Diamonds in the Rough (DitR, /dɪ’tər/) takes some of the most derided, divisive, controversial, financially catastrophic, and meme-worthy movies and tries to find the silver lining. Bad movies don’t always start as bad ideas, and flops aren’t always flop-worthy. DitR seeks to find the good within the bad, because the world could use some positivity. And when all else fails, making fun of bad movies is oh-so satisfying.

New Diamonds in the Rough articles post every Friday at noon, EST. [On Hiatus]

Episode 1 — The Procedure and The Procedure Part 2

Episode 2 — The Box (2009)

Episode 3 — Kuso (2017)

Episode 4 — Killing Them Softly (2012)

Episode 5 — Perfect (2018)

Episode 6 — Serenity (2019)

Episode 7 — The Goldfinch (2019)

Episode 8 — The Oregonian (2011)

Episode 9 — Home Alone 3 (1997)

Episode 10 — Home Alone 4 (2002) and Home Alone 5 (2012)

Are The Procedure (2016) and The Procedure Part 2 (2019) Hidden Gem Movies? — Diamonds in the Rough

May 1, 2020

Did Audiences Get The Box (2009) Wrong? — Diamonds in the Rough

May 8, 2020

Is Flying Lotus’s Kuso (2017) a Misunderstood Masterpiece? — Diamonds in the Rough

May 15, 2020

Did Audiences Get Killing Them Softly (2012) Wrong? — Diamonds in the Rough

May 22, 2020

Is the Steven Soderbergh-Produced Movie Perfect (2018) a Hidden Gem? — Diamonds in the Rough

May 29, 2020

Is Serenity (2019) The Next Great Good-Bad Movie? — Diamonds in the Rough

June 5, 2020

The Goldfinch (2019): The “Biggest Box-office Flop of the Year” — Diamonds in the Rough

June 12, 2020

Is The Oregonian (2011) an “Unknown Masterpiece?” — Diamonds in the Rough

June 19, 2020

In Defense of Home Alone 3 (1997) — Diamonds in the Rough

June 26, 2020

Are Home Alone 4 (2002) and Home Alone 5 (2012) Cinematic Travesties? — Diamonds in the Rough

July 3, 2020