Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Episode 235: Summer Lovin'

It's hot outside, like walking through hot soup, but the podcast is cool enough to replace your AC.  Not sure what that means, but this episode is awesome, so whatever.

Mikey, Pinky & Dave bring in Terrence Malick Apologist and Film Historian Dr Earl, and on the Subway Fresh Take Hotline, it's The Delightful Life host and friend of the show Jennifer Kaufman, the girl with the voice so nice that she only comes on so the guys can hear her talk about anything.

First up, a round of IMDb, reading the list of films and naming the actors... including the not-famous-then but famous-now actor who played "Orderly".

Then, its the favorite Summer Films... films that are set in and around summer -- road trips and summer camps and sport camps and vacations and even possibly movies set the night of high school graduation (which technically is summer, even though it just started)

The political incorrectness of "Heavyweights"... Michael Ian Black & Bradley Cooper getting married... the Nancy McKeon summer film that Dave misses... the love of Lucy Deakins... who in the studio are the Rotten Tomato critics and who is the audience... a classic Nia Vardalos vacation film... Jennifer Kaufman's love of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"... and Dude Kaufman's love of the same... the difference in "American History X" and "American Graffiti" and which one is a better date movie... the brilliance of Jason Segel and the rapidity of Jesse Eisenberg... lamenting Lindsey Lohan... female reboots of all male classics... A Where Are They Now? with the cast of "Summer School"...

And if a film that takes place over the course of the fall, winter and spring, can you call it a "Summer Film"?  Jennifer Kaufman defends, while Dave gives her the facts.

And the love of "My Life in Ruins" and the audience who does love it.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Episode 234: The ReFlicktions Juggernaut Episode

Holy crap... how can a couple of dudes take 2 hours and 30 minutes to discuss movies?  These guys show how its done.

In a regrettably longer episode than expected, Dave, Mikey and Pinky welcome in Remodeling Clay podcast host Clay Shaver to jump into ReFlicktions.  Over 70 movies get the quick review treatment, including topics like...

The Midnight what train?... When the visual of Lacey Chebert is all you have in your movie… a smoking, cursing Selena Gomez… Room punches you in the face and hands you a Kleenex… the marking of Lonely Island… the film that is the “Whiplash of War”… the crazy of OJ Simpson… Jason Statham’s range… Sally Field’s range… Pinky hates J-Lo… the Mannequin novelization… the strange sport of competitive tickling… Albert Brooks styling…

Also, Clay Shaver introduces a new segment, Be Kind // Rewind... find an old 80s flick, rewatch it and determine... does it hold up still?  Or has its reputation enhanced how good the movie really is...

Plus, the Top Five of the Year, and movie assignments.  

Movies discussed this time around: 

Shaun of the Dead… The Midnight Meat Train… Christian Mingle… Heist (2015)… I Smile Back… Pet Semetary… Con Air… The Lobster… The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Roberts… As Dreamers Do… The Fundamentals of Caring… Ernest Scared Stupid… Now You See Me 2… They Live… Room… Stealth Fighter… Central Intelligence… THX1138… The Conjuring 2… Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping… While We’re Young… Empire State… The Shallows… The Player… Eye in the Sky… OJ: Made in America… Believeland… That Magic Moment… Neon Demon… To Kill a Mockingbird… Swimming with Sharks… Ted 2… Space Jam… The Wedding Singer… Transporter Refueled… The Good Dinosaur… Finding Dory… The Kings of Summer… Big Stone Gap… Hello, My Name is Doris… The Invitation… Out of Sight… Weird Science… Mannequin… Tickled… Babe… Platoon… Flashdance… Raid Redemption… Raid 2… Independence Day Resurgence… 12 Rounds Lockdown… Black Sheep… Scoop… Tooken… Swiss Army Man… We’ll Never Have Paris… The BFG… The Purge: Election Year… Brazil… The Death of Superman Lives… Electric Bugaloo… 27 Dresses… Defending Your Life… National Lampoon’s Vacation… Junebug… Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates… The Nice Guys… 48 Hours… Rent… Before the Devil Knows Your Dead…



Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Episode 233: If I Can Change & You Can Change...

It's a tradition like apple pie, hot dogs, baseball and Will Smith movies... The Deucecast Movie Show once again giving you an Americana themed episode, celebrating the best of patriotic, all American, we love this land kind of films.

Joining Pinky, Mikey & Dave in studio is the Terrence Malick apologist, film historian and Brie Larson crush-holder, the estimable Dr. Earl.

First, birthday movies will tell you how old "Legally Blonde" and "Kazaam" and "Point Break" all are, as they all came out in July of various previous years.

Then, reaching back to a game not played since The Deucecast Episode LXII, for the Independence Day week, a game called "American or Commie".  Who was born in America?  And who is foreign born, naturally making them a communist (for the purposes of this game, of course...).  And you'll find out where Tom Skerritt, Emilio Estevez and yes, Amy Adams hails from.
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And then, a run down of movies that are considered slices of Americana or downright patriotic... movies like "In America" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and "Red Dawn" and even the film that actually ended the Cold War.

Theories on how the Air Force One commies would be treated today... Mikey's new love of "Wahlburgers"... the puzzlement of what "The Danger Zone" actually means... the filmography of Heath Ledger... writing a paper on the Civil War, using only a movie for reference... why Rocky Balboa is more American than you...

Finally, in the returning Pretty in Pink, Pinky gives his rundown of the movie "Clueless" and gets another great 90s classic to watch for next go'round.




Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Episode 232: PinkFlicktions

In the bowels of the Magic City Con (re: an hijacked side office room), Mikey, Pinky & Dave come together to do a bonus ReFlicktions ep, this time featuring all the movies Pinky didn't get to chat about in the last few episodes.

Topics include... The lack of songs that are written directly for movies now... liking James Gunn... the making of (and the crap that is) Warcraft... Pinky's Tom Hanks List... Nic Cage's bad southern accent... more Apocalypse talk... Pinky's Marvel talk... and much more...

Movies discussed in this episode:

Bowfinger... Gremlins... The Right Stuff... Mad Max (1979)... Winter's Bone... Slither... Warcraft... Money Monster... Wall Street... Disney's Hercules... The Money Pit... Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising... Turner & Hooch... Joe vs The Volcano... Con Air... The Nice Guys... X-Men Apocalypse... Alice: Through the Looking Glass... Eye in the Sky... Killing Zoe... Hotel Transylvania 2