Two long-lost best friends reconnect, one movie at a time
Great Bad Movies is a love letter to our favorite kind of movies: Viceral, kinetic action movies that are willing to be larger than life. We put “bad” in the title, but really we mean “exagerated, usually on purpose.” The kind of movie that is willing to go big. Justin Lin, one of our favorite directors, put it this way in the Fast Five commentary:
“…I think a lot of people are saying, You can’t technically survive [a] 250 feet fall, and… I know that… Everyone knows that… But I think part of what makes this franchise fun and great is to try to do everything practically… But at the same time, push it. Push it, and embrace the ridiculousness of it.”
This podcast is a joyful embrace of the ridiculousness. We think that life is better when we get together and watch these movies. Now that the podcast has been around a while, we know we aren’t alone.
About Joe & Greg
At the end of high school, Joe and Greg met working at Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream in Bellingham, Washington. They quickly became best friends, eventually roommates, where they shared a common obsession of music and movies.
Then… They lost touch. For a really long time. This podcast chronicles the two of them catching up, doing what they always did: Joke around about a specific kind of great movie… The kinds that has some understandable (and often really funny) caveats. 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 conversation that needed to happen about your favorite movies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Great Bad Movies is a podcast celebrating visceral, kinetic action movies that embrace ridiculousness. Hosts Greg Swinehart and Joe Sky-Tucker discuss movies like Fast and Furious, Mission Impossible, John Wick, Die Hard, and other action films that prioritize entertainment, practical stunts, and going big with their set pieces.
The show covers action movies from the early nineties through current releases. Franchises get revisited the most: Mission: Impossible, Fast & Furious, John Wick, Die Hard, James Bond, and Bourne. Renny Harlin and Tony Scott are the most-covered directors. Other films include Top Gun: Maverick, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Rock, Point Break, Face/Off, Inception, Tenet, Man on Fire, Nobody, Salt, and The Gray Man. The complete, current catalog is always at greatbadmovies.com/episodes.json.
Greg Swinehart and Joe Sky-Tucker are the hosts. They’re childhood friends who met working at Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream in Bellingham, Washington, became best friends and roommates, then lost touch for years. The podcast chronicles them reconnecting through their shared love of action movies.
Great Bad Movies releases a new full episode every other Wednesday. Additional bonus episodes are often released in their off week. The podcast launched in April 2024 and covers a wide range of action movies from classic to contemporary cinema.
A Great Bad Movie is a visceral, kinetic action film that’s willing to be larger than life. These movies embrace ridiculousness (as director Justin Lin said about Fast Five: “embrace the ridiculousness of it”), prioritize entertainment over strict realism, feature practical stunts pushed to extremes, and go big with car chases, explosions, and set pieces. They’re movies that make you say “that’s impossible, but I love it.”
Great Bad Movies is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Overcast, Amazon Music, and via RSS feed. You can also browse the full episode catalog with transcripts on the homepage.
Photo by Lindsey Blane
Dear Rouge
Our theme songs is Nostalgia ( 
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