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One Star Bazaar

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Welcome to One Star Bazaar a weekly podcast where husband and wife, Jonathan and Molly, review the movies critics hated in search of the unfairly underrated. We think it's time for a different take on film critique, between our differing views and using our simplified review criteria, can we agree if a critically panned movie is watch-worthy? New episodes Tuesdays on your favorite podcast platforms.
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Episodes

S02.E04 - Winchester

Our review of the supernatural spectacle Winchester starring Helen Mirren & Jason Clarke. Does this film loosely based on true events really deserve its 4 Razzie nominations? Learn more about the real house at winchestermysteryhouse.com

Jul 09, 201944 minSeason 2Ep. 4

S02.E03 - Independence Day: Resurgence

In honor of the 4th of July, we’re tackling our second sequel of the season and reviewing Independence Day: Resurgence. ID4 blew critics and audiences away in 1996, let’s see how this new chapter fares 20 years later.

Jul 02, 20191 hr 15 minSeason 2Ep. 3

S02.E02 - Movie 43

We review yet another movie the majority of critics have called the worst movie ever made! Sketch comedy shorts starring Hollywood’s biggest names, what could go wrong?!

Jun 25, 201941 minSeason 2Ep. 2

S02.E01 - Cars 2

For our season 2 premiere we will discuss Cars 2, this sequel to a beloved movie about anthropomorphic cars failed to live up to the original and was Pixar’s first film to date to fall out of favor with most critics, but what did we think?

Jun 18, 201942 minSeason 2Ep. 1

S01.E22 - Pompeii

Before we see Kit Harington in the highly anticipated final season of Game of Thrones, we’re going to watch him in the box office bomb, Pompeii. As a special treat for our season one finale, after we review the movie we are joined by Professor John Bauschatz from the University of Arizona to talk to us about the real Pompeii.

Apr 09, 201956 minSeason 1Ep. 22

S01.E21 - Wild Hogs

This week we look at the middle-aged buddy road-trip movie, Wild Hogs starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H Macy. Does this film deliver the whole hog or is it simply offal?

Apr 02, 201937 minSeason 1Ep. 21

S01.E20 - Universal Soldier

This week's pick was chosen by Twitter poll, Universal Soldier stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. This cyborg-centered action flick from the early 90's surprised us in all the best ways and left us feeling hopeful for the future of Hollywood.

Mar 26, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 20

S01.E19 - Geostorm

This week we review the disaster movie, meant both literally and thematically. Geostorm stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, and Abbie Cornish. Unintentionally our second week in a row watching a movie featuring a protective shield around the earth, hopefully this flick is better than last week's pick.

Mar 19, 201937 minSeason 1Ep. 19

S01.E18 - Highlander II: The Quickening

This week Jonathan decided to test Molly's commitment to bad movies. We review Highlander II: The Quickening starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, and Virginia Madsen. This sequel by the same writer, director, and main actors as the original somehow goes horribly off the rails and takes us to a new low.

Mar 12, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 18

S01.E17 - Interview with Josh Terry

As a special treat we bring you another Bonus Episode featuring an interview with film critic Josh Terry for the Deseret News in Utah. We discuss some of his favorite movies, we go on a bit of a Shyamalan tangent, and discuss the modern critic system.

Mar 08, 201954 minSeason 1Ep. 17

S01.E16 - The Mummy Twofer

This week we discuss The Mummy (2017), the reboot of the Universal Dark Universe, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the third installment of the 1999 Mummy franchise.

Mar 05, 201933 minSeason 1Ep. 16

S01.E15 - Mute (featuring a Special Guest)

This week we are joined by Gordon from Random Reviews and Other Ramblings on the GG Podcast Network to discuss 'Mute'. This Netflix Original was directed by Duncan Jones, stars Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux.

Feb 26, 201939 minSeason 1Ep. 15

S01.E14 - CutThroat Island

This week we review the gigantic box office blunder that literally bankrupted a movie studio. CutThroat Island stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella. Just how bad can this movie really be?

Feb 19, 201924 minSeason 1Ep. 14

S01.E13 - Super Troopers Twofer

This week we take our first look at a franchise. The cult comedy, Super Troopers, and its crowd funded sequel, Super Troopers 2, both meet our one star criteria. Listen in while we discuss whether or not this this franchise from Broken Lizard is watch-worthy despite its one star status.

Feb 12, 201933 minSeason 1Ep. 13

S01.E12 - Patient Zero

This week we look at a zombie movie released through on demand video rather than attempt a theater run starring Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, and Stanley Tucci.

Feb 05, 201926 minSeason 1Ep. 12

S01.E11 - Bird on a Wire

This week we review an action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn that debuted number one at the box office but failed to win over critics. Join us and hear what we think of Bird on a Wire.

Jan 29, 201929 minSeason 1Ep. 11

S01.E10 - Interview with Dan Metcalf

This week we bring you our first bonus episode featuring an interview with an actual film critic, Dan Metcalf of the City Journals and Cottonwood Journal. We talk about some of the best and worst Hollywood has to offer as well as movie critique as a whole.

Jan 25, 201958 minSeason 1Ep. 10

S01.E09 - Billionaire Boys Club

This week we take a look at the biopic crime drama, Billionaire Boys Club, starring Ansel Elgort and Taron Egerton. Does this movie deserve the poor critical reception or were there other factors at play?

Jan 22, 201928 minSeason 1Ep. 9

S01.E08 - Chain Reaction

This week we take a look at Chain Reaction, a 90's action flick starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, and Rachel Weisz. Does the quest for cold fusion energize the action on screen, or does it simply fail to ignite and fizzle out?

Jan 15, 201925 minSeason 1Ep. 8

S01.E07 - All About Steve

This week we take a look at another installment in our Oscar Winning Actors category. All About Steve is a comedy of the somewhat-romantic variety starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, and Thomas Hayden Church.

Jan 08, 201935 minSeason 1Ep. 7

S01.E06 - Terminator Twofer

This week we bring you a double feature. We will look at two different films: one a sequel and one a reboot, the respective fourth and fifth films of the massively popular Terminator franchise, Terminator Salvation and Terminator Genisys.

Jan 01, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 6

S01.E05 - Kung Pow! Enter the Fist

This week we look at a cult classic comedy written by, directed by, and starring Steve Oedekerk that spoofs Kung Fu movies. Critics describe it as a mediocre, fart-joke filled movie with a bar so low it should be critic-proof. Lets see what we think.

Dec 27, 201827 minSeason 1Ep. 5

S01.E02 - The Rules and Breakdown Boogaloo

This this special request episode, we dive a little deeper into our definition of a one star movie, using Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic as our primary sources, and making sense of the inconsistent movie review systems.

Dec 27, 201811 minSeason 1Ep. 2

S01.E04 - Bright

This week One Star Bazaar reviews the genre-bending Netflix Original, Bright, starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, and Noomi Rapace.

Dec 27, 201823 minSeason 1Ep. 4

S01.E03 - Hook

In our first installment of the Oscar Winning Actors category, One Star Bazaar reviews Hook starring Dustin Hoffman (Best Actor 1989, 1980), Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor 1998), and Julia Roberts (Best Actress 2001).

Dec 27, 201819 minSeason 1Ep. 3

S01.E01 - The Rules and Breakdown

The rules and basic info about the movie review podcast, One Star Bazaar. We will refer back to this episode periodically in future episodes.

Dec 27, 20184 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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