Written Off

A podcast about meh movies. You know the ones: the not-so-great ones. The ’eh, it was ok’ ones that you forgot you ever saw. Yeah, those ones! Each episode, writer and host Bradley Freeman and his long-suffering co-host Mark Tasker nerdily discuss these meh movies - their good points and bad - and how they maybe, kinda, could’ve been better. Grab a slice of pizza and join the discussion!

Meh. So-so. Mid. Not so hot.

There are podcasts about great films. There are podcasts about awful films. But what about the kinda-sorta-alright movies, the ones that weren't as awesome as you'd hoped?

Welcome to Written Off, a show all about those painfully 'meh' films... and how they could've been better with a tweak or change.

Hosted by writer Bradley Freeman and his long-suffering co-host, Mark Tasker, Written Off dares to go where no other film podcast would willingly subject itself to: idiot hosts talking about unexceptional movies.



Episodes

4 days ago

59 min

“God, can you imagine reading the script?” - Mark
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them happily buzzing about non-threatening magma and Tommy Lee Jones unable to cook in 1997's VOLCANO.Screenplay by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray.Story by Jerome Armstrong.Directed by Mick Jackson.
Bradley feels that disaster films are the perfect encapsulation of 'popcorn movies'
Mark sits in a cinema with a famous person!
Multiple Dante's Peak VS Volcano comparisons within
Spoiler: they both dig this merry meh film!
Jump into some lava, be woefully uneducated on all things volcanic... and tune in for another fun episode of Written Off!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

Jul 10, 2026

51 min

“What's the bad guy's name again?” - Mark
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has Mark and Bradley hit new lows of exasperation as they discuss 2019's TERMINATOR: DARK FATE.Screenplay by David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray.Story by James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee, Josh Friedman, David Goyer, Justin Rhodes.Directed by Tim Miller.
Was it a bold choice or woefully misguided to kill a certain character at the very beginning? (both can be true)
What's with every character hating Sarah Connor?
Is this film tied with Army of the Dead for 'worst Written Off film' yet?
Rhyme police coming in HARD.
Grab a shotgun, shoot something, then sit down and tune in for another episode of Written Off!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

Jun 26, 2026

1hr 6 min

“You've got no time for popcorn, you're focused on herpes!” - Bradley
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has Mark mostly happy (wow!) while Bradley kinda shrugs as they both discuss 1998's ENEMY OF THE STATE.Screenplay by David Marconi.Directed by Tony Scott.
GENE HACKMAN! Wooooooooooo!
How can two men escape from the government by casually walking between two trains?
Anybody else have trouble buying Will Smith as a lawyer?
Ah, the '90s. What cinematic delights they offered! Get a fitting at a lingerie store, sit back, and enjoy another quality episode of Written Offffffff!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

22: Mirrors

Jun 13, 2026

Jun 13, 2026

1hr 8 min

“Mark, this is a movie where a demon punches Kiefer Sutherland through a brick wall.” - Bradley
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them grinding their teeth (but not ripping open their jaws) over the frustratingly limp horror movie that is 2008's MIRRORS.Screenplay by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur.Directed by Alexandre Aja.
Mark refuses to follow the Written Off flow, and thus, this episode is all over the place
Come for the Sutherland, stay for the discussion on writing horror
What is with the awful demon hag at the end of this movie?!
We promise the next ep will be back to the usual flow, but for this one? Nope. Uh-uh. Hold on tight mates!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

May 29, 2026

1hr 36 min

“It's an abomination of a film!” - Mark
Hold tight, mates! By popular demand (seriously, you mates love these eps!), it's another roulette episode!Writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker share their thoughts, joys, and disappointments on the 30+ films they've seen in 2026 so far.
What's Bradley's worst film of the year (so far)?
What director does Mark think 'hasn't made a bad film yet?'
So so soooo much more!
Here. We. Go!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

May 15, 2026

1hr 11 min

“It's all foreplay and no actual shagging!” - Mark
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them enjoying but wanting more from 2006's Night at the Museum.Screenplay by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, based on the book by Milan Trenc. Directed by Shawn Levy.
Mickey Rooney struggles not to swear in this kid's film!
Mark squeezes in a Ryan Reynolds dig (+5 to EXP)!
Bradley gives an update about the films (two of them!) he's been working on!
Snuggle in and get ready, mates. It's time for a trip to the museum!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

AMA 1!

May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026

59 min

Written Off's first ever AMA - Ask Mark Anything!
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has Bradley asking his smarty-pants co-host five film-centric questions.
Has Mark ever sounded as unsure about an episode as this?
Mates, jump on Instagram and tell us about YOUR favorite cinema snacks, and those of your home country!
We hope you enjoy something a little different from WO. Expect more AMAs - Ask Mark Anything - in the future!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

20: Sphere

Apr 17, 2026

Apr 17, 2026

1hr 25 min

“Arrrghhh - I love your d**k, and now I can't have it!” - Bradley
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them - especially Bradley - losing their damn minds over the incredulously confusing movie that is 1998's SPHERE.Screenplay by Stephen Hauser and Paul Attanasio, adapted by Kurt Wimmer, based on the novel by Michael Crichton. Directed by Barry Levinson.
Has Bradley ever gone as hard on a movie before as this?
Secret BONEYARD episode fo realz
What is with the people in this film staring at each other coldly, then walking out of the room?
Queen Latifah has never been done this dirty before!
Hold on tight, mates. Let's talk about a movie so meh... you're likely to forget it and watch it again in a decade or two! Harass Bradley for a drunk audio commentary!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

19: Congo

Apr 3, 2026

Apr 3, 2026

1hr 34 min

“I'd be happy to be Kurt Russell's husband!” - Bradley
Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them talking about the fun yet lackluster 1995 film CONGO.Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, based on the novel by Michael Crichton. Directed by Frank Marshall.
Tim Curry alert! Bruce Campbell alert!
How did this movie mess up the evil gorillas, brought to life by the legendary Stan Winston?!
Can YOU pronounce Tim Curry's character's last name, huh?
Hold on tight, mates. Let's go explorin'!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

Mar 20, 2026

1hr 11 min

“I enjoyed high school sex, what’re you talking about?” - Mark
Writer/idiot/sometimes-director Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, exhume 2024's SALEM'S LOT.Written and directed by Gary Dauberman.
Why make a movie about a cursed town and not feature the town?
Where's the most chilling scene (according to Bradley) from the book?!
How can this be Mark's first Stephen King novel ever?
Hold on tight, mates. Let's dig in!
---------Wanna recommend a film?Need to get something meh off your chest?Get to it on Instagram HERE!Who is this Bradley guy FFS?!Have a look!Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut:Available on AmazonThank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

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