Cup Of Tea Reviews

It was the film that ruined director Francis Ford Coppola and bankrupted his studio. In an effort to reinvent Hollywood, Coppola took a huge gamble which flopped. This week, our hosts investigate what went wrong with the infamous, One From The Heart.

Continuing the foray into big budget productions, our hosts tackle Waterworld (1995) this week! With an inflation-adjusted budget of more than $300,000,000 - this visual spectacle stands as one of the last practical effect films before the transition to CGI began in earnest. 

Dazzling CGI can't cover for a weak plot that hits all the pitfalls that lurk for book adaptations. With a large budget and one of the worst rates-of-return in recent movie memory, this week our hosts dive into what exactly went wrong with Mortal Engines.

This week our hosts share their "Top 5 Good/Bad Movies List!" Listen in to hear what movies top the Cup of Tea Reviews team's list!  

A memorable performance by Raul Julia can not save this action film based on the Street Fighter video game for our hosts this week. The film stars a cocaine-addled John-Claude Van Damme. 

Taking "idle hands are the devil's plaything" literally is the premise of the movie in this week's review. Starring a young Seth Green and Jessica Alba, the horror/stoner/comedy Idle Hands (1999) surprised both our hosts. 

This week we checked out Money Plane (2020), an action film about a group of thieves who have to rob a "casino in the sky." The question this film required us to answer is where does the line between "good/bad" and just plain bad lie. 

Our hosts square off this week while diving into Krull -  a 1983 fantasy, sci-fi swashbuckler that has become a cult classic in recent years. Featuring a young Liam Neeson & Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid from Harry Potter), this movie's reputation as iconic fantasy is evaluated nearly 40 years after its release date.  

Low-budget good bad movies are great, but sometimes it is fun to watch Hollywood make huge financial gambles and see if it pays off. This week, we sift through the $282M (adjusted for inflation) jumbled Lone Ranger film, released in 2013, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. 

This week we took a look at a big budget monster movie - Kong Skull Island! We dive into the pros and cons of this visual spectacle for those who might be interested.