
Best of the Rest
Each week on Best of the Rest we take a second look at a movie that was poorly received upon release, but challenge ourselves to only talk about what the movie does well. Maybe not every movie is great, but all movies have GREATNESS!
Episodes
215 episodes
Renfield
We return to Nic Cage month and Nic Cage returns as a vampire! This time he's playing the father of all blood suckers, and we're diving in to find everything this box office flop does well!
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Episode 204
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1:58:07

Vampire's Kiss
It's the obscure 80's Nicolas Cage comedy that spawned a thousand memes! We revisit this wacky dark comedy to find everything it does well, like possibly inspiring American Psycho.
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Episode 203
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1:43:37

National Treasure
Disney's family friendly American history version of The Da Vinci Code was a hit at the box office, but received underwhelming reviews from critics. This week we take a second look at this Nic Cage caper flick to discover everything worth celeb...
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Episode 202
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1:47:54

Con Air
We're kicking off a whole month of Nic Cage with a movie from his action star era. While this may not be the most over the top Cage performance, the movie itself is one of the more bonkers films he has been a part of. We're revisiting what is p...
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Episode 201
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2:14:59

Battlefield Earth - 200th Episode Extravaganza!
It's one of the most notorious box office bombs of all time, and for our 200th episode we're scouring this film for signs of life. Plus, Bob Buel returns for BotR Trivia!Listen to Bob Buel's podcast
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Episode 200
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2:37:09

Hot Rod
This Andy Samberg vehicle may have crashed harder at the box office than a moped stunt gone wrong, but the movie managed to find its audience on home video. Today we take a second look to find out why.Cool beans!
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Episode 199
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1:32:27

Tommy Boy
Critics weren't too kind to the Chris Farley vehicle at the time, but this week we're taking a second look at the comedy cult classic Tommy Boy and discussing everything we love!
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Episode 198
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1:35:52

Billy Madison
SNL-ish month begins with the Adam Sandler movie that established what to expect from an Adam Sandler movie.
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Episode 197
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1:18:56

Anaconda
BIG ANIMAL MONTH concludes with one of the most infamous movies in the genre. This special effects heavy jungle adventure film was praised by Roger Ebert, but not many others at the time of its release. This week we revisit Anaconda to find eve...
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Episode 196
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1:28:25

Congo
Can you believe the 90's film about a talking gorilla that leads a team to a lost city to fight a group of ugly gorillas with lasers didn't receive much critical acclaim?
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Episode 195
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1:51:33

Lake Placid
Not to be outdone by the sharks in Deep Blue Sea, crocodiles got their own creature feature that summer with Lake Placid. It's an all star cast and a bizarre story, and we're biting down on everything we loved.
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Episode 194
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1:33:32

Deep Blue Sea
We kick off BIG ANIMAL MONTH with one of the more notorious shark attack movies to feature a rapper in its cast. We're talking about everything we enjoy, including the rousing speech by Samuel L Jackson and the immediate aftermath (IYKYK)
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Episode 193
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1:28:34

Death Becomes Her with Rachael Logan
Our final movie of the year comes courtesy of the original friend of the show, Rachael Logan. She brings a childhood favorite and we debate whether it should have been part of our childhoods, and if it's spooky enough for the Halloween season.&...
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Episode 192
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1:40:58

The Cable Guy with Holden Hintz
After reaching superstardom in movies like The Mask and Ace Ventura, Jim Carrey starred in a supremely strange Ben Stiller film about an obsessive cable installer. This week we return to the 90s to find all the positives in this alternative com...
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Episode 191
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1:59:00

Green Street Hooligans with Steven Beaumont
Steven from the Great Game Debate podcast has brought one of his favorite movies to the show, and we're talking football, beer, cockney slang, and a whole lot more bruv!Check out the
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Episode 190
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1:35:22

Clue with Bob Buel
Friend of the show and host of 99 Questions BOB BUEL returns, and he has brought a gift! We're talking all the positives and everything we love about CLUE!Flames... on t...
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Episode 189
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2:57:38

Solo: A Star Wars Story
When Disney announced they were making a young Han Solo movie, most fans simply wondered... why? Audiences did not show up to the theater to find out, and the result was the least profitable Star Wars film to date. But this week we revisit the ...
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Episode 188
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1:56:32

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
At long last, George Lucas completed the prequel trilogy and bridged the gap between sagas. Fans and critics were more favorable this time around. Kind of. This week we're diving into the prequel trilogy one last time to find everything we enjo...
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Episode 187
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1:32:11

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Three years after Episode I was released to mixed reviews, George Lucas gave the world Episode II and the reception was arguably worse. But this week we are diving into the middle of the prequel trilogy to only discuss what it does well!
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Episode 186
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1:52:35

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace with Brian Keese
We're kicking off prequel month with the one that started it all! It's hard to overstate the fandom backlash at the time, but today we're just talking about everything we like in Episode I with podcaster and Star Wars superfan Brian Keese! We'r...
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Episode 185
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2:46:29

Ghostbusters II
Five years after the release of the original film, Ghostbusters II failed to live up to studio and audience expectations. This week we revisit the second installment of the long running franchise to determine what it got right, and ask question...
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Episode 184
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2:08:25

Ghost Ship
Even though Ghost Ship was a modest box office success, the critics were not kind. This week we revisit this tale of a doomed vessel to talk about everything it does well! Yes, of course we are talking about THAT scene...
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Episode 183
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1:31:20

Thirteen Ghosts (2001) with Codey Mathis
The remake of the 1960 cult horror film made an impression with some movie goers, but was ultimately a critically panned financial disappointment. This week we are joined by special guest Codey ...
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Episode 182
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1:42:05
