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  • tank girl & barb wire (with kae whalen)

    Pamela Anderson as a bounty hunter who impales nazis with the heel of her stilettos. Ice-T as the leader of a rebel group of half kangaroo men. A Courtney Love produced soundtrack featuring Björk and Face to Face. Lori Petty headlining an MGM-produced adaptation of a cult comic book series. Things that could have only existed in the mid-90s. For the seventh installment of our ROTTEN APOCALYPSE series, we're diving into a pair of steampunk Gen-X flicks that remind us what comic book movies looked like before the now-dominant behemoth of Marvel Studios. First up, it's the 1995 queer cult favorite "Tank Girl" starring Lori Petty, Ice-T and a young Naomi Watts. After that, we're jumping forward a year to 1996 for the softcore re-imagining of "Casablanca" you never knew existed with Pamela Anderson's notorious "Barb Wire."


    Podcast regular and co-host of Gay Wine, Kae Whalen, joins us to recount their "Tank Girl" Halloween costume and the cult following the movie amassed with young queer girls in the aftermath of its initial failure. We'll also be talking Pamela Anderson's cultural impact, "The L Word" creator Ilene Chaiken's first writing credit with "Barb Wire", Naomi Watts' quiet 90s, Kourtney's hatred of half-kangaroo men, and an unfortunate character named Big Fatso!

    You can follow Kae on Instagram @gaewhalen where you can catch up with their show, Gay Wine every week!

    54 min
  • the island & in time (with logan kenny)

    BAYHEM REIGNS


    we're seguing into post-apocalyptic movies for the second half of our ROTTEN APOCALYPSE series, beginning with two sleek dystopian chase thrillers starring a pair of beautiful white people on the run. first up, it's the return of Michael Bay with his oft-forgotten 2005 sci-fi bomb "The Island" starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson as a pair of clones on the run from an organ harvesting agency in the not-so-distant past/future of 2019. after that, we're heading to the year 2199 for the Andrew Niccol-helmed take on futuristic class warfare with "In Time" starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfreid.

    film critic Logan Kenny joins us for the second half of the episode to recount how "In Time" radicalized him at 10 years old and turned him into a lifelong communist. so join us as we discuss radicalization by Niccol, Ewan McGregor joining the elite 3-timers club on the podcast, Justin Timberlake's limitations as an actor Michael Bay's insider knowledge of the organ black market, the inherent sliminess of Alex Pettifyer, and the 2000 romcom "Down to You" starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Julia Stiles and Ashton Kutcher as "Jim Morrison".

    you can find Logan on Twitter @logankenny1 and read his unexpected 5-star reviews on Letterboxd.

    1 hr 21 min
  • the day after tomorrow & 2012 (with jake ures)

    What would the disaster movie be without the contributions of German director Roland Emmerich? For over 25 years, Emmerich has made a name for himself destroying cities worldwide, most famously in 1996's "Independence Day". Today on the podcast, we're looking back on Emmerich's magnum opuses: the global warming thriller "The Day After Tomorrow" and the disaster movie to end all disaster movies, "2012". Cinematographer Jake Ures joins us to discuss the effortless charm of John Cusack, Jake Gyllenhaal's early years as an up and coming leading man, the underrated character actor Glenn Plummer, Emmerich's unabashed love for 50 Cent, and America's least valuable leading man, Dennis Quaid.


    "The Day After Tomorrow" is currently streaming on HBOMax. "2012" is streaming on AMC+.

    1 hr 21 min
  • volcano & san andreas

    1997. A time when Tommy Lee Jones could headline a major studio action movie and Los Angeles was still reeling from the Rodney King riots and O.J. Simpson trial. A year when Hollywood gave us two volcano-centric disaster movies, but only one that cut right to the chase and called itself... "Volcano".


    For the fourth installment in our Rotten Apocalypse series, we're looking back at a pair of Golden State doomsdayers that explore two very different divorced dads and their quests to save (or not save) their teenage daughters. First up, it's the aforementioned "Volcano" starring Tommy Lee Jones as a city employee who cares more about being a hero than keeping his daughter (a young Gaby Hoffmann) safe from the volcano that has erupted right in the heart of the city. After that, we're heading to the not-so-distant past of 2015 for the ultimate Divorced Guy fantasy, "San Andreas", starring The Rock as a former marine who uses his work-issued helicopter to rescue his stacked ex-wife and daughter from the largest earthquake in California history.

    Get ready for a very L.A.-centric episode of Rotten Apocalypse as we touch on the long history of L.A.'s failed public transportation system, the absolute destruction of San Francisco, the soulless movie stardom of The Rock, and a truly bizarre homage to "Odds Against Tomorrow". Is "Volcano" an unexpected homage to 90s L.A. and working class solidarity? Why is Kylie Minogue in "San Andreas" for a total of 2 minutes? Is Don Cheadle one of our most deeply underappreciated actors? Did you know Forest Whitaker directed one of the two "First Daughter" themed movies in the early 2000s? Is there a shittier mall in Los Angeles than the Beverly Center? There's only one place to find out.

    "Volcano" is available to rent wherever you rent movies. "San Andreas" is streaming on HBOMax.

    52 min
  • the day the earth stood still & knowing (with jake ures)

    Hollywood is in the midst of a serious movie star crisis. in an era of Marvel superheroes and interchangeable Chris's, it's hard to remember a time when we had actual movie stars that could draw audiences to theaters. for our latest chapter in rotten apocalyptic cinema, we're watching the world burn with two of our favorite podcast mack daddies and two of our most timeless leading men: Keanu Reeves and Nicolas Cage.


    we're discussing two forgotten sci-fi disaster thrillers from the late 2000s that both came out when our boys were in one of their career dead zones. first up, it's the 2008 remake of the "The Day the Earth Stood Still" starring Keanu as the hot alien who has come to Earth to let the human race know they fucked up the planet and it's time to die. after that, we're joined by our in-house 9/11 commentator Jake Ures to unpack the gloriously batshit "Knowing" featuring Nicolas Cage as a professor turned full-blown Q-guy after unearthing a series of numbers that reveal when the world is going to end.

    what happens when a weird christian goth guy gets to make his version of an M. Night Shyamalan movie? why doesn't anyone wanna fuck the hot alien in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"? is there any movie star as daring and original as Nicolas Cage? are there any more honest-to-god movie stars? why are there so many moose running around on fire in "Knowing"? why is Nicolas Cage googling 9/11??? there's only one place to find out.

    "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is streaming on HBOMax. "Knowing" is streaming on Amazon Prime & Hulu.

    1 hr 24 min
  • michael bay's armageddon (with nick laskin)

    "Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion." -- Jeanine Basinger, in her essay on Michael Bay's 1998 "Armageddon."


    if this podcast was made for one director, it would be Michael Bay. for the second installment in our “rotten apocalypse” series, we’re celebrating the ultimate dudes rock disaster banger: “Armageddon.” the 1998 film was many things: the first movie to put oil drillers in space while eerily predicted 9/11. a movie that gave Owen Wilson his first major Hollywood role and delivered Aerosmith to the Oscars. one that gave Bruce Willis frosted tips and Ben Affleck a brand new set of teeth. “Armageddon” represents all the things we’ve come to love and appreciate about the man who was once hailed as the end of movies as we know them.

    podcast regular and Bayhem stan Nick Laskin joins us to wax nostalgic for the halcyon days of the 90s blockbusters we grew up with, as well as a laundry list of other rotten topics including: the all-star character actor lineup Bay assembles for his disaster epic, the unrivaled BDE of Billy Bob Thornton, the unsung MVP Will Patton, the power of Bruce Willis, Michael Bay’s possible thoughts on interracial marriage and music, as well as the golden era of movie soundtracks. so strap in for a very special love letter to a certified classic about dudes prevailing at all fucking costs.

    “Armageddon” is available to stream on amazon prime // you can find nick on instagram @vhs_soundtrack88

    1 hr 12 min
  • don't look up (with morgan maher)
    in honor of the hell world we currently live in, we're kicking off a 2 month retrospective celebrating one of hollywood's favorite sub-genres: the disaster movie. we're kicking things off with the recent oscar nominated liberal fever dream "don't look up" starring one of the biggest ensembles of proud white folks ever assembled, led by leonardo di caprio and jennifer lawrence as scientists who discover a giant meteor will collide with earth in six months and nobody really gives a fuck.
    actor morgan maher joins us to weigh in on the oscar-approved satire to see where the division lies between critics, audiences and the academy. is the move just preaching to the choir while further alienating the americans it *might* be attempting to reach? is anyone in the ensemble even acting in the same movie? was adam mckay a better satirist when he was making broad studio comedies for the masses? is hollywood even capable of making an honest to god satire anymore? is mark rylance's controversial portrayal of a tech billionaire as problematic as it's been made out to be? has any actress ever been cast as the concerned wife as much as melanie lynskey? and most importantly is "don't look up" based on a true story??? there's only one place to find out.
    you can find morgan on instagram at @morganpatrickmaher // "don't look up" is currently streaming on netflix
    1 hr 2 min
  • david lynch's dune (with kelsey holmes)

    over 35 years before denis villeneuve successfully brought frank herbert's landmark sci-fi novel to the big screen, david lynch entered the pantheon of notorious box office bombs with his own attempt at adapting the famously "unadaptable" classic. with the 2022 oscars finally upon us and denis villeneuve's "dune" more than certain to take home the most awards of the evening, we wanted to take a trip back to 1984 when producer dino de laurentiis thought that he finally had his very own "star wars" on his hands.


    we're lucky to be joined by our in house celebrity pussy-eating connoisseur and denver film society coordinator kelsey holmes to explain all things "dune" as we dive into the so-called "sci-fi 'heaven's gate'." is lynch's only rotten movie really as bad as its reputation suggests? how much of that fault lies with lynch himself? would the world have been a better place if we had gotten to see jodorowsky's adaptation with orson welles as the disgusting baron? does early 80s kyle maclachlan exist at the equator of cummy and cummed? is villeneuve's interpretation as good of an adaptation as we're likely to get? we're answering all of your pressing "dune" related questions right here on america's #1 podcast.

    you can find kelsey on twitter & instagram at @botticelli_bod // david lynch's "dune" is streaming now on STARZ

    1 hr 3 min
  • jane campion's the portrait of a lady // holy smoke (with lashea delaney)

    if there's one win you can count on next weekend at the oscars, it's jane campion becoming only the third woman in nearly 100 years to win best director. in honor of this depressing statistic and campion's legendary 35 year career, we're looking back at two of her biggest critical misfires that aren't the misunderstood masterpiece "in the cut." first up, it's campion's 1996 follow-up to her oscar-winning "the piano" with the nicole kidman-led "the portrait of a lady" followed by the 1999 cult comedy "holy smoke" starring kate winslet and harvey keitel.


    writer lashea delaney joins us to discuss campion's unparalleled career and her mid-90s "critical slump." is the 23% rated "in the cut" still our #1 campion? why is john malkovich our very first recipient of MMVP (most miscast valuable player)? is kate winslet our best actress who might not be very good at accents? did anyone work as hard as harvey keitel's penis in the early 90s? is "green book" *really* the worst best picture winner of the century? will campion's critics choice awards blunder cause any serious damage to her all but certain oscar win? do you guys think we're cool and if so, is it because we talk about cum so much? let us know when you write us a 5 star review on apple podcasts!

    you can find lashea on instagram @loureeds77!

    1 hr 22 min
  • roman j. israel // gemini man (with jourdain searles)

    for the next three weeks, we're showing love to some of this years oscar nominees and looking back at some of their biggest critical and financial misfires. this week, two of this years best actor nominees (and two of the biggest stars on the planet) go head to head in a pair of movies that would have crushed in the 90s. first up, it's 2 time academy award winner and 3 time podcast MVP denzel washington in his oscar nominated performance as the titual "roman j. israel, esq." after that, we're looking back at 2 time oscar winner ang lee's latest foray into 120fps with "gemini man" starring not one but two will smiths.


    critic/writer/comedian jourdain searles joins us to pay tribute to two of our best leading men and talk about the rest of the crop of 2022 oscar nominees, as well as colin farrell's character actor golden age, denzel's first unfuckable character, clive owen's fall from oscar nominee to straight to streaming action star, a haunting image of jim carrey as a cgi fish, and the evil that is "being the ricardos."

    follow jourdain searles on twitter & ig @judysquirrels and listen to her podcast bad romance wherever you get podcasts!

    1 hr 20 min

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A film podcast that digs through the bottom half of the Rotten Tomatoes barrel to re-evaluate, over-analyze and show our appreciation for all things Rotten.