Episode 539: The Foodie Movies

Fanboy Summer Continues as our latest Discord contributor who lost the drawing joins the show!  The Deucecast crew - Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl - is thrilled to welcome the brilliant and cheffy Melissa Reagan, long time fan of the show.

And if you can believe our podcast lasting 538 episodes and never doing a food theme, then here we are -- on episode 539, its all about Foodie Films.

Plus, the return of the IMDb Game, and lots of behind the scenes kitchen talk! 

Discussions include... what is an executive chef... what makes a rare steak... Medium Rare Plus... which steakhouse gets it right... the story of Bella Donna... the problem with YELP... Logan's Roadhouse sucks... bad restaurant experiences... the accuracy of Ratatouille... 

• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TubiTV; Plex)
• Bella (TubiTV)
• Big Night (Rental)
• Burnt (TubiTV)
• Chef (HBO Max)
• Chocolat (Paramount+)
• Clerks II (Plex; rental)
• Diner (HBO Max)
• Ernest Goes to Camp (Disney+)
• The Founder (TubiTV)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Starz)
• Julie & Julia (Starz)
• Mostly Martha (Hoopla; rental)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (HBO Max)
• No Reservations (Hoopla; rental)
• Ratatouille (Disney+)
• The Trip (AMC+; rental)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (HBO Max)

Episode 489: Top Summer Movies 2000 to 2004

The summer is half over, and the summer series is rounding the corner toward homestretch (that's a baseball metaphor for you folks out there). Mikey and Dave, again sans #TwitterlessDrEarl, take up the mantle of more summer cinema, this time the best from Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2000 to 2004, and the guys bring back Miss Independent himself Jeremy Burgess to the show.

After catching up with The Burgeler (new reality show premiered this Fall on ABC), they play a little 2000s themed Rotten Tomatoes game, with the possible first time mention of "Shark Tale" ever on the podcast (and maybe the first time since the early 2000s anyone has thought of it), then onto the Top Five.

Nic Cage and Costner both make random appearances, with Spielberg films about airports and pre-cognitions also show up. Plus, the lower of the Mission Impossibles, Jamie Foxx and his Collateral, the beginning of the super hero era, Harry Potter shows up, Nicole Kidman's classics, Jay and Silent Bob go after their MoFo movie check, and the Black Pearl.

And Dougray Scott. Or Doogray, as it may be.

Movies mentioned, and where they are streaming at the time of our recording:

• Collateral (2004) - for rental
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) - Amazon Prime
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) - for rental
• Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - for rental
• Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) - HBO Max
• Minority Report (2002) - Amazon Prime
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) - FX Now; Paramount+
• Open Range (2003) - Hulu
• The Others (2001) - for rental
• The Patriot (2000) - Netflix
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Disney+
• Sexy Beast (2001) - for rental
• Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Starz
• The Terminal (2004) - Netflix; Amazon Prime; Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle
• 28 Days Later (2002) - Hulu; Paramount+ ; EPIX
• X-Men (2000) - for rental
• X2: X-Men United (2003) - Disney+

Episode 286: These are More Confessions

These are our (more) confessions...

Mikey, Dave, and Pinky welcome in Friend of the Show, podcast host and Ohio chick extraordinaire Jennifer Kaufman to reveal all about their movie confessions, those things they don't want to tell anyone... until now.

First up, a solid round of Chronology, where the hosts (and guest!) pick a category and then have to put the films called out in release date order.

Then, it's the confession time...

The group talks about the problem with Johnny Depp... JK loves JLo... who is the Zac fan in the room... Mikey hates foreign films... Pinky hates Rogue One... Dave has a fine appreciate for Meryl Streep, yet has issues with her exposure... and Life of Brian.

Plus, Mikey hates old films and the church. Plus, what is your deserted island franchise??

And where do you start with the Bond series?  Mikey tells you where.

Episode 281: DaveSplosion + ReFlicktions

Summertime is here and going strong, and that brings in the 2nd Annual Dave'Splosion, where Dave has to watch FIVE unseen-by-him action films assigned by the other hosts and friends of the show, including Raid Redemption (Pinky's movie)... Hollywood Homicide (Dr Earl's movie)... Battle Royale (Remodeling Clay's movie)... Welcome to the Punch (Mikey's movie)... and Sinbad & the Eye of the Tiger (TechnoRetro Dad's co-host Shaz's movie)

Plus, discussions on K-Stew... Alien lore... Pinky's new love for The Rock... Johnny Depp in a starring role... Netflix misstep... DC Comics lack of connective tissue... Mikey's new fave Affleck flick (AfFlick?)

Also, America's favorite segment featuring Pinky looking at classic 80s films, Pretty in Pink, as this tims around he talks about Escape From New York

And finally, movie assignments and current Top Five of the Year from the guys.

Movies Discussed: Captain Fantastic… This is Spinal Tap… On the Road… Hunt for the Wilderpeople… Alien Covenant… Mother’s Day… Trolls… Baywatch… Sandy Wexler… Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales… The Reunion… War Machine… Run Lola Run… Why Him?... Batman & Bill… Wonder Woman… Bad Moms… Man About Town… Before We Go… Gone Baby Gone… All Things Must Pass (doc)

Episode 232: PinkFlicktions

In the bowels of the Magic City Con (re: an hijacked side office room), Mikey, Pinky & Dave come together to do a bonus ReFlicktions ep, this time featuring all the movies Pinky didn't get to chat about in the last few episodes.

Topics include... The lack of songs that are written directly for movies now... liking James Gunn... the making of (and the crap that is) Warcraft... Pinky's Tom Hanks List... Nic Cage's bad southern accent... more Apocalypse talk... Pinky's Marvel talk... and much more...

Movies discussed in this episode:

Bowfinger... Gremlins... The Right Stuff... Mad Max (1979)... Winter's Bone... Slither... Warcraft... Money Monster... Wall Street... Disney's Hercules... The Money Pit... Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising... Turner & Hooch... Joe vs The Volcano... Con Air... The Nice Guys... X-Men Apocalypse... Alice: Through the Looking Glass... Eye in the Sky... Killing Zoe... Hotel Transylvania 2

Episode 201: Top 100... 30 to 21

It's another All Time Top 100 Episode, this time taking our 30th favorite all time films (like Harrison Ford's "Witness") and counting down to each of our 21st favorite films.

We also attempt to answer questions like "Why does 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' get brought up so much?" and "Where did that LEGO Clock come from?" and "Is this the age of the Joey Fatonassaince?" and "Where did Fisher, the former housecat of the Deuce, really get his name?"... and, of course, "What's in the booooooox????"

You'll also get the story of how Johnny Depp was able to create the Capt. Jack Sparrow we all know and love against the wishes of Disney brass.  We share some Bruce Springsteen from what Pinky & Mikey call a straight up "This is a d$ movie".  You'll also find out what movie makes Producer Tommy nod his head in full approval.

Also, hear some great music snippets from favorites like "Jerry Maguire" and "Inside Man"... and finally... the first movie that two of us have ranked exactly the same...

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 159: The Oscar Prediction Show

It's once again that time for our favorite award show to commence... no, not the BET Source Awards--though with Pinky, that's right on up there...

No, it's the Academy Awards, and The Deucecast Movie Show Guys are right here to break down all the categories from Sound Mixing and Sound Editing (what's the difference?!) to why Guardians of the Galaxy might not be a safe pick for the Makeup award.


Plus... its the nominations for our 2nd Annual Deucie Awards--nominations for real movie fans... best action movie... best sci-fi... best drama... worst performance (how else could Dumb & Dumber To get two nominations)... and so much more, sprinkled throughout the show. 

The guys invite in local filmmaker Jeremy Burgess ("Dead Saturday"--check it out), along with friend of the show Craig McRee, both avid film lovers, to pitch in and help wade through all the movies nominated.

Along the way, you'll find out how old Revenge with Kevin Costner is... and Debra Messing's The Wedding Date... how badly Pinky hates The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and loves Superman III... and why Eric Roberts coming to town is a big deal.

The guys introduce a new segment called "Stay Seated or Walk Out". Rehash topics on the snubbing of Selma for most awards, Johnny Depp's leading man potential, and then wonder about Michael Keaton's potential for winning Best Actor based on performance... or career (Denzel, anyone?)

Category by category nominations are discussed and predictions are made, including an in depth discussion of each of the 8 Best Picture nominees... The Theory of Everything... Selma... the glory of Birdman... the wonder of Keira Knightly in The Imitation Game... J.K. Simmon's intensity in Whiplash... whether American Sniper is overrated... whether The Grand Budapest Hotel is too quirky for it's own good... and, of course, the three hosts and two guests butt heads over a little film called Boyhood.

And if you are listeners "Rail Ranger", "Casey Lewis" or "Rick Theule", contact us at TheDeucecast@gmail.com to claim your movie passes, as you are winners! You have until March 4th to let us know where you are!!

And join us next week as we finally say goodbye to 2014, counting down our 10 favorite from the year.