TMBDOS! Episode 323: The Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches for 2024.

2024 has come and gone. Leah and Leah are together for the first TMBDOS! of 2025 to talk about their best and worst first-time watches during the past year. Lee also has some honourable mentions to get through as well. Of note, this episode was recorded during a live stream, so there's some brief moments where the hosts are interacting with the chat as well. It made for a long but fun show!
Lee's Honourable Mentions:
6. "Strange Darling" (2023)5. "The Beach Bum" (2019)4. "Sonny Boy" (1989)3. "Infested" (2023) 2. "Run and Kill" (1993)1. "Enter the Clones of Bruce" (2023)
Leah's Best-of:
10. "Safe" (2012)9. "Deadpool and Wolverine" (2024)8. "Carry-On" (2024)7. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (2023)6. "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928)5. "Alien" (1979)4. "Wait Until Dark" (1967)3. "Persepolis" (2007)2. "Last Night in Soho" (2021)1. "Wicked" (2024)
Lee's Best-of:
10. "Love Lies Bleeding" (2024)9. "Day of the Cobra" (1980)8. "A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse" (1975)7. "Targets" (1968)6. "Wolf Guy" (1975)5. "Wait Until Dark" (1967)4. "Ace in the Hole" (1951)3. "Persepolis" (2007)2. "Exhuma" (2024)1. "I Saw the TV Glow" (2024)
Leah's Worst-of:
9. "The Misfits" (2021)8. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" (2023)7. "Red One" (2024)6. "Hard Target 2" (2016)5. "The Babysitters" (2007)4. "Something Borrowed" (2011)3. "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (2024)2. "Marry Me" (2022)1. "Solomon Kane" (2009)
Lee's Worst-of:
9. "The Sea Serpent" (1985)8. "The Swamp of the Ravens" (1974)7. "Renfield" (2023) 6. "Evils of the Night" (1985)5. "America 3000" (1986)4. "Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster" (1989)3. "Joker: Folie à Deux" (2024)2. "Terrifier 2" (2022)1. "Terrifier" (2016)
Featured Music:
Excerpts from "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti; "Tell Me Something Good" by Chaka Khan & Rufus; & "You're the Best" by Joe Esposito.
"The Silent Screen" & "At the Movies" by Hot Butter, and "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans.

TMBDOS! Episode 303: The Best (and worst) First-Time Watches of 2023.

Lee and Leah sum up the best and worst first-time watches for them from 2023, as well as their honourable mentions. There's a couple of listener comments along the way as well, as they also streamed this live for once while recording. You can see the unedited livestream here. 
Leah's Honourable Mentions:
"Freebie and the Bean" (1974)"All About Evil" (2010)"Arabella: The Black Angel" (1989)
Leah's Best-of:
10. "Army of Thieves" (2021)9. "Ready or Not" (2019)8. "Spiderman: Far from Home" (2019)7. "Starcrash" (1978)6. "Daughters of Darkness" (1971)5. "Lord of War" (2005)4. "Focus" (2015)3. "The Menu" (2022)2. "A Wounded Fawn" (2022)1. "Barbie" (2023)
Leah's Worst-of:
10. "Die Hard" (1988)9. "Kickboxer: Retaliation" (2018)8. "Mortal Kombat" (2021)7. "The Blind Goddess" (1948)6. "National Lampoon's Senior Trip" (1995)5. "The Seed of Man" (1969)4. "When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong" (1971)3. "Write Before Christmas" (2019)2. "Children of the Corn" (2020)1. "Armageddon" (1998)
Lee's Honourable Mentions:
"Arabella: Black Angel" (1989)"Code of Silence" (1985)"The Pez Outlaw" (2022)"Mister Organ" (2022)"The Menu" (2022)"The Rift" (1990)"Island Claws" (1980)"Connie and Carla" (2004) "Night Killer" (1990) "Zeus: The Crime Killer" (1987)"A Muppet Family Christmas" (1987)"Who Killed Captain Alex?" (2010)
Lee's Best-of:
10. "Hannie Caulder" (1971)9. "A Wounded Fawn" (2022)8. "The Professional" (1981)7. "When Evil Lurks" (2023)6. "Skip Tracer" (1977) 5. "Dark of the Sun" (1968) 4. "Infinity Pool" (2023) 3. "Mystics in Bali" (1981)2. "Godzilla Minus One" (2023)1. "Nightbeast" (1982)
Lee's Worst-of:
10. "The Blind Goddess" (1948)9. "Mr. Sardonicus" (1961)8. "The Astrologer" (1975)7. "Raptor" (2001)6. "We Are No Angels" (1975)5. "The House of Seven Corpses" (1974)4. "Lukas’ Child" (1993)3. "The Domino Principle" (1977)2. "When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong" (1971)1. "Spirit Halloween: The Movie" (2022)
Listen to Lee's guest spot on Movies in 30 Minutes Podcast here. 
Featured Music: "Dig My Shit" by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Crummy Stuff" by The Ramones, and "Konichiwa" by Donny Benét.

TMBDOS! Episode 276: The Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches of 2022.

Lee and Leah are back to do that yearly thing TMBDOS! does, and go over their lists for the best and worst first-time watches for 2022, as well as their honourable mentions. What movies were almost great, what movies were great, and which ones TOTALLY SUCKED? Tune in to find out! Or just cheat and read their lists below, you filthy spoil sport.
Lady Leah's Honourable Mentions:
"Once Upon a Deadpool" (2022)"Encanto" (2021)"Lust In The Dust" (1984)"Keoma" (1976)
Lady Leah's Best-of:
15. "Rock 'N' Roll High School" (1979)14. "Thank You for Smoking" (2005)13. "Eating Raoul" (1982)12. "Brainscan" (1994)11. "The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid" (1979)10. "Hairspray" (1988)9. "Willow" (1988)8. "Bad Ass" (2012)7. "Dave Made a Maze" (2017)6. "Free Guy" (2021)5. "I Spit on Your Grave" (1978)4. "Emily the Criminal" (2022)3. "American Pop" (1981)2. "Prey" (2022)1. "The Bob's Burger Movie" (2022)
Lady Leah's Worst-of:
10. "Ed and His Dead Mother" (1993)9. "Hocus Pocus" (2022)8. "End of Days" (1999)7. "Jezebel" (1938)6. "Death Screams" (1982)5. "Scream" (2022)4. "Get a Job" (2016)3. "The Batman" (2022)2. "The Oracle" (1985)1. "Polar Express" (2004)
Lee's Honourable Mentions:
"The Demon" (1963)"Three the Hard Way" (1974)"Wheelman" (2017)"Lust in the Dust" (1984)"The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)"Nope" (2022)"Come to Daddy" (2019)"The Bravados" (1958)
Lee's Best-of:
20. "Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell" (1995)19. "Mad God" (2021)18. "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (2022)17. "Windy City Heat" (2003)16. "Grandpa" (2005)15. "X" (2022)14. "Prey" (2022)13. "The Batman" (2022)12. "Kansas City Confidential" (1952)11. "The Stranger" (2022)10. "Katalin Varga" (2009)9. "The Northman" (2022)8. "Visiting Hours" (1982)7. "Extreme Prejudice" (1987)6. "52 Pick-Up" (1986)5. “Sr.” (2022)4. "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" (2021)3. "Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde" (1971)2. "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976)1. "Body Double" (1984)
Lee's Worst-of:
10. "Obsession" (1976)9. "Ed and His Dead Mother" (1993)8. "Christmas Bloody Christmas" (2022)7. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2022)6. "The Oracle" (1985)5. "The Osterman Weekend" (1983)4. "…Watch Out, We’re Mad" (2022)3. "Firestarter" (2022)2. "Homeless for the Holidays" (2009)1. "The Polar Express" (2004)
Featured Music: "To Be the Best" by Tenacious D; "Winner" by Cheeseburger; and "Born to Lose" by Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.

TMBDOS! Episode 248: The Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches of 2021.

2021 has come and gone and Lee and Leah have watched a staggering amount of films in the past year. Thus come the time for the usual best and worst lists to be talked about on the podcast. In this 2hrs+ episode the hosts list their 20 best first-time watches, their 10 worst first-time watches, and their best honourable mentions. Come help us shovel the last bit of dirt on 2021's grave.
Lee's Best and Worst of 2021:
Honourable Mentions:
"Viy" (1967)"The Sicilian Connection" (1972)"The Laughing Policeman" (1973) "Malignant" (2021)"Mad Dog Morgan" (1976)
Best of:
20. "Arctic" (2018) 19. "They Remain" (2018) 18. "Candyman" (2021)17. "Repulsion" (1965)16. "In the Earth" (2021)15. "Last Night in Soho" (2021) 14. "The Last Duel" (2021)13. "Some Like It Hot" (1959)12. "The Stepford Wives" (1975)11. "The Whip and the Body" (1963)10. "Dogs Don’t Wear Pants" (2019)9. "Sitting Target" (1972)8. "Cisco Pike" (1972) 7. "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984)6. "Multiple Maniacs" (1970)5. "Charley Varrick" (1973)4. "Siege" (1983) 3. "Psycho Goreman" (2020)2. "The Astrologer" (1975)1. "Female Trouble" (1974)
Worst of:
10. "Alligator 2: The Mutation" (1991)9. "Death Valley" (2021)8. "Great White" (2021)7. "The Law in Her Hands" (1936)6. "The Dead Pit" (1989)5. "Jiu Jitsu" (2020)4. "Pacific Banana" (1981)3. "Stay Out of the Attic" (2021)2. "Shadow in the Cloud" (2020)1. "Night of the Animated Dead" (2021)
Leah's Best and Worst of 2021:
Honourable Mentions:
"Just Before Dawn" (1981)"Pan's Labyrinth" (2006)"Chopping Mall" (1986)
Best of:
20. "Watch Out, We're Mad" (1974)19. "Psycho Goreman" (2020)18. "Tower" (2016)17. "The Act of Killing" (2012)16. "Dance Charlie Dance" (1937)15. "The Thing" (1982)14. "The Fly" (1986)13. "Dogs Don't Wear Pants" (2019)12. "Beast of War" (1988)11. "Black Sunday" (1960)10. "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)9. "May" (2002)8. "Dementia" (1955)7. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920)6. "City of God" (2002)5. "Parasite" (2019)4. "Hereditary" (2018)3. "No Time to Die" (2021)2. "Promising Young Woman" (2020)1. "Turbo Kid" (2015)
Worst of:
10. "Haunt" (2019)9. "The Craft: Legacy" (2021)8. "Beautiful" (2000)7. "Fly Me" (1973)6. "Dark Shadows" (2012)5. "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" (1988)4. "Bride and Prejudice" (2004)3. "From Prada to Nada" (2011)2. "The Exorcist" (1973)1. "The Law in Her Hands" (1936)
Featured Music: "Triumph" by Lou Reed.

TMBDOS! Episode 188: The Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches of 2019.

2019 is over and done with, but that means there needs to be some talk about what the hosts of TMBDOS! (and guest host Cameron Sullivan) thought were their best and worst first-time watches of the year. There are some surprises in this episode to be sure. They even read a sent-in list from listener Jeff Williams and respond to a YouTube comment, (because of course there was one of those).
Check out Cameron's website here. Check out Cameron's upcoming podcast here.
Cameron's Best of 2019:
"Café Flesh" (1982) "Murder Live!" (1997) "Porndemic" (2018) "The Final Wish" (2018) "Hard Night Falling" (2019) "The Night Never Sleeps" (2012) "The Oath" (2018) "Downton Abbey" (2019) "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)
Cameron's Worst of 2019:
"Open Water 3: Cage Dive" (2017) "Deep Blue Sea 2" (2018) "The Irishman" (2019) "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018) "Aquaman"(2018)
Daniel's Best of 2019:
Honourable Mentions:
"The Mercenary" (1968) "Compañeros" (1970) "Dementia" (1955) "StageFright" (1987) "Baba Yaga" (1973)
Top 10:
"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018) "The Battle of Algiers" (1966) "California Dremaing" (1979) "Coffy" (1973) "Knives Out" (2019) "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" (1973) "The Pearl of Death" (1944) "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" (1976) "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019) "...Tick... Tick... Tick..." (1970)
Daniel's Worst of 2019:
"In the Shadow of the Moon" (2019) "Greaser's Palace" (1972) "Soldier Blue" (1970) "Posse from Hell" (1961) "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019)
Lee's Best of 2019:
Honourable Mentions:
"The Woman in Green" (1945) "The Pearl of Death" (1944) "The Little Stranger" (2018) "Doctor Sleep" (2019) "Ghost Stories" (2017)
Top 10:
"Dementia" (1955) "Hereditary" (2018) "Revenge" (2017) "Next of Kin" (1982) "...Tick... Tick... Tick..." (1970) "The Battle of Algiers" (1966) "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019) "Prospect" (2018) "Dragged Across Concrete" (2018) "The Apartment" (1960)
Lee's Worst of 2019:
"American Made" (2017) "Never So Few" (1959) "Domino" (2019) "Dr. Terror’s Gallery of Horrors" (1967) "Holmes & Watson" (2018) "Death House" (2017)
Featured Music: "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis; "We're a Winner" by Curtis Mayfield; and "Click Your Fingers Applauding the Play" by Roky Erickson.

TMBDOS! Episode 148: The Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches of 2018.

2018 has come and gone and Lee and Daniel sit down to indulge in too much drink and a whole heap of movie nerd love for the best first-time watches for them in 2018. Both came up with some pretty varied lists. Their worst first-time watches, Daniel's recent viewings, and the list from one of the listeners is also covered in this big episode. Be a winner like most of these films are and listen in, won't you? HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Daniel's Worst: -"Bright" (2017) - David Ayer -"The Ghost Galleon" (1974) - Amando de Ossorio -"The Incredibles 2" (2018) - Brad Bird
Daniel's Best: -"BlacKkKlansman" (2018) - Spike Lee -"Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter" (1974) - Brian Clemens -"Carnal Knowledge" (1971) - Mike Nichols -"Death Line" (1972) - Gary Sherman -"Five Guns West" (1955) - Roger Corman -"Ganja & Hess" (1973) - Bill Gunn -"Ocean's Eight" (2018) - Gary Ross -"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) - Peter Ramsey, Robert Persichetti Jr., Rodney Rothman -"The Swinger" (1966) - George Sidney -"The Other Side of the Wind" (2018) - Orson Welles
Lee's Worst: -"Passengers" (2016) - Morten Tyldum -"First We Take Brooklyn" (2018) - Danny A. Abeckaser -"The Mummy" (2017) - Alex Kurtzman -"Batman Ninja" (2018) - Junpei Mizusaki -"Braven" (2018) - Lin Oeding -"Day of the Dead: Bloodline" (2018) - Hèctor Hernández
Lee's Honourable Mentions: -"The Swinger" (1966) - George Sidney -"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) - Joe Russo, Anthony Russo -"My Friend Dahmer" (2017) - Marc Meyers-"Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) - Taika Waititi -"Calibre" (2018) - Matt Palmer -"Creep 2" (2017) - Patrick Brice -"Street Smart" (1987) - Jerry Schatzberg -"Carnal Knowledge" (1971) - Mike Nichols -"Small Town Crime" (2017) - Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms -"Cam" (2018) - Daniel Goldhaber -"T2 Trainspotting" (2017) - Danny Boyle
Lee's Best: -"Remember" (2015) - Atom Egoyan -"Wind River" (2017) - Taylor Sheridan -"The Bullet Train" (1975) - Jun’ya Satô -"You Were Never Really Here" (2017) - Lynne Ramsay -"Written on the Wind" (1956) - Douglas Sirk -"The Queens (1966)" - Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Antonio Pietrangeli, Luciano Salce -"Creep (2014)" - Patrick Brice -"Venus in Furs" (1969) - Jesús Franco -"Breakheart Pass" (1975) - Tom Gries -"The Other Side of the Wind" (2018) - Orson Welles -"F for Fake" (1973) - Orson Welles -"Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man" (1976) - Ruggero Deodato -"Truck Turner" (1974) - Jonathan Kaplan -"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018) - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen-"Mandy" (2018) - Panos Cosmatos
Featured Music: "Congratulations" by The Rolling Stones; "The Swinger" by Ann-Margret; "You've Got To Learn To Let It Go" by Sam Waymon; and "Ta-ra-ta-ta (Fumo Blu)" by Mina.

TMBDOS! Episode 113: The Best Things We Watched in 2017.

2017 is gone but Lee and Daniel's best first-time watches remain burnt into their brains. If you hate their "what we've watched lately" segments (and there's one of those before the actual best-of conversation starts around 33 minutes in), this is pretty much an extended one of those. You've been warned.
Dan's Best of 2017:
"Drive" (2011) "I Am Not Your Negro" (2016) "Kitten with a Whip" (1964) "The LEGO Batman Movie" (2017) "Re-Animator" (1985) "Revolver" (1973) "Sorcerer" (1977) "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
Lee's Best of 2017:
Honourable Mentions:
"Cold Ground" (2017) "Never Hike Alone" (2017) "Who'll Stop the Rain" (1978) "Arrival" (2016) "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2" (2017) "White Heat" (1949) "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" (2016) "The Ballad of Lefty Brown" (2017)
Main List:
"The Last Detail" (1973) "Night and the City" (1950) "Under the Shadow" (2016) "Gerald's Game" (2017) "3:10 to Yuma" (1957) "Hard Times" (1975) "Cut and Run" (1985) "Get Out" (2017) "Brawl in Cell Block 99" (2017) "Lake Mungo" (2008)
Featured Music: "The Movie" by Jim Morrison, "You're the Best Around" by Joe Esposito, and "Consolation Prizes" by Iggy Pop and James Williamson.

TMBDOS! Episode 84: The Best Things We Watched in 2016.

The year of 2016 is over, so time to talk about what movies the hosts liked best! Like in previous best-of episodes, Lee and Daniel come together to talk about the best films they've watched for the first time in the year, not strictly just films from that year. Lee failed to realise that he had a top eleven instead of a top ten. Daniel also has a short list of performances he enjoyed from first-time watches this past year. This is a very casual and lightly edited episode, not quite up to our usual shitty standards, but the conversation is quite fun. TMBDOS! wishes all of our listeners a happy new year. Stay safe. Be good. Well, not too good, but you get our drift.
Lee's Best of 2016:
Honourable Mentions:
"Zero Effect""I Am Thor""The Witch"
Main List:
"I Am Not a Serial Killer""To Live and Die in L.A.""The Driver""Stridulum"/"The Visitor""Hush""Green Room""Hell or High Water""Rolling Thunder""We Are still Here""Bad Day at Black Rock""The Long Goodbye"
Daniel's Best of 2016:
Honourable Mentions:
"The Hateful Eight""Stridulum"/"The Visitor""Gas Pump Girls"
Main List:
"The Big Sleep""Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice""The Driver""Four of the Apocalypse""Green Room""Hangover Square""Mystery Road""Night Moves""Nosferatu the Vampyre""The Rover"
Featured Music: "Princes of the Universe" by Queen.

TMBDOS! Episode 46: The Best Things We Watched in 2015.

Lee and Daniel are back for the first episode of 2016 to run through the best stuff they watched for the first time in 2015 -- as well as a few stinkers and let-downs. Also covered: what they've watched in the last week or so and another round of the Movie God game.Featured Music: "Vicious Rat" & "Tequila Sunrise (OST version)" by Le Matos.