Episodes

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Sidey, Dan, Reegs and Cris review The Big Lebowski, the Coen brothers’ 1998 Los Angeles stoner-noir starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Tara Reid, Peter Stormare, David Thewlis, Flea and Sam Elliott. They discuss The Dude’s rug and the inciting bog wash, Walter’s world of pain gun-pull on Smokey, Donny being told to shut the fuck up, Brandt and the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers, Maude on the flying trapeze, the dirty-underwear ringer, Jesus Quintana’s all-time entrance to the Gypsy Kings, Walter smashing the wrong Corvette outside Larry Sellers’s house, the marmot-that-is-actually-a-ferret, the green-polished toe, Jackie Treehorn’s drugging and the Busby Berkeley bowling dream, Donny’s death and Pismo Beach eulogy, Sam Elliott’s cowboy sign-off, Lebowski Fest and the Jeff Bridges Hall of Fame moment, and where The Big Lebowski sits in the Coen brothers’ 1990s run alongside…

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Sidey, Dan, Reegs and Cris review Mongol, Sergei Bodrov’s 2007 historical epic about the early life of Temüjin, later known as Genghis Khan. They discuss the film’s huge steppe landscapes, Temüjin choosing Börte as his wife, the poisoning of his father, Targutai’s betrayal, Jamukha as blood brother and rival, repeated captures and escapes, Börte’s loyalty, the film’s code of law and leadership, the final battle in the thunderstorm, and whether the film offers a whitewashed or culturally different view of Genghis Khan as a unifier and law-bringer rather than only a conqueror.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Sidey, Dan, Reegs and Cris review Pig, Michael Sarnoski’s 2021 drama starring Nicolas Cage as Robin Feld, a reclusive Oregon truffle hunter searching for his stolen pig. They discuss the film’s misleading revenge-thriller premise, Cage’s restrained performance, Alex Wolff as Amir, the Portland food underworld, the underground restaurant-worker fight club, Robin’s past as a legendary chef, the Eurydice restaurant scene, fine-dining pretension, chef culture, the emotional meal cooked for Darius, the death of the pig, the ending with Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire,” and why the film becomes a story about grief, memory and letting go rather than revenge.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Sidey, Dan, Reegs and Cris review Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours: Blue (1993), starring Juliette Binoche as Julie, a woman who survives the crash that kills her husband and daughter and then tries to cut herself off from grief, memory and human connection. The dads discuss the film’s place in the Three Colours trilogy, its theme of liberty, the opening crash, Julie’s failed overdose, the destroyed concerto, Olivier, Lucille, Sandrine, the swimming-pool scenes, the use of blue, the sudden cuts to black, the recurring music, the sugar cube shot, the huge streaming subtitles and Binoche’s exceptional central performance. Verdicts are unanimously strong, with Dan wanting to watch the rest of the trilogy, Sidey praising the brisk runtime and visuals, and Reegs calling the film a banger.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Sidey, Dan, Reegs and Cris review Traffic (2000), Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning ensemble drama about the war on drugs. They discuss Benicio del Toro as Javier Rodriguez, Michael Douglas as Robert Wakefield, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Helena Ayala, Don Cheadle and Luis Guzmán as DEA agents, the film’s colour-coded storylines, its portrait of cartel corruption and American demand, Caroline Wakefield’s addiction storyline, Javier’s baseball-field lights, the film’s Academy Award success and the frustration of streaming versions missing proper Spanish subtitles. The episode also includes a Top 5 Steven Soderbergh and Soderbergh-adjacent films discussion covering Che, Solaris, Contagion, Logan Lucky, Erin Brockovich, Magic Mike, Ocean’s Eleven, Haywire, Her and Out of Sight.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Dan, Sidey and Cris review Giant (2025), Rowan Athale’s biographical sports drama about Prince Naseem Hamed and his trainer Brendan Ingle. They discuss Pierce Brosnan’s performance as Ingle, Amir El-Masry’s swagger as Naz, the Sheffield gym setting, the racist backdrop to Naseem’s early life, Brendan’s training methods, Naz’s footwork and showmanship, the influence of Frank Warren and family members, the controversial 25% agreement, the breakdown of the trainer-fighter relationship, the Barrera fight, the imagined reconciliation scene and why the film is watchable and well acted without quite becoming a knockout. The episode also includes a Top 5 Giants featuring The Iron Giant, Fezzik, The BFG, the MonsterVerse, Game of Thrones, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, The Odyssey, Riding Giants, Twin Peaks and more.