Cup Of Tea Reviews

The Adam Project (2022)

This week our hosts hit a recent release, The Adam Project (2022), to see if it lives up to all the hype. Find out what worked and didn't in this week's 3-minute review! 

The Harder They Fall (2021)

Every once in a while, our hosts stumble into a great movie by accident. This week, our hosts check out The Harder They Fall (2021) and incredible Western with a great look and feel. Find out everything to love in this week's review! 

The Running Man (1987)

As we enter our second year, we are revisiting the classic good-bad movies that got us into the genre. Leading off is The Running Man (1987), starting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Dawson giving it his all. Did this film stand the test of time? 

The Beastmaster (1982)

While this 1982 fantasy epic is objectively terrible, this film hit our hosts perfectly, leading to a great viewing experience and plenty of riffs during viewing. Learn more about what landed and why in this week's episode! 

Lionheart (1990)

Jean-Claude Van Damme once again graces the podcast in Lionheart (1990), a film that reprises many of the beats of Van Damme's breakout piece - Bloodsport.  While there were compelling elements, too much didn't work here to win our hosts over. 

Days of Thunder (1990)

This student/mentor racing story is set in the world of NASCAR and Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall have a great dynamic on screen. While there were some ups and downs, some great scenes and solid racing kept our hosts engaged in this fast-paced flick. 

John Carter (2012)

John Carter is a book adaptation that, like other book adaptations in the big-budget genre, misses on several levels. This week, our host look at this $300M+ piece which flopped at the box office and ended Sci-Fi projects across Hollywood for years.  

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

This week our hosts took on Won Ton Ton a film attempting to parody the animal craze in Hollywood during the 1920's. The film came to Cup of Tea via Michael's father - Rich - who saw the movie countless times when he worked in a movie theatre in high school. It wouldn't have felt right to watch it without him, so this week Cup of Tea welcomes a special guest host, Rich Horecki, to see how the picture stood up decades later! 

They Live (1988)

This week our hosts visit the still sadly relevant science fiction action film, They Live (1988). The film follows an unnamed drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media. 

2021 - A Year In Review

Our hosts watched 61 movies together in 2021 and released most of them on this podcast. Tune in this week for a long-form episode talking through everything we watched this year with behind-the-scenes musings, some enthusiastic Steven Seagal bashing, and another battle over Krull.