Off Topic with Ben and Balky

Ben and Balky break down the (very) predictable movie Deep Water (2026). A movie with surprisingly positive reviews. 

Ben and Balky break down the action thriller comedy "Over Your Dead Body". One of us liked it a good bit more than the other did, but listen to our full thoughts.

Ben & Balky break down the movie Normal. A very weird take on the action genre in small town middle America. 

Ben and Balky break down the HULU streaming comedy "Pizza Movie". A hit and miss effort that might be appreciated a bit more by the younger crowd.

Ben and Balky break down the uplifting film Project Hail Mary, a film about a space journey to save the planet that still feels incredibly human

Ben & Balky break down the disappointing sequel to the surprise hit, Ready or Not

Ben and Balky break down their lowest rated movie to date. This one left us wanting a bit more

Ben & Balky break down the Glen Powell Thriller/Comedy "How to Make a Killing"

I know I said this last episode too, but this movie bangs!! Listen to our thoughts on the most original movie of 2026.

Ben and Balky review the best (In Ben's opinion) movie they've reviewed since the podcast started

Ben and Balky breakdown the new and original thriller Mercy.

Ben & Balky break down the 2nd of 3 28 years later movies.

Ben & Balky break down the creature feature Primate, with vastly differing opinions.

Ben & Balky Break down the awful Anaconda reboot.

Ben and Balky break down the 3rd installment in the Knives Out series, available now on Netflix.

Ben & Balky break down the attrocious sequel to the videogame phenomenon, Five Nights At Freddy's

Ben & Balky talk about the 3rd installment in the magic heist movie series Now You See Me

Ben and Balky break down Ben's favorite movie of the series, The Running Man

Ben and Balky break down the film Nuremberg, which was not what they were expecting, but was interesting nonetheless. 

Ben and Balky break down the wonderfully weird movie Bugonia, a very unique critique of conspiracy theorists.

Ben and Balky break down the interesting, yet extremely confusing, Netflix, body switching film "It's What's Inside".

Ben and Balky break down the way too realistic comedy, Good Fortune

Ben & Balky talk about the (outrageous) true story about a man trying to earn a living in America, in one of the most wild ways imaginable.

Ben & Balke break down "One Battle After Another", a movie about American Revolutionaries trying to adjust to life after fighting. 

Ben and Balky review the worst movie they have seen since starting this podcast

Ben & Balky break down one hell of a bleak version of a dystopian future. 

Ben & Balky break down the OUTRAGEOUSLY MEDIOCRE movie Caught Stealing. If you've seen any crime caper before, you've seen this one. 

Ben and Laura Lee (Pinch hitting for Balky) talk about Roses. The dark comedy that they found hilarious, but may only appeal to certain types of humor

Ben and Balky talk about the 7th installment of the Jurrasic Park series, and while it's not a return to the best iteration, it's SIGNIFICANTLY better than the most recent efforts.

Ben & Balky discuss the movie Weapons, which can only be described as a horror movie for people that don't watch horror movies.

Ben and Balky break down the latest iteration of the man of steel.

I wasn't expecting much from this one, but I was plesantly surprised. Balky and I break down F1.

Balky and Ben break down the action movie sequel to the sleeper hit M2gan. 

Balky and Ben break down their second comedy in a row, this time with a much more desireable outcome

Ben and Balky break down the 3rd installment of the 28 Days series, and were pleasantly surprised.

Balky and Ben break down the nostalgia filled romp that is Happy Gilmore 2. Not a lot of substance, but plenty of feel good vibes. 

Balky and Ben break down the last installment in the John Wick series AND the new spin off movie- Ballerina.

We break down the (somewhat underwhelming) fantastic 4 movie.

We break down the 1st three John Wick movies in anticipation for the new Ballerina spinoff movie.

Balky and I break down the most recent installment of Mission Impossible mixed with our thoughts on the series as a whole

We break down the 6th installment of one of Ben's favorite franchises-- Final Destination