Wednesday, August 13, 2025
DCMS Classic Episode 244: Our Confessions (Sept 28, 2016)
And what better way to bare the soul than to do it with friends... Terrance Malick apologist, Witt Stillman fan and movie historian Dr Earl comes into talk about what is weighing on him, and Friend of the Show and Miss Independent Jeremy Burgess joins the group as well to discuss his movie confessions.
The state of Pixar! Hating on The Rock! Hating on The Snape! Hating on Costner! Loving on The Cage! Becoming a Bronie! Hallmark lovin! And so much more...
Movies... actors... actresses... genres... tropes... these are the things that only a few people love... or things that everyone loves that only a few hate... or that everyone knows about that hasn't been experienced...
These are our confessions.
Also, our first Cepheus reference, as well as Ginuine's "Pony
Find the original episode listing here
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Episode 691: The Top Ten of 1989
And helping us out is Friend of the Show and Almost Pulitzer Prize winning Radio Guru DJ Scotty "Father of Garrison 'Pride of Albany' Ryfun" Ryfun!
In this episode, the trio chat about Michael Douglas and the Yakuza... Patrick Swayze doing tai chi while smoking a cig... Steve Martin and all the kids... Michelle Pfeiffer on a piano... Tom Hanks in the suburbs... Dave's William Hickey voice... M'Lynn's brown football helmet... Rick Moranis in several films... why 20 minutes in crucial to The Abyss... Audrey Hepburn's last role... and of course DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
Movies discussed and where to find them at time of recording
- The Abyss (Hulu; Disney+)
- Always (for rental)
- Back to the Future II (Hulu: Starz in Time Travel)
- Batman (HBO Max)
- Black Rain (Paramount+)
- The Burbs (for rental)
- Cinema Paradiso (for rental)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys (not available)
- Field of Dreams (Peacock Premium+)
- Ghostbusters II (for rental)
- Glory (for rental)
- Honey I Shrunk the Kids (Disney+)
- Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Paramount+; Disney+)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (TubiTV)
- Major League (Paramount+; MGM+)
- Parenthood (for rental)
- Road House (for rental)
- Say Anything (Hulu)
- Sea of Love (for rental)
- Steel Magnolias (TubiTV)
- The War of the Roses (for rental)
- When Harry Met Sally (for rental)
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Episode 690: The Top Ten of 1994
Leave it to new-to-the-show Galaxy Joe from Rule the Galaxy Podcast to bringing in one of the most heralded years in the 90s - the year that brought John Travolta back... that had Jimmy Cameron making non blue people movies... had Tim Robbins crawling through a 500 yard tunnel of poop... left Ben Stiller as the responsible one... made Michael Keaton yelling "stop the presses!"... and Natalie Portman being 12.
It was over 30 years ago, but gives us quite a fantastic top ten.
Here are the films discussed, and where to find them streaming (at least at the time of recording)
- Chunking Express (HBO Max)
- Clerks (for rental)
- Dumb and Dumber (TubiTV)
- Forrest Gump (Peacock Premium+; Paramount+)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (MGM+)
- Leon: The Professional (for rental)
- The Lion King (Disney+)
- The Madness of King George (MGM+)
- Maverick (for rental)
- The Paper(for rental)
- Pulp Fiction (Paramount+)
- Quiz Show (for rental)
- Reality Bites (for rental)
- The Ref (for rental)
- The River Wild (for rental)
- The Shawshank Redemption (for rental)
- Speed (HBO Max)
- Star Trek: Generations (MGM+; Paramount+)
- True Lies (Hulu)
- Wyatt Earp (for rental)
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
DCMS Classic: Ep 438 ReFlick ReVisit
An episode from the archives - a classic ep first aired on July 8, 2020
Another few weeks have gone by in summer months, and another pile of movies to get through. And the crew to do it are the Deucecast Movie Show hosts, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl.
The movies discussed and reviewed, in order (and streaming service, but only where they were available in 2020)
The Vast of Night (Prime)... Maze Runner: The Death Cure (FX Now)... Artemis Fowl (Disney+)... Just Mercy (Hoopla)... Zapped! (Prime)... Delta Force (streaming)... The Hate U Give (HBO Max)... Knife in the Water (HBO)... United We Fan (Prime)... Skyline (Prime)... Long Gone Summer (ESPN+)... Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)... The Big Lebowski (Fubo; DirecTV)... Metro (HBO Max)... Back in the Day (Prime)... Footloose (2012; Prime)... Everything Beautiful is Far Away (Prime)... 7500 (Prime)... Crawl (Prime; Hulu)... The King of Staten Island (DirecTV; streaming)... Midsommar (Prime)... Memory: Origins of Alien (Crackle)... Athlete A (Netflix)... Jasper Mall (streaming)... Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Disney+)... Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Disney+)... Carrie Pilby (Netflix)... Becky (Streaming)... Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix)... The Hunt (Streaming)... The Assistant (Streaming)
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Episode 689: The Top Ten of 1986
The year was 1986, and the movies were rad. Dave and Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl, along with Ken, dive into the decade of excess, with some great chatter on movie trivia, Rodney Dangerfield, Stephen King novellas, Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe, some John Carpenter camp, whether Alien or Aliens was better, everyone slurping Ferris Bueller (though not d$, he's not fooled) and more.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Episode 688: The Top Ten of 2001
So goes the latest in our summer series of Top Tens, with our guest, the Food For Thoughtcast host and Friend of the Show Melissa the Chef!
Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl invite in Melissa to talk about movies 24 years ago - the Best Picture winner, the Fannings first movies (Elle yes!) and the hot topics of the year. Plus, a countdown of all of our faves - everything from Wes Anderson to lamenting the non-work of Orlando Jones to why Mikey hates Lord of the Rings.
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (rental)
- Amelie (rental)
- American Pie 2 (Starz in horny teens)
- A Beautiful Mind (rental)
- Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
- Bridget Jones Diary (MAX)
- Computer Chess (rental)
- Evolution (rental)
- Ghost World (Amazon Prime: TubiTV)
- Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (MAX; Peacock Premium)
- Heist (rental)
- Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back (Paramount+)
- Legally Blonde (MGM+ Peacock Premium)
- Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings (MAX; Amazon Prime)
- Memento (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
- Monsters Inc (Disney+)
- Oceans Eleven (TBS)
- On the Line (rental)
- The Princess Diaries (Disney+)
- Rat Race (rental)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (Hulu; Criterion Channel)
- Shrek (Peacock Premium)
- Training Day (Paramount+; MGM+)
- Waking Life (rental)
- Wet Hot American Summer (Starz in Horny Campers)
- Zoolander (Netflix; Paramount+)
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Episode 687: The Top Ten of 1988
This week's episode has nothing to do with July 4th or patriotism, but instead, the Top 10 Summer Series continues! This week, Miss Independent, Jeremy Burgess, joins Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl take a look at the late 80s, in the year 1988!
It was a year that saw Tim Allen and Annette Bening get their big break... Bill Murray go Christmas... Monty Python win an Oscar... Tom Hanks get seduced by an older lady... Tom Cruise outshine Dustin Hoffman... The Coreys peak... a double dose of Kevin Dillon... space Klowns... and of course, its Die Hard in a building!
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Episode 686: The ReFlicktions Scheme
Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl round up their latest, including...
Ethan Hunt's last ride... why Tom Hulce wasn't bigger... revisiting a modern classic... Disney's latest films... a movie based on a musical and the movie based on that musical... Elisabeth Olsen's new flick... the extended love for Mr Miyagi.. Fear Street returns.. a handful of documentaries... a dragon live action... John Wick's disappointment...
Plus, the newest Top 5 of the month, and more movie assignments!
- Mission Impossible Final Reckoning – in theaters
- Slam Dance – MGM+; Amazon Prime
- Rogue One – Disney+
- Lilo & Stitch – in theaters
- Elio – in theaters
- Waitress – Hulu
- Waitress: The Musical – MAX
- Come and See –
- Friendship – in theaters
- Bring Her Back – in theaters
- The Assessment – for rental
- Pee Wee as Himself – MAX
- Fountain of Youth – AppleTV+
- Karate Kids: Legends – in theaters
- It Follows – MAX
- The Phoenician Scheme – in theaters
- Presence – Hulu
- Mountain Head – MAX
- The Luckiest Man in America – for rental
- Night Moves – The Criterion Channel
- Fear Street: Prom Queen – Netflix
- Ballerina – in theaters
- Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster – Netflix
- Predator: Killer of Killers – Hulu
- The Last Stop in Yuma County – Paramount+
- The Astroworld Tragedy – Netflix
- Dangerous Animals – in theaters
- The Life of Chuck – in theaters
- Materialists
– in theaters
- Surviving Ohio State - Netflix
- 28 Years Later – in theaters
- How to Train Your Dragon – in theaters
- Heart Eyes - Netflix
- Wicked Little Letters – Netflix
- Death Trap - for rental
- The Long Good Friday – MAX; Criterion Channel
- Mona Lisa – MAX; Criterion Channel
- Borderline – for rental
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
DCMS Ep 685: The Top Ten of 2004
A return to 2004, the year d$ got married, the year The Deuce as a physical apartment ended, and Roth From Wyoming was a wee teen... and #XLessDrEarl was also there too somewhere.
Its the year of Peak Will Ferrell... love for Tom Hanks in an airport... voting for Pedro... Olympic hockey... White Goodman... Tom Cruise being bad... stealing the Declaration of Independence... Super Pixar... and much more, as the guys welcome in Roth from Wyoming to count down their faves from the Year of Our Lord 2004
Movies discussed, and where to find them (at time of recording)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burghendy - Paramount+
- Collateral - Paramount+
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Store - FX Now
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - MAX
- Friday Night Lights - STARZ In Quarterbacks
- Garden State - rental
- Hotel Rwanda - TubiTV
- The Incredibles - Disney+
- Kill Bill Vol 2 - rental
- Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Hulu
- Man on Fire - Hulu; AMC+
- Million Dollar Baby - rental
- Miracle - Disney+
- Napoleon Dynamite - Hulu
- National Treasure - Disney+
- The Passion of the Christ - Netflix
- Sideways - Hulu
- Spanglish - Hulu
- The Terminal - rental
- Troy - AMC+
- 13 Going on 30 - Netflix
- Shaun of the Dead - Peacock Premium; STARZ in Zombies
- Spartan - rental
- Spider-Man 2 - Disney+; FX Now
- Walking Tall - Peacock Premium; MGM+
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Episode 684: The Top Ten of 1984
Its the second week of our Summer Series as we look back at many years past, and the greatest movies from those years... and today, we invite in Friend of the Show Aussie Nate, who picks the year 1984.
When we did our Greatest Movie Year Tourney back in the day, 1984 was the winner and this year is stacked!
From fake band mockumentarys to movies that are pretty much be canceled to Indy trilogy to Axel Foley's first appearance to Daniel Sahn's first appearance (and did Johnny actually win? or cheat?) and the trouble with not feeding them after midnight, plus multiple Toxie movies and a neverending franchise, and the truth about Scotty Schwartz and Kidco...
Next week! 2000!!
Movies Discussed & Where to find them currently
- Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
- Amadeus (for rental)
- Beverly Hills Cop (AMC+)
- Dune (Netflix)
- Firestarter (for rental)
- Ghostbusters (for rental)
- Gremlins (TubiTV)
- Greystoke (for rental)
- Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (Disney+; Paramount+)
- The Karate Kid (for rental)
- Kidco (for rental)
- The Killing Fields (TubiTV)
- Muppets Take Manhattan (Disney+)
- The Neverending Story (TubiTV)
- Red Dawn (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
- Romancing the Stone (for rental)
- Sixteen Candles (HBO Max)
- The Terminator (MGM+; HBO Max)
- This is Spinal Tap (for rental)
- The Toxic Avengers (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
- Voyage of the Rock Aliens (TubiTV)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Episode 683: The Top Ten of 2006
This summer, The Deucecast Movie Show is looking back at years prior to the show's beginning. As we approach our 700th episode, leading up to it we will be doing a series of Top Tens -- each one focusing in on a particular year.
Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl invite in Friend of the Show Garrison Ryfun, and G has picked The Year of Our Lord 2006.
We run through the year - the bigger news stories of the year, the top ten films, the Oscar noms and winners, even the Razzie Award highlights, plus where we exactly were in 2006... Mikey and Dave freshly married (though not to each other... not yet anyway), Dr Earl building hospitals in the Baja California dessert, and Garrison being the only kid in KinderCare who was familiar with Bong Joon Ho.
Enjoy the show this week, and check back next week when we dive into... 1984!
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Episode 682: The 2025 Summer Movie Preview
This week, #XLessDrEarl is returning from his attending Friend of the Show Roth from Wyoming's wedding to the wonderful Lady Roth from Wyoming, so Mike and d$ read the notes to show you what to expect.
First up, a quick review of MI: FiReck that hit theaters this weekend -- where it falls on the overall Mission Impossible rankings, and what they loved about it (full review featured in June's ReFlicktions)... then, the summer preview, with new John Wick... new Wes Andy... Predator won't die... the Smurfs won't go away... and someone thinks that someone cares about Dora... plus, Live Action Dragons, Pixar's film that no one is talking about... Brad Pitt drives fast... M3GAN is the hero now?... more live action dragons... Netflix sequels no one cares about... Superman and Fantastic Four get their day in the spotlight... Liam Neeson goes slapstick... Idris Elba and Sydney Sweeney doing work... some director named Ron Howard finally gets a follow up to his hit Cocoon... Spike and Denzel back together again... and Peter Dinklege goes Toxie...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Episode 681: Another Simple 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)
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Episode 680: The Updated MCU Rankings
We invite in Fan Fave and Friend of the Show, the Pride of Villa Rica Georgia, Young Garrison "Spawn of Ryfun" Ryfun calls in, Marvel fan that he is.
Starting with 2008's "Iron Man", the guys run through the entire MCU, and all of it's faves, giving their list of their faves, ultimately giving a Top Ten from each, then a show Top Ten.
How does your top ten align with ours?
Here is the list of the MCU films & dates released
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Episode 679: The Meanest Movie Moms
This week on the show, Friend of the Show, Mr Independent himself Jeremy Burgess, joins d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl to talk all about the worst, meanest, sometimes most murderous and villainous moms in all the movies. From creatures from space to cheerleader moms to grifting moms to abusive moms and more.
Plus, Burgess gives his take on not just small indie films to watch for, but some mainstream films that everyone should see. Then, a rousing game of Part 3 Rotten Tomatoes.
And, likely the first mention of Club Shay Shay on the podcast ever.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Episode 678: Star Wars Adjacent Movies
Can't Force alone, so the crew invites in Fan Fave and longtime friend of the show Hurricane Rhett Barnett, and he gives his own take on the 2024 comedy horror movie "Heretic" as well as a brief chat about the rerelease of "Revenge of the Sith", which has Mikey using the word "Refractory" and Rhett using the phrase "Marital Bed".
Then they play what turns about to be a disastrous version of "Everything Everywhere All At Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", which may end up being retired at some point because no one can play the stupid thing (note: d$'s opinion).
Then, a top five of Star Wars Adjacent, with some classic Flash Gordon and a chat about Sam Jones and Jacko (OY!), plus star fighters and dark stars and stars with battles beyond them, plus a glave, a hole, Ridley Scott's inspiration, and even kitchen appliances in a classic short film.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Episode 677: April's ReFlicktions Brew
Off the top of the show, Miss Independent and The Pride of Tifton Garrison Ryfun, along with hosts Mikey and d$, assign foreign, aka InternationEARL, movies to the Good Doctor for watching and reviewing in an upcoming episode.
Then, the list of films seen over the last 7 or 8 weeks... d$ sees classic Warren Beatty... Dr Earl takes on controversial Netflix... and Mikey finds rare Kevin Smith. Plus, a longer talk on the good and bad of Mickey17... love for Soderbergh... not love for the latest Chris Pratt... docs about Clue, Kaufman (Andy, not Jen), and murderous daughters... prescient pope stuff... Reggie Miller vs Spike Lee... Jack Black successfully always being Jack Black... and much love for the latest Michael B Jordan joint.
Then, the first Top Five of 2025!
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Episode 676: The 2025 Deucie Awards (and our Top 10 of the Year)
With the year 1/4th over, it is time to finally stick a fork into 2024 movies, with our list of our favorite films... AND awarding the best films of the year.
It's the coveted Deucie Awards, and for the 12th year in a row, Mikey, d$ and Dr. Earl are here to give out the best in Comedy, Drama, Cinematography, Animation, Documentary, Music, Screenplay, Sci-Fi/Horror, Brain Candy, and of course, the acting awards, direction, and Best Picture!
The Brutalist has a record 8 nominations, with Civil War getting 7 noms, A Complete Unknown with 6, while Dune Part Two and Wicked each getting 5.
Can Denis Villeneuve get his 3rd Deucie Award of his career? Can Saoirse Ronan get her third? Or can Florence Pugh join Denis, Saoirse, and Adam Driver as the only movie makers to get 2?
Plus, what films impressed Dr. Earl, Mikey, and d$ that they end up on their respective Top Ten lists of the year? And you'll recognize a lot of the voices you hear on this ep, as we get all of our faves to assist!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Episode 675: The (almost) 2024 Top Ten (Top 5)
...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