WHAT WENT WRONG
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WHAT WENT WRONG
What Went Wrong covers Hollywood’s most notoriously disastrous movie productions, digging into the behind-the-scenes insanity of everything from massive flops to record-breaking blockbusters. In each episode, hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer dive into a new film to explore the mind-blowing...
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The Last of the Mohicans
Michael Mann meets his match in one of the most dedicated method actors of all time: Daniel Day-Lewis. Join Chris and Lizzie as they chronicle Mann’s...
[Bonus Preview] Deep Cuts: October 2025
Chris, Lizzie, and David dive deep answering some of our audiences most piercing questions followed by a discussion about the relationship between cre...
Halloween
Paint your leaves yellow and orange and scatter them across the yard, because it's springtime in Pasadena and Halloween is coming to town! Chris & Liz...
The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood (with Daisy Eagan)
When Natalie Wood drowned in 1981 she was only 43 years old. Thanks to films like ‘West Side Story’, ‘Rebel Without a Cause’, and ‘Miracle on 34th Str...
The Blair Witch Project
In 1999, a found footage documentary showed audiences the terrifying last days of 3 intrepid filmmakers before they disappeared forever. Thanks to the...
A Nightmare on Elm Street
This week Chris and Lizzie dive into Wes Craven's nightmares, bask in Johnny Depp's nauseatingly green performance, and marvel at Freddy Krueger's cul...
Listen Now: American Hysteria - Movie Curses
Chris and Lizzie join Chelsey Weber-Smith of 'American Hysteria' to discuss MOVIE CURSES! If you enjoy this preview, be sure to find the full episode...
Interview with the Vampire
Tom Cruise was thrilled to be cast in 1994’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ - he'd been a fan of the books since his teens. Imagine his surprise when he...
Vampires! A Primer
As we crawl into spooky season, Lizzie pries open the caskets of vampires past. Join us for a plunge into the dark history and shimmering evolution of...
[Bonus Preview] One Battle After Another Review
Lizzie and Chris discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film, “One Battle After Another” - the long road to bringing it to the screen, the hilly roads...
Catwoman (with Ryan Bailey)
Who has nine lives, one Oscar, a Razzie and a check for $12-14 million? Halle Berry, and we love her for it. This week, Chris, Lizzie and Ryan Bailey...
The African Queen (1951)
Elephants, dysentery, and cannibalism, oh my! Join Chris and Lizzie as they venture down the river in 1951’s ‘The African Queen’. Find out why Kathari...
Back To The Future
How did two Bobs, fresh off back-to-back flops, the studio's second choice sitcom star, and a script that changed more than Marty's future, er, presen...
[Bonus Preview] The Conjuring: Last Rites
Join Chris & Lizzie as they review the latest entry in Warner Bros. continued reputation laundering of (*alleged) grifters, Ed and Lorraine Warren! Wa...
This Is Spinal Tap
What if Rob Reiner hadn’t directed ‘This Is Spinal Tap’? What if the classic 1984 rockumentary had never even existed? This week Chris and Lizzie go t...
Fitzcarraldo
Come see us live! Oct. 8th and 9th at the Caveat Theater in Manhattan! Head to cheerfulearful.com/podlifeevents.com and click on our show dates for ti...
[Bonus Preview] WWW Deep Cuts - August 2025
In our first ever "Deep Cuts" episode, Chris, Lizzie, and David dive into corrections and through lines from this month's movies, followed by an audie...
Bohemian Rhapsody
Between overly involved band members, a completely absent director, and a huge legacy for lead actor Rami Malek to live up to, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ had...
Below The Line - Creature Design & Practical FX (Starship Troopers)
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who’s contributed to more of your nightmares than Alec Gillis. He’s behind creature designs for monsters from Pr...
Starship Troopers
How do you satirize a self-serious sci-fi staple? Any way you can! This week, Chris & Lizzie drop in on Paul Verhoeven's widely misunderstood anti-fas...
BUGS (Primer for Starship Troopers)
Join Chris as he creeps and crawls through humanity's fear of some of its most helpful planetary cohabitants: bugs, and how they have evolved as on-sc...
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & Kill Bill: Vol 2 were never intended to be two separate movies - but Quentin Tarantino’s vision proved too expansive and the produ...
The Shawshank Redemption
Hope is a powerful thing, and Frank Darabont hung his on Stephen King. This week, Chris and Lizzie chronicle the unlikely story of an episodic Stephen...
[Bonus Preview] The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review
Can ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ revive one of superhero cinema’s most troubled franchises? Find out what Chris and Lizzie think of the film - in...
All That Jazz (with Demi Adejuyigbe)
‘All That Jazz’ is a movie about what a brilliant jerk Bob Fosse is… and it was written and directed by Bob Fosse. Chaos ensued as the legendary chore...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
How did a freshly minted horror maestro, one of Hollywood's most alternative leading men, and the squeaky clean Mouse House join forces to revive the...
Pirates (Primer for Pirates of the Caribbean)
Join Chris as he walks the plank and dives headfirst into the myth-filled world of pirates, from their state-sanctioned origins to their silver screen...
[Bonus Preview] Superman (2025) Review
Lizzie and Chris breakdown some background on James Gunn's recently released Superman movie. Afterward, they let their reviews fly through the air lik...
Braveheart
Mel Gibson shouts his way to a bigger budget, no one cares about historical accuracy, and somehow the most Scottish movie ever was filmed… in Ireland....
Superman: The Movie (1978)
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a dummy fired out of a cannon! This week, join Chris and Lizzie as they fly 'round the world to turn back time to witn...
The Sound of Music
1965’s The Sound of Music would eventually become known as “The Sound of Money” but initially no one wanted to be a part of the film - especially Chri...
[Bonus Preview] 28 Years Later Review
This is a preview of Chris and Lizzie's conversation on "28 Years Later". For their full discussion of fan theories, a few easter eggs and critical re...
28 Days Later
How did a scrappy production out of the UK with little more than a dozen DV camcorders revive a decidedly dead genre and spark a renaissance with the...
Zombies (Primer for 28 Days Later)
Join Chris as he explores the evolution of zombies, from their birth in the Caribbean amidst the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade to their high-spe...
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
A very real fear of nuclear war drove Stanley Kubrick to create one of the greatest satirical films ever made - but it wasn’t always a comedy. Find ou...
V for Vendetta
This week, join Chris and Lizzie as they learn how the two Midwestern mavens of the Matrix (facing diminishing box office returns), an unassuming Auss...
Glitter
Terrible timing, lack of creative direction, and straight up sabotage plagued Mariah Carey’s infamous big time flopper: 2001’s ‘Glitter’. Find out why...
Ben-Hur (1959)
How did a studio on the brink, a Jewish director, and a second-rate star turn a pulpy, near-blasphemous mass market Christian book into a blockbuster...
Below The Line - DP & Camera Operator (Donnie Darko)
Cinematographer Steven Poster and camera operator, Dave Chameides join the conversation to put us on the set of Richard Kelly's iconic film, Donnie Da...
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman took 75 years to make it to the big screen. Her journey was full of rewrites, reboots, and lots and lots of men. Find out how director Pa...