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Not A Bomb Podcast explores the cinematic failures of the box office as well as movies that critics, universally, didn‘t love. Each week, Brad and Troy discuss the history of a disastrous movie release and debate whether the film deserves a second chance. From misunderstood classics like Heaven’s Gate to cheesy flicks like Samurai Cop, you’ll find a wide variety of films that get a little extra attention and a possible second chance at success.

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 10: Skinamarink

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2023/10/29

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad. The premise is simple. Troy, Sammy from GGTMC, and Jose from Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. In this episode, the gang celebrates the spooky season by discussing one of the least scary films of all time -Skinamarink. A film featuring the corners of walls, Legos, a fuzzy TV, and lots and lots and lots of nothing. Someone in the group will arguethat Skinamarinkis one of the most important films in

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Episode 176 - Dr. Giggles

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2023/10/25

Grab your favorite Halloween candy, turn off the lights, and get ready for your favorite spooktacular podcast! Scary movie season continues on Not A Bomb! Once again, our good friend Sammy from the GGTMCstops by to chat about 1992’s slasher film - Dr. Giggles. Larry Drake plays our titular pyshco killer and tries to rekindle the gory…oops…we mean glory days of the 80’s slasher films. Dr. Giggles is a great way to breakdown the slasher sub-genre and tackle why some of these films seem to work while

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Episode 175 - Night of the Creeps

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2023/10/18

Spooky season rolls on as the gang welcomes back friend of the showSammy from the GGTMCto chat about 1986’s sci-fi/horror/comedy -Night of the Creeps.A “B-Movie” through and through,Night of the Creepsbegins with weird alien puppets and, somehow, ends up in the 1980s. The guys use the film as a jumping-off point to analyze the works of Fred Dekker, discuss which decade of horror is the best, douche-bag characters named Brad, and Martin Scorsese. Yeah, the episode goes places.Night of the Creeps is

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Episode 174 - May

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2023/10/12

Welcome back to a spooky new episode of the Not A Bomb podcast! It's that time of year again! Our fantastic listeners are curating the content for our Halloween season, and we've got another spine-tingling movie to dissect. Joining us today are Sammy from the GGTMC and Angel Sauer, and we're diving into the realms of psychological horror with a close look at the 2002 film May. Crafted by the imaginative Lucky McKee, May offers a contemporary take on the classic Frankenstein narrative and features a

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Episode 173 - The Girl with All the Gifts

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2023/10/05

Spooky season is officially upon us, and Not A Bomb is ready to hand out all the treats! This year, our listeners picked out the movies for Spooktober! We are kicking this terrifying month off with 2016’s post-apocalyptic sci/fi horror film - The Girl with All the Gifts. Based on the book of the same name, The Girl with All the Gifts depicts the breakdown of society after a fungal outbreak. Does this sound a lot like a popular Sony video game that turned into a critically acclaimed show? The two

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 9: Labor Pains

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2023/09/30

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad. The premise is simple. Troy, Sammy from GGTMC, and Jose from Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. In this episode, the gang “delivers” a discussion on 2009’s Labor Pains. Starring the infamous Lindsay Lohan, Labor Pains finds Lindsay faking a pregnancy to keep her job. Yep, that’s the premise. The 94-minute runtime is plagued with unfunny jokes, a bratty little sister, Chris Parnell belittling himself,

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Episode 172 - Licorice Pizza (with Michele Meek)

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2023/09/27

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast! This is the show where we examine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this episode, we are excited to welcomeback Michele Meekto the show and discuss 2021’s comedy-drama -Licorice Pizza. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson,Licorice Pizzafailed to recover its modest budget of $40 million but did manage to snag a few Academy Award nominations. This period piece has stellar performances, brilliant

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Episode 171 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

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2023/09/21

Your Angel of Death awaits! Time to listen to the latest episode of Not A Bomb! This is your favorite film podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this episode, we welcome Sophia, from the Moviestruck podcast, to discuss the 1993 animated film - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Coming after the first season of Batman: The Animated Series, Mask of the Phantasm finds Bruce Wayne battling with your typical bad guys

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 8: Love on a...

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2023/09/16

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad. The premise is pretty simple. Troy, Sammy from GGTMC, and Jose from Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. In this episode, the we tackle…well, we’re not exactly sure what it is, but the film is calledLove on a Leash. In this “romantic comedy,” Jana wears a lot of green, finds a dog that turns into a man at night, gets sexually assaulted by her store manager, tries to walk on water, sleeps in a

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Episode 170 - Champion (2018)

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2023/09/13

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb podcast. Normally, this is the podcast where we go back and re-examine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. However, this week we’ve decided to invoke the “Don Lee Clause.” What is the “Don Lee Clause?” Without using a ton of legal jargon, we reserve the right to discuss any Don Lee film regardless of the movie’s critical or box office success. This week’s show is a full house as we bring a

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Episode 169 - Valerian and The City of Thousand Planets

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2023/09/06

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast! This is the show where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this episode, we discuss one of the most visually stunning films released in the past 10 years - Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets. Based on the French comic which may or may not have been an influence on a certain “galaxy far far way,” Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets has a lot to enjoy and one glaring

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Episode 168 - The Fabelmans

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2023/08/31

Welcome back to Not A Bomb podcast! This is the show where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this introspective episode, we tackle 2022’s box office bomb, but critical darling - The Fabelmans. Legendary artist Steven Spielberg directs this coming-of-age drama and gives us a glimpse into his adolescent years as an early filmmaker. We are lucky to have our good friend Alex back on the show who, apparently, has seen this

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 7: Argento's...

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2023/08/28

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad. The premise is pretty simple. Troy, Sammy from GGTMC, and Jose from Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. On this episode, the gang tackles “Legendary” director Dario Argento’s adaption of Dracula in 2012’s Dracula 3D. Oh boy. There is so much to unpack in this one: Asia Argento’s “performance”, a CGI praying mantis, color changing trains, a sleepwalking Rutger Hauer performance, and garlic bullets

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Episode 167 - Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

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2023/08/23

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s “epic” episode, we discuss yet another Ridley Scott film, 2005’s historical drama - Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut). Based on a heavily fictionalized portrayal of the the Third Crusade, Kingdom of Heaven had mixed reviews and was a domestic flop on its initial release in May of 2005. Later

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Episode 166 - Sorcerer

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2023/08/16

Hey film fans! Welcome back to a brand-new episode of Not a Bomb Podcast! To memorialize one of the greatest directors of all time, Not A Bomb takes a deep dive into 1977’s iconic theatrical bomb directed and produced by William Friedkin - Sorcerer. Coming four years after The Exorcist, Sorcerer arrived in theaters when audiences were shifting their movie appetites from gritty, 70’s ” New Hollywood” cinema to bigger budget blockbusters. Critics even dismissed the film as being “impenetrably

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Episode 165 - The Big Lebowski

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2023/08/10

On this very “Dude like” episode of Not A Bomb, Brad and Troy are joined by Josh from The VHS Files podcast to discuss 1998’s crime/comedy - The Big Lebowski. A nod to classic noir films, The Big Lebowski, was seen as a letdown after the commercial and critical success of Fargo. Today, The Big Lebowski, has sparked a new religion, annual festivals, and even a spin-off sequel. Listen as the guys talk about Preston Sturges, numerous The Big Lebowski quotes, the greatest comedies of all time, and

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Episode 164 - Underwater

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2023/08/02

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Sammy from the GGTMC and Jose from Watch/Skip+ to discuss 2020’s science fiction film - Underwater. Marred by COVID, Underwater failed to make a splash at the box office and critics found the story to be derivative. Join us as we explore the infinite scope of

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Episode 163 - Gymkata

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2023/07/26

From the genius mind that brought us Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones, comes the tale of an Olympic gymnast turned super spy trying to win “The Game” in fictional, Parmistan. That’s right, this week on Not A Bomb, the gang finally tackles Gymkata. Joining Troy and Brad is resident karate expert - John Nance. The gang breaks down all the finer details of this masterpiece from walking on your hands, the Village of Crazies, giant birds, wannabe Mel Brooks, the longest slow-motion sequence in

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Episode 162 - Green Lantern

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2023/07/19

“In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape this podcast.”Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of Hollywood’s biggest bombs. On this week’s episode, the guys welcome back Sammy from the GGTMC to discuss 2011’s superhero film - Green Lantern. As one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time, it was only a matter of time before the gang tackled Hal Jordan and his magical ring. With a production budget of $200 Million, Green Lantern was marred by director/actor conflicts,

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Episode 161 - The Fountain

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2023/07/12

On this week’s episode of Not A Bomb, the guys do a complete 180 from last week and discuss one of the most thought-provoking love story films - The Fountain. Coming six years after Requiem for a Dream, Aronofsky effortlessly creates a heartbreaking romance between Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. This film is too philosophical for a two-person podcast, so the guys welcome Sammy from the GGTMC back to the show. Listen as the gang spoils the heck out of this film and discusses the deep, philosophical

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