Since 2010, the We Hate Movies podcast has been loudly celebrating and tearing apart movies from across the spectrum: from forgotten '80s actioners and insane romantic comedies of the '90s, to the early CGI blockbusters of the aughts and the hyper-nostalgic franchises of the 2010s and today. Every week, comedians Andrew Jupin, Stephen Sajdak, Eric Szyszka, and Chris Cabin pick a movie from the near-past to discuss and joke around about in all its positive and negative glory.
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Hello from Peak Show! Our new series is Tales From the Rec Room – a podcast that uses nostalgia as a jumping-off point for a discussion on pop culture, context, rabbit holes, pop psychology and more! Movies, TV, music, video games – did you first consume it via physical media in a rec room? Then we’ll cover it.
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Welcome to The B-Side, a podcast for The Film Stage! Here we talk about movie stars and directors. Not the movies that made them famous, or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. From box office fiascos, to interesting curios, and hidden gems, we examine the also-rans of Hollywood and beyond.
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“This is a Spike TV movie, right?” - Eric On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza gets down and dirty for the all-or-nothing days as we chat about Robert Rodriguez’s still totally wild comic translation, Sin City! Thankfully, folks, this movie still looks totally rad! How eerie is Elijah Wood as Kevin? Even with as fun a ride as…
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Friend of the show Kelsey Goldman whip out their notebooks full of observations for their triumphant return to the mid-90s. In this fun and introspective episode, we revisit Nickelodeon’s first feature-length movie, Harriet the Spy. We discuss the evolution of the Kid Power genre, the movie’s meditations on the loneliness of childhood – which both …
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“That image should not be in the movie!” - Chris on the drool shot On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza goes to Family Film Country as we chat about the 90’s dog classic, Beethoven! How much of a knock-off Wet Bandits are Stanley Tucci and Olive Platt in this? Does Grodin’s character think he’s gonna take over the world with …
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we sometimes talk about movie stars! We sometimes talk about movie directors! Today, we talk about both! Specifically, the B-Sides of the Mission: Impossible franchise.It’s just Dan and Conor today folks, waxing poetic on Tom Cruise’s legendary franchise and the B-Sides that we were inspired to discuss. We’ve chosen one …
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“Bottle of red, bottle of white, whatever gets me laid tonight!” - Eric as Matt Hooper On this month’s We ❤️ Movies episode, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the modern Hollywood Blockbuster with a chat all about the perfect film, Jaws! Is there a more memorable film score in existence? How amazing is this cast, like, top to bottom? Is the…
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S15: On-Screen Live Summer Finale: 28 Years Later Review, MASSIVE Rest of Summer Preview, Secret Movie™️ & More!
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On the summer finale of On-Screen Live, we're chatting about Danny Boyle's recently released horror masterpiece, 28 Years Later, going over the weekend box office, previewing a bunch of movies that will release while we're on break, including Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman, Weapons, The Naked Gun, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Eddington, r…
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“The four of us are on a one-way bullet train to Stupid City” - Andrew on covering this movie for the show On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza does indeed head to Stupid City as we’re talking about the really silly, really short, sci-fi thriller, Lucy! How totally great is Choi Min-sik in this movie? Precisely how many secon…
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Well-rounded multimedia producer and former music journalist Ryan Stephenson Price stops by to continue our journey through the early aughts and to go to where the podcast has never gone before: pop punk! Yellowcard’s violin gimmick didn’t win them a lot of fans with critics, but they were much loved by sort-of-angry teenagers everywhere – and then…
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S15 Ep807: The Return of the Living Dead
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“It’s the only zombie movie that’s appropriate to watch at a July 4th barbecue! - Andrew On this week’s show, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza gets a little spooktacular as we chat about the super-fun, summer-set zombie flick, The Return of the Living Dead! Why does this Skeleton Warehouse have to be open until 10PM on a holiday weekend? How gre…
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Ep. 164 – Mike Leigh (feat. Alex Heeney)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss Mike Leigh, one of our greatest living filmmakers. Born in England in 1943, Leigh remains an artist for the everyday person more than most. And this descriptor is quite reducti…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower with Helen Marukh
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Former high school wallflower Helen joins Bree, who really should have been more of a wallflower in high school, to discuss the 1999 novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We discuss the pace of change in pop culture from the early to late 90s, how we see ourselves in Charlie, how to communicate deeply internalized feelings in a book versus a movie…
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S15: WHM Mail Bag for June 2025: Throwing Up at the Movies, Death on Screen, Stuck to the Toilet on a First Date & More!
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On this edition of the WHM Mail Bag, we're plugging our Superman II digital show, while also reading some letters from loyal listeners brave enough to submit their sordid tales to our inbox! In this edition, we're hearing from a person who got food poisoning from blackberries and then went to the movies, another who ate bad bar food and was stuck t…
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S15: On-Screen Live - 6.16.25 - M:I - The Final Reckoning, The Phoenician Scheme, and Predator Killer of Killers Reviews & More!
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On this week's On-Screen Live, we're playing catch-up and chatting about some movies we've caught over the last couple weeks including Tom Cruise's final(?) bow as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, along with the latest from Wes Anderson, The Phoenician Scheme, and Dan Trachtenberg's bloody, animated tryptic, Predator: Killer…
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“He dresses like an Old West gigolo…” - Eric on Mick Dundee On this week’s episode, the Totally Cool Awesome 80s jag of the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza is covering the second highest-grossing film of 1986, the croc-out-of-water comedy, Crocodile Dundee! Why does the movie take so long to get to New York City? What in the hell were they thinking…
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The Butterfly Effect (2004) with Stephen Sajdak
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Welcome to Season 3, where you can’t sleep at night, because everyone is screaming! We Hate Movies cohost, improviser and former Smash Mouth frontman impersonator Stephen Sajdak joins us to, for some reason, revisit the 2004 attempted Ashton Kutcher reinvention, The Butterfly Effect. We’d say Kutcher’s laughable attempt at a dramatic turn is the mo…
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“There’re piles of skulls, which of course I appreciate” - Steve on the set design On this week’s episode, Totally Cool Awesome 80s Month and the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza pay tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer with a convo about the super-fun Ron Howard fantasy flick, Willow! How amazing are Warwick and Val together on screen? Isn’t it re…
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Ep. 163 – Ryan Gosling Part II (feat. Cory Everett
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we return to one of our earlier subjects: Ryan Gosling! Our B-Sides are The Ides of March, Gangster Squad, Only God Forgives, and First Man. Our guest is our dear friend Cory Everett, creator …
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S15 Ep804: 28 Days Later (W❤️M) [TEASER CLIP]
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“It’s been almost 25 years and this thing still rips!” - Andrew On this month’s We ❤️ Movies, we’re talking about Danny Boyle’s landmark horror masterpiece, 28 Days Later! How incredible is John Murphy’s score here? How surprising is it that the early-DV cinematography still holds up so well? How amazing are these performances from Cillian Murphy, …
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S15 Ep803: Rambo: First Blood Part II
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“He’s the walking dead!” - Eric on contemporary Sly’s look On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza launches into month two by celebrating the Totally Cool Awesome 80s! First up, we’re talking about the stupidly-titled Rambo: First Blood Part II! How funny is it that this movie pulls a complete 180 on the philosophy of the first …
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S15 Ep802: Mission: Impossible III (with Ben Worcester)
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“He’s at the height of his Lost powers here” - Ben on J.J. Abrams On this week’s episode, we welcome Ben Worcester onto the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza to chat about the super-fun action sequel, Mission: Impossible III! How great is this engagement party scene with Ethan working the room? Has there been a better M:I villain than the late, great…
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Ep. 162 – Clint Eastwood (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss Clint Eastwood, the director and the movie star. Our B-Sides are Breezy, White Hunter Black Heart, Blood Work, Flags of Our Fathers, and The Mule. Our guest is the impeccable Mitche…
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S15: On-Screen Live 5.19.25: Our Reviews of Sinners, Thunderbolts*, Friendship & Final Destination: Bloodlines!
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On this edition of On-Screen Live, we're playing catch-up as we review a bunch of stuff we've seen over the last few weeks since being off the air, including: Ryan Coogler's Mississippi-set vampire opus Sinners, Jake Schreier's solid MCU entry Thunderbolts*, Andrew DeYoung's outrageous Tim Robinson comedy Friendship, and Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Ste…
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S15 Ep801: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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“Hold on to your hats, folks, Chris Cabin likes this movie!” - Eric On this week’s episode, we’re going back to The Prequels on the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza to do a proper episode on Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith! How great is that Count Dooku exit at the beginning? How catty are all the sarcastic Battle Droids? Does this movi…
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S15 Ep800: 8MM - OUR 800TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR!
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“Both [Cage] and George C. Scott [in Hardcore] share the same forehead sweat…” - Andrew On this week’s very special episode, we’re celebrating EPISODE 800 with a very sleaze-tastic conversation on Joel Schumacher’s 8MM! How funny is it the screenwriter got upset that the content was toned down from his more hardcore vision? Was Cage’s Tom Welles in…
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Ep. 161 – Maggie Cheung (feat. Nick Newman)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.It’s a day to celebrate! We discuss the legend Maggie Cheung! Our B-Sides include Lost Romance (a.k.a. Story of Rose), Full Moon in New York, Green Snake, and Sausalito. Our esteemed guest for this …
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“Whedon at the line….oh, no, another brick!” - Steve, on the screenplay clunkers On this week’s episode, the 2025 Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza kicks off with a trip to Franchise Town as we discuss the fun, Spader-tastic sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron! How great is James Spader with this Ultron performance? Are there too many characters in this …
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Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (feat. Murtada Elfadl)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the great Debra Winger! Our B-Sides include Legal Eagles, Betrayed, The Sheltering Sky, and Forget Paris. Our guest is the inestimable Murtada Elfadl, Culture Writer, Critic, and…
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S15 Ep798: Mission: Impossible - Fallout (W❤️M, PREVIEW)
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Check out this super-sized preview of our W❤️M episode on Mission: Impossible - Fallout! To hear the whole show, click through to our Patreon and sign up now. Instantly unlock this show, along with hours, upon hours of exclusive shows! “It was like a MacGruber wedding!” - Eric on Ethan’s nightmares On this month’s death-defying We ❤️ Movies episode…
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S15 Ep797: The Craft (with Angelica Jade Bastién)
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“This is just a collection of mediocre covers.” - Chris on the soundtrack On this week’s episode, the gang’s under the spell of the mid-90’s witchcraft cult classic, The Craft, chatting about the flick with long-time friend of the show, Angelica Jade Bastién! Does this movie get better with each viewing? Couldn’t the script have added a little more…
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“I want real kids fighting each other!” - Chris, on the flashbacks On this week’s episode, we’re chatting about the nowhere-near-as-good-as-its-sequel assassin film, The Accountant. Couldn’t we have done this whole thing without all the flashbacks to them as kids? Did we need the Treasury Department cold on the Accountant’s trail the whole movie? D…
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