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The Villain Was Right
Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.
Episodes
The Villain Was Right363: Bend It Like Beckham
This week on the podcast we're talking about the soccer/football, coming-of-age/culture-clash classic BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. We're defending the immigrant…
The Villain Was Right362: Dune (with Foad HP)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Foad HP (@FoadHP) to discuss the recent film adaptations of the sci-fi classic DUNE. We're defending the…
The Villain Was Right361: Can't Hardly Wait
It's our monthly audience choice episode. Our patrons voted and so we're covering the 90s teen classic CAN'T HARDLY WAIT. We're defending boyfriends who break…
The Villain Was Right360: M3GAN
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2022 horror/comedy hit M3GAN. We're defending reasonable bosses, and murderous AI dolls and blaming everything on…
The Villain Was Right359: Ice Age
This week we're discussing the CGI family phenomenon ICE AGE. We're discussing humanity's involvement in the extinction of pleistocene mammals and defending…
The Villain Was Right358: Theater Camp
This week we're going full summer vacation and talking about the hilarious mockumentary THEATRE CAMP. We're defending a grieving son who does his best in a…
The Villain Was Right357: Fantastic Four (2005)
In anticipation of the theatrical release of "First Steps" we're rewinding to 2005 to talk about FANTASTIC FOUR. We're defending Victor Von Doom who in…
The Villain Was Right356: Mannequin (1986)
The results of this month's Audience Choice poll are in and so we're talking about the 1986, romantic comedy MANNEQUIN where an ancient Egyptian spirit come…
The Villain Was Right355: 9 to 5 (with Bria Hiebert)
This week we're joined by special guest Bria Hiebert (@UncleBria) to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 TO 5. We're talking about bad jobs, horrible…
The Villain Was Right354: Scrubs
This week we're discussing the iconic early 2000s medical sitcom SCRUBS. We're defending the janitor who rightfully brings self-obsessed doctors down a few…
The Villain Was Right353: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (with Sam Norton)
This week we're joined by special guest Sam Norton (@SamNortonComedy) to discuss the whimsical comedy classic PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE - a movie where a…
The Villain Was Right352: Encanto
For this month's Audience Choice episode we're talking about the tear-jerking family flick ENCANTO. We're defending an uncle who is a metaphor for mental…
The Villain Was Right351: Moneyball (with Scott Belford)
This week we're joined by Scott Belford (@the_belf) host of The WalkOff Podcast (@thewalkoffpodcast) to talk about the baseball/math movie MONEYBALL. We're…
The Villain Was Right350: The Godfather
It's our 350th episode so we're pulling out all the stops and talking about one of the most villain filled movies of all time: THE GODFATHER. We're defending…
The Villain Was Right349: Akira (with Adam Christie)
This week on the podcast we're joined by Juno nominated comedian Adam Christie (@AdamChristieComedian) to talk about the classic 80s anime AKIRA. We're…
The Villain Was Right348: Chicken Run
Our supporters on Patreon voted for what movie they wanted us to cover so this week we're talking about the clay-mation delight that is CHICKEN RUN. We're…
The Villain Was Right347: Just Friends (2005)
This week on the podcast we're going back to 2005 to talk about the Ryan Reynolds / Amy Smart rom-com JUST FRIENDS. We're defending nerd-turned-hottie Dusty…
The Villain Was Right346: The Accountant
To celebrate the release of the sequel, this week we're talking about THE ACCOUNTANT. We're defending a man who is doing financial crimes to provide children…
The Villain Was Right345: Cats & Dogs
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2001 live action cartoon CATS AND DOGS. We're defending the shockingly compelling feline villain, Mr. Tinkles and…
The Villain Was Right344: Miss Congeniality
It's Audience Choice time so this week we're talking about the iconic Sandra Bullock movie MISS CONGENIALITY. We're defending her boss at the FBI for…
The Villain Was Right343: Edge Of Tomorrow
This week it's Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt over and over and over again as we talk about EDGE OF TOMORROW. We're defending the time loop creating Mimics - a…
The Villain Was Right342: Twins
This week we're talking about the iconically mismatched duo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in TWINS. We're debating nature vs nurture, defending the…
The Villain Was Right341: Anora
This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2025 Best Picture winner ANORA. We're cataloging the long list of red flags raised by her husband Ivan and…
The Villain Was Right340: Phineas And Ferb
This week on the podcast we're covering our MOST requested TV show, the children's cartoon PHINEAS AND FERB. We're siding with the perpetually gas-lit Candace…
The Villain Was Right339: Spider-man (2002)
For this month's Audience Choice episode we're going all the way back to 2002 and talking about the original live action SPIDER-MAN. We're talking about THAT…
The Villain Was Right338: The Usual Suspects (with Luke Gordon Field)
This week we're joined by special guest Luke Gordon Field from The Beaverton (@TheBeaverton) to talk about THE USUAL SUSPECTS. We talk about the iconic twist…
The Villain Was Right337: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
This week we discuss Disney's very first animated feature SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. We're discussing the still impressive animation, the strangely…
The Villain Was Right336: Titanic
We're wrapping up our "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with one of the most iconic romance movies of all time - TITANIC. We're discussing how Rose is an unreliable…
The Villain Was Right335: There's Something About Mary
"Kinda Romantic Movie Month" continues with the classic 90's rom-com THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. We're debating which of Mary's obsessive suitors deserves…
The Villain Was Right334: Made Of Honor
It's time for the "Audience Choice" portion of "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" - our Patreon supporters voted and so this week we're discussing the Patrick…
The Villain Was Right333: The Swan Princess
We're kicking off "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with the highly requested animated movie -THE SWAN PRINCESS. We're defending Rothbart - a soft spoken magician…
The Villain Was Right332: Center Stage (with Kat Angus)
This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2000's ballet-school drama CENTER STAGE with special guest, and host of 'I Hate It But I Love It' Podcast, Kat…
The Villain Was Right331: Best In Show
This week on the podcast we're talking about the classic Christopher Guest mockumentary BEST IN SHOW. We're defending unhinged dog show commentators, spouses…
The Villain Was Right330: Paddington 2 (with John Mostyn)
We're joined by special guest John Mostyn (@JMostynComedy) who is here to spread the gospel of PADDINGTON 2. We're discussing the movie's charming, fuzzy and…
The Villain Was Right329: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
This week on the podcast we're discussing the classic Jim Carrey/ Kate Winslet sci-fi romance(?!?) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. We discuss why you…
The Villain Was Right328: Demolition Man
We're kicking off the New Year with the classic 90s action flick DEMOLITION MAN. We're talking about how the 21st century's most ruthless criminal is a product…
The Villain Was Right327: Raise Your Voice
It's that weird week between Christmas and New Years where nothing is really happening and so you sit around watching Hilary Duff movies. That's right! This…
The Villain Was Right326: Scrooged
It's time for our Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Christmas Movie" month so this week we're talking SCROOGED. We discuss the Bill Murray take on the classic…
The Villain Was Right325: Small Soldiers
We continue our Kinda Christmas Movie month with a movie we both swear was set during Christmas but is apparently not - SMALL SOLDIERS! We're defending the…
The Villain Was Right324: Hot Frosty (with Rachel Manson)
We're kicking off Kinda Christmas Movie month with special guest, and "Hallmark" movie expert, Rachel Manson (@rmansella). We're discussing the year's most…
The Villain Was Right323: Flubber
This week on the podcast we're discussing Robin Williams' turn as the "absent minded professor" in the 1997 family film FLUBBER. We're rooting for romantic…
The Villain Was Right322: The Penguin (with Diana McCallum)
This week we're joined by author of SEX LIVES OF SUPERHEROES Diana McCallum (@PicsofDiana) to talk about the HBO series THE PENGUIN. We discuss the amazing…
The Villain Was Right321: The Day After Tomorrow (with Joey Elias)
This week on the podcast we're joined by comedian Joey Elias (@joeyeliasofficial)- the man who played "Library Security Guard" in THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. We're…
The Villain Was Right320: Anastasia (with Hannah Veldhoen)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Hannah Veldhoen (@hannah.veldhoen) from the "Menty Breaky" podcast to discuss the childhood classic…
The Villain Was Right319: The Skeleton Key
We're wrapping up Kinda Scary Movie month with the Kate Hudson led, 2005 thriller THE SKELETON KEY. We're defending the body swapping voodoo practitioners who…
The Villain Was Right318: Abigail (2024 - with Hunter Collins)
Kinda Scary Movie Month continues with special guest Hunter Collins (@HunterComedy) who joins us to talk about ABIGAIL. We're defending the titutal…
The Villain Was Right317: Halloweentown
"Kinda Scary Movie Month" continues with our Audience Choice episode- the 1998 Disney Channel movie HALLOWEENTOWN. We're supporting a grandmother's right to…
The Villain Was Right316: The Wicker Man (2006) with Sequoia Simone
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) from the But Make It Scary Podcast (@butmakeitscary) to talk about the 2006 Nic…
The Villain Was Right315: Warm Bodies
We’re defending the practical minded General keeping the last of humanity alive and answering the question on everyone’s minds: what would it take for you to…
The Villain Was Right314: Animal House
Rebecca and Craig talk about the classic collegiate comedy ANIMAL HOUSE. We’re doing a comprehensive run down on the Delta frat’s numerous crimes - some of…
The Villain Was Right313: Bad Teacher
Craig and Rebecca welcome you back to school with the 2011 Cameron Diaz comedy BAD TEACHER. We're defending the objectively kind and competent Amy Squirrel - a…
The Villain Was Right312: Gilmore Girls Part 2 (with Sarah Ashby)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Sarah Ashby (@Sarahnashby) to discuss seasons 4-6 of the iconic 2000s TV show. We're defending Emily and Richard…
The Villain Was Right311: Wish
We're discussing the 2023 Disney animated movie WISH. We're defending the sorcerer-king Magnifico - a man who has created a safe and secure place for the…
The Villain Was Right310: Deep Blue Sea
It's Audience Choice time! Our Patrons voted and so this week we're talking about DEEP BLUE SEA. We're defending super-intelligent genetically engineered…
The Villain Was Right309: A Knight's Tale
Craig and Rebecca talk about the Heath Ledger jousting movie A KNIGHTS TALE. We're defending romantic/jousting rival knight Count Adhemar - a guy who has a…
The Villain Was Right308: Gran Turismo (with Andrew Ivimey)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Andrew Ivimey (@Ivimey) to talk about GRAN TURISMO - the racing movie based on a video game but also a true…
The Villain Was Right307: Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
Craig and Rebecca dive into the Japanese pocket monster's first cinematic adventure. We're arguing for MewTwo - a sentient being born into slavery who wants to…
The Villain Was Right306: Notting Hill
Rebecca and Craig discuss the classic Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant rom-com and argue for keeping the international movie star and bookshop owner apart. Produced…
The Villain Was Right305: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Craig and Rebecca return to the MCU to defend a millennia old warlord who just wants his wife back, and soul devouring dragons who are part of a complex…
The Villain Was Right304: Major League
Rebecca and Craig discuss the classic 1989 baseball comedy. We're defending an MLB owner who wants to move a losing team to Miami, a baseball player who has…