Episode 663: 2024's Surprise & Delights

 It's become an annual tradition that started with d$ wanting an excuse to talk about Jackie Chan's "The Foreigner"... a movie not worth of a Top Ten of the year appearance, but worthy of discussion... a surprise, nay, an absolute delight. Hence, the annual "Surprise & Delight" episode!

These are movies that surprised and delighted Mikey, d$, #XLessDrEarl, and even Friend of the Show, Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess.

First up, some chatter about Eric Roberts' new autobiography, plus thoughts on the indie movie scene. Then, Jason Statham's IP'ness... Jake Gyllenhaal's "Road House"... Hugh Grant's winning villainy... d$ getting it wrong, then getting it Hot n Frosty right... plus love for Glen Powell and admiration for Sebastian Stan.

Then, 2025's Burgentine's Day commences, as assignments are given from the the crew and a few friends...

Episode 565: 2022 Surprise and Delights

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

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

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

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

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

And a "Don't Die" update!! 

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

Episode 530: The Unbearable Deucecast of Massive ReFlicktions

Spring has sprung, Easter has eclipsed us, May is moving in, and now that 2021 has been discarded like an empty paper plate that once had a large piece of cake but is now empty because Dave and Mikey were at that birthday party eating that cake while #TwitterlessDrEarl stood by with a diabetes monitor and... what.

Time for ReFlicktions. 

Among the discussion... why Morbius is like an Autism breakfast... Jason Segal needs more laughs... Ben Affleck and his affairs... The one little problem with Ten Little Indians... Mikey's kids fangirling over the YouTube stars... revisiting Easter movies... Life in a Bubble... 

And do animals have pancreases?  Pancreaseses? Pancreaii?

Here are the movies discusses on this episode and where they are streaming at the time of recording. 

• Deep Water (Hulu)
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) (HBO Max)
• I Hate Christian Laettner (2015) (Disney+)
• Windfall (2022) (Netflix)
• The Worst Person in the World (2021) for rental
• MASS (2021) (AppleTV+)
• The Lost City (2022) (In Theaters)
• Morbius (2022) (in theaters)
• Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13^th (2013) (Shudder)
• Death on the Nile (2022) (Hulu) (HBO Max)
• Everything, Everywhere All At Once (2022) in theaters
• Multiverse (2021) (Hulu)
• The Contractor (2022) (in rental)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) Rewatch (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; EPIX)
• All the Old Knives (2022) (Amazon Prime)
• The Bubble (2022) (Netflix)
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) (in theaters)
• The Jesus Music (2021) (Hulu)
• The Tinder Swindler (2022) (Netflix)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) in theaters
• The Northman (2022) In theaters
• Spencer (2021) (Hulu)
• White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Ambercrombie & Fitch (2022) (Netflix)
• Duel (2022) in theaters
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) in theaters
• AmbuLAnce (2022) in theaters
• The Bad Guys (2022) in theaters

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)…

Episode 366: Deucies ReFlicktions

It's the award season once again and the Sixth Annual Deucies nominations are out! Mikey, Dr Earl and Dave let their soothing voices infiltrate your earholes to tell you not only about the movies they've seen in the last month (Warren Beatty! Spike Lee! Barrett... Oliver?) AND to give you this year's batch of honorees vying for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Song/Score, Best Drama... and even Worst Acting Performance (Oprah, this may be your year!)


Amongst other things, topics discussed include... More about the Mary Poppins Meryl Streep sequence... Dr Earl on RBG and Felicity Jones... Dave brings the conspiracy documentaries... Mikey hating on Queen... a bad movie from Amy Adams... Upgrade is a better Venom... random Netflix symphonies... Dental shade... Knight of Cups Casting... Dave explains The Boulder Problem... and much more.

The List of Movies Discussed....
Mary Poppins Returns... On the Basis of Sex... Root Cause... TAG... Knight of Cups... STINK!... Blockers... Free Solo... Velvet Buzzsaw... D.A.R.Y.L... Tully... Song to Song... The Devil We Know... Green Book... They Shall Not Grow Old... Bohemian Rhapsody... Moonlight Serenade... Manhunter... Heaven Can Wait... The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part... Upgrade... High Flying Bird... Hearts Beat Loud... Valentine's Day... BlacKKKlansman

Episode 257: 2016's Christmas Gifts to the Stars

Another year is winding down, and the generosity of Mikey, Pinky, Dave and guest Remodling Clay Shaver knows no ending.

It's the annual episode where the hosts of the show (and guests) give out Christmas gifts to the celebrities and movie stars who need a little Christmas cheer.

First up, Remodeling Clay, who's words will discount or qualify the validity of a song when it comes to the "Christmas" label, gives his take on a classic by The Eagles.

The presents flow readily... gifts for Amy Adams... Bradley Cooper... Brendan Fraser... Kevin Hart... the cast of Ice Age... Marvel... John Cena... M Night Shymalan... even Vanessa Hudgens... and someone gives a gift to themselves, involving Dermot Mulrooney.  Wait, Dylan McDermont. Wait, Dermot McDermot. Um... Dylan Muldermot?  Well, crap. You know that guy.

And does James Cameron need an epiphany? Should Crackle have the ability to make Oscar nominated films?  Can there be a "no fly" list for reboots?  Find out in this ep (spoiler: The answer is Yes to all three)

Thanks for a great year, thanks for listening, subscribing and being a Deucecast Movie Show Fan!!

Episode 256: Merry Christmas ReFlicktions

Once a month, Mikey, Pinky, and Dave bring you a very long episode... not just because they are long winded, but because they have lots of movies to talk about.  All the films seen in the last 3 to 4 weeks!  And as per usual with ReFlicktions, they invite in Remodeling Clay podcast host Clay Shaver to say hello and hang out with the group.

Among the topics discussed this month:  The dissertation of Wham!'s "Last Christmas"... Jerry Lewis movies... coming up in the video game doc series... the stress you might face in Norway... Harry Potter chit chat... what's wrong with Kevin Smith... bad app movies... hot Dune action... a quick OJ Simpson take... being gay "in the hood"... The Rock, animated... and a serious discussion on race relations and documentaries in that area... and the Oscar buzz is in the air!

Movies reviewed & discussed:
The Trust... Man vs Snake: The Long & Twisted Tale of Nibbler... Eye in the Sky... American Dreamz... My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (doc)... Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them... Queen Mimi... Heavy Weights... Kubo & the Two Strings... Hacksaw Ridge... Yoga Hosers... True Memoirs of an International Assassin... The Angry Birds Movie... Dune... Uncle Nick... Now You Don't (now you see me 2)... 13th (doc)... Who Framed Roger Rabbit?... Keanu... Spies Like Us... Moonlight... Nocturnal Animals... Moana... Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing... Loving... Trumbo

The guys list their ongoing top five of the year, while Remodeling Clay brings us an overview of "The Golden Child" in Be Kind // Rewind

Episode 253: Winter Movie Preview

Always looking ahead to the future, Mikey, Pinky & Dave brings you the previews of Winter Movies... The Official Winter Movie Preview, looking at what's upcoming over Christmas and into January and February.

Among the discussed topics...

Those "feel good Will Smith movies"... looking at the new ground covered by Star Wars films... in depth with Chris Pratt & J-Law... animated films with a bajillion movie star voices... a love of Crazy McConaughey... the narcissism of Bella Thorne... January dump months... the difference in Paul W.S. Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson... the problem with evil videotapes... continuing the Cloverfield story line... movies that will be Oscar bait... the John Green sci-fi novel... 

Among the previews previewed... 

The raunchy "Office Christmas Party"... Will Smith in "Collateral Beauty"... "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"... Fassbender in "Assassin's Creed"... "Passengers"... the animated "Sing"... Denzel's directorial effort "Fences"... "Gold"... "Amityville: The Awakening"... "Underworld: Blood Wars"... Jamie Foxx in "Sleepless"... "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage"... "Split"... Michael Keaton's McDonald's movie "The Founder"... "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" (we promise!... maybe...)... "Rings"... "Fifty Shades Darker"... "John Wick: Chapter 2"... "The LEGO Batman Movie"... "A Cure for Wellness"... Matt Damon's weird war sci-fi "The Great Wall"... The Cloverfield story "The God Particle"... "20th Century Women"... Affleck takes the director's chair again in "Live By Night"... "Paterson"... "Patriot's Day"... "Monster Calls"... Scorsese's new film "Silence"... "La La Land"... Natalie Portman's biopic "Jackie"... d$'s girlfriend Amy Adams (and Pinky's boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal) in "Nocturnal Animals"... some social media flick called "Friend Request"... "The Space Between Us"... "Monster Trucks... 

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 204: Our Grown-Up Celebrity Christmas List

Merry Christmas!  Kwanzaa!  Hanukkah!  Holidays!  Festivus!  Boxing Day!  And all of that!  It's the last of our month long Christmas episode series, as we bring on not only Dr. Earl, but host of the Remodeling Clay podcast, Clay Shaver!

The episode kicks off with Santa Mikey bestowing gifts upon the group (mostly from his own VHS collection... and by most, we mean "all") and then to a great game of Denzel.

And then, The Deucecast Movie Show opens up the Santa bag and hands out great Christmas gifts to some Hollywood actors & actresses... like Shailene Woodley... and Jake Gyllenhaal... and Terrance Malick... Rick Moranis... Lindsay Lohan and many more, getting the gifts they deserve!

Plus, the "30 Year Reboot Rule" gets introduced for the first time... and...

Mikey extends the olive branch to none other than Anna Kendrick... get your Christmas spirit this week with our Christmas Movie Show!

Episode 189: Chevy Chase Reflections

Once again, the d$, Pinky & Mikey jump into the movie fray, giving our awesome audience of at least 4 people our rundown of the movies we've seen over the last month or so...

First up, though, America's favorite game named after America's favorite star of Cruel Intentions not named Reese Witherspoon or Sarah Michelle Gellar... that's right, its The Ryan Phillippe Game!  Pinky calls out the names and Mikey & d$ try to call out the names... can you name five films with Simon Pegg in them?  Exactly.  It's not that easy...

The guys dive into topics like the John Hughes of young adult novels... Pinky's favorite Taken movie... an Ed Helms upcoming project makes us all throw up a little... The comedic status of Will Ferrell and who is on top now... the legacy of Chevy Chase and if he truly was that good... and Mikey uses the word "enigmatic"?

And an entire diatribe from d$ on how bad Fantastic Four actually is

The monthly type five becomes a Top Ten of the Year So Far for the three hosts... find out what stays at #1 for everyone, and what moves around.

And here is the list of films that are discussed on this episode... Pixels... It Follows... The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (doc)... Punch Drunk Love... Taken 8, aka Run All Night... Paper Towns... Apocalypse Now... Heart of Darkness (doc)... Must Love Dogs... South Paw... Self / Less... From Dusk til Dawn... The Search for General Tso (doc)... Vacation... For the Love of Movies (doc)... Creep... Mega Mind... The Skeleton Twins... Face // Off... Mission Impossible Rogue Nation... Pumpin Iron (yes, that one with Ahnold)... Fantastic Four (2015).. Fantastic Four (1994)... Mr. Holmes... Minions... Life of Crime... Outcast... They Came Together... The 'Burbs... Shaun  the Sheep... The Gift... Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street... Jiro Dreams of Sushi (doc)... June 17th, 1994 (doc)... The Man from U.N.C.L.E.... The Break-Up... Straight Outta Compton... Cop Car... The Stanford Prison Experiment... The Prince... Hercules... Waking Sleeping Beauty (doc)... Agent 47... The Divergent Series: Insurgent... Blood Simple

Episode 174: The 2015 Summer Movie Preview

Help us channel our inner Fresh Prince (Mikey) and DJ Jazzy Jeff (d$) and sing with us... "Summer Summer Summer time... time to sit back and watch flicks..."  Oh, where is Pinky?  He's our Spinderella to Mikey's Salt and d$'s Pepa.  #WordUp

Anyway, speaking of summer, its time for our June through August Summer Preview, highlighting the most anticipated... and least anticipated... films coming up very, very soon.

A little Box Office Mojo starts it off, where the guys decide who wins between movie matches like "Inception" vs "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Rock" vs "Ransom" and "Big Daddy" vs "The Blair Witch Project."

Then, we kick off our official preview, with the ins and outs of... "Spy" with Melissa McCarthy... "Live from New York", the documentary about Saturday Night Live... "Jurassic World" and our love for PrattPrattPratt... "Inside Out" as the guys take on Pixar's latest efforts... apathy towards "Entourage"... Mark Ruffalo's Oscar Bait... "Ted 2" and "Magic Mike XXL"... whether anyone cares about "Terminator Genysys"... the potential for success of "Ant Man"... "Pixels", starring Adam Sandler, and only one of the hosts is looking forward to it... "Train Wreck" with Amy Schumer... "Dark Places" and why one of it's stars will keep Pinky away... "South Paw" and Mikey's and Pinky's salivating over Jake Gyllenhaal... Armie Hammer's new film "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."... the Oscar Bait potential for "Straight Outta Compton"...

Also.. "Minions"!... "Fantastic Four"!... "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation"!... and Pinky's rule on watching horror movies in the theater.

And what movies are the guys looking forward to the most, and what movies would disappoint Mikey, Pinky and d$ the most if they flopped (PS, Pinky hates "Thor").  Find out in the latest episode of The Deucecast Movie Show!