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Best of the RestTommy BoyCritics weren't too kind to the Chris Farley vehicle at the time, but this week we're taking a second look at the comedy cult classic Tommy Boy and discussing everything we love!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: Instagram Music by Mitch: Twitter, SoundCloud Logo by Alex Brinegar: https://beardodoesdesign...2025-03-111h 35
Best of the RestDeath Becomes Her with Rachael LoganOur final movie of the year comes courtesy of the original friend of the show, Rachael Logan. She brings a childhood favorite and we debate whether it should have been part of our childhoods, and if it's spooky enough for the Halloween season. We will return in 2025!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark B...2024-12-311h 40
Best of the RestHook with Justin MichaelWriter, actor, podcaster, and friend of the show Justin Michael returns for our third annual holiday special! This year we're talking all things HOOK, the weird dark Peter Pan legacy sequel that came out decades before that stuff was popular. Critics weren't impressed, but audiences have turned this one into a nostalgic favorite. Robin Williams has shaved arms, Glenn Close has a beard, and Julia Roberts is very tiny. Listen to Nature Talks To Itself wherever you get your podcasts!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch...2023-12-191h 49Best of the RestFlubberRobin Williams starred in Flubber, the 1997 remake of the film The Absent Minded Professor. The movie was a box office success, but did not garner positive critical attention and has all but completely fallen out of the pop culture. Today we take a second look to determine what this movie does well, and are surprised to see the visual effects hold up remarkably well. The AI romance, maybe not as much.Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail...2023-11-211h 55Best of the RestFinal DestinationFinal Destination mixes up the slasher formula by removing the slasher. Audiences loved it but critics were not so kind. Today we take a look at everything that works in the inventive teen thriller. Also, find out which cast member Andrew has interviewed before....Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: Instagram Music...2023-10-251h 58Best of the RestCats - 100th Episode Extravaganza!We're celebrating 100 episodes of the Hashtag Pawsitivity Podcast with the 2019 film Cats, and you can too! We are joined in the first half by Zach of the Stream It podcast so we can gain a greater understanding of the source material and the legacy of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Join us for the enlightening discussion and if you're feeling curious, pause the episode and watch the movie! Then in the second half we do what we do best: Challenge ourselves to only talk about the things we liked and what the movie does well! Listen to Stream It...2023-03-212h 00Best of the RestJurassic WorldAfter laying dormant for 14 years, the Jurassic Park franchise received the legacy sequel treatment with Jurassic World. The movie was a hit with critics and became the 3rd highest grossing movie of all time! Today we revisit the film to simply ask: What does this movie do well? Well, Chris Pratt rides a motorcycle alongside raptors and Bryce Dallas Howard outruns a T Rex, so we have our work cut out for us!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast 2023-01-171h 40Best of the RestJingle All The Way with Justin MichaelThere comes a time in every action movie star's career where they make the family friendly holiday movie, and for Arnold Schwarzenegger that movie was Jingle All The Way. Critics hated it, but audiences... kind of liked it?Justin Michael joins us to discuss everything the movie does well! From hilarious supporting performances by Phil Hartman and Sinbad, to shockingly detailed toys and costumes, there's truly something for everyone nostalgic for the 90s to enjoy.Listen to Nature Talks To Itself wherever you get your podcasts!Join the Best of the Rest discord...2022-12-201h 43Best of the RestJack FrostIn back to back years in the late 90s, a film was released about a living snowman named Jack Frost that was poorly received by critics and bombed at the box office. We are talking about the one that isn't a horror movie. There's still plenty to love in this family Christmas flick, like fun action sequences, great humor, and a stand-out performance by the greatest actor of all time: Michael Keaton.Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast E...2022-12-131h 37Best of the RestHome Alone 2: Lost In New YorkTwo years after the surprise hit movie Home Alone, Kevin McAllister's family has done it again: They're on vacation without Kevin. After praising the original film, critics were far less kind about the sequel... But all we want to do is talk about the positives! New York City is used well, Harry and Marv are as entertaining as ever, and live action Looney Tunes physics is still funny.Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com ...2022-12-061h 51Best of the RestSpectre007 month comes to an end with SPECTRE, the penultimate Daniel Crag James Bond film. Despite the return of Blofeld to the franchise, the film was regarded by many as the weakest entry in the current series. But today, all we want to talk about is what works! Christoph Waltz is perfectly cast as James Bond's nemesis, Dave Bautista rules as always, and Daniel Craig is still stellar in the lead role, despite despising actually making these movies.Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user...2022-11-292h 02Best of the RestDie Another Day40 years of 007 movies culminated with Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry. Today, this movie can be found at the bottom of many James Bond movie rankings. But all we want to talk about what the movie does well! There's exhilarating action throughout and some truly classic 007 character designs and names. Also some of these puns are funny right?Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook 2022-11-221h 37Best of the RestThe Living DaylightsAfter Roger Moore retired from the role, Timothy Dalton got the nod as the next actor to play James Bond. Unfortunately his tenure only lasted two movies.Today we explore all the best parts of his first 007 outing: The Living Daylights! From popping balloons to sliding on cello cases, it's a good time through and through.Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus...2022-11-151h 48Best of the RestA View To A KillNext up in 007 month is the final Roger Moore outing as Bond, James Bond! Critics and audiences at the time were not impressed by A View To A Kill, but today all we're talking about is what the movie does well! The casting of Christopher Walken and Grace Jones as villains was truly a fantastic choice. And how about that 2 wheel car chase? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on...2022-11-081h 36Best of the RestDiamonds Are Forever - 80th Episode Extravaganza!We're kicking off 007 month with Diamonds Are Forever, the final Sean Connery appearance in the Eon Productions series of James Bond films. But that's not all! We're celebrating our 80th episode with the one and only Bob Buel and another exciting round of movie trivia in the second half of the show! Subscribe to the 99 Questions Podcast with Bob Buel! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Fa...2022-11-013h 16Best of the RestHalloween (2007)After 8 films in the franchise split across multiple timelines, the decision was made to reboot the Halloween series with a remake of John Carpenter's 1978 classic. Rob Zombie served as both writer and director, and unfortunately critics were not very receptive to his reimagining. This week we're taking a look back to focus on what the movie does well! The story certainly contains many new elements not found in the original, resulting in a fresh feeling overall. Being a Zombie movie, we're treated to plenty of fun over the top kills. And holding it all together are some s...2022-10-251h 42Best of the RestFreddy vs JasonA crossover between the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises was first teased on-screen in 1993, but it would take 10 years before the release of Freddy vs Jason. After all the anticipation, the movie didn't impress many critics and fans of both franchises were split on their opinions of the film.But this week all we care about is what this movie got right! The multiple face-offs between the titular characters are as fun as they are bloody, the characters have some truly interesting backstories, and Robert Englund gets to do what he does best...2022-10-181h 48Best of the RestA Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's RevengeThe original film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is among the best reviewed movies in the slasher genre. The sequel, not so much. But today we are just focusing on what the movie does well! Robert Englund under the iconic makeup is always a good thing, and the movie uses its modest budget wisely with a key transformation sequence. And thanks in large part to the movie's lead, Mark Patton, the film has a strong following in the LGBTQ+ horror community. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb 2022-10-111h 32Best of the RestJason XJason X was released in 2002, officially ending the longest gap between movies in the Friday the 13th franchise. But if you asked critics, the gap wasn't long enough. Today all we want to talk about is what works in this "send the killer into space" sequel! The kills are creative as ever, the story is goofy in the funnest way possible, and there's lots of premarital sex. We love premarital sex! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bes...2022-10-041h 23Best of the RestPower Rangers (2017)The "cash in on millennial's nostalgia" and "dark and gritty reboot" genres collided in 2017 and the result was Power Rangers, and slightly more violent and less colorful take on the popular children's show from the early 90s. No one seemed quite sure who the target demographic was for this movie, and as a result it pulled in a less than mighty box office total. But today we're ONLY talking about what this reboot did well! Our young cast of Rangers are surrounded by veteran talents like Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston, the new suits look rad and g...2022-09-271h 37Best of the RestGodzilla (1998)Over 40 years after Gojira made the giant monster a pop culture icon, Hollywood finally decided to make their own attempt with 1998's Godzilla starring Matthew Broderick. Unfortunately it failed to impress at the box office, and critics universally panned it. But what about die hard Godzilla fans? No they didn't like it either. But today all we're talking about is what the movie does well! Some solid humor, and thrilling action sequences save this monster movie from being a disaster movie. And is it really a bad thing to rip off Jurassic Park? Join the Be...2022-09-201h 30Best of the RestThe Mummy (2017)Nearly 20 years after Brendan Fraser's movie, The Mummy was not only given the reboot treatment but was also poised to launch a new cinematic universe called Dark Universe. One poor box office performance later and that did not happen. But all we want to talk about is what works! Is this the best Mummy performance in film history? Does Tom Cruise still look great running? How thrilling is that plane crash sequence when it actually has sound effects? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.te...2022-09-131h 46Best of the RestGhostbusters (2016)When it was clear that a Ghostbusters 3 was never going to happen, Sony rebooted the franchise with Ghostbusters: Answer The Call. The movie stars Kirsten Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. Besides being well known for their comedy, they are also notably women. And that made some people mad. Despite critical praise, the movie underperformed at the box office. But today, all we care about is what works! And with star making performances from newcomers, and a script jam packed with jokes and gags, we found plenty to celebrate. Join the Best of th...2022-09-071h 33Best of the RestAlien vs PredatorJust a few years after bringing Resident Evil to the big screen, Paul W S Anderson brings another nerd dream concept to life with Alien vs Predator. Despite the two franchises containing numerous critically acclaimed films, AvP failed to impress critics and audiences in 2004. But today we revisit this crossover film and ask: What did this movie get right? With a deep lore that's respectful of what came before yet isn't afraid to innovate, and knock down drag out fights between the titular monsters, there's perhaps more to like here than the movie gets credit for.2022-08-301h 24Best of the RestAlien ResurrectionEven though Alien Resurrection attempted to revive the popular sci-fi franchise in the late 90's, it has the legacy of putting the series on ice for 15 years. But today all we want to know is what does the movie do well? There's some truly bizarre yet memorable performances, high tension action sequences, and plenty of good ol' classic tongue mouth Xenomorph action. Oh, and Sigourney Weaver playing basketball. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com 2022-08-231h 26Best of the RestAlien 3Before directing critically acclaimed films like The Social Network and Zodiac, David Fincher made his directorial debut with Alien 3. Critics and audiences seemed to agree this was the low point of the franchise at the time, and that it wasn't particularly close. But today the only question we care about is what does the movie do well? With a new Xenomorph design and desolate planet, there's plenty to feast our eyes on! Also Ripley just keeps getting cooler and cooler... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: ht...2022-08-161h 36Best of the RestThe PredatorIn 1987, Shane Black was a young actor in Predator. In 2018, he returned to the franchise as a writer and director with THE Predator. While most of Black's work has received critical acclaim, this proved to be an exception. But today we're hunting for what the movie does well! From standout performances in the supporting cast, to solid one liners and fun action, there is plenty to dive into!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com 2022-08-091h 39Best of the RestPredator 2Just three years after the success of Predator, the highly anticipated sequel starring Danny Glover hit theaters. Unfortunately audiences and critics alike weren't as thrilled with this entry, and the franchise would lay dormant for over a decade. Today we examine the movie with the legacy of being that "other" Predator movie to determine what it actually does well! Compelling Predator lore, gory action, cool one liners, there's a lot to talk about. Stick around. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bo...2022-08-021h 18Best of the RestMortal Kombat (1995)Kids in the 90s were treated to not only two ground breaking fighting game franchises, but their Hollywood movie counterparts as well. For the parents of those kids, it was less of a treat and more of a chore. But today all we care about is what the 1995 Mortal Kombat adaptation does well! Awesome fight choreography, beautiful sets, and faithful characters have stood the test of time. And let's not forget that techno song. Flawless Victory!Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.te...2022-07-261h 35Best of the RestStreet FighterJust a year after Super Mario Bros, another popular video game franchise was adapted into a major Hollywood production called Street Fighter! Critics were not kind to this tournament fighter turned action comedy, and audiences haven't been kind to the film over the years either. Until today! We're diving into everything that works, like the masterful performance by Raul Julia, the costume design of many of the characters, some truly hilarious dialogue, and did we mention the masterful performance by Raul Julia?Also learn about a very special lost film from Steven E. de Souza a...2022-07-191h 41Best of the RestLara Croft: Tomb RaiderAngelina Jolie's turn as the wildly popular video game character Lara Croft was a breakout role for the star. The movie made plenty of money and even a sequel, but critics were not kind and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider holds just a 20% of Rotten Tomatoes. But all that matters today is what the movie does well! With fun, over the top action and a supporting performance from Daniel Craig, there's plenty of positivity to go around! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/us...2022-07-121h 10Best of the RestThor: Love and Thunder - Best of the BestThor Four (Thour?) is finally here! We dive into everything we loved about Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth's follow up to Ragnarok: Best scenes, favorite performances, biggest laughs and brightest costumes! Christian Bale is creepy, Natalie Portman is Mighty, and Chris is looking real jacked baby... Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: In...2022-07-081h 14Best of the RestSuper Mario Bros.For years, many people believed video games movies were cursed, and we would never get a good one. It's debatable which movie broke that curse, but it's undeniable that it began with Super Mario Bros. But today all we care about is what the movie does well! With fun performances and extravagant sets, there's bound to be a few things worth praising in this truly bonkers adaptation of the beloved Nintendo franchise. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Em...2022-07-051h 28Best of the RestA Good Day To Die HardThe Die Hard series has its ups and downs, and depending on who you ask their rankings can vary quite a bit. But almost unanimously, A Good Day To Die Hard is listed dead last. Why is that? Hey, that's not for us to decide, we just want to talk about what works! Bruce Willis is as cool as ever, there's some killer twists in the story, and the action is just... bonkers. Yippee ki yay Mother Russia! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.te...2022-06-281h 20Best of the RestRocky VAfter the massive success of Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone decided it was time to end the franchise, and in 1990 Rocky V was released in theaters. That year, everyone decided to watch Dancing With Wolves instead. But this week we're taking a second look at the punching bag of the Rocky franchise and looking for everything that works. With good performances and compelling drama, is this a worthy Rocky film after all? And more importantly, did Stallone secretly write Home Alone? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: ht...2022-06-211h 13Best of the RestWelcome To The Show 2.0Hello and welcome to Best of the Rest! Each week we're taking a second look at a movie that was poorly received upon release and challenging ourselves to only talk about the things we like and what the movie does well. From standout performances to fun scenes, we're finding everything worth praising, even if it kills us. Each month we're watching movies from a new category; like video game adaptations, horror films, or comic book movies. And you can help us choose the categories and movies we cover by joining our discord! And remember, maybe no...2022-06-2000 min