Overrated Podcast

It's our third annual Christmas episode and we're discussing A Christmas Carol (AKA Scrooge), starring Alastair Sim. Is it as much of a holiday humbug as Alan says it is? As his replacement film, Alan will take us to where the rainbow ends with his favorite holiday flick!

We're talking comic book movies again on Overrated- this time we take on the crown jewel (the size of a tangerine) of the DC cinematic universe. In this episode Joe will illustrate why Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight was the gritty, realistic take on comic book superheroes that audiences needed, but not the one they deserved. Holy Overrated, Batman! Will Joe come up with a rock-solid replacement superhero movie? Will Alan agree with him? Will this be our most controversial episode yet? The only way to find out is to tune into this episode of Overrated, same bat-time, same bat-podcast!

There is a certain film which critics have heralded as the greatest American picture of all time. Yes, it's none other than Citizen Kane, and Alan has agreed to take on this cinematic titan for our two year anniversary episode. Hold on to your milkshakes because Alan's replacement will give Welles' breakthrough film quite a bit of competition!

Our 2018 Halloween episode has Joe selecting perennial childhood fave The Goonies. Does it hold up as an action/adventure piece for kids and adults? Join us to decide for yourself, and stick around as Joe's replacement pick has another gang of kids going nards to the wall in the 80s.

Guess who's coming to podcast? It's none other than Thom Ernst, former host and producer of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies and current host of This Movie's About You. Thom dropped in to discuss the Sidney Poitier classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Does it stand up as a socially conscious, progressive piece of cinema, or has the passage of time diminished its relevance? Thom's replacement pick is a recent film that's been hailed as an instant classic in its own right, so get out those earbuds and have a listen!

The inimitable and fearless Matt Pfaff joins us in Joe's apartment to answer some questions and help piece together the puzzles of James Wan's Saw (2004). Why did it become one of the most popular horror franchises of all time? Is Danny Glover too old for this shit? Why does Joe wear cloaks during our recordings? Matt also suggests a humdinger for his replacement pick; a little known indie film that made us wonder if we were watching it, or if it was watching us.

In this episode Alan and Joe are joined by Andrew Patterson, Toronto-based artist, graphic designer and co-host of the You Gotta Love It podcast on the Bunz Podcast Network. As his overrated film, Andrew choses the inaugural entry into the popular action/spy/thriller franchise known as The Bourne Identity. Tune in as we revisit this Matt Damon vehicle with Andrew, who attempts to jog our memories and get us to remember that some parts of Jason Bourne's amnesiac adventure were pretty forgettable. Andrew's replacement film features an equally lethal protagonist within a very Grimm world.

This week we take a look at multiple Oscar winner, A Beautiful Mind (2001). By Joe's calculations, not much seems to add up in this biopic about mentally troubled mathematical genius John Nash. To balance out the equation, Joe selects the debut film of a notoriously calculating filmmaker which he thinks is an exponentially better watch. So let's crunch the numbers, count the infractions, and see if this all leads to a bit of division between Joe and Alan.

Joe and Alan are joined with special guest Nelson Sobral, former pro MMA fighter and guitarist of The Celebration Army who takes us on a deep dive into the 2017 Oscar winner for Best Picture, Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water. Is the nautical romantic fantasy worthy of "masterpiece" status, or is it a visually bloated monster that takes on more water with every minute of unnecessary screen time? Be warned... before you take the plunge with us, we get into a lengthy discussion about "fish sticks" and we ain't talking about Captain Highliner or Mrs. Paul's!

Greetings Earthlings! Alan and Joe want to believe that Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an overrated film. But the truth is out there so we're going to have to ask many probing questions about whether or not this film is truly a sci-fi classic. Alan has been wanting to talk about this film for a while, so this episode means something... we're just not sure what yet. We only have one request: take us to your listener!