Episode 681: Another Simple ReFlicktions

 Another month, another set of movies, another attempt from the MCU to try to revive the MCU... it's time for ReFlicktions!


Dave, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl are back to discuss another round of films seen, assigned, and watched over the last few weeks...

Amongst the topic of conversation, Benaffleck returns to count and shoot... d$ and his Netflix docs... Anna Kendrick swings and misses... Rami Malek swings and misses... Val Kilmer swings and misses... Viola Davis swings and misses... Tom Hardy swings and misses... MCU hits a home run... Walter Matthau gets busy... death comes for us all... and a movie Mikey refuses to watch.

It's also InternationEarl as our Dr. Earl pays off the films from around the world he's seen, as assigned by d$, Mikey, and Friends of the Show Burgess and Garrison.

Plus, top Five of the Year so far, and new film assignments.

• The Accountant 2 (in theaters)
• Oklahoma City Bombing: An American Terror (Netflix)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Disney+)
• Havoc (Netflix)
• Another Simple Favor (Amazon Prime)
• The Amateur (in theaters)
• A Deadly American Marriage (Netflix)
• Thunderbolts* (in theaters)
• G20 (Amazon Prime)
• Love Hurts (Peacock)
• Nonnas (Netflix)
• The Saint (Paramount+; MGM+)
• Sinners (in theaters)
• Charlie Verrick (for rental)
• Black Bag (Peacock Premium)
• Final Destinations: Bloodline (in theaters)
• The Long Good Friday (MAX; The Criterion Channel)
• A Single Shot (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• Wildcat (The Criterion Channel)
• The Gazebo (for rental)
• Memory (for rental)
• Holy Spider (Netflix)

InternationEarl Movies (alphabetized) 

• Embrace of the Serpent (Jeremy assigned) (Kanopy; Fandor)
• In Order of Disappearance (d$ assigned) (Amazon Prime)
• The Promised Land (Michael assigned) (Hulu)
• A Taxi Driver (Garrison assigned) (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)

Episode 675: The (almost) 2024 Top Ten (Top 5)

While we are well into 2025, there are still a few 2024 moments to wrap up... one being, of course, the annual Deucie Awards, along with the Top Ten of the Year from d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl... 

...but that's next week.

This week, however, we get ready for the Top Ten by giving you the five leading up to it.  Our Almost Top Ten Top Five, with love and shoutouts to some big films like Conclave, Rebel Ridge, Sing Sing, and even love to one that deserved more, like Furiosa. 

Also, a quick glance at some recent movies seen, like A Working Man and Minecraft.

Plus, a special nod to the recently passed legendary actor Val Kilmer, as we give our fave Val movies. 

Movies Discussed:

• Alien Romulus
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• The Brutalist (for rental)
• The Doors
• Dune Part Two
• Flow (MAX)
• Furious: A Mad Max Saga
• The Ghost and the Darkness
• Heat (Netflix)
• IF 
• Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• The Prince of Egypt
• Real Genius
• Rebel Ridge (Neflix)
• Sing Sing
• Spartan
• The Substance
• Thunderheart
• Tombstone
• Top Gun
• Top Gun Maverick
• Top Secret
• Val
• We Live in Time (MAX)
• Wildcat (Criterion Channel)
• Wild Robot
• Willow
• Wonderland

Episode 577: Les Deucerables... The Western vs The Musical

Big plans ahead for the summer at The Deucecast Movie Show, so in an effort to continue the quest to find the greatest roles of all time... it's another Big Bracket Tourney.

This time, friend of the show Roth from Wyoming stops by with his own bracket, featuring two of his fave movie genres... on one side, the classic and modern westerns of the age, featuring the classic and modern roles in the tournament... Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Will Kane, Bill Mumy, The Man with No Name, Doc Holliday, all of the Wyatt Earps (the good one and the Costner one) and more.

On the other side, the classic and modern musical roles of the age -- Maria Von Trapp, Lil Orphan Annie (in a heated battle, by the way), Dorothy, Willy Wonka and more, many of which lead to a true "what makes a musical?" discussion.

And Mary Poppins gets her final shot at Big Bracket glory.

Episode 542: Thor ReFlicktions and Thunder

The year 2022 is over 50% done now, and our movie totals are beginning to stack up... and to add to Mikey's, Dave's, and #TwitterlessDoctorEarl's movie count are all the films seen in the last few weeks -- all assembled here for review.

Among the topics... Ethan Hawke as a bad guy... the genius of Mike Judge... Kevin Hart plays Kevin Hart... why haven't you seen Thunderheart yet?.. movies better than "Lightyear"... d$'s list of Thor issues... Mikey fanning for Dakota Johnson... hot AnnaSophia Robb talk... Dr Earl is the last man on earth over 45 who hasn't seen "Krull"... more twisted true crime from Netflix... crawdad movies and books... 

Plus our updated Top 5 of the Year (so far) 

And here are the movies seen this month, and where they are streaming (at the time of this recording)

• Operation Mincemeat (Netflix)
• The Black Phone (in theaters)
• Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe (Paramount+)
• The Man from Toronto (Netflix)
• Minions: The Rise of Gru (in theaters)
• VAL (Amazon Prime)
• Thunderheart (for rental)
• Rich & Shameless:  Girls Gone Wild Exposed (HBO Max)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (in theaters)
• Sawdust and Tinsel (HBO Max)
• Where the Crawdads Sing (in theaters)
• Elvis (in theaters)
• Sh*thhouse (AMC+; for rental)
• Krull (HBO Max; Hulu)
• The Contractor (Showtime)
• Soul Surfer (HBO Max; Netflix)
• The Sea Beast (Netflix)
• Hit the Road (for rental)
• The Girl in the Picture (Netflix)
• Jockey (Starz)
• Zombies 3 (Disney+)
• 1Up (Amazon Prime)
• Spiderhead (Netflix)
• Don’t Make Me Go (Amazon Prime)
• Persuasion (Netflix)
• The Princess (Hulu)
• Last Seen Alive (for rental; Hoopla)