We Watched The Stepfather (2009) So You Don't Have To | EPISODE 400!!
Release Date: 06/16/2026
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We Watched The Stepfather (2009) So You Don't Have To | EPISODE 400!!
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🚨 Subscribe to our newsletter!- https://the-cinema-psychos-show.kit.com/9e9a267e76 🎉 EPISODE 400 🎉 — and we're celebrating with the remake nobody asked for. For Father's Day, BrIan and John are joined by Old Man Brad (Tomb of Terrors podcast) to review THE STEPFATHER (2009) — a PG-13 slasher remake so soulless it makes you appreciate the original even more. In this episode: • Is Dylan Walsh doing Nip/Tuck or pantomiming Terry O'Quinn? • The movie called "The Stepfather" where he's never actually a stepfather • Amber Heard's entire wardrobe: one bikini, repeated indefinitely...
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🎉 EPISODE 400 🎉 — and we're celebrating with the remake nobody asked for.
For Father's Day, BrIan and John are joined by Old Man Brad (Tomb of Terrors podcast) to review THE STEPFATHER (2009) — a PG-13 slasher remake so soulless it makes you appreciate the original even more.
In this episode:
• Is Dylan Walsh doing Nip/Tuck or pantomiming Terry O'Quinn?
• The movie called "The Stepfather" where he's never actually a stepfather
• Amber Heard's entire wardrobe: one bikini, repeated indefinitely
• The most baffling grocery store meet-cute in horror history
• Why this guy's browser history is his biggest threat
• A "Happy Together" cover that perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with the film
CHAPTERS:
Introduction [00:00]
Episode 400 introduction [01:23]
Celebrating Father's Day with Stepfather 2009 [01:40]
Special guest, Old Man Brad [02:14]
1st Stepfather film [02:33]
To the fathers of steps [03:39]
Synopsis of Stepfather 2009 [09:16]
Thoughts on the remake [09:48]
Dylan Walsh as the Stepfather [16:24]
Thoughts on Dylan Walsh's performance [18:39]
Criticizing the exposition and plot holes [25:11]
Criticizing Amber Heard's wardrobe [32:09]
1st kill: the cat lady [36:48]
Criticizing the attic scene [55:53]
Criticizing David's character [57:04]
The ending [01:01:43]
Brad's future plans for Tomb of Terrors [01:18:37]
Final thoughts [01:19:53]
John's final thoughts [01:20:49]
Outro and call to action [01:24:14]
🎙️ Find Old Man Brad at Tomb of Terrors:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1qzZ94eNzehFwsnOk1VDes
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