You Hate Movies

In this episode, join us in the You Hate Movies Thunderdome, as we pit beloved movie characters, one-by-one, in a brutal, all-out battle to the death. Today’s Thunderdome: Tom Hanks. Could Woody defeat Forrest Gump? Root for your favorite Tom Hanks in the Thunderdome! Featuring: Abi Porter, Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter. Spoilers: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Revenant, Dallas Buyer’s Club, the Pixar short Lava, Bosom Buddies, Arthur Christmas, Toy Story, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, and Cast Away.

Is TV really the new film, or just an inherently limited medium for those who hate movies? In this episode we pit the best of TV against the best of movies in order to determine who rules the narrative format. Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Stranger Things, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Seinfeld, Grey’s Anatomy, Breaking Bad, Parenthood, Friends, My Name is Earl, Dead Poet’s Society, Drop Dead Diva, Dexter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal.

Every year we bet big on which movies will make the most money during the summer movie season. In this episode, find out who was clever enough to count on Finding Dory and who was clueless enough to bet on Independence Day: Resurgence.   Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, and Tyler Hanns.   Spoilers: X-Men: Apocalypse, Toy Story 2, Star Trek Beyond, Cats and Dogs, and the Whitney Houston song, "I'm Every Woman."

Join a panel made up of those who love David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic, those who hardly remember it, and someone seeing it for the first time. Together, we argue about whether Fight Club translates to new, modern, and female audiences. Featuring: Erik Tabinowski, Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, and Patrick Porter. Spoilers: Fight club (the novel and its film adaptation), Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Mission to Mars, A Beautiful Mind, The Dark Knight, Jaws, 12 Monkeys, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seven, American Psycho (the novel and its film adaptation), Karate Kid, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan.

Join us as we explore the most exciting and/or dumb movie news from August, 2016. Why is China upset about 3D? What is the BBC’s all-time favorite movie? Did Tyler just promise to watch all the Madea movies? The answers—as well as our expert opinions—await you, followed by our most anticipated movies of the fall. Featuring: Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns Spoilers: Jason Bourne, Fantastic Four (2014), Harry & the Hendersons, Phantom Menace, the Dead Rising video game, Furious 7, Tammy and the T-Rex, Paddington, The Shining, The Evil Dead saga, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Batman Begins, The Grey, Taken, Liam Neeson’s movies (in general), Batman (1985), Godzilla 2000, Face/Off, Mamma Mia, Training Day.

Warner Brothers is at it again with another DC comics adaptation. Like Man of Steel and Batman v Superman before, critics and audiences are already  wildly divided over David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. Is this another classic case of critic’s pessimism, or will we finally have to admit this is a dud? Featuring: Josh Porter, Josiah DePaoli, Liam Gonnason, Matt Hughes, Mike Jensen, and Patrick Porter. Spoilers: Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman, Tomorrowland, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ghostbusters 2016, Bourne Identity, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Batman the Animated Series.

In this episode we debate whether or not the fifth film in the Jason Bourne franchise is a worthwhile return. Featuring: Josiah DePaoli, Mike Jensen, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: Every Bourne movie, Save the Last Dance, Snatch, Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," The Ocean's Eleven Trilogy, Mr Robot, Finding Dory, and Home Alone.

It’s 2016 and the Jason Bourne franchise is still trucking. To prepare for the latest installment, join us as we debrief the original trilogy with old fans and a guy meeting Jason Bourne for the first time. Featuring: Josh Porter, Liam Gonnason, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns Spoilers: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Spider-Man, Ronin, Captain America: Civil War, The Incredible Hulk, Scooby-Doo, Captain America: The First Avenger, Die Another Day, Enemy of the State, Captain America: The Winder Soldier, True Lies, Transformers, Dark Knight Trilogy, Awakenings, andDaniel Keyes’ novel Flowers for Algernon.

Join a panel made up of those who love James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster, those who hate it, and those seeing it for the first time. Together, we argue about whether Avatar deserves the acclaim or the critique, and how it fares upon first viewing seven years after the 3D hype. Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, Tyler Hanns Spoilers: Avatar, The Revenant, Memento, The Terminator, Titanic, Lord of the Rings, The Polar Express, Beowulf, True Lies, The Dark Knight, Fern Gully, Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves, X-Men, Inception, T2: Judgment Day, Wall-E, Star Wars: Episode I, Toy Soldiers, Terminator Salvation, Jurassic World, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train Your Dragon, Gravity, the first trailer for the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, The Universal Studios Terminator Ride, and the song from The Jungle Book, “The Bare Necessities.”

We’ve finally arrive at Paul Feig’s 2016 reboot of the supernatural comedy classic, Ghostbusters. Can a fantastic director and perfect casting breathe new life into the beloved franchise, or did all that talent go to waste? Featuring: Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, and Tyler Hanns. Spoilers: All Ghostbusters films, Avatar, Bridesmaids.