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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Episode 694: Now You Deuce Me: 2025 Fall Preview

 It's that time of the year, when the summer sun begins to lessen, when the dog days of summer are over (thanks Florence + the Machine) and school has settled back... its the fall movie schedule.

And with that, the Fall Movie Preview of 2025!

New Yorgos! New Clooney! New Baumbach! More Mark Wahlberg! Josh O'Connor keeps showing up!  Emma Stone continues to ruin her life! Lizzy Olsen in a non-Avengers movie! Stephen King adaptations! Elphaba and Glinda are back! Mikey tries to say Anemone! Rose Byrne goes for the Oscar! Springsteen gets the Dylan treatment! Disney is back! And more magic movies! 

All of this, plus Dave finally pays off Dave'Stalgia, reviewing, and ranking, assigned classic movies from the 20s all the way up to the 70s! 

Movies discussed

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites
  • Hamilton the Musical the Movie
  • Splitsville
  • Twinless
  • The Baltimorons
  • The Cut
  • The Glassworker
  • Looking Through Water 
  • Love, Brooklyn
  • Preparation for the Next Life
  • Highest 2 Lowest
  • Code 3
  • Downtown Abbey: The Grand Finale
  • The Long Walk
  • Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
  • The History of Sound
  • The Man in My Basement
  • Rabbit Trap
  • Tin Soldier
  • The Threesome
  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
  • Him
  • Another End
  • Doin' It
  • The Lost Bus
  • Megadoc
  • Steve
  • Swiped
  • Eleanor the Great
  • Gabby's Dollhouse
  • One Battle After Another
  • Strangers: Chapter 2
  • All the Devils are Here
  • The Dead of Winter
  • All of You
  • Play Dirty
  • Bone Lake
  • Good Boy
  • Shelby Oaks
  • The Smashing Machine
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • Roofman
  • Soul on Fire
  • Tron: Ares
  • A House of Dynamite
  • Anemone
  • Deathstalker
  • Fairyland
  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
  • Urchin
  • The Woman in Cabin 10
  • Vicious
  • The Unexpecteds
  • Ballad of a Small Player
  • It Was Just an Accident
  • After the Hunt
  • Black Phone 2
  • Good Fortune
  • Pets on a Train
  • Frankenstein
  • The Mastermind
  • The Wilderness
  • Mr. Scorsese
  • Hedda
  • The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
  • Regretting You
  • Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
  • Blue Moon
  • Anniversary
  • Stitch Head
  • Bugonia
  • Hallow Road
  • The Thing with Feathers
  • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence 
  • The Carpenter's Son
  • Nouvelle Vague
  • Die My Love
  • Grand Prix of Europe
  • Predator: Badlands
  • Sentimental Value
  • Nuremberg
  • Peter Hujar's Day
  • Train Dreams
  • Keeper
  • Now You Three Me
  • The Running Man
  • Trap House
  • Arco
  • Jay Kelly
  • Rebuilding
  • David
  • Rental Family
  • Sisu: Road to Revenge
  • Wicked For Good
  • Eternity
  • 2topia
  • Hamnet


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Episode 627: The ReFlicktions Express (the extended cut)

After weeks of finishing up 2023, complete with last week's The Deucie Awards, it's finally time to bring in the rundown of all the movies seen in recent weeks (and months)... as Timberlake would sing, "IT'S GONNA BE MAY... ReFlicktions"

Dave goes through several classic (and maybe not as classic) films, while Mikey discusses his rankings of how 3.5 on Letterboxd may or not be indicative that he hates the movie.  Also, why Daryl Hannah may not be very smart... Dr Earl gets a little pretentious... John Cena bringing it... the early Kendricks film... Earl's Poor Things rant... why Daisy Ridley may not be very good... more Baumbach... 

And big movies like The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Godzilla x Kong, Civil War, and Challengers.

And Rebel Moon. Yikes.

Plus, assigned films make their return, with the payoff of Pineapple Express, Minari, While We're Young, and Mr. Jealousy

InternationEarl makes its 2024 appearance, with Dr Earl getting his films to watch.

And finally,  the very first Top 5 of the year! 


Here are the movies talked about and where to find them at the time of recording

  • The Great Escape (Amazon Prime; MGM+; TubiTV)
  • 20 Days of Mariupol (PBS; For rental)
  • Mean Girls: The Musical: The Movie: The Musical Movie (Paramount+; MGM+)
  • Rolling Thunder (TubiTV)
  • While We’re Young (MAX)
  • Ricky Stanicky (Amazon Prime)
  • 2010 (Netflix)
  • Pineapple Express (Netflix)
  • Wonka (MAX)
  • Legal Eagles (Netflix)
  • Cabrini (for rental)
  • A Woman Under the Influence (MAX)
  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (for rental)
  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (in theaters)
  • Road House (Amazon Prime)
  • Flywheel (for rental)
  • Poor Things (Hulu)
  • Trolls Band Together (Peacock)
  • Migration (Peacock)
  • Hunt to Kill (Starz)
  • Fire with Fire (Starz)
  • Wild Card (Paramount+; Showtime)
  • One Life (for rental)
  • Freud’s Last Session (Netflix)
  • Damsel (Netflix)
  • American Assassin (Netflix)
  • Arizona (Hulu)
  • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (in theaters)
  • Lisa Frankenstein (Peacock)
  • Minari (Netflix)
  • Wicked Little Letters (for rental)
  • Dirty Harry (for rental)
  • Movie Hoarders (TubiTV; Tubi’s CrackleMoviePlex)
  • Dream Scenario (MAX)
  • Supercell (Hulu)
  • New Orleans (TCM; Amazon Prime)
  • Don’t Die (streaming)
  • The Marsh King’s Daughter (Hulu)
  • Scoop (Netflix)
  • The Greatest Hits (Hulu)
  • Steve (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces (AppleTV+)
  • Name of the Rose (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; FreeVee)
  • Mr. Jealousy (Peacock; TubiTV; FreeVee)
  • The Greatest Hits (Hulu)
  • Civil War (in theaters)
  • Monkey Man (in theaters)
  • Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver (Netflix)
  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (in theaters)
  • The Jewel Robbery (Watch TCM)
  • Anyone But You (Netflix)
  • Abigail (in theaters)
  • Irish Wish (Netflix)
  • Challengers (in theaters)


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Episode 620: Let's Dune This... March ReFlicktions

The awards season is almost over - we've got a few days until the Academy Awards, and another day or so after until the nominations for the real awards, the Deucies

Until then, it's time to talk about the films that have been viewed, seen, watched, absorbed and enjoyed in the last month or so... and on the heels of the biggest movies the year -- Dune 2 -- its time to talk about it! 

First up, a few birthday movies - what did come out in March in 2019, 2014, 1994, 1979 and so on... including the first mention of "Wing Commander" in what is likely a very long time.

Then, we dive right in, showcasing classic movies like "Safety Last" and "Gimme Shelter" and Oscar bait, like "Maestro" and "Strays" and fresh on the screen, like "Spaceman" and yes, the full review of the crapfests known as "Argylle" and "Madame Web".

Plus, Rachel McAdams in a period piece... Dr Earl enjoying the Barb... why Michael hates "May December" so much... and could Carey Mulligan make every single thing she's in just that much better?

And finally, the long lost return of Assigned Films, introducing the "Time Bandits" rule.

Movies assigned:

Dave: Minari and Legal Eagles

Mikey: Mr. Jealousy and Name of the Rose

Earl: While We're Young and Pineapple Express

Movies discussed and where to find them at time of recording

  • Leo (Netflix)
  • May December (Netflix)
  • American Fiction (in theaters)
  • Argylle (in theaters)
  • Society of the Snow (Netflix)
  • Are You There God Its Me Margaret (Starz)
  • Madame Web (in theaters)
  • The Zone of Interest (for purchase)
  • You Hurt My Feelings (Showtime; Paramount+ )
  • Lover Stalker Killer (Netflix)
  • The Marvels (Disney+)
  • Shortcomings (Netflix)
  • The Machine (Netflix)
  • Chowchilla (MAX)
  • Barbie (MAX)
  • Freelance (Hulu)
  • Strays (Amazon Prime)
  • Timebomb Y2K (MAX)
  • They Called Him Mostly Harmless (MAX)
  • Bottoms (Amazon Prime; MGM+)
  • Safety Last (MAX)
  • The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
  • Dune 2 (in theater)
  • Cat Person (Hulu)
  • Gimme Shelter (MAX)
  • Spaceman (Netflix)
  • Maestro (Netflix)


Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Episode 567: ReFlicktion Babylon (January RF Part 2)

Make sure you listen to Part 1 of January ReFlicktions, then come back for the 2nd half of the usual massive list of films that Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl have seen in the last six or seven weeks.

Some of the discussion includes Will Smith's latest and could it have been Oscar bait if only... Rian Johnson returning with another Benoit Blanc's mystery skills... some of the best animation of the year... Bond's music... Christian Bale in the Civil War and Ric Flair in a wrestling ring... creepy dolls... Brendan Fraser's comeback... the latest Baumbach...

And a longer than usual discussion on Babylon, how Mikey loved it, how Earl hasn't seen it, and how Dave cannot decide what he thinks.

Oh, and more Nic Cage.

Here is the 2nd part of the list of movies seen, and were to find them at the time of recording:

  • Emancipation (AppleTV+)
  • Glass Onion (Netflix)
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
  • Most Dangerous Game (Amazon Prime)
  • The Sound of 007 (Amazon Prime)
  • Babylon (in theaters)
  • The Invitation (HBO Max)
  • The Whale (in theaters)
  • White Noise (Netflix)
  • Woo! Becoming Ric Flair (Peacock Premium)
  • The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix)
  • M3GAN (in theaters)
  • The Old Way (in theaters)


Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Episode 548: The 2022 Mostly Correct Fall/Winter Movie Preview

For the first time in over two years, the Deucecast crew -- Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl takes on a Herculean task... listing the movies coming in the fall and winter of the year. The Spring/Summer preview (ep 526) got most of the movies right, but when it comes to fall and winter, leading into award season, it's a total crapshoot.

But we are up for the challenge.

We list most of the major releases into theaters and streaming, with the knowledge that any of them can move without warning.  

Two Pinocchio films, new Kevin Smith, is Fletch even relevant anymore, Sidney Pointier gets his due, Zac Efron on a Beer Run, Olivia Wilde v Flo Pugh, Tyler Perry's Jazzman, d$ geeks out over new Russell AND new Baumbach, Mikey says "Dominatrix", #TwitterlessDrEarl loving some Tar, Anne Hathaway heads to another Oscar, She Said journalism, Amy Adams Amy Adams Amy Adams, Tom Hanks bad accents, Whitney biopic, Sarah Polley's critical love... 

And dozens and dozens and dozens more. 
 

Sept. 1:

Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version - Dir. Jon Watts (Cop Car, SM: Homecoming, SM: No Way Home - Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Tobey MacGuire, Willem Dafoe - With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. (Adds an additional 15 minutes)

Sept. 2:

Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Theatrical and Peacock) - Dir. Adamma Ebo - Sterling K. Brown, Regina Hall - In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.

Sept. 8:

Pinocchio (Disney+) - Dir. Robert Zemekis (Back to the Future 1-3, Forrest Gump) - Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo - A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Sept. 9:

Barbarian - Dir. Zach Cregger (The Civil War on Drugs) - Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long - A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.

Medieval - Dir. Petr Jakl (Ghoul) - Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Michael Caine - The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

Sept. 13:

Clerks III (Fathom Event) - Dir. Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma) - Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck - Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.

Sept. 16:

Confess, Fletch (Limited & PVOD) - Dir. Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland, Paul) - Jon Hamm, Marcia Gay Harden, John Slattery - After becoming the prime suspect in multiple murders, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his fiancé's stolen art collection.

God’s Country - Dir. Julian Higgins (Mending Wall) - Thandwie Newton, Jefferson White - When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

Goodnight Mommy (Amazon Prime) – Dir. Matt Sobel (Take Me to the River) - Naomi Watts, Peter Hermann, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti - Twin brothers arrive at their mother's house and begin to suspect that something isn't right. Remake of the 2014 Austrian film.

Pearl - Dir. Ti West (X, In the Valley of Violence) - Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright - The story of how Pearl became the vicious killer seen in "X".

The Silent Twins - Dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure, Fugue) - Letitia Wright, Johdi May, Michael Smiley - Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone other than each other.

The Woman King – Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, The Old Guard) - Viola Davis, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch - A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sept. 21:

Meet Cute (Peacock) - Dir. Alex Lehmann (Blue Jay, Paddleton) - Pete Davidson, Kaley Cuoco - What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones' past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?

Sept. 23:

Athena (Netflix) - Dir. Romain Gavras (Our Day Will Come, The World is Yours) - Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

Don’t Worry Darling – Dir. Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) - Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde - A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.

A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix) - Dir. Tyler Perry (Madea’s Family Reunion, Meet the Brown, The Family That Prey’s Together) - Ryan Eggold, E. Roger Mitchell, Milauna Jackson - Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.

Lou (Netflix) - Dir. Anna Foerster (Underworld: Blood Wars) - Allison Janey, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green - A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper, a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.

On the Come Up (Paramount+) - Dir. Sanaa Lathan - Sanaa Lathan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Method Man - Story centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Facing controversies and with an eviction notice staring down her family, Bri doesn't just want to make it, she has to.

Sidney (AppleTV+) - Dir. Reginald Hudlin (Marshall) - Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964. 

Sept. 28:

Blonde (Netflix) - Dir. Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Asassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly) - Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Garret Dillahunt - A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.

Sept. 30:

Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+) - No

God's Creatures - Dir. Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) - Emily Watson, Paul Mescal - In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (AppleTV+) - Dir. Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary - Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray - A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.

My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Damon Thomas - Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Cathay Ang - The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act...different. 

See How They Run (Limited) – Dir. Tom George - Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody - In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.

Smile - Dir. Parker Finn - Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher - After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

The Good House - Dir. Maya Forbes (The Polka King, Infinitely Polar Bear) & Wallace Wolodarsky (Sorority Boys, Seeing Other People) - Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Morena Baccarin - Life for New England realtor Hildy Good begins to unravel when she hooks up with an old flame of hers from New York. Based on Ann Leary's 'The Good House.'

Oct. 7:

Amsterdam - Dir. David O. Russell (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) - Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington - Set in the '30s, it follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Lena Dunham (Creative Nonfiction, Tiny Furniture) - Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Dean-Charles Chapman - A 14 year old girl in medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind. 

Hellraiser (Hulu) - Dir. David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House) - Jamie Clayton, Goran Visnjic - In this reimagining of Clive Barker's seminal Hellraiser franchise, a young woman must confront the sadistic, supernatural forces behind an enigmatic puzzlebox responsible for her brother's disappearance.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Dir. Josh Gordon & Will Speck (The Switch, Office Christmas Party) - Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Voice - Shawn Mendes - Feature film based on the children's book about a crocodile that lives in New York City.

Tár (Limited) - Dir. Todd Fields (In the Bedroom, Little Children) - Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Julian Glover - Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

Triangle of Sadness (limited) - Dir. Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure) - Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson - A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island.

Oct. 14:

The Curse of Bridge Hollow (Netflix) - Dir. Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Fantasy Island) - Priah Ferguson, Lauren Lapkus, Nia Vardalos - A teenage girl, who accidentally releases an ancient and mischievous spirit on Halloween which causes decorations to come alive and wreak havoc, must team up with the last person she'd want to in order to save their town - her father.

Decision to Leave - Dir. Park Chan-wook (Joint Security Area, The Handmaiden, Old Boy) -  Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Go Kyung-Pyo - A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

Halloween Ends (Theatrical & Peacock) - Dir. David Gordan Green (Undertow, Jow, Halloween, Halloween Kills) - Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Patton, The Shape - A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

Rosaline (Hulu) - Dir. Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes) - Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Christopher McDonald - A comedic retelling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," told from the point of view of Romeo's jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet.

The Stranger (Netflix) - Dir. Thomas M. Wright (Acute Misfortune) - Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Ewen Leslie - Two men who meet on a plane and strike up a conversation that turns into friendship. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labour and crime, this is a dream come true.

White Bird: A Wonder Story - Dir. Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, World War Z) - Helen Mirren, Gillian Anderson, Bryce Gheisar - Based on the book by the best-selling author of Wonder, this uplifting movie shows how one act of kindness can live on forever

Oct. 21:

Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Santiago Mitre (The Summit, 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour) - Ricardo Darin, Peter Lanzani, Carlos Portaluppi - A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.

Black Adam - Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop, Jungle Cruise) - Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge - Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods-and imprisoned just as quickly-Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

The Banshees of Inisherin (Limited) - Dir. Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) - Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon - Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Raymond & Ray (AppleTV+) - Dir. Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives, Last Days in the Desert, Four Good Days) - Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo - Two half-brothers who reunite at the funeral of their father.

The School for Good and Evil (Netflix) - Dir. Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Lady Ghostbusters) - Charlize Theron, Michelle Yeoh - Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil.

Ticket to Paradise - Dir. Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) - Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever - A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.

Oct. 28:

Prey for the Devil - Dir. Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism, 13 Sins) - Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross - A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.

Run Sweetheart Run (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love) - Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg - A woman tries to get home alive after her blind date turns violent.

Till - Dir. Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency) - Jalyn Hall, Danielle Deadwyler, Woopi Goldberg - The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

Nov. 4:

Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) - Dir. Harry Bradbeer (Enola Holmes) - Millie Bobbie Brown, Henry Cavill, David Thewlis, Helena Bonham Carter - Now a detective-for-hire, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends - and Sherlock himself - to unravel

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Roku) - Dir. Eric Appel - Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson - Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.

Nov. 11:

Armageddon Time - Dir. James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Knight, Ad Astra) - Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins - A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Dir. Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther - Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira - The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T'Challa.

The Son (limited) - Dir. Florian Zeller (The Father) - Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern - Peter has his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.

Nov. 17:

A Christmas Story Christmas (HBOMax) - Dir. Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie, The Christmas Chronicles) - Peter Billingsley, Erinn Hayes, Zack Ward - Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.

Nov. 18:

Causeway (AppleTV+) - Dir. Lila Neugebauer - Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry - A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

The Menu - Dir. Mark Mylod (What’s Your Number?) - Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult - A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

The People We Hate at the Wedding (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) - Kristen Bell, Allison Janney, Dustin Milligan - Family tensions ramp up among siblings in the week leading up to their half-sister's wedding in the country.

She Said - Dir. Maria Schrader (I’m Your Man) - Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Samantha Morton - New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Slumberland (Netflix) - Dir. Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: Catching FIre) - Jason Mamoa, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd - A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

Nov. 23:

Bones & All - Dir. Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name) - Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Michael Stuhlbarg - Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.

Devotion - Dir. J.D. Dillard (Sleight, Sweetheart) - Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Serinda Swan, Joe Jonas - A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

The Fabelmans - Dir. Steven Speilbery (1941, War Horse, Amistad) - Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogan - A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg's own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen.

Strange World - Dir. Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon) - voices: Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Tudyk, Lucy Liu, Dennis Quaid, Gabrielle Union - The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission.

Nov. 24:

Disenchanted (Disney+) - Dir. Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray, The Pacifier) - Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden - Ten years after her happily ever after, Giselle questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process.

Dec. 2:

Violent Night - Dir. Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead) - David Harbour, Cam Gigandet, John Leguizamo - A group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve, and Santa must save Christmas.

Dec. 9:

Empire of Light - Dir. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall, Spectre, 1917) - Olivia Coleman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones - Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.

House Party - Dir. Calmatic - Jacob Latimore, Allan Maldonado - A high school student decides to host a house party while his parents are away. A remake of the 1990 comedy, ' House Party'.

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Netflix) - Dir. Stephen Donnelly (Monster High: Welcome to Monster High) - voices: Jessie Buckley, Luke Evans, Olivia Coleman - A supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Story

Something From Tiffany’s (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Daryl Wein (How It Ends) - Zoey Deutch, Shay Mitchell, Leah Jeffries - Follows a woman as her life gets upended when an engagement ring that was for someone else leads her to the person she's meant to be with.

Dec. 12:

Sanctuary - Dir. Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) - Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott - Follows a dominatrix and Hal, her wealthy client, and the disaster that ensues when Hal tries to end their relationship.

Dec. 14:

A Man Called Otto - Dir. Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, World War Z) - Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo - A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the Swedish film from 2015 (A Man Called Ove).

Dec. 16:

Avatar: The Way of the Water - Dir. James Cameron (Aliens, True Romance, The Terminator) - Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang - Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

Nanny (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Nikyatu Jusu - Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls - Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.

Dec. 21:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Dir. Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Black Nativity, Harriet) - Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders - The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Dir. Joel Crawford (The Croods: A New Age) - voices: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek - Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

Dec. 23:

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) - Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Knives Out) - Daniel Craig, Ethan Hawke, Jessica Henwick, Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr, Madelyn Cline - Plot Unknown

Living (Limited) - Dir. Oliver Hermanus (The Endless River, Moffie) - Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp - An English-language adaptation of the script of  Akira Kurosawa’s "Ikiru" (1952), set in London in the 1950s a bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Dec. 25:

Babylon (Limited) - Dir. Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land, First Man) - Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Olivia Wilde - Set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies, focusing on a mixture of historical & fictional characters.

Women Talking - Dir. Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) - Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Ben Whishaw - A group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

TBD:

Bardo (Netflix) - Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Babel, Birdman, The Revenant) - Ximena Lamadrid, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Andrés Almeida - Follows a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who returns home and works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships, the folly of his memories.

Falling For Christmas (Netflix) - Dir. Janeen Damian - Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, Jack Wagner -  In the days leading up to Christmas, a young & newly engaged heiress experiences a skiing accident. After being diagnosed with amnesia, she finds herself in the care of the handsome lodge owner and his daughter.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) - Dir. Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim,  The Shape of Water) - voices: Gregory Mann, Ewan MacGregor, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Perlman - A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone (Netflix) - Dir. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) - Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell - When Mr. Harrigan dies, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial and when the lonely youth leaves his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.

Spirited (AppleTV+) - Dir. Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home, Instant Family) and John Morris - Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Aimee Carrero - A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.

They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix) - Dir. Juel Taylor - Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, John Boyega - A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

White Noise (Netflix) - Dir. Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha, Marriage Story) - Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle - White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Episode 495: The ReFlicktions Chill

As the summer begins to hit it's last days, it's last hot, muggy, sweaty, lava surface days, the movies roll on strong for the guys of The Deucecast Movie Show -- Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl all bring their list of flicker shows they've feasted upon in the last month or so, and are here to review them all.

A dandy of a documentary kicks it off, followed by the latest M Night, a few more docs, some classic 80s, a visit to the pretentious corner, plus reviews of some of the biggest movies in theaters now, including good, good Ryan Gosling and a bad, bad Hugh Jackman.

Movies discussed, and where to find them streaming at the time of recording:

  • Woodstock 99: Peace, Love & Rage (2021) – HBO Max
  • Old (2021) – theaters
  • Beast (2018) – Amazon Prime
  • De Palma (2015) – Showtime
  • The Big Chill (1983) – Hulu
  • Broadcast News (1987) – HBO Max
  • The Green Knight (2021) – theaters; rental
  • A Rainy Day in New York (2019) – Amazon Prime
  • Jungle Cruise (2021) – theaters; Disney+ Premier Access
  • The Last Mercenary (2021) – Netflix
  • The Suicide Squad (2021) – theaters; HBO Max
  • Wonder Wheel (2017) – Amazon Prime
  • PIG (2021) – theaters; rental
  • Val (2021) – Amazon Prime        
  • Body Brokers (2021) – Hoopla; rental
  • The Seventh Seal (1957) – HBO Max
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – theaters; HBO Max
  • Reminiscence (2021) – theaters; HBO Max
  • Vivo (2021) – Netflix
  • No Sudden Move (2021) – HBO Max
  • Beckett (2021) – Netflix
  • The Protégé (2021) – theaters
  • Coda (2021) – AppleTV+
  • Free Guy (2021) – theaters
  • Stalker (1979) – Criterion Channel; rental
  • False Positive (2021) - Hulu
  • The Fear of Rain (2021) - Hulu
  • Ordinary People (1980) – Hulu; Paramount+; Epix
  • Annette (2021) – Amazon Prime
  • Sweet Girl (2021) – Netflix
  • The Rider (2018) – Starz
  • The Old Man & the Gun (2018) – rental
  • Untold: Malice at the Palace (2021) – Netflix

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Ep 486: ReFlicktions of Fire


 One thing is for certain... the longer the Deucecast guys go between ReFlicktions episodes, the longer the episode is -- and this is no different. Buckle in, kids, as Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl take you on a 138 minute ride (only half as long as one of Dr Earl's movies) covering over 75 movies, several franchises, and Nic Cage's Wonderland. 

Also discussing... The Peter Rabbit oeuvre... #TwitterlessDrEarl comparing Emmas... Statham stereotypes... Dave's fave J-Law... Mikey and Ron Howard... Nic Cage & Five Nights... Mikey's new Korean obsession... Letterboxd stressing out Mikey & Dave... #TwitterlessDrEarl's 3 hour shortened film...  

Plus, only the second Top Five Movies of the Year! 


Movies discussed on this episode, and where to find them at the time of recording
  • Biker Boyz (2003) Showtime
  • Wrath of Man (2021) In Theaters / rental
  • Catch & Release (2006) Amazon Prime
  • Last House on the Left (2009) not available
  • The House at the End of the Street (2012) Showtime
  • Breach (2020) Amazon Prime
  • Flight (2012) Hulu, EPIX
  • Malcolm X (1992) HBO Max
  • Little Fish (2021) Hulu
  • The Image Revolution (2013) Amazon Prime
  • Joy (2015) FX Now
  • Spare Parts (2015) Hulu; EPIX
  • Miss Sloan (2016) Netflix
  • Westworld (1973) Hoopla
  • The Long Goodbye (1973) Paramount+; Epix
  • Lean on Pete (2017) Showtime
  • Oxygen (2021) Netflix
  • Emma (2020) HBO Max
  • Babes in Toyland (1961) Disney+
  • Dinosaur (2000) Disney+
  • Pete’s Dragon (2016) Disney+
  • The Entire Twilight Saga (2008-2012) Showtime
  • J. Edgar (2011) HBO Max
  • The Iron Lady (2011) Hulu; Netflix
  • Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) HBO Max
  • A Quiet Place Part 2 (2021) In theaters
  • Wander (2020) Amazon Prime
  • What Happened Last Night (2016) Amazon Prime
  • The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Showtime
  • Source Code (2011) Showtime
  • The Window in the Window (2021) Netflix
  • The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) HBO Max
  • Lion (2016) TubiTV
  • The Wedding Guest (2019) Netflix 
  • The Purge Saga (2013-2018) randomly on Hulu, Peacock, FX Now, etc
  • The Woman in the Window (2021) Netflix
  • The Life & Death of Colonal Blimp (1943)
  • Running on Empty (1988) HBO Max
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Showtime
  • Mr. Jealousy (1997) Amazon Prime
  • The Dilemma (2011) Peacock
  • Grand Theft Auto (1977) unavailable, except for Mikey’s DVD shelf
  • The Missing (2003) Starz; Hoopla
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) Peacock
  • Streets of Fire (1984) Netflix
  • A Man Apart (2003) for rental
  • City of Angels (1998) HBO Max
  • Willy’s Wonderland (2021) Hulu
  • The Banana Splits Movie (2019) unavailable
  • Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) Hulu
  • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) Hulu
  • Thirst (2009) Hulu
  • Handmaiden (2016) Amazon Prime
  • Army of the Dead (2021) Netflix
  • Spiral (2021) in theaters / for rental
  • In the Heights (2021) HBO Max/ in theaters
  • Why Did You Kill Me? (2021) Netflix
  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) Peacock
  • Born on the Fourth of July (1989) HBO Max
  • Infinite (2021) Paramount+
  • Peter Rabbit 2 (2021) in theaters
  • The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife (2021) in theaters
  • Luca (2021) Disney+
  • Fanny and Alexander (1982) HBO Max
  • The End of the Tour (2015) Showtime 
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) FX Now
  • Cruella (2021) Disney+ all access; in theaters
  • Amadeus (1984) TubiTV
  • Rio Bravo (1959) Watch TCM
  • Time After Time (1979) Watch TCM

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Episode 456: Gerard Butler vs ReFlicktions

 The year is beginning to hit it's final notes of the terrible song 2020 has given us, but Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl are here to give you the reviews on almost 50 films seen in the last few months.

Topics include... A Lolita Davidovich mention... More love for Jasper Mall... Dr Earl hates him some Taika... Dr. Earl loves him some Baumbach... Mikey's Murray doublefeature...  Rebecca vs Rebecca... Gerard Butler vs everything... getting a Holidate... Dr Earl channels his inner Garrison... Walten Goggins is awesome... the dangers of pica... the two film categories of Liam Neeson... and the dumpster fire that is "Cats", including the tripe that is Jennifer Hudson's "Memory"...

Where the movies discussed are streaming at time of recording

Scre4m (Hulu)… Wildlife (Netflix)… Blaze (2018 - Netflix)... Blaze (1989 - for rental)… Jasper Mall (Amazon Prime)… Playing with Fire (Amazon Prime; Hulu; EPIX)… John Bronco (prime)… The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)… Losing Ground (not available)… Roll Red Roll (Netflix)… Rebecca (1940 - not available)… Rebecca (2020 - Netflix)… Horror of Dracula (1958 HBOMax)… Fast Color (Amazon Prime)… Molly’s Game (Netflix)… Swallow (Showtime)… The Squid & the Whale (Netflix; Amazon Prime)...  While We're Young (Showtime)... The Perfect Storm (HBO Max)… Western Stars (HBO Max)… Bruce Springsteen's Letters To You (AppleTV+)… The Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Netflix; Hulu)… Black Christmas (HBO Max)… The Dead Don’t Die (HBO Max)… On the Rocks (Apple TV+)… The Wolf of Snow Hollow (for rental)… Cats (HBO Max)… The Hummingbird Project (Netflix)… The Art of Self Defense (Hulu)… Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson (Amazon Prime)… The Holidate (Netflix)… First Cow (Showtime)… Emma (HBO Max)… Memories of Murder (for rental)… The Current War (Showtime)… Geostorm (for rental)… Den of Thieves (Netflix)… The Vanishing (Amazon Prime)… Hunter/Killer (for rental)… Jiu Jitsu (in theaters)... Sideways (Starz)… Honest Thief (in theaters)… Let Him Go (in theaters)… A Serious Man (Netflix)…  Console Wars (CBS All Access)… Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (Hulu)… Jingle Jangle (Netflix)… Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (AppleTV+)… Blow the Man Down (Amazon Prime)…