Cherry Bombs - The Underappreciated Movies Podcast
Every month, Dustin and Nik rip the Scarlet Letter off some unfairly maligned movies and salvage them from the discount dump bin of cinema history. From Howard the Duck to Waterworld, Masters of the Universe to Grease 2, Cherry Bombs is an unironic celebration of the outcast movies we love. Subscribe today and never apologize again for the movies you love!
Episodes
53 episodes
The Documentarian with Trekkies Director Roger Nygard
TREKKIES/THE OFFICE director and friend of the show Roger Nygard returns to discuss his extraordinary new book about making documentaries! Join us as Roger spills the kind of insider secrets and practical filmmaker advice that industry gatekeep...
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Episode 51
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1:32:20
Werner Herzog Q&A (Aero Theater, Santa Monica 10/26/23)
This month we're taking you back to the theater to listen in with us on a fascinating conversation with iconoclast director Werner Herzog. Straight from the stage at this sold out, members only screening at the American Cinematheque, Herzog dis...
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Episode 50
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42:06
Caligula:The Ultimate Cut Q&A w/Malcolm McDowell - Beyond Fest (9/29/23)
This episode we return to Beyond Fest 2023 and grant you an audience with the Emperor himself, Malcolm McDowell, to discuss the revelatory reconstruction of notorious Cherry Bomb CALIGULA! Recorded live at the world premiere of CALIGULA: THE UL...
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Episode 49
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37:11
James Cameron Q&A The Abyss - Beyond Fest (9/27/23)
Cherry Bombs attended the Beyond Fest 2023 screening of The Abyss at the Regency Westwood Village with James Cameron in person! Here's the full Q&A straight from the theater tonight! Cameron talks test screening regrets, punching a safety d...
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Episode 48
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
This month there's plenty of time for love as we prepare for Dial of Destiny by revisiting the greatest Indy adventure of all, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM! Despite its controversial reputation, TOD endures as an unrelentingly fun carto...
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Episode 47
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2:06:21
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
This month our Spring of Prequels concludes with space opera at its most operatic, STAR WARS EPISODE 3: REVENGE OF THE SITH! George Lucas sticks the landing but not without crashing through more fan expectations and assumptions. Join us as we&n...
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Episode 46
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2:27:14
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Our Spring of Prequels continues as we reconsider the most maligned Star Wars entry, ATTACK OF THE CLONES! Begun, the Clone Wars have as George Lucas doubles down on his bold vision for Star Wars and a digital cinema future with this sometimes ...
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Episode 45
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2:28:42
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
This month our focus determines our reality as we kick off Cherry Bombs' Spring of Prequels with the movie that brought us together, STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE! Despite decades of critical bashing and toxic fandom, it's proven as s...
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Episode 44
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2:22:34
The Lost Avatar 2 Discussion
We've pulled a never before heard lost "episode" from the vaults. Recorded in mid-December 2022, it features previous guests Jon and Al in a casual roundtable discussion of AVATAR: WAY OF THE WATER. Though never intended as a released episode, ...
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Episode 43
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58:43
Ghostbusters 2
This month we ring in the New Year by spraying GHOSTBUSTERS 2 with a copious amount of positively charged slime! Join us as we defend the often dismissed but more than worthy sequel that struggled to stay afloat in a typhoon of blockbuster sequ...
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Episode 42
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2:11:58
The 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special
Tis the season for our annual Christmas commentary episode! Get out your Life Day balls and gather round the Tree of Life as we watch the not underrated but maybe a little over-hated 1978 STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL! It's a non-denominational sea...
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Episode 41
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1:57:15
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
This Halloween the monster comes out of the closet as we celebrate a landmark in queer horror cinema, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE! Defying expectations and breaking all the rules, Elm Street 2 alienated Freddy fans on release ...
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Episode 40
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2:01:39
Willow
This month there's a peck with an acorn pointed at our hearts as we declare love for 1988's WILLOW! Too often maligned as a pale Star Wars retread, George Lucas' mythic adventure has defied critics and endured thanks to the loyal fanbase that g...
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Episode 39
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2:06:55
Batman and Robin
This episode we wrap up our Summer of Commentaries series with one of the most (unfairly) hated movies of all time, BATMAN AND ROBIN! Drag performer/Youtube fragrance guru Alex Pearl joins us as we reconsider Joel Schumacher's universally...
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Episode 38
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2:28:26
Last Action Hero
Our summer of commentaries continues as we struggle through LAST ACTION HERO! Have we finally picked a bomb that's not cherry? Go down the multiverse rabbit hole as Last Action Fanboy Jon leads us on a hero's journey through a movie we desperat...
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Episode 37
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2:24:44
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Recap
This episode we shift gears to recap our experience at Star Wars Celebration 2022! Join us as we discuss reuniting in person after 3 years, the wild Ewok Movie panel, meeting the man behind Krull's creatures, hanging out with Nien Nunb, getting...
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Episode 36
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1:15:34
The Pirate Movie
Our Cherry Comms summer commentary series kicks off with 1982 HBO staple and childhood favorite, The Pirate Movie! This episode we'll explore our complicated history with the swashbuckling rock musical that sparked our earliest sexual awakening...
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Episode 35
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1:45:56
Cherry Bombs Summer Update 2022!
Dustin & Nik discuss the upcoming summer of bonus episodes and preview the next season of Cherry Bombs!
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2:40
Alien 3
This is rumor control, here are the facts: Alien 3 rules! This month Dustin & Nik celebrate the 30th birthday of David Finchers misunderstood first born. Disowned by its director, hated by fans and cursed by Michael Biehn, we cant blame Ali...
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Episode 34
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2:17:37
Mommie Dearest
This month Dustin & Nik celebrate Mother's Day with the biggest mother of them all, Mommie Dearest! Join us for a Mother's Day brunch of bloody steak, Pepsi-Cola and violent mood swings. Leave the wire hangers and bring the axe as we discus...
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Episode 33
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2:10:02
Oscar Watch Party 1998
In this special Oscar month bonus episode, Dustin and Nik are joined by some favorite Cherry Bombs guests to watch the 1998 Academy Awards broadcast in it's entirety (complete with commercials)! It's the year Oscar got it mostly right, from Tit...
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Episode 32
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3:37:53
Give an Oscar, Take an Oscar
This month we're crashing the Academy Awards and correcting some of the biggest snubs from 94 years of Oscar voting! We'll explore 21 categories, from Best Picture to Visual FX, Best Actress to Sound Editing. Hide your Oscars, "Gandhi"! Lock yo...
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Episode 31
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3:07:25
Legend
There can be no light without darkness and no Cherry Bombs without LEGEND! This month we hose ourselves down with glitter and declare our love for the Tangerine Dream US theatrical cut of Ridley Scott's rock opera fairy tale. Down a fistful of ...
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Episode 30
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