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What makes a film a "Box Office Bust"? This question is what keeps NJ stand up comic Liam Wolfe up at night. Each week, Wolfe along with fellow cinephiles Matt Larue and Matthew Komar sit down, share ... more
FAQs about BOMBED!:How many episodes does BOMBED! have?The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.
March 07, 2024NEAR DARK (1987, Part 2) - Outlaw Vampires, Gory Bar Fights, The Demise of DEG and The Legacy of Near DarkIn part two of this brutally violent two parter, the gang get to discussing Near Dark in full, the demise of Near Dark's production company De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, their collective sadness over the passing of Bill Paxton and so much more. ...more1h 49minPlay
February 29, 2024NEAR DARK (1987, Part 1) - Breeding Mosquitos, Scaring Hitchhikers and the Vampire Craze of the 1980sThis week, the boys get neck deep in vampire cinema as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult classic Near Dark. On part one, we go deep into Kathryn Bigelow's career before Near Dark, some of the wackiest behind the scenes stories we've told on this podcast yet and we get into the Vampire craze of the 1980s. ...more1h 3minPlay
February 22, 2024GIGLI (2003, Part 2) - Anti-Charisma Romance, The Rainman Scale, Christopher Walken Out Of Nowhere and The Worst Rom Com of All TimeThis Week, the gang concludes their exploration into the Bennifer universe with part two of Gigli! We get into the movie itself, Liam introduces a new segment inspired by this trash, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino show up to be the best as always, Ben Affleck gives Kubrick stare to the ceiling while having sex with "Turkey Time" J-Lo, and so much more. It's pure madness this movie! ...more1h 32minPlay
February 16, 2024GIGLI (2003, PART 1) - Bennifer, Tabloid Romance, Rough Post Production and The Messy Lead Up To This DisasterThis week on this delayed Valentine's Day episode of Bombed, the gang attempt to get romantic with a two part heavy hitter episode. That heavy hitter being the notorious romantic comedy crime feature Gigli, starring Ben Affleck's lifeless eyes and Jennifer Lopez's lifeless expressions. Discussion includes a look into the "Bennifer" phenomenon, Don Johnson gets name dropped, Martin Brest's career prior to this dud, Sony Pictures being the worst and so much more. ...more59minPlay
February 09, 2024HARD EIGHT (1996/97) - PTA's Debut Feature, One Scene Performances, Nevada Nights and "Our Boy" Philip Baker HallThis week, the boys roll the dice, hit the slots and experience existential limbo by discussing the debut feature of Paul Thomas Anderson, the 1996 drama Hard Eight. Discussion includes PTA's career, Liam confusing Reno for Vegas, the 90s indie director boom, Larue wanting to be invited to the cookout, Philip Seymore Hoffman and so much more. ...more2h 6minPlay
February 01, 2024THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) -Robert Altman's Deconstruction Noir, Loaded With Sad Sacks, Cigarettes and Cat FoodThis week, in true noir style, the gang gets heavy into a classic who done it. Specifically, "what killed The Long Goodbye's chances at the box office". The outcome may shock you! Discussion includes a Robert Altman retrospective, Sterling Hayden's best Ernest Hemingway impression, the legacy of Phillip Marlowe, the many differences between Altman's Long Goodbye and the source material and so much more. Please don't feed your cat cottage cheese. ...more2h 10minPlay
January 24, 2024BRAZIL (1985, Part 2) - We Review Brazil and Accuse Several Actors Of Committing Various Crimes Against HumanityPART TWO! This week, the gang continues their discussion on Brazil. On part two, the boys get into the film itself, the weird right-wing fanbase for the movie, Brazil's notorious ending, the release and legacy of Brazil and much much more. We also accuse several actors of killing their wives, coworkers and other crimes against humanity. The saga continues! ...more1h 44minPlay
January 18, 2024BRAZIL (1985, Part 1): "Love Conquers All", Mud Throwing Wars, Bizarre Concepts and The Battle For Final CutThis week, the gang gets deep into another heavy hitter episode! On this two part episode, the boys discuss the 1985 sci-fi dystopian satire Brazil! On part one, the boys discuss Terry Gilliam's legacy, the battle for final cut, the "love conquers all" edit of Brazil, Gilliam's tactics to save his vision of the movie, the production of Brazil, too many gas leaks involved and so much more. ...more1h 25minPlay
January 10, 2024NORTH (1994) - The Most "Hated, Hated, Hated, Hated, Hated" Film Of 1994 (allegedly)This week, the boys take down another heavy hitter episode by discussing one of the more notorious box office failures of the 1990s. That being Rob Reiner's 1994 children's film North, the film that graced the world with Roger Ebert's infamous review and the film that crushed Rob Reiner's theatrical winning streak dead in it's tracks. Is North really that bad though? Discussion also includes a retrospective on Rob Reiner's career pre-North, the career of Alan Zweibel, our new take on Forrest Gump, children's movie burnout in the early 90s and of course, our review on the notorious motion picture. ...more2h 22minPlay
January 03, 2024A SCANNER DARKLY (2006) - Richard Linklater's Drug Addict Nightmare, Straight From The Melted Mind of Philip K. DickThis week, Larue and Liam start off the new year right, with a twisted adaptation of one of Sci-Fi legend Philip K. Dick's most challenging and personal works. While Komar was out working on the New Path plantation, the rest of the gang sat down and discussed Richard Linklater's 2006 sci-fi cult classic A Scanner Darkly. The boys also get into the life and influence of Philip K. Dick, the sobering reality behind A Scanner Darkly, Linklater's filmography, mid 2000s politics and so much more. ...more2h 49minPlay
FAQs about BOMBED!:How many episodes does BOMBED! have?The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.