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The Canon

The Definitive Guide to So-Bad-It's-Good Cinema

After decades of fieldwork, peer review, and involuntary exposure to Nicolas Cage's filmography, the Institute has compiled the definitive ranking. You're welcome.

Dr. Vincent Schlock·9 min read

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Batman & Robin(1997)

Directed by Joel Schumacher

Batman and Robin try to prevent Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City. Features 47 ice puns. We counted.

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The Canon

Best Bad Action Movies: The Explosion Index

Every explosion in these films was earned. Not through narrative necessity, but through a filmmaker's absolute refusal to let things like 'physics' or 'plot' interfere with the detonation schedule.

Brick Hardcastle·6 min read
The Canon

Best Bad Horror Movies: A Taxonomy of Terror

Horror has given us more gloriously terrible cinema than any other genre. These are the films that tried to scare you and accidentally made you laugh until you couldn't breathe.

Brick Hardcastle·6 min read
The Ecosystem

Best Bad Movie Podcasts Ranked

There are at least forty podcasts about bad movies. We listened to all of them so you don't have to. Here's where to start, where to go deep, and which ones to skip.

Janet Rewind·6 min read
The Canon

Best Bad Movies of the 80s: The Golden Age

The 1980s were to bad movies what the Renaissance was to painting: a period of unprecedented production, boundless ambition, and complete disregard for quality control.

Brick Hardcastle·6 min read

The State of Bad Cinema

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