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There Will Be Duds

There Will Be Duds

A weekly conversation on twitch turned podcast. We review a wide variety of films drawn randomly from a cup -- the twist is that once a month we review a "bad" movie, or, a dud. The podcast is broadcasted on Twitch and YouTube every Wednesday at 7pm EST at twitch.tv/ThereWillBeDuds

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:01:50

95 - TipToes (2003)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/04/26

Odds and Ends: We reminisce on the lost art of collecting physical media, and how it may make a return in the black markets of the future, Nick watched another Nic Cage movie and T.J. watched more Youtube bullshit Feature Film: The baffling and bland Tiptoes, a possible attempt at Oscar-bait about little people that failed miserably. We discuss the elusive "Weiner Cut" and whether it would be able to salvage anything from this dungheap of a movie and turn it into something good. And also

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01:08:42

94 - F for Fake (1973)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/04/19

Odds and Ends: T.J. loves the Metroid series, except for one; Nick has a lukewarm hot take on the newest entry in the Scream franchise; we both went to a screening of The Room and met a special someone there Feature Film: Orson Welles' final feature, F for Fake. Fully flowing filmically for fictional facts. I dunno, did you notice all the Fs there? I had to mention it, because I didn't think it was obvious. Or did I? Am I Howard Hughes? Maybe, he never died, and you can't prove that he

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01:06:03

93 - Jackie Brown (1997)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/04/12

Odds and Ends: We're firing controversial figures like Will Smith and hiring their AI counterparts, love live the new flesh! The final season of Succession just started, does it succeed expectations? That sounded better in my head. T.J. had a John Wick day, and he's thinking he's back. Feature Film: Quentin Tarantino's oft-overlooked sendup to obscure 70s action movies... No, not Pulp Fiction. No, not Reservoir Dogs. No, not Django Unchained. No, not Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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01:27:17

92 - Infernal Affairs (2002) / The Departed (2006)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/04/05

Odds and Ends: We ponder the horrors of what an AI-assisted Tumblr would bring to the world via deepfake shipping porn, as well as companies blackmailing us into buying Pringles. Feature Film: We talk about the Scorsese classic The Departed, as well as the movie it’s based on, Infernal Affairs. They’re movies about good guys and bad guys and wise guys. And not wise guys, because they don’t know how to spell. Next week’s movie: Jackie Brown (1997) You can join the conversation every Wednesday at

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01:24:20

91 - Love on a Leash (2011)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/03/29

Odds and Ends: T.J.’s got one last Oscar nominated movie to talk about, and it’s the worst one yet; we talk about the prestige zombie drama The Last of Us, that’s actually just okay to us because we’re cultured film guys who regularly watch prestige dramas, so it’s like whatever, really. Feature Film: Speaking of prestige dramas, Love on a Leash! One of the most bizarre movies we’ve had the pleasure of covering on the show, director Fen Tian’s magnum opus is something that really needs to be seen

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01:18:49

90 - Hot Rod (2007) wsg Jeremy Kaplowitz

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/03/22

Odds and Ends: We’re joined this week by Jeremy Kaplowitz from The Hard Drive and Quorators; we discuss the real way to play sports games; our post-chat rambles from newer prestige darlings to anime legend Satoshi Kon to a Youtube channel that made some darn good videos. Feature Film: Jeremy recommended The Lonely Island's first movie, Hot Rod! Though we talk about that just about as much as we talk about comedy stuff in general, like TLI and their other movie Popstar, Tim Robinson (naturally),

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01:44:53

89 - Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/03/15

Odds and Ends: We do a quick tiering of our favorite Little Girl Biscuits; the global cabal is after Truther Teej and they’re going to brainwash him into liking RRR; Nick did a rewatch of the Kill Bill movies and continues his journey as M. Night’s biggest defender while talking about Knock at the Cabin Feature Film: We talk about “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” from one of our hometown legends Paul Schrader. A very arthouse take on the biopic genre that’s only partially as enigmatic as its

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01:26:02

88 - Stop Making Sense (1984)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/03/09

Odds and Ends: We accidentally shill for Youtube, and Nick calls T.J. a shill again as he tries to do his very own solo pod-within-a-pod; it’s T.J.’s final Oscars update before the show, and things have not improved; we’ve went about two episode without talking about David Lynch, and Nick saw some of Twin peaks in a theater… so, y’know, we talk about David Lynch a lot. Feature Film: We try to make sense of Stop Making Sense, the Talking Heads concert film, considered by many to be the greatest

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01:20:53

87 - Big Night (1996)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/03/02

Odds and Ends: T.J. continues his Oscars gauntlet with the unnecessarily long list of unnecessarily long movies, like the wet and wild Elvis, and the wet and wet Avatar sequel; Nick re-watched some old favorites again, this time being Fargo and Punch Drunk Love; Goldeneye finally got a re-release on the Switch, and we have some mixed feelings about it Feature Film: We’re feeling hungry for some Italian cuisine (and maybe a couple Italian daddies) as we discuss the 90s indie, Big Night. A dramedy

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01:21:12

86 - Quigley (2003)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/02/23

Odds and Ends: We reminisce over the lost days of the wild west of the internet, which one of us is more nostalgic for than the other; T.J. is on his Oscars binge, so he watched the new and old versions of All Quiet on the Western Front; We also discuss the newest HBO hit The Last of Us Feature Film:We revel in the Busanity of Quigley, a sort-of-but-not-really kind of Christian movie starring Gary Busey as probably a public service requirement after one too many DUIs. Allegedly? Sure, allegedly. He

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01:30:01

85 - The Host (2006)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/02/16

Odds and Ends: Movie News Central is here as we talk about brand new movie stuff that’s not so brand new by the time this episode is released to the public, including our fancast for a Chris Chan biopic; Nick rewatched an old favorite, and another that gets us on a tangent on if Matthew McConaughey is actually hot; T.J. watched a couple related-only-in-theme existential experimental sci-fi movies, one of which is by show favorite Don Hertzfeldt Feature Film: We continue our (accidental)

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01:32:39

84 - The Hidden Fortress (1958)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/02/09

Odds and Ends: We answer a (probably clickbait) Twitter prompt and talk about how Hayao Miyazaki is an OG hater; T.J. is CRTing all of your children with the real facts about MLK; Nick watched a movie from director Sidney Loomuht; also PUSS IN BOOTS PUSS IN BOOTS PUSS IN BOOTS Feature Film: Kurosawa’s back again, baby. This time, we’re discussing his action-adventure spectacle The Hidden Fortress, which was one of George Lucas’ main inspirations for Star Wars. Check it out for some good old

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01:13:52

83 - The Aviator (2004)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/02/02

Odds and Ends: The ramifications of having a date night while your dogs are left at home; T.J. saw Puss in Boots! The… the first one, from like ten years ago. But we’ll get to the new one later; Nick is going through another classic tv show with 30 Rock; T.J. adds The Kid Detective to his list of movies he likes a lot because it fits a very specific niche genre he made up Feature Film: We talk about Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, a biopic about famed entrepreneur/inventor/filmmaker/etc. Howard

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01:29:48

82 - Disaster Movie (2008)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/01/26

Odds and Ends: We celebrate January 6th; Nick watched The Menu, yet another food-centric movie/show from the previous year; T.J. watched Zappa, which leads to a pretty lengthy discussion on the enigmatic man himself; Nick is making his way through the extended Lord of the Rings, and guess what? Hot take here: We think those are pretty good movies Feature Film: Disaster Movie is on the plate this week, and it is quite uhh… catastrophic? Cataclysmic? It’s bad. The culmination of the “(blank) Movie”

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01:32:54

81 - Carnival of Souls (1962)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/01/19

Odds and Ends: It’s the most wonderful time of the year: candy hearts season; T.J. talks about Alice in Borderland, as well as his fondness for the “game of death” genre; Nick saw Damien Chazelle’s newest movie, Babylon, and according to the box office, he’s one of about 50 who did. Feature Film: Our third horror(ish) movie by a one-time director in a row (basically), we’re talking Carnival of Souls. An atmospheric low-budget psychological horror that may or may not be based on an old story we’re

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01:21:40

80 - The Act of Killing (2012)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/01/12

Odds and Ends: One of us is better at keeping their old video games nice than the other, who believes in the karmic justice of lending things to friends and never getting them back; Nick watched The Santa Claus, and a Bob’s Burgers Christmas special… because it’s still definitely the Christmas season; he also saw Klaus, but T.J. does most of the talking about that one. Feature Film: Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, a documentary that is at times frustrating, hilarious, and horrifying, but is

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01:20:08

79 - The Night of the Hunter (1955)

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/01/06

Odds and Ends: The newest Sight and Sound poll results just dropped, and we dive into the various controversies surrounding it, because people can’t just like the movies they wanna like; T.J. talks about the recent Netflix show 1899, but it’s really just an excuse to talk about an older show he likes a lot more; Nick talks about The White Lotus again, or maybe for the first time (definitely not, though); he also saw It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time, and we think it’s about as much of a

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02:36:24

BONUS: 2021 Recap

There Will Be Duds ·

2023/01/02

Recorded at the beginning of 2022, here's a livestream we did covering all the 2021 movies we didn't cover on the show! So it's an old stream covering older stuff! But we're releasing it on Youtube and on our podcast sites for the first time, so... it's new? Or a bonus episode? But also neither of those things. Cool. Good for us. T.J. talks about some movies about truffle hunting animals and some music documentaries, amongst others. Nick talks about mostly a24 movies, as well as a couple movies by

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01:35:38

78 - Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) wsg Casey Martin

There Will Be Duds ·

2022/12/29

Odds and Ends: We talk with our guest host Casey about our former eldritch college professor; Casey talks about the new All Quiet on the Western Front, and we weigh anti-war movies with “boomer coomers” on the other end of the stick; T.J. talks about the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Marvel Phase 4 in general Feature Film: We dive into the Ernest franchise for the first time with our monthly dud, Ernest Saves Christmas. Though, spoiler, it may or may not be dredged up from the depths

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01:20:55

77 - Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

There Will Be Duds ·

2022/12/22

Odds and Ends: It’s a cozy Christmas special with your hosts, as we chat about some good ol’ midwestern customs and tropes, T.J. offers up a few stocking stuffers, and Nick and T.J. both talk about some nice comfort shows they've been enjoying. It's a very chill hang this week, folks. Feature Film: We discuss the Muppet Christmas Carol, the end all be all Christmas Carol story (yeah, including the original), Christmas movies period, and maybe also Muppet movies? Even if you’ve heard the story a

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