Into every generation, a slayer is born... or sometimes, you get two in one generation. This week, we checked in with the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Topics include Kristy Swanson vs Sarah Michelle Gellar, the legacy of Joss Whedon, and why this movie gets such a bad rap. Film: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

Welcome to the 80s - Mel Gibson was hot, cops were good guys and mental health was not taken seriously at all. Or at least, that's the 80s as presented by Lethal Weapon! Film: Lethal Weapon (1987) Director: Richard Donner   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

We're back, and it's a big one! After a brief hiatus, we're kicking off the new year with our 100th episode! If you travel back to episode 1, you'll see this all started with Freddy Krueger, so Jenn takes us back to Elm Street with her favourite sequel!  Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Director: Chuck Russell • Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

Extra extra! This week, Austin finally makes good on a previous promise and has the gang watch Newsies! Christian Bale singing, collective action, capitalism as the villain -- this movie has it all! Film: Newsies (1992) Director: Kenny Ortega   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

To quote the Predator himself, "purr click click click." This week, we watched the ultimate 80s macho movie Predator! Is it a subtle critique of toxic masculinity and the military-industrial complex? Or is it just a bunch of dudes with guns in the jungle? You be the judge! Film: Predator (1987) Director: John McTiernan   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please...

Slasher summer is back! This week, we jump right into the sequel Friday the 13th Part 2! Topics include Jason Voorhees' big screen debut, child psychology as a defence weapon, and whether or not brown silk underwear is a desirable lingerie choice. Film: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Director: Steve Miner   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review...

No, you didn't imagine things - we did change movies this week! Austin switched her pick to Funny Girl so we could dig deep into some current Broadway drama. Topics include Barbra Streisand's iconic Oscars moment, whether or not Lea Michele can read, and the real life of Fanny Brice. Film: Funny Girl (1968) Director: William Wyler   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

Is there anything more American than a movie about how Clint Eastwood should have saved JFK from being assisinated? This week, we watched In the Line of Fire! Topics include Austin's face blindness, age-inappropriate romances and why Clint Eastwood needs to play the piano in every scene. He's a secret service agent, not a musician!   Film: In the Line of Fire (1993) Director: Wolfgang Peterson   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also...

What are you waiting for?!? Oh, for our triumphant return? Well, wait no longer! This week, we kick off Slasher Summer with a quintessential 90s flick: I Know What You Did Last Summer. Topics include the supreme talents of Sarah Michelle Gellar, whether or not anyone in this small town talks to each other, and how on earth one fisherman planned a murder spree this elaborate. Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Director: Jim Gillespie   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste...

GIRL POWER! This week, Austin dips deep into the nostalgia with Spice World! Does this movie hold up, or is it just an excuse to listen to the Spice Girls and reminisce about our childhoods? Dig out your platform sneakers, pluck your eyebrows and listen to this week's episode! Film: Spice World (1997) Director: Bob Spiers   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please...

What if the president was bad? For the first time, Jackie has given us a movie where the U.S. patriotism is at an all-time low and the main character is morally grey. Depth! Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris and Gene Hackman star in this 90s political thriller. Trigger warning: this move includes scenes of a violent sexual assault, which we discuss throughout the episode. Film: Absolute Power (1997) Director: Clint Eastwood   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at...

If you were a child of the 80s, odds are you were afraid of a certain killer doll named Chucky. This week, we face our childhood fears and talk about the original Child's Play! Topics include hiding from scary posters at the video store, whether or not six year olds could go to jail, and the outright silliness of the entire Chucky franchise. Film: Child's Play (1988) Director: Tom Holland   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit...

Comedy legend Carl Reiner, Steve Martin and Austin's one true love Bernadette Peters all team up for this iconic comedy classic, but does its legendary status mean anything to the group? Of course not! Please note this movie, and therefore this episode, contains discussions of racism, ableism and domestic violence. Film: The Jerk (1979) Director: Carl Reiner   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

This week, we sat down with our friends over at Rivenpod to watch the 1978 animated Lord of the Rings film! We talk Rotoscope animation, changes from the book to the movies, and marvel at how Peter Jackson was able to make this exact same story look so much better. Enjoy! If you like Lord of the Rings, you're going to want to check out Rivenpod. These hardcore Tolkein nerds talk all things LOTR every episode! Film: Lord of the Rings (1978) Director: Ralh Bakshi   •   Follow us on...

Jean-Claude Van Damme. Splits. Need we say more? This week, we debate the logistics of time travel in Timecop! Does any of it make sense? No! Does any of it matter? Also no! We're just here for the JCVD action. Film: Timecop (1994) Director: Peter Hyams   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

We're in for another ghostly experience this week! Jenn introduces the girls to the Korean horror classic A Tale of Two Sisters. The girls try to work through the complicated plot, discover how messed up Korean folk tales can be, and wonder why men never notice their houses are haunted. Film: A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) Director: Kim Jee-woon   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

All hail Amy Adams, the queen of charm and joy! This week, we watched the Disney musical Enchanted and discussed the delightful cast, epic musical numbers and the career choices of one Timothy Spall. Enjoy! Film: Enchanted (2007) Director: Kevin Lima   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

Did you know that Nicolas Cage's character in this movie is called Benjamin Franklin Gates? Well, now you do. That's the kind of quality writing that awaits you in National Treasure! Enjoy. Film: National Treasure (2004) Director: Jon Turteltaub   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!      

What actually scares horror fiend Jenn? Well, one particular ghost at a haunted hotel does the trick!  Film: The Innkeepers (2011) Director: Ti West   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

Austin is ready to face her fear of Meryl Streep singing! This week, we watched Mamma Mia, a movie with no plot and just vibes. Sing along to all the ABBA goodness and let the music take you! Film: Mamma Mia (2008) Director: Phyllida Lloyd   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at https://ihateyourtasteinmovies.wordpress.com Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell your friends!

A virus plaguing America? That is some far-fetched, fictional nonsense, amiright? This week, we travel back to a simpler time when things like quarantine, contact tracing and the CDC weren't a part of our everyday lives. If only we could find the monkey that cures Covid! Film: Outbreak (1995) Director: Wolfgang Peterson   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

And we're back! After an unscheduled Covid-related hiatus, we gathered around the microphones to discuss the early-2000s horror flop Gothika. For some reason, this movie actually scared young Jenn, and she can't believe it now.  Trigger warning: this movie features sexual assault, which we discuss throughout the episode. Film: Gothika (2003) Director: Mathieu Kassovitz   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website...

Strap in, because this one is a doozy. Austin was feeling vengeful this week and selected Moulin Rouge, a movie musical Jenn has been adamantly against since its release! Topics include the frenetic energy of a Baz Luhrman film, the dainty and feminine disease of tuberculosis and the absolute beauty that is Ewan McGregor. Film: Moulin Rouge (2001) Director: Baz Luhrman   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...

www dot this movie is a time capsule dot com. This week, Patron Saint Sandy B makes her return to the podcast with The Net! Dig into the 90s technology and try not to think too hard about how we never heeded this movie's warning and now all of your information is stored online. Film: The Net (1995) Director: Irwin Winkler   •   Follow us on Twitter at @ihateyourtaste and Instagram at @hateyourtastepod. You can also visit our website at...