The podcast where we love to hate movies! Comedian Jay Light sits down with a guest to talk smack about a movie they wish they hadn't watched.
Jay (@DietJay) and Ibo (@IboComedy) talk about one of 2018's trendiest movies, A Quiet Place , a post-apocalyptic horror movie where the real monsters are the terrible mom and dad played by John Krasinski and Emily Blunt who would rather pop out new kids than be good parents to the ones who are still alive.
Jay (@DietJay) and Andy (@andydtweets) talk about Brian DePalma's critically-acclaimed The Untouchables , a gangster movie with zero subtlety that makes almost every performance look phoned-in -- particularly from new Enemy of the Podcast Kevin Costner -- and makes Ennio Morricone look like he would be more comfortable making theme songs for 90s sitcoms.
Jay (@DietJay) and Adam (@adamconniesr) discuss Madea's Big Happy Family, dress down the entire Madea franchise despite it being more efficient than the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and argue about whether or not Tyler Perry is an evil filmmaking genius or just a cog in the Hollywood race-baiting machine.
Jay (@DietJay) and Eileen (@i_Lean) discuss Prometheus , the misguided prequel to the Alien franchise that consists of smart people behaving in dumb-as-shit ways and left diehard fans scratching their heads at Ridley Scott's decision-making skills.
Jay (@DietJay) and Ed (@eddietunes) discuss The 15:17 To Paris , a well-intentioned experiment that tried (and failed) to turn five minutes of action into an hour and a half of compelling cinema, and simultaneously try to figure out when Clint Eastwood stopped caring about making good movies.
On a very special episode of Blockbusting, Jay (@DietJay) talks to Alex (@HooperHairPuff) about why he likes Waterworld: the post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner movie that is one of Hollywood's most expensive mistakes ever made, one of Dennis Hopper's most batshit insane roles, and the inspiration for the coolest stunt show at Universal Studios.
Jay (@DietJay) and Christian (@spicer) talk about how much they hated The Mummy . No, not the 1932 original, or the one with Brendan Fraser in it. The 2017 one, where Universal Pictures tried to trick the world into getting on board with another shared cinematic universe and Tom Cruise dreaming about banging a mummy was somehow one of the least ridiculous parts of the dang thing.
Jay (@DietJay) and Mike (@unfunnymike) discuss Die Hard , an all-time classic of action filmmaking that Mike and Jay disagree on the actual quality of while agreeing that it is absolutely NOT a Christmas movie. So just shut up about it already and stick to your Rankin-Bass claymation specials while we dissect everything else about the movie that put Bruce Willis on the map.
Jay (@DietJay) and Megan (@MeganHoliday) talk about Oscar winner Suicide Squad, one of the biggest disasters in modern filmmaking and a movie that treats its characters like Hot Topic merchandise and treats its audience like idiots.
Jay (@DietJay), Sam, and Peter (@BadWeatherFilms) talk about Fifty Shades of Grey, the infamous erotic shitshow based on Twilight fanfiction and a movie so bad that its own director renounced her decision to make it. (We don't blame her.)
Jay (@DietJay) and Ed (@EdGreerDestroys) discuss why Ed was let down by Christopher Nolan's iconic The Dark Knight, a movie that doesn't serve Batman well as a character and created an unnecessary universe where "gritty, realistic" superhero movies became the norm.
Jay (@DietJay) and Jared (@JaredWaltzer) discuss iconic musical Grease , which Jared thinks is way worse than its immensely weirder sequel, Grease 2 , which features a glittery British teen motorcycle vigilante and a song about sex ed sung by a biology teacher. Don't worry - there's a sing-along in this one.
On a very special, strangely meta episode of Blockbusting, Jay (@DietJay) forces Aaron (@AaronMliner) to confront the fact that he overcame his hatred of Martin Scorsese's The Departed in the process of preparing to talk about how much he hated it.
Jay (@DietJay) and Jamie (@jamieloftushelp) talk about seminal 80's Brat Pack flick Sixteen Candles -- a movie that's got one-third of a nice coming-of-age story mixed in with some of cinema's earliest incels -- and wonder why John Hughes kept making movies about teenagers when he clearly didn't understand much about what they were really like.
Jay (@DietJay) and Josh (@JoshMacuga) argue about The Big Lebowski , a movie with a rabid fanbase, a slacker-friendly plot, and a bushel of unlikable characters that managed to become a cult classic for reasons Josh doesn't understand in the slightest.
Jay (@DietJay) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro) talk about The Goonies , a movie that 80s and 90s kids across the globe are fond of for reasons that escape both of us -- especially when you consider how dumb and hackneyed it is compared to other movies of the same era designed for the same audiences. Let us take off those rose-colored glasses for you.
Jay (@DietJay) and Daniel (@DanielVanKirk) discuss Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line , the infamous war movie that plays more like a weird episode of Planet Earth , tricking actors and moviegoers alike into thinking it was going to be something more than a big ol' pile of pretentious, cluttered nonsense.
Jay (@DietJay) and Eric (@hahneric) debate the merits and flaws of Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age romance Call Me By Your Name , a movie that Eric thinks tells its story in a way that does a disservice to young gay men - and not just because of the infamous peach scene.
Jay (@DietJay) and Joe (@joe_eurell) talk about Hollywood Bad Boy™ Mel Gibson's Braveheart , a baffling, historically inaccurate movie that rode a wave of popular success to a Best Picture win and a permanent place in the hearts of idiot bros everywhere.
Jay (@DietJay) and Caitlin (@caitlindurante) talk about Disney's first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , a movie that is barely about its title character and does everything it can to teach girls that you're only valuable if you're hot and pale.
Jay (@DietJay) and David (@davidcsmalley) talk about why they've never been able to get into The Fellowship of the Ring - or any of the movies in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Ring s series, for that matter - and discuss why telling your story in a fantasy world doesn't excuse basic plot holes.
Jay (@DietJay) and Tom (@gossgoss6) talk about Robert Zemeckis's truly baffling Forrest Gump , the movie that launched a shrimp restaurant, won a boatload of Oscars, and continues to baffle us as to why a movie so dumb captured the hearts of millions.
Jay (@DietJay) and Granison ( @instagranison ) try their very best to unpack Darren Aronofsky's Mother! , the wackadoo art movie/Bible allegory/baby-eating showcase that proved divisive amongst critics and audiences and gave Jay and Granison a whole lot of food for thought.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Asha ( @AshaMichelle ) talk about Disney's Pocahontas , the creepiest Disney Princess movie by a longshot unless you regularly fantasize about having sex with a 12-year-old Native American girl then killing her dad and stealing all his gold.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Gary ( @garyjpetersen ) talk about Bo Burnham's critically-acclaimed debut feature Eighth Grade , a movie Gary thinks is poorly defined and lacks believability, before talking about their own predictably awkward middle school experiences.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Nicole ( @NicoleBecannon ) argue about Steven Spielberg's masterpiece E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Nicole explains why it was so hard for her to get over the fact that the titular alien is ugly and scary.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Yusef ( @yusefroach ) talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story , the movie that turns Han Solo from a badass into a lovesick quip machine and proves once and for all that Ron Howard is absolutely great at making movies that are totally unremarkable.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Justin ( @justmartindale ) talk about the spectaular cinematic trainwreck Showgirls and try to make sense of fever dream of sex, violence, female empowerment, and Elizabeth Berkley trying to break away from Saved By The Bell .
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Mitch ( @MitchBurrow ) debate whether Mel Brooks's monster movie parody Young Frankenstein is dumb on purpose or just plain juvenile, and also try to figure out if Mitch has something against movies made in black-and-white.
Jay ( @DietJay ) and Anna ( @annavisfun ) get into it about Quentin Tarantino's acclaimed Nazi-killin' fantasy Inglourious Basterds and try to decide whether the script is actually good or just run-of-the-mill, contemplate why Brad Pitt always plays the same type of angry white guy, and wonder if anyone else but Christoph Waltz could have played Hans Landa....
