Overhated

Very few filmmakers have been able to deliver a "quality streak" of movies like John Carpenter did throughout the 1970s and '80s. Some of the movies made money, some did not; but all of them seem to …

When you're not only adapting but also modernizing the great Charles Dickens (and in only your second feature!) you're bound to go through some headaches. Seems like the great Alfonso Cuaron dealt wi…

Let's face it; it's hard to make an "alien attack!" movie that won't eventually find a few loyal fans out there. It's just a fun sub-genre! Big thanks to first-time guest @BrianJRoan for a great disc…

If you need further evidence that every movie ever released into theaters has at least a handful of sincere fans, here's an episode on the second Poltergeist sequel. Big thanks to returning guest and…

I said it an entire trilogy ago: JP3 is the second best Jurassic Park movie -- and I still believe that to be true. Big thanks to Spielberg guru Erik Childress for joining me for this one. Lots of po…

The "aging star slasher flick" had a brief run in the early '80s,, while producers were still figuring out what a slasher movie actually was. Here is one such example: a very basic stalker tale with …

I'm sure we'll cover the Space Jam sorta-sequel in a future episode of Overhated, but it won't be anytime soon. Instead it's me and Junkfood Cinema's Brian Salisbury continuing our Looney Tunes talk …

It's been called more advertisement than movie. It's also been called awesomely fun. Frequent guest and movie lunatic Brian Salisbury (of Junkfood Cinema!) is here to discuss one of 1996's most popul…

Hey, remember that movie Ben Stiller and Jack Black made together? The one about dog poop, dead horses, and uncomfortable emotions? Well I know someone who does, and he lives in France! Big thanks to…

When an old friend yells "Freddy's Dead is overhated, Weinbergggg!" you simply have to respond. If that's your name, I mean. So on this episode I'm joined by the great Trevor Trujillo { @TrevorTrujil…

If it's a sequel that's got a 29% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, odds are I'll be covering it on Overhated with veteran film critic Fred Topel. So start those Diesel engines, and thank you, patrons…

Most of my conversations with writer / director / podcaster / dad Ben Rock revolve around the movies based on the works of Clive Barker. So that means this episode was pretty much inevitable. I think…

Long before the franchise turned into an international lunatic circus that defies all known laws of physics, and rather stylishly I might add, the Fast Furious flicks were all about cars, man. And br…

If there's one thing you need to know about film critic Matt Singer, it's that he loves Arnold Schwarzenegger. And also that he has a book about Siskel & Ebert coming out later this year. Anyway here…

This workmanlike action flick came and went back in early 2006, but considering it showcases some strong work from a great director, an immortal action star, and several rock-solid character actors, …

Our Bond guru is back; the legendary Brian Salisbury returns to discuss another frequently lambasted James Bond movie, this time the outer space one. Yep, that one. That highly goofy one that arrived…

The wonderful, hilarious Gene Wilder will always be remembered for his work in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Stir Crazy, and Willy Wonka -- among others, of course -- but the lovable clown als…

It seemed like a pretty safe bet for the summer of 2010: an energetic action comedy (with romance!) from two of the planet's biggest, prettiest movie stars. But then it hit theaters, everyone from fi…

We had to cover this one eventually, and so I broke out a heavy hitter of a guest. That's right: Junkfood Cinema's Brian Salisbury is once again on hand to help deliver a very fun episode. Waterworld…

I can already hear the cries of GenX-based incredulity. But yes, there are people who don't like The Goonies. I've read the articles. Plus I wonder if it speaks to younger generations at all, despite…