John-uary returns!! This year we're celebrating with the sequel that asks: "What if EVERYONE in New York City was secretly an assassin?"

Chapter 2 expands the Wickiverse in every direction—more gold coins, more secret rules, more secret rooms behind secret rooms, and a hotel staff that has seen everything and will comment on none of it. The Continental becomes less “luxury hotel” and more “violent LinkedIn,” and John Wick proves once again that the most dangerous man alive can also be the politest.

Joe and Greg discuss why this is Joe's favorite John Wick movie, create approximately 47 drinking games, debate turtleneck-and-suit fashion choices, and explain why this is the ultimate "how to make a sequel" masterclass. They're going Applebee's after this, once they figure out how the gold coins work.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Opening Question

5:27 - What makes John Wick Chapter 2 a Great Bad Movie?

58:18 - Back of the Box

1:00:10 - Box Office and Critical Reception

1:07:58 - Drinking Games

1:13:05 - Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

1:15:01 - Important Questions

1:30:44 - This has been great, but we need to go

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In this very special year-end live extravaganza, we present the 1st Annual Golden Helicopter Awards—a completely serious, extremely prestigious live ceremony honoring the incredible achievements in Great Bad Film this year. There are surprise winners, devastating snubs, and at the end there can only be one Best Great Bad Movie (AKA the 70est Percent Movie.)

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Seattle Times writer Moira Macdonald and our good friend David Hallgren join us to talk about (Moira's pick!) Rampage, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson… Moira was a mystery guest to Greg until the moment she arrives, orchestrated by David and Joe Sky-Tucker. 

This week we learned 2018’s Rampage is an under-celebrated feat in cinema…. Potentially one of the most enjoyable movies in recent years. The Rock once again teams up with director Brad Peyton to make a movie David describes as “the seventy-est percent movie ever made.” (70% of course being our Rotten Tomato rating for every movie we watch.)

This was a surprisingly easy movie to write a love letter to, and an absolute blast for Greg and Joe to hang out with Moira and David. 

It goes without saying… All four of us laughed a lot, and learned a little something about ourselves along the way 😀

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Surprise Guest #1

01:02 - Surprise Guest #2

07:16 - What makes Rampage a Great Bad Movie??

29:28 - Drinking Games

53:26 - Back of the Box

56:46 - Box Office and Critical Reception

01:03:15 - Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

01:05:14 - Important Questions

01:32:10 - This has been great, but we need to go

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Is Skyfall the best Bond movie? Joe calls a last-minute audible so we can find out. It's time for us to write a love letter to another Great Bond Movie®. Wait.... Important question.... Did our Quantum of Solace episode deserve a sequel? 1000% yes.

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We've alluded to our love of this movie for a long time... It's time to look 2 minutes ahead, and talk about the incomparable NEXT.

Nicolas Cage stars as Shy, Socially Awkward Nicolas Cage. Usually that would work, for some reason it doesn't here. Director Lee Tamahori, who has proven himself as an incredibly talented director, also seems to be having an off day. Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore are there to raise the bar, but can't save this movie from itself. 

It's a real mystery why this movie doesn't work and yet is one of the most enjoyable films in history. Greg and Joe can't stop watching and talking about it.... So where is the magic that makes this amazing? They find that one of their favorite editors, Christian Wagner, brought much of the magic. Cinematographer David Tattersall does some arresting work. Production designer William Sandell brings his A-Game. Writer Gary Goldman wrestled with tough source material, and brought some contemporary ideas to the script. Great people, above and below the line, make this a sneakily great movie, one that we will rewatch forever. 

We do a lot of episodes for them. This one is for us. 

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Greg & Joe receive a concerning JEEP alert, and in turn write a love letter to the new Kathryn Bigelow CLASSIC A House of Dynamite. It's a movie that answers some questions, and seriously DOESN'T answer others. The result? A new category of movie for this podcast!

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Opening Question

3:39 What makes Deja Vu a Great Bad Movie??

41:55 Back of the Box

44:28 Box Office and Critical Reception

52:05 Drinking Games

59:05 Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

01:01:05 Important Questions

01:20:21 This has been great, but we need to go

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This week, a love letter to Tony Scott’s patriotic, time-twisting thriller Déjà Vu. Denzel Washington stars as ATF agent Doug Carlin, who investigates a New Orleans ferry explosion—and stumbles into a government surveillance program that somehow also doubles as a time machine with excellent satellite coverage.

It’s part detective story, part love story, 100 percent Tony Scott energy: orange filters, low flying helicopters, Val Kilmer squinting, and an SUV that literally drives into the past.

Greg and Joe learn something about themselves along the way.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Opening Question

3:39 What makes Deja Vu a Great Bad Movie??

41:55 Back of the Box

44:28 Box Office and Critical Reception

52:05 Drinking Games

59:05 Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

01:01:05 Important Questions

01:20:21 This has been great, but we need to go

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This week, on a very special episode, Greg picks a comedy. Great Bad Movies are usually accidentally funny. Game Night is just actually funny. Really, really funny. But you know what? Also a great action movie AND thriller.

Greg and Joe roll the dice on 2018’s Game Night, the sharp, fast, and surprisingly stylish action comedy from John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They break down the cast (Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, Lamorne Morris, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, and more), the thriller-meets-comedy tone, standout scenes like the one-shot Fabergé egg chase, and why this film nails the rare balance between action and laughter. Plus, Greg reveals his obsession with the directors’ craft and Joe compares the film’s twists to Tenet and Inception.

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BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. In a very special episode of Great Bad Movies, our incredible editor Sam picks our movie, and then plants the idea in our dreams. So now we think it was our idea. (He did that by invoking our relationships with our fathers. It's a whole thing.)

While Greg and Joe both think this is one of Christopher Nolan's best movies, it is not without some asterisks. Hence: A perfect movie for Sam to pick for our show.

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On a very special "Joe's Pick" episode of Great Bad Movies, we grab our white-rimmed sunglasses and head to Tokyo for 2021's Kate, with the always amazing Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson. There's a lot to say about his movie, but most importantly you should know that David Leitch produced it, and that's why it's immediately on our list 😀

Joe and Greg break it down, laugh a lot, and learn something about themselves along the way.

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