinary as the ageing, ail…

Bad Dads Film Review goes full courtroom chaos this week with My Cousin Vinny (1992) — the fish-out-of-water legal comedy where two broke New York kids take a wrong turn into the Deep South… and somehow end up charged with mu...

The premise (simple, but the film isn’t): A privileged but messy NYC teenager, Lisa (Anna Paquin) , causes a moment of distraction that leads to a bus hitting and killing a woman (Allison Janney) . In the immediate aftermath ...

This week we head into full remake territory with Doug Liman’s glossy, bone-crunching update of Road House . Jake Gyllenhaal steps into Patrick Swayze’s boots as Dalton: a drifter, ex–UFC fighter, and walking concussion who t...

A gritty, twisty one-night siege thriller that actually looks great (yes, you can see what’s happening). The RIP throws Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into a paranoid, internal-corruption nightmare where everyone feels suspicious...

This one starts the way all great cinema analysis starts: Dan’s birthday sandwich (father-in-law today, Dan tomorrow, Mrs the day after), a bit of life admin, and then straight into neon sci-fi with Tron: Ares . If your Tron ...

This week’s episode begins in full “Bad Dads” mode: we’re recording with barely any gear in sight, arguing about blinking lights, and realising—mid-flow—that “Island Week” might have scrambled everyone’s brains. But the chaos...

This episode begins the only way we know how: absolute chaos. We veer from wills, tits, and Stranger Things before eventually remembering we’re meant to be talking about a film. If you’re new here, that’s the show. The film i...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This episode is setting sail for adventure as we discuss legendary sailors in film and animation, take an inspiring look at True Spirit (2023), and revisit an iconic animated classic with...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This episode is packed with legendary warriors, epic battles, and high-stakes drama as we explore the art of precision, the horrors of war, and the supernatural forces of feudal Japan. We...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This episode takes us on an epic journey as we dive into the grand scale of cinematic giants and feature a review of the thought-provoking Godzilla Minus One , followed by a nostalgic tri...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we’ve got quite the lineup. We’re starting with our Top 5 Speeding Tickets in film—a challenge that took us on a wild ride through some of cinema's fastest moments. After that, we’...

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