They Called This a Movie
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June 12, 2026 • 56 mins
Get ready for some SUPA ACTION, as we watch Uganda's first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex?
Join us as we discuss the voice over, the DIY nature of the movie, and try to figure out who Captain Alex was.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.
Join us as we discuss the voice over, the DIY nature of the movie, and try to figure out who Captain Alex was.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.
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June 5, 2026 • 71 mins
This week, we're committing bank fraud all in the name of 90's nostalgia, as we watch Blank Check.
Join us as we discuss the kid fantasy of buying anything you can dream of, a solid supporting cast of character actors, and that infamous kiss between a supermodel and a 10-year old boy.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we discuss the kid fantasy of buying anything you can dream of, a solid supporting cast of character actors, and that infamous kiss between a supermodel and a 10-year old boy.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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May 29, 2026 • 87 mins
This month, our "Movie of the Month" is actually a television episode. We're celebrating May with May sweeps as we decided to watch a "Very Special Episode" of Punky Brewster, as voted on by our Patreon subscribers.
Join us as we discuss refrigerator safety, the dramatic music, and the pressure to put on children to perform CPR in a life-or-death situation.
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Join us as we discuss refrigerator safety, the dramatic music, and the pressure to put on children to perform CPR in a life-or-death situation.
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May 22, 2026 • 56 mins
Science goes off the rails this week, as we watched the shot-on-video body horror film, Colony Mutation.
Join us as we talk about the low budget grittiness, the main character's philandering, and not being able to see what's going on through most of the film.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we talk about the low budget grittiness, the main character's philandering, and not being able to see what's going on through most of the film.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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May 15, 2026 • 55 mins
This week, we cross into the sixth dimension and catch the eye of King Faust, as we watched Forbidden Zone.
Join us as we discuss the bad vibes, Susan Tyrell's performance, and the more unsavory parts of a dated film.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @d...
Join us as we discuss the bad vibes, Susan Tyrell's performance, and the more unsavory parts of a dated film.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @d...
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May 8, 2026 • 54 mins
This week, we're hiding in the bushes during rumpsringa with the most obvious stalker we've ever seen, as we watched Stalked By My Amish Boyfriend.
Join us as we discuss creepy boyfriend behavior, Amish traditions, and how this holds up to being stalked by Eric Roberts.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we discuss creepy boyfriend behavior, Amish traditions, and how this holds up to being stalked by Eric Roberts.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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May 1, 2026 • 73 mins
It has begun! This week, with Mortal Kombat 2 looming, we decided to take a look at the 2021 reboot of the video game franchise.
Join us as we discuss the main character created specifically for the film, the fact that there's no tournament in the film, and find out which host fell asleep while watching.
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Join us as we discuss the main character created specifically for the film, the fact that there's no tournament in the film, and find out which host fell asleep while watching.
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April 24, 2026 • 107 mins
It's time for our Movie of the Month for the month of April. This month, we "Spring into Action" as we cover Raw Justice, also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop, as voted on by our Patrons.
Join us as we discuss David Keith in drag, the baffling casting of Robert Hays, and Stacy Keach's untimely demise.
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Join us as we discuss David Keith in drag, the baffling casting of Robert Hays, and Stacy Keach's untimely demise.
Want to help us choose our next Movie of the Month? Subscribe for $1 at Patreon.com/TCTAMPod for acce...
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April 17, 2026 • 89 mins
This week, we're heading to Gotham and watching the most divisive movie featuring the Caped Crusader and his Rogues Gallery. It's The People's Joker on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the art style, the beef with Lorne Michaels, and how this movie is the most personal and heartfelt movie we've ever reviewed.
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Join us as we discuss the art style, the beef with Lorne Michaels, and how this movie is the most personal and heartfelt movie we've ever reviewed.
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April 10, 2026 • 63 mins
Cynthia Rothrock teams up with yet another boring white guy that winds up getting all the glory, as they try to track down a serial killer, as we watched Undefeatable on this week's episode.
Join us as we discuss the villain known as Stingray, Cynthia Rothrock taking a back seat to someone less interesting, and signing other people up for college without their knowledge.
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Join us as we discuss the villain known as Stingray, Cynthia Rothrock taking a back seat to someone less interesting, and signing other people up for college without their knowledge.
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April 3, 2026 • 57 mins
This week, the Italians decided it was their turn to remake King Kong, as we watched the 1977 Canadian/Italian production Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century.
Join us as we discuss yeti body parts (or lack thereof), the blatantness of the ripoff, and crossing over into intentional homicide.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we discuss yeti body parts (or lack thereof), the blatantness of the ripoff, and crossing over into intentional homicide.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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March 27, 2026 • 85 mins
It's our Movie of the Month for the month of March, as voted on by our Patreon subscribers. We're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves this week, as we decided to celebrate Easter a little bittle early by watching the Christian propaganda film, Gramps Goes to College.
Join us as we discuss the creepiness of the protagonist, the fact that no one understands chess, and the similarities to the work of Neil Breen. ...
Join us as we discuss the creepiness of the protagonist, the fact that no one understands chess, and the similarities to the work of Neil Breen. ...
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March 20, 2026 • 82 mins
We've stumbled upon someone's very poorly disguised fetish this week, as we talk about the lesbian catgirl romcom, Baby Cat.
Join us as we discuss the genuinely funny moments, the baffling places this movie goes, and commend all involved for the commitment to the bit.
Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.
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Join us as we discuss the genuinely funny moments, the baffling places this movie goes, and commend all involved for the commitment to the bit.
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March 13, 2026 • 58 mins
It's St. Patrick's Day week (sort of), and we've run out of movies from the Leprechaun horror franchise (also sort of), so we decided to stick with Warwick Davis instead and watched the kids' movie, A Very Unlucky Leprechaun.
Join us as we discuss Warwick Davis being typecast as a leprechaun, whether or not how-to book writers are "authors", and try to make heads or tails of the surprise ending.
Join us as we discuss Warwick Davis being typecast as a leprechaun, whether or not how-to book writers are "authors", and try to make heads or tails of the surprise ending.
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March 6, 2026 • 69 mins
With Mark away, Dan and Anthony watch a weird children's musical that may also be an attempt to be a kid's show. It's Creating Rem Lezar on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss the songs, the significance of the medallion, and try to come away with whatever the point of the movie is.
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Join us as we discuss the songs, the significance of the medallion, and try to come away with whatever the point of the movie is.
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February 27, 2026 • 71 mins
Gerarduary and our Movie of the Month collide this week, as we watch a Gerard Butler movie voted on by our Patreon subscribers.
Sexy Dracula hits the streets of New Orleans as a pre-300 Gerard Butler plays the titular vampire in the Wes Craven produced Dracula 2000.
Join us as we discuss how the decisions made by some sleazy producers which led to this movie being made, how underutilized the star and ...
Sexy Dracula hits the streets of New Orleans as a pre-300 Gerard Butler plays the titular vampire in the Wes Craven produced Dracula 2000.
Join us as we discuss how the decisions made by some sleazy producers which led to this movie being made, how underutilized the star and ...
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February 20, 2026 • 73 mins
America celebrated Presidents' Day this week, so we decided to watch First Daugher, the attempt to give Katie Holmes her own Princess Diaries.
Join us as we discuss how Katie Holmes stacks up against Anne Hathaway, the wild decisions in the third act, and question whether or not Michael Keaton did 9/11.
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Join us as we discuss how Katie Holmes stacks up against Anne Hathaway, the wild decisions in the third act, and question whether or not Michael Keaton did 9/11.
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February 13, 2026 • 72 mins
It's the end of an era this week, as we close the book on our Valentine's Day tradition. We say goodbye to Bella, Edward, and Jacob, as we watch The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Join us as we discuss how little Dan retains of these films, the crazy CGI decisions made for Renesmee, and talk about the wild ending. We close out the episode by with a Blind Ranking of classic Rom Coms, just in time for Valentin...
Join us as we discuss how little Dan retains of these films, the crazy CGI decisions made for Renesmee, and talk about the wild ending. We close out the episode by with a Blind Ranking of classic Rom Coms, just in time for Valentin...
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February 6, 2026 • 77 mins
This week, we are joined by Scott Weinberg (@weinbergs.bsky.social), the host of the Overhated Podcast, to discuss one of his favorite cult classics, the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon.
Join us as we discuss the music by Queen, the stellar supporting cast, and the striking visuals. We finish the episode with a Retro Recast, as we recast the film as if it was made during a different time period.
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Join us as we discuss the music by Queen, the stellar supporting cast, and the striking visuals. We finish the episode with a Retro Recast, as we recast the film as if it was made during a different time period.
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January 30, 2026 • 77 mins
It's time for our January Movie of the Month, as voted by the members of our Patreon.
This month, we're taking a look a dystopian societies, for no reason whatsoever, and our subscribers chose to look at this trope through the eyes of Stuart Gordon. It's Fortress on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss Kurtwood Smith being a simp, Christopher Lambert's voice, and...
This month, we're taking a look a dystopian societies, for no reason whatsoever, and our subscribers chose to look at this trope through the eyes of Stuart Gordon. It's Fortress on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.
Join us as we discuss Kurtwood Smith being a simp, Christopher Lambert's voice, and...
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