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Why is This a Thing?
Nick, Nico, Zakk and Adam are on a mission to watch the most crazy, bizarre and unapologetically horrible content ever produced. Each week, the four friends check out a movie or TV show you’ve probably never heard of and talk about it in intense, thought-provoking detail. Sometimes it’s weird. Somet...
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War of the Worlds (2025)
IT’S YOU! IT’S YOU! Yes, indeed. With the release of a new contender for Worst Movie of All Time™, Nick, Nico and Adam were forced…
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Materialists (2025)
Nick, Nico and new father Adam return to the airwaves to catch up on their movie watching and resurrect the Dave Draft from a three-year…
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The Straight Story (1999)
The guys pay tribute to the life and career of David Lynch with the film he described as his “most experimental.” It’s the G-rated Disney…
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The Merry Gentlemen (2024)
Nick, Nico and Adam dive back into the NCCU for the film America has been clamoring for: a TV-PG, Magic Mike-inspired, Christmas stripper movie with…<...
Hot Frosty (2024)
With the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe more back than ever before, the guys decide to resurrect Why is This a Thing? for the holiday season.…
The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Nick, Nico and Adam speak to you from beyond the podcast grave just in time for Halloween. It’s a lost episode of Why is This…
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Adam Hall Got Married
Adam got married and then watched some movies. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TM...
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Hi there, it’s been a while! After a heartfelt discussion about the future of the podcast, Nick, Nico and Adam celebrate the legacy of the…
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Dune: Part Two (2024)
With Dune: Part Two hitting (not HBO)Max this week, the guys celebrate Dune-cember in May. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenan...
Spice World (1997)
For the upcoming release of Dune: Part 2, the fellas keep the spice flowing with the spiciest movie of the ’90s. It’s Spice World, the…
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Argylle (2024)
Matthew Vaughn returns to the world of quippy spies, dumb action and obnoxious needle drops to deliver one of the biggest box office flops in…
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Accidental Love (2015)
This Valentine’s Day, Why is This a Thing? cordially invites you to get NAILED! Once upon a time, in pre-Obamacare USA, there was a David…
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Alone in the Dark (2005)
Not excited for the the Chiefs to battle the Niners? Skip this year’s Super Bowl and enjoy the inaugural Uwe Bowl! Just when you thought…
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
The guys cross a historically bad movie off the WiTaT to-do list with the most-reviewed 0% movie in the history of Rotten Tomatoes, Ballistic: Ecks…
Groundhog Day (1993)
Happy Groundhog Day! Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @fu...
The Rainbow Thief (1990)
It’s another January, which means it’s another opportunity to celebrate the oeuvre of arthouse icon Alejandro Jodorowsky. This time, we’re discussing...
The Ninth Annual Witatty Awards
Nick, Nico and Adam finally exchange Christmas gifts before handing out the 2023 Witatties. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord For More TMT Shenan...
The Santa Clauses: Season 2 (2023)
It’s Christmas on Why is This a Thing, which means it’s once again time to visit the North Pole and check on Scott Calvin’s quirky…
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Dream Scenario (2023)
The guys break from their seasonal programming to discuss the much-anticipated Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage’s fifth big screen performance this year a...
Black Christmas (1974)
The Why is This a Thing Christmas Extravaganza™ continues with the King of Yuletide Bob Clark and his pre-Halloween holiday slasher. Ahead of it’s tim...
Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)
It’s Christmas Time on Why is This a Thing, which means it’s time for another trip to the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe. This year, Heather…
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
The guys celebrate another heartwarming Cranksgiving with Crank auteurs Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor. The film is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and...
Bats (1999)
This is a movie about bats. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslack...
The Hamiltons (2006)
The Spooktacular rolls on with the mid-aughts horror indie The Hamiltons, about a family of [SPOILER]s with domestic issues that go well beyond their...
Possession (1981)
On week two of the Halloween Spooktacular, Nick, Nico and Adam discuss the perfect date movie for the season. It’s Andrzej Żuławski’s slimy cult class...
House of the Dead (2003)
Nick, Nico and Adam kick off the October Spooktacular with the early-aughts, zombie video game adaption that’s NOT Resident Evil. Is House of the Dead...
Open Your Eyes (1997) vs Vanilla Sky (2001)
Redux August concludes with a side-by-side comparison of the Spanish-language sci-fi film Abre los ojos and Cameron Crowe’s faithfully idiosyncratic r...
RoboCop (1987) vs RoboCop (2014)
Redux August (in mid-September) continues with one of the greatest movies of all time and one of the most mediocre remakes of the 2010s. Not…
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The River Wild (1994) vs River Wild (2023)
Rob from Two Cents Radio makes his triumphant return to the pod to discuss the River Wild reboot no one was asking for. Starring Adam…
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Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
The guys check in on the state of Nic Cage (and the price of Nico’s cratering Joel Kinnaman stock) with the indie cat-and-mouse thriller Sympathy…
Suspiria (1977) vs Suspiria (2018)
Giallo July (plus a little bit of August)™ concludes with a side-by-side comparison of Dario Argento’s giallo cult classic Suspiria (1977) and Luca Gu...
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
Giallo July continues with one of the many American Giallos of the early 80s: J Lee Thompson’s cult classic Happy Birthday to Me. Come for…
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Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)
The guys soldier on with Giallo July by discussing Italian horror master Lucio Fulci’s much underseen Murder-Rock. Hey, doesn’t this movie seem an awf...
Deep Red (1975)
Giallo July, our month-long celebration of Italian horror films, begins with Dario Argento’s chilling masterpiece Deep Red, starring David Hemmings an...
The Flash (2023)
With the summer box office in a state of upheaval, Nico and Adam head to the movies for Warner Brothers’s $300 million dumpster fire. And…
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Tiptoes (2004)
In this movie, Gary Oldman plays a little person. I repeat: IN THIS MOVIE, GARY OLDMAN PLAYS A LITTLE PERSON. Chat with the TMT Community…
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Jumper (2008)
On the final edition of “Nick’s Failed Middle School Dates,” the guys discuss the final nail in Hayden Christensen’s career coffin. Indeed, Jumper and...
Push (2009)
Back when Dakota Fanning was our Shirley Temple, Captain America was just the Human Torch and Nick was going on dozens of awkward dates to…
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Knowing (2009)
What do ya KNOW! The guys are covering another Nicolas Cage movie. But first, a spirited conversation about the hotness of Al Pacino and Robert…
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Going 360: Pompidou, Revisited
Nick, Nico and Adam bring the podcast full circle with the cult British sitcom that started it all. Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For…
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