It's Not That Bad

It's Not That Bad

The show that looks for A grades in B-movies. Looking for the positives in negatively-reviewed films. Hosted by Jason Whissell.

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August 20, 2025 81 mins
It’s no surprise that Hollywood likes to toot its own horn in the quest for Oscar attention. But, can a marathon-length film filled with award-winning actors, written and directed by an Oscar winner and loaded with more bodily fluids than a medical instructional video find Oscar glory? Or, will it fall victim to its own Hollywood hubris? Find out as we attempt to prove that Babylon is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choi...
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Continuing our look at movies about heroic professions, we go through the litany of films based on fires and firefighters. Which flicks were pure fire? Which ones were just a smoldering mess? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 13, 2025 79 mins
Let me ask you…what would you do for $2 million? If your answer includes something along the lines of car jacking, property damage, vehicular carnage, bovine aviation or desecration of the human anatomy…congratulations, you’re perfect for the job. So saddle up for Silver City as we race to see if Rat race is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 11, 2025 29 mins
For years, TV has ruled when it comes to medical procedural dramas. But, that doesn't mean that the silver screen hasn't served up its fair share of ER happenings. This week, we grab our white coats and defibrillator paddles and see which films gave us a jolt and which ones flatlined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 6, 2025 87 mins
What started out as a mail-order DVD rental service has turned into a streamer with straight-to-DVD quality films, questionable partnership choices and scripts that make you wonder who poured coffee into the AI Scriptbot. It’s time to dig in to the bowels of the basement and take 5 of these streaming stinkers that will prompt Netflix to ask “Are you still watching” mid-movie because it thinks you need a wellness check, and see whic...
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August 4, 2025 52 mins
Warning: the following podcast you are about to listen to contains subliminal messaging. Josie & The Pussycats is the greatest mock rock movie of all time. The soundtrack is killer and should be played at maximum volume. This podcast is amazing. You also want to buy our merch. Okay…it’s not that subliminal. Regardless, we’re here to tell it to you straight that Josie & The Pussycats is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choic...
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July 30, 2025 58 mins
Since 1932, the character of Conan The Barbarian has graced the pages of novels and comic books, entered homes through TV screens and been adapted for cinema. Some of it has been stellar while others…not so much. Can Jason Momoa make this Cimmerian sizzle…or will he put the bore in Hyborian? Find out as we see if 2011’s Conan The Barbarian is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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They graced the silver screen and made superhero films box office bonanzas since 2008. Now, we look at the OTHER films that were released starring actors that were part of Marvel's best in the MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What a long, strange trip it’s been. After 4 weeks of bad puns, bad CGI, gratuitous cameos and more Star Wars puns than Patton Oswalt doing standup, we have reached the very end of the road. What better way to celebrate Shark Week than to give this 'nado one last spin. It’s time to see if The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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July 21, 2025 31 mins
It's our 100th episode of Keep Watch Pass, and to celebrate, we're going to commemorate that films that ended up being the final roles of actors before they passed on. Listen as we wax nostalgic in this special edition of KWP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's fair to say that no other TV movie franchise has ever taken the world by storm quite like the Sharknado films. So, it was only a matter of time until the franchise brought the storms to the rest of the world. Cancel your vacation plans, because Fin Shepard and crew are trekking the world and bringing their fine gilled friends with them. Time to ride along and see if Sharknado 5: Global Swarming is not that bad. Learn more ab...
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One billion dollars...admit it, you read that in a Dr. Evil voice. But, there's nothing evil about these films. This week, we make our picks from the list of films that have grossed $1 billion worldwide. Does money make everything right? Find out in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Logic dictates that when swimming, if sharks appear, one should quickly get out of the water. But we’re talking Sharknado, so when sharks appear, one should quickly grab a beverage, some snacks and a spot on the couch, because you’re going to be ambushed by an onslaught of bad puns, worse CGI and a whole lot of fun. Our sharkfest continues as we attempt to prove that Shaknado 4: The 4th Awakens is not that bad. Learn more about y...
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Every movie has that one character that is definition of cool...or at least, their idea of what a cool character is. Some movies get it, some movies define it...and some miss the mark into uncool school. This week, we dive into the cool mofos of movies and make our keep, watch and pass picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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July 2, 2025 56 mins
In 2013, one film showed us that it’s okay to be really good at being really bad. People will sing your praises and glorify your goofiness. It’s okay to not be okay…until, of course, you turn jumping the shark into an Olympic sport. Grab a chainsaw and machine gun, it’s time to begin a 4 week journey into the hellscape as we attempt to prove that Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
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As we near Canada Day, we take time to celebrate the works of directors from the Great White North. Some of the biggest films, some of the biggest names...which films made our list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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June 25, 2025 51 mins
Take 3 of the funniest sketch com actors of the 70’s and 80’s, throw in one of the biggest directors of the 80’s and top it off with the producer of the most important property of television comedy. If we’ve learned anything during our time on this show, it’s that 1+1+1 doesn’t always equal success. We’re also not that good at math. What we are good at though is finding out if Three Amigos is not that bad. Learn more about your a...
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There is no question that 3 Amigos is a bona fide, underrated 80's comedy classic. This means it's probably only a matter of time until Hollywood does a remake. With that, we put a spin on our usual KWP game and cast what a modern iteration of that cast would look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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June 18, 2025 53 mins
If you haven’t been paying attention for the last 4 years, we wear our love of “bad” movies on our sleeve. We revel in that which the critics deem inferior. So, when the good people at The Asylum serve up the singer-songwriter smackdown of the century, what more can we say? I know we’re not alone now, because this electrically youthful podcast is about to prove that Mega Python vs. Gatoroid is not that bad. Learn more about your ...
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Whether they be faithful retellings, modernized homages or in the category of "loosely based on", the silver screen has consistently been a home for the works of William Shakespeare. This week, which tales from The Bard make our list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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