Episode 425: ReFlicktions and TV Time Too

The second week of quarantine recording brings Mikey, #TwitterlessDrEarl, and Dave back to their respective Deucecast Central, Deucecast ER, and Deucecast Cabanas, to give a quick recap of the movies that have been seen in the last few weeks.

Mikey was able to catch just a few films in the theaters before the lockdown, while Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl slum it up on conventional TV screens....

And speaking of TV screens, after the list of movies, the guys turn their attention to the small screen as they go over some of the television shows they've been watching and binging -- The Outsider (HBO)... WestWorld (HBO)... Lost in Space (Netflix)... LegoMaster (Hulu) are a few of the several shows discussed, and for the first time in a long time... Grey's Anatomy Watch returns!

Here are the movies discussed:

• Abominable (for rental)
• All the Bright Places (Netflix)
• Angel Has Fallen (Netflix)
• At Close Range (Amazon Prime)
• Battered Baseball of Baseball (Netflix)
• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)
• Bloodshot (for rental)
• Coffee & Kareem (Netflix)
• Cop Car (Netflix)
• Dark Side of the Ring: Benoit (YouTube)
• The Dead Don't Die (Cinemax)
• The Death of Stalin (Netflix)
• Downfall (Amazon Prime)
• Frances Ferguson (Amazon Prime)
• Galveston (HBO)
• The Hunt (for rental)
• The Invisible Man (for rental)
• The Last Unicorn (HBO)
• Murder Mystery (Netflix)
• Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe (YouTube)
• Onward (Disney+)
• Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (HBO)
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World (Netflix)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (for rental)
• Spenser: Confidential (Netflix)
• Sweetheart (Netflix)
• Zombieland: DoubletTap (Starz)

Episode 349: Hometown Movies

Another episode of The Deucecast Movie Show commences, as Mikey, Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in longtime Friend of the Show Not Remodeling Clay Shaver!

First up, a quick pre-ReFlicktion review of new movies "Venom" and "Bad Times at the El Royale", then a compelling round of a Characters Welcome style IMDb with some familiar names and roles. Then we break down some favorite Hometown Movies.

Mikey shares his hatred of the city of Detroit early and often, as Clay seeks to defend his beloved city's honor, and his own heart.

Then, the guys share their favorite "Hometown Movies", with Dave taking on films made in, and set in South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle... Earl with more Alabama movies... Mikey with his homestate of Oregon... and Clay with the mitten known as Michigan.

Along the way, the guys discuss Patrick Dempsey's career... take suggestions for the upcoming "SpirituEarl"... Dave sharing a ribbeting junior high story... thoughts on Beverly Hills Cop and its sequels... the Goonies missing octopus...

Episode 234: The ReFlicktions Juggernaut Episode

Holy crap... how can a couple of dudes take 2 hours and 30 minutes to discuss movies?  These guys show how its done.

In a regrettably longer episode than expected, Dave, Mikey and Pinky welcome in Remodeling Clay podcast host Clay Shaver to jump into ReFlicktions.  Over 70 movies get the quick review treatment, including topics like...

The Midnight what train?... When the visual of Lacey Chebert is all you have in your movie… a smoking, cursing Selena Gomez… Room punches you in the face and hands you a Kleenex… the marking of Lonely Island… the film that is the “Whiplash of War”… the crazy of OJ Simpson… Jason Statham’s range… Sally Field’s range… Pinky hates J-Lo… the Mannequin novelization… the strange sport of competitive tickling… Albert Brooks styling…

Also, Clay Shaver introduces a new segment, Be Kind // Rewind... find an old 80s flick, rewatch it and determine... does it hold up still?  Or has its reputation enhanced how good the movie really is...

Plus, the Top Five of the Year, and movie assignments.  

Movies discussed this time around: 

Shaun of the Dead… The Midnight Meat Train… Christian Mingle… Heist (2015)… I Smile Back… Pet Semetary… Con Air… The Lobster… The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Roberts… As Dreamers Do… The Fundamentals of Caring… Ernest Scared Stupid… Now You See Me 2… They Live… Room… Stealth Fighter… Central Intelligence… THX1138… The Conjuring 2… Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping… While We’re Young… Empire State… The Shallows… The Player… Eye in the Sky… OJ: Made in America… Believeland… That Magic Moment… Neon Demon… To Kill a Mockingbird… Swimming with Sharks… Ted 2… Space Jam… The Wedding Singer… Transporter Refueled… The Good Dinosaur… Finding Dory… The Kings of Summer… Big Stone Gap… Hello, My Name is Doris… The Invitation… Out of Sight… Weird Science… Mannequin… Tickled… Babe… Platoon… Flashdance… Raid Redemption… Raid 2… Independence Day Resurgence… 12 Rounds Lockdown… Black Sheep… Scoop… Tooken… Swiss Army Man… We’ll Never Have Paris… The BFG… The Purge: Election Year… Brazil… The Death of Superman Lives… Electric Bugaloo… 27 Dresses… Defending Your Life… National Lampoon’s Vacation… Junebug… Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates… The Nice Guys… 48 Hours… Rent… Before the Devil Knows Your Dead…

The Underappreciated Characters Episode

On this episode of The Deucecast Movie Picture Show... Pinky, Mikey and d$ talk about... well, movie picture shows.

This picture of Emma Watson from "The Bling Ring"
has been posted specifically for Pinky, who has
declared himself a big Emma Watson fan

In particular, we jump from the movies we've seen (ReFlicktions) like "Moon"... "Wimbledon"... "Mud"... and "The Bling Ring"... to movies that were assigned to us, like "Blitz"... "Tombstone"... and "Hot Rod"

Our topic is characters in movies that aren't appreciated enough either in death, in their heroics or both, by the other characters in the movie... like the Air Force Pilot who gave his life for the President in "Air Force One" (and is then ignored)... the real benefactor to Indiana Jones... Sarah Connor's baby daddy in "The Terminator"... and the REAL hero for the Rebellion in "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope: George Lucas:  Messed Around With" Edition.

The Top Five of 2013 for each of the hosts is only slightly unchanged... and in a stirring game of "Rotten Tomatoes", the guys discuss the films of the stars of TV's "Grey's Anatomy"--like "The Ugly Truth"... "Ramona and Beezus"... and the Oscar winning Patrick Dempsey classic "Made of Honor"

And speaking of Grey's Anatomy... you'll definitely want to tune in to hear the long awaited return of... "GREY'S ANATOMY WATCH"!!!! 

Next go 'round, its the topic of TV Shows that originated from Movies... and the guys discuss the movies assigned, including "Muriel's Wedding"... "Side Effects"... and "A Good Old Fashioned... what?!?!"

Movies Discussed in Depth:
Air Force One
Blitz
The Dark Knight Rises
Hot Rod
Limitless
Moon
Planes
The Terminator
T2: Judgment Day
Tombstone
The Way Way Back
The Wedding Planner
Wimbledon

Episode LXXXII: 2012 in Review

Hope you had yourself a jingle belly, holly jolly, white winter wonderlandy merry little Christmas!  Mikey and d$ are back again to finish up 2012 with our special year in review... its The Deucecast Episode LXXXII: 2012 In Review...

In this episode, we dish out the best in music for the year, first with Mikey's terrible tastes and crappy bands, and then with d$'s great choices, both critically acclaimed and loved by audiences worldwide (much like The Deucecast itself). 

The guys kick off the show with topics like Doc McStuffins... kid Christmases... James Bond 50 Blu Ray set... Star Wars... Mikey's sickness... d$'s head-to-head battle with the flu... JJ Abrams and Star Wars... The Walking Dead losing producers... Disney's Limited Time Magic... and Real Men of Genius.'

A discussion of 2012 includes Whitney Houston's death... Gotye... The Olympics... Brit Rock... The Walking Dead... and Disney purchasing Lucasfilm

A longer movie discussion gets on the favorite movies of the year, including The Master... The Avengers... Skyfall... Brave... The Hunger Games... and Emily Blunt's multiple appearances on the list!  Plus, d$ gives his Top Ten Favorite Movies He Hasn't Seen Yet, and a list of all 82 movies he's seen this year.

Demi Lovato gets her due, and the return of a much missed, much loved "Watch"! 

Episode LII: The Podcast of the Traveling Pants

The boys are back, the boys are back in town... the boys are back in tow-ow-own... okay, well, the boys never left, but the important thing is, the boys showed up tonight to record The Deucecast Episode LII:  The Podcast of the Traveling Pants, with a visit from Hurricane Rhett, and a long awaited return from Producer Shawn!

Kicking things off right, we dive right into garage sales and Mikey's destruction of a family vacation by swindling a little kid to buy a jacked up VHS copy of Tron... Rhett begins his rants early with riffs on supermarket and fast food woes, mostly pretaining to those in lines who cannot seem to find the time to get their money ready... Demi Lovato is in the news again... Greys Anatomy Watch makes another appearance... Mikey brings up strong TV news... the problems with Glee and the love of Queen... Rhett's own love for "Brokeback Mountain"... d$ shares some Dreamworks Studios insight to the "Saving Private Ryan" vs "Shakespeare in Love" debacle at the Oscars... and d$ makes a teaser announcement on his own life...

Mike's Musical Crap continues with his highlight of the upcoming Schaeffer Crawfish Boil with another band no one has heard of, nor will know even after the festival is over...

Name That Crap brings forth the artistry and majesty of Joshua Kadison... Jon B... Hi-Five, who likes the way you kiss when you're playing the kissing game... and even more.  Oh, and Greg Evigan.

Our Big Three centers around TV Moms... love is given all around to the likes of Maggie Seaver... Suzanne Somers... Patricia Heaton... Jill Taylor from Home Improvement... and even Lois Griffin! 

And, with Hurricane Rhett in the house, you know not every thing will be completely PC.  Or PG.  But its always FYI.  OK? 

The Good Doc Earl joins us next week as we do a huge Big Three... our favorite 80s movies.  Says Mikey in an earlier text:  I've got 70 movies on my list.  I now have to whittle it down to a more comfortable, I dunno, 28 or so.  That's next week on The Deucecast Episode LIII:  Podcast Encounters of the Deuce Kind...

Mike's Music Minute:
Go check out Schaeffer Crawfish Boil on May 4-5 in Birmingham, AL

Seney-Stovall - Futurebirds

Albums That Came Out This Week That You Should Buy This Week:
Blunderbuss - Jack White
Up All Night - Kip Moore

The Big 3: The One Where We Discuss Our Favorite TV Moms:
Gilmore Girls - With Dave's Favorite Mom Lorelei Gilmore
The Brady Bunch - With Mike's Favorite Mom Carol Brady
Modern Family - With Rhett's Favorite Mom Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
My Two Dads - With Shawn's Favorite Mom Joey Harris

Roundtable Randomness:
Office Space (Special Edition with Flair!) [Blu-ray]
Glee: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] 
Torchwood - The Collection (Series 1-3) [Blu-ray][Region-Free]
Grey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack

Episode XLV: The Wizard of Pod

For the 2nd time in just a few weeks... another chick has invaded our Deucecast Studios.  Her name is Brooke, and on our show, she tells her Story.

Well, thats a little overdramatic... actually, she just joins d$ and Mikey as a co-host, sharing thoughts and ideas, and the pop culture repercussions that so gladly flow week after week.

Brooke brings us the Story.  See
what I did there?

In our lovely show, amongst the varied topics we touch on include... Mikey and Tommy's Radiohead adventure... a minivan takes on an SUV... that gawd-awful Randy Jackson pin... who is Joe Kony?... what is the deal with all the brooms on Facebook?... the return of Justified... Keanu's possible Bill & Ted return... the awe and amazement of Mikey and d$ when Brooke asks, "Who is Bill & Ted?"... the death of Star Wars and Disney artists... the most popular former Disney stars... Mikey's love for Summer Sanders... oh, and more Demi Lovato.

Mikey brings some more scourge in form of supposed good music with Dead Fingers... Brooke shares her story, her Nazarene upbringing, and what her website-- http://whatsthestorybrooke.blogspot.com is all about... and our Big Three shares the love, with our favorite TV couples of all time... some Office... some LOST... some Dawson... some Wonder Years... and even a brief Grey's Anatomy mention for good measure.

Oh, and we actually talk about Avon vs. Mary Kay.  I wish I were kidding.

Join us next week for more fun, with Drew joining the group again, as we give our Big Three Favorite Books when we were Kids... more music, more fun... thats on The Deucecast Episode XLVI: To Podcast a Mockingbird

Mike's Music Minute:
Dead Fingers

For The Chicks:
What's The Story Brooke Blog

The Big 3: The One Where We Pick Our Favorite TV Couples:
Brooke's Choice - Pam & Jim from The Office
Dave's Choice - Winny & Kevin from Wonder Years
Mike's Choice - Pacey & Joey from Dawson's Creek

Roundtable Randomness:
The Illustrated Star Wars Universe - Art by Ralph McQuarrie
Man on Fire [Blu-ray]
Doctor Who: The Complete First Series

Ep XXXVII: Podcast Harder

Get into the Zone!  The Deucecast Zone!   That's right... its another week, and another episode in the can.  The Deucecast Episode XXXVII: Podcast Harder! 

We welcome back Hurricane Rhett and SuperFan Drew into the studio this week, as we kick things off with, finally, a good tasting of a decent beverage.  The Pop Shoppe lets us try a little cola, a little black cherry, a little orange and a little grape, and for once, its not too bad.

Mikey regales us with his troubles with Firestone Tire, d$ tells of the incompetance of some Best Buy workers, Rhett spills on his love of Mango Strawberry Fruitista and the problem getting them, and both Rhett and d$ share a common Ruby Tuesday's story.

(and yes, I use the company names... hey Firestone, Best Buy, Taco Bell and Ruby Tuesday's--want me to not use your company name?  Have better service.) 

Steve Guttenberg gets his proper due on this episode of The Deucecast

Mike goes rock with his music minute, taking on The Black Keys, while Rhett's Rhantt's brings us some complaining of a political nature, plus a great discussion about the book and movie "Freakonomics". 
A few rounds of The Movie Game, first with SuperFan Drew and then without, leads us to The Big Three... Our Top Three Coolest Movies We've Ever Seen, including films with Eastwood... McQueen... Clooney... Travolta... Denzel... Burgundy... and The Dude.  Who Abides.

More Star Wars news... Grey's Anatomy/McDreamy updates... some Van Der Beek news (my homie)... Riddick, Akira, McCallum and... The Gute. 

Join us next week for Part One of a special Four Part Series, with d$ bringing you The Top Twenty Saddest Songs Ever... Morgan Freeman gets the Deucecast treatment as we bring you our favorite Big Three Freeman roles... and more fun and sensless wit and pander.  That's all on The Deucecast Episode XXXVIII: Podcast with a Vengeance. 

Mike's Music Minute:
El Camino - The Black Keys

The Big 3: The One Where We Discussed Our Favorite Coolest Movies:
Dave's Choice - Ocean's Eleven [Blu-ray]
Drew's Choice - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy [Blu-ray]
Mike's Choice - Pulp Fiction [Blu-ray]
Rhett's Choice - Blade [Blu-ray]

Roundtable Randomness:
Freakonomics [Blu-ray]
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Steve Guttenberg Movies