The time has finally come.... We've alluded to our love of this movie for a long time... We do a lot of episodes for them. This one is for us.

Nicolas Cage stars as Shy, Socially Awkward Nicolas Cage. Usually that would work, for some reason it doesn't here. Director Lee Tamahori, who has proven himself as an incredibly talented director, also seems to be having an off day. Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore are there to raise the bar, but can't save this movie from itself.

It's a real mystery why this movie doesn't work and yet is one of the most enjoyable films in history. Greg and Joe can't stop watching and talking about it.... So where is the magic that makes this amazing? They find that one of their favorite editors, Christian Wagner, brought much of the magic. Cinematographer David Tattersall does some arresting work. Production designer William Sandell brings his A-Game. Writer Gary Goldman wrestled with tough source material, and brought some contemporary ideas to the script. Great people, above and below the line, make this a sneakily great movie, one that we will rewatch forever.

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Greg & Joe receive a concerning JEEP alert, and in turn write a love letter to the new Kathryn Bigelow CLASSIC A House of Dynamite. It's a movie that answers some questions, and seriously DOESN'T answer others. The result? A new category of movie for this podcast!

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Opening Question

3:39 What makes Deja Vu a Great Bad Movie??

41:55 Back of the Box

44:28 Box Office and Critical Reception

52:05 Drinking Games

59:05 Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

01:01:05 Important Questions

01:20:21 This has been great, but we need to go

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This week, a love letter to Tony Scott’s patriotic, time-twisting thriller Déjà Vu. Denzel Washington stars as ATF agent Doug Carlin, who investigates a New Orleans ferry explosion—and stumbles into a government surveillance program that somehow also doubles as a time machine with excellent satellite coverage.

It’s part detective story, part love story, 100 percent Tony Scott energy: orange filters, low flying helicopters, Val Kilmer squinting, and an SUV that literally drives into the past.

Greg and Joe learn something about themselves along the way.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Opening Question

3:39 What makes Deja Vu a Great Bad Movie??

41:55 Back of the Box

44:28 Box Office and Critical Reception

52:05 Drinking Games

59:05 Signs you might be watching a Great Bad Movie

01:01:05 Important Questions

01:20:21 This has been great, but we need to go

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This week, on a very special episode, Greg picks a comedy. Great Bad Movies are usually accidentally funny. Game Night is just actually funny. Really, really funny. But you know what? Also a great action movie AND thriller.

Greg and Joe roll the dice on 2018’s Game Night, the sharp, fast, and surprisingly stylish action comedy from John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They break down the cast (Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, Lamorne Morris, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, and more), the thriller-meets-comedy tone, standout scenes like the one-shot Fabergé egg chase, and why this film nails the rare balance between action and laughter. Plus, Greg reveals his obsession with the directors’ craft and Joe compares the film’s twists to Tenet and Inception.

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BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. In a very special episode of Great Bad Movies, our incredible editor Sam picks our movie, and then plants the idea in our dreams. So now we think it was our idea. (He did that by invoking our relationships with our fathers. It's a whole thing.)

While Greg and Joe both think this is one of Christopher Nolan's best movies, it is not without some asterisks. Hence: A perfect movie for Sam to pick for our show.

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On a very special "Joe's Pick" episode of Great Bad Movies, we grab our white-rimmed sunglasses and head to Tokyo for 2021's Kate, with the always amazing Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson. There's a lot to say about his movie, but most importantly you should know that David Leitch produced it, and that's why it's immediately on our list 😀

Joe and Greg break it down, laugh a lot, and learn something about themselves along the way.

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To celebrate Isaac Slade of the Fray's new solo career (and Greg's opening spot at his first solo show,) Isaac joins Greg and Joe to discuss what he calls "one of the best movies he's ever seen." Which, it goes without saying, makes him the perfect guest for Great Bad Movies.

This episode has it all: Isaac hearing Bruce Willis' music for the first time, a henchman who looks exactly like Chris Martin of Coldplay, Kevin Smith rewriting scenes, a standoff between the movie studio and Bruce Willis, people who love this movie, people who question if it's really a Die Hard movie.... Plus, we create new drinking games and answer important questions about the 3rd best movie to take place during the 4th of July. Long story short, it's a lot of laughing and a great time.

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This week on Really Entertaining A-list B-movies:

Bob Odenkirk (w/ Resting Chuck Norris Face) is an unremarkable family man—or so everyone thinks. After a home invasion leaves him humiliated, his buried skills as a lethal former government operative resurface with a vengeance. What follows is a bone-crunching, darkly funny rampage through the criminal underworld, featuring stolen kitty bracelets, bus fights that feel like a stuntman’s dream, and a finale that turns suburban booby traps into mobster catchers. Directed by Ilya Naishuller, with Christopher Lloyd stealing scenes as Hutch’s gun-happy dad, this is an overly efficient action flick that asks: what if John Wick had a mortgage?

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