Best There Will Be Duds Podcasts (2024)

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149 - A History of Violence (2005) 1:22:58

5h ago1:22:58

1:22:58

Odds and Ends: T.J. did a road trip for a movie called The People's Joker, and it was pretty cool; Nick checked out the proto-Nice Guys Shane Black movie Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and it was pretty cool; we go back to some classic Google movie news, and it was pretty cool; I don't really know where I'm going with that repetition, but it's too much work …

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148 - Some Like It Hot (1959) 1:25:52

4d ago1:25:52

1:25:52

Odds and Ends: Feature Film: Next week's movie: A History of Violence (2005) You can join the conversation every Wednesday at 7pm EST on Twitch and Youtube! Available in podcast form on all your favorite podcatchers! Twitch // twitch.tv/ThereWillBeDuds Socials: linktr.ee/ThereWillBeDuds YouTube // There Will Be Duds Twitter // @ThereWillBeDuds Face…

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147 - Mac & Me (1988) 1:20:26

21d ago1:20:26

1:20:26

Odds and Ends: Reflecting on the inaugural Dud Month; T.J. is pleasantly surprised by The First Omen; Nick also feels positively and maybe of a surprised nature about the Fallout show, while T.J. hopes it has the Blast from the Past vibes he was getting from the trailers Feature Film: To cap off our month of duds, we talk about the iconic Mac & Me,…

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146 - Would You Rather (2012) 1:34:20

1M ago1:34:20

1:34:20

Odds and Ends: Nick gets triggered; T.J. raves about The Talented Mr. Ripley and, well, doesn't necessarily rave about the new Netflix adaptation; Nick catches up on some recent hits with Anatomy of a Fall and Dune Part 1 Feature Film: We cover the questionably duddly Would You Rather, a horror movie of the "game of death" subgenre which T.J. is a …

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145 - Gigli (2003) 1:24:20

1M ago1:24:20

1:24:20

Odds and Ends: We did a Fortnight; T.J. watched the big lizard and large monkey fight movie; Nick started watched the proto-ITYSL Detroiters; we're both too afraid to finish The Curse Feature Film: We discuss the literal career-ending (justice for Martin Brest) train wreck that is Gigli, a movie that spent all it's money getting the expensive it-co…

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144 - Sinister Squad (2016) 1:18:27

1M ago1:18:27

1:18:27

Odds and Ends: The woke Youtube mob is cancelling us; Nick watched the The Boys spinoff show Gen V, and that's about it, we're in the middle of a movie contest, we didn't have time to watch stuff this week Feature Film: We watch the secret bonus Suicide Squad movie, made by mockbuster studio The Asylum. Though we have a lot (a LOT) of questions abo…

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143 - After Last Season (2009) wsg Ethan! 1:44:46

2M ago1:44:46

1:44:46

Odds and Ends: Nick and guest Ethan discuss conspiracies about the royal family while T.J. just wants everyone to know that the food he cooked is fine, also Tom Pearl, naturally. Feature Film: We try to parse the enigmatic After Last Season, a very dry movie that may or may not have intent behind it. Either way, it's not good. Ethan wanted to come …

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142 - Brokeback Mountain (2005) 1:25:41

2M ago1:25:41

1:25:41

Odds and Ends: T.J. did an oopsie and his audio is kinda crummy for most of this episode, please shame him in the comments; a eulogy for an old video of T.J.'s that was removed from Youtube; we recap the Oscars ceremony, which was actually, hey, not too bad Feature Film: Speaking of the Oscars, we talk about beloved best picture winner... oh, wait.…

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141 - The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 1:43:02

2M ago1:43:02

1:43:02

Odds and Ends: T.J. overanalyzes why he didn't fall in love with Dune Part 2, when maybe it's just because he didn't; Nick watched the "surprisingly vanilla" 50 Shades of Grey trilogy Feature Film: We cover a curious movie and all the insanity of the production behind it. From some bigheaded celebrities, to a studio with no faith in the director, t…

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140 - The Standoff At Sparrow Creek (2018) wsg Orange Cap Pictures 1:50:33

3M ago1:50:33

1:50:33

Odds and Ends: Our friend Andy returns (kind of) and we talk about that lost episode we did with him a while ago; Nick talks about the worst theater viewing he's ever had; we bond over the shared experience of hiding podcasts and youtube videos we watch from our SOs Feature Film: Andy brings in another movie (or, for the first time... it's weird ac…

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139 - The Bad Pack (1997) wsg B-Movie Euphoria 1:55:53

3M ago1:55:53

1:55:53

Odds and Ends: Nick Villaire from the local B-Movie Euphoria stops by for a very unorthodox episode, so unorthodox that I don't have anything else for this part of the description, because this episode is all Bad Pack, all the time. Feature Film: Speaking of The Bad Pack, we watched The Bad Pack! Or rather, we are watching it, because we watch it d…

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138 - Kill List (2011) 1:34:57

3M ago1:34:57

1:34:57

Odds and Ends: The pandemic was kinda tight, a little bit?; Saxon Sharbinathon; Nick watched the bizarre Lair of the White Worm, which spurs on T.J.'s nostalgia for the BBC Narnia movies; T.J. did a double feature of Alive and Society of the Snow, and thinks it'd be really cool to go hiking in the Andes Feature Film: Ben Wheatley's Kill List, a one…

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137 - Valentine's Day (2010) 1:20:16

3M ago1:20:16

1:20:16

Odds and Ends: Gooning with the Apple Goggles; Nick follows theme by talking about the recent romcom Anyone But You, while T.J.... doesn't by bringing in an old survival docudrama series called I Shouldn't Be Alive Feature Film: Literally just because this episode comes out on Valentine's Day, we talk about Garry Marshall's movie called Valentine's…

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136 - Stoker (2013) 1:12:32

3M ago1:12:32

1:12:32

Odds and Ends: Actor awareness with Lewis Saunderson; Going out on a limb here, but Terminator 2 is a pretty good action movie; T.J. begins working his way through the Oscar nominated movies, starting with Poor Things and The Zone of Interest Feature Film: Checking back in with Park Chan-wook, and he's up to his usual... stuff. The only English lan…

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135 - InAPPropriate Comedy (2013) 1:29:05

4M ago1:29:05

1:29:05

Odds and Ends: We talk Oscar nom predictions; Nick shines, while T.J. jacks in Feature Film: We cover the most hateful piece of poopoo we've probably ever seen, Vince Offer's Inappropriate Comedy. Or rather, hmh (I am smirking and laughing to myself), InAPPropriate Comedy! Because it's on a tablet, which has apps! Yeah, that's the kind of goofs you…

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134 - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 1:14:42

4M ago1:14:42

1:14:42

Odds and Ends: T.J. is an adult and a man who knows what he likes, and what he likes is a watching a quiet Japanese man play Minecraft; Nick likes reality questioning sci-fi movies specifically from 1999; Feature Film: We check out another oldie, and our first John Huston and Humphrey Bogart flick, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Bogart plays an …

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133 - The Celebration (1998) 1:22:10

4M ago1:22:10

1:22:10

Odds and Ends: Nick watched two new fun sexy time movies, Saltburn and Poor Things, while T.J. watched a classic picture in a new manner. Feature Film: We revisit Thomas Vinterberg with his fun sexy time The Celebration, the first "Dogma 95" movie. It's about... well, you know, like, a celebration. And nothing else. It's just cool and fun and every…

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132 - Blue Velvet (1986) 1:37:42

4M ago1:37:42

1:37:42

Odds and Ends: Steamboat Willie is public domain and that's cool; we revisit Love Actually and Beau is Afraid; T.J.'s Otaku Corner makes a return because he watched some anime, and that's literally the only qualifier for that segment Feature Film: We check back in on our buddy David Lynch with his movie Blue Velvet, just to see if he's doing okay. …

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131 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 1:38:31

5M ago1:38:31

1:38:31

Odds and Ends: There's another new X-Files show and it sure is a show; we're still watching Christmas movies, this time we talk about the recent The Holdovers and the not-so-recent (20 years, woof) Love Actually Feature Film: We check out another flick by that Spielberg fella, the first of the Indiana Jones series, Raiders of the Lost Ark. T.J. goe…

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130 - Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) 1:50:18

5M ago1:50:18

1:50:18

Odds and Ends: We pick some movie-centered resolutions for the new year, because this is a movie podcast after all, in case you didn't know; our closing remarks on the holiday season and what our favorite things to do in life are (the answer will SHOCK you!!!) Feature Film: We talk about a somewhat cult classic that is most known for an about 8-sec…

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129 - Die Hard (1988) 1:28:03

5M ago1:28:03

1:28:03

Odds and Ends: We welcome Christmas time with our coldest of opens; Nick dropped out of his Futurama binge for no particular reason; T.J. saw Napoleon and liked... well, y'know, the history is pretty cool; what traps would be in a Saw Christmas movie? Feature Film: We discuss one of the great Christmas classics with John McTiernan's Die Hard. Do pe…

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128 - A Madea Christmas (2013) wsg Trevor 1:20:55

5M ago1:20:55

1:20:55

Odds and Ends: Nick's got the Jeopardy bug, T.J. saw three great movies in theaters, and Trevor saw some hot garbage, which to him is also great Feature Film: Our guest Trevor is a certified CAM boy (Crazy About Madea), so to honor the holiday season, he brought in A Madea Christmas, and we have to remind ourselves that this is not a "dud" episode.…

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127 - The Killing (1956) 1:05:00

6M ago1:05:00

1:05:00

Odds and Ends: Macy Gray Thanksgiving Parade; Nick had a Hanksgiving double feature; T.J. watched an okay movie Feature Film: We check out the first movie (kind of, maybe, with certain parameters) by legendary director Stanley Kubrick, The Killing. A crime noir that is... well, it's a crime noir. Lead actor Sterling Hayden is a very interesting man…

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126 - Timeline (2003) wsg Luke Ferris 1:25:37

6M ago1:25:37

1:25:37

Odds and Ends: Inspired by our Michael Crichton feature this week, we discuss various fictional corporations and how great they are (at being bad); Vertical Limit and other fun dumb blockbuster kino, of which Gerry B is our last bastion Feature Film: Luke Ferris from the Least Important Things podcast stops by to talk about one of his best bads, Ri…

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125 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 1:13:54

6M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Odds and Ends: There's a Zelda movie in the works, and we are cautiously pessimistic about it; T.J. watched the Terrifier movies, and Nick watched something equally as scary - a King of the Hill Halloween episode Feature Film: We discuss the movie that's only ever been known as a Thanksgiving harvest time classic and not associated with any other h…

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124 - Yi Yi (2000) 1:19:44

6M ago1:19:44

1:19:44

Odds and Ends: They/Them Follow starring Ethan Bacon; Great British Baking Show is back and we're here for it; we watched Five Nights at Freddy's and it wasn't as bad as we expected Feature Film: Edward Yang's final film, Yi Yi, is a lengthy family drama with plenty of yearning sadbois. A very cozy feeling movie, something you could put on with chi…

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123 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 1:20:55

6M ago1:20:55

1:20:55

Odds and Ends: Move over, beloved classics, Angel Studios has another movie coming out; T.J. swims in his beloved garbage and we talk about the fall of AMC Feature Film: Sidney Lumet is back as we discuss another 70s classic of his, starring Eye Pacino and the late great John Cazale. It's a sweaty pressure cooker of a movie with lots to love. Next …

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122 - M (1931) 1:26:46

7M ago1:26:46

1:26:46

Odds and Ends: We do some self-shilling, did you know we have a Youtube channel; T.J. finally gets to talk about The Creator and we make the bold proclamation that hey, maybe original movies are a good thing Feature Film: Stepping farther back into movie history than ever before, we almost hit silent film territory with Fritz Lang's classic, M, a t…

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121 - Dreamcatcher (2003) wsg Chris! 1:24:29

7M ago1:24:29

1:24:29

Odds and Ends: We don't get Swifties, and us being old white guys doesn't have anything to do with that; Nick rewatched a childhood favorite featuring Hunter Dunbar, as well as the classic Dawn of the Dead Feature Film: Another weird adaptation of a Stephen King novel, Dreamcatcher is a mashup of discarded ideas that the author didn't have room for…

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120 - The Outwaters (2022) / Skinamarink (2022) wsg Chris! 1:35:23

7M ago1:35:23

1:35:23

Odds and Ends: We tried to watch other horror movies for the Halloween season, but all we could muster was one episode of the new Castlevania show that is just okay; we talk about some horror shorts on YouTube, namely The Other Side of the Box and My House Walk-Through. Feature Film: Chris brings in another horror double feature with the recent ind…

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119 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) wsg Chris! 1:43:01

7M ago1:43:01

1:43:01

Odds and Ends: We try to be movie news guys and report on the results of WGA strike, but we don't want to subscribe to these websites to read the dang articles; Nick is watching the Saw series and talks about how easy the traps would be for him to escape because he's built different Feature Film: We talk about another horror classic, as well as it'…

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118 - Suspiria (1977) wsg Josh Matthews (Learning About Movies) 1:07:45

8M ago1:07:45

1:07:45

Odds and Ends: Ain't no movies in theaters; good and bad (and stinkers) of the early 80s; why is Stop Making Sense the "best concert film ever"; Nick watches a cool and fun documentary Feature Film: Josh from Learning About Movies returns yet again, this time bringing in the first of our horror month picks for the year, the Italian giallo classic S…

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117 - The Happening (2008) 1:24:05

8M ago1:24:05

1:24:05

Odds and Ends: Concert film terrorism; Onyx the Fortuitous has a movie coming out, and it may or may not be good (how's that for some movie news); T.J. watched some classic movies and had a good time; somehow we wind up discussing the Conjuring cinematic universe Feature Film: M. Night's infamous movie The Happening, where not much seems to be... o…

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116 - From The Vault: GameCube Retrospective Part 2 (Our Personal Top 10) 1:45:47

8M ago1:45:47

1:45:47

Welcome back to the Vault! We’re back in time for the second part of our Gamecube specials, and in this one, we cover our own personal top 10 games for the console, and our top tens are… more similar than we expected, so it’s more like one top 15 list. At least our honorable mentions are different enough… except the ones that are in the other perso…

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115 - Oldboy (2013) 1:48:10

8M ago1:48:10

1:48:10

Odds and Ends: T.J. finished a couple shows he thinks are pretty swell; Nick watched a new movie he worries only he saw; we both checked out the Telemarketers documentary and talk about our own harrowed pasts as telemarketers Feature Film: Remember those cool and well-made movies we reviewed in the last episode, more specifically the second one abo…

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114 - The Vengeance Trilogy (2002 - 2005) 2:29:20

9M ago2:29:20

2:29:20

Odds and Ends: Behold, the plight of the physical media dweeb; Feature Film: Another trilogy episode, just cuz we felt like it! This time up is Park Chan-wook's Vengeance trilogy, three movies about people who want to... get back at people who wronged them. Wish there was a word for that. I'm funny. Please clap. Next week's movie: Oldboy (2013) You…

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113 - The Fanatic (2019) 1:14:30

9M ago1:14:30

1:14:30

Odds and Ends: Some undiscovered bands get second chances; Nick finished the most recent season of The Righteous Gemstones and moved on to Futurama, then we talk about Old again, for some reason Feature Film: You like a lil Biskit? Hopefully you do, because we're talking about Fred Durst's infamous The Fanatic, starring a very John Travolta at his …

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112 - Touch of Evil (1958) 1:21:48

9M ago1:21:48

1:21:48

Odds and Ends: T.J. finally debriefs on Sound of Freedom, and the new TMNT movie; Nick talks Talk to Me, and rewatched The Iron Giant; some celebrities died, and Nick rejoices Feature Film: We dip back into the Welles well once more as we cover yet another classic of his. Featuring a Welles who has to have some makeup work done on him because he lo…

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111 - From The Vault: GameCube Retrospective Part 1 1:39:28

9M ago1:39:28

1:39:28

Hello from the past! You’re looking at a brand spanking new old episode, and we decided to stick with the Vault moniker for them. We’re now using these to venture outside of our normal fare and discuss other things we like. First up is a dive into the Nintendo Gamecube. Moreso a personal experience exchange rather than an overall general history of…

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110 - Dark City (1998) wsg Josh Matthews (Learning About Movies) 1:36:42

10M ago1:36:42

1:36:42

Odds and Ends: Josh returns to the show as our special guest host; topical as ever, we talk about the origins of the cybertruck; Nick watched a bunch of Youtube videos that call themselves a movie; one of T.J.'s favorite shows is back for one final season; Josh talks about his favorite movies of 2023 (so far) Feature Film: We discuss the cult class…

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109 - Network (1976) wsg Josh Matthews (Learning About Movies) 1:57:05

10M ago1:57:05

1:57:05

Odds and Ends: Dr. Josh Matthews from the Learning About Movies channel on Youtube joins us this week; Moose watches a Die Hard, and the rest of us did our due diligence as moviegoers and had a Barbieheimer weekend Feature Film: We're mad as hell for Sidney Lumet's "Network." Well, most of us are. The ones who are proper film critics and have the t…

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108 - 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2021) 1:33:01

10M ago1:33:01

1:33:01

Odds and Ends: More Sound of Freedom bullshit; we sort of cover the Emmy noms; T.J. talks Tom; Nick started reading a weird book, and T.J. watched a weird short film Feature Film: We discuss a record setting film in being bad, 2025 The World Enslaved by a Virus. Can you guess what it's about? Because it kind of isn't that, actually. But maybe it is…

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107 - Police Story (1985) 1:24:59

10M ago1:24:59

1:24:59

Odds and Ends: Nick watches an old favorite and a newer non-favorite (it's fine); T.J. saw the new Indiana Jones, but really just wants to see Sound of Freedom Feature Film: We talk about the Jackie Chan classic, Police Story. Full of crazy stunts, charming comedy, and many many many panes of broken glass. It's a pretty simple movie, so we go on a …

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106 - Sunset Boulevard (1950) 1:06:42

10M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Odds and Ends: We talk about Tears of the Kingdom before basically every episode now, but this time we kept it in! T.J. talks about the newest season of Black Mirror, as well as the real world equivalent he's been noticing; Nick got swept up in a new creepypasta, another Cormac McCarthy book, and a 90s classic (well, depending on who you ask) Featu…

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105 - The Favourite (2018) 1:20:00

11M ago1:20:00

1:20:00

Odds and Ends: The new Spider-Verse movie gets even more meta, maybe; Moose's lesbian movie weekend; Nick started another show you've probably heard a lot of people say is pretty good; T.J. watched one of the most exciting movies he's ever seen Feature Film: We talk about The Favourite, a movie that's both cold and claustrophobic, as well as hot an…

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104 - Dreamer: The Movie (2004) wsg Cloe Oliver 1:21:43

11M ago1:21:43

1:21:43

Odds and Ends: We're joined this week by Cloe Oliver, T.J.s sister-in-law, but more importantly, one of the stars of our featured movie! The Beatles are releasing a "new" song with a little help from our friend AI; T.J. thinks Netflix is at least pretty good at doing one genre right; Moose enjoys the sporadic fantasy of Howl's Moving Castle; Nick t…

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103 - The Third Man (1949) 1:25:27

11M ago1:25:27

1:25:27

Odds and Ends: T.J.’s not racist, BUT…; one of our recent conspiracy theories may become reality sooner than expected; we talk about music and how cool we are for having record players Feature Film: We all go cuckoo over the classic noir “The Third Man,” featuring babyfaced Orson Welles and a lot of Spongebob music. Next week’s movie: Dreamer: The …

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102 - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) 1:22:52

11M ago1:22:52

1:22:52

Odds and Ends: Octogenarian Al Pacino is gonna be a dad; T.J. watched a movie on Moose’s recommendation and has a few words for Moose; Nick started watching another old HBO show, and Moose started a less old Duds favoriteFeature Film: Don Coscarelli's cult classic Bubba Ho-Tep inspires much deeper discussion than we were expecting. Is any of that d…

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101 - The Nice Guys (2016) 1:42:11

12M ago1:42:11

1:42:11

Odds and Ends: In this episode of "There Will Be Duds," the hosts hand the mic over to ChatGPT for reviews. Listen as the AI generates surprising insights, amusing perspectives, and a few comedic blunders while reviewing the show and various topics. Experience the fascinating interplay between human creativity and artificial intelligence in this en…

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100 - Ed Woodathon! Glen or Glenda, Plan 9 from Outer Space, & Tim Burton's Ed Wood 3:10:29

12M ago3:10:29

3:10:29

Odds and Ends: It's our 100th episode (just in case you couldn't tell from the episode title), and to celebrate, we get a little bit silly, and later on play some Duds-centric trivia. Thanks for watching/listening, and here's to... at least a few more. Feature Films: A trilogy by and about the granddaddy of dud cinema, Ed Wood! We talk about two ve…

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