Episode 610: The Christmas Gifts of 2023

It's a Marshmallow Deucecast indeed as the Cheetah Girls finally make their annual appearance on the show! 

It's the last stop before Christmas Day, with the 9th Annual Christmas Gift episode -- and the fourth Gifts ep in a row with Garrison "The Pride of Villa Rica" Ryfun joining up! 

In this episode, the final 2023 Birthday Movies kicks the show off, with Aquaman turning 5, LOTR3 turning 20, Tombstone turning 30, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang turning a lot older than you'd think.

After catching up with Mikey's and Garrison's 2023 movie numbers, it's another edition of Everything Everywhere All At Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, following the first ever round last summer.  

Then the gifts -- Gal Gadot needs a break... WWE gets a multiverse... some films and filmmakers get better coverage... and the world gets more Whit Stillman... and much more.

Finally, Mikey hands out tangible gift bags, while d$ and G-Ryfun hand out their own gifts, with a stop in the pretentious corner (sort of) and returning to the well for a few films.

Stick around to the very end... it's a delight. 

DCMS Episode 600: The Big Bracket

Finally, after all the hubbub and chatter and stops and starts, Mikey, d$ and #XLessDr Earl have made it to the culmination of topics of 28 previous episodes... The Big Bracket. 

From Episode 291 to Episode 599, 36 movie roles were chosen and now will face off one on one... a majority vote rules, as the crew goes through the match ups one at at time.

But what fun is a Movie Role Bracket if there aren't more Friends of the Show joining up?  And Friends of the Show join up... producing the show is Roth from Wyoming and stepping in is Lil G "Pride of Albany" Ryfun... then along the way comes (in order of appearance...) Lil Andy... Aussie Nate... Hurricane Rhett... "Amish" Jenn Novotny... Jenny Kaufman... Matty Mink... Uncle Brian... Coach DiBello... and of course, The Icon, Scotty "Ryfulicious" Ryfun... 

It's absolutely the longest episode we've ever done, as we agreed early on there would be no Big Bracket in 601 -- the group powers through the entire show. New theme songs, familiar favorites, jokes fly, Garrison drives, Mikey has a delay, Earl changes his mind, d$ keeps it all moving. 

Enjoy the show. 

Make sure you tune into some of our fave podcasts...

Roth from Wyoming & the Good Day 4 a Movie Podcast
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Hurricane Rhett and On the Doc
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Jenn Novotny and The Main Street Electrical Podcast
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Matt Mink and The Soundtrack of Life
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The Ryfun Boys and WGIGAM Podcast

Also, don't forget Melissa Reagan and the Food For Thoughtcast
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Craig Harmann and the Harmanny Music Education Podcast
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Jonny Hile and the Captain's Logs & Lightsabers

Your Bracket:
Play In games:
(32) Sally Albright vs (33) "Good" Will Hunting
(29) Belle vs (36) Anna Scott
(31) George Bailey vs (34) Castor Troy
(30) Prince Akeem vs (35) Joe Miller

ROUND ONE
(1) Darth Vader vs 32/33 winner
(16) The Joker vs (17) Peter Venkman
(9) Mary Poppins vs (24) Jerry Maguire
(8) Capt Jack Sparrow vs (25) Uncle Buck

(4) Superman vs 29/36 winner
(13) Freddy Krueger vs (20) Jack Torrence
(12) Kermit vs (21) Nick Fury
(5) Batman vs (28) Derek Zoolander

(2) Indiana Jones vs 31/34 winner
(15) Ironman vs (18) Dracula
(10) Rocky Balboa vs (23) Robin Hood
(7) Harry Potter vs (26) The Bandit

(3) James Bond vs 30/35 winner
(14) Woody vs (19) Captain America
(11) The Terminator vs (22) Gollum
(6) Vito Corleone vs (27) Beetlejuice

Episode 590: The Samuel L Jackson Tourney

The Big Bracket awaits in September, as we will finally end a years long search for the greatest movie role ever... but there are several spots empty, and to fill up one of those blank spaces, #FanboySummer2023 loser winner participant Matt Mink makes his glorious Coke-filled return to the podcast!

This time around, Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl catch up with Matt and his latest on both of his podcasts -- The Soundtrack of Life and Man-Child Movie Night -- before Matt leads the show into the 27th Big Bracket tourney... this time, to find the greatest movie role from the BMF himself, Samuel L. Jackson.

From Matt's least favorite Tarantino film to the version of "H8ful Eight" that everyone should see to #TwitterlessDrEarl putting "The 51st State" on his to-be-watched list to Dave pimping for Carl Lee Hailey to Mikey trying to explain the Shaft mythology... 32 roles go in, only one can be a Bad M-F'er and advance.

Movies that made the bracket:

Pulp Fiction (MAX)
Formula 51 / The 51st State (Peacock Premium; TubiTV)

The Incredibles (Disney+)
Amos & Andrew (for purchase)

Eve's Bayou (Starz)
Shaft (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+)

DieHard with a Vengeance (Hulu)
Soul Men (Peacock Premium; TubiTV)
 
xXx (Paramount+)
MCU (Disney+)

Deep Blue Sea (MAX)
Jurassic Park (Peacock Premium; TubiTV)

Kingsman Secret Service (MAX)
Black Snake Moan (for rental)

Star Wars Prequels (Disney+)
Jungle Fever (unavailable)

H8Ful Eight (Netflix)
Do the Right Thing (Peacock Premium)

Snakes on a Plane (for rental) 
187 (unavailable)

The Negotiator (Netflix)
Rules of Engagement (Paramount+; Showtime)

Coach Carter (Showtime; Paramount+)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (for rental)

Unbreakable/Glass Franchise (MAX)
Loaded Weapon I (for rental)

Kiss of Death (unavailable)
A Time to Kill (for rental)

Django Unchained (Paramount+)
Fresh (for rental)

Jackie Brown (Amazon Prime)
Hard Eight (MGM+)