Bad With Numbers

On this week's show, we're waving goodbye to this nightmare year with 1989's New Year-themed cash cow Ghostbusters II, directed by Ivan "Junior" Reitman. 

Did absolutely no-one in this movie learn from the events of the first one? 

How come Ernie Hudson gets such short-shrift all the time? 

What's in that slime anyway? Chances are, nothing good... 

Why didn't they use the pitch where the Ghostbusters have to battle dead criminals instead of an inanimate painting? 

Exactly how many dump trucks full of money did everyone receive for bothering to turn up for this film? 


Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine. 

Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros. 

On this week's show, we're experiencing severe festive head trauma as we talk about 1992's Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, directed by Chris "Bicentennial Man" Columbus.

How come Kevin isn't in care after the events of the first movie, or at least spending hours in therapy every week?

Why are Harry and Marv still together, and how come they made a 12-hour road trip just to rob a toy store?

What's really going on with the Pigeon Lady?

Why's there a big orange idiot smack-bang in the middle of this thing?

Plus sex museums, Kevin vs Wishmaster and just a whole bunch of singing the praises of Catherine O'Hara. We love her!

*This episode was remastered in September 2021. None of the original content was altered or edited.*

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine. 

Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros.  

On this week's show, we're roasting chestnuts on an open dumpster fire while we talk about 2018's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, directed by John "Aliens In The Attic" Schultz.

Where exactly is this movie set, and what draconian nightmare world does it exist in?

How come these leads have zero chemistry?

Exactly how long did it take the Netflix content-generating algorithm to dump this one out?

Why do we have to keep bringing Shrek into these episodes?

Wasn't Gerard Butler just fantastic in A Beautiful Mind? 


Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine.

Theme music by Audiopop.
Additional music by Sixtroke.
Illustration by Laura Medeiros

On this week's show, buckle up as we slide our cars sideways into 2006's The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, directed by Justin "Better Luck Tomorrow" Lin!

How much did That Actor get paid for This Cameo? What's the best way to get out of a speeding ticket? Why does nothing seem to faze the main character of this film? Where's the best place to set a F&F movie in Canada? What's with all the really up-close talking? Is Hollywood ready for Laura's pitch for Fast 10? All this, plus the dangers of Japanese toilets and a hotel run by dinosaurs?

*This episode of the show was originally released in December 2020. It was updated with remastered audio in August 2021. No content was altered during the remaster.*

The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift is directed by Justin Lin, and stars Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Sung Kang, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley and Sonny Chiba.

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine.

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Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros. 

On this week's show, we hubble, bubble, toil and trouble our way through 2020's The Craft: Legacy, directed by Zoe "Hey, Band Aid was good, okay?" Lister-Jones.

• How come these witches are all super-nice? 
• What's going on with David Duchovny's face? 
• Bong or penis pump: an ongoing concern. 
• Do ouija boards work? 
• Who the hell asked for a sequel to The Craft anyway?  

*This episode was remastered in September 2021. No content was edited or altered in the process.* 

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine.

Theme music by Audiopop.
Additional music by Sixtroke.
Illustration by Laura Medeiros

On this week's show, the gang experiences a mild psychotic episode whilst trying to unpack 2012's Thankskilling 3, directed by Jordan Downey.

• Kickstarter movies: friend or foe? 
• How much is it gonna cost to get Sam Raimi to take a pass on this one? 
• What's up with the animated hip-hop cat? 
• Why exactly does the turkey want that lone copy of Thankskilling 2? 
• Sorry, what's happening here?

*This episode was remastered in September 2021. No original content was altered or editing in the process.*

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine.

Theme music by Audiopop.
Additional music by Sixtroke.
Illustration by Laura Medeiros.

On this week's show, we're taking a deeply questionable trip through the streets of our hometown with 1988's Short Circuit 2, directed by Kenneth "big TV guy" Johnson.

• Is this movie racist? (Spoiler: Yes. Yes, it is.) 
• Who's got the worst fake Scottish accent in the history of cinema?
• How come Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy didn't wanna be in this one?
• Why did Neth spend a good part of his childhood thinking he was in 1992's Emilio Estevez stinker Freejack? 
• Precisely how little effort went into trying to disguise Toronto as NYC? 

*This episode was remastered in September 2021. No content was edited or altered in the process.*

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine. 

Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros. 

On this week's show, we're going bus-hopping and tomb-raiding with 2001's CGI-exsplatterganza The Mummy Returns, directed by Stephen "hell yeah, Deep Rising!" Sommers.

• Which member of the gang is actually BEST FRIENDS with Brendan Fraser? 
• What hell was going on with George A Romero's original pitch for this franchise? 
• Why's The Rock barely in this movie? 
• How come this movie doesn't have a single original idea? 
• Where was our invite to Winona Ryder's matchmaking BBQ?
• Exactly how horny is everyone in this movie?
• Did we mention how much we love Brendan Fraser?

*This episode was remastered in August 2021 from its original recordings in October 2020. No content was edited in the process.*

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine. 

Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros. 

On this week's show, we're talking 2020's snoozy horror Brahms: The Boy II, directed by William Brent "Stay Alive" Bell.

• Did nobody making this movie bother to watch the first one for continuity (even thought it's the same creative team behind both films)? 
• What the hell happened to Katie Holmes, and exactly how much of it is Tom Cruise's fault? 
• Is the creepy doll in Rodey's house the reason he's trying to defend this one?
• What kind of people are using "antiquedollcollector.com" anyway? 
• How the hell did we manage to stay awake through this slog of a film to record a podcast about it?  

*This episode was remastered in September 2021. No content was edited or altered in the process.*  

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine. 

Theme music by Audiopop. 
Additional music by Sixtroke. 
Illustration by Laura Medeiros. 

In our ill-advised debut, we're talking about 1991's Problem Child 2, directed by Brian "The Flintstones" Levant. 

• What's up with everyone dressing the same in this film? 
• Why is everyone intent on shouting at each other the whole time? 
• Did Gilbert Gottfried really coin the term "too soon"? 
• How come TV chat shows are so sketchy? 
• Are the set designers and art department the real heroes of this movie? 
• Why did Neth and Rodey miss all the best jokes? 
• Who the hell is Pierre, and why does Laura want to charge you 10 cents to meet him? 
• How accurate is this movie's depiction of puking at the fair? 

*The audio for this episode was remastered in August 2021. No content was edited or changed in the process.*

Bad With Numbers is a weekly podcast from Toronto, Canada, presented by Neth Knowles, Laura Medeiros, Rodey Gozum and Megan Swaine.

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