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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 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…
The Villain Was Right303: Cool Runnings
Craig and Rebecca discuss the John Candy led sports comedy all about the first Jamaican bobsled team. We're defending Jamaican Olympic officials who don't want…
The Villain Was Right302: Confessions Of A Shopaholic
Rebecca and Craig dive into the 2009 rom-com centered around a life destroying addiction. We're defending the man trying to get our main character to pay her…
The Villain Was Right301: Encino Man (with Ava Val)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Ava Val (@AvaValComedy) to talk about the Pauly Shore teen/cave-man comedy. We're arguing for the school bully…
The Villain Was Right300: 300
Rebecca and Craig celebrate the 300th episode of the Villain Was Right by talking about Zack Synder's ab muscle laden action film. We're talking about the REAL…
The Villain Was Right299: Inside Out (with Tracy Hamilton)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Tracy Hamilton (@hamiltrace) to discuss the tear-jerking Pixar film. We discuss emotions - both real and…
The Villain Was Right298: Kate and Leopold
Craig and Rebecca discuss the Meg Ryan / Hugh Jackman time travel rom-com. We talk about irresponsible time travellers, butter vs margarine, bad bosses and…
The Villain Was Right297: Fast Five
Rebecca and Craig return to the Fast and the Furious franchise to once again slam Dom, Brian and the 'family'. An action packed movie with protagonists so…
The Villain Was Right296: The King Of Queens (with Dave Merheje)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Dave Merheje (@davemerheje) to talk about the Kevin James led sit-com. We defend Arthur - an aging eccentric who…
The Villain Was Right295: Tommy Boy
Craig and Rebecca discuss the Chris Farley and David Spade classic. We're defending marrying for money and talking about why a D minus college grad who got his…
The Villain Was Right294: Sex And The City The Movie
Craig and Rebecca delve into the follow-up movie of the popular TV show. We're defending Big - the man who left our main character at the alter - and Steve - a…
The Villain Was Right293: Toy Story (with Diana McCallum)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest, and author of "Sex Lives of Superheroes", Diana McCallum to talk about the trailblazing computer animated film…
The Villain Was Right292: Little Shop of Horrors (with Luba Magnus)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Luba Magnus (@LubaMagnus) to discuss this musical/comedy/horror masterpiece. We're diving into the amazing music…
The Villain Was Right291: Snakes On A Plane
For our Audience Choice episode Rebecca and Craig discuss the ridiculous Samuel L. Jackson action flick. You asked for it, so we're defending the snakes...on…
The Villain Was Right290: Superbad
Rebecca and Craig discuss the iconic "one crazy night", high school comedy and how the main character is a sex crazed maniac who maybe deserved to get bullied…
The Villain Was Right289: Shrek (with Hershawn Arora)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Hershawn Arora (@rapsandlaughs) to defend the original short king, Lord Farquadd. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as…
The Villain Was Right288: John Q
Craig and Rebecca talk about Denzel Washington's medical /hostage drama. We discuss the morality of unequal access to healthcare, ask when it is okay to meet…
The Villain Was Right287: She's The Man
Rebecca and Craig discuss the early 2000s Shakespeare inspired gender-swap comedy, starring Amanda Bynes. We talk about girlfriends who deserve better, a…
The Villain Was Right286: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (with Sam Norton)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Sam Norton (@SamNortonComedy) who has some strong opinions about this talking-animals flick. We talk about the…
The Villain Was Right285: Starship Troopers
Craig and Rebecca talk about the highly requested 90s SciFi film where the entire point is that the heroes are wrong. We talk about fascism, propaganda and…
The Villain Was Right284: The Fabelmans (with Andrew Barr)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest (@andrewbarrcomedy) to talk about the thinly veiled Steven Spielberg biopic. We make the ridiculous argument that…
The Villain Was Right283: The Time Traveler's Wife
Craig and Rebecca continue "Romantic Movie Month" with the Rachel McAdams/Eric Bana time-travelling romance. We discuss the morality of going back in time to…
The Villain Was Right282: The Princess and The Frog
Rebecca and Craig continue "Romantic Movie Month" with our audience choice episode. We argue that Prince Naveen is kind of a loser and Dr. Facillier is an…
The Villain Was Right281: The Wedding Planner
Craig and Rebecca continue Romantic Movie Month with this Jennifer Lopez/Mathew McConaughey rom-com. We discuss the absolutely despicable behaviour of the main…
The Villain Was Right280: Grosse Pointe Blank
Rebecca and Craig kick off Romantic Movie Month talking about the iconic high school reunion/assassin movie. We defend the Grocer, a man who wants better pay…
The Villain Was Right279: National Treasure
We did a Nic Cage inspired Audience Choice for January so this week we're defending stealing the Declaration of Independence! Because if stealing a historic…
The Villain Was Right278: Gilmore Girls (Part 1)
It's our most requested TV show to cover and there is just too much to talk about to get it into all one episode. We're diving into Stars Hallow and defending…
The Villain Was Right277: Tremors
Rebecca and Craig defend the subterranean terrors from this nearly perfect 1990 film. We go deep on Graboid lifecycles and biomimicry with an unexpected…
The Villain Was Right276: The Mask
Craig and Rebecca discuss the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy where the "hero" does everything the "villains" do, only earlier. We're defending the detective trying to…
The Villain Was Right275: Jumanji (1995)
Rebecca and Craig discuss the Robin Williams, 90's CGI spectacle. They defend the board game that is pretty clear about the rules, wouldn't take that long to…
The Villain Was Right274: Miracle On 34th Street (1994) (with Nile Seguin)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Nile Séguin (@NileSeguin), the Dungeon Master/Host of the new D&D podcast COMEDIANS IN DUNGEONS GETTING DRAGONS…
The Villain Was Right273: Ernest Saves Christmas
Rebecca and Craig finally dive into the Ernest franchise to defend a talent agent who is working to get his client a lucrative movie role, and who rightly…
The Villain Was Right272: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Craig and Rebecca discuss the Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer mystery/comedy and discuss how the so-called "heroes" make a bad situation so much worse…
The Villain Was Right271: It Could Happen To You
Craig and Rebecca wrap up "Cozy Month" with this Nicolas Cage / Bridget Fonda rom-com about winning the lottery. They defend Muriel Lang, the long suffering…
The Villain Was Right270: What A Girl Wants
Rebecca and Craig continue "Cozy Month" with this Amanda Bynes classic. They defend Glynnis Payne, a woman who is mistreated and largely ignored by her fiance…
The Villain Was Right269: Spaceballs (with Joel Edmiston)
We continue Cozy Month with our "John Candy" themed Audience Choice episode. We're joined by special guest Joel Edmiston (@joellbaby) and we try our hardest to…
The Villain Was Right268: Brother Bear
For Cozy Month, Rebecca and Craig talk about the Disney animated movie where the 'hero' messes up so bad it causes the death of a young mother, and the…
The Villain Was Right267: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
Craig and Rebecca discuss the iconic Kate Hudson / Mathew McConaughey rom-com where its villains all the way down. We defend Andie's extremely reasonable boss…
The Villain Was Right266: Bedazzled (2000)
Rebecca and Craig talk about this "be careful what you wish for" comedy starring two of the hottest people to ever walk the earth. In what might be a first for…
The Villain Was Right265: ParaNorman (with Clare Belford)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Clare Belford (@Clarble) to discuss this spooky, stop-motion, family film. We defend the Witch and her decision…
The Villain Was Right264: UHF (with Clifton Cremo)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Clifton Cremo (@CliftonCremo) and things get a little Weird-with a capital "W". We're discussing the delightful…
The Villain Was Right263: Malcolm In The Middle
Rebecca and Craig kick off "Weird and Spooky Month" with the iconic early 2000s family sitcom. We discuss the 'villainy' of Lois in the context of her out of…
The Villain Was Right262: Bring It On (with Tamara Shevon)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Tamara Shevon (@teemair) to discuss this 2000s cheerleading classic and wonder why the whole movie isn't about…
The Villain Was Right261: Dear Evan Hansen (with Meg MacKay)
For this month's Audience Choice episode Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Meg MacKay (@megmackaycomedy) to discuss the unhinged criminality of an…
The Villain Was Right260: The Goonies
Rebecca and Craig attempt to defend a murderous crime family who keep their brother chained to a wall and chase children through caves- they do not succeed…
The Villain Was Right259: The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Rebecca and Craig are kicking off Back-To-School Month with The Baby-Sitters Club and defending their poor neighbour who is forced to live next to an…
The Villain Was Right258: Bride Wars
Craig and Rebecca discuss the Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson wedding comedy where both main characters are absolute villains and we defend the decision to walk…
The Villain Was Right257: The Replacements
We're talking about the 2000 Keanu Reeves football comedy where the 'villains' are workers striking for better pay and working conditions and the 'heroes' are…
The Villain Was Right256: Last Night In Soho
For our monthly Audience Choice episode we're talking Edgar Wright's paranormal thriller and defending a woman who REALLY doesn't tolerate creepy men. Looking…
The Villain Was Right255: Bullet Train
Craig and Rebecca are talking about Brad Pitt and assassins on a train. It's villains all the way down as we try to figure out which one was right. Produced by…
The Villain Was Right254: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse (with Isabel Zawtun)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Isabel Zawtun (@isabelzawtun) to discuss the latest entry in Miles Morales' story. We're defending The Spot, a…
The Villain Was Right253: In Bruges (with Ryan Dillon)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Ryan Dillon (@TheRyanDillon) to discuss this dark comedy all about sightseeing hitmen. We talk about redemption…
The Villain Was Right252: Never Been Kissed
Craig and Rebecca discuss the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy where pretty much every relationship is a crime. We discuss going back to high school, what makes…
The Villain Was Right251: Scooby-Doo
Grab those Scooby Snacks because this week we're defending bad CGI puppies, old men in masks, and college student kidnapping monsters who just want their day…
The Villain Was Right250: Independence Day
We're capping off "Canadian Countdown to America" month with the 90s alien invasion classic. For our 250th episode we're defending symbolism loving aliens, mad…
The Villain Was Right249: American Pie
Rebecca and Craig take on the gross-out, teen sex comedy AMERICAN PIE. We defend the true villains of this movie: consent and healthy attitudes about sex…
The Villain Was Right248: Armageddon (with Jocelyn Geddie)
Craig and Rebecca are joined by very special guest Jocelyn Geddie from our sister podcast "I Hate It But I Love It" to talk about ARMAGEDDON. In addition to…
The Villain Was Right247: Captain America Civil War (with Ashley Cooper)
Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Ashley Cooper (@ashwritesgames) to discuss Steve Rogers, Bucky and the Sakovian accords. They find themselves…
The Villain Was Right246: Transformers
Craig and Rebecca discuss Michael Bay's version of giant, fighting robots who are also cars. They defend Megatron and the Decepticons who want to return life…
The Villain Was Right245: SpongeBob SquarePants
Craig and Rebecca discuss the pineapple dwelling menace of Bikini Bottom. They defend the long suffering Squidward and the misunderstood Plankton from the…