Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where I completely forgot the MST3k Reunion Show was tonight! So instead of D.O.A. – Dead or Alive, we will be watching 1990’s The Final Sacrifice, the subject of a classic MST3k episode. What’s The Plot? Indeterminately young man Troy McGreggor discovers a strange map…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where our favorite directors are beneath the notice of even the Razzies. We’re examining the 2003 directorial/screenwriting debut of a man with more money than sense, a poorly handled romantic drama that beats you over the head with its San Francisco setting – James Nguyen’s…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Santa Claus is coming to town! We’re ending our Christmas schlocktravaganza with my personal favorite take on the Father Christmas mythos, 1959’s Santa Claus! What’s The Plot? On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus does battle with the demon Pitch for the goodness of the world’s…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where what you flush, I flaunt. Our month long celebration of Christmas continues this week with the 1972 cinematic lump of coal, Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny. What’s The Plot? Santa Claus’ sleigh becomes stuck on a Florida beach somehow and enlists a diverse…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where this week we’re taking part in a holiday tradition: Turkey Day! The Genesis Imagine if you will being stuck across the state from your family on Thanksgiving, because you work retail and Thanksgiving’s becoming more about shopping than turkey. You need to find a…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where well-made bad movies are just as fun as poorly made bad movies. This week, we’re watching the very first movie Mike Nelson riffed for RiffTrax, a movie described by Roger Ebert as leaving “reality so far behind that you have to accept it on…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where pobody’s nerfect. Today, we watch 2008’s Meet Dave. What’s The Plot? A space ship, shaped like regular sized Eddie Murphy and captained by a tiny Eddie Murphy, crash lands on Earth with a mission to save its homeworld. This mission is complicated when the…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re breaking from the usual format to once more pay homage to a funnier and more famous band of bad movie lovers: the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000! What? If you want a catchy explanation of the show’s plot, just give the expository…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where there’s no such thing as “too obscure”. Today we’re talking about a gem rescued from the annals of obscurity by Mystery Science Theater, “Manos” The Hands of Fate! What’s The Plot? A family of three (father Michael, mother Margaret, and little daughter Debbie) get…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re taking a break from the usual format to pay homage to a funnier and more famous band of bad movie lovers: the dedicated movie mockers of RiffTrax.com. Who and what is that? RiffTrax is a website run by the stars of Mystery Science…