They Called This a Movie
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September 6, 2025 • 79 mins
We're hitting the gridiron as we welcome back the football season with the most adorable wide receiver ever. It's Air Bud: Golden Receiver on this week's They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the lack of defense, how this movie doesn't care about rules anymore, and one of us watched the wrong movie.
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Join us as we discuss the lack of defense, how this movie doesn't care about rules anymore, and one of us watched the wrong movie.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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August 29, 2025 • 75 mins
We're going "Back to School" for our August Movie of the Month, as we watch Teen Witch, as voted on by our Patreon subscribers.
Join us as we discuss random acts of singing and dancing, Dick Sargeant and his hot wife, and the fact that nobody learns a lesson.
Want to get in on the fun and vote for our next movie of the month? Join our Patreon at just $1 a month. The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/T...
Join us as we discuss random acts of singing and dancing, Dick Sargeant and his hot wife, and the fact that nobody learns a lesson.
Want to get in on the fun and vote for our next movie of the month? Join our Patreon at just $1 a month. The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/T...
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August 22, 2025 • 62 mins
We ride a giant stone head to the Vortex this week, as we celebrate guns with the nearly-incomprehensible Zardoz, starring Sean Connery.
Join us as we discuss the wardrobe, trying to explain what happens in the movie, and argue on what we would change.
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Join us as we discuss the wardrobe, trying to explain what happens in the movie, and argue on what we would change.
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August 15, 2025 • 64 mins
We're headed back to the 1970s and Italy, as we watch a kung-fu movie with very little kung-fu, but a whole lot of one liners, as we watch the amazingly titled Mr. Hercules Against Karate.
Join us as we discuss the lack of good martial arts, when this movie wears out its welcome, and compare it to all-time classic literature.
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Join us as we discuss the lack of good martial arts, when this movie wears out its welcome, and compare it to all-time classic literature.
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August 8, 2025 • 93 mins
We're going to a nightmare version of Gotham City envisioned by Joel Schumacher, as we watch the movie that killed the Batman franchise for nearly a decade, the 1997 flop Batman & Robin.
Join us as we discuss Uma Thurman's accent, choose our favorite ice puns, and wish we had seen more of George Clooney as Bruce Wayne.
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Join us as we discuss Uma Thurman's accent, choose our favorite ice puns, and wish we had seen more of George Clooney as Bruce Wayne.
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August 1, 2025 • 69 mins
We're tricked by another Charles Band children's movie this week, as we watched Prehysteria!, which winds up being in the same cinematic universe as Remote.
Join us as we discuss Austin O'Brien, the dad's weird raisin fetish, and a kid's movie once again not doing enough with its concept.
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Join us as we discuss Austin O'Brien, the dad's weird raisin fetish, and a kid's movie once again not doing enough with its concept.
Join our Patreon at just $1 a month. The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
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July 25, 2025 • 73 mins
With Mark traversing the Great White North, Dan and Anthony break from format slightly in order to indulge in some prime time middle-aged Chuck Norris action. This week, they watched the season eight episode of Walker Texas Ranger entitled "Way of the Warrior".
Join us as we discuss introducing time travel into Walker Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris messing up the space time continuum, and marvel at what television was like 25 years ago...
Join us as we discuss introducing time travel into Walker Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris messing up the space time continuum, and marvel at what television was like 25 years ago...
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July 18, 2025 • 88 mins
An ex moves in too close for comfort this week, as we celebrate the world of Tubi Original Movies. Our July Movie of the Month, as voted on by our Patrons is Ex Door Neighbor on this week's They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss how much blame the fiancè deserves, the crazy twist ending, and the fact that everybody is kind of bad.
Want to get in on the fun and vote for our next movie of the month? Join our Patreon at just ...
Join us as we discuss how much blame the fiancè deserves, the crazy twist ending, and the fact that everybody is kind of bad.
Want to get in on the fun and vote for our next movie of the month? Join our Patreon at just ...
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July 11, 2025 • 70 mins
Nonsense thrives this week, as we watch a movie that desperately tries to fill its plot holes with claymation monsters in the 1992 film Winterbeast.
Join us as we discuss the fact the movie takes place in the fall, count up all the plaid, and try to decide which beast is our favorite.
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Join us as we discuss the fact the movie takes place in the fall, count up all the plaid, and try to decide which beast is our favorite.
Want more from TCTAM? Join our Patreon at just $1 a month. The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
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June 27, 2025 • 76 mins
It's our June Movie of the Month this week, as voted on by our Patreon members. For June, we're celebrating Summer Vibes with a movie that takes place primarily in New York during the winter. But there is that 15 minutes that takes place in Jamaica. It's the Tom Cruise bartending movie, Cocktail, on this week's They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss how different this movie was versus our expectations, discuss fumbling 1988...
Join us as we discuss how different this movie was versus our expectations, discuss fumbling 1988...
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June 20, 2025 • 65 mins
We're going back to one of our childhoods, as we watch a movie that one of us watched more than once back in the day. It's Home Alone copycat Remote on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the lack of shenanigans, our hero being stuck in an attic the whole movie, and a yodeling German with a little mustache.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
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Join us as we discuss the lack of shenanigans, our hero being stuck in an attic the whole movie, and a yodeling German with a little mustache.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bl...
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June 13, 2025 • 66 mins
It's a film 20-plus years in the making, and it looks every bit of its age, as we watched Dangerous Men on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the music, the disappearing main characters, and all the sleazy things the men in this movie are ready to do at the drop of a hat.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
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Join us as we discuss the music, the disappearing main characters, and all the sleazy things the men in this movie are ready to do at the drop of a hat.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTA...
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June 6, 2025 • 89 mins
Vin Diesel goes into uncharted territory as a man without family, so we're stuck listening to him talk about his Dungeons & Dragons character, as we watched The Last Witch Hunter.
Join us as we discuss how we feel about the modern New York setting, Vin Diesel's inability to look vulnerable, and spot the twist a mile away. We also preview our upcoming podcast that will be exclusive to our Patreon subscribers.
The Patreon page is...
Join us as we discuss how we feel about the modern New York setting, Vin Diesel's inability to look vulnerable, and spot the twist a mile away. We also preview our upcoming podcast that will be exclusive to our Patreon subscribers.
The Patreon page is...
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June 2, 2025 • 84 mins
Wax on and wax off this week, as we watch a young Hilary Swank learn from the wise Mr. Miyagi in The Next Karate Kid, just as Karate Kid: Legends hits theaters.
Join us as we talk about Hilary Swank's running, Michael Ironsides doing too much, and the lack of karate.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we talk about Hilary Swank's running, Michael Ironsides doing too much, and the lack of karate.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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May 23, 2025 • 70 mins
Get your VR helmet and your pizza margarita, as we head to Psychobook in the very weird, very dreamlike Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway.
Join us as we discuss the crazy turns this movie takes, try to decipher exactly what's happening, and worship at the feet of the second coming of Jesus, Roy Mascarone.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @T...
Join us as we discuss the crazy turns this movie takes, try to decipher exactly what's happening, and worship at the feet of the second coming of Jesus, Roy Mascarone.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @T...
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May 21, 2025 • 75 mins
Welcome to another bonus episode in a series we are calling "Pilot Season".
We are currently trying out some ideas for our brand new Patreon, so consider these bonus episodes as proof-of-concept ideas we are currently trying out for exclusive Patreon content in the future.
This go-around is called Movie Blind Spots. Each of us made a list of movies we hadn't seen before that we felt like we should have, spun a wheel, and let the fa...
We are currently trying out some ideas for our brand new Patreon, so consider these bonus episodes as proof-of-concept ideas we are currently trying out for exclusive Patreon content in the future.
This go-around is called Movie Blind Spots. Each of us made a list of movies we hadn't seen before that we felt like we should have, spun a wheel, and let the fa...
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May 16, 2025 • 53 mins
We're heading underground with a minimal budget to find some jewels, fight robots, and let Sybil Danning have her way with us, as we watch The Phantom Empire, on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the cheap sets, morlock wardrobes, and Jeffrey Combs's tight pants.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and...
Join us as we discuss the cheap sets, morlock wardrobes, and Jeffrey Combs's tight pants.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and...
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May 9, 2025 • 54 mins
It's time to be on your best behavior, as we go to grandma's house with Michael Jai White, as we watch him beat up some would-be intruders in the 2024 Tubi Original action-comedy, Don't Mess with Grandma.
Join us as we discuss how Michael Jai White should have been a bigger star, discuss Billy Zane's costuming, and discuss what we would want to see in a sequel.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TC...
Join us as we discuss how Michael Jai White should have been a bigger star, discuss Billy Zane's costuming, and discuss what we would want to see in a sequel.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TC...
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May 2, 2025 • 64 mins
We're on a mission with the CIA's top agents to save the world from a super secret formula that has fallen into the wrong hands. It's Challenge of the Tiger on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss kung fu bull fights, Bruce Lee impersonators, and the most unique tennis scene ever filmed.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and...
Join us as we discuss kung fu bull fights, Bruce Lee impersonators, and the most unique tennis scene ever filmed.
The Patreon page is now live and you can check it out at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and...
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April 25, 2025 • 72 mins
Take a trip back to 2011 when horror remakes were all the rage. And what better way to tackle a remake of an all-time great horror film than copping out by calling it a prequel and lifting the plot beats wholesale? It's the 2011 version of The Thing for this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss how unnecessary this movie feels, the fact this movie made the director take a hiatus, and the awful CGI.
The ...
Join us as we discuss how unnecessary this movie feels, the fact this movie made the director take a hiatus, and the awful CGI.
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