We Hate Movies

“Christmas is a sexual kink for both of them!” - Chris, on DeVito and Chenoweth’s characters On this special holiday episode of WHM, we’re chatting about the absolutely unhinged, abhorrent, mid-aughts Christmas comedy, Deck the Halls! Are Danny DeVito and his hot family actually aliens? Why is Broderick’s character free-balling outside in his bathrobe? Why doesn’t the film conclude with the big winter festival they keep yammering about? Who would’ve thought we would be missing Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis and their KRANKS characters? And wouldn’t comedy legend Charles Grodin have absolutely crushed the straight man role in this movie? PLUS: Is this Broderick’s worst movie? DeVito’s?  Deck the Halls stars Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristen Davis, Kristen Chenoweth, Alia Shawkat, Dylan Blue, Kelly Aldridge, Sabrina Aldridge, Jorge Garcia, Gillian Vigman, and Fred Armisen as Gustave; directed by John Whitesell. This episode is brought to you in part by Diet Smoke! Just for our listeners, Diet Smoke is offering a $50 welcome gift, PLUS 20% off your entire order this holiday season. All you gotta do is head over to www.dietsmoke.com and use the code WHM at checkout.  This holiday season, make the Official WHM Merch Store your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs! T-shirts? Prints? Phone cases? Stickers? We got it all! Head over to our Tee Public shop and check it out today! From December 1, through the entirety of 2025, we’ll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

“They rat-a-tat off each other, and Joe Pesci really well...” - Chris, on the cast’s chemistry On this month’s total banger We ❤️ Movies episode, we’re gifting ourselves an early Christmas present by re-watching and talking all about the total I-Got-It-By-The-Way sequel, Lethal Weapon 2! How fantastic is that toilet sequence? Is this the only LW film where Pesci is tolerable? How funny is it that Steve Kahan, the actor who plays Captain Murphy, looks and sounds exactly like the late, great Dick Donner? And why couldn’t they have kept Shane Black’s—whoa there! This episode is for subscribers only! To access the full show, along with countless hours of exclusive shows you can't get anywhere else, sign up for our Patreon today! You'll get this full episode on the fantastic Lethal Weapon 2, along with access to our other shows like Animation Damnation, The Nexus, MELR0210 & more!

“You’ve got ’til the 13th or fuck you!” - Steve on office holiday party scheduling Recorded live at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey - 12.07.23 On this week’s episode, we were LIVE in Jersey City to chat about the Tim Allen Christmas classic, The Santa Clause! Shouldn’t Tim Allen’s character hate Christmas before being possessed by the soul of Santa Claus? Why did they give Wendy Crewson Uma Thurman’s exact haircut from Pulp Fiction? How fantastic is Judge Reinhold in this, as always? And how difficult was it to work with Tim Allen on that Disney+ sequel show? PLUS: Steve has an eagle eye spying a fat foot double for Tim Allen!  The Santa Clause stars Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, and Peter Boyle as Mr. Whittle; directed by John Pasquin. Catch us TOMORROW NIGHT in Boston as we chat about Pretty Woman LIVE at Laugh Boston. It’s our final of the show year and it’s gonna be a wild one!  This episode is brought to you in part by Uncommon Goods! To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash WHM. That’s UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash WHM, for 15% off! Don’t miss out on this limited time offer! Uncommon Goods. We’re all out of the ordinary. Make the WHM Merch Store your one-stop shop for all your We Hate Movies merch-related needs this holiday season! Including new Ghostheads, Bus Movie, Night Vision & Too Old For This Shit designs!   Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

“Mank was right, the twister looks good!” - Andrew on the special effects On this week’s episode, We ❤️ Movies month concludes with an absolutely wild conversation on the beloved 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz! How beautiful is all the craft to behold on-screen as this movie unfolds? Where’s the story where the town revolts against that disgusting Miss Gulch? Wait, how many times did that dog actor portray a dog named Toto? How great is all the vaudeville physical comedy these actors utilize? And in a film filled with terror, how horrifying are those talking trees? PLUS: Did the CIA put the poison in Oz’s poppy fields? The Wizard of Oz stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapevine, Clara Blandick, and Terry as Toto; directed by Victor Fleming.  Catch us at our final live show of the year happening in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, December 4! We’ll be back at Laugh Boston chatting about the beloved(?) rom-com, Pretty Woman! Get your tickets now! Today’s episode is brought to you in part by Diet Smoke! Exclusively for WHM listeners: As part of their Black Friday and Cyber Monday celebration, enjoy a $50 welcome gift PLUS 20% off your entire order! Head over to www.dietsmoke.com and use promo code WHM at checkout.  This episode is also brought to you in part by Public Rec! For a very limited time, upgrade your wardrobe instantly and save 25% off during the Public Rec Holiday Sale! Click through here and when you check out, tell them you heard about them through us! And this episode is also sponsored in part by Rocket Money! Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney dot com slash WHM. That’s RocketMoney dot com slash WHM. RocketMoney dot com slash WHM. Make the WHM Merch Store your one-stop shop for all your We Hate Movies merch-related needs! Including new Bus Movie, Night Vision & Too Old For This Shit designs!   Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.