We Hate Movies

“So you’re saying this is better than the Escape Plan franchise?” - Eric
On this week’s episode, We ❤️ Movies month continues as we chat about one of the best sports dramas of all time, Rocky!

How incredible is all the human, non-boxing stuff here? Isn’t this film way better since we have all these salt-of-the-earth actors (and non-actors) filling the frame? Could these shooting locations have doubled in Rossellini’s Germany Year Zero? How great is Butkus Stallone? And was there ever a better heavyweight than Burgess Meredith? PLUS: Adrian invents Star Trek slash fiction! 
Rocky stars Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Al Silvani, Stan Shaw, and Butkus Stallone as Butkus the Dog; directed by John Avildsen.
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“Powers Boothe is gonna show how bad JCVD is...” - Chris on the acting legend
On this special patrons-only WHM, we’re chatting about the outrageous JCVD Die Hard knock-off, Sudden Death! 
Where does this movie fall quality-wise in the JCVD filmography? In what world would the Vice President of the United States attend a professional hockey final? Was that whole opening scene actually supposed to be a monologue that JCVD just couldn’t nail? How ridiculous is it when he gets in goal? How great is Powers Boothe as the villain? Does this movie contain a very rare cinematic step-dad who’s actually a good guy? Should the script have condensed these two kids into one character? And do Zambonis really have big beer coolers on the front of them like that? PLUS: Cold popcorn delivery men? Is it too late for a career change? We’d join that union!
Sudden Death stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Whittni Wright, Ross Malinger, Dorian Harewood, Kate McNeil, Michael Gaston, Audra Lindley, and Raymond J. Barry as the Vice President; directed by Peter Hyams.
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On this edition of On-Screen Live, we're joined by artist and friend, Felipe Sobreiro to chat about his kick-ass comic work, along with an awesome-looking new project he’s got a Kickstarter for at the moment! He stuck around to help us review Clayface and the new restoration of the definitive cut of Ken Russell’s The Devils, and he humored Andrew and Eric by listening to them ramble about Tulsa King for a fashion! 
Click through here and kick in to Felipe’s Space Hell Kickstarter if you can. Let’s make this book a reality! 
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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

“This whole tracking shot is brilliant, it’s a super-flex” - Eric
On this episode, we’re kicking off We ❤️ Movies month with a chat about the total banger that is Orson Welles’s Touch of Evil! 
How absolutely off-putting is Captain Hank Quinlan in this movie? Is the opening tracking shot one of the most impressive feats in all of Old Hollywood? Wow, talk about bad luck with Janet Leigh and scuzzy, roadside motels, huh? And what on Earth was Quinlan thinking with that gross chili analogy? PLUS: Charlton Heston’s Mike Vargas purchases one product too many from the Acme Corporation!
Touch of Evil stars Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin de Vargas, Mort Mills, Victor Millan, and Orson Welles as Captain Hank Quinlan; directed by Orson Welles.
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“We’re going back to the Hood with a significantly smaller budget!” - Andrew 
On this week’s episode, we’re closing out the 2026 Halloween Spooktacular by having our good buds, James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca from Dead Meat, back on to chat about the next chapter in the Leprechaun saga, Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha’ Hood! 
Why does the movie wait a full 30 minutes to really get the Leprechaun action going? Why are they bothering with this storybook device at the start? Is the cold open actually the end of a better Leprechaun movie? Is Laz Alonso the third most recognizable person to star in a Leprechaun film? And is this movie better or worse than the Leprechaun’s first adventure in the Hood? PLUS: You can check out Fresh Meat now, streaming exclusively on Pijama! Click through here to rent it!
Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha’ Hood stars Tangi Miller, Laz Alonso, Page Kennedy, Sherrie Jackson, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Stikcy Fingaz, Keesha Sharp, Sonya Eddy, and Warwick Davis as the Leprechuan; directed by Steven Ayromlooi.
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