Episode 644: My Favorite Summer... The Animation

What better way to close out an entire summer of top ten lists from across 8 different genres and 3 different movie roles than to look at the cartoons... the animated films! 

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl jump right in with a look at each of their favorite films of the hand drawn and computer created fare. As you'd expect, lots of Pixar and Disney, but a little Rankin and Bass tossed in, plus Everything is Awesome, a little Cornholio, some smart rats, and a dying robot... only if you believe... in miracles. 

Here are the movies discussed and where to find them:

• Aladdin (Disney+)
• Beauty and the Beast (Disney+)
• Beavis & Butthead Do America (Paramount+)
• Cars 2 (Disney+)
• DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (Disney+)
• The Great Mouse Detective (Disney+)
• Hercules (Disney+)
• The Incredibles (Disney+)
• Inside Out (Disney+)
• Iron Giant (Paramount+)
• The Jungle Book (Disney+)
• The Last Unicorn (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• The Lego Movie (Netflix)
• The Little Mermaid (Disney+)
• The Lord of the Rings (for rental)
• The Prince of Egypt (for rental)
• Robin Hood (Disney+)
• The Secret of NIMH (MGM+)
• Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse (FXNow)
• The Sword in the Stone (Disney+)
• Toy Story 3 (Disney+)
• Transformers: The Movie (unavailable)
• Wall*E (Disney+)

Episode 607: Islands in the Streaming XI: Holiday Streaming

It's been far too long, but once again, Kenny & Dolly have returned to The Deucecast Movie Show... in the form of Islands in the Stream... and this time, it's a Holiday Streaming edition!  Mikey and Dave give you their picks for their fave films on your fave streaming services, with a Christmasy winter theme, and to add to the list, #XLessDrEarl is also here to add his suggestions!

All three give their faves available on streaming, from Family films to Drama to Animation to Comedy and more... including the first ever "PRETENTIOUS" film category. 

Plus, chats on Alexander Payne's filmography, Dave forgets a title, Earl cannot find a documentary, and Mikey loves Batman.

And here's where you get to find them (at the time of recording)

• Anastasia (Disney+)
• Batman Returns (Amazon Prime)
• Casting JonBenet (Netflix)
• Christmas in Connecticut (the original - d MAX)
• Christmas in Connection (with Kris Kristofferson - for rental)
• A Christmas Story Christmas (MAX)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (Disney+)
• Cold Pursuit (Netflix)
• 8-Bit Christmas (MAX)
• The Fat Man (Peacock Premium)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (for rental)
• Gremlins (AMC+)
• The Ice Harvest (for rental)
• In Order of Disappearance (the Cold Pursuit original; for rental)
• Joyeux Noel (TubiTV)
• The Journey of Natty Gann (Disney+)
• Klaus (Netflix) 
• Little Woman (Starz)
• The Man Who Invented Christmas (Amazon Prime) 
• Metropolitan (MAX)
• Mixed Nuts (Peacock Premium; TubiTV)
• The Night They Saved Christmas (Tubi CracklePlex)
• Prisoners of the Snow (Hulu)
• Scrooged (Amazon Prime; Paramount+)
• A Simple Plan (Showtime; Paramount+)
• The Secret of NIMH (TubiTV)
• The Shop Around the Corner (MAX)
• The Thing from Another World (TubiTV)
• Transiberian (Peacock Premium)
• Violent Night (Amazon Prime) 
• While You Were Sleeping (Disney+)
• Your Christmas or Mine (Amazon Prime) 

Episode 569: Who Won 2022?

The new year has begun, winter is crashing around us, and it's time to reflect on what made our moviedom in the last year... and for the second time, we ask, Who Won the Year?  And maybe for the first time, because we can't remember, we ask Who Also Lost the Year?

First up, a few quick reviews -- "Living", as seen by Dr Earl, "Aftersun" as seen by Mikey and Dr. Earl, and "Women Talking", as seen by Mikey and Dave... and those Oscar nominated films lead into the discussion of the recent Oscar nominations, with Mikey going all in on Top Gun Maverick... Dave making a case for Everything Everywhere All At Once... and Dr Earl chiming in with pretention.

Then, a top five of the winners and the losers... how can Margot Robbie be both?  And Tom Hanks down year, with Tom Cruise's amazing year... who won the animation game... big time directors taking a hit, but big time blockbusters becoming a hit... too much Korg, just enough Jimmy Cam, and not enough Hong Chau.

Of course, the usual rabbit trails of random conversation. 

Episode 565: 2022 Surprise and Delights

 Each year, there are the movies that perhaps are not on Mikey's, Dave's, or #TwitterlessDrEarl's top fives or top tens, but they are still movies that surprised everyone... and delighted everyone... unexpected pleasant moviegoing experiences if you will.  

And every year, Friend of the Show, Miss Independent Jeremy Burgess joins up for the episode, giving his own surprises and delights.

First up, Burgess is assigned his annual Burgentine's Day -- sure, it's early, but Home Goods had V-Day stuff up before Christmas, so we feel okay about this. 

Then, the guys jump right into their Top 5 films that they went into unsure about, perhaps with little to no expectations... and came out of surprised at how delighted they found the movies... and delighted at the surprise of how delightful it was. Or something. 

And they even dig a little into Oscar odds... some newer horror gets lots of love on the show... a little hot Brendan Fraser talk... some Austin Butler chatter... Michael's Baygasm... and even get a little Shakespearean. Sort of.

And a "Don't Die" update!! 

• AmbuLAnce - Amazon Prime
• The Bad Guys - Netflix
• Barbarian - HBO Max
• The Batman - HBO Max
• Beavis & Butthead Do America - Paramount+
• Bodies Bodies Bodies - for rental
• Chip n Dale's Rescue Rangers - Disney+
• Death on the Nile - HBO Max; Hulu
• Elvis - HBO Max
• Enola Holmes 2 - Netflix
• Hu$tle - Netflix 
• The Lost City - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; EPIX
• Rosalind - Hulu
• See How They Run - HBO Max
• 13 Lives - Amazon Prime

Episode 524: The REAL Best Picture Nominees 2002

The award season is on the fast track to the big one, the Academy Awards, and it was time to revisit some of the previous Oscar seasons... specifically, the Best Picture nominees from years gone by.

And to accomplish this feat of movie strength, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl bring in Show Fave and Listener Roth from Wyoming!

First, a list of Birthday Movies -- including Logan turning five, and IN LIKE FLINT... my favourite movie! 

Then to add to the Best Picture nominees of 2002! 

Essentially... there were only five nominees for Best Picture. Within a decade, they would allow up to ten films to be nominated.  So it's our job to come up with our own lists of the other five that should have also been nominated... note: we CANNOT remove any of the existing films, we can only add to the list. 

And at the end of the show, the crew all submit one film each that should have been nominated, then a quick discussion on the final film, to come up with a Deuce Best Picture nominee list.

The existing nominees for the Best Picture category in 2003 (for movie year 2002) are Gangs of New York, The Hours, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist, and the year's big winner, Chicago... so the crew asks, "Did they get it right?"

This is the last of this part of the series for this year. Next February, we will pick back up with the Best Picture nominees of 2003 and continue through 2007. 

Episode 514: Who Won 2021

The new year has begun, winter is crashing around us, and it's time to reflect on what made our moviedom in the last year... and for the first time, we ask, Who Won the Year?

Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl host this episode, with a Marky Mark game of Rotten Tomatoes sure to give you Good Vibrations... plus some chitchat on our new year's festivities, a few movies here and there, and of course, who won 2021...

Everyone gives their top fives, including incredible acting performances... juicy roles... movie websites for movie lovers.. movie studios who swung for the fences... genre films... streaming services... and so much more... 

Plus, a stinger riff on Chris Pine...

Episode 511: tick tick Reflicktions

Feliz Navidad and all that to the masses!  Mikey, d$ and the #TwitterlessDrEarl record another great episode with all the movies seen in the last several weeks.

Topics Discussed...

Wahlberg's good roles... Amy Adams (who d$ is in love with)... Will Smith's Oscar chances... The Wes Studi of 50s Hollywood... Mikey and the Velvet Underground... musicals reign supreme... Andrew Garfield's big year... getting back with The Beatles... 

Plus... a special deal only for Deucecast listeners for booking your travel!! 

And RIP Mike Nesmith

Movies discussed, with where to find them at time of recording!

• 8-Bit Christmas (HBO Max)
• The Bourne Legacy (HBO Max)
• Breaking News in Yuba County (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Bruised (Netflix)
• C'mon C'mon (in theaters)
• Encounter (Amazon Prime)
• Encanto (in theaters)
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye (for rental)
• Get Back (Disney+)
• Ghostbusters Afterlife (in theaters)
• The House of Gucci (in theaters)
• Joe Bell (Amazon Prime)
• Julie & Julia (STARZ)
• King Richard (HBO Max)
• Mixtape (Netflix)
• The Most Reluctant Convert (in theaters)
• Passing (Netflix)
• The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
• Queenpins (Showtime; Paramount+)
• Revolution Rent (HBO Max)
• Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (Netflix)
• Robin Robin (Netflix)
• Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (Netflix)
• Sing 2 (in theaters)
• The Sparks Brothers (Netflix)
• The Summer of Soul (Hulu)
• tick, tick... BOOM! (Netflix)
• The Unforgivable (Netflix)
• The Velvet Underground (AppleTV+)
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (in theaters)
• West Side Story (in theaters)

Episode 306: Islands in the Streaming 2: In the Mood

With the holiday season fast approaching, you'll have plenty of time to watching movies on whatever platform you subscribe to. But of course, you may not know what to watch!

That's where Dave, Mikey & Pinky come in, bringing in Friend of the Show Wit Stillman Fan, Film Historian, Brie Fan (Larsen, Allison, Cheese), Terence Malick Apologist and Nobel Prize Winning Turn Your Head and Cough Guy, Dr Earl!!!

The guys tackle different genres and tell you which movies they recommend under each.

Action, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Horror/Suspense, Kids & Family, Sci/Fi Fantasy, Chick Flicks and then each gives a "wild card", one more recommendation that doesnt fit under any category.

Movies across Amazon, Netflix, Starz, HBO Go and more.  Almost 50 films to choose from, to give you something to watch!

Episode 260: So Many January ReFlicktions

It's the start of a new year, and with that, the start of new movie goals and new movies seen!  Thus, the January ReFlicktions is super duper uper sized!

Welcoming back to the studio, Mikey, Pinky and Dave invite in friend of the show Clay Shaver, host of the Remodeling Clay Podcast, but also Witt Stillman fan, Terence Malick Apologist and Film Historian the Honorable Dr. Earl! 

Amongst the topics, you'll hear The heartbreaking scene with Casey Affleck… the heartbreaking scene of Sarah Paulson & Mark Duplass... and where does Dan Fogelberg come in?... A Judy Garland retrospective… pretentious Pinky…  a lot of McConaughey…  the joys of Werner Herzog, aka Vernah Herrzog… the delight of Emma Stone… how Mikey hates happiness… the best kinds of plane crashes… Meryl Streep gets nominated for everything… video game movies… Ellen Page’s young turn… the problem with Passengers… holiday adorableness

You'll also hear the movies assigned to Pinky for the 3rd Annual Valentine's Pink!  

The movies discussed include The Peanuts Movie… Shaun the Sheep… Anomalisa… Kubo & the Two Strings… Gleason (doc)… Gotcha!... Manchester by the Sea… Blue Jay… Creep… Point Break… Boondock Saints… Other People… Meet in St. Louis… Jackie… Always Shine… Sing… Free State of Jones… The Late Bloomer… My Brilliant Career… Once Upon a Time in the West… Lo & Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (doc)… Into the Inferno (doc)… Marathon:  The Patriots Day Bombing… Balls of Fury… The Jungle Book… Barcelona… LA LA Land… Don’t Think Twice… Assassins Creed… Sully… Florence Foster Jenkins… Midnight Special… Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street… Fences… Moana… A Serious Man… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… Definitely Maybe… Hard Candy… Passengers… Criminal… Dog Eat Dog… Ghostbusters… The Holiday Engagement… A Fistful of Dollars…

Episode 175: Non-Disney Animation

The gang is back, with Mikey, Pinky & d$ set to take you into another excursion into movie madness, this time joined by the best looking thing in the room, the Enchanting Nikki B.  Tonight, the gang takes on animated films, but not just any animated films... no, taking out anything Disney and then ranking their favorites from what's left.


First, birthday movies remind us how old movies like The Goonies, Pocahontas and Toy Story 3 are... a great game of Movie Battle of the Sexes features Mikey & Pinky teaming up to try and knock out Nikki with questions on topics from Rambo movies to Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.


Then, the Non-Disney Animation talk, highlighting great classics like The Secret of Nimh... The LEGO Movie... Shrek... The Iron Giant... and... Beavis & Butthead?  Yup.  All in there. 


Also enjoy random jags on the explosion of Transformer toys in 1987... d$'s own personal Land Before Time horror story... Nikki's love of Tom Hanks... Leo DiCaprio being a Lothario, or Leothario... Mikey's gushing over The Last Unicorn... and in Pretty in Pink, Pinky discusses the quite awesome Trading Places...


Enjoy Episode 175 of The Deucecast Movie Show!