Episode: The Deucecast Afterlife

Inching ever closer to the monumental episode #700, Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are here to discuss not just life in the movies... but AFTERLIFE in the movies.  The coolest, scariest, most unique, or best (subjective) portrayals of the Heavenly Realm... or the Hot Basement... and maybe even some purgatory in between.

First, the Angelic Trio checks out the box office in 2024, with a round of Box Office Mojo - figuring out what films made the most money... domestically of course (because we aren't communists), and in the calendar year.

Then, a list of films featuring the Big Guy Upstairs, Ol' No Shoulders down below, a few angels, a few demons and more.  From Bill and Ted to Swayze to Albert Brooks to some Pixar Dr. Earl has never seen, it's a fun list. A blessed list, we hope. Thoughts and prayers. 

Has to be blessed with Malick, right?  Right? 

Finally, a quick look at the new film "Companion", and both d$ and Mikey's recommendations. 

Episode 549: The Extended Editions

Still Beautiful. Still Gorgeous. Still Malick.

As Labor Day passes, so goes, for all intents and purposes, the #FanBoySummer which comes to a close with one final guest, one final top five as provided by those in the Discord.

Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome back The Pride of Tifton Georgia, the Spawn of Ryfun, Lil G, Garrison to the show, and he brings to the table an extended alternate topic... that being Extended Editions and Directors Cuts of our Fave Films.

Several opinions come up on the Justice League and Zack Snyder's famed edition... the slapstick of Superman and the alternate cut... Mikey cheating... Garrison channeling Sergio Leone... watching films in TV series form... Terrence Malick stuff... Mikey's Star Trek convention discoveries... watching The Tuxedo... Peter Jackson's directors edition of the Lord of the Rings... aliens of the Abyss... and a movie that lasts over five hours...

Plus, d$ plays off DaveSplosion 2022!

These are the films discussed in the episode at the time of recording... no idea where all the extended editions are, but the originals are here, unless otherwise noted

• The Abyss - STARZ in wet
• Almost Famous - STARZ in Fever Dogs
• Amadeus - for rental
• Apocalypse Now Redux - Netflix
  
• Blade Runner - HBO Max
• City Hunter - TubiTV
• Game of Death - STARZ in Hi Ya; TubiTV
• H8ful Eight extended - Netflix
• The Highlander - Amazon Prime; HBO Max; Peacock
• Interceptor - Netflix
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - HBO Max
• The New World - for rental
• Once Upon a Time in America - Netflix
• Payback - unavailable
• Police Story 2 - HBO Max
• Southern Comfort - TubiTV
• Superman II: The Donner Cut - for rental
• The Tree of Life - for rental
• The Tuxedo - for rental
• Until the End of the World - unavailable
• Waterworld - STARZ in wet
• Zack Synder's Justice League - HBO Max

Episode 515: The January ReFlicktions Part One

If you thought the beginning of the year meant a slow down in movies seen by The Deucecast Movie Show crew -- Mikey, d$, and Dr. Earl -- then you obviously don't know these guys very well.

The year starts with a bang with a heaping helping of film reviews, both new -- Spidey, West Side Story, Swan Song -- and old -- To the Wonder, Ernest -- and many, many more...

So many, in fact, that the show was chopped into two pieces... this week, you get a great discussion on the Golden Globes, with winners announced as we record, plus the sad state of the once proud, if not eccentric affair. 

Then, reviews on almost 20 movies, with just as many coming next week.

Here's what you can expect this week, including where they are streaming at recording time. 

• Nightmare Alley (in theaters)
• The Hand of God (Netflix)
• Ernest Saves Christmas (Disney+)
• Love Hard (Netflix)
• Swan Song (AppleTV+)
• Mother Android (Hulu)
• Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (Peacock)
• Closed for Storm (Amazon Prime)
• Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss (HBO Max)
• The Nowhere Inn (Hulu)
• West Side Story (in theaters)
• Belfast (in theaters)
• The Kings Man (in theaters)
• The Matrix Resurrections (in theaters / HBO Max)
• Spiderman: No Way Home (in theaters)
• To the Wonder (TubiTV)
• Meet the Ricardos (Amazon Prime)
• Licorice Pizza (in theaters)
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (HBO Max)

Next week... we ReFlicked on Street Gang... The French Dispatch... Red Rocket... Pig... The Tender Bar... The 355... and many more!

Episode 513: Lumps of Coal 2021

In an annual tradition, out of the dozens of movies the Deucecast loved... and out of the hundreds of movies The Deucecast guys liked... there are those that just didn't land, or maybe even crashed and burned in a spectacularly bad way.

Mikey, d$, and The Surgical Dr Earl welcome in the Spawn of Ryfun, Lil G Dawg, to discuss the bad, the terrible, the horrible, and the worst movies seen all year long. 

First up, a few "gifts" from the previous episode, as Dr Earl and Lil G discuss whatever the crap Malick is doing, while d$ gives Dr Earl his epic present for the year.  And Dr Earl hands out some gifts of his very own! 

Then, a look at the worst of the worst, with bad Tom Holland... worst Anne Hathaway... crap Marvel films... sucktastic remakes... horrifically bad horror flicks... awful Lebron... a Costas Mandylor film... disappointing Jessie Spano... boring Hugh Jackman... the well made, good movies that d$ just didn't like, or get, the Nic Cage movie that broke Lil G... 

And the Bruce Willis film that broke Mikey.

• The Ascent (Criterion Channel)
• The Banana Splits Movie (for rental, but don't)
• Chaos Walking (Hulu)
• Cherry (AppleTV+)
• The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Garrison Watch It (HBO Max)
• Cosmic Sin (Netflix) 
• Dear Evan Hanson (for rental, but maybe you shouldnt) 
• Diabolique (1996) (Amazon Prime)
• Ernest Saves Christmas (Disney+)
• Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (for rental)
• Eternals (for rental in January on Disney+)
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance  (for rental)
• Hitman Bodyguard's Wife (for rental)
• HBO Max (HBO Max)
• Joseph & Mary (TubiTV; for rental)
• Lawrence of Arabia (for rental)
• Locked Down (HBO Max)
• The Movie Going Audience (most mirrors)
• New Mutants (HBO Max)
• Reminiscence  (for rental, but don't)
• Space Jam: A New Legacy (HBO Max)
• Swimf@n (for rental)
• Thunder Force (Netflix)
• Tom & Jerry (HBO Max)
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (HBO Max)
• A Week Away (Netflix)
• Willy's Wonderland (Hulu)
• You Don't Nomi (for rental)

Episode 498: Cinematic Inspiration

The human world is definitely a mess, and life at the Deucecast is better than anything they got out dere... so come let us inspire you!

Mikey, d$, and the vaunted and legendary icon #TwitterlessDrEarl are here to bring you the some of the most inspiring films we could find, movies that lift us up, make us happy, pump us with energy and a will to live.  A little bit of vim, and a lot of vigor.

And somewhere along the way, the party is crashed by Friend of the Show Scotty Ryfun, who just randomly pops in to say hello, and ends up sticking around to give his own list!

Also discussed along the way... the career of Chris Makepeace... Mikey working on his fitness... d$ runs fast... love for Olympia Dukakis... behind the scenes on Flight 93... Eddie & Steve... more Malick from #TwitterlessDrEarl... 

Episode 480: Chicken Soup for the Soul ReFlicktions

The summer season approaches! And if it's Mid May, we know that means... May ReFlicktions!  Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl take on the movie reviews from all the films they've seen in the last several weeks.

Topics include more Streisand... a couple of terrible films... Cynthia Rhodes Updates... Terrible Andy Dick... Earl's Malick excitement... and Bong Joon Ho's filmography... 

• Nobody (in theaters)
• Escape Plan 2: Hades (Amazon Prime)
• Escape Plan: The Extractors (Amazon Prime
• Far From the Madding Crowd (rental)
• Division III: Football’s Finest (Amazon Prime)
• Barely Lethal (Showtime)
• Spontaneous (Amazon Prime; Hulu; Epix)
• Yentl (TubiTV)
• Diabolique (Amazon Prime)
• A Hidden Life (rental)
• Blitz (TubiTV; Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle)
• The New Mutants (HBO)
• Thunderforce (Netflix)
• Barking Dogs Never Bite (Hulu; TubiTV)
• Mother (Hulu)
• Mortal Kombat (HBO)
• Unhinged (HBO)
• The Courier (rental)
• Love & Monsters (rental)
• I Used to Go Here (HBO)
• A Week Away (Netflix)
• Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• In the Earth (in theaters)
• Battleship (HBO Max)
• Runaway (Amazon Prime)
• Life After Flash (Amazon Prime)
• Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain (Amazon Prime)
• Stowaway (Netflix)
• Wild Mountain Thyme (Hulu)
• The 13^th Warrior (Hulu)
• Crown Vic (Hulu; Crackle)
• Fences (for rental)
• Dreamgirls (HBO Max)
• Ray (HBO Max)
• Get On Up (Netflix)
• American Wedding (Peacock)
• Marshall (for rental)
• Fatman (Hulu)
• Synchronic (Netflix)
• Without Remorse (Amazon Prime)
• Kid Detective (Starz)
• Marie Antoinette (HBO Max)
• The Beguiled (HBO Max)
• At Eternity’s Gate (Netflix)

Episode 461: Christmas Movie Gifts 2020

If you listen to the episode, you may recognize the opening theme, the best time of the year, when the Deucecast Movie Show plays the official Christmas theme of the show.  It truly is a Marshmallow World.

Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl are here once again to give out their annual Christmas gifts to the stars, and joining the show for the first time in the Christmas season, it's Spawn of Ryfun, Lil G himself Garrison Ryfun.

First up, Birthday movies, with everything from Popeye to a previous Star War edition, then Garrison gives a little Christmas episode history of the Deucecast Movie Show (he has notes!)

Then the guys begin to give out the gifts!  Chris Nolan has a present to open.  The tiny town of New Albanwick has a gift. AMC will get something under the tree. And for the first time, someone in the group gives their gifts to the others during the Top Five itself.

The 2020 Deucie Award Nominations

Here are the official nominations for the 7th Annual Deucie Awards;  awards to be presented on Episode 421, released on March 11th.

By the numbers:
Most nominations: Little Women (9)... Marriage Story (7)... Knives Out (5)... Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (5)... Parasite (5)... A Hidden Life (4)... Bombshell (4)

BEST PICTURE

1. 1917
2. A Hidden Life
3. Knives Out
4. Little Women
5. Marriage Story
6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7. Parasite

AWARD FOR DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT BY A DIRECTOR WHO DIRECTED

1. Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story"
2. Greta Gerwig, "Little Women"
3. Bong Joon Ho, "Parasite"
4. Terrance Malick, "A Hidden Life"
5. Sam Mendes, "1917"
6. Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST ACTOR

1. Christian Bale, "Ford v Ferrari"
2. Leonardo DiCaprio, "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood"
3. Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"
4. Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite is My Name"
5. Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"
6. Adam Sandler, "Uncut Gems"

BEST ACTRESS

1. Akwafina, "The Farewell"
2. Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
3. Lupita Nyong'o, "US"
4. Florence Pugh, "Midsommar"
5. Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"
6. Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Alan Alda, "Marriage Story"
2. Timothee Chalamet, "Little Women"
3. Daniel Craig, "Knives Out"
4. Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
5. Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
6. Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Laura Dern, "Little Women"
2. Rebecca Ferguson, "Doctor Sleep"
3. Scarlett Johansson, "JoJo Rabbit"
4. Thomasin McKenzie, "JoJo Rabbit"
5. Florence Pugh, "Little Women"
6. Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

THE JACOB PINKY AWARD FOR BEST BRAIN CANDY FILM

1. Doctor Sleep
2. Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs & Shaw
3. Ford v Ferrari
4. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
5. Jumanji The Next Level

BEST ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story"
2. Greta Gerwig, "Little Women"
3. Rian Johnson, "Knives Out"
4. Bong Joon Ho & Jin Won Han, "Parasite"
5. Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST ANIMATED FILM

1. Frozen 2
2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
3. Missing Link
4. Toy Story 4
5. Wonder Park

BEST SONG OR SCORE

1. Bombshell, music by Theodore Shapiro, featuring Caroline Shaw, Petra Haden, Susanna Hoffs
2. A Hidden Life, music by James Newton Howard
3. Joker, music by Hildur Guonadittior
4. "I Punched Keanu Reeves" from "Always Be My Maybe", music and lyrics by Randall Park and Dan the Automator
5. Little Women, music by Alexandre Desplat
6. Uncut Gems, music by Daniel Lopatin

BEST CAST ENSEMBLE

1. Avengers Endgame
2. Bombshell
3. Knives Out
4. Little Women
5. Parasite

BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA 

1. Dark Waters
2. A Hidden Life
3. Marriage Story
4. Parasite
5. Uncut Gems

BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY

1. Always Be My Maybe
2. Dolemite is My Name
3. JoJo Rabbit
4. Knives Out
5. Late Night

BEST MOTION PICTURE ACTION

1. 1917
2. 6 Underground
3. Avengers Endgame
4. Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs & Shaw
5. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum

BEST FANTASY / SCI FI

1. Avengers Endgame
2. Captain Marvel
3. Doctor Sleep
4. Spider-Man Far From Home
5. Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker

Episode 418: The Decade by Genre Pt 1

The first decade of The Deucecast Movie Show has ended -- as the show counts the commonlaw definition between 2010 and 2019 -- and the crew is ready to discuss the best films of the last ten years.

With an upcoming special featuring the Top Ten of the 2010s, it's important to discuss many of the other films that were loved and beloved by Mikey, Dave, #TwitterlessDrEarl, and Friend of the Show Burgess.

In this first of two parts, the show features six of twelve genres - drama, animated, family, comic book films, indie movies, and horror/thriller films -- and each of the team gives their top three, genre by genre.

You'll get a look at what makes Captain America Civil War so great... the joy of Paddington...  lots of Wes Anderson and Terrence Malick love... Burgess hates families... why The Social Network might be a perfect film... THEY KNEW from Spotlight... the horror of Black Swan... Dave's pick for the possible best script of the 2010s... and much, much more. 

Episode 358: Christmas Gifts 2018

It's that time of year once again, when The Deucecast Movie Show hosts are feeling generous and ready to dole out a dose of Christmas spirit to the world.

But joining Mikey, Dave, and #Twitterless Dr Earl, is Friend of the Show, back for his fourth Christmas Gifts episode, "No Just" Clay Shaver!

A little chit chat and catch up on movies and documentaries, and then the guys start handing out the merth and merry of Christmas gifts.

Amongst those opening Christmas gifts underneath the Deucecast Movie Show tree include Disney head honcho Bob Iger... busybody Tiffany Haddish... a Netflix Oscar of major proportions... Jennifer Garner getting more serious... Rian Johnson a real non-sci fi franchise... and much, much more.

Oh, and Clay has a new idea for the masses along the lines of his legendary 30 year reboot rule.

Episode 247: MikeTober III: The Deucening... and ReFlicktions

With the pumpkins and ghosts adorning every Southern porch, you know that Halloween is nigh... and that means the return of MikeTober III: The Miking Hour.

Mike, Pinky & Dave join forces with Witt Stillman Fan, Terrence Malick Apologist and Film Historian Dr. Earl, who joins us live from the Pretentious Corner.  And later on in the show, we call upon Friend of the Show Remodeling Clay Shaver to talk a little Be Kind // Rewind.

Tom Hanks' Oscar chances this year... Movies on Starz For One Percenters... the strange new film from Terrence Malick... What films would you find in the subconscious of Andy from Parks & Rec... Teddy KGB's other possible roles... Mikey + Burgess = Moonlighting... the khaki-ness of the podcast cast... 

And then, we get to the third edition of MikeTober, where Mikey goes over the horror films that were assigned to him this year... movies include An American Werewolf in London (assigned by Dave)... Rosemary's Baby (assigned by Friend of the Show Jeremy Burgess)... Hitcher (assigned by Clay Shaver)... A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (assigned by Dr Earl)... and The Thing (assigned by Pinky)...

Finally, a quick session of Be Kind // Rewind with Remodeling Clay discussing the film Risky Business... is it enjoyable now?  And more importantly, does it hold up to today's viewing?

Movies discussed this episode:

Nosferatu (1922)... Shadow of the Vampire (2000)... Sully (2016)... I Am Wrath (2016)... Mojave (2015)... Pete's Dragon (2016)... It Happened One Night (1934)...  Elstree 1976 (doc-2015)... Coherence (2013)... Terrence Malick's Night of Cups (2016)... The Magnificent Seven (2016)... Snowden (2016)... Bottle Rocket (1996)... Saturday Night Fever (1977)... Meet the Robinsons (2007)... Deepwater Horizon (2016)... The Orphanage (2007)... The Decent (2005)... Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)... Zoolander 2 (2016)... The Blair Witch (2016)... Don't Breathe (2016)... Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003)... Who Took Johnny (doc-2014)... All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)... The Deer Hunter (1978)... Not Since You (2009)... Amanda Knox (doc-2016)... The Haunting (1963)... Tusk (2014)... The Wicker Man (1973)... Girl on the Train (2016)... This Boy's Life (1993)... The Invitation (2015)... 

Episode 226: Baby Mamas

Happy belated Mother's Day from Dave, Mikey, and Pinky!  Joined by Terrence Malick Apologist and Film Historian Dr Earl, the episode celebrates the movies of favorite "baby mamas".

First up, a round of The Ryan Phillippe Game, naming films from the likes of Ethan Hawke, Sean Bean, Sam Jackson and so many more.  The pressure is on and the time is fleeting!  And a Beverly Cleary rat mention!

And then... celebrating Mother's Day a few weeks late, the hosts talk about the movies that their significant others happen to love.  Mikey's wife Ashley... Dave's wife Stephanie (his wife, not Mikey's sister)... Pinky's fake girlfriend Natalie... and Dr Earl discusses his boo that may or may even be his boo when you listen to the episode, because Dr Earl still has a lot of leavin' left to do.

Movies like first Hunger Games... a discussion on whether the dead guy in Hunger Games is named Finn, Finnick, Four or what... Steel Magnolias... a medical discussion of Steel Magnolias with diabetes and Dr Earl (who is yes, a real doctor)... Marley & Me, including the puppy years, Marley's origin and why do a prequel when you know what happens to the dog... Pinky's hatred of The Lion King... The Colin Firth Awakening... the career of Billy Zane...

And a deep discussion on "Bed of Roses" with Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei.

And Phillip Prince, Mikey wants his Star Wars Radio Dramas back.  Jerk.

Episode 204: Our Grown-Up Celebrity Christmas List

Merry Christmas!  Kwanzaa!  Hanukkah!  Holidays!  Festivus!  Boxing Day!  And all of that!  It's the last of our month long Christmas episode series, as we bring on not only Dr. Earl, but host of the Remodeling Clay podcast, Clay Shaver!

The episode kicks off with Santa Mikey bestowing gifts upon the group (mostly from his own VHS collection... and by most, we mean "all") and then to a great game of Denzel.

And then, The Deucecast Movie Show opens up the Santa bag and hands out great Christmas gifts to some Hollywood actors & actresses... like Shailene Woodley... and Jake Gyllenhaal... and Terrance Malick... Rick Moranis... Lindsay Lohan and many more, getting the gifts they deserve!

Plus, the "30 Year Reboot Rule" gets introduced for the first time... and...

Mikey extends the olive branch to none other than Anna Kendrick... get your Christmas spirit this week with our Christmas Movie Show!

Brothers in Movies

"Hey Brother.." That's right we at The Deucecast Movie Picture Show love Hollywood Movie Families. The brotherly love of Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, Beau and Jeff Bridges, and of course Alec, Stephen, William, and Daniel Baldwin. Mike, Pinky, and Dr. Earl take the reigns this week as Dave is visiting that Mouse in Florida. We pick our favorite brothers in movies together in such movies as The Fabulous Baker Boys , Young Guns, and of course I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

We ReFlick movies such as Blue Jasmine, The Family, and Prisoners. Including a very special "Moment With Malick" brought to you by Dr. Earl.

Discuss our Top 5 of the year. There are some major changes thanks to the majesty of Prisoners.

And there is a rousing new game created by Mike that Dr. Earl is really good at... he may or may not win with spouting out the answer Grand Prix.

Be sure to download this week's episode on iTunes and rate and review us as you see fit. You can always stream the episode on your Android or Blackberry device via Stitcher and stream the episode right here on this magnificent website.

Be sure to look for us next week as we drop our next Intermission episode. This time on the DeNiro Classic Taxi Driver.

Episode XCIX: Dr. StrangePod: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Deuce

We're back, and one step closer to the highly anticipated Episode 100, but first we bring you Episode 99, sans Dave. Not to fear though, Mike has support from Dr. Earl and Pinky.

On this episode Mike talks about his boredom at VeggieTales Live!, Dr. Earl acts like it's no big deal to ski at Breckenridge, CO, and Pinky nods and smiles at the two old dudes talking about stuff that old dudes talk about.

Producer Tommy brings in a very special drink from Wally World called Mistic. We, of course, make Pinky try the Carrot Orange flavor.

Mike brings us a new music from the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs," and without Dave there is no palate cleanser, so Mike prevails in bringing the listener the best music on a podcast recorded on a Wednesday night from a basement off the 280 corridor.

We have a listener-fueled "Dying with Dr. Earl" with some very hard-hitting medical questions for the Good Doctor.

A new movie game Mike calls "You're Quite the Character" is introduced, and based upon Dr. Earl's wisdom (not his age) he dominates young Pinky.

We wrap up the show with a Big 3 discussion on our most anticipated summer movies, and, of course, Dr. Earl has to mention some random Terrence Malick film.

Be sure to join us next week for Episode 100. We are having tons of guests, including a very special guest from out of town.