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The Canon6 min read

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

Genre Specialist

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon6 min read

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

Genre Specialist

Mar 29, 2026

The Ecosystem6 min read

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

Streaming Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon6 min read

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

Genre Specialist

Mar 29, 2026

The Ecosystem4 min read

ALERT: The Best Bad Movies on Amazon Prime Video

Amazon has spent billions on Lord of the Rings. They also host the complete works of Neil Breen. One of these investments has a higher return on entertainment value.

Janet Rewind

Streaming Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Ecosystem5 min read

DEVELOPING: The Best Bad Movies on Netflix Right Now

Netflix's algorithm doesn't understand you. It thinks you want prestige television. We know what you actually want. Here's what's streaming.

Janet Rewind

Streaming Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon6 min read

Best Bad Movies You've Never Heard Of

Beyond The Room. Beyond Troll 2. Beyond the well-worn canon. This is a dispatch from the frontier — films so obscure that even bad movie veterans haven't found them yet.

World Cinema Desk

International Bureau

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon6 min read

Best Bad Sci-Fi Movies: An Interstellar Disgrace

Science fiction promised us the stars. These films delivered something far more valuable: evidence that ambition without resources produces art that no amount of money could buy.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Deep Dives6 min read

Birdemic: An Aerodynamic Analysis

The birds in Birdemic do not fly. They hover. They clip-art. They explode on contact with solid objects. This is not how birds work. This is how cinema works at its most transcendent.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Guilty Pleasures7 min read

Hallmark Movies: A Structural Engineering Report

Every Hallmark movie is the same movie. This is not a criticism. This is an architectural observation. The blueprints are public. The construction is fascinating.

Cheryl Champagne

Guilty Pleasures Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Ritual5 min read

How to Pick the Perfect Bad Movie for Any Group

The wrong bad movie can clear a room faster than a fire alarm. The right one creates a memory that lasts years. Here's how to never pick wrong again.

The Projectionist

Community Host

Mar 29, 2026

The Ritual6 min read

How to Start a Bad Movie Club

You don't need a venue. You don't need a budget. You don't need permission. You need a screen, a couch, and at least one person who thinks Gymkata is a real word.

The Projectionist

Community Host

Mar 29, 2026

The Deep Dives6 min read

Neil Breen: The Auteur of Our Time

Five films. Five laptops destroyed. Five instances of the protagonist being a messianic figure who can hack any government on Earth. Neil Breen is the most consistent auteur working in cinema today.

World Cinema Desk

International Bureau

Mar 29, 2026

The Ecosystem6 min read

RedLetterMedia's Best of the Worst: Where to Start

200+ episodes. 600+ terrible films reviewed. Three men in Milwaukee who have done more for bad movie culture than anyone since Ed Wood. Here's your entry point.

Janet Rewind

Streaming Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon9 min read

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

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Deep Dives7 min read

The Psychology of Loving Bad Movies

Why do smart people love terrible cinema? The Institute has conducted a thorough literature review. The findings explain everything about you and your questionable Netflix history.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Ritual6 min read

The Room Screening Guide: What to Bring, What to Yell

Attending a screening of The Room without preparation is like attending a football game without knowing the rules. You'll survive. But you'll miss everything that matters.

The Projectionist

Community Host

Mar 29, 2026

The Guilty Pleasures7 min read

The Steven Seagal Filmography: A Sommelier's Guide

Fifty-three films. One facial expression. A career arc that begins at 'action star' and descends, magnificently, into 'man sitting in chair.' This is the Seagal experience.

Cheryl Champagne

Guilty Pleasures Correspondent

Mar 29, 2026

The Deep Dives5 min read

Troll 2: The Goblin Problem Nobody Noticed

There are no trolls in Troll 2. There are goblins. The film is not a sequel to Troll. Nobody involved spoke the same language. These are not the problems. These are the features.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon6 min read

The Worst Movies Ever Made (That Are Actually Fun)

There is a critical difference between a bad movie and a boring movie. A boring movie wastes your time. A bad movie — a truly, magnificently bad movie — makes every second count.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 29, 2026

The Canon4 min read

10 Action Movies That Commit

A movie either commits or it doesn't. These ten committed.

Brick Hardcastle

Genre Specialist

Mar 28, 2026

The Ritual5 min read

How to Host a Bad Movie Night

The projector is warm. The seats are questionable. Here's how to run a screening that people actually come back to.

The Projectionist

Community Host

Mar 28, 2026

The Guilty Pleasures5 min read

A Critical Appreciation of the Lifetime Christmas Movie

Twenty-three new originals this December. A veterinarian falls in love with a prince. A baker falls in love with a firefighter. The ambition is Versailles.

Cheryl Champagne

Guilty Pleasures Correspondent

Mar 28, 2026

The Deep Dives5 min read

Nicolas Cage: A Career in Commitment

He ate a live cockroach. He stole the Declaration of Independence. He punched a woman in a bear suit. Every choice was deliberate.

Brick Hardcastle

Genre Specialist

Mar 28, 2026

The Toolbox5 min read

The Drinking Game Survival Guide

The rules are simple. The execution is not. Here's how to survive a bad movie drinking game with your dignity mostly intact.

The Projectionist

Community Host

Mar 28, 2026

The Deep Dives4 min read

The Room: A Comprehensive Field Study

After fifteen years of peer review, the academic community has reached consensus: The Room (2003) is the most significant American film of the 21st century. The data is irrefutable.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 28, 2026

The Awards Show6 min read

The First Annual Schlocktology Awards

The committee has convened. The votes have been tallied. The results are, as one might expect, catastrophic.

Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Mar 28, 2026

The Ecosystem5 min read

BREAKING: The 10 Best Free Bad Movies on Tubi Right Now

Tubi has quietly assembled the most comprehensive free bad movie library in the streaming landscape. We have the full report.

Janet Rewind

Streaming Correspondent

Mar 28, 2026

The Canon5 min read

Field Dispatch: Turkish Star Wars and the Golden Age of Ankara Cinema

ANKARA — We can now confirm that Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (1982) is not a bootleg. It is an adaptation under duress. A full field report.

World Cinema Desk

International Bureau

Mar 28, 2026