Ryan Coogler's prohibition era vampire gangster film is burning up the box office, and we want to celebrate everything this movie does well. Turns out, it's a lot. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Insta…

We return to Nic Cage month and Nic Cage returns as a vampire! This time he's playing the father of all blood suckers, and we're diving in to find everything this box office flop does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @…

It's the obscure 80's Nicolas Cage comedy that spawned a thousand memes! We revisit this wacky dark comedy to find everything it does well, like possibly inspiring American Psycho. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast …

Disney's family friendly American history version of The Da Vinci Code was a hit at the box office, but received underwhelming reviews from critics. This week we take a second look at this Nic Cage caper flick to discover everything worth celebrating. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/…

We're kicking off a whole month of Nic Cage with a movie from his action star era. While this may not be the most over the top Cage performance, the movie itself is one of the more bonkers films he has been a part of. We're revisiting what is perhaps the most pre 9/11 movie of all time to find what it does well. Join the Best of the Rest discord: h…

It's one of the most notorious box office bombs of all time, and for our 200th episode we're scouring this film for signs of life. Plus, Bob Buel returns for BotR Trivia! Listen to Bob Buel's podcast 99 Questions Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@g…

This Andy Samberg vehicle may have crashed harder at the box office than a moped stunt gone wrong, but the movie managed to find its audience on home video. Today we take a second look to find out why. Cool beans! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@…

Critics weren't too kind to the Chris Farley vehicle at the time, but this week we're taking a second look at the comedy cult classic Tommy Boy and discussing everything we love! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on…

SNL-ish month begins with the Adam Sandler movie that established what to expect from an Adam Sandler movie. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocal…

BIG ANIMAL MONTH concludes with one of the most infamous movies in the genre. This special effects heavy jungle adventure film was praised by Roger Ebert, but not many others at the time of its release. This week we revisit Anaconda to find everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.…

Can you believe the 90's film about a talking gorilla that leads a team to a lost city to fight a group of ugly gorillas with lasers didn't receive much critical acclaim? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter…

Not to be outdone by the sharks in Deep Blue Sea, crocodiles got their own creature feature that summer with Lake Placid. It's an all star cast and a bizarre story, and we're biting down on everything we loved. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gma…

We kick off BIG ANIMAL MONTH with one of the more notorious shark attack movies to feature a rapper in its cast. We're talking about everything we enjoy, including the rousing speech by Samuel L Jackson and the immediate aftermath (IYKYK) Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast…

Our final movie of the year comes courtesy of the original friend of the show, Rachael Logan. She brings a childhood favorite and we debate whether it should have been part of our childhoods, and if it's spooky enough for the Halloween season. We will return in 2025! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://ww…

After reaching superstardom in movies like The Mask and Ace Ventura, Jim Carrey starred in a supremely strange Ben Stiller film about an obsessive cable installer. This week we return to the 90s to find all the positives in this alternative comedy. Listen to Holden Hintz on How to Waste Your Time! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.…

Steven from the Great Game Debate podcast has brought one of his favorite movies to the show, and we're talking football, beer, cockney slang, and a whole lot more bruv! Check out the Great Game Debate on YouTube or wherever you download podcasts! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user…

Friend of the show and host of 99 Questions BOB BUEL returns, and he has brought a gift! We're talking all the positives and everything we love about CLUE! Flames... on the side of my podcast... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Me…

When Disney announced they were making a young Han Solo movie, most fans simply wondered... why? Audiences did not show up to the theater to find out, and the result was the least profitable Star Wars film to date. But this week we revisit the spin-off stepchild of the franchise to find everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: ht…

At long last, George Lucas completed the prequel trilogy and bridged the gap between sagas. Fans and critics were more favorable this time around. Kind of. This week we're diving into the prequel trilogy one last time to find everything we enjoy! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/…

Three years after Episode I was released to mixed reviews, George Lucas gave the world Episode II and the reception was arguably worse. But this week we are diving into the middle of the prequel trilogy to only discuss what it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast …

We're kicking off prequel month with the one that started it all! It's hard to overstate the fandom backlash at the time, but today we're just talking about everything we like in Episode I with podcaster and Star Wars superfan Brian Keese! We're talking performances, droid designs, and even a little Mandalorian. Now THIS is podcasting! Check out Br…

Five years after the release of the original film, Ghostbusters II failed to live up to studio and audience expectations. This week we revisit the second installment of the long running franchise to determine what it got right, and ask questions like "Is the Statue of Liberty a Mech?" Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb…

Even though Ghost Ship was a modest box office success, the critics were not kind. This week we revisit this tale of a doomed vessel to talk about everything it does well! Yes, of course we are talking about THAT scene... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestofthe…

The remake of the 1960 cult horror film made an impression with some movie goers, but was ultimately a critically panned financial disappointment. This week we are joined by special guest Codey Mathis to discuss everything Thir13en Ghosts gets right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/u…

The second attempt to adapt Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House was a modest box office success, but was panned by critics and mocked by the Wayans Brothers. This week we revisit The Haunting to find everything it got right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Emai…

In 1999, one of Vincent Price's most iconic films was remade for a new audience. Unfortunately that audience was not very interested. This week we take a second look at the B movie homage to find everything it got right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestofther…

Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is the worst reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes, and this week we try and find something about it to celebrate. Let's go... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bo…

Problem Child was a modest hit that many millennials remember fondly, but may be surprised to learn that the movie didn't receive a single positive review. Today we take a second look to find what they missed! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmai…

Highlander earned its place in the cult classic hall of fame with its ambitious story, stylish action, and the immortal line "There can be only one!" Highlander II has a different legacy. This week we dive into what many have called the worst sequel of all time to find some positivity! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNP…

All month long we're talking about movies with a 0% critic's score on Rotten Tomatoes, and we're starting with the western comedy Wagons East. With John Candy, Richard Lewis, and John C. McGinley in the cast, there's no shortage of positivity to be found talking about this one. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch:…

David Wain's feature debut barely had a theatrical release, and was despised by critics. Yet years later, it managed to grow an audience big enough to justify two Netflix spin offs. We're taking a second look at the summer camp comedy with an absolutely stacked cast to determine what exactly it got right over 20 years ago. Join the Best of the Rest…

Before he played White Goodman in Dodgeball, Ben Stiller starred as Tony Perkis in Heavyweights. Unfortunately this turn as an obsessed fitness instructor did not strike a chord with critics or make a splash at the box office, but this week we're taking a second look at everyone's favorite nostalgic summer movie about a fat camp to determine what i…

The character of Ernest P. Worrell finally made the leap from TV commercials to the silver screen in 1987 with Ernest Goes to Camp. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this movie found a bigger audience on home video than the box office. This week we revisit the nostalgia classic and discuss what it gets right! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discor…

Unlike Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Friday the 13th franchise did not begin with a critically acclaimed first entry. Nevertheless, it has stood the test of time and this week we revisit the horror classic as part of SUMMER CAMP month to discover what this one got right. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb…

After a hiatus from adapting their sketches into feature length films, SNL gave it one more shot in 2010 with MacGruber and were quickly reminded why they had stopped. Despite it's initial reception, the Will Forte movie has grown an audience over time and today we take a look at why this movie became a modern cult classic. (Exactly one of us is in…

The highly anticipated team-up is here! We dive into everything we loved about the Merc with a Mouth's intro to the MCU, the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and the gratuitous amount of cameos! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Socia…

In 1998, Saturday Night Live rushed their new hit star into theaters with A Night at the Roxbury. Although Will Ferrell would go on to much greater success, his first leading film failed to impress at the box office. Now we take a second look to ask.... what is love? And what does this movie do well? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://disco…

After a very brief showing in theaters, It's Pat failed to gain much steam on the home video market either. But this week we're digging up this 90s relic to determine what the movie actually does well. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] So…

The first SNL sequel was far less successful than its predecessor, but that doesn't mean it isn't EXCELLENT! We take a second look at Wayne's World 2 and it's outstanding cast and convoluted jokes to discuss everything this movie gets right. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrc…

When Saturday Night Live decided to debut some of its characters on the big screen, one of the first adaptations to get the green light was Coneheads. Despite a weak box office and less than stellar reviews, it worked its way into the popular culture of the 90s through cable TV and VHS rentals. Now we're taking a second look at this flop to find wh…

Part man, part machine, all remake. Critics and audiences alike were dismissive of the 2014 remake of RoboCop, but this week we take a second look at the sleek reboot to find what the movie does well. The stacked cast includes Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson, and the action has stood the test of time. Dead or alive, we're hashtag…

The Day The Earth Stood Still is a bonafide classic of the sci-fi genre, so there was understandably much hesitation from movie buffs when it was announced there would be a remake in 2008 starring Keanu Reeves. Although a moderate financial success, the new version did not win over critics or supplant the original in many people's eyes. This week w…

Many cried fowl at the very idea of remaking the Paul Verhoeven sci-fi classic, and when Total Recall released in 2012, not many people changed their minds. Today we're taking a second look at the Colin Farrell would-be blockbuster and searching for what works here! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www…

How do you remake a classic film with one of the most famous sci-fi twist endings ever and still win over critics and audiences? You don't. But that's not stopping us from diving into Tim Burton's star studded remake of Planet of the Apes and finding everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: ht…

Video game adaptations don't have the best reputation when it comes to their critical reception, but none may be as infamous as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, which holds just a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes. We're revisiting the infamous sequel to find what is worth celebrating in this film. Bring it on. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg…

Just a few years after Resident Evil hit theaters, Silent Hill got an adaptation of its own. Although it stayed closer to the tone of its source material, critics were not impressed. This week however we are diving into everything this movie does right! Creepy atmosphere, crazy monsters, whole body degloving, there's a lot to discuss... Join the Be…

This week we are presenting a debate from our appearance on the Great Game Debate Podcast! What is the best year for movies: 1957 or 1999? Listen to the Great Game Debate wherever you get your podcasts, and watch the video version of the debate here! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/u…

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One of Capcom's biggest franchises got its own big screen adaptation in 2002 with Resident Evil, directed by the same man that brought us Mortal Kombat in 1995: Paul W. S. Anderson. Critics were not kind, as is the case with most video game movies, but the movie found its audience and spawned numerous sequels. One of us loves the RE games, the othe…

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has had a very successful, if not uneven run in Hollywood. Rampage seemed to please casual movie goers well enough, even if it did not win over critics. We are kicking off Video Game Month II with one of the more bizarre adaptations made so far. Does the monster mayhem satisfy? Is Jeffrey Dean Morgan criminally underrated?…