Episode 577: Les Deucerables... The Western vs The Musical

Big plans ahead for the summer at The Deucecast Movie Show, so in an effort to continue the quest to find the greatest roles of all time... it's another Big Bracket Tourney.

This time, friend of the show Roth from Wyoming stops by with his own bracket, featuring two of his fave movie genres... on one side, the classic and modern westerns of the age, featuring the classic and modern roles in the tournament... Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Will Kane, Bill Mumy, The Man with No Name, Doc Holliday, all of the Wyatt Earps (the good one and the Costner one) and more.

On the other side, the classic and modern musical roles of the age -- Maria Von Trapp, Lil Orphan Annie (in a heated battle, by the way), Dorothy, Willy Wonka and more, many of which lead to a true "what makes a musical?" discussion.

And Mary Poppins gets her final shot at Big Bracket glory.

Episode 552: The Franchise Role Tournament

Because we are on the downslope to Episode 600, and we've done 21 of these and need to do at least 11 more... its TOURNEY TIME.

Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl are ready to put another movie role into the Big Bracket, to figure out what the greatest movie role of all time could be.  This episode, it's picking out the greatest roles from franchises.

The rules.... must be a character who appears in at least FOUR theatrical releases, no matter how brief, and can be played by the same or different actors.  Star Wars and Marvel are intentionally excluded, with one brief exception. And for the first time in any DCMS Tourney... Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings make their appearances. 

To do such a big event, the Deucecast trio need help -- enter the Pride of Buford Georgia, Spawn of Ryfun himself, Lil G, and Friend of the Show Roth from Wyoming, picking up last minute invites to be a part of the madness. 

Transformers go tet a tet... the wizarding world has a rumble, as does Middle Earth... action stars attempt to keep it in the family, while dynamic duos take on crime stopping wiseacres... will G's push for Ethan Hunt finally be successful?  What happens when two of Mikey's icons face off?  Is it fair to make #TwitterlessDrEarl decide a match from movies he's never seen?  Probably not, but here we go! 

Episode 513: Lumps of Coal 2021

In an annual tradition, out of the dozens of movies the Deucecast loved... and out of the hundreds of movies The Deucecast guys liked... there are those that just didn't land, or maybe even crashed and burned in a spectacularly bad way.

Mikey, d$, and The Surgical Dr Earl welcome in the Spawn of Ryfun, Lil G Dawg, to discuss the bad, the terrible, the horrible, and the worst movies seen all year long. 

First up, a few "gifts" from the previous episode, as Dr Earl and Lil G discuss whatever the crap Malick is doing, while d$ gives Dr Earl his epic present for the year.  And Dr Earl hands out some gifts of his very own! 

Then, a look at the worst of the worst, with bad Tom Holland... worst Anne Hathaway... crap Marvel films... sucktastic remakes... horrifically bad horror flicks... awful Lebron... a Costas Mandylor film... disappointing Jessie Spano... boring Hugh Jackman... the well made, good movies that d$ just didn't like, or get, the Nic Cage movie that broke Lil G... 

And the Bruce Willis film that broke Mikey.

• The Ascent (Criterion Channel)
• The Banana Splits Movie (for rental, but don't)
• Chaos Walking (Hulu)
• Cherry (AppleTV+)
• The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Garrison Watch It (HBO Max)
• Cosmic Sin (Netflix) 
• Dear Evan Hanson (for rental, but maybe you shouldnt) 
• Diabolique (1996) (Amazon Prime)
• Ernest Saves Christmas (Disney+)
• Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (for rental)
• Eternals (for rental in January on Disney+)
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance  (for rental)
• Hitman Bodyguard's Wife (for rental)
• HBO Max (HBO Max)
• Joseph & Mary (TubiTV; for rental)
• Lawrence of Arabia (for rental)
• Locked Down (HBO Max)
• The Movie Going Audience (most mirrors)
• New Mutants (HBO Max)
• Reminiscence  (for rental, but don't)
• Space Jam: A New Legacy (HBO Max)
• Swimf@n (for rental)
• Thunder Force (Netflix)
• Tom & Jerry (HBO Max)
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (HBO Max)
• A Week Away (Netflix)
• Willy's Wonderland (Hulu)
• You Don't Nomi (for rental)

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

Episode 465: The Not 2020 Top Ten

The review of 2020 films and pop culture continues, as it's time for the first of a couple of Top Ten Lists. In this one, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl talk about the films that were NOT from 2020, but from all years previous.

It's the Top 10 of NOT 2020, ranking the best films seen that didn't come out in the last 12 months. And to add to the group, The Offspring of the Pride of Stone Mountain South Georgia, Lil G, Garrison Ryfun joins the show to take his rightful place as #DrEarl's Pretentawan Learner.

Several foreign films make the list as the guys get bougee... lots of old films on the list, as the crew pretends to be important... and of course, everyone cuts Footloose.  A little Korean cinema talk... some Lily James news... Armie Hammer did what?... Mikey's Studio Ghibli kick... Lil G's fave zombie movie... Dave's obsession with a dead reporter... #DrEarl's Buckley love... 

Films discussed and where they are streaming:

• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (rental)
• The Ascent (1977) (Criterion; rental)
• Bad Education (2019) (HBO Max) 
• Blow the Man Down (2019) (Amazon Prime)
• Christine (2016) (Netflix) (this is the film referenced in "Kate Plays Christine")
• Downhill (2020) (HBO Max)
• Everything Beautiful is Far Away (2017) (Amazon Prime)
• Footloose (2011) (Amazon Prime; Hulu; Epix)
• Force Majeure (2014) (Hulu)
• The French Connection (1971) (Starz)
• The Help (2012) (Netflix)
• The In-Laws (1979) (Hoopla; rental)
• The Invisible Guest (2016) (Netflix)
• Jodorowsky's Dune (rental)
• Just Mercy (2019) (HBO Max)
• Kate Plays Christine (2016) (rental)
• Knife in the Water (1962) (HBO Max)
• The Lonely Guy (1984) (rental)
• The Man Who Would Be King (1975) (HBO Max)
• Memories of Murder (2003) (rental) 
• Motherless Brooklyn (2019) (HBO Max)
• My Man Godfrey (1938) (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (HBO Max)
• Paddington (2014) (DirecTV; TNT/TBS)
• The Perfect Storm (2000) (rental)
• Polytechnique (2009) (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Prospect (2018) (Netflix)
• Ready or Not (2019) (Cinemax; rental)
• Rebecca (1940) (unavailable for streaming)
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) (Netflix)
• Sideways (2004) (Starz)
• The Spanish Prisoner (1998) (rental)
• Sweet Smell of Success (1957) (rental)
• Tell Me Who I Am (2019) (Netflix)
• Three Identical Strangers (2018) (Hulu)
• Train to Busan (Amazon Prime)
• Wild Rose (2019) (Hulu)
• Your Name. (2016) (rental)

Episode 437: The Top 10 of the 2010s

It's another episode of The Deucecast Movie Show, this time, a very special episode. But unlike the "very special episodes" of the 80s where kids are put into uncomfortable situations, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl pay off a promise from earlier in the year.

Back in February, episodes 418 and 419, Burgess joined the team to do two "Decade By Genre" shows, giving the top three of multiple categories, with intentions of doing a full Top Ten of the 2010s. Then, as you may have guessed, the world went crazy then shut down, and as the guys went to the four corners of the wind to do the show, the topic got shelved.

Finally, however, The Top 10 of the 2010s is here!

First up, the return of Birthday Movies, with everything from Minions to Crimson Tide to Animalypics to Psycho all celebrating release anniversaries, then a quick round of the Rotten Tomatoes Game, dedicated to the recently passed and prolific director Joel Schumacher.

And then, the list that took ten years to make -- any movie released at 12:01am on Jan 1, 2010 to 11:59pm on Dec 31, 2019 -- and the lists are all over the place -- comic book movies, action movies, missionary dramas, Nolan, Scorcese, Garland, Fincher, and much more. Great conversation about films that are talked about and beloved from the last ten years.

Here's where to find movies discussed, at current time of recording:

• American Hustle (FX Now)
• Avengers Infinity War (Disney+)
• Batman Forever (HBO Max)
• Birdman (rental)
• Blade Runner 2049 (rental)
• Captain America Civil War (Disney+)
• Dunkirk (rental)
• Ex Machina (Netflix)
• The Guest (Netflix)
• A Hidden Life (rental)
• Hell or High Water (Netflix)
• Inception (Netflix)
• Lady Bird (Netflix)
• Liberal Arts (SlingTV)
• Logan (FX Now; DirecTV)
• Mad Max Fury Road (Fubo; Syfy)
• The Master (Netflix)
• Moneyball (Starz)
• Moonrise Kingdom (DirecTV)
• Parasite (Hulu)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney+)
• Silence (Popcorn Flix)
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Sing Street (rental)
• The Social Network (Netflix)
• Spotlight (IMDb TV)
• The Tree of Life (HBO Max)
• Uncut Gems (Netflix)
• Wind River (rental)

Episode 434: ReFlicktions The Ultimate Edition

Sometimes you just need the smooth, cool sounds of Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl to take you away from the madness for 90 minutes with some ReFlicktions The Ultimate Edition, and that is what they are here for!

Especially when talking about new movies. Mikey talks about his 39 movies seen... #TwitterlessDrEarl finally sees a modern classic from Nolan... Dave catches some old flicks... the madness of two men in a lighthouse... a rated X film... the ultimate edition of a bad movie (can it be better?)... #TwitterlessDrEarl meets The Rock... Mikey dives into Studio Ghibli... and another Malick snoozefest...

The movies discussed in this episode and where they are streaming at recording time:

• Alien 3 (HBO Max)
• Bad Education (HBO Max) 
• Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (theatrical version: HBO Max... Ultimate Edition: Movies Anywhere)
• Black & Blue (Starz) 
• Black Sunday (Prime)
• Blow the Man Down (Prime)
• Come to Daddy (Prime)
• The Disappearance at Clifton Hill (Hulu) 
• Extraction (Netflix)
• Fast Color (Prime / Hulu)
• The Girl in White (AMC)
• Hula Gods (nope) 
• In Search of the Last Action Hero (Prime) 
• The Lighthouse (Prime)
• Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (Prime) 
• The Lovebirds (Netflix)
• Lucy in the Sky (HBO Max)
• Midnight Cowboy (Hoopla)
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (HBO Max)  
• Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (Prime)
• Nighthawks (Prime)
• Pathology (Prime / Hulu)
• Polytechnique (Prime)
• The Power of Glove (Prime)
• Rocketman (Prime / Hulu)
• The Rundown (Cinemax)
• Song to Song (Prime)
• To Catch a Thief (Prime)
• The Vast of Night (Prime)

Episode 430: Better Living Through ReFlicktions

Perhaps some of the country is opening again, but the Deucecast guys have never closed, back again for another week of ReFlicktions, with all the movies seen in the last few weeks. Mikey is better living through chemistry on some painkillers for a kidney stone, Dave from the office with the kid who keeps appearing, and #TwitterlessDrEarl ready to lay out his huge list of films.

Among the Topics:
The rise and fall and fall and fall of Travolta's career... Sully's boring life... a doc that Dave loves... #TwitterlessDrEarl isn't impressed with classic horror... Mikey takes on the docs... weird Netflix flicks... classic Gene Hackman... tennis flicks... cleaning out the DVR... and more Gerard Butler

• Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Prime)
• Angel Has Fallen (Netflix)
• Attack the Block (DirecTV / Crackle)
• Bad Education (HBO)
• Blinded by the Light (HBO / Hulu)
• Comic Book Confidential (Prime)
• The Death of Dick Long (VOD)
• Drop Zone (Crackle)
• Extraction (Netflix)
• The French Connection (Starz)
• The Hospital (Prime)
• In a Valley of Violence (HBO)
• John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (Prime)
• The Kitchen (HBO)
• The Lighthouse (Prime)
• Literally, Right Before Aaron (Hulu)
• Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (Prime)
• Phantasm (Prime)
• Platform (Netflix)
• Rosemary's Baby (Prime / Hulu)
• The Scheme (HBO)
• Sully (DirecTV)
• Three Identical Strangers (Hulu)
• To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (Netflix)
• Trolls World Tour (VOD)
• The Wild & Wonderful World of Whites of West Virginia (Prime)
• The Willoughbys (Netflix)
• The Wolfpack (Hulu)

Episode 311: New Year, New ReFlicktions!! (Including The Last Jedi!)

Happy New Year from The Deucecast Movie Show!  New movies abound in this ReFlicktions episode, as the Christmas break gave Mikey, Dave & Friend of the Show, Wit Stillman Fan, Lover of Brie (Allison, Larsen, the cheese), Terrance Malick Apologist, Film Historian and Nobel Prize of Medicine Nominee for his work on Adam's Apple research, The Estimable Twitterless Dr Earl plenty of time to hit the cinema for many motion pictures.

Among topics... The return of the musical... Dr Earl watches some docs... a little Doobies... Mikey discusses Tommy... what movie to not take your teenage daughter to see... Remodeling Clay recommended docs... Mikey slurps Scorsese... terrible films to end Dave's year... loving the Lady Bird... loving Adam Driver...

Plus a spoiler free (then spoiler filled, with warning) review of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Reviews include... The Greatest Showman... Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle... The Darkest Hour... Pitch Perfect 3... Lady Bird... Jingle Bell Rock... Office Christmas Party... Bright... The Doobie Brothers: Let the Music Play... The Circle... The Room... The Disaster Artist... Father Figures... Logan Lucky... mother!... The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years... Wonder... All the Money in the World... Silence... Mudbound... Icarus... Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary...

Episode 261: The Carrie Show (with Rogue One discussion)

A special retrospective brings on a TechnoRetro Dad, that being Shazbazzar from TRD.  Shaz joins d$, Mikey, & Pinky and Wit Stillman fan, Terence Malick Apologist & Film Historian Dr. Earl as the gang talks about the legacy of Carrie Fisher, who we lost in December of 2016.

The discussion ranges from her legacy as an actress to her comeback, overcoming her demons, as well as listing the favorite Carrie Fisher movies that are NOT Star Wars.  She did so much as a producer, writer, script doctor and more besides being Princess Leia, and this episode shines a spotlight on that.

Films like Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back... The Blues Brothers... The 'Burbs... Soapdish and so much more.  

Then, Star Wars enters the discussion, and her legacy as Leia, and what's next for the Star Wars universe as it moves on without her.

PLUS... to end the episode, America's favorite running segment where a 20 something discusses movies in the 90s, PRETTY IN PINK!  Pinky talks about "Hackers", while Shaz assigns a classic. 

And bonus segment!  Keep listening after the credits and you'll hear a spoiler filled Rogue One: A Star Wars Story discussion

Episode 228: Forget Everything You Think You Know... A Marvel-ous Discussion

Forget Everything You Think You Know!!!!  A few weeks back, after the debacle that was Batman Vee Superman Dawn of Justice, the movie guys had a long discussion on the good (not much) and bad (much) on DC movies.

With Pinky out on location filming his first movie, Dave and Mikey welcome in friend of the show, Terrence Malick Apologist and Film Historian Dr Earl, and welcome back to the studio the Rantmaster Extraordinaire Hurricane Rhett to discuss Marvel movies.

After Birthday Movies (Cannonball Run is how old?!), the group dives in discussion topics like...

• The total rundown of all main Marvel films since 1986's Howard the Duck
• Fox Studios problem with X-Men
• Which X-Men can carry a movie, and who would fail
• The Fassbender to McKellen problem
• Jennifer Lawrence mailing it in
• Sony's Spiderman dilemma
• What has been with Spidey and what could have been 
• Sony and Disney Marvel working together
• Possible recasting of RDJ and Chris Evans
• The test that is Dr. Strange
• Marvel's approaches to the movies 
• #SoWhiteAvengers
• The future movies coming up 
• The Marvel TV (Daredevil, Jessica Jones) melding into the cinematic universe
• Brie Larson as Captain Marvel

Also, with some questions of Al Gore's Interwebs, the topic turns to what Marvel should have done differently... who should have been the original Sue Storm in 2005... the future of Inhumans and Mutants... and what the heck a CTI is...

Enjoy this lively discussion of where Marvel movies have been, where they are now and where they are going! 

Episode 221: April ReFlicktions

Mikey, Dave & Pinky return again to discuss all the movies seen in the past few weeks.

The death stick problem in "Chasing Amy"... Lamenting the absence of Jason Lee... Dave's continuing quest to see all of Marisa Tomei's, Amy Adams and Elizabeth Olsen's films... The Dearth of Comic Movies coming up... Bruce Jenner being a dude... and a review from Dave on Mikey's punishment movie for losing the Oscar pool...

Movies reflickted this month:

Chasing Amy... Unhook the Stars... The Killer... Zootopia... The Gunman... Insurgent Divergent Detergent Redundant... 10 Cloverfield Lane... Exterminator 2... Big A** Spiders... The Invisible... Barkley Marathons (doc)... Finders Keepers (doc)... Pee Wee's Big Holiday... Batman vs Superman: Crap of Justice... My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2... Entertainment... Red Lights... The Girl in the Book... Bernie... Final Girl... Frankenweenie... Hardcore Henry... London Has Fallen... Eddie the Eagle... Daddy's Home... Demolition... Steve Jobs... Secrets of The Force Awakens... DOPE... Terminator Genysis... Tusk... It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World...

And the first appearance of Top Five 2016 Movies!!

Episode 218: The All Time Top Five Favorite Films

It's been a year in the making, but here it is... five films from Mikey, from Dave, and from Pinky, along with special guests Remodeling Clay Shaver and local filmmaker Jeremy Burgess, who give their five of all time.

Jumping right in, with Mikey's #5, the discussions flow on where Diehard 2 stands in the original trilogy... two Gregory Peck films... the delight of "In Bruge"... a double dose of Andy Dufresne... Harrison Ford makes a big splash... when "Pulp Fiction" is too low... a film that millennials should discover... Dave's previous favorite film ever until this one... Thoughts on "Blade Runner 2"... Pinky's weird party going habits... the generation gap between Bale's & Keaton's Batman... how to get ripped off after being paid $4 billion... and who does Jeremy think is kidding when they talk about their favorite film?

Plus, tips on creating your own Top 100...

As a refresher:

Mike's 10 to 6 -- Pulp Fiction... Clerks... Heat... The Breakfast Club... True Romance

Dave's 10 to 6 -- Up in the Air... Almost Famous... Titanic... To Kill a Mockingbird... Star Wars Episode IV: The Empire Strikes Back

Pinky's 10 to 6 -- Inception... 50/50... Goodfellas... The Descendants... Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings

Clay's 10 to 6 -- Full Metal Jacket... Chasing Amy... Back to the Future... Lethal Weapon... Amadeus

Jeremy's 10 to 6 -- The Thing... The Cabin in the Woods... Superbad... The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys... Rocky

Episode 206: All Time Top 100... 20 through 11

It's getting ever closer, that being the All Time Top 100 favorite movies of Mikey, Pinky & d$... but first, the ten movies that lead up to it.

James Cameron gets some love with a waterlogged sci-fi film... Spielberg gets love with two films on two lists... Indiana Jones makes an appearance... Mikey has to defend really crappy movies like Dune... a great romantic comedy with a Bill Withers tune... the difference in Diehard and Diehard 2... the great music from a Daniel Day-Lewis classic... Tarantino meets Uma... Mikey gives you a few movies you can't refuse...

And the guys spend not only ten minutes on a Bryan Adams 90s tune, but also a huge Celine Dion hit from the late 90s.

Plus... hear Mikey use the phrase "F me, he cleared it!" and Pinky say, "It's a great love story! And at the end, you get to see a boat sink!"

The numbers get smaller and the movies get bigger!