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The gang get political! This week, Komar got the boys to sit down and watch the forgotten Oscar Bait political drama, 2018's The Frontrunner starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Bill Burr and a list of other notable actors. Discussion includes Jason Reitman's very boring career, the tale of Gary Hart, failed Oscar films, Larue saying more outrageous things as usual, mumblecore and this weird little film that no one remembers.

GET ON THAT DANCE FLOOR AND KILL IT BABY!! This week on an insane two part episode, Liam gets deep into one of his Covid hype fixations as the gang discusses 2003's Party Monster starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama and Wilson Cruz. In part two, we finally get to discussing Party Monster (2003), it's limited release, how Party Monster twists the truth, and the epilogue on Michael Alig's post prison life and (spoiler alert) untimely death.

GET ON THAT DANCE FLOOR AND KILL IT BABY!! This week on an insane two part episode, Liam gets deep into one of his Covid hype fixations as the gang discusses 2003's Party Monster starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama and Wilson Cruz. In part one, Liam dives into the true crime behind the biopic, discussing Michael Alig, Disco Bloodbath, the Club Kids of the early 90s, the murder of Angel Melendez and the bizarre true story that inspired Party Monster.

This week, the boys are back to take revenge on their biggest enemy, Lorne Michaels and NBC. We get into Norm Macdonald's leading role debut, 1998's Dirty Work, starring Macdonald himself, Artie Lange, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley (in his final role) and so many cameos. Discussion includes making fun of Chris Kattan, SNL drama, Bob Saget, the summer of 1998, OJ Simpson and so much more.

This week, the crew sits down with the oldest movie they've covered and discuss John Huston's odd meta parody, 1953's BEAT THE DEVIL! Discussion includes car crashes, wrestling matches between Truman Capote and Humphrey Bogart, cliffside freefalls, decade re-evaluation and so much more. Plus, we found out the 1950s were loaded with horse movies and racist westerns.

THIS WEEK, the boys get their wrestling boots on for this slobberknocker of an episode, as the boys suffer thru 2000's READY TO RUMBLE! Discussions include as brief of a breakdown as possible on World Championship Wrestling (WCW), David Arquette winning the world title, Scott Caan being Scott Caan, Joey Pants, Rose McGowan suffering in this awful movie, one of the worst acting performances we've seen in a while, the death of WCW and so much more.

In part two of this brutally violent two parter, the gang get to discussing Near Dark in full, the demise of Near Dark's production company De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, their collective sadness over the passing of Bill Paxton and so much more.

This week, the boys get neck deep in vampire cinema as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult classic Near Dark. On part one, we go deep into Kathryn Bigelow's career before Near Dark, some of the wackiest behind the scenes stories we've told on this podcast yet and we get into the Vampire craze of the 1980s.

This Week, the gang concludes their exploration into the Bennifer universe with part two of Gigli! We get into the movie itself, Liam introduces a new segment inspired by this trash, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino show up to be the best as always, Ben Affleck gives Kubrick stare to the ceiling while having sex with "Turkey Time" J-Lo, and so much more. It's pure madness this movie!

This week on this delayed Valentine's Day episode of Bombed, the gang attempt to get romantic with a two part heavy hitter episode. That heavy hitter being the notorious romantic comedy crime feature Gigli, starring Ben Affleck's lifeless eyes and Jennifer Lopez's lifeless expressions. Discussion includes a look into the "Bennifer" phenomenon, Don Johnson gets name dropped, Martin Brest's career prior to this dud, Sony Pictures being the worst and so much more.

This week, the boys roll the dice, hit the slots and experience existential limbo by discussing the debut feature of Paul Thomas Anderson, the 1996 drama Hard Eight. Discussion includes PTA's career, Liam confusing Reno for Vegas, the 90s indie director boom, Larue wanting to be invited to the cookout, Philip Seymore Hoffman and so much more.

This week, in true noir style, the gang gets heavy into a classic who done it. Specifically, "what killed The Long Goodbye's chances at the box office". The outcome may shock you! Discussion includes a Robert Altman retrospective, Sterling Hayden's best Ernest Hemingway impression, the legacy of Phillip Marlowe, the many differences between Altman's Long Goodbye and the source material and so much more. Please don't feed your cat cottage cheese.

PART TWO! This week, the gang continues their discussion on Brazil. On part two, the boys get into the film itself, the weird right-wing fanbase for the movie, Brazil's notorious ending, the release and legacy of Brazil and much much more. We also accuse several actors of killing their wives, coworkers and other crimes against humanity. The saga continues!

This week, the gang gets deep into another heavy hitter episode! On this two part episode, the boys discuss the 1985 sci-fi dystopian satire Brazil! On part one, the boys discuss Terry Gilliam's legacy, the battle for final cut, the "love conquers all" edit of Brazil, Gilliam's tactics to save his vision of the movie, the production of Brazil, too many gas leaks involved and so much more.

This week, the boys take down another heavy hitter episode by discussing one of the more notorious box office failures of the 1990s. That being Rob Reiner's 1994 children's film North, the film that graced the world with Roger Ebert's infamous review and the film that crushed Rob Reiner's theatrical winning streak dead in it's tracks. Is North really that bad though? Discussion also includes a retrospective on Rob Reiner's career pre-North, the career of Alan Zweibel, our new take on Forrest Gump, children's movie burnout in the early 90s and of course, our review on the notorious motion picture.

This week, Larue and Liam start off the new year right, with a twisted adaptation of one of Sci-Fi legend Philip K. Dick's most challenging and personal works. While Komar was out working on the New Path plantation, the rest of the gang sat down and discussed Richard Linklater's 2006 sci-fi cult classic A Scanner Darkly. The boys also get into the life and influence of Philip K. Dick, the sobering reality behind A Scanner Darkly, Linklater's filmography, mid 2000s politics and so much more.

This week, the gang close out 2023 with a true holiday classic, the 1985 sci-fi drama Enemy Mine! The story of warring factions, intergalactic racism, Mad Max rejects committing slavery and the bond between two soldiers having to survive on a deadly planet. Discussion includes plenty of Robert Evens impressions, baiting celebrities' to sue us, Wolfgang Petersen's filmography and so much more.

THIS WEEK, Larue has been a solo "Band on the Run", leaving Komar and Liam to discuss Paul McCartney's sole writing credit. The bizarre, elongated music video collection turned feature film named Give My Regards To Broad Street. Discussion included McCartney's very very bad 1980s, the Beatles being apart of MK-Ultra, a bunch of future episodes topping the box office, John Hinkley Jr and so much more. There is a lot to unpack this week.

This week, the crew seem confused after watching arguably Spike Lee's worst movie. That movie being 2004's dark comedy She Hate Me, what could be described as "Chasing Amy meets Enron: The Smartest People In The Room" and I WISH I WAS JOKING! Discussion also includes an hour long run thru of Spike Lee's career, the dreadful 1990 Academy Awards, Komar's love for the movie Sideways, Michael Moore, White Castles in New Jersey and so much more. We also try to understand what She Hate Me was trying to say.

This week, the gang get into the dark and dirty world of... early 2000s children's television? We talk about Danny Devito's 2002 black comedy Death to Smoochy. Discussion includes the dumb way to say Duane, Henry Rollin's audition for Spinner Dunn, 2000s era sitcoms, Robin William's "Dark Trilogy" and so much more.