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Why do fans love some Rotten films and hate some Fresh ones? What did critics make of a cult classic before it earned its cult status? In this weekly podcast, hosts Jacqueline Coley, Mark Ellis, and guests go deep and settle the score on some of the most beloved – and despised – movies and TV shows ever made, directly taking on the statement we hear from so many fans: “Rotten Tomatoes is wrong.”
By the power of Grayskull, it is finally time we take a look back at the 1987 classic film, 'Masters of the Universe,' starring Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella as He-Man and Skeletor respectively.
Does this 80's camptastic film deserve its 22% Rotten rating on our Tomatometer, or are there some redeeming qualities to it?
Host of "The Big Thing" podcast Kristian Harloff joins Mark and Jacqueline in discussing all of this and more all on today's show!
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Back before Ryan Reynolds graced the world with his fast-talking hilarious character Deadpool, he saved the galaxy against the evil Parallax in the very Rotten film, 'Green Lantern.'
'Green Lantern' has a 26% Rotten Tomatometer score, with the Audience Score not being much higher at 45%.
Podcaster and host Coy Jandreau joins Mark and Jacqueline today in discussing whether or not 'Green Lantern' is as bad as many critics and audiences believe it to be.
Does our panel think this superhero movie is a disaster, or do they find some redeeming qualities in the film? Find out on today's show!
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With a cinematic franchise spanning 7 movies and a television show, it's hard to believe the movie that started it all off in 2002 is Rotten at 35% on the Tomatometer.
The Paul W.S. Anderson-written and directed action-horror flick may have not scored well with the critics, but audiences all over the world seemed to love this big-screen adaptation of the beloved Sony Playstation video game.
Comedian and writer Lisa Wallen joins Mark and Jacqueline in discussing whether or not 'Resident Evil' deserves its low rating all on today's show!
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Cowabunga, dudes! It's time to take a look back at the original live-action 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' from 1990. While it has a 41% Rotten Tomatometer score, it has an 81% fresh Audience rating. Is the audience right and did the critics miss the mark?
Comedian and actor Erik Griffin joins hosts Mark and Jacqueline to discuss this classic turtle flick, and later gives his idea of the perfect 'turtle' movie.
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With 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One' out in theaters, our panel decided to take a look back on the only Rotten movie in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise.
Does 'Mission: Impossible II' deserve its 56% Rotten score on the Tomatometer? Is this John Woo-directed action blockbuster the worst installment in the series?
Our guest today, writer/host Krit, joins Mark and Jacqueline in discussing all of this and more!
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With the next installment of the 'Insidious' franchise heading to theaters soon, we decided to take a look back at the second chapter in this horrifying series.
Guest CinemaJoe joins Mark and Jacqueline in discussing whether or not 'Insidious: Chapter 2' was a setback for the franchise or if it delivered on the scares.
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We're gearing up for 'The Flash' coming out by celebrating the Snyder Cut in all its glory!
Comic books nerds Winston A. Marshall and Coy Jandreau join Mark Ellis in discussing whether or not we needed the full uncut version of the original 'Justice League' movie.
Is Rotten Tomatoes Wrong about the Snyder Cut with its 71% Fresh rating? Should it be higher? The panel discusses all this and more!
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Guests Marc Bernardin and Dani Fernandez return and join Mark Ellis in discussing which Summer movie blockbusters they're excited to see. Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1, anyone??
Also, since Producer Brian is getting married, the panel talks about their favorite movies that involve a wedding.
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It's after dark here at Rotten Tomatoes and that means our hosts Mark Ellis and Jacqueline Coley get to let their hair down, open a bottle of wine (metaphorically speaking), and talk about what's been on their minds since they started this podcast over 100 episodes ago.
In this episode, we'll get to know our hosts a little more as we've removed the confines of a script or any sort of structure. Did you know Mark does stand-up all across this great country? And that Jacqueline is secretly a "fashion girly?" Find out all that and more all on Rotten Tomatoes... After Dark.
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With Steven Spielberg's Oscar-frontrunner The Fabelmans releasing into theaters, we decided to take a look back at one of the only three Rotten films he's ever directed; his very Rotten 1991 film Hook!
With an all-star cast that includes the likes of Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Maggie Smith, and many more, how can this film be rated so low on the Tomatometer? Comedian and actor Brett Sheridan joins us today to find out!
Is Hook really an underrated gem filled with magic and wonderment? Or did we always view it through rose-colored glasses which, after they were removed, revealed the faults within the film. The panel answers these questions and more!
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It's legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese's 80th birthday this week so we decided to pit two of his iconic mob movies together to find out which one reigns supreme. Is 1990's Goodfellas, Certified Fresh at 96% on the Tomatometer, actually better than Casino from 1995, which is Certified Fresh at only 79%?
Esteemed film critic and host Scott Mantz joins us to discuss these two groundbreaking films as well as break down all of Scorsese's filmography on today's show!
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Christmas season is right around the corner and that means holiday shopping is in full effect! What better way to celebrate the mayhem that is Black Friday than to talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger's chaotic adventure to find his son a Turbo Man doll in the holiday classic Jingle All the Way!
While co-host Jacquline Coley has some thoughts on Jingle All the Way, Producer Brian Perez joins us to defend this movie and explain why Rotten Tomatoes is wrong about its 19% on the Tomatometer.
Is Jingle All the Way a Christmas classic? Or does it give reason for people to go nuts during Black Friday? Does this movie still hold up or was it the beginning of Schwarzenegger's downfall as a movie star? The panel answers all these questions and more on today's show!
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Comedian extraordinaire Hal Rudnick joins Mark Ellis and Jacqueline Coley to talk about the 2008 smash hit comedy Step Brothers! This movie has the honor of gracing the cover of Rotten Tomatoes’ own book, Rotten Movies We Love, and our panel is here to spread all their love for this hilarious comedy.
Should Step Brothers be fresh on the Tomatometer? Do raunchy comedies not get the respect they deserve with critics and audiences alike? What is the all-time greatest scene that still keeps us cracking up in Step Brothers? The panel answers all these questions and more on today’s show!
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Writer and actress Dani Fernandez is in studio with Mark Ellis and Jacqueline Coley discussing whether the Rotten Tomatoes user-generated list of the 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever lives up to its name! Are "iconic" horror movies like The Exorcist from 1973 necessarily the scariest? Or do we have modern horror movies that absolutely deliver on the chills? What are some of the scariest scenes of all time that keep us up at night? The panel answers all these questions and more!
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Continuing on with our Spooky Season theme, horror aficionado and podcaster Claire Lim joins Mark Ellis to talk about why "Event Horizon" is such a beloved cult classic. Does "Event Horizon" deserve its awfully low Tomatometer score? Or do its haunting imagery and incredible performances make it one of the most terrifying movies of our generation? Mark and Claire answer all these questions in this epic lovefest for "Event Horizon."
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It's the middle of Spooky Season and we have Nightmare on Elm Street superfan and writer/director Christian Ruvalcaba joining Mark Ellis and Jacqueline Coley to discuss whether the ranking of the classic horror franchise is accurate or not. Should "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" be higher than the original film or is "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" the best entry? And was the Tomatometer a little too harsh on the epic matchup of "Freddy vs. Jason?" The panel answers all these questions and talks about the behind the scenes drama of the making of these films!
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Self-proclaimed "Queen of Darkness" and 1/3 of "The Whirl Girls" Dorina Arellano joins Mark Ellis this week discuss Guillermo del Toro's Top Ten Movies as ranked by the Tomatometer in preparation for his series "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities!" Should Guillermo's 2006 movie "Pan's Labyrinth" be No. 1 and "The Devil's Backbone" from 2001 be second on the list? Should "Blade II" from 2002 crack his top 10, and if so, which movie would you swap it out with? Dorina and Mark answer all these questions and dive deep into all things Guillermo del Toro!
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What's the best Mighty Ducks movie out of the trilogy and how are these beloved '90s films all rotten? Winston A. Marshall joins Mark Ellis this week to answer these questions and share his love for the franchise, Gordon Bombay, and the Bash Brothers!
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Award-winning actor Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3, That 70's Show) joins Mark Ellis this week to chat his love of "Back to the Future" and its sequels, how they rank for him, why the first in the trilogy may be the best film ever made and gives us a spot-on Marty McFly impersonation you don't want to miss.
Topher is currently the star and executive producer of ABC's "Home Economics", now in its 3rd season, and you can check out his podcast "Minor Adventures with Topher Grace" that sees him taking a wide range of adventures with his guests, ranging from strapping into a professional polygraph test with Whitney Cummings to getting ordained and marrying a couple with Zachary Levi and doing dream analysis with Taran Killam.
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Special guest Claire Lim (@weeclaire) joins Mark Ellis this week to discuss "Batman Returns" in celebration of it's 30th Anniversary and the approaching BATMAN DAY to honor our favorite caped crusader! Should this campy and dark Tim Burton flick be Certified Fresh on the Tomatometer? Is Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman the best to ever grace our screens? Is Danny DeVito's Penguin really better than Colin Farrell's? And where is Michael Keaton's Batman in this film? Claire and Mark answer these questions and more so enjoy the show and email us at rtiswrong@rottentomatoes.com to tell us what Tomatometer score you'd personally give this classic '90s film.
And tune in next Thursday for our "Back to the Future" Trilogy episode where special guest Topher Grace geeks out with Mark Ellis about the beloved Marty McFly movies and so much more!
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Special guest Hal Rudnick, comedian and co-host of the Binge Boys Podcast, joins us this week to tell us how Rotten Tomatoes got Tom Hanks' Top Ten Films totally wrong and what classic films of his are missing from the list and what he thinks shouldn't be there.
What's your favorite Tom Hanks movie and where does it fall on this list? All Tom Hanks Movies Ranked According to Tomatometer
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"Heroes Reforged" Creator and former VFX artist Adam Hlavac joins Mark Ellis to chat about the new Star Wars live action TV shows: 'The Book of Boba Fett' , 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'The Mandalorian'. How do they rank the three and what are they looking forward to with the upcoming "Andor" series this month on Disney+.
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With Jordan Peele’s third horror film 'Nope' out in theaters and on everyone’s minds, we’re asking how it ranks in comparison to his first two acclaimed thrillers, what makes Peele such a unique and refreshing new filmmaker, and what we hope to see from him in the future.
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Thor lover and action-figure collector Hector Navarro joins us to talk about his ranking of the four Thor movies & what he loves about Thor: Love & Thunder.
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Middle-earth lover and expert Lon Harris joins us this week to chat about The Hobbit Trilogy and why these prequels deserve a little more love than they get as we excitedly await the debut of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" on Amazon.
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Were the critics being goofy or was this beloved ’90s animation with the baddest AF music just not their cup of tea? Special guest Dani Fernandez joins us to chat about “A Goofy Movie” and why Rotten Tomatoes is Wrong about the barely Fresh 61% Tomatometer score.
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James Wan’s breakout Sundance hit was a smash with audiences and ushered in a new type of horror genre, but critics weren't as keen on his brand of twisted storytelling.
WWE Superstar and current Smackdown Woman’s Champion Liv Morgan joins Mark to discuss their love of Jigsaw’s torturous traps and how absolutely floored they were after the jaw-dropping twist. Catch Liv Morgan defending her championship belt against Ronda Rousey on Peacock this July 30th.
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The two-time "Sexiest Man Alive" has had a string of critical darlings and box office hits, both as an actor and producer, but today we focus on a few of his Rotten films to discuss whether or not they deserve their low Tomatometer scores.
Special guest Jeannine Brice (It’s A Wonderful Podcast) joins Mark and Producer Lucy to discuss her love of 'Legends of the Fall' and debate whether 'Troy' and 'Meet Joe Black' have held up over the years.
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We made it to our 100th Episode and wanted to celebrate our fabulous fans - aka The Ketchup Crew - in a special mailbag episode where Mark, Jacqueline and Producy Lucy respond to video submissions from our listeners!
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From Dark Helmet to Barf - how could critics get Mel Brooks' 1987 Star Wars parody so wrong?
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How do the MCU TV shows really stack up against each other? Special guest Matt Ramos aka Matt Supes offers his personal ranking of WandaVision, Loki, and the rest and makes the case for why the critics may have gotten it wrong.
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Horror filmmaker ('All About Evil') and drag queen Peaches Christ joins Mark and Jacqueline to discuss why James Wan’s 'Malignant' was such a hit with critics and such a disappointment for fans.
Check out Peaches' film 'All About Evil' on Shudder. Follow her @thepeacheschrist.
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With Jurassic World Dominion officially out, we look back at the highs and lows of the iconic dino franchise to determine where each film ranks.
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The former SNL star has historically had trouble impressing the critics, but we break down a handful of his classics to argue whether they deserved the Bob Barker beatdowns they received.
Special guest Mark O'Brien (Ready or Not, Perry Mason Season 2, Blue Bayou) joins Mark and Jacqueline to discuss his love of Adam Sandler and his new horror film "The Righteous" that he wrote, directed and starred in.
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Is Temple of Doom better than Raiders of the Lost Ark? Is Kingdom of the Crystal Skull really that bad? Is The Last Crusade memorable? Listen to this bonus episode of our new podcast Rotten Tomatoes Aftershow where panelists Mike Kalinowksi, Scott Mantz and host Jacqueline Coley debate the beloved movies in the Indiana Jones Franchise.
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With the Jurassic World trilogy coming to a close, we look back at the first film to see if it successfully filled the T-Rex-shaped hole in our hearts.
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Is Netflix's throwback horror hit starting to feel a little upside down, or is it still a colorful, thrilling dose of '80s nostalgia?
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We look back at the blockbuster career of the rock solid action star to discuss how the People’s Champion truly became the most electrifying man in entertainment.
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We feel the need — the need for speed — as we gear up for Top Gun: Maverick by remembering the fighter pilot flick that became a classic of the 1980s.
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Let the hate flow through you -- or not -- as we celebrate May the 4th by reexamining the perhaps unfairly judged finale of the 'Star Wars' Original Trilogy.
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The Whirl Girls join us as we look back at the nostalgic original 1995 fantasy powered by dazzling effects and a family-friendly Robin Williams.
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As we approach its 40th anniversary, we reexamine the musical adaptation to determine if the little orphan deserved such a hard knock life after all.
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We decide if the killer Queen biopic that rocked the Oscars should remain a champion or bite the dust.
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Is the first entry in the Harry Potter prequel series just as charming as its predecessors, or has the magic of the franchise fizzled?
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We break down Sony’s latest Spidey-adjacent antihero flick to determine if it’s A positive or O (so) negative.
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We take an affectionate look back at the eclectic, sometimes perplexing career of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic leading men.
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We look back at the film that kicked off the DC Extended Universe to understand why it was Kryptonite to critics.
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Are Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, and some big action set pieces enough to make this video game adaptation a hidden treasure, or is it hopelessly lost at sea?
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With the Oscars just a few weeks away, we dig into all 10 Best Picture nominees and discuss whether their Tomatometer scores accurately represent where they rank against each other.
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Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel was as epic as its sandworms, but is it a spicy take to say David Lynch's infamous 1984 version maybe isn't quite the cinematic tragedy we all remember it to be?
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With The Batman looming on the horizon, we look back at the final chapter of Christopher Nolan's trilogy to see if it was the hero (movie) we deserved or something closer to Gotham's reckoning.
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Is there more than meets the eye to Michael Bay's explosive action blockbuster, or is it a prime example of the director's most excessive instincts?
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Is James Gunn's update on the DC antiheroes the gory, irreverent remix we all needed or a barely better medley of things we've seen plenty of times before?
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Romance is in the air... or is that the smell of leather? We look back at the infamous erotic drama to decide if it's truly hot and steamy or just a hot, steaming pile.
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Is it an underrated sequel, or were the folks behind it too preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should?
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Nobody asked for an origin story for Han and Chewy, but the end result wasn't half bad, according to critics. Did they get it right, or is this Kessel Run worth skipping?
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We revisit Sony's only Rotten Spider-Man movie to consider whether Andrew Garfield's second outing as Peter Parker is actually better than we thought.
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We toss a coin to the popular Netflix fantasy series and discuss whether the critics were harshly unfair to its first season.
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Critics thought the sprawling superhero film either had too much Chloé Zhao or not enough, but does it really deserve to be ranked at the bottom of the MCU?
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Critics agree the original Matrix is one of the most iconic sci-fi films ever, but the two sequels that followed? Not so much. With a new chapter on the way, we look back at Reloaded and Revolutions to determine if the franchise was worth... resurrecting.
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Insecure star Jay Ellis is out for vengeance against the critics who felt this Denzel Washington thriller fizzled more than it sizzled.
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What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén sings the praises of the musical biopic starring a young, ready-for-the-big-time J-Lo.
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The You star dives deep to tell us why her 1999 smart-shark creature feature is more than just "Jaws Lite."
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Ted Lasso star Kola Bokinni takes a trip down to Miami with us to bask in the glow of Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and Michael Bay's explosive slow-motion poetry.
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Hendry William French himself (Succession's Alan Ruck) saddles up to argue why this hit Western sequel full of young stars, sweeping vistas, and epic music deserves to be remembered in a blaze of glory.
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The Good Morning Football and Frogger host explains why the endlessly quotable action flick is 100% pure adrenaline and yuppie insects shouldn't bother with it.
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With Disney+ Day right around the corner, we're debating the Star Wars series that kicked off the streaming service with a Baby Yoda-sized bang.
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YouTuber extraordinaire and best-selling author Connor Franta joins us to sing the praises of the bloody, potentially misunderstood dark comedy starring Megan Fox.
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That's right, we're taking aim at the beloved conclusion of the Infinity Saga to see if it was - ahem - assembled effectively enough, or if it was all just low-hanging fan service.
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The Old Henry star waxes nostalgic about the pure, unadulterated pleasures and rockin' soundtrack of the Heath Ledger crowd-pleaser.
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With Halloween Kills tearing up the box office, we look back at the seminal slasher franchise to determine what keeps fans bloodthirsty for more.
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With a new spree around the corner for cinema's favorite Ghostface killer, we're looking back at the meta slasher series and debating the best kills, Tomatometer-scores, and what we want from a fifth installment.
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We're celebrating the release of No Time To Die with a 007 deep dive: who's the best Bond (and the worst)? Top villain? And should our Tomatometer ranking of the Bond Movies be shaken, stirred, and totally undone?
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We're debating the greatest show of all time (we're not arguing, we value our lives too much): which season ruled? Which characters were most iconic? And which whack hit hardest?
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We're digging up and dusting off a late-'90s favorite beloved for its quick wit, terrifying villain, and charismatic lead in Brendan Fraser. So what did the critics miss?
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Does the goofy King of the Oceans (and the Box Office) sink or swim? We're talking all things Momoa, Mantis, endangered species, and wigs in the latest episode of our podcast.
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Music superstar Chance the Rapper drops in to share his love for Rotten comedy 'Hot Rod' and reveal the movie he thinks is the "most trash piece of cinema ever put together."
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It's the Certified Fresh film with the villainous twists that still irks legions of MCU fans, but is it time to let go and learn to love this blockbuster threequel?
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Special guest and Rare Beasts writer-director Billie Piper takes on the Grinches who called Nancy Meyers' modern yuletide classic an over-egged, rotten Christmas mess.
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Relive the highs, the lows, and the baseball-bat blows as we debate the long-running phenomenon as it enters its final season.
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Hold on tight, Spider Monkeys! We're going back to 2008 to ask that ultimate Twilight question: team critics or team fans?
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It failed to enchant critics at the time of its release, but Suicide Squad's defenders still go to bat for it to this day. On the eve of its sequel, we're looking back at David Ayer's infamous take on DC's ultimate villain team-up.
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The battle between Heaven and Hell that became a battle between audiences and critics comes to a fiery conclusion as we ask: does Keanu Reeves' supernatural cult hit deserve its rotten Tomatometer score?
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Old and Pig star Alex Wolff is a special guest in our latest podcast episode devoted to the movies of one of Hollywood's most beloved risk-takers.
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Is this pioneering animation/live-action hybrid the slam dunk its fans think it is? Or are they looking back through a nostalgic fog? We're stepping off the bench to play hardball with the Warner Bros.' cult favorite.
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Tony Stark's second solo outing is arguably the most whipped and lashed (ahem) movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But does the film that first introduced Natasha/Black Widow deserve its not-so-shiny reputation?
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We’re drilling-baby-drilling into the molten core of one of the 1990’s most unrelenting Blockbusters: is Michael Bay’s smash hit dumb as a rock, an explosive good time, or all of the above?
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We're going backwards in time almost a year (passing our forward-moving selves and confusing the s--t out of everyone watching us) to ask whether Christopher Nolan's Tenet is a masterful puzzle or mind-melting mess?
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It’s the franchise detour that became a cult favorite and delivered one of the Fast series’ most beloved characters - #JusticeForHan! – but is this tale of a Gaijin among the drift kings actually good?
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Is the critically reviled Cats about to enter the next of its nine lives, reborn as a cult classic worthy of repeat – and, er, influenced – viewings? We're getting jellicle in our latest pod... whatever that means.
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Does the sequel deserve its place as the worst-reviewed – though still Fresh – movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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Disney's live-action Aladdin overcame a whole blue world of worry about its digital take on the Genie to blow audience's minds: So why wasn't it everything critics wished for? We're diving in on our latest podcast.
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Is Revenge of the Sith the dark and moody savior of the Prequel Trilogy, as critics declared it was? Or, um...Nooooooooooooooo!? We’re swinging our lightsabers in the direction of Episode III.
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It's considered by many to be the most cringe-worthy Star Wars movie ever made, and yet critics didn't quite find it as coarse, rough, and irritating as certain fans. Were they wrong to call this gooey center of the Prequel Trilogy "Fresh"?
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It's one of the worst-reviewed Star Wars movies ever released, but was the Prequel Trilogy kickoff dismissed too quickly? We're journeying back to a time of epic pod races, double-bladed lightsabers, and... ugh... midi-chlorians.
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The beloved and fiendishly violent video game's new movie adaptation is splitting critics: But are they failing to see a flawless and fan-pleasing victory?
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Is our Tomatometer ranking of the greatest Best Picture winners of all time right? We're breaking down the top 10
and beyond in the latest episode of Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong.
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It's the single Rotten season of one of the greatest TV shows ever made and left some fans as cold as a member of the Night's Watch who forgot his coat. But were critics and audiences too harsh on season 8?
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The WWE champion steps into the ring with our hosts to break down the best video-game movies ever made... and clothesline anyone with a bad word to say about Mortal Kombat.
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Does the award-winning billion-dollar blockbuster deserve a score more worthy of the title "masterpiece" – which so many fans think it is? We're going back to the circus of October 2019 in our latest podcast.
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With so many fresh ingredients – Godzilla! Ghidorah! Mothra! Millie Bobby Brown! – how did this epic royal rumble end up Rotten? And did it really deserve the big green splat? We're diving in.
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It's Fresh, sure – but shouldn't a royal classic like this be so much Fresher? That's what we're asking in the latest episode of podcast Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong.
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It's the final word on The Last Jedi as our podcast hosts and guest Hal Rudnick look back – now with the gift of time and cooler heads – on the divisive sci-fi epic.
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Critics largely said it sucked, but fans turned this Kate Beckinsale vampire-werewolf flick into a five-movie franchise. Derivative exercise in style or howling good time? We're breaking it down.
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With an army of fans singing its praises, we're asking if the barely Fresh cyborg flick is a better model than critics gave it credit for.
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We're asking the big questions about the onetime biggest movie of all time: Is James Cameron's boat flick one of the all-time great epics, or just a really cool-looking disaster movie with a chilly (and badly written) heart?
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It's the romance of our time but is the Nicholas Sparks weepie worthy of all the love? We're diving into the maybe-
toxic bond between Noah and Allie, and the world and The Notebook.
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Its middle-of-the-road Tomatometer score belies its outsized influence and place in comic-book cinema. In our latest podcast ep, we're giving "the daywalker" the respect he deserves.
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The most anticipated movie of the year has split critics down the middle, and wreaked havoc on the Tomatometer. Time to bring out the Lasso of Truth: Is it the open-hearted dose of hope we need or an overstuffed misfire?
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Plug in as we examine the mammoth movie with the minuscule pop-culture footprint and ask: Has the world been fair to Jake and the Na'vi?
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Its Tomatometer score may not be quite so low as the Hulk-calming sun, but the action-packed Avengers sequel still sits somewhere at the back of the MCU pack. Is that where it really belongs?
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He stole the Declaration of Independence, but he couldn't steal critics' hearts: is Nicolas Cage's fun Indy rip-off really all that rotten?
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Look out, 'cos here it comes: An epic debate about the high notes and the low notes in the biggest musical of our time.
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Charming as an eel or just the thing to grow your heart a few sizes every holiday season? We're tackling Ron Howard's garish – or utterly charming? – take on Dr. Seuss in our latest podcast episode.
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To many, it is perfect; to others, problematic. But is this ensemble Christmas rom-com deserving of the yearly tar-and-feathering it gets from its haters? We're breaking it down in our latest podcast.
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Was moving the action to Manhattan and upping the "ow"-factor enough to justify a second Home Alone movie? We're tossing bricks and taking names in the latest ep of our podcast.
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One year on, we're braving the Internet to ask: Was Abrams' trilogy closer to a messy patchwork of fan-service (and apologies) or a satisfying crescendo (and corrective)?
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Brooding and faithful masterpiece or overstuffed and self-serious mess? It's Dark Knight Vs. Man of Steel and Tomatometer Vs. Audience Score in our most controversial podcast ep yet.
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Hats, schmats: We sort things by Tomatometer around here, and according to the numbers Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is the best movie in all of Potterdom. Is it truly the most magical entry in the series though? In this ep, we tackle RT's ranking of the Harry Potter franchise.
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Allllll righty then, comedy fans! We're hunting down every clue and exploring every rhino cavity to solve the biggest case in Jim Carrey's career: Do the Ace Ventura flicks deserve their Rotten splats?
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We're chomping into one of the most controversial Tomatometer-Audience Score divides ever: did critics do this earthling-symbiote bromance wrong, or was it really just a cinematic turd best left rolling by?
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When Eddie met Wes, it was a match made in movie hell, but 25 years later some say this Craven-Murphy mega flop is a bloody good time ready for its moment in the sun. (OK, moonlight, just to be safe.)
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This rotten Halloween favorite is still conjuring box office magic: did the critics get it wrong, or are millions of millennials too bewitched by nostalgia to see its warts?
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Leonardo DiCaprio grazed a career iceberg with critically dismissed thriller The Beach. Twenty years on, director Jim Cummings joins our podcast to make a case for the Danny Boyle flick's bonkers greatness.
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Alert every one of your AOL buddies, '90s kids: We're going deep on the movie critics lashed but which so many think is sinfully good in the most joyful-joyful episode of our podcast yet.
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With a Tomatometer and audience score divide wide enough to swing a monkey through, Indy 4 has become a franchise punching bag. But is that fair? Join the debate in the latest episode of our new podcast.
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Flawless Victory or Franchise Fatality? For round two of our new podcast, we're fighting it out over the cult-favorite video game adaptation.
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For the very first episode of our new podcast, Jacqueline Coley, Mark Ellis, and Roxy Striar swing into the audience-critic divide over Sam Raimi's bloated, ambitious, messy, and (maybe?) genius final Spider-Man flick.
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