We're Not Critics Podcast - formerly Movie Pain or Pleasure

Remember how good the anime "Death Note" was? Well, Netflix's 2017 live action movie is the INVERSE of that! We have our first true hate watch as we discuss Netflix's "Death Note." We even brought along our own notebooks, or "death notes" to record our wrath. Should fans of the anime even bother? Listen to the end of the episode for our answer plus recommendations for WAY better movies than this garbage pile. This episode contains spoilers.

IS IT TAEKWONDO OR KARATE?! We discuss "Best of the Best"--what's painful, what's pleasurable, and what's a straight kick to the groin. How do two black belt snobs dissect this 1980s classic martial arts movie? Listen to the end for our recommendations of martial arts parodies and ultimate tournament fighting. This episode contains spoilers. 

We discuss "Cruella"--what's painful, what's pleasurable, what's fabulous, and what's meh. Can't go wrong with a villain origin story...or can you? Is it "The Devil Wears Prada" with a Tim Burton aesthetic or something entirely original? Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for recommendations for movies that get this villain theme right. This episode contains spoilers.

AJ and Melanie are two silly, sarcastic friends who love movies...even ones that are painful to watch. Every episode we'll explore a movie that ends up being a painful hate-watch or a guilty pleasure.