The Prom, based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, features a slam dunk cast with Midas Touch himself, Ryan Murphy, at the helm. The film scored 2 Golden Globe nominations and a fair bit of recognition. Yet The Prom also received middling scores from critics, a wide array of controversy, and a fair amount of eye rolls from even Broadway biggest fans. So what makes The Prom so divisive? And who had it right? Tune in to hear why Elle won’t get hired by Law and Order, her beef with Nicole Kidman, and our horrendous singing of the songs that made this musical so popular.

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Music, Sia’s directorial debut which launched this weekend, popped onto most radars after a widely publicized insensitive casting choice and/or a shocking 2 Golden Globe nominations. So, naturally, I was curious to see what the HFPA saw in the film that audiences and critics, almost unanimously, did not. What I found was...shocking.

Kicking off our big Oscar season, Hillbilly Elegy is one of the more alarming entries to be both critically divisive and yet deserving of nominations. So, who has it right? The critics? Or the voters? This week, we aim to analyze the implications of a problematic story, the reasons why Terminators cannot be neutral, and my theory in comparing Amy Adams to Kevin Garnett

The only movie in the Studio Ghibli canon to claim rights to a rotten score on rottentomatoes.com, Tales From Earthsea is a fantasy epic with a cult following. So, we’re the critics right? This week was a fascinating analysis of one of the greatest studios in animated film history, as well as an in depth look at how a film can still flounder with Willem Dafoe as the leading villain.

In the canon of American Pie-esque romps, Eurotrip clocks in as (debatably) one of the most forgettable, save for a smash hit cameo provided by the incomparable Matt Damon. Yet, somehow, the collective consciousness of both me and my guest found a nostalgic spot in our hearts for the film. So this week we decided to re-examine. Come for the random comparison of Eurotrip to Uncut Gems, and stay for the thought provoking insight about how far American politics have come.

Vanishing on 7th Street may just be a little known apocalyptic film from 2010, but it was also a blast to review this week. In this episode, you’ll hear all of our deep existential thoughts, our biblical interpretations of the rapture, and our greatest fears of the afterlife...no I’m just kidding. You’ll just hear me fawn over Hayden Christensen and Thandie Newton, and Kacey gush about John Leguizamo. But it has some neat insights too. I think. I hope.

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Leave it to Wonder Woman to be the centerpiece of the most highly anticipated film to release in 2020. Ending the year of shenanigans with a glimmer of hope, director and creator Patty Jenkins opted to grant us all a wish to finally see the sequel to her DCEU blockbuster. But something about the critical air surrounding this sequel was giving off a different vibe. So I decided to investigate. What I found was a surprising film, one that baffled me in ways I never quite expected...but were they good? Or bad? Tune in to find out!

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If you’ve been waiting 25 episodes for me to actually lose it, congratulations! I LOST IT. X-Men Origins Wolverine is truly one of the most infuriating films I’ve ever had to witness. As a comic fan, and a fan of cinema, this was a film I always wanted to do on this show. A true bucket list item. And as a fan of film criticism I’m extremely proud of this episode. We shouted, we lamented, and we left no stone unturned. I know I say this often, but I hope you enjoy episode 25 of BMP as much as we enjoyed making it.

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While Tim Allen was busy filming the greatest movie of all time, Christmas with the Kranks, he was apparently also starring in the third installment of The Santa Clause trilogy. And though it was released 2 years after Kranks, it now joins the legacy of Christmas classics from Mr Allen. The Escape Clause is...baffling. But how and why is such a long story. One that only this podcast will (perhaps) be able to answer...

In 1994, The Santa Clause took the world by storm becoming the only Christmas movie to feature Tim Allen in a fat suit. 8 years later, The Santa Clause 2 is here to take the world by storm once again by doing...the exact same thing. Is it a funnier movie? Is it a better movie? You’ll just have to listen to find out. But one thing is for sure: the Desantification Process has begun!