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At the peak of their popularity, The Monkees released their only feature film. Virtually no one saw it. Perhaps it was because the movie was a deliberate subversion of their popular show, or maybe it…

For 3 years in the late 90's, Spice Girls ruled the world. Their movie was a success at the box office but didn't please many critics, and has nearly faded into obscurity 28 years later. But this wee…

Sure, a movie about a 25 year old band didn't resonate with kids in 1999, but now that KISS is 50 years past their prime, does the movie hold up? We found plenty to enjoy!

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As Jack Black's career was exploding in the early 2000's, he was given the greenlight to make a comedy about his band: Tenacious D. Unfortunately Black's popularity didn't translate to box office suc…

Tom Hardy's Venom saga came to a close last year, and given that we have covered the previous two films it only felt right to end the month with this grand finale. 

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Marvel's first family has finally entered the MCU, and we're talking about all the positives!

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The first Captain America movie without Steve Rogers became the lowest rated MCU film on Rotten Tomatoes. This week we're taking a second look at a movie that is at once a sequel to an Avengers movie…

Aquaman was one of the biggest hits for the DCEU, but when that universe came to an end with the sequel, only a fraction of the audience showed up in theaters. Today we revisit this super buddy comed…

James Gunn's DCU is finally here with SUPERMAN! We're talking everything we loved about the movie and Big Blue himself in this special bonus episode.

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Following the conclusion of the Infinity Saga, the MCU began to go through some growing pains, with audiences and critics beginning to feel the quality wasn't consistent as it once was, and that ther…

Sony's Spider-Man-less experiment came to an end with the release of Kraven The Hunter. The movie had bad buzz well before its release, and the box office reflected this. But this week we take a seco…

Multiplicity is a comedy that stars not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Michael Keatons and it somehow flopped at the box office. This week we revisit this sci-fi comedy to find everything it does …

Towards the end of Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie star era, he gave the sci-fi genre another go with a movie about clones. Despite Arnold in two roles, The 6th Day underperformed at the box office and…

After making hit action movies like Armageddon and Bad Boys, Michael Bay directed a high concept sci-fi film about clones. Audiences and critics were not impressed at the time, but this week we take …

After a decades long production history, Gemini Man finally hit theaters in late 2019. Despite starring one of the most popular movie stars in the world in two leading roles, the movie failed to impr…

We're wrapping up fake band month with the rise and fall of Conner4Real. Despite a warm reception from critics, Popstar was a bomb at the box office. This week we revisit the music mockumentary to fi…

As The Office was becoming the biggest comedy on TV, one of its stars was given the lead role in a comedy about an aging rock star. Unfortunately, the movie did not prove to be as successful as the T…

From rapper to actor, and finally in 2001 to Rock Star. Mark Wahlberg has done it all, but this outing did little to impress critics at the time. Today we look back and this Judas Priest inspired tal…

Before they were movie stars, Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler were in a band with Steve Buscemi. Critics were particularly harsh to Airheads, and audiences failed to show up in the theaters. But this…

We're ending Nic Cage month with a horror remake that failed to impress critics, but gave audiences plenty of material for internet memes. 

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