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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 Right184: Jungle Cruise
Marauding groups of Spanish, English and German imperialists descend upon the Amazon basin in search of The Tears of the Moon - a natural resource, which was…
The Villain Was Right183: Rocky 3
Clubber Lang is a talented boxer whose toughest fight is against a system that unfairly denies him the opportunities he deserves. With the reigning champion…
The Villain Was Right182: Bridesmaids
Ignored by her husband and despised by her stepchildren, Helen finds relief from her loneliness in her newfound friendship with Lilian. Stepping in to plan…
The Villain Was Right181: The Incredible Hulk
General Ross is a loving father who will do anything to protect his daughter Betty. So when Betty’s enraged boyfriend Bruce puts her in the hospital the…
The Villain Was Right180: Babe
An unassuming con-artist named Babe endears himself to an elderly farmer in order to obtain secret information that can be used to rig the local sheep-dog…
The Villain Was Right179: Serendipity (with Luba Magnus)
After one magical evening Jon and Sara go their separate ways leaving it up to fate to bring them back together. Fate does its best to keep them apart…
The Villain Was Right178: Planet Of The Apes (1968)
As Chief Scientists and Defender of the Faith, Dr. Zaius guides his people as they cling to life on a small strip of fertile land on an otherwise desolate…
The Villain Was Right177: He's Just Not That Into You
After one mediocre date Gigi starts leaving Connor psychotic, rambling voicemails, and showing up uninvited to places she thinks he might be. Gigi’s deranged…
The Villain Was Right176: D2 The Mighty Ducks (With Stephanie Malek)
This heartwarming underdog story follows Wolf Stansson, who after an improbable run in the NHL returns home to Iceland to build its non-existent hockey…
The Villain Was Right175: The Eternals
When Arishem steps out for a quick 100,000 years he does the responsible thing and leaves his Celestial egg in the care of a group of local kids. Given very…
The Villain Was Right174: Stuart Little
When Stuart, a talking mouse, is adopted by the wealthy Little family he could have served as a bridge between the human and animal worlds. Instead, he uses…
The Villain Was Right173: Step Brothers
When Derek is forced to miss his mother’s spur of the moment wedding he knows exactly how to make it up to her: by helping her and her new husband Robert sell…
The Villain Was Right172: Amadeus
Antonio Salieri has dedicated his entire life to being a great composer and has always played by the rules. But when a vulgar, cackling mad-man by the name of…
The Villain Was Right171: Super Mario Bros
After overthrowing their tyrannical ruler and establishing democracy King Koopa plans to save the doomed Mushroom Kingdom by integrating it into the larger…
The Villain Was RightSurprise Year End Episode
Craig and Rebecca answer questions from listeners and share their favourite Hero/Villain of the Week from the previous year. Special extended episode available…
The Villain Was Right170: Jingle All The Way
Myron Larabee is an overworked, underappreciated postal worker on the brink. Aware that the rampant consumerism and fake scarcity surrounding the Turbo Man…
The Villain Was Right169: Happiest Season (with DeAnne Smith)
After returning to her hometown for Christmas Riley runs into her ex, Harper, and her new girlfriend Abby. Seeing Abby is enduring the same cruel and…
The Villain Was Right168: Christmas With The Kranks
A selfish couple abandons their commitments to their community. After bankrupting a small business, assaulting a mail carrier, and running afoul of corrupt…
The Villain Was Right167: While You Were Sleeping
After a horrible accident Peter awakens in the hospital surrounded by his loving family. But all is not right. Lucy, a strange and unfamiliar woman has…
The Villain Was Right166: Man of Steel
After failing to stop the destruction of his planet by its inept rulers General Zod embarks on a 30-year odyssey in a last-ditch effort to save his people. Now…
The Villain Was Right165: Big Daddy (with Luke Gordon Field)
After the tragic death of his mother, young Julian McGrath is sent to live with his biological father. But when Social Services conducts a routine follow up…
The Villain Was Right164: Harriet The Spy (with Natasha Myles)
When a prowler is discovered peering through windows and breaking into people’s houses, Marion Hawthorne organizes a neighbourhood watch to drive the predator…
The Villain Was Right163: Venom
While on a mission to save his species alien symbiote Riot crash lands on a strange planet called Earth. Riot quickly discovers that merging with the native…
The Villain Was Right162: The Craft
When a group of misfit high school girls attempt to conjure an ancient spirit, they never expected it to be Manon – the whacky French-Canadian deity with a…
The Villain Was Right161: Death Becomes Her
As an actress, Madeline Ashton Menville has always felt pressure to adhere to unrealistic beauty standards and in desperation seeks out an untested cosmetic…
The Villain Was Right160: The Thing
Following a crash landing an intrepid explorer finds themself stranded on a hostile ice planet. When they discover the only shelter from the deadly cold is…
The Villain Was Right159: Jennifer's Body (with Sequoia Simone)
When a clout chasing indie band bungles a straightforward satanic ritual, Succubus suddenly finds herself ripped away from hell and stuck in the body of…
The Villain Was Right158: Saved By The Bell
When army brat A.C. Slater transfers to Bayside High it seems like every other high school he’s attended. But after flirting with classmate Kelly Kapowski he…
The Villain Was Right157: Grease
The Scorpions are a tough-as-nails gang that run the streets of their town completely unchallenged. When a minor fender-bender upsets a group of singing…
The Villain Was Right156: Old School
When a group of middle-aged men find a loop-hole that allows them to move into student housing they immediately start throwing huge, destructive parties in…
The Villain Was Right155: The Breakfast Club
Richard Vernon is a dedicated educator who after 22 years of teaching still sacrifices his Saturdays to help Shermer High School’s most misguided students. Now…
The Villain Was Right154: Clueless
Cher is a spoiled rich girl who preoccupies herself with manipulating others for her own benefit. As she slowly begins to realize the error of her ways her…
The Villain Was Right153: Law Abiding Citizen
After a brutal double murder, the justice system works as it should to convict the men responsible. Unhappy with sentences handed down, sadistic psychopath…
The Villain Was Right152: 10 Things I Hate About You
Joey and Bianca have been making eyes at each other for quite some time but can’t make it official because of her father’s antiquated views on dating. Little…
The Villain Was Right151: Dirty Dancing
When Jake Houseman and his family arrived at Kellerman’s Resort, he thought they’d be in for a relaxing summer filled with swimming and trying on wigs. But…
The Villain Was Right150: The Neverending Story
Bullied by his classmates and neglected by his father, the young Bastian has always coped by daydreaming. But when he runs away and begins to lose himself in…
The Villain Was Right149: Sleepless In Seattle
After an unscheduled appearance on a national radio show Sam Baldwin finds himself the target of the deranged Annie Reed. Under the delusional belief that the…
The Villain Was Right148: Final Destination
When a young, fresh-faced, Death is put in charge of a plane crash it promises to be their big break. But when a group of teens unexpectedly sneak off the…
The Villain Was Right147: Space Jam (with Cathryn Naiker)
When the Monstars visit the seemingly idyllic land of the Looney Tunes they quickly discover that most of the residents are trapped in an endless cycle where…
The Villain Was Right146: Now you See Me
Thaddeus Bradley has dedicated his life to exposing magicians who use their skills to manipulate or defraud innocent people. When four notorious scammers unite…
The Villain Was Right145: Big Fish
Years after cutting him out of his life, Will Bloom must return home to tend to his dying father. Inundated by calls for reconciliation and lies about what a…
The Villain Was Right144: Over The Hedge
When Gladys encounters a rabid squirrel in her quiet suburban neighbourhood she believes it to be a concerning but manageable problem. But as neighbours begin…
The Villain Was Right143: The Great Gatsby
In this gritty revenge thriller George Wilson is a man with nothing left to lose following the death of his wife in a brutal hit and run. His quest for justice…
The Villain Was Right142: Wonder Woman 1984
When his latest acquisition makes struggling businessman Maxwell Lord an overnight success he turns to a life of philanthropy and making people’s dreams come…
The Villain Was Right141: Father Of The Bride (1991)
Renowned wedding coordinator Franck Eggelhoffer faces the challenge of his career with the Banks-MacKenzie wedding. With only a few short months to pull off…
The Villain Was Right140: Rookie Of The Year
Larry Fisher is set to take over as owner of the historic Chicago Cubs franchise after years of mismanagement that has left it on the brink of bankruptcy…
The Villain Was Right139: Legally Blonde
Recently engaged and starting his first year at Harvard Law, Warner looks forward to what the future holds. His optimism is short lived as he discovers he’s…
The Villain Was Right138: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (with Alfie Brown)
Nurse Ratched is a dedicated mental health professional who is well respected by patients and colleagues. But when the criminally deranged R.P. McMurphy is…
The Villain Was Right137: Point Break (1991)
Ben Harp runs a tight ship so when rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah is assigned to his bank robbery division, he partners him with a veteran agent to show him the…
The Villain Was Right136: Lilo And Stitch
When a dangerous weapon, known only as Experiment 626, crash lands on a strange and distant planet it falls to the unlikely team of Jumba and Pleakley to…
The Villain Was Right135: Field Of Dreams (with Yaw Attuah)
After ploughing under his crops and fleeing cross-country, Ray Kinsella has left his wife Annie and daughter Karin on the cusp of financial ruin. Now Annie’s…
The Villain Was Right134: Down With Love
When journalist Catcher Block goes undercover to expose bestselling author Barbara Novak as a fraud, it’s just another assignment. But all is not as it seems…
The Villain Was Right133: Paranormal Activity (with Sequoia Simone)
Childhood best friends Katie and The Demon have grown apart over the years. But when Katie finds herself stuck in a relationship with the arrogant and…
The Villain Was Right132: WandaVision
When a deranged family of terrorists takes over the town of Westview and begins torturing its citizens Agatha Harkness finds herself to be the only one who can…
The Villain Was Right131: Kong Skull Island
After being rudely awoken from some much-needed beauty sleep, a hibernating Skull Crawler will try to teach a group of intruders you don’t drop bombs on your…
The Villain Was Right130: Footloose
A grieving town is shaken up by a new high school student hell-bent on showing the community the art of angry dancing. Reverend Shaw Moore tries to hold his…
The Villain Was Right129: Meet The Parents
Jack welcomes his daughter’s new boyfriend Greg into his home with open arms, but Greg’s behaviour quickly turns suspicious and erratic. Not only does Jack…
The Villain Was Right128: Tangled
The last of her kind, Mother Gothel shoulders the responsibility of preserving and protecting the kingdom’s magic from the tyrannical royals seeking to exploit…
The Villain Was Right127: SHAZAM
As a child Dr. Thaddeus Sivana was constantly told he would never be good enough. Refusing to believe the lies of his abusers Sivana dedicated his life to…
The Villain Was Right126: Bridget Jones's Diary
Natasha was looking forward to starting a new life with her fiancé Mark Darcy in New York City. But after uprooting her life and career, Mark suddenly flees…