DCMS Classic Episode 244: Our Confessions (Sept 28, 2016)

This week... a classic ep from It's confession time... Mikey, Pinky and Dave have things to get off their chest, secrets (or not so secrets) that they have been hiding down deep... but confession is good for the soul.  It's time to talk about these things out loud so the healing can begin.

And what better way to bare the soul than to do it with friends... Terrance Malick apologist, Witt Stillman fan and movie historian Dr Earl comes into talk about what is weighing on him, and Friend of the Show and Miss Independent Jeremy Burgess joins the group as well to discuss his movie confessions.

The state of Pixar!  Hating on The Rock!  Hating on The Snape!  Hating on Costner!  Loving on The Cage!  Becoming a Bronie!  Hallmark lovin!  And so much more...

Movies... actors... actresses... genres... tropes... these are the things that only a few people love... or things that everyone loves that only a few hate... or that everyone knows about that hasn't been experienced...

These are our confessions.

Also, our first Cepheus reference, as well as Ginuine's "Pony

Find the original episode listing here

Episode 687: The Top Ten of 1988

 Back for another week, as July kicks off and Happy 249th Birthday, 'Merica! 

This week's episode has nothing to do with July 4th or patriotism, but instead, the Top 10 Summer Series continues!  This week, Miss Independent, Jeremy Burgess, joins Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl take a look at the late 80s, in the year 1988! 

It was a year that saw Tim Allen and Annette Bening get their big break... Bill Murray go Christmas... Monty Python win an Oscar... Tom Hanks get seduced by an older lady... Tom Cruise outshine Dustin Hoffman... The Coreys peak... a double dose of Kevin Dillon... space Klowns... and of course, its Die Hard in a building! 

Episode 679: The Meanest Movie Moms

 It's a tradition around the Deucecast Movie Show that we always want to honor our moms on Mother's Day... and sometimes that means showing the world how lucky we are that our Moms are NOT the moms in movies.

This week on the show, Friend of the Show, Mr Independent himself Jeremy Burgess, joins d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl to talk all about the worst, meanest, sometimes most murderous and villainous moms in all the movies.  From creatures from space to cheerleader moms to grifting moms to abusive moms and more.

Plus, Burgess gives his take on not just small indie films to watch for, but some mainstream films that everyone should see. Then, a rousing game of Part 3 Rotten Tomatoes.

And, likely the first mention of Club Shay Shay on the podcast ever.

Episode 677: April's ReFlicktions Brew

It's been a while but finally, the door has been closed on 2024 with last week's Deucie Awards (congrats to all the winners!) and Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are here with their first batch of post-Deucie ReFlicktions, plus the first Top Five of the Year list!

Off the top of the show, Miss Independent and The Pride of Tifton Garrison Ryfun, along with hosts Mikey and d$, assign foreign, aka InternationEARL, movies to the Good Doctor for watching and reviewing in an upcoming episode.

Then, the list of films seen over the last 7 or 8 weeks... d$ sees classic Warren Beatty... Dr Earl takes on controversial Netflix... and Mikey finds rare Kevin Smith.  Plus, a longer talk on the good and bad of Mickey17... love for Soderbergh... not love for the latest Chris Pratt... docs about Clue, Kaufman (Andy, not Jen), and murderous daughters... prescient pope stuff... Reggie Miller vs Spike Lee... Jack Black successfully always being Jack Black... and much love for the latest Michael B Jordan joint.

Then, the first Top Five of 2025!

Episode 676: The 2025 Deucie Awards (and our Top 10 of the Year)

 With the year 1/4th over, it is time to finally stick a fork into 2024 movies, with our list of our favorite films... AND awarding the best films of the year.

It's the coveted Deucie Awards, and for the 12th year in a row, Mikey, d$ and Dr. Earl are here to give out the best in Comedy, Drama, Cinematography, Animation, Documentary, Music, Screenplay, Sci-Fi/Horror, Brain Candy, and of course, the acting awards, direction, and Best Picture!

The Brutalist has a record 8 nominations, with Civil War getting 7 noms, A Complete Unknown with 6, while Dune Part Two and Wicked each getting 5. 

Can Denis Villeneuve get his 3rd Deucie Award of his career?  Can Saoirse Ronan get her third?  Or can Florence Pugh join Denis, Saoirse, and Adam Driver as the only movie makers to get 2?  

Plus, what films impressed Dr. Earl, Mikey, and d$ that they end up on their respective Top Ten lists of the year?  And you'll recognize a lot of the voices you hear on this ep, as we get all of our faves to assist! 

Episode 673: The Criterion Crew

 Dave and Mikey decide to give the reigns over this week to The Criterion Crew aka Garrison, Burgess, and Dr. Earl. So prepare for a pretentious extravaganza of film discussion.

Episode 667: The Oscar Snub Tourney

 In a world full of Oscar winners, there is also a large population of worthy performers who never had their own Academy Award moments.  Whether being nominated one time, or seven times, or no times, nary a winning ballot with their name on it.

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl invite in Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgeydoodle, to discuss twenty four dudes and twenty three dames, all with bodies of excellent work. Actors from Ed Harris in "The Right Stuff" to Michael B Jordan's "Fruitvale Station" to d$'s girlfriend Amy Adams in "American Hustle" to Margot Robbie in... well, something good. 

Idris! Harrison! ScarJo! Mia! And so many more great thespians, all with one question - "Why don't they have an Oscar yet?", and tonight, we find out who truly defines that question.

Plus, the 8th Annual Burgentine's Day commences, as Jeremy discusses his assigned films - "About Time", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Notting Hill", "She's the One", and "A Single Man"... who wins and who falls to the bottom this year? 

Episode 664: The NOT 2024 Top Ten

The review of 2024 films are in full swing, but first there is the annual look back at the movies seen last year that were NOT FROM last year. Its the NOT 2024 Top Ten, where we highlight films worthy of a second discussion because they just impacted us so much.

And for the 3rd year running on this particular episode, Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in Friend of the Show, streaming live from the freezing metropolis somewhere in Bainbridge, Wyoming, that is one Jacob "Roth from Wyoming."

Together, the foursome discuss their top ten faves of the year from all over the place, as far back as the early 20s and 30s to all the way through the 60s and 70s and in 2010s and 2020s... assigned movies come into play as films others were asked to watch appear in various Top Tens, while Burgess recommended movies keep coming up as well. 

Mikey is loving some old Gena Rowland and Walter Matthau as an action star, while #XLessDrEarl digs into more music docs, Dave revisits a Hallmark fave, and Roth finally sets sail on the ship of dreams. Plus, why did Green Book get so much hate, Eastwood represents (even if he is a d-bag of a romantic partner) and Powers Boothe makes another list.

Also... Garrison makes a random appearance with lots of Chucky Grodin love. 

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

• Atlantics (Netflix)
• Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• The Boys Next Door (Hallmark Movie Now)
• A Brighter Summer Day (Criterion Channel)
• Dirty Harry (for rental)
• Duck Soup (rental)
• Extreme Prejudice (rental)
• A Few Good Men (AMC+; rental)
• Frankenstein (rental)
• French Connection (rental)
• Gimme Shelter (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• Green Book (FXNow)
• Hang 'Em High (MGM+; TubiTV)
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse (rental)
• Into the Wild (Hoopla; rental)
• The Last of the Mohicans (rental)
• Magnolia (rental)
• Margin Call (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Minari (rental)
• Modern Romance (rental)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (rental)
• Priscilla (MAX)
• Safety Last (MAX)
• Seven Samurai (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• The Shawshank Redemption (AMC+)
• The Sunset Limited (MAX)
• State and Main (Amazon Prime)
• Stop Making Sense (rental)
• Suicide Kings (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (Hoopla; TubiTV; MGM+)
• Targets (Hoopla; rental)
• The Thing (Shudder; rental)
• The Three Musketeers (Plex; rental)
• Titanic (Paramount+)
• Tremors (Paramount+ on AppleTV; rental)
• Twelve Monkeys (rental)
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact (rental)
• While We're Young (rental)
• While You Were Sleeping (Disney+)
• Woman Under the Influence (MAX; The Criterion Channel)

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 653: The Horror Movie Draft

 With a little nod to All Hallow's Eve, the guys at the Deucecast are here to celebrate some of the best in suspense and horror and creepy movies, with the first ever Horror Movie Draft.

#XLessDrEarl was called away to a patient found in a bathtub of ice with no kidneys and is doing the proper surgery now -- but stepping into the pretentious spot, Miss Independent himself, the Burgerler, Jeremy Burgess.

The rules are simple... after playing a quick Box Office Mojo game, in a snake style draft, the guys select horror and scary movies from across Hollywood's years, filling out a list that will ultimately get a movie from the 1960s or previous... the 70s... the 80s... the 90s... the 2000s... the 2010s... and 2020 until current date.  Some are pretty easy to pick, others take some strategy, but overall, Mikey, d$, and Burgess are all asking you to vote THEIR Lineup the best of all -- so make sure you cast your vote either in the Discord or on @TheDeucecast on X.com! 

And at the end of the show, Mikey pays off his annual venture into scary movies, MikeTober, plus a rundown on the streaming status of "Don't Die" 

DCMS Ep 650: Ooh Ooh Witchy Deucecast

 In the small but still somewhat cool milestone of our 650th episode, Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl kick off the month of October with the first of three horror themed episodes -- which one, you ask?  Its the Witch One, as a matter of fact.  See what we did there?

First up, random chatter about Joker Flop de Flop (honestly, I'm not looking up whatever that crap is called) and even some Megalopolis convo at some point, then the October Birthday Movies!  

Then, digging into our Top Five... the Top Five Witches in Movies. From the animated to the partly animated/real life, to the scary freaky, to the comical... and even the sort of kind of but not really witches. 

Then, it's time for MikeTober, as Garrison "The Pride of Albany" Ryfun and Miss Independent Jeremy Burgess join d$ and Dr Earl in offering movies for Mikey to see -- and possibly be crowned the 2024 MikeTober Champ!

Films discussed and where to find them:

• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney+)
• The Blair Witch Project (Peacock; Peacock Premium)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Disney+)
• Enchanted (Disney+)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (MAX; Peacock; Peacock Premium)
• Into the Woods (Disney+)
• Maleficent (Disney+)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Netflix)
• Space Jam (for rental
• Tangled (Disney+)
• The VVitch (Amazon Prime)

Episode 641: My Favorite Summer... The Horror of Suspense

Only a few weeks left as My Favorite Summer begins to wind down... we've laughed at the comedies, we've cried at the dramas, we've sweated over the action, we've fawned over our favorite actresses and fangirled on our fave actors... now, grab your blankets and hide your eyes, its the Horror and Suspense of it all.  

Mikey, d$, and #XTwitterlessDrEarl bring back Friend of the Show and Fan Fave The Burgler himself, Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess.  After giving the update on what to see at the upcoming Sidewalk Film Festival, the guys jump into their Top 10s of Suspense and Horror films all around.

Stephen King makes several appearances, as does Bruce Campbell's Ash character, with ghosts, demon babies, chainsaws, creepy sci-fi, Hitchcock, classic John Cena, and of course, THE BEEEESSSSS.

Here are the movies mentioned, and where to find them at time of recording:

• Alien - Hulu; FXNow
• Army of Darkness - for rental
• The Cabin in the Woods - Peacock Premium
• Carrie - MAX
• Cat People - for rental
• Creepshow - for rental
• Cube - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Dead Again - for rental
• Diabolique - MAX
• Evil Dead II - for rental
• The Exorcist - for rental
• Fright Night - MAX
• Halloween - AMC+; Shudder
• The Hitcher - MAX
• Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person - for rental
• The Invisible Man - for rental
• Jaws - MAX
• Let the Right One In - Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium
• Phantasm - Peacock Premium
• Poltergeist - MGM+
• Psycho - Amazon Prime
• Raw - for rental
• Rosemary's Baby - Amazon Prime; Paramount+
• 78/52 - 
• Se7en - for rental
• The Shining - for rental
• The Silence of the Lambs - MGM+
• Stephen King's IT - for rental
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Peacock Premium; TubiTV
• The Thing - for rental 
• Trick or Treat - for rental
• Videodrome - for rental
• The Wicker Man - Amazon Prime; Freevee

Episode 636: My Favorite Summer... The Documentaries

 In the latest genre of My Favorite Summer, d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl revisit a topic first explored in July 2015 - with Pinky and Clay Shaver back then, no less... Documentaries!

Now that all three have seen many, many more documentaries since Eps 183 and 184 (over 450 episodes since those days), it was time to redo the lists.  Since Pinky is still imprisoned in the Chinese gulag and Clay is coaching in the WNBA, we look to another filmmaker and production guy, friend of the show Ken Horstmann who joins the show to give his own lists.

Make sure to check the list below to find out where you can see a lot of these 

• All Things Must Pass - Peacock; TubiTV
• Amazing Grace - MAX
• American Movie - Amazon Prime
• Beyond the Gates of Splender - TubiTV
• Brooklyn Bridge - Hoopla
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams - AMC+
• Dark Days - Peacock; TubiTV
• A Decade Under the Influence - for rental
• A Disturbance in the Force - for rental
• Exit Through the Gift Shop - unavailable
• F for Fake - Max; The Criterion Channel
• The Fog of War - for rental
• The Fire of Love - Disney+, Hulu
• Free Solo - Disney+; Hulu
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse - for rental
• Hoop Dreams - MAX; Paramount+; The Criterion Channel 
• Icarus - Netflix
• The Inventor - MAX
• Jasper Mall - Amazon Prime, TubiTV
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi - Hulu; Peacock; AMC+; TubiTV
• The Kid Stays in the Picture - for rental
• The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - for rental
• A League of Ordinary Gentlemen - TubiTV
• Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 - for rental
• Lost in La Mancha - for rental
• Marwencol - for rental
• Murderball - Peacock; Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Muscle Shoals - for rental
• Paradise Lost - for rental
• The Resurrection of Jake the Snake - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Rockafire Explosion - unavailable
• Score - TubiTV
• Searching for Sugarman - for rental
• Stop Making Sense - MAX
• They Shall Not Grow Old - for rental
• Tower - for rental
• 20 Days in Meripol - Hoopla
• Winnebago Man - TubiTV
• Won't You Be My Neighbor - Netflix

Episode 635: The Extra Stuff

The My Favorite Summer series takes a slight break this week, but not to give a classic episode... this week, d$, Mikey, and #XlessDrEarl drops in your lap a bunch of extra content...

First, the Deucies Reaction Show -- friends of the show, Garrison "Pride of Sylvester" Ryfun, Roth from Wyoming, Aussie Nate, and The Burgeler himself, Jeremy Burgess give their thoughts on the awards given, those snubbed, who should have won and who did win based on The 11th Annual Deucie Awards, episode 626.

Next, a little extra Jeremy Burgess, giving his thoughts on possible winners of the Deucie Screenplay Award.

If this is your first time listening to our show... we beg you, find another episode to get used to us.

If you are a regular listener... first, we're sorry, but then, THANKS and enjoy the randomness this week, and we'll see you for Documentaries next week!

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)

Episode 626: The 2024 Deucie Awards (and the Top 10 of the Year)

Normally, when you hear "A tradition unlike any other", you think The Masters, as that's the slogan. However, it is a slogan that more closely describes THE DEUCIE AWARDS!!

For the 11th time, Dave and Mikey, now joined by #XLessDrEarl, preside over the "people's movie awards"... and the top 10 of the year as well! 

And to assist, the Deucecast crew invites in many friends of the show, from Burgess to Kaufman to Aussie to the Ryfuns and even more -- with an assist from The Main Street Electrical Podcast co-host Jenn Novotny, it's quite an award-fest!

In addition, Dave, Mikey, and Dr Earl give their own fave films of the year -- you can likely guess the films that make all three lists, but there are a few out of left field as well.

Make sure to catch Ep 621 from a few weeks ago, where we do our "just outside the top ten" list...

Make sure to follow along with the winners! 

BEST PICTURE 1 American Fiction 2 Barbie 3 Godzilla Minus One 4 The Holdovers 5 The Iron Claw 6 Maestro 7 Oppenheimer 8 Past Lives BEST ACTOR 1 Bradley Cooper (Maestro) 2 Zac Efron (The Iron Claw) 3 Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) 4 Glenn Howerton (Blackberry) 5 Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) 6 Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) BEST ACTRESS 1 Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall) 2 Greta Lee (Past Lives) 3 Carey Mulligan (Maestro) 4 Natalie Portman (May December) 5 Margo Robbie (Barbie) 6 Emma Stone (Poor Things) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 1 Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer 2 Viola Davis - Air 3 Jodie Foster - Nyad 4 Vanessa Kirby - Napoleon 5 Julianne Moore - May December 6 Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers BEST DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT BY A DIRECTOR WHO DIRECTED A FILM 1 Bradley Cooper - Maestro 2 David Fincher - The Killer 3 Greta Gerwig - Barbie 4 Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer 5 Alexander Payne - The Holdovers 6 Celine Song - Past Lives BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1 Sterling K Brown - American Fiction 2 Willem Dafoe - Poor Things 3 Matt Damon - Oppenheimer 4 Robert DeNiro - Killers of the Flower Moon 5 Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer 6 Ryan Gosling - Barbie BEST ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 1 Anatomy of a Fall 2 Asteroid City 3 Barbie 4 The Holdovers 5 Oppenheimer 6 Past Lives BEST ANIMATED FILM 1 Elemental 2 Leo 3 Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse 4 The Super Mario Brothers Movie 5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem JACOB PINKY PINKERTON AWARD FOR BEST BRAIN CANDY MOVIE 1 Anyone But You 2 Gran Turismo 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 4 John Wick 4 5 Meg 2 :The Trench 6 MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 BEST DOCUMENTARY 1 David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived 2 A Disturbance in the Force 3 Sly 4 Still: A Michael J Fox Movie 5 Taylor Swift: the Eras Tour BEST ENSEMBLE CAST 1 Air 2 Asteroid City 3 Killers of the Flower Moon 4 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning 5 Oppenheimer BEST ACTION FILM 1 The Equalizer 3 2 Extraction 2 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 4 John Wick 4 5 Mission Impossible: Dead Recks BEST SONG OR SCORE 1 Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer) 2 Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Killer) 3 Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) 4 Dua Lipa - Dance the Night, Barbie 5 "I'm Just Ken" music and lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (Barbie) BEST DRAMA 1 The Holdovers 2 The Killer 3 Oppenheimer 4 Past Lives 5 You Hurt My Feelings BEST COMEDY 1 American Fiction 2 Anyone But You 3 Asteroid City 4 Barbie 5 Blackberry BEST SCI-FI/HORROR 1 The Creator 2 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 3 Godzilla Minus One 4 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 5 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Deucecast Classic: 2016's All Time Top Ten

It's a classic ep this week, as we combine TWO episodes -- Ep 214 and Ep 218, both from March 2016 -- with special guests Clay Shaver and Jeremy Burgess

Both episodes run through our (then) all time top 10 movies, as we were finishing up a series giving our top 100... 

Here are the original show notes!

 Finally... it's here!  Dave, Mikey & Pinky have entered the Top Ten in our year long series of our Top 100 favorite films... and because it's so monumental, the Deucecast Movie Show gang had to bring in two of their favorite dozen or so guests -- Local Birmingham filmmaker Jeremy Burgess and host of the Remodeling Clay podcast Clay Shaver -- to give senseless... er, senseful films.

But first, a rousing game of Chronology, with great categories like "The Mitten"... "Bale-Out"... "Mikey Likey"... and of course, the always loved "Potent Potables".

Starting with a reminder of how each of the participants came up with their own Top Ten.

Jeremy offers up a John Carpenter masterpiece, talks about his favorite horror films and the movie that "is underrated for being overrated" and possible "date rapey".

Pinky falls in love with Anna Kendrick and cancer, talks about a movie fetish and lists the best Rings film...

Clay discusses a Vietnam classic, his best Kevin Smith and a quintessential buddy cop film...

Dave has more Anna Kendrick meets airport stories, celebrates a sinking ship and an Elton John song...

and Mikey feels some heat, feels some Breakfast and has some romance. Some True Romance.

Also, Kate Hudson may or may not come on our show, ever...

Next, how lowly ranked should "Pulp Fiction" actually be?

And... coming soon, a new reality show called... "The Burgeler"?

AND THEN

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...

Episode 624: The Pretentious Corner

It's been promised forever, and The Deucecast Movie Show has finally delivered.  Pretention reigns on this episode, as d$ is out of town and Mikey is relegated to behind the scenes where no one can hear him whine.

#XLessDrEarl is here and shedding the show of the uncultured swine of a Kevin James fan known as d$ and the Nic Cage apologize called Mikey, bringing in Friend of the Show Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess and part time co-host Lil G, Garrison "Pride of Albany" Ryfun to discuss all things pretentious.

First, a little Oscars chat... then a take on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire... an update on Burgess' film "Don't Die"... streaming services (RIP FilmStruck) to find such pretentious films... and a definition of Pretention from the crew.

They list their five fave pretentious films, including gems from Wim Wenders (pronounced VIM VENDERS by the way) and Malick and Fassbender and much, much more. Grab your smoking jacking, swirl your brandy snifter, and adjust your monocle...

Episode 618: Bad Dates in Movies

It's once again the Day of Love at The Deucecast Movie Show, and that means d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl are joined once again by The Burge himself, Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess -- and the Film Four are here to break down the "Coyote vs Acme" drama over at Warner Brothers, and to discuss Jeremy's thoughts on the Oscar nominations.

Then, the Top Five Bad Dates in Movies... whether it's weekends away that go horribly awry, nights that fall apart, or even awkward dinners and special events, it's all those times on screen when characters just can't make it click -- from news station anchor love to the Frank or the Beans to speed dating with Seth Rogan to unfortunate run ins at German restaurants and spicy foods.

Then, the 7th Annual Burgentine's Day, when the show crew, plus a selected few, assign Valentines themed films for Jeremy's viewing pleasure, including TiMER (Chef Melissa) and Charade (d$) and Say Anything... (Dr Earl) and Paperback Hero (Aussie Nate) to Gross Pointe Blank (Mikey)

Plus, stick around for the ending, with lots more random chatter about all of it.

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

40 Year Old Virgin (Hulu)

Along Came Polly (Peacock Premium)

Back to the Future (for rental)

Basic Instinct (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+; Showtime)

Batman Forever (TubiTV; MAX)

Broadcast News (Starz)

Can't Hardly Wait (for rental)

Charade (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; FreeVee)

Clueless (Paramount+; Showtime)

Date Night (MAX)

Fargo (MAX)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (for rental)

Gross Pointe Blank (for rental)

The Fisher King (for rental)

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Disney+)

The Love Birds (Netflix)

Natural Born Killers (MAX)

Paperback Hero (unavailable)

Pulp Fiction (MAX)

Say Anything... (Showtime)

Taxi Driver (TubiTV)

There's Something About Mary (STARZ)

TiMER (unavailable)

Episode 613: 2023's Surprise & Delights

Each year, there are the movies that perhaps are not on Mikey's, Dave's, or #XLessDrEarl'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 we give our top five in this category in our annual Surprise & Delights episode... and like always, Friend of the Show, Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess joins to give his fave underrated and unexpected performances as well.

First up, some chatter about movies that should be nominated for Best Picture, and a look at d$'s Christmas Gift to Burgess, the David Cronenburg film "Videodrome".

Then, the top five Surprise & Delights of the year, including Sydney Sweeney facing Reality... much love for a Sophia Coppola joint... several name drops for Jerry Butler... the differences in the movie and the 3 part series "Blackberry" on AppleTV... the year in horror... and much more.

Finally, the 2024 Burgentine's Day commences, as assignments are given from the likes of Aussie Nate... Melissa R... and the trio on the Deucecast.

Films discussed: 

• Air (Amazon Prime)
• Birth/ReBirth (Shudder)
• Blackberry (AMC+)
• Cha Cha Real Smooth (AppleTV+)
• David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (MAX)
• Godzilla Minus One (in theaters)
• Gran Turismo (Netflix)
• The Iron Claw (in theaters)
• It’s a Wonderful Knife (Shudder)
• Jesus Revolution (Netflix)
• Kim’s Video (unavailable)
• Plane (Starz)
• Polite Society (Amazon Prime)
• Poor Things (in theaters)
• Priscilla (for rental)
• Reality (MAX)
• The Royal Hotel (for rental)
• Shin Godzilla (for rental)
• Sick (Peacock Premium)
• Skinamarink (Hulu/Shudder/AMC+)
• Totally Killer (Amazon Prime)
• Wonka (in theaters)
• You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (Netflix)
• You Hurt My Feelings (for rental)
• You’re Killing Me (Showtime)