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Why Wasn't It Better? — 212 episodes

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1

The World Is Not Enough | Pierce Brosnan's Third Outing

2

Hoppers (2026) | Bonus Episode Preview

3

Mission: Impossible III | The One That Saved the Series?

4

Solo: A Star Wars Story | Completely Unncessary

5

The Running Man (2025) | Better Than the Original?

6

Doctor Sleep | The Impossible Shining Sequel

7

Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | Forgotten Stephen King Adaptation

8

Solo: A Star Wars Story | Bonus Episode Preview

9

Children of the Corn (1984) | Killer Kids, Wasted Potential

10

The Robe (1953) | A Biblical Epic Without the Epic

11

Old (2021) | Shyamalan Goes Wrong Again

12

No Country for Old Men | The Coen Brothers' Masterpiece

13

Hercules (1997) | Underrated Disney Renaissance

14

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | More Heart, Less Story

15

2026 Oscars Preview & Predictions

16

No Country for Old Men | Bonus Episode Preview

17

Star Trek Generations | Nobody's Favorite

18

Ranking the Original Star Trek Films

19

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | The Best of Batman?

20

The English Patient (1996) | Worst Best Picture Winner

21

The Exception (2016) | The Film You've Never Heard Of

22

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) | Brosnan's Sophomore Slump

23

Rio Bravo (1959) | The Best of John Wayne?

24

200th Episode Special

25

Big Trouble in Little China | John Carpenter's Big Fail

26

Ranking the Original Star Trek Films | Bonus Episode Preview

27

Season Nine Recap

28

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | The Most Compressed Harry Potter Film

29

The English Patient | Bonus Episode Preview

30

Chicago (2002) | Worst Best Picture Winner

31

The Emperor’s New Groove | Disney’s Weirdest Success

32

Torn Curtain (1966) | When Hitchcock Stops Working

33

Captain America: Civil War | The Peak of Marvel

34

I Am Legend (2007) | Will Smith's Last Stand

35

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

36

Munich (2005) | Spielberg's Underrated Masterpiece

37

Finding Forrester | Sean Connery's Swansong

38

Ranking the MCU Phase One

39

A Christmas Carol (2009) | A Classic Lost in Motion Capture

40

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (2005)

41

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) | The Forgotten Spielberg Experiment

42

A Tribute to Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

43

Doctor Zhivago (1965) | Beautiful but Boring?

44

Anastasia (1997) | The Disney Movie That Isn’t Disney

45

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | The Perfect Finale

46

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) | Better in Your Memory

47

Presumed Innocent (1990) | Harrison Ford’s Most Underrated Role?

48

A House of Dynamite | An Absolute Snoozefest

49

King Kong (2005) | When Passion Becomes Excess

50

Elio (2025) | Pixar's Biggest Flop

51

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | A Return to Form

52

Last Night in Soho (2021) | Style Over Substance

53

Interview With the Vampire (1994) | Tom Cruise’s Strangest Role

54

The Thing (1982) | From Failure to Masterpiece

55

Poltergeist (1982) | The Unofficial Spielberg Classic

56

GoldenEye (1995) | The Debut That Saved Bond

57

The Natural (1984) | Robert Redford’s Most Mythic Role

58

Season Eight Recap

59

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) | The Adaptation That Lost the Plot

60

Transformers One (2024) | The Best Transformers Movie

61

Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty's Big Budget Buffoonery

62

The Color Purple (1985) | Spielberg Outside His Comfort Zone

63

The Hindenburg (1975) | A Disaster Movie Without Disaster

64

Doctor Strange (2016) | Marvel by the Numbers

65

The Black Cauldron (1985) | Disney Hits Rock Bottom

66

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Underappreciated Seagal

67

Superman (2025) | Can Superman Work Again?

68

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | The One That Almost Killed the Franchise

69

Dial M for Murder (1954) | Our First Hitchcock Film

70

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Murder Takes A Vacation

71

Chariots of Fire (1981) | Worst Best Picture Winner

72

Waterworld (1995) | Hollywood’s Most Misunderstood Flop

73

Tron: Legacy (2010) | Revisiting Disney's Cult Classic Sequel

74

Tron (1982) | Disney's Greatest Cult Classic

75

Licence to Kill with Joe Darlington

76

Proof of Life (2000) | Russell Crowe's Most Underrated Performance

77

Annihilation (2018) | Horror That Gets Under Your Skin

78

Jaws 2 (1978) | It Knows What It Is

79

Elemental (2023) | The Pixar Movie Everyone Wrote Off Too Soon

80

The Living Daylights (1987) | Timothy Dalton's Deadly Debut

81

Batman Forever (1995) | Better Than You Remember

82

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | When the Series Grows Up

83

The Two Jakes (1990) | The Sequel Nobody Asked For

84

Funny People (2009) | Too Serious to Be Funny

85

Mission: Impossible 2 | The One That Doesn’t Work

86

Ranking the Roger Moore Bonds

87

Ant-Man (2015) | Marvel’s Smallest Success

88

Police Story 2 (1988) | Jackie Chan Turns Up the Chaos

89

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) | A Rough Start to Something Better

90

A View to a Kill (1985) | Roger Moore's Retirement Party

91

War of the Worlds (2005) | Steven Spielberg vs Tom Cruise

92

Help! (1965) | The Second Beatles Movie

93

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) | Visual Poetry from DreamWorks

94

Pocahontas (1995) | Disney’s Most Problematic Classic

95

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Too Much, Too Soon

96

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Family Friendly Trek

97

Dragonball Evolution (2009) | A Crime Against Humanity

98

The Da Vinci Code (2006) | All Mystery, No Excitement

99

Octopussy (1983) | Peak Roger Moore Absurdity

100

Pokémon: The First Movie | The Cultural Phenomenon Begins

101

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) | Not as Sweet as the Original

102

Braveheart (1995) | Worst Best Picture Winner

103

Out of Africa (1985) | Worst Best Picture Winner

104

Avengers: Age of Ultron | A Lot to Live Up To

105

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | The Forgotten Harry Potter Movie

106

Captain America: The Winter Soldier | The MCU at Its Best?

107

Where Eagles Dare (1968) | The Most Entertaining War Movie?

108

For Your Eyes Only (1981) | Bond Gets Serious Again

109

Titan A.E. (2000) | Don Bluth's Final Film

110

Entrapment (1999) | Sean Connery’s Last Thrill

111

Ferrari (2023) | Style Without Drive

112

The Polar Express (2004) | Christmas Classic or Uncanny Nightmare?

113

Jingle All the Way (1996) | Christmas Consumerism Gone Mad

114

Die Hard 2 (1990) | A Celebration of Mediocrity

115

Batman Returns (1992) | Tim Burton Run Amok

116

Napoleon (2023) | Ridley Scott Bombs Again

117

Mulan (1998) | Disney at Its Best?

118

Troy (2004) | Revisiting a Hollow Epic

119

Moonraker (1979) | Bond Goes Too Far… Into Space

120

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) | The Peak of Roger Moore

121

Air Force One (1997) | Harrison Ford’s Last Great Action Movie?

122

Halloween III: Season of the Witch | The Sequel That Broke the Franchise

123

The Village (2004) | The Beginning of Shyamalan’s End

124

Zodiac (2007) | David Fincher's Finest Contribution

125

Fatal Attraction (1987) | The Thriller That Defined an Era

126

Alien: Romulus (2024) | A Hollow Return to Form

127

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) | The Magic Begins

128

The Insider (1999) | Michael Mann's Overlooked Masterpiece

129

Thor: The Dark World | Nobody's Favorite Marvel

130

On Deadly Ground (1994) | Steven Seagal Directs Himself

131

The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) | Roger Moore's Bizarre Bond Outing

132

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | The Only Pearl Harbor Movie You Need

133

Blade: Trinity (2004) | Wesley Snipes Kills Blade

134

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | The Best of the Disney Renaissance?

135

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | Spielberg Does Kubrick

136

A Passage to India (1984) | David Lean's Final Film

137

Twisters (2024) | The Sequel Nobody Needed

138

Valkyrie (2008) | Tom Cruise Tries to Kill Hitler

139

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) | WTF Happened?

140

Live and Let Die (1973) | Roger Moore's Voodoo Debut

141

Batman (1989) | The Film That Created the Modern Superhero

142

The Time Machine (1960) | A Sci-Fi Classic That Still Works

143

Inside Out 2 | A Worthy Sequel?

144

Ghost in the Shell (2017) | A Beautiful but Hollow Adaptation

145

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | The First Death of X-Men

146

Antz (1998) | DreamWorks' Animation Debut

147

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | The Strangest Bond Movie by Far

148

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indy Goes Dark and We Love It

149

Iron Man 3 | Reassessing a Misunderstood Marvel Movie

150

The Towering Inferno (1974) | The Disaster Genre Peak

151

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | They Tried to Warn Us

152

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) | The One With George Lazenby

153

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Sandwiched in the Middle

154

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) | A Sequel You Never Heard Of

155

The Passion of the Christ | Mel Gibson's Controversial Masterpiece

156

The Incredible Hulk (2008) | The One Marvel Wants to Forget

157

Hulk (2003) | Ang Lee's Superhero Misadventure

158

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | The Disney Post-Renaissance Failure

159

True Lies (1994) | James Cameron & Arnold Schwarzenegger's Fun Finale

160

The Abyss (1989) | James Cameron Under Pressure

161

You Only Live Twice (1967) | James Bond Going Japanese

162

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | An Elegant, Stylish Remake

163

Oppenheimer (2023) | Christopher Nolan's Masterpiece?

164

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Don't Let Anyone Fool You

165

Captain America: The First Avenger | The World War II Marvel Movie

166

The Poseidon Adventure (1972) | The Greatest Disaster Movie

167

Gran Turismo (2023) | Overlooked Entertainment

168

The Lord of the Rings (1978) | Ralph Bakshi's Incomplete Attempt

169

Never Say Never Again (1983) | Sean Connery's Unofficial Bond Return

170

Thunderball (1965) | The Peak of Bondmania

171

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) | Stanley Kubrick's Final Contribution to Cinema

172

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | Jim Carrey's Christmas Nightmare Classic

173

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York | Is It Actually Good?

174

Avatar: The Way of Water | The Biggest Bloated Sequel

175

The Last Samurai (2003) | Tom Cruise's Misunderstood Masterpiece

176

The Killer (2023) | David Fincher's Unorthodox Thriller

177

Cleopatra (1963) | Hollywood's Biggest Fiasco

178

Rising Sun (1993) | Connery & Snipes At Their Best

179

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) | Sean Connery's Unhappy Retirement

180

Halloween II (1981) | John Carpenter's Reluctant Return

181

Prometheus (2012) | Big Ideas, Bad Decisions

182

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | One of the Worst Sequels Ever Made

183

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | It Somehow Gets Worse

184

No Time To Die (2021) | James Bond Feels Feelings

185

Ocean's Twelve (2004) | The One That Confused Everyone

186

Hannibal (2001) | Ruining a Classic

187

Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Beautiful Without Momentum

188

The Pelican Brief (1993) | When Movie Stars Carried Thrillers

189

Alien 3 (1992) | Misunderstood… Or Just Bad?

190

Spider-Man 3 (2007) | Too Much Was Enough

191

Thor (2011) | The MCU Finds Its God of Thunder

192

Airport (1970) | Forgotten Classic that Defined an Era

193

Spectre (2015) | The One That Ruined Daniel Craig's Era

194

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | A Messy Finale

195

Death Note (2017) | Don't Waste Your Time

196

Mission: Impossible (1996) | Tom Cruise's Biggest Legacy

197

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Hoping for the Best

198

Incredibles 2 (2018) | Carbon Copy of a Classic

199

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) | A Surprising Waste of Time

200

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | The Biggest Movie Ever

201

Skyfall (2012) | Daniel Craig Hits His Stride

202

Troy (2004) | A Somewhat Greek Tragedy

203

U.S. Marshals (1998) | The Fugitive Spinoff Sequel

204

Iron Man 2 | The Safest Marvel Sequel

205

Gangs of New York (2002) | Scorsese's Passion Project

206

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | Did They Finally Get This Right?

207

Superman II (1980) | A Very Overrated Superhero Sequel

208

The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Spielberg's First True Sequel

209

American Gangster (2007) | The Film That Promised More Than It Delivered

210

Quantum of Solace (2008) | An Inferior Follow-Up

211

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Third Time's Not the Charm

212

Planet of the Apes (2001) | Why Wasn't It Better?