This episode exists because I saw a review online that was so wrong about this film I had to do something about it.

No names. No drama. Just a podcast episode defending Jason Voorhees in space for forty five minutes.

This week I'm making the case that Jason X is not the embarrassment the Friday the 13th fanbase has been pretending it is for twenty four years. It knew exactly what it was. It committed completely. And it contains some of the most inventive kills in the entire franchise.

Full history of where the Friday the 13th franchise was by 2001, full scene by scene breakdown, the stumbles, and the complete defence of why Jason X deserves better than the punchline it became.

Plus Kane Hodder's most physical performance in the role, the greatest thirty seconds in horror history, and a very specific award for Professor Lowe's unexpected self discovery.

Episode 13. Unlucky for some. Not for Jason.

This Movie Deserves Better is a solo horror podcast championing the overlooked, the misunderstood, and the unfairly buried. Reviews and follows mean everything.

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Club Dread (2004) got buried because it wasn't Super Troopers. That's it. That's the whole reason.

This week I'm making the case that Broken Lizard's horror comedy is a genuinely effective slasher with a mystery that holds up, a killer reveal that lands, and a Bill Paxton performance that deserves far more recognition than it ever got.

Full breakdown, full defence, deeply unserious awards.

For Bill Paxton. 🌴🔪🥥

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You voted, the Djinn answered, and this week I'm making the case that Wishmaster (1997) is one of the most underrated horror films of the 1990s.

Andrew Divoff's Djinn had everything required to be a franchise icon. Nobody noticed. We're fixing that.

Full scene by scene breakdown, franchise context, the greatest horror cameo line-up ever assembled on a single budget, and the full defence of why the Djinn deserved better.

Thank you to everyone who voted — you chose well. If you enjoy the episode please leave a rating/review on and tell someone who still thinks this is straight-to-video trash. It isn't.

Be careful what you wish for.

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This week on This Movie Deserves Better, Col's making the case for Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) — the straight-to-video entry everyone wrote off and nobody defended. Until now.

But is it really the bottom of the barrel... or the most complete film in the franchise?

Warwick Davis in full hip-hop mode, Ice-T as a music mogul with a finger deficit, and a ending that reveals the Leprechaun has had bars the whole time.

In this episode we dig into:

The franchise history and how we got here.

The gospel rap scene and why it works.

The practical effects kill that genuinely holds up.

The corrupting influence of the flute and what the film is actually saying about fame.

Where it stumbles — and why it still deserves better, plus our usual deeply unserious awards.

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This week on This Movie Deserves Better, Col's revisiting Scream 3 (2000) — the most divisive entry in the franchise and the one fans love to rank last.

But is it really the weak link… or just misunderstood?

Directed by Wes Craven and set against the backdrop of Hollywood and the filming of Stab 3, the third chapter takes Sidney, Gale, and Dewey into a meta murder mystery about sequels, trilogies, and the cost of fame.

In this episode we dig into:

The Hollywood setting and how it pushes the meta commentary even further.

Roman Bridger and the controversial retcon.

The lighter tone, studio interference, and toned-down violence.

The voice changer chaos.

Where the film stumbles — and why it still deserves better, plus our usual deeply unserious awards

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This week on This Movie Deserves Better, we revisit Valentine (2001) — the early-2000s post-Scream slasher starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, and Katherine Heigl.

Was it just another glossy teen horror… or did studio edits bury a smarter twist?

We break down the full plot (Spoilers!), the history and context, where it stumbles, including my theory that there was originally a second killer — and why this misunderstood slasher might deserve another look

Plus: completely unserious awards, chaotic glow-ups, and one very suspicious Cupid mask.

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This week on This Movie Deserves Better, Col revisits House on Haunted Hill (1999) — the loud, gothic, late-90s Dark Castle remake that critics dismissed but horror fans never quite let go.

Directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, and Peter Gallagher, the film follows a group of strangers invited to survive the night in a notorious haunted asylum with $1 million on the line.

In this episode we dig into:

-Dark Castle’s rise and why this film set the template

-The asylum’s incredible set design and practical effects

-The blood vat, Saturation Chamber, and CGI Darkness chaos

-Where the film stumbles — and why it still deserves better

-Plus our usual deeply unserious awards

This isn’t about pretending the film is perfect — it’s about recognising a haunted house movie that committed fully to the ride.

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