We look at a truncated overview of humanity's various oppositions to technological development, from Diogenes to The Dark Mountain Project, after laughing wildly at various insanities from the most recent news-cycle involving John "Shrekton LaVey" Fetterman and some unknown so-called president of the United States of America. Recorded on Saturday, …

Nuclear war. Good? Bad? Who cares, it's Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington on a submarine. We're talking CRIMSON TIDE (1995) with Tim and Josh from the Heat Death Of The Universe podcast. Listen to Heat Death Of The Universe RIP Dave Thomas Give someone in Gaza some moneyBy Alex Kellar

NOW WE'RE TALKIN' CYBERCORE. Sci-fi author/guitar shredder/drum banger Aaron Melnick is on the show to talk Keanu Reeve's pre-Matrix cyberpunk flick JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995). Check out Aaron's sci-fi novel BRINGING OUT THE BEAST Aaron drums and Kellar yells in a lil band called CORTAR. They have TAPES FOR SALE. They're playing a gig JUNE 1ST IN CLEVE…

With the passing of Val Kilmer, Derrick decided to pivot his Mental Health choice this month to one of his favorite Kilmer films, 1995's HEAT, directed by Michael Mann. The ultimate heist movie, featuring the first on-screen appearance of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together. It's a very long movie, with no wasted moments, a deep cast, and some of…

Whitney has been riding us about seeing WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE for nearly the entire time we've been doing the show, so we're finally getting to it as her pick for Mental Health month! Directed by Todd Solondz, this film follows middle schooler Dawn Weiner as she faces constant harassment and bullying from other students, her siblings, and even h…

Before we get into the subject of automated labor (various conceptions of, various modern applications of, etc) we do some old school retreading of The News™: 100 Days of Too Much Fun, Mohsen Mahdawi Puts a Significant Win in Our Plus Column, Actual Living Demon Itamar Ben-Gvir Goes to Washington, and more. Plus, Tim unboxes a breathalyzer and you …

In our first year of the podcast, we did an entire month of Michael Bay films for May and called it "It's Gonna Be Bay". Well, we learned from that experience, which was very trying on our mental health, so we vowed never to do that again. Since then, we have done one Michael Bay movie per year on the last Monday before May, and this year is no exc…

Derrick is overly excited about his Mental Health pick for May, Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT. He watched EVERY Michael Mann movie in preparation, and here's a recap and ranking for those interested. Get a lot more Bad Movies Worse People for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople Find our exclusive merch in our new webstore at shop.badmo…

This one was requested by our listener Bryce, and it's something that we have successfully avoided seeing until now. Alien trash babies come to life to help a loser kid named Dodger woo his rival Juice's girlfriend, who goes by the name Tangerine. It's as stupid as it sounds and disgusting to look at as well. Get a lot more Bad Movies Worse People …

up with hope, down with dope (unless you're a poet that hoops I guess) give someone in Gaza some money you pigBy alex kellar

{BLEEP} sent in this request after he and Jack watched this movie a few months back, so we invited him back on to talk about it. Sinbad and Phil Hartman star in this "wrong man/mistaken identity" style 90's comedy that also served as Sinbad's first starring film role. Sinbad plays a sad sack conman trying to get rich quick who falls into debt with …

Vivian Wilson—who is shockingly cool and not deranged—recently mentioned that her father, one Eloo Ma, aspires to be like the virtual reality CEO guy in the 2011 book/2018 movie, Ready Player One, which he liked (?) so much that he'd force his children to read it when they misbehaved. So we looked closer at this piece of terminal nostalgia detritus…

We kick off our first ever Listener Request Month with this one from Ashley, 1997's PERDITA DURANGO (aka Dance With The Devil) from director Alex de la Iglesia and starring Rosie Perez and Javier Bardem. Ashley described it as "if David Lynch and Tarantino had dirty, sexy Tucson baby," and boy, was she right! Murder, mayhem, santeria, an 18-wheeler…

I thought that this had vanished forever due to a mental health crisis, but it has just now been found. Here's the unedited and purely Zoom-recorded track. We talk about a bunch of stuff relevant to the news cycle of March 8th, 2025. Get vulnerable with us. Recorded on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 around 11.30 AM Korea Standard Time Commiserate on Dis…

We behold the miracle of flight and its attendant spawn like airplane crashes, lists of twee explainer facts, corporate fascism, the liminal space of the airport, unrepentant missile strikes on passenger aircraft, and so forth. Before that, we do a little preamble and cover two topical stories in the up-to-the-minute news cycle: Liberation Day + Co…

Between daylight savings, fluctuating "spring" weather, and coming off of Wellbutrin, Kellar's brain is garbage but it could be worse, a comet could hit the Earth and make all the water go away. Thankfully, Larry from Pill Time comes in clutch with a wet brain to talk TANK GIRL. Cortar's on Bandcamp and Spotify now Give someone in Gaza some money i…

We made a last-minute schedule change due to the death of the legendary Gene Hackman. Hackman stars alongside Ray Romano in his final film in the disastrous WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT. Gene Hackman plays former president of the United States Monroe "Eagle" Cole, who retires to Mooseport, Maine and is convinced to run for mayor to stop his ex-wife from ta…

We look into the repellent and deeply unfunny world of so-called comedy made on the internet by various genocidal lunatics with a pronounced fixation on a certain holy-style of land. Production note: This episode went through some technical issues and an accidental hiatus as Josh adjusted to new employment (as detailed in the cold open). Recorded o…

We return after an unplanned month long hiatus (two yet-to-be-released episodes were recorded in that time and will be released eventually, sometime before this happens) and behold the humble everyday object of the egg and see what emerges from this locus of lifeforce, this cosmic ovum. This branches out into talking about the state of MAHA nation,…

We got a letter from an actor who was in one of our previous episodes, Deadly Run, and we decided to read it on air for you all! You can find the video version of this episode, and all of our episodes, on YouTube! Coming soon to Spotify as well, most likely. You can check out Deadly Run on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/64118173 Get a lot more Bad Movi…

Taking a hard left after The Prowler, we get into Disney family film territory with the Robin Williams vehicle, FLUBBER. This remake of The Absent-Minded Professor features Williams as a forgetful inventor with a flying robot and a dancing green blob as a friend. We also get an appearance from Wil Wheaton as a shitty little rich kid as well as Clan…

This week, we go back to Joseph Zito Town with his 1981 slasher classic, THE PROWLER, and we're joined by our good friend and amazing tattoo artist (as well as new Patron) Zip! The soon-to-be graduates of a small California college are being stalked and killed by a mysterious figure dressed in military garb and wielding all manner of weapons, inclu…

[editor's note: I promise this is the last time I talk about Horizon An American Saga Chapter One on the show ever... until Horizon An American Saga Chapter Two comes out] Kellar's theater-going pardner Diana's on the show to talk about the Sharon Stone-produced/Sam Raimi directed western classic THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. RIP (we're pretty sure) to G…

Our next installment of Schlock & Load features maybe the only GOOD Chuck Norris movie, Joseph Zito's INVASION USA from Cannon Films. Norris is a mostly silent former special ops agent that is pulled into a fight against terrorists that are trying to use America's racism and social tensions to take it down from the inside. This flick features the a…

Before The Matrix (1999) --but slightly after Johnny Mnemonic (1995)-- Ghost In The Shell (1995) remains one of the greatest science fiction films about the potential horrors of the computer of all time, and Will Menaker's logged on to talk about it. Follow '95 To Life on xTWITTERx Listen to CORTAR E-mail the show if you like Give someone in Gaza s…

For our first episode of March, we get into one of the classic BAD movies with Dan Aykroyd's only directorial credit, 1991's NOTHING BUT TROUBLE! Starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd again with a special appearance from Tupac and the Digital Underground. This cinematic bucket of vomit follows Chevy and Demi as t…

Karl Kellar [aka my dad] is on the show to talk about his history with the space race growing up across the river from Cape Canaveral in the 60s, which ties in neatly with a discussion of the 1995 Ron Howard joint APOLLO 13. Get out your inflation calculators, this one's a doozy. Gaza Funds is a project that connects people to crowdfunding campaign…

The final Made in Arizona month selection is one of Derrick's weird-ass obscure picks, Paul Clinco's shot-on-video satanic panic flick DEATH MAGIC! A Civil War general is put to death for being a genocidal maniac and is resurrected by a satanic cult in Tucson, Arizona. He quickly sets out to murder the descendants of those responsible for his death…

Our geriatric politicians continue to physically unspool before our eyes, continued. /§/ News emerges that Bolsanaro tried to poison Lula, denies it, then begs for amnesty in a single news cycle. /§/ Both "Uber for guns" and the Mangione trial begin. /§/ A truly grim Zionist comedy of errors in Miami. /§/ White House Faith Office head honcho transc…

Get the full episode and so much more for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! Our newest Patreon-exclusive monthly show, Latchkey Vids, marches on as we dive into COP ROCK's third episode HAPPY MUDDER'S DAY! Gaines and Rose find themselves in deep on a domestic violence call, La Russo uses his girlfriend as bait to catch a drug dealer, Pott…

Brien K comes on the show to take the wheel and steer us through The Jerky Boys... THE MOVIE. Listen to Brien's racing (not racist) podcast Meet Me At Applebee's Check out Speedway Screens on IG and Etsy Give someone in Gaza some moneyBy Alex Kellar

Made in Arizona month continues with the 80's teen comedy, CAN'T BUY ME LOVE, starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson (Rest in Pictures). Get a video version on our YouTube page, or get it ad-free at patreon.com/worsepeople. This classic 80s teen romp was filmed entirely in Tucson and actually takes place there as well. Nerdy ass Patrick Demps…

Amuse bouche: Crass Popculture Corner (CPC) with Ye, an Italian-American troglodyte, Rid Kock, juggalos, Boebert. /§/ Russia-Ukraine-related USA's hard turn into throwing the proxy to the Azov wolves, Trump openly declares a protection racket project RE "rare earths," and Putin puppetry of the penis confessionals after dark. /§/ Trump claims he'll …

Get the full episode and more at patreon.com/worsepeople for only $3 a month! This month's Patreon-exclusive Mental Health episode is a listener request from one of our longest Patrons, Tanker Tom! We're watching Simon Wincer's HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson! It might be a slightly apocalyptic future an…

Dr. Tim "Bones" Jones is not just the bass shredder in Spike Pit, but also the premier Sandleroligist in Cleveland and maybe even Ohio. As such, he's come on the show to discuss the beginning of the Sandman's 30 year reign o'er the movies as we talk over BILLY MADISON (it's a movie commentary episode, folks). If you click on this jumble of words yo…

First and foremost, Biden's gonna be a real star in his post-presidency—I'm ready for my close-up, jack! More heightened and bombastic forms of business as usual continue on in the form of hacking and looting the treasury, beaucratic sleight of hand, casting poxes upon Gaza while publicly fellating at-large war criminals, the Democratic party doing…

For this week's Made in Arizona episode, we're diving into Roland Emmrich's UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren! This also kicks off our new monthly segment SHLOCK & LOAD, where we'll be getting into the nitty gritty of 80s and 90s shlock action cinema. A secret group within the US government is taking dead troops a…

Jeers and then cheers at, and then for, Electronic Intifada founder and editor, Ali Abunimah, being abducted and imprisoned, and then being released by the local Zurich gestapo at the direction of a deranged Swiss Zionist and government official. Condoms out for Hamas. Do you condom Hamas or not?? Trump's immaculate real estate brain generates idea…

We kick off Made in Arizona month with a Nic Cage/Tommy Lee Jones banger! FIRE BIRDS is essentially a Top Gun rip-off, but with helicopters and less Scientology, and we had a great time with it. Nic Cage plays hotshot helicopter pilot Jake Preston, who gets accepted into an Apache training program to fly missions against America's biggest enemy at …

DJ Hama's on to discuss a double feature of PCU (1994) and Higher Learning (1995). Who passed? Who failed? You might be surprised. Regardless, we all learn something(?) In case you hate the trailers (introductory chit-chat) the PCU talk starts about 8 minutes in and the Higher Learning discussion goes down at about 44:30. Follow Hama on IG @djhamar…

Richard's on the show to talk Jackie Chan's RUMBLE IN THE BRONX which came out in Hong Kong in 1995 so it counts (even though it didn't kick its' way into U.S. theaters till 1996 SHADDUP). Before breaking down the flick (about 19:39 in if you're in a hurry) Kellar and Richard talk fitness, politics, and not going insane on social media. Speaking of…

Our final 1989 flick of the month is directed by Friday the 13th's Sean S Cunningham and stars.... no one you've ever heard of. Produced quickly and on a small budget to beat the other two films to the box office, this one is very similar to LEVIATHAN, but without any of the special effects talent or acting chops. This time we have a team of Navy m…

Overwhelming swarm of Trump 2.0 odd 'n' sods—inaugeration, absurd beyond all reckoning SiegHeilGate reactions, meme coin and AI scams, executive orders, Jan 6 and Silk Road pardons, foresaking John Bolton and Mike Pompeo, swearing in little blood-sluts like Rubio, Hegseth et al., turning Manifest Destiny ambitions towards Latin American perennial t…

Get the full episode on THE ABYSS as well as every other Mental Health episode we have released and the brand new show Latchkey Vids on Patreon for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! James Cameron's incredibly troubled masterpiece was one of three water-based sci-fi action flicks released in 1989 and our favorite movie of the month. Starri…

Stephen Dorff is a grungey hostage tuah in the film S.F.W. Matt Tard's on the show to talk about the joys of smashing your boys with the boombox blasting and so much more. Quit slacking off and get loco at Rustbelt Ripperfest III Check out Kellar's mix from DJ Kelly WubWub's debut set (it opens with Anal Blast and ends with Steely Dan?) Give someon…

One of three 1989 underwater sci-fi action flicks this month, LEVIATHAN is directed by George P Cosmatos and stars Peter Weller, Ernie Hudson, Daniel Stern and Hector Elizondo. A team of underwater miners (very different from underwater oil drillers like The Abyss) encounter a bizarre creature in the depths of the ocean that shouldn't exist, but it…

We reminisce about David Lynch, recently shuffled off this mortal coil. We get into all of the ceasefire drama from the past week and grapple with some of the darker implications and vent spleens at the demons behind it all. Anthony Blinken is righteously shouted at in various public forums. May he never have a single millisecond's peace for the re…

Here's a sneak peek of our latest Patreon segment available for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! In this month's installment of Latchkey Vids, we continue the journey into 1990's COP ROCK. The consequences of Detective LaRusso's unjustified shooting are felt while we meet a new member of the squad and get some great songs including an ep…

Dual wellness checks on Josh's influenza and Tim's state of being in the fiery epicenter of Los Angeles. Joseph Rword Biden's wild ass narcissism knows zero bounds. DEI is the most prolific arsonist of all time, while Mother Nature just wants a very specific and pampered form of liberty. Cast a pox of schadenfreude upon Woods, Gibson, Corolla, et a…

With a stacked cast including Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Sam Jackson and Liev Schreiber, this Barry Levinson picture sounds like it should be awesome, but god damn is it a chore. Don't worry though, we watched it so you don't have to! A team of scientists are dropped into a mysterious situation involving an alien spacecraft at the bottom of the …