On this week's episode, we're saving the cheerleader as she gets sent to an inner city school and runs afoul of Solange Knowles, as we watch Bring It On: All or Nothing. Join us as we discuss Rihanna's cameo performance, the 2000's obsession with dance competitions, and krumping. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

This week, we're hanging with pre med law students with hearts of gold, ninja drug dealers, and the dragon warrior in this week's episode, as we watch The VelociPastor. Join us as we discuss the jokes that worked, the ones that didn't, and the struggles of covering movies that are made with the sole purpose of being bad. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We head to Hawaii this week to bust some illegal diamond smuggling operations with our favorite blonde DEA agents, as we watch the infamous Hard Ticket to Hawaii from acclaimed sleazebag, Andy Sidaris. Join us as we discuss hot tub investigations, exploding skateboarders, and the proper order of getting dressed. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We return after a week off to celebrate life, as one of our host's prepares for an addition to the family. We're talking diapers, baby books, and Joe Mantegna as we watch the madcap, slapstick adventure, Baby's Day Out. Join us as we discuss gross negligence, old money, and John Hughes's attempt to catch the Home Alone lightning in a bottle with a silent protagonist. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We're hitting the slopes this week and partying down with the rowdiest bunch of ski instructors on the mountain. Dean Cameron stars in the slobs vs snobs movie Ski School on this week's They Called This a Movie. Join us as we discuss the similarities to Animal House, the fact that there is very little skiing and even less school, and talk about how there's very little in the way of stakes. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

It's Saint Patrick's Day week once again, and we get to the end of the line for one of our yearly traditions. This week, we head back to the hood as we watch Warwick Davis's final turn as the titular Leprechaun in Leprechaun 6: Back to Tha Hood. Join us as we discuss calling people "ninja", the lack of Leprechaun, and we decide what other scenarios we'd like to see Leprechaun in. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

This week, Chuck Norris finds himself caught between warring gangs and fighting a corrupt police force, as he stars in Code of Silence. Join us as we discuss Chuck Norris's ability to emote, how much firepower the police force actually needs, and try to decide if Dennis Farina is the exception to the rule. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

It's time for some March Badness as we hit the basketball court for yet another terrible basketball movie starring an NBA player. This time, we're watching Dennis Rodman fulfill some community service duties (allegedly) as he teams up with a cast of dwarves for the 2007 movie, The Minis, also known as Little Hoop Dreams. Join us as we discuss the soundtrack comprised of all original music, the video game tie-in, and discuss the huge reveal of the son's career plans. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

It's that time of year, once again, as we say "Hello" to Gerarduary, the one time of the year we let Dan pick a Gerard Butler movie. And this year, Mr. Butler is taking us on a road trip through New Jersey, as he chases down his ex Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter. Join us as we discuss the chemistry between the two leads, how this movie lacks shirtless Gerard Butler, and how wrong it gets Fourth of July traffic along the Jersey Shore. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

Anthony Michael Hall fails the assignment this week, when he tries to act like a tough guy in Out of Bounds, from 1986. Join us as we discuss Jeff Kober once again delivering as a villain, the similarities to Trancers, and how Anthony Michael Hall clashed with the director on set. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We're celebrating Valentine's Day almost a week early by saying goodbye to a movie series we no longer have to revisit. This week, we're joined by Jess Sager (@ohheyjesssager) to help us close out the Christian Grey film series with 2018's Fifty Shades Freed. Join us as we discuss the characters having the same arguments in every movie, a car chase with zero tension, and wonder what happened to Kim Basinger. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We go back to high school with a 25-year old Corey Haim, as we watch him do his best John McClane impression, in Demolition High. It's Die Hard, but in a high school! Join us as we discuss the Home Alone-esque traps, Corey Haim's Bronx persona, and whether or not fire extinguishers could turn pens into projectiles. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

Death rings, WWE Superstars, and undercover cops collide this week, as we watch the only movie to ever feature The Ultimate Warrior, 1993's Firepower.Join us as we discuss Chad McQueen's lack of charisma, Warrior's single line of dialogue, and discuss how we'd much rather be following just about anyone else in this movie. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

There's only one way to solve a crime involving an Asian cult: get your best 60-year old detectives on it and slowly plod through a police procedural. This week, we watched Shadow of the Dragon. Join us as we discuss baffling backstories, our heroes being buffoons in three different cities, and old men just doing what they need to do to remain relevant. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We're going back to 1984 to singe some squids and romance Helen Hunt before Paul Reiser got his greasy mitts all over her, as we watch the cult classic sci-fi movie, Trancers, directed by Charles Band. Join us as we discuss time traveling through your ancestors, Tim Thomerson's weathered face, and maybe figure out what a "trancer" is. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We're ringing in 2024 with some big beefy action, as we watch Double Trouble, starring David and Peter Paul, also known as the Barbarian Brothers. Join us as we discuss the surprising charisma of these two solid beefcakes, flipping airplanes upside down, and Roddy McDowall. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

This week, we take a break from watching a movie so we can say goodbye to 2023. We look back on the year of the podcast, talk about our favorite movies we've watched, and discuss what we hope 2024 brings to the show. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

Merry Christmas from They Called This a Movie!For our special Christmas episode, Mark and Dan are watching Last Christmas from 2019. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We continue to punish ourselves this holiday season with some of the worst Christmas movies we've ever watched. This week, we're watching Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa, an animated film so bad that it has to be a scam. Join us as we discuss the improbable cast of voice actors, the terrible animation even by early 2000s standards, and a great grandma that shouldn't be the guardian of a young child. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.

We head back to the late 2000s/early 2010s as we spend Christmas in a Hollywood obsessed with shaming it's young starlets. And a Hollywood in which Christina Milian was relevant. It's Christmas Cupid on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie. Join us as we discuss the unlikable leads, the lack of any real lessons learned, and once again come to terms with the lack of Christmas.Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie.Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions.