About the show
What is a Great Bad Movie you might hypothetically ask? The cop out (and 100% true) answer is you just know in your heart what a great bad movie is. For us, they are preferably action movies which follow tried and true tropes (one last job, out of retirement, buddy cop, etc.). The characters take themselves very seriously but do not cross over into farce or wink at the audience, which we assume is a challenge. The plot borders on insane with great illogical leaps. There are usually times when we actively have to remind ourselves to keep our suspension of disbelief in place. That said, they are great. Like, the kind of movie where you’d say “You know what? That movie was actually pretty good.” They are guilty pleasures we do not feel guilty about, and that kind of paradox fills our lives with joy.
The disclaimer is this: we know that loving these movies might be bad for us. The same way we know that the bad guy’s perfectly crafted plans will be foiled by the one-in-a-million actions of the hero. We know these movies are bad for us, you do not have to tell us. These movies often have the caloric equivalent of La Croix. It tastes like TV static and leaves no discernable impact on your life, except that you enjoy fun things, and these are almost always fun. Violence serves as character development, plot holes are the norm and the more outlandish and explosive the final battle, the better.
All this is to say, we love them. Dearly. In a way that started in childhood, grew through adolescence, and maintains to this day.
Why us? I don’t know, why not us?
Joe Sky-Tucker & Greg Swinehart
In a what can only be described as fate and a shared love of ice cream, or a shared joy in movies and a shared sense of humor, Joe and Greg met at Baskin-Robbins where they both happened to work. Forged in the freezing flames of five-gallon tubs of ice cream and minimum wage, they came to realize they had a lot in common. Both were northern California transplants, with a deep love for Huey Lewis and the News (ask us about the state fair, we dare you.) They would drive around in Greg’s ’82 Honda Accord and listen to music and talk about movies.
Then… They lost touch for a really long time. This podcast chronicles the two of them catching up, and doing what they always did: Joke around about great movies, and discuss some understandable caveats about that greatness. They quickly realized that all these years later not much has changed. In fact, the impact their friendship had years ago still shows in who they are today. In this show, they are finally having the conversations that needed to happen about your favorite movies.
(On a sad note the Honda Accord is no longer with us after having its front axle broken in a crash.)
Photo by Lindsey Blane
Dear Rouge
Our theme songs is Nostalgia ( ) by our impossibly talented friends Dear Rouge. If you’re like us, you’ll buy all their albums and go to all their shows.