Jason and Todd Talk Through Lousy Films

However Jason and Todd agonize a given Lousy Film the complaints never feel cheap and at the same time they eagerly appreciate what’s there to be appreciated. I went into The Last Boy Scout episode with hackles pre-raised, recalling the movie fondly and being kind of a Shane Black fan boy besides, but I needn’t have fretted. In between the funny personal asides and professional banter Todd and Jason MORE than gave The Last Boy Scout its due. The lengthy appreciation of Taylor Negron I found particularly winning. Good dudes, good fun. I look forward to digging into the rest.

This is my favorite podcast! It's just two interesting guys watching bad movies and chatting about all kinds of stuff. Always stimulating and often very funny. Check it out!

Let's get this out of the way: Jason and Todd are not MiSTing these movies. Like it says on the box, they are chatting as a terrible movie plays, but you don't really need to watch the movie to be entertained. Sometimes it helps, but it's not required. The movie is a jumping-off point as they tell stories about their experiences in Hollywood, argue about what exactly makes a Bad Movie enjoyable, and occasionally get into some Real Talk about Art. You're probably thinking, "Anyone could do that," but I've listened to a LOT of movie podcasts and a trust me: it's not easy to be this entertaining for 2 hours. I laugh a lot listening to this one. I spent many years adoring Joe Bob's shows and reviews, and I think this has the same fix of high- and low-brow criticism. It's not pretentious like Certain Other Inexplicably Successful movie podcasts, but the guys definitely aren't dumb, even if the movies they watch are. So within 5 minutes the conversation can shift from riffing on improv classes to an analysis of the Die Hard sequels, and then shift again to the how art should be evaluated. And in episode 4, Jason threatened to set the country on fire if more people listen, so we need to call his bluff.