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The hottest awards for bad films in 2018 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2018 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.

• Dwayne - Rampage
• Toby Kebbell - Hurricane Heist
• Eric Johnson - 50 Shades
• Trevante Rhodes - Predator
• Shaq - Show Dogs
• Gerard Butler - Hunter Killer
• Jeffery Dean Morgan - Rampage
• Jamie Foxx - Robin Hood
• Jackson Rathbone - Samson 
• Tom Jayne - Predator - WINNER
• Hugo Weaving - Mortal Engines
• Jake Lacey - Rampage
• Tom Jayne - AXL

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The hottest awards for bad films in 2017 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2017 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.

And the Nominees  & Winners are (winner in bold):

Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie

• Geostorm
• The Great Wall
• XXX: Return of Xander Cage
• The Space Between Us
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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The hottest awards for bad films in 2016 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2016 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.

And the Nominees  & Winners are (winner in bold):

Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie

• London Has Fallen
• Gods of Egypt
• Nine Lives
• Independence Day: Resurgence
• Zoolander 2

Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie

• Mother's Day
• Warcraft
• Suicide Squad
• Xmen: Apocalypse
• Allegiant

Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor

• Gerard Butler - Gods of Egypt
• Brent Spiner - Independence Day: Resurgence
• Gerard Butler - London Has Fallen
• Christopher Walken - Nine Lives
• Kevin Spacey - Nine Lives

Best Bad Actress - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor

• Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad
• Maika Monroe - The 5th Wave
• Vivica A. Fox - Independence Day: Resurgence
• Emily Blunt - The Huntsman: Winter's War
• Charlize Theron - The Huntsman: Winter's War

MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing

• Gods of Egypt
• The 5th Wave
• Nine Lives
• Ben-Hur
• Independence Day: Resurgence

Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor

• Jared Leto - Suicide Squad
• Jesse Eisenberg - Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Johnny Depp - Alice Through the Looking Glass
• Daniel Radcliffe - Now You See Me 2
• Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day: Resurgence

Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor

• Jennifer Garner - Nine Lives
• Anne Hathaway - Alice Through the Looking Glass
• Jennifer Aniston - Mother's Day
• Kate Hudson - Mother's Day
• Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad

The SMABFA awards will be listed on this page and presented on the Stinker Madness podcast as a special episode released on February 13th, 2016 at approximately 10AM MST. Make sure to tune into the Stinker Madness Podcast and listen to the SMABFA Awards Show.

Critics are always quick to assign a starred review to movies, and while I have a lot of respect for Roger Ebert, there's plenty of instances where I've disagreed with his (or the Rotten Tomato) takedown of any particular movie. Movie love is a personal opinion, and whether a film is good or bad ultimately comes down to preference.

And as a personal preference, I have a love for movies that are so bad they’re good, so for a second look at a couple of titles that may have slipped critical acclaim, suspend your disbelief, and get to watching—you might just be pleasantly surprised!

For any viewers accessing from overseas, whether you're traveling or living, it's easy to get around geo-blocking with a VPN and then you're ready to watch! Load up the queue, press play and get to enjoying these great titles that may not be everyone's favorite film, but definitely hit the spot for me. Happy viewing! 

1.     Working Girl (1988)

Melanie Griffith is wonderfully naive in this 1980s power girl flick, not to mention Sigourney Weaver's boss lady power trip, and that's what makes this comedy flick so irresistible despite its suits and shoulder pads. Throw in a prime time Harrison Ford into the mix and you've got the perfect set-up for a retro fix that does more good than bad. Where this film really fails is in its evil mastermind portrayal of Weaver's character; the ice queen boss stereotype feels even more antiquated on a second watch than ever. However, with a classic comedy ending, this movie doesn't fall flat and deserves a second (or third) watch, especially just to watch the breakout scene and one more listen to "Let The River Run" by Carly Simon.

2.     Bewitched (2005)

Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell take on the beloved sitcom in a movie that sparkles with clever characters—Michael Caine as Samantha's Dad Nigel Bigelow, Steve Carell as the funny Uncle Arthur and Shirley Maclaine as the show stealing Endora—and leads with astute direction (Nora Ephron directs). But it feels a little less authentic than the original. However, if you're willing to suspend a little disbelief, it can still steal your heart. It's vintage, it's cutesy, and it shines with the kind of magic that can only come from the movies—nose twitch, broom, black cat and all. For lovers of the sitcom, it's a modern update that takes a lot of liberty but ends up delivering a happily ever after in the end.

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The hottest awards for bad films in 2015 are here and the winners are all set. Listen to the 2015 SMABFA Podcast and check out all the nominees and winners below.

And the Nominees  & Winners are (winner in bold):

Best Bad Movie - The Most Enjoyable Bad Movie

• Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
• The Transporter Refueled
• Furious 7
• Jupiter Ascending
• The Last Witch Hunter

Worst Bad Movie - The Least Enjoyable Bad Movie

• Hot Pursuit
• Mortdecai
• Aloha
• Fantastic Four
• The Gallows

Best Bad Actor - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor

• Ray Stevenson - Transporter Refueled
• Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending
• Paul Bettany - Mortdecai
• Rupert Friend - Hitman: Agent 47
• Jason Statham - Furious 7
• Paul Walker - Furious 7

Best Bad Actress - Most Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor

• Emma Stone - Aloha
• Dakota Johnson - 50 Shades
• Julianne Moore - Seventh Son
• Rose Leslie - Last Witch Hunter
• Juliette Lewis - Jem and the Holograms

MST3K Most Riffable - The easiest and most fun to make fun of film while viewing

• Jupiter Ascending
• 50 Shades of Grey
• Last Witch Hunter
• Point Break
• Seventh Son

New SMABFA Categories:

Worst Bad Actor - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Male Actor

• Johnny Depp - Mortdecai
• Eddie Redmayne - Jupiter Ascending
• Edgar Ramirez - Point Break
• Jeff Bridges - Seventh Son
• Ryan Shoos - The Gallows

Worst Bad Actress - Least Enjoyable Performance by a Female Actor

• Teresa Palmer - Point Break
• Sofia Vergara - Hot Pursuit
• Kate Mara - Fantastic Four
• Reese Witherspoon - Hot Pursuit
• Julianne Moore - Seventh Son

Least Funny Comedy - The "Comedy" movie that is the least humorous

• Hot Pursuit
• Pixels
• Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
• Mortdecai

Eligible Films for 2015:

• No Escape
• Point Break
• Aloha 
• Hot Pursuit
• Mortdecai
• Pixels
• The Gallows 
• Taken 3
• Fantastic Four 
• Seventh Son
• Jupiter Ascending 
• Hitman: Agent 47
• The Transporter Refueled
• Jem and the Holograms
• The Last Witch Hunter
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 
• 50 Shades of Grey
• Furious 7

The SMABFA awards will be listed on this page and presented on the Stinker Madness podcast as a special episode released on February 15th, 2016 at approximately 10AM MST. Make sure to tune into the Stinker Madness Podcast and listen to the SMABFA Awards Show.

Reporting from the Stinker Madness Achievement in Bad Film-making Awards Governor's Breakfast, held annually the Thursday prior to the Official Awards broadcast. This annual event, an adjunct to the auspicious and globally recognized SMABFAs, was staged this year at the prestigious 2.5 Star Riverside Hotel by the luxurious Boise River.

The black-tie acceptable event is held to recognize a wide variety of cinematic accomplishments from the previous year. Various Scientific & Technical Achievement awards were handed out in a range of disciplines, determined by the SMABFA Board of Regentsories inside the nearly filled-to-capacity event space/buffet room.

The SMABFA Awards present honors to the best and worst in crummy films each year with highest regards to the prestigious "Best Bad Movie" where top honors are given to the film that entertains while being incredibly stupid. Others are awarded to Worst Bad Actor for doing such a terrible job that throwing remotes through TVs is common behavior.

While these awards didn't quite make it into the official SMABFA show, they are no less important. These awards are for the rest of those in film that deserve a little damn credit for what they did (or didn't do) in 2015. Congrats to the winners and condolences to the everyone.

Nominees and winners of the Stinker Madness Achievement in Bad Film-making Awards Governor's Breakfast:

Bad movies have plenty of cliches to discuss. Most involve poor film-making elements such as bad cuts, unclear action sequences, terrible acting or time and space having no meaning. Others involve stereotypes about genders or races. Those are no fun and need to stop so just ignore all those. We're here only to talk about the cliches in bad movies that we love and are always invited to the bad movie party. These are the bad movie staples that make us jump up in excitement or get rolling on the floor in laughter.

Our list was compiled after painstakingly analyzing thousands of bad movies over a span of 36 years. Please let us know your favorites by leaving a comment below. To hear us talk about our most beloved bad, cult and obscure movies, make sure to subscribe to Stinker Madness using your favorite podcasting platform! Enjoy!

Our list compiles the highest paid actors from 2014 (according to Forbes.com) and those that really got their acting start staring in budget, cult, and/or bad movies. 

Dwayne Johnson - $52 Million in 2014

Saying that Dwayne got his acting start in bad movies is a little bit of cheating. We know that he got his acting start in the WWE as The Rock. But he still started his film acting career by staring in such bad movies with the first being The Mummy Returns in 2001 as the Scorpion King. He is still a main-stay in our favorite bad movies and we can't wait to see more of him in the future.

Top Stinkers:

• The Mummy Returns (2001)
• The Scorpion King (2002)
• Doom (2005)
• Tooth Fairy (2010)
• Fast 5
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation
• Fast & Furious 6
• Hercules

Leonardo DiCaprio - $39 Million in 2014

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards and winning 2 Golden Globes for his performances in The Wolf of Wall Street and The Aviator, many consider DiCaprio to be a "good movie" staple. However his career didn't start out that way. His first film role was in Critters 3 and then followed that up in Poison Ivy, while then going "all retard" in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (which is a fine film) he starred as Kid in The Quick and the Dead (directed by Stinker Hall of Famer, Sam Raimi).

We are very happy to bring to you for the first time, The 2014 SMABFA (Stinker Madness Achievements in Bad Film-making Award) Awards Nominations. Technically, it's also the last time because next year will have 2015 at the beginning but whatever! We worked really hard on these so we hope that you enjoy them and here we go.

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The nominees are: 

Best Bad Picture 
Meaning we enjoyed this movie the most

• Need for Speed
• Hercules
• Expendables 3
• A Winter's Tale
• 3 Days to Kill
• Vampire Academy
• Noah
• Pompeii

Winner: Need for Speed

There are so many avenues for a bad movie fan to explore today. From podcasts, to blogs, to theater screenings, to online rentals bad movies are becoming big business. But what are the reasons for such a following of something that isn't good. There's no clubs for bad music (unless you count Top 40), bad art (unless you count The Met), bad books (unless you count fans of Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey) but there is for bad movies. We love to celebrate them. But why are they so popular?

Here's why we believe bad movies are such a big deal:

Welcome to the future and let's face it, we don't watch movies on DVD, Blu-Ray, on TV or even in the theater that much anymore. Because we live in the future we have access to an unprecedented amount of films that we have seen, are familiar with and, for the most part, never heard of. A lot of us are left with choosing movies online solely based off the cover art. We call this "rolling the dice". Well we've done our best to take the guess work out of it for you and present each week in our 0.5 (prelude) episodes of our Stinker Madness podcast the films we've watched on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crackle, and YouTube during the week. If we like it we give it a Do, if not we give it a Don't. If we are indifferent - then you're on your own.

Check out our ongoing list here

Streaming Do's and Don'ts

So imagine you're sitting at make-out hill, getting a little R-n-R and then suddenly some guys (sorta dressed as cops) swoop down and steal you away to an underground facility where you must gladiatorial fight to the death for your right to protect your girlfriends virginity.

Well that's the entire plot for this little known 1990 stinker brought to us from Epic Productions. IMDB only has a total of 64 users having ever viewed it which makes it too rare to be on the Bottom 100, not that it should be.

Unlike Barbarian Queen, that was gratuitously chock full o' shirtless girls, this movies surprising achievement is a stark lack of nudity. I think their may be a brief man-ass, but its amazingly bare (phrasing) considering its very adult (and sometimes uncomfortable) content material. There is some pretty rough rape scenes and some very Stockholm Syndrome undertones with Alison (Camille Carrigan) that were very bold for the b-movie genre, which usually has very light-hearted subject matter.... as far as character development anyways.  In fact, if it wasn't for the silly plot idea, the screenplay might have been respected at the time.

I will warn the viewer this, stick with this movie.  3/4 of this film is pretty mediocre and has a few scenes where I had a hard time paying attention. The plight of poor old kidnapped Billy (Kevin T. Walsh (I assume the T stands for Top Notch)), was pretty uninteresting especially after his sole, overt motivation to win in battle (protect his girly's chaste underwears) is a moot point. A good chunk of this film is Billy being psychologically toyed with by the evil Queen Diana (Erika Nunn) to join with her as her gentleman-servant. Erika Nunn is easily the worst part of this film, as her character sucks and she is impossibly ugly. I usually try to avoid trashing people's looks but because she is meant to be a femme-fatale, who wears revealing "future" attire and strange headwear, that I believe is meant to make the viewer think, "Hey Billy doesn't have it so bad", I think she's fair game. When she was on camera, I spent most of it averting me eyes.  Yikes.

So Billy (who really is a wanker) befriends Lyle Wagner (Reggie De Morton) who is the facilities main trainer. Why, I'm not sure because Lyle's fighting style appears to be circle your opponent and give him a mean face and then wait for him to hit your sword; just like Barbarian Queen strangely. But either way Billy has a training montage, ala Gymkata and so he is ready to fight.

Let me break this down to you in one word - boobs.  So many boobs.  Oh god there's so many.  

Sounds great right?

Well......not really. It actually makes for just ok. But I'll get into that.

So the movie revolves around this group of women (in some unknown location and in some unknown time) that have their village and booties plundered but some guys in black, all on the day of the Amethea's (Lana Clarkson) wedding day to Argan (Frank Zagarino). Bummer. So this small band of women (only 2 of them actually do anything; Taramis only ever cares about food) set out to rescue Argan and get revenge.

Well they suck at it.  They are REALLY good however and getting captured, tortured and further raped.  Nice work ladies. Eventually they make it to the bad guy's castle/town thingy where everyone does nothing but wander around and then get captured.  Amethea eventually ends up on a torture "rack" (her elbows are nice and bent the entire time, very comfy).  Her torturer then attempts to awkwardly rape her but she must have been really (I mean REALLY) doing kegel exercises as she ends up ripping the guy's unit off and then pushing him into what I infer is a vat of acid.

Justin's The Top 10 Hall of Fame Stinkers

1. Troll 2
2. America 3000
3. The Room
4. Death Race 2000
5. Bad Taste
6. Deadly Prey
7. Hell Comes to Frogtown
8. Malibu Express
9. Gymkata
10. Unmasking the Idol

Honorable Mention

There are LOTs and LOTs of lists on the Internet about bad movies and which are the best. But really Stinker Madness isn't about "bad movies". We're about Stinkers.

For years, I've had trouble defining what exactly a "Stinker" is. Well with starting this project, I think I've figured it out.

stink·er 

noun\ˈstiŋ-kər\

That opens the door up considerably. Consider this: would you put Fast & Furious 6 on the same "bad movie" level as "The Room"? Would you say that "Birdemic" is just as good as "Ninja in the Dragon's Den".  No you wouldn't.  Some movies fail on multiple levels making them bad whereas others may only fail on one level thus making them just a Stinker.