This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron kick off “Naughty November” with Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) — the Twilight fanfic-turned-global-phenomenon that had everyone clutching their pearls.

Dakota Johnson stars as Anastasia Steele, a shy literature student who trips into the life of Christian Grey, a billionaire control freak with a hardware-store loyalty card and a passion for legal documents. The guys unpack the awkward dialogue, endless red flags, and the “playroom” that apparently doesn’t contain an Xbox.

Grab your gin and tonic (Hendricks if you have it, otherwise Bombay Sapphire), and join the hosts as they cringe, laugh, and try to find the safe word for boredom. Because if Fifty Shades of Grey taught us anything, it’s that romance is easy when you can afford a helicopter.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron wrap up their “Horrible Horror” month with one of the most infamous bad movies ever made: Troll 2 (1990). This so-called sequel has no trolls, no connection to Troll 1, and no idea what it’s doing—and that’s exactly why it’s perfect.

The guys dive into the world of Nilbog (“Goblin” spelled backwards), where a vegetarian cult turns humans into plant goo for dinner. They discuss the kid who pees on dinner to save his family, the dad who bellows “You can’t piss on hospitality!”, and the Goblin Queen who seduces a teenager with corn before drowning him in popcorn. From the funky costumes to the mistranslated dialogue, every frame is a glorious accident that somehow became a masterpiece of ineptitude.

Grab your double-decker bologna sandwich, and join the hosts as they celebrate the most “so bad it’s good” movie of all time. Because if Troll 2 taught us anything, it’s that heart and enthusiasm can outlast talent—and sometimes that’s what makes a movie unforgettable.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron take a wild ride through Maximum Overdrive (1986), the only film ever written and directed by Stephen King — and for good reason. Fueled by cocaine, ACDC, and zero directing experience, it’s the story of killer trucks, homicidal vending machines, and a group of survivors holed up in a North Carolina truck stop wondering how this movie got made.

From a drawbridge that eats cars to soda cans that kill Little Leaguers, the guys break down every explosive and confusing moment. They talk about King’s on-set chaos, Emilio Estevez’s deadpan delivery, the horny newlyweds, and that unforgettable Green Goblin–faced semi that became the movie’s mascot. It’s a masterclass in 80s excess — part action, part horror, all nonsense.

Grab a can of soda, your ACDC mix tape, and join the hosts as they laugh their way through one of the most cocaine-fueled disasters in movie history. Because if Maximum Overdrive taught us anything, it’s that not even Stephen King can direct Stephen King.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron get lost on Summer’s Isle with The Wicker Man (2006), Nicolas Cage’s legendary descent into bee-filled chaos. Part horror remake, part unintentional comedy, it’s a movie that wants to say something about faith, feminism, and honey production—and somehow fails at all three.

From a rocking California Highway Patrol outfit to Cage screaming “Not the bees!”, the guys break down every bizarre creative choice. They debate why the island’s women talk in riddles, how you pack for an investigation at a remote island, and the logic of using a bear costume to go incognito.

Grab your mead, and join the hosts as they laugh their way through one of the strangest horror remakes ever made. Because if The Wicker Man taught us anything, it’s that not every Nicolas Cage movie deserves a cult following.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron kick off their “Horrible Horror” series with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023). Pooh Bear and Piglet trade in honey pots for meat cleavers after Christopher Robin heads off to college, and the result is somehow even worse than you’re imagining.

Shot in just ten days for under $100,000, this slasher manages to turn one of childhood’s most beloved franchises into a rubber-mask gore fest. The guys break down everything from Pooh crying honey, to Piglet dragging around a sledgehammer he can barely lift, to characters so clueless they deserve every ridiculous death scene.

With gratuitous nudity, mis-matched accents, and a storyline that barely qualifies as a movie, this un-bear-able horror still made $7.7 million and launched an entire “Poohniverse.” Ade and Aaron marvel at its baffling success, laugh at its endless nonsense, and pitch storylines that would’ve made much better movies.

So grab your jar of honey, cancel that Airbnb in the Hundred Acre Wood, and join the hosts as they try to survive the movie that has A. A. Milne turning in his grave.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron wrap up their “Modern Messes” series with one of the twistiest, most overcooked spy films in recent memory: Argylle (2024).

Bryce Dallas Howard stars as a cat-loving novelist, Sam Rockwell shows up as a scruffy maybe-spy, and Henry Cavill rocks a questionable hairstyle. With a cast this stacked and a budget that ballooned into the hundreds of millions, you’d think it would be a sleek spy thriller—instead, it’s a chaotic mess of twists on twists on twists.

From brainwashing music boxes to oil-tanker ice-skating fights, the guys try to unravel a story that somehow manages to out-parody itself without ever admitting it’s a parody.

So grab your velvet blazer, pour yourself a glass of Samuel L. Jackson’s finest Pinot, and join the guys as they laugh their way through one of the most ambitious, baffling, and bizarre spy flops of all time.

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This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron curl up with one of the most infamous musicals-to-movie adaptations of all time: Cats (2019). With its star-studded cast—Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, James Corden, and more—it’s a film that aimed for spectacle and landed somewhere between surreal fever dream and Broadway karaoke. But love it or hate it, you can’t deny it’s unforgettable.

The guys dig into what worked and what didn’t: the choice of digital fur, the confusing sense of cat-to-human scale, and the songs that range from head-scratching introductions to genuinely moving numbers. They give credit where it’s due—Jennifer Hudson’s powerhouse Memory, Taylor Swift’s stylish cameo, and Francesca Hayward’s heartfelt Beautiful Ghosts all shine through and remind us why the stage musical was a phenomenon in the first place.

Along the way, Ade and Aaron debate whether Cats is secretly fun if you lean into the absurdity, and whether the movie might have been better enjoyed live on stage or with the right crowd (and maybe the right state of mind). It’s weird, it’s messy, but it’s also bold, memorable, and occasionally magical—just the kind of movie that makes The Worst Movie Podcast so much fun.

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This week, Ade and Aaron tangle themselves in Sony’s spidery mess of a movie: Madame Web (2024). With Dakota Johnson staring blankly through most of her lines, this movie is less a superhero flick and more a PSA about why you shouldn’t let IP law write your scripts.

From jungle spider cults in Peru to clairvoyant CPR lessons in New York, the guys try to untangle the plot—or at least survive the web of confusion. They debate the villain’s impeccable hair and suspicious ADR voice, roast teenage diner dance parties, and marvel at the worst boss battle in superhero movie history.

Grab your Pepsi (to stay on-brand with the blatant product placement), settle in, and join the hosts as they laugh their way through one of the flattest, strangest superhero movies ever made. Because if there’s one thing Madame Web teaches us, it’s that not every character in the Spider-Verse deserves their own movie.

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