S15 Ep808: Lucy (2014)

On this week's WLM episode, the gang welcomes friend of the show, Jamelle Bouie back to the program to heap endless praise on one of the all-time greats, Batman Returns! Has Michelle Pfeiffer ever been better? Why did Batman have to 'scratch' the CD of the Penguin recording? How terrifying is that abandoned zoo? And has a family film ever embraced the threat of child murder more? PLUS: Oswald Cobblepot: the David Koresh of the Gotham sewer? Batman Returns stars Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Cristi Conaway, Andrew Bryniarski, Steve Witting, Jane Hooks, Vincent Schiavelli, and Pat Hingle; directed by Tim Burton. WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Dec 20202h 30min

Our marathon episode of LOTR: Fellowship drops Thursday, December 10, but we wanted to get the party going a little early! Here's a super-sized clip to whet your appetite before the whole thing goes live tomorrow on our Patreon! If you don't yet have access and want to listen to the whole show, head over to our Patreon and sign up today. You'll get this episode when it drops, along with instant access to hours and hours of exclusive bonus content you cannot get anywhere else! Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Dec 20206min

On this week's WLM episode, the gang is chatting about the Coen Brothers classic, Fargo! How perfect is the dive bar at the beginning? Has Buscemi ever been better? And can John Carroll Lynch make us some eggs? PLUS: What if the Kool-Aid Man was from Fargo? Fargo stars Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch, Steve Reevis, Larry Brandenburg, and Steve Park as Mike Yanagita; directed by Joel Coen. WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Dec 20202h 21min

On this episode of the WHM Mail Bag, the guys are getting into the holiday spirit by reading some spooky AND scary letters, and taking some ghoulish questions from the audience! To catch these WHM Mail Bag episodes while they're hot, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episodes live! And be sure to tune in this Thursday, December 10th, 2020, for the holiday-themed final mail bag of the year! Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Dec 20201h 27min

On this month's Gleep Glossary entry, the gang gathers round to chat about one of the most obscure characters in Star Wars history, Yoda! Was our good pal Yoda originally just—HEY NOW! Episode for subscribers only, this is! To access the full show, head over to our Patreon and sign up today, you must! Instantly access this episode, along with hours upon hours of exclusive content! Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Dec 20205min

This week on the program, we kick off the 2020 We Love Movies month with a super-sized episode on Orson Welles' monster cinematic achievement, Citizen Kane! How easily do audiences fall for young Kane and his "I love the working man" B.S.? Who sings and dances to their own theme song? And really—paying that much money to die in Florida? PLUS: Does Jim Davis have a Kane-sized Garfield fortune? Citizen Kane stars Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, and Orson Welles; produced, co-written and directed by Orson Welles. WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Dec 20202h 49min

On this week's episode, the gang preps for Thanksgiving by offering up the final Brimsgiving episode—a bountiful chat all about the ridiculously long, totally engaging, Tom Cruise-starring, John Grisham legal thriller adaptation, The Firm! How close are these senior partners at The Firm to pulling actual Rosemary's Baby type stuff? How horny is Hackman's character supposed to get? And why was everyone dressed so formally to attend that steamboat museum tour? PLUS: The WHM thesis comes together as the guys try to juggle impressions of Gary Busey and Holly Hunter—two of their celebrated celebrity voices that sound exactly the same! The Firm stars Wilford Brimley, Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Hal Holbrook, Terry Kinney, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, David Strathairn, Gary Busey, Steven Hill, and Jerry Hardin; directed by Sydney Pollack. WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Nov 20202h 21min

On this episode, Brimsgiving hits its worst film in the lineup, the absolutely abhorrent Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins! What in the world were they thinking with this Joel Grey performance and makeup? Was Fred Ward really that much more recognizable than Bruce Willis? And why did they place all their action sequences completely out of order? PLUS: Marvel as Brimley never stands the entire film! Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins stars Wilford Brimley, Fred Ward, Joel Grey, J.A. Preston, Kate Mulgrew, George Coe, Charles Cioffi, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Michael Pataki; directed by Guy Hamilton. WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Nov 20201h 39min