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“You can’t feed a replicant chocolate, dude, right to the hospital!” - SteveOn this week’s episode, “White Guy Karate” Month goes sci-fi as we talk about the totally insane JCVD/Michael Rooker action joint, Replicant! How unsettling is JCVD with non-mullet long hair? How does this psychic link work with these fellas? How much of this movie takes place in that one hospital? Is Michael Rooker’s character helping raise his partner’s child? Is it his kid? Why does that lady have a pool table in her baby’s bedroom? And is there anything more terrifying than JCVD singing “Rock-a-Bye Baby”? PLUS: Coming to Broadway next season: Replicant The Musical!Replicant stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Catherine Dent, Brandon James Olson, Pam Hyatt, Ian Robison, Allan Gray, and James Hutson as Snotty Concierge; directed by Ringo Lam.This episode is sponsored in part by Rocket Money! Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney dot com slash WHM! That’s RocketMoney dot com slash WHM.And also by GhostBed! Right now, as a We Hate Movies listener, you can take an extra 10% off your order. Just go to ghostbed.com/whm and use promo code WHM at checkout. That’s ghostbed.com/whm, code WHM, for an extra 10% off site-wide.Don’t miss us on the road this winter when we’re in Los Angeles on February 22, Minneapolis on March 20, and Chicago on March 22! Tickets are on sale now and you’re not gonna wanna miss us, gang! Click through here and snag your tix now! Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro. 

A wild mailbag of true-life mishaps, from an ash-scattering gone messy to a blackout night at Myrtle Beach. Tales of helping a creepy video-store regular and old-men weirdness. Gross movie-theater bathroom disasters and lingering phantom-odor stories. Tour dates and merch plugs sprinkled between the chaos.

They trade impressions of Starfleet Academy, Wonder Man, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and other current TV. They react to surprise trailers including The Adventures of Cliff Booth and Minions & Monsters. They roast this year’s Big Game commercials, calling out cringe AI, de-aging stunts, and particularly grotesque spots. They also preview upcoming live tour dates.

Brandon Streussnig, film writer and action cinema commentator, joins to riff on Scott Adkins' martial arts sequel. They gush over the upgraded fight choreography and Adkins' star persona. Conversations jump from revenge setup and jungle-gritty practical effects to wild compound sieges and a jaw-dropping final showdown.

A rambunctious deep dive into Bloodsport’s outlandish fights, questionable origin story, and movie-moment oddities. They riff on Jackson’s beer-in-hospital stunt, Bolo Yeung’s lethal champion vibes, and that infamous brick trick. Expect jokes about dubbing, training flashbacks, and 80s nostalgia for Starter jackets and weird child actor choices.

On the return of On-Screen Live, we're reviewing Sam Raimi's latest directorial effort, Send Help, reacting to a few new trailers—Daredevil: Born Again S2 among them, going over the weekend box office and, yes indeed-y, holding the 2026 Listener Request Month drawing to determine what movies and shows you'll have us watching in March both on We Hate Movies and a large chunk of our Patreon-exclusive side shows!OSL will return next Monday at noon/eastern!Grab your tickets now for the first leg of the 2026 tour! We’ll be in Los Angeles on 2/22, Minneapolis on 3/20 and Chicago on 3/22—don’t wait, snag those tix now!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

“Any time we’re at a ninja school, my ears perk right up!” - SteveOn this week’s episode, we’re high-kicking off White Guy Karate Month with an episode on the totally fun ninja thriller, The Hunted, starring Christopher Lambert! How wild is that hot tub scene? Should the contestants on Forged In Fire be drunk while they try and make their katanas? Would anyone wear the boxer shorts Lambert is sporting in this film? How bad ass is Sensei Takeda? And is that bullet train sequence one of the best action scenes of all time? PLUS: Is there any chance we’re seeing any ninja-related injuries on this season of The Pitt?The Hunted stars Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada, Yôko Shimada, Mari Natsuki, Tak Kubota, Toshishiro Obata, Seth Sakai, James Saito, and Masumi “Detective Cheeseburger” Okada; directed by J.F. Lawton.This week’s episode is sponsored by Gametime! Take the guesswork out of buying concert tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code WHM for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download the Gametime app today!Grab your tickets now for the first leg of the 2026 tour! We’ll be in Los Angeles on 2/22, Minneapolis on 3/20 and Chicago on 3/22—don’t wait, snag those tix now!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro. 

This is an audio-only preview of our video show, Scaredy Cats. You can watch the whole show (and get the full podcast cut as well) by clicking through and subscribing to the Craven Tier of our Patreon!“He is opening up this world to way more possibilities...” - Andrew on Danny Boyle On the second installment of our contemporary horror film chat show, Scaredy Cats, we’re talking about last year’s legacy sequel that brought a beloved franchise back from the dead, 28 Years Later! How incredible of a return is this for Mr. Danny Boyle?! Has Aaron Taylor-Johnson been better in a movie? Did this movie have the best trailer of the last quarter century? When was the last time a horror film had such a fantastically successful dramatic arc? Could anyone but Ralph Fiennes have pulled off Dr. Kelson? And how old is too old to be buying Power Ranger toys? PLUS: Just a note, we taped this show before The Bone Temple came out, so keep that in mind as we spend this episode wondering what might come of that movie! And remember, look for the poll for the next Scaredy Cats selection in the coming days so you can vote on the next film we cover on the show! 28 Years Later stars Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Chi Lewis-Parry, Jack O’Connell, and Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Kelson; directed by Danny Boyle.Scaredy Cats is a quarterly (four times per year) video show where we break down a horror flick from the modern age (only films 10 years old or newer) that YOU the Patreon supporter helps curate! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the poll on Patreon where you can vote to help pick the next film we cover on the show!We know you have a lot of options for stuff to watch and listen to and we’re so stoked you took some time to work us into the rotation. As always, thanks so much for being the kick-ass, TOP TIER supporter that you are! Art by Felipe Sobreiro.

A snarky breakdown of a 2025 romantic drama’s awkward romantic beats and recurring Jolly Rancher motif. They roast casting choices and Dave Franco’s weird mannerisms. There’s sustained disbelief at Scott Eastwood’s familiar car-actor vibe and applause for Clancy Brown’s Gramps. The conversation skewers strange tonal shifts, funeral and grief handling, and several cringe movie tropes.

“It’s all melted together into one chocolate bar of horrible…” - Chris on the Jurassic World sequelsOn this week’s episode, the gang’s heading down to the equator to take a dangerous boat ride with Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali in the latest dino-centric sequel, Jurassic World: Rebirth! Is this the most half-baked movie of last year? Why couldn’t ScarJo be a grown up version of Clone Girl from Fallen Kingdom? Why are we so obsessed with referencing the first movie? Why is the story engine just a lame video game plot? Did they have any idea what to do with this mutated dinosaur idea? And were they kidding with that Snickers product placement? PLUS: The Skeleton League touches down on the island to collect Dino-skeletons. Jurassic World: Rebirth stars Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, Ed Skrein, and Rupert Friend as Martin Krebs; directed by Gareth Edwards.This episode is brought to you by Rocket Money. Rocket Money is a personal finance app that helps find and cancel your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps lower your bills so you can grow your savings. Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney dot com slash WHM.Grab your tickets now for the first leg of the 2026 tour! We’ll be in Los Angeles on 2/22, Minneapolis on 3/20 and Chicago on 3/22—don’t wait, snag those tix now!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.