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Episode #65 - Wild Wild West

It is physically impossible to say the words Wild Wild West and not put a little bit of Will Smith in it. We put that theory to the test for what felt like 2 hours. With help of new roommate and best friend (Kyle is dead to us… and also was busy during this recording) Isaac, the guys do their top 5 Will Smith movies, including consensus number 1, 7 pounds. They also discuss how this movie is so bad and so good, and ask the big questions like what was Selma Hayek doing the whole time and HOW W...

Episode #64 - The MOD Squad

We watched The MOD Squad. We talked about The MOD Squad. We did a MODPOD, that’s it, that’s the pun. We’re just trying to emotionally prepare you for what was at the moment we recorded it, the worst podcast we’ve ever done… In honor of Kyle’s favorite movie, Joker, we did a movie by Joker writer Scott Silver. Starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps, and Giovanni Ribisi you would think this could be good. YOU’RE WRONG. Deep dive with the guys as they slowly lose their minds, overdo soundbites, say th...

Episode #63 - The Wedding Date

Meg’s getting married! That’s right, Nick’s younger sister is taking the next step but before they can tie the knot they had to get her only brother’s blessing… which he would only give live on his bad movies podcast. Along with her soon to be husband, “Bug Boy” Cole, the gang ranks the top 5 wedding movies, talk sexy about Dermot Mulroney, discuss Debra Messing’s real hair color and decide that Amy Adams is probably mean in real life. ALL IN UNDER AN HOUR!

Episode #62 - The Dark Tower

Cross over to a new dimension of high hopes and desolate results. Nick and Stephen go Tommyknockers deep into KingWorld, analyzing the Hollywood flop that was The Dark Tower (2017). Be prepared to listen to what the boys would do if they had "Shine", the best Stephen King adaptations, and how/why this movie skewed so bad from its source material. Listen, Rate and Subscribe!

Episode #61 - The Little Rascals

We’ll get you, you little rascals, and your little dog too! That’s right, we did the classic, the little known prequel to Scooby Doo… The Little Rascals! The guys with guest Ted turn into Little Rascals themselves talking everything from the iconic “I got a dollar” song to Nick explaining in excruciating detail what exactly a “rascal” is. They rank the best rascals and don’t give each other rascal names but if they did, Stephen would be Burpy. Listen and subscribe!

Episode #60 - Gone in 60 Seconds

For our 60th episode we dipped into the classics. A cult classic, a Nic Cage classic and a classic what did I just watch. The guys and returning guest Derek "The" Lamb "Man" drive deep into Nic Cage character acting, bad car chases, and how Freb is one the true king! So hop on board and, LET'S RIDE!

Episode #59 - Men in Black: International

We did our second live review of the summer, Men in Black (colon) International. Not even a neuralizer can save you from what happens in this movie. Nick and Stephen are alone in the headquarters and almost burn the place to the ground. They do top 5 MIB aliens, start revving their engines for CATS and experience so many technical difficulties they almost quit podcasting. IT'S GREAT!

Episode #58 - The Beach

Two idiots and Brittany decide to talk about Danny Bolye’s worst film, and it gets REAL weird. We finally introduce the world to the genius that is our social media guru, and why a Southeast Asia sabbatical to an overcrowded island can lead yourself into a video-game like psychosis (we’ll get into that). All that and a heated debate of Leo’s best films, and why we all said “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”

Episode #57 - Taxi

Queen Latifah. Jimmy Fallon. Taxis. How this golden triangle of comedy didn’t come together to produce a watershed comedy of the decade is beyond us. We blame Uber! Everyone blame Uber! Join the guys for a Kyle-less and Alex-less podcast extravaganza, where Nick and Stephen were left to their own devices and had the time of their lives. They talk about everything from French people loving Taxis to the top taxi movies of all time. It’s a roller coaster of a pod, if roller coasters were taxis a...

Episode #56 - Dark Phoenix

Reel Rotten is Dead, and we are REBORN AS A DARK PHOENIX PODCAST. We’ve entered a new age. A live age. An age where Nick and Stephen PAY their hard earned money and see movies in theaters. This is our first live review, and we stupidly did Dark Phoenix. We cover everything but mostly focus on how horrible Cyclops is. Seriously, he’s just the worst. Also we have an X-MEN draft. No one picked Cyclops, because again, he’s the worst.

Episode #55 - Rollerball (2002)

After all… you’re my Rollerballlll. This week we watched what can only be described as a movie, Rollerball. Joined by now recurring guest Mike Choinard, the guys get into the 2002 Rollerball remake. Never seen the first one, it’s OK they didn’t either. In this episode they discuss if this movie killed careers (it did), who got sent to jail for this film (they all should have), and if LL Cool J can ever be too much LL Cool J (he can’t). It’s also filled with Stephen losing his patience with Ni...

Episode #54 - Godzilla (1998)

It's a bird. It’s a plane. It’s something that looks pretty similar to Godzilla. That’s right, the guys are taking on the King of Monsters and talking the Matthew Broderick Godzilla. You may know it by it’s alternate title, Jurassic Park: Dumb Version. The guys talk top 5 monsters, how gumballs are the secret to outrunning raptors, and the longest most thorough two minute recap of all time. Also, Nicky and Stevie return!

Episode #53 - Mother's Day (Bonus)

Nick's MOM is back! Deb returns for the season two finale Mother's Day episode. She explains childbirth, which kid is her favorite and a mother's love. They talk Julia Roberts' wig, top movie moms of all time, and how Stephen will never feel real love. Also support Deb's Diane Keaton podcast! Note: This podcast was recording in a large room at Nick's mom's house, so we apologize if the quality isn't the same as usual.

Episode #52 - Pokemon: The First Movie

Gather you holographic Pokemon cards! It’s time to throw down for Pokemon: The First Movie. Pokemon trainer Jess joins the crew. Together they talk personal top 5 Pokemon, how Team Rocket deserves better, and how Pikachu has to be the strongest Pokemon of all time. Nick does his “best” Professor Oak, and Stephen goes ALL IN on how morally wrong Pokemon training is. Who struck MewTwo first????

Episode #51 - The Avengers

This week we watched Avengers. Not Infinity War or Endgame... The Avengers.  Where Sean Connery tries to kill people with the weather while wearing a bear costume. In this episode the guys argue with Kyle, shame Kjax and his fact shack and draft Marvel Avengers teams! Also, British people are robots? And Nick does the worst accents of all time. Listen up!

Episode #50 - Joe Dirt

IT’S OUR 50TH EPISODE! To celebrate, we had a HOF Joefest! Returning guest Joe Mancini joins Nick, Stephen, (and Kyle) to get down and Joe Dirty and talk about other Joe movies, Livermore, CA, poop jokes, and Dave Matthews Band. 

Episode #49 - Larger Than Life

Bill Murray has worked with some of the greatest actors of all time, like Odie from Garfield, himself from Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties, and a myriad of ghosts in Ghostbusters, but his biggest co-star by far is Tai the elephant in the cinematic “classic” Larger Than Life. In this episode the guys dive deep into the extremely shallow world of movies starring elephants and break down everything from hitch-hiking with an elephant, to feeding and elephant, to why Bill Murray seems to always do t...

Episode #48 - Elektra

Women centric superhero movies are finally starting to get some recognition in the world today, but it’s always important to remember where you came from and thank goodness Captain Marvel didn’t come from Elektra. In honor of Super Women we decided to take a look at a movie that apparently no one wanted to make, and when they did they settled on the most ridiculous decisions. The boys with help of new and not woman guest (sorry) Jackson talk about Elektra, Marvel, Ben Affleck, how Jennifer Ga...

Episode #47 - Gotti

You Gotti be kidding me! Gotti did not win the Razzie Award for Worst Picture, and we’re protesting by devoting an entire episode to Gotti. Holmes and Watson is funny! Gotti is the least remarkable movie we’ve ever seen, and that’s a bad thing. So we get into what has to have been the nicest movie about the worst person ever. John Travolta and others come together to make what should have been the worst movie of the year, and we will die on this hill shot down by gangsters. The guys with recu...

Episode #46 - Polar

It’s cold. It’s snowing. It’s a good day for death. That’s the life motto of our good friend and star of Polar, Mads Mikkelsen, who is first of all our good friend and also the star of our first Piss Poor Stream, Polar. Currently on Netflix this movie mostly about blood, death, and sex is one of our best episodes of the year (it’s still early). Brand new guest Mike joins the boys Nick and Stephen and they really get to the bottom of the barrel and scrape out all the leftover body parts still ...

Episode #45 - Fresh Episode 2018

We finally get to talk about good movies. Nick and Stephen go over their top ten movies of the year, best scenes of the year, and Kyle's top 10. Kyle's top ten is really the most ridiculous part, seriously, listen.

Episode #44 - Fifty Shades Freed

Happy Valentines Day, a day filled with love, money spending, flowers and sex? The sex is what we're here for. BDSM in particular. This may be the first podcast ever that both the men in it were dominated by the woman on the podcast. Nick and Stephen subbing to reoccurring guest and amazing woman Rachael Tiss dig deep into the really fucked psychology of Fifty Shades Freed. We do top 5 sex scenes, and come up with the next Fifty Shades film. Honestly, if you're single, listen to this, and if ...

Episode #43 - Out Cold

As the Polar Vortex sweeps through the nation, we here at Reel Rotten remember a simpler time when snow just meant it was time to go shred the gnar with your boys. Which is why we threw it back to the early 2000s and a snowboarding hit that probably shredded right past you, Out Cold. Featuring recurring guest Eric, Nick and Stephen celebrate winter by watching the last best worst snowboarding movie of all time, don’t @ us. The guys do a winter Top 5, play a new genre pitching game, and discus...

Episode #42 - The Happening

New year, new podcast! 2019 is our year, it is the time when things are going to finally occur for us. Go down if you will. An event will transpire. An incident will take place. This year for Reel Rotten it is Happening! So that’s exactly what we did. Twas an M. Night after New Years and a week before Glass. Not a Shyamalan twist could be trusted especially not the grass. To bring in 2019 Nick and Stephen dove deep into the remarkably short shrub of The Happening. A film that is shocking in m...

Episode #41 - Jingle All The Way

Still have that Christmas hangover? Well this episode will probably make it worse because it’s the BIGGEST EPISODE YET! The kitchen studio was filled with egg nog, Christmas cheer, and guests as the guys had on 3 people to discuss the Christmas classic Jingle All the Way. You’ll hear everything from Schwarzenegger singing carols to Schwarzenegger saying all the reindeer’s names to why Phil Hartman was so down casually break up marriages. With the help of Chris, Tyler, and Wil; Nick and Stephe...

Episode #40 - Jack Frost

Picture something made of your nightmares conglomerated. Now picture that as a snowman. We present to you, Jack Frost. No, we’re not talking about the horror film Jack Frost about a murdering serial killer snowman, this is the much more terrifying Jack Frost… Michael Keaton. For our second Christmas movie we watched a film about a man that dies and comes back to life as a snowman to spend more quality time with his kid. We’re still not sure what qualifies something as “quality time” but there...

Episode #39 - Reindeer Games

We don’t play no games, and definitely don’t play any Reindeer Games, unless of course Ben Affleck is involved. It’s Christmastime, which means it’s time to get down to business and do Christmas in every way possible. First up is your favorite action Christmas movie (if Die Hard, and frankly many other movies didn’t exist) Reindeer Games! This episode is the first of our Christmas series and is such a bad Christmas movie that they had to reshoot scenes and missed their Christmas release date....

Episode #38 - Taken 2

Prepare to be Taken 2 a place unlike any you've ever been. Unless you've seen Taken then it's almost the same plot all over again, but with even more Albanians. Nick and Stephen get deep into the Liam Neeson universe answering all of your questions like why can't his daughter drive yet, and just where is Albania and what are the best Liam Neeson action movies of the last decade. This podcast is basically an audio version of an action movie in Istanbul, loud, badly edited, and full of gun shot...

Episode #37 - Semi-Pro

Jackie Moon is one of the most legendary promoter, player, coach, owner to ever not exist in the world of basketball. He did leave a legacy behind though, in Semi-Pro the ridiculous basketball film starring Will Ferrell and the deepest cast we've had yet on Reel Rotten. Nick and Stephen with guest Chris explore the semi professional world of basketball with the depth and charisma of Charles Barkley, Shaq, Kenny and Kyle as Ernie. They talk top 5 Will Ferrell movies, best quotes, and pretty mu...

Episode #36 - Free birds

Happy Thanksgiving, hopefully you followed the true vegetarian way like us here and ate pizza for dinner with your family. We recorded this bonus podcast as our thanks to you for listening. It's almost as good as the movie we watched, Free Birds! Which is about time traveling turkeys, so IT'S AMAZING! This movie had the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, and Amy Poehler and we can almost guarantee you've never heard of it. Featuring new segments, singing, no Kyle, and turkey talk!

Episode #35 - Cop and a Half

The Reel Rotten crew does a Burt Reynolds tribute episode, and what better way to remember a legend than by watching one of his worst movies and criticizing it endlessly. This movie features Burt Reynolds as a grizzled old cop who gets an 8-year-old as an actual partner because he witnesses a murder. That's the actual plot of a movie. Insanely popular guest Wilfredo returns to Reel Rotten studios (a kitchen) and he and the boys sure do get off topic in this podcast that's almost as long as th...

Episode #34 - Halloween Resurrection

Happy Hallloowwweeennnn... resurrection! Michael Myers, fresh off Austin Powers, is back and ready to take on Busta Rhymes in Halloween: Resurrection. This Halloween sequel will remind you of everything horrible about the early 2000s. Featuring some of your favorite actors like Tyra Banks, Busta Rhymes, the guy from Smart House and the kid from Rookie of the Year. Nick and Stephen with (little to no) help from the producers Kyle and Alex get deep into the worst Halloween movie of the series.

Episode #33 - Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Alien vs Predator: Requiem is the sequel we didn't know we needed to original film we never wanted in the first place. Nick and Stephen dive deep into this ludicrous film where aliens and predators fight and basically kill every human in a small town in the process. No one is safe in this sequel and no one is safe on the podcast, anyone can (metaphorically) die at any time. So listen up and listen in to the latest episode of Reel Rotten.

Episode #32 - Congo

Reel Rotten has delved into the ridiculous, the funny, the action, and insane, but never in the same film, until we did Congo. If you missed this gem in your childhood you missed out. Featuring everything from talking gorillas, to diamonds, to albino gorillas protecting diamonds Congo has it "all". In this episode the criticism and awe flow almost as strongly as the drinks of the hosts. Bad movies are our business and Congo is good business. Watch this film (or not) and listen in!

Episode #31 - U.S. Marshals

We’ve got a bonus pod, and another fugitive. It’s been 20 years since U.S. Marshals and 25 since The Fugitive and we decided to watch the one without Harrison Ford. Who needs him when you have TLJ, the always angry man, the wrinkle machine himself, Tommy Lee Jones. In this intimate episode Nick and Stephen without any producers or rules do a late night pod on one of their favorite action movies. So listen up and stay til the end when they pitch Fugitive 3 because that way you can tell your fr...

Episode #30 - Heavy Weights

We've all been fat, or at the very least thick little babies, so we get it. Heavy Weights is a film that will go down as the greatest fat camp movie of all time and that's why it's a Hall of Fame Reel Rotten selection for us. Featuring Ben Stiller's best villain performance and our special guest Tanner we get down to just what makes this movie still enjoyable today. So come here you devil log and give it a listen.

Episode #29 - Baywatch

What do you get when you combine The Rock, Zac Efron, beautiful women and dick jokes.... The answer is a remake of a tv show that not a lot of people remember or know about. Nick and Stephen, along with new guest Wilfredo dig in the sand and do that thing where you bury each other and put like boobs on yourself and stuff. Baywatch is streaming so watch it and then listen, it's gonna be fun!

Episode #28 - The Big Green

Episode #27 - Revolution

Happy Independence Day! It's the time of year when you cook outside, light stuff on fire, and see big box office movies, but what really happened in 1776 when our founders said fuck tea, and fuck King George? Well, if you base all of your history knowledge on 1985's Revolution, you'll likely think the American Revolution was very muddy, revolved a little too much around drummer boys, and had taken place on location in England. So in the interest of creating a better society Nick and Stephen w...

Episode #26 - The Flintstones

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they make you hate their family. From the town of Bedrock, filled with product placement and... you get it. In honor of dinosaurs once again being the hottest thing in the history of time we watched the Flintstones movie. With the help of our guest Sophie we dig deep into the prehistoric past of 1994, and not so fondly remember a film from our childhood. Currently streaming on Netflix, subject yourself to this movie and join in on our "fun." 

Episode #25 - The Circle

The Circle is just a shape to most of you, but to others it's life. We get deep into the ridiculous premise that is The Circle and just how a movie that could have been so right, goes so dang wrong. Featuring bad accents, police states, and kayaks this movie has it all and we have something to say about all of it. Complete with our own shape themed movies and general disbelief that this movie was made.

Episode #24 - Blade: Trinity

Blade. Laser. Blazer. Wesley Snipes doesn't wear a blazer in this movie but he sure does fuck up some vampires. We watched Blade: Trinity in honor of Ryan Reynolds talking his way into Deadpool. Though it was on the high side of Rotten Tomatoes this movie will always be low to us. Featuring our "guest" Alex (we know, we know), we break down just how Blade: Trinity breaks down 15 minutes into the movie. Though under 2 hours it really feels like 2+ hours you'll never get back. We talk Reynolds,...

Episode #23 - The Perfect Score

Do you remember your SAT score, or are you trying to actively forget it? Well your living in the past and/or dwelling on the past is almost over. A movie about the test that test that you've likely moved on from is the cure. So start the timer, get your number 2 Ticonderoga pencil and fill in those dots and join Nick and Stephen on the only journey about the SATs that you'll ever take.

Episode #22 - Batman & Robin

Episode #21 - Grandma's Boy

The holiday for tokers and smokers and stoners has come and gone, but we couldn't help but capitalize on the rich genre of stoner comedies. Joined by cannabis enthusiast Jacob, we break down the movie about boys for boys. We highly recommend going back in time and watching this movie again as a teenager, because it only gets worse from there.

Episode #20 - Ready To Rumble

Having the post-Wrestlemania Blues? Didn’t think it was fair how that they wrote that one guy to lose to another? Have no fear, because we vented your frustrations for you, by giving the ol’ snapmare to the classic professional wrestling film Ready To Rumble. Listen in as we discuss the highest high, and lowest lows of this sports entertainment classic, and Oliver Platt!

Episode #19 - The Sixth Man

March Madness is almost at an end, but just in case you're not ready we have a podcast episode for you! We watched NCAA basketball movie favorite, The Sixth Man. We brought on our own sixth man, hoophead Dave, who provided the 6'8" height, as well as the basketball knowledge to this MADNESS themed podcast. We talked the Wayans, how having a ghost on your team is cheating, death, and of course did a fantasy basketball draft. LISTEN UP! 

Episode #18 - Assassin's Creed

We know what you're thinking... With arms wide open! No, not that Creed. We watched the Creed where they murder people and where the movie is unintentionally murdered of all value in the process. Nick and Stephen and special guest and video game fanatic Sean watched the worst movie involving the word creed, and got down to just how did they take such a cool idea and make it so, so, so lame. We play many games, go off topic quite often, and enjoy the podcast more than the movie. Listen up!

Episode #17 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

It's the month of women, and we're starting to think we celebrated it the wrong way, we watched Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. With the help of girlfriend of the pod, Ellen, we dive deep into the (arguably) better version of Indiana Jones. We talk about Angie's career making movie, how it leads to Brad Pitt, Cambodia, and beyond. The episode also features the new and most exciting games ever to be done (probably) on Reel Rotten. 

Episode #16 - The Emoji Movie

WARNING: In honor of this being the worst movie of the year we produced easily our worst podcast to date. We experienced feedback and buzzing throughout the episode, and though we would love to blame it on our producer Kyle it seems to be just a temporary equipment malfunction. So if you make it through the episode, email us and we'll send you bitcoins. REAL BITCOINS!  Fire emoji, is not the emoji we would use to describe this movie. The "winner" of The Golden Raspberry, The Emoji Movie is p...