Episode 554: The Best Henchmen in Film

Halloween is quickly approaching as the fall rolls on, and the spooky movies are already on deck for both Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl. But before they get to Halloween proper (and the annual Halloween ep coming in a few weeks), they'll spend a little time with some of the other mean, evil, and sometimes incompetent characters of film.

First, quick chatter about recent movies taken in, including "Amsterdam" and "Werewolf By Night", then a Rotten Tomatoes game featuring the good, and bad, movies made by the master of horror fiction, Stephen King himself. Everything from the acclaimed like "Stand by Me" to the forgotten, like "The Mangler".  Everyone figures Mikey will win this one too. Right? Right.

Then, the Henchmen. Those who don't run the show, but do the bidding of those movie villains who do. Then again, sometimes the Henchmen in question are really the ones in charge. Either way, each of the Deucecast trio brings their own favorites to their lists.

Plus... the short career of Alexander Godunov and a
multiverse world where Harrison Ford is a dentist on Friends and Tom Selleck wields a whip.

Episode 504: Murder Mysteries

It's another Halloween season and another Deucecast Movie Show Halloween Themed episode!  Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in the Spawn of Scott Ryfun, aka Lil G, aka the Pride of Villa Rica, Garrison!

First, a quick overview of the recent box office release "DUNE", with discussions on the film itself, performances, the vision that is Rebecca Ferguson, it's box office staying power, Jason Mamoa, comparisons to the book, and much more.

Then, a chat about favorite Murder Mystery films -- Agatha Christie characters to Daniel Craig to classic flicks to Korean gems to the best movie made from a board game since Battleship.

And finally, Mikey gives the results of 2021's MikeTober, with a bonus MikeTober for the Listeners

Movies Discussed, and where to find them at time of recording

• Blood Simple (1984) - HBO Max
• Clue (1985) - Paramount+ 
• Cure (1997) - Criterion Channel
• Dune (1984) - HBO Max
• Dune (2021) - HBO Max; in theaters
• The Fugitive (1993) - HBO Max
• Gosford Park (2001) - for rental
• Insomnia (1997) - Criterion Channel
• Insomnia (2002) - HBO Max
• The Kid Detective (2020) - STARZ
• Knives Out (2019) - Amazon Prime
• The Long Goodbye - Hoopla
• The Maltese Falcon (1941) - HBO Max
• Memento (2000) - TubiTV; for rental
• Memories of Murder (2003) - Hulu
• Murder by Death - for rental
• Old Boy (2003) - unavailable
• Sea of Love (1989) - for rental
• A Shot in the Dark (1964) - HBO Max
• Sleuth (1972) - unavailable 

MikeTober Films & bonus MikeTobery too!

• The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) - Netflix
• The Ghost & Mr Chicken (1966) - for rental
• The Howling (1981) - AMC+ / for rental 
• Near Dark (1987) - unavailable
• One Cut of the Dead (2017) - AMC+ / for rental
• Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse - for rental
• Stephen King's Silver Bullet (1985) - AMC+ / for rental

Episode 488: Top Summer Movies of 1995-99

As Will Smith would tell us, it's truly summer summer summer time... and once again, it's time to sit back and unwind, especially with our list of summer films from 1995 to 1999!

And once again, the task it too big to take on with just Mikey and Dave (with #TwitterlessDrEarl still saving the lives of those beach goers, this time in the Cozumel sea), so returning to the show is the legend, the myth, the master, the Kwan, the e ching, the pride of Albany, GA, WRYFN radio Disc Jockey, Wolfman Ryfun!!

And the topic are those movies released between Memorial Day to Labor Day in each of 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999... and if you are Scotty Ryfun, you even stretch those rules a bit.

Some of the conversation includes Dennis Hopper bad guys... Gary Busey in general... Solo cups... Bowfinger... liking Attack of the Clones a lot... seeing Red Tails... Jim Carrey's dark turn... Ep I's stretching the rules... Nic Cage's holy triumvirate...

• Blade (1998) - HBO Max
• The Cable Guy (1996) - HBO Max
• Clueless (1995) - HBO Max
• Con Air (1997) - for rental
• Hercules (1997) - Disney+
• Independence Day (1996) - HBO Max
• Indian in the Cupboard (1995) - Hulu; EPIX
• Johnny Dangerously (1984) - for rental
• Mission: Impossible (1996) - FX Now
• Out of Sight (1998) - Starz
• The Rock (1996) - for rental 
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Showtime
• The Sixth Sense (1999) - for rental 
• Snake Eyes (1998) - HBO Max
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) - Disney+
• Tin Cup (1996) - HBO Max
• The Truman Show (1998) - for rental 
• Waterworld (1995) - Peacock Premium

Episode 238: August ReFlicktions (with Predator's Brother!)

Dave, Mikey & Pinky convene again to discuss a boatload, a bounty, NAY a sheer plethora cornucopia of movies that have been watched, witnessed and absorbed in the last few weeks, and to do that, Dr Earl, the resident Terrence Malick apologist and film historian, makes another appearance into the studio.

And special guest for a short time... you might have seen him in Predator... in Big Top Pee Wee... maybe in Harry & the Hendersons... he's always the big guy, he's Kevin Peter Hall!!  Well, since KPH has passed away many years ago, there is the next best thing, the Brother of the Predator, Sean Hall graces the studio for a few minutes.

Amongst the topics discussed... The villainy of Cumberbatch vs Elba… The Donkey Kong record holders… old school Randy Quaid and Gary Busey… Ryan Reynolds acting abilities… carbon copies of Toy Story films… Minions in your face… When non-Christians make Christian films… the direction of Jeff Nichols director… More OJ talk… movie computer hacking… 90s comedians who get movies… Lloyd Dobler’s legacy… the truth of the WWE… Animated vs Real Batman men… Jason Bourne’s supremacy, ultimatum and identity… Ben Hur old and new… DC’s characters being other worldly vs Marvel’s grounded characters… misleading old people…

Plus, the top five of the year by each of the hosts, including one list that has remained the same for 3 straight months. 

Finally, the movie assignments, including Cloverfield, a horror anthology and a classic cult film that inspired Tarantino.

Movies discussed:

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters… The Invitation… Lolli Madonna XXX…. Star Trek Beyond… How to Be Single… Mississippi Grind… The Secret Life of Pets… Best of Enemies… Christian Mingle… Midnight Special… OJ: Made in America… Love & Friendship… Blackhat… Goya’s Ghost… Ghostheads… The Winding Stream… Strictly Business… Defending Your Life… Say Anything… Jane Eyre… How I Live Now… The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Roberts… Batman: The Killing Joke… The Lobster… Not Another Teen Movie… Jason Bourne… Children of Men… Spotlight… Cradle 2 the Grave… Ben Hur… Suicide Squad… The BFG… The Dependables… Swingers… The Little Prince… Midnight Run… The Man Behind the Poster… Man Up… Elizabethtown… 

Episode XCIII: Argo Pod Yourself

Welcome back to the show! Mikey, d$ and Dr. Earl bumrush The Deucecast Studios for another episode of awesomeness...

The guys jump into Mikey's zoo visit, and the trouble in rhino relationships... rhinoes that wear flannel and love the Indigo Girls... Dr. Earl makes a really loud monkey noise... Oscar news... d$ discusses his ten year tenure at work... and could he be pulling a Thornton Melon and go Back to School?

Mickey Mouse gets a modern look in the new cartoons

Also covered this week are... Star Wars disappointments with the loss of The Clone Wars and the delayed Detours... Godzilla casting... new Mickey Mouse cartoons... Trainspotting sequels (Planescanning?)... Kickstarter... trying Big Blue Soda... and in WWE News, CM Punk and The Undertaker, plus Ziggler and Ryback.

Mikey throws out some alt-J and some even worse Sesame Street covers... then the original Sesame Street tune... then to cleanse the musical pallet, its some Grease fun!

A Dying with Doctor Earl segment answers MSG questions... or maybe asks more questions than it answers... and we hit the idea of "can fat kids blame fast food for being fat?  or is it on their parent's shoulders?"

Our Big Five takes on the topic of "Best Wrestler Performances in Movies (and not The Rock)", featuring films like Spider-Man... The Marine... Rocky III... They Live... and multiple Jesse "The Body" Ventura appearances! 

ReFlicktions this week (movies we've seen) discusses "Jeff, Who Lives at Home"... "Think Like a Man"... "Rio"... and Mikey loves him some "Titanic II: A Good Day to Sink Hard"

Join us next week with Hurricane Rhett joining our studio again... we'll have our Big Three... Mikey's Music Minute.. WWE and Disney news... Movie and TV updates... new beverages... and new Rhetts Rhants... thats all on The Deucecast Episode XCIV: Zero Pod Thirty

Episode XCII: A Good Day to Pod Hard

Its our first Post-Oscar show, as Mikey & d$ are joined in-studio again by Jacob "Pinky" Pinkerton, movie aficionado and all around pleasant young man.

As always, the guys kick off the night with their weekly tasting of a new beverage... they try the drinks so you don't have to!  Mountain Dew Kickstart, the first real breakfast soda.  Yeah, that's right.

Mikey dishes on his band going experience in Tuscaloosa... d$ discusses baby woes... and Pinky talks about his movie star older brother Matthew who is featured in a local independent gem.

The guys also talk about important items like Star Wars rumored casting... "Planes" from Toon Disney... Marvel casting with Halle Berry, Chris Cooper and even some Chris Nolan's Justice League plans... Disney's Dapper Dans singing boy bands... The Cabin In The Woods... Pinky's lack of Evil Deadness... Side Effects... The Perks of Being a Wallflower... and Titanic 2, which Mikey hasn't seen--but will.

A great game of Rotten Tomatoes commences, with Mikey trying to keep his streak going... he also brings some great great music with a band called Kopecky Family Bans... while d$ cleanses our pallet with something truly classic... then leads into a wonderful Buried Treasure featuring the most famous R&B singer to ever come out of Trinidad.  That's a true statement.

There's an Oscar recap... Gary Busey returns... and leading into a new segment, The Big Three gives us Mikey & d$'s favorite wrestling superstars of all time... Sting!  Triple H!  JYD!  Piper!  DiBiase!  and many more!

In the first segment of The Squared Circle, the guys talk about the WWE, and d$ gives a brief history of the 1990s Monday Night Wars between WCW and WWE.

And... Demi Lovato's new milestone, and the Deuce guys help her celebrate it!

Coming next week... The Good Doctor Earl makes his 2013 debut, with more music from Mikey... the best non-Rock motion pictures featuring wrestlers in the Big Three... the IMDb game... and Mikey's review of Titanic II, with d$'s review of The Artist.  That's next week on The Deucecast Episode XCIII: Argo Pod Yourself

Episode XC: Pod Amour

We return after a brief hiatus from live recording with our 90th installment of The Deucecast, Pod Amour... and we welcome back Hurricane Rhett to the show to discuss a variety of topics...

...and those topics include...

...Mr Q Cumber Cucumber Soda... some Ethiopian-centric band called !!!... service at Sonic... Hurricane Rhett's fandom of Whataburger... and some great blood donation stories...

d$ finishes up his list of Best Date Movie Chick Flicks with Enchanted!  While You Were Sleeping!  and Titanic!!!... Marvel news and their movies... Wreck It Ralph 2... Taco Bell's incredible announcement... Star Wars one off movie possibilities... and a rousing game of Rotten Tomatoes...

The Big Three takes on our favorite Academy Award winning directors... Coens!  Spielberg!  and Rhett's favorite Bob Fosse classic...

Of course... Demi and Busey make their appearance.

Next week, its our 2nd annual Oscar Preview Show, previewing the Oscars for the 2nd annual year in a row!  We'll be making our picks for the winners... we'll be picking our favorite Best Picture winners... and we'll have more crappy music from Mikey... and more fun that you'll get out of any podcast called The Deucecast!  That's on The Deucecast Episode XCI: Dpodcast Unchained (the D is silent)

Episode LXXXVIII: Les Pod Misérables

Its another host-filled episode with Mikey and d$, as they dive right into such various topics as...

• How much is a chick's hotness diminished by buying cigerettes at a gas station?
• Watching bluegrass bands, courtest of Dr. Earl
• A comic book collector's tale, both of the experienced (d$) and the novice (Mikey), and our favorite comic shop, Kingdom Comics
• The Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
• A tasting of Big Red Soda

and

much, much movie talk...

Other things discussed on this conversation full show... Paul Giamatti in The Amazing Spider Man 2?... Source Code... The Devil Makes Three... X-Men: Days of Future Past... Jamie Foxx... and The Gary Busey Zone.

Mikey's music minute actually entertains (for once in his wretched, poor life)with some Duquette Johnston... d$ kicks off another series as he counts down the 25 Best Chick Flick Date Films Ever, or at least, according to his list of his favorite 500 films... movies like Strictly Ballroom!  My Life in Ruins!  Lucas!  and, this little beauty...




Our Big Three takes us to our favorite Best Actor and Best Actress winners, including Natalie Portman... Denzel... Julie Andrews and even more...

Mikey also gushes about his love for Katie Heigl and "One for the Money ".  He loved it.

And of course...

Next week... Mikey and d$ take a break from the norm, with an all Disney Filled Episode... get some questions answer, listen to some great music and just enjoy the magic of The Deucecast Episode LXXXIX: Its a Small Pod After All

Episode LXXXVI: Silver Linings Podcast

Its another week, its another show, its another revolving co-host... Hurricane Rhett back in-studio for the first time since November, and we hit the ground running with everything from movies to Demi Lovato...

We kick off the episode by jumping into our weeks in review... we discuss Love at AOL... and the Inauguration

We give Jordana Brewster more attention in 10
minutes than Hollywood has given her in the last
four years
Mikey brings out some horrendous Welsh crap called The Joy Formidable. d$ brings back some amazing Dan Seals, including his duet with Marie Osmond (that's Dan Seal's duet, not d$, by the way)

Reel or Unreal is spooled out for Hurricane Rhett and Mikey to go one on one, while The Big Three takes on Best Screenplay Academy Award winners... discussing movies like The Usual Suspects... Pulp Fiction... Little Miss Sunshine... and Sidney Poiter movies.  Plus, some listener feedback!

Disney News discusses Congress' letter to Walt Disney World concerning rights and privacy (?) and an in-depth discussion of Jordana Brewster's career... and Forest Whitaker too!

Manti Te'o theories abound... and why its irritating to d$ that Megan Fox is (might be?) a Christ Follower and Hugh Jackman isn't. 

In our assigned movies, d$ discusses his viewing of Blue Valentine, while Michael talks about seeing Ahnold in The Last Stand.

Demi Lovato makes a tweet appearance.

And Gary Busey comes back to make another appearance.

Next week... Mikey brings in some musical crap--what's different?  Nothing... d$ starts a two part Valentine's series on the Buried Treasure... Mikey talks about his assigned movie, "One for the Money", and will be excited about it... the Big Three becomes a Big Six, with favorite Oscar Winning Actors and Actresses... that's upcoming on The Deucecast Episode LXXXVII: Pod Miserables

Episode LXXXV: Podcasts of the Southern Wild

Its a very special episode of The Deucecast... no, there are no life lessons to be taught--unless you want to learn how apartheid and Keyser Soze go together--nay, its a special episode because for the first time ever, former co-host Matt joins The Deucecast not from The Noog... but in studio, live!

He left our show as a permanent host waaaaaay back in The Deucecast Episode XXXII: The Podcast for Spock, and has joined us via phone/Skype every now and again, but today, is actually live and in the flesh for a thrilling episode that is so good, it will be possibly one of the few Deucecast episodes worthy of submission to the Daytime Emmys! Congrats guys!



Not sure why Bud Light didn't do a "Real
American Hero" spot on Mr. Drummond.

The guys kick off a fun little tasting with some Bug Juice, or as Mikey puts it, "melted down Otter Pops"... Matt discusses his time away, his move to Missouri, MLK, Jr. Day, celebrating MLK, Jr. with Django Unchained... and becoming a hunter (or an extra from the original Red Dawn)... Mikey dishes on his sick kid... Justin Timberlake new music in Mike's Surprisingly Passable Music Minute... and d$ brings up his Redbox weeklong extravaganza...

We lost a great American hero this week, and The Deucecast pays tribute to one of our own, Conrad Bain, in a deeply moving and personal obituary in The Buried Treasure... and because of Matt's return, we dig up an oldie but a goody, Faux or Show for our game time.  Greg Evigan would be proud.  As would Dack Rambo.

The Big Three was a little more difficult than the guys thought it would be, as the topic of Best Supporting Actress and Actor Oscar winners are brought up and ranked, including classics from Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential... Cate Blanchett in The Aviator [Blu-ray]... Joe Pesci in GoodFellas... some Inglourious Basterds... and we answer the question--"Who is Keyser Soze?"  A question that is answered many times.... many times... over the podcast.

Matt's back.  Thankfully, he's on our side. Incidentally,
he dropped this outfit in his back yard and hasn't seen it
in two weeks.

Other topics discussed include a bevy of release dates for upcoming Disney films... Machete Kills... a TV premiere date for Under the Dome... Mumblecore films... a thrilling Gary Busey Moment (perhaps the first of many)... Star Wars director chaos... we discuss the Golden Globes and Jodie Foster's ramble... and...

The Return of The Seagal Watch.  (cue drums)

Mikey dishes on his assigned movie, "Juice", and what a sad loss it was when Tupac left us... and we review many other films seen, including "Dredd"... "Zero Dark Thirty"... "The Company Men"... "Looper"... "Beasts of the Southern Wild"... "Moonrise Kingdom"... "The Watch"... and d$'s assigned film, "Hugo".  

And... Demi. 

Next week, d$ reviews his assigned movie, "Blue Valentine", while The Big Three takes on favorite Oscar winning screenplays, both adapted and original... Mikey has more crap for us to suck up and take... and more Disney news, TV news, movie reviews and perhaps... more Busey?   That's all on The Deucecast Episode LXXXVI: Silver Linings Podcast