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 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 614: 2024s January ReFlicktions

It's been a while for our ReFlicktions, and they have definitely piled up... and with the new year, comes the reviews of movies at the end of 2023 and the first batch of 2024 films.

Diving right in, a few biopics with wrasslin' stars... some Jenny Garner screen time... #XLessDrEarl bringing the Christmas Pretention... an Indy doc... a snowy doc... a MASHy doc... racing films and bad DC and swimming and Emma Stone taking it off, a lot.  Poor thing. 

Here are the movies discussed:  

• The Iron Claw (in theaters)
• It’s a Wonderful Knife (Shudder; AMC+)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Christmas Cabin Fever (Disney+)
• The Family Switch (Netflix)
• Candy Cane Lane (Amazon Prime)
• Joyeux Noelle (Plex; for rental)
• The Eiger Sanction (Starz; for rental)
• Lady Ballers (DailyWire)
• Animal Crackers (TCM)
• Desperation (for rental)
• Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (Disney+)
• Leave the World Behind (Netflix)
• Noel (Disney+)
• Noelle (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Last Christmas (for rental)
• Gran Turismo (Netflix)
• Nyad (Netflix)
• Godzilla Minus One (in theaters)
• Poor Things (in theaters)
• Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom (in theaters)
• Rebel Moon (Netflix)
• Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche
• Maestro (Netflix)
• Wonka (in theaters)
• Joy Ride (Starz)
• Saltburn (Amazon Prime)
• The Equalizer 3 (Netflix)
• Michael Jackson Thriller 40 (Paramount+; Showtime)
• Ferrari (in theaters)
• Flora & Son (AppleTV+)
• Expend4bles (for rental)
• The Retirement Plan (Hulu)
• Anatomy of a Fall (AppleTV+)
• You Hurt My Feelings (for rental)
• Lift (Netflix)
• The Family Plan (AppleTV+)
• Master Gardener (Hulu)
• Hidden Strike (Netflix)
• Sly (Netflix)
• MASH: The Series That Changed Everything (Hulu)
• The Boys in the Boat (in theaters)
• Anyone But You (in theaters)
• A Good Person (Amazon Prime)
• Society of the Snow (Netflix)
• Foe (Amazon Prime)
• Good Grief (Netflix)
• The Beekeeper (in theaters)
• Self-Reliance (Hulu)
• Vertigo (Criterion Channel)

Episode 597: The Odd ReFlicktions Couple

 One week remains in the 2nd annual #FanBoySummer, and we'll take that week next go 'round with our friend Aussie Nate... but until then, we have to talk about the movies... nay, ReFlicked upon the movies we've seen in the last few weeks.

Dave, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl jump right in with Mikey discussing a handful of older films from Pacino and Hoffman... Nic Cage's upcoming awesome crap... and his new-to-him laserdisc collection... #XLessDrEarl is full of pretention this episode, with French Freedom films... movies straight out of ISIS... and some Malick inspiration... and d$ laments about how badly Gal Gadot's non-super hero career is going... a TriviaHD documentary... and another Amy Adams flick crossed off the list.

And of course, all the latest, including a solid liking for Blue Beetle... praise for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem... some Haunted Mansion darkness... and much more, of course...

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

• Fear the Night (for rental)
• Foxy Brown (Showtime; Paramount+)
• Slapshot (Netflix)
• Glitch (MAX)
• Death Wish (Paramount+)
• Dog Day Afternoon (Criterion Channel; for rental)
• Mosul (Netflix)
• Heart of Stone (Netflix)
• Marathon Man (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+)
• Straw Dogs (for purchase)
• Withnail and I (MAX)
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (TubiTV)
• The Beanie Bubble (AppleTV+)
• Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (Hulu)
• Jules & Jim (MAX)
• Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny (MAX)
• Talk to Me (in theaters)
• Haunted Mansion (in theaters)
• Blue Beetle (in theaters)
• Accidental Love (Hulu)
• Nefarious (Hoopla; for rental)
• Sympathy for the Devil (for rental)
• Sick of Myself (Paramount+; Showtime)
• The Out-laws (Netflix)
• The Meg 2: The Trench (in theaters)
• Mirror (for rental)
• TMNT Mutant Mayhem (in theaters)
• The Passenger (for rental)
• The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (Hulu)
• Alexander the Great (Amazon Prime: TubiTV; Mikey’s Laserdisc Collection)
• Earthquake (Netflix)
• The Hotel New Hampshire (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Crank (Peacock Premium)
• The Odd Couple (Showtime; Paramount+)
• Happiness for Beginners (Netflix)

Episode 568: The Not 2022 Top Ten (Here We Go Again!)

The review of 2022 film is 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 2022 Top Ten, where we highlight films worthy of a second discussion because they just impacted us so much.

Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in Friend of the Show, streaming live from the booming 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 1931 all the way through the 60s and 70s and in the 00s -- O Russell talk... Mamet chatter... Pierce Brosnan's singing voice... classic Christmas movies set in Budapest... Tarantino's faves... assassination conspiracies... Peckinpah and the violence of the west... John Wayne and the hilarity of the west... d$ and Roth fawn over Paulette Goddard... The Seventh Seal does NOT feature Demi Moore...

And much more in this good time of an episode...

• Andrei Rublev (1966) - for rental
• Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) - Netflix; Amazon Prime
• Before During After (2020) - Amazon Prime
• Chun King Express (1996) - HBO Max
• The Devil's Backbone (2001) - Amazon Prime
• Dracula (1931) - for rental
• Dr. No (1962) - for rental
• The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh (1979) - for rental
• Flirting with Disaster (1996) - for rental
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - Hulu; Peacock Premium
• Hit the Road (2021) - Showtime
• The Ides of March (2011) - for rental
• In Bruges (2008) - for rental
• It Happened One Night (1934) - TubiTV
• JFK (1991) - HBO Max
• Joint Security Area (2000) - TubiTV
• Killing Zoe (1993) - for rental
• Krampus (2015) - for rental
• Let the Right One In (2008) - Amazon Prime; Showtime; Hulu
• Love & Monsters (2020) - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+
• Mamma Mia (2008) - Hulu
• McLintock! (1963) - Amazon Prime
• Modern Times (1936) - HBO Max
• The Parallax View (1974) - for rental
• Sawdust and Tinsel (1956) - HBO Max
• The Seventh Seal (1957) - HBO Max
• Silence (2017) - Paramount+
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - for rental
• Solaris (1972) - HBO Max
• Souvenir (2019) - Showtime
• The Sting (1973) - Netflix
• Trick 'r Treat (2007) - for rental
• VFW (2019) - Shudder
• Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008) - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - FXNow; for rental
• Whiplash (2014) - for rental
• The Wild Bunch (1969) - HBO Max
• The Year of the Scab (2017) - Disney+
• Yo Jimbo (1961) - HBO Max

Episode 525: Turning ReFlicktions

It's been a hot minute since our last ReFlicktions, but Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl are back to talk... er, ReFlicked... all the movies they've seen in the last month or so.

Dave talks about his ongoing project to see at least one film from 1927 to 1959... Mikey is nearing the end of his Best Picture movie watch list... and Dr. Earl finally made it through all 9 hours of Drive My Car

• The Adam Project (Netflix)
• Against the Ice (Netflix)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (for rental)
• The Batman (in theaters)
• Being the Ricardos (Amazon Prime)
• Drive My Car (HBO Max)
• Flee (Hulu)
• Fresh (Hulu)
• Gentlemen's Agreement (Watch TCM)
• Going My Way (Watch TCM)
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi (Amazon Prime) 
• The Lost Weekend (Watch TCM)
• Lucy & Desi (Amazon Prime)
• The Marfa Tapes (Paramount+)
• No Exit (Hulu)
• The Public Enemy (HBO Max)
• Survive and Advance (ESPN: 30for30) (Disney+)
• The 39 Steps (HBO Max)
• The Tragedy of MacBeth (AppleTV+)
• Turning Red (Disney+)
• Uncharted (in theaters)
• The Weekend Away (Netflix)
• Windfall (Netflix) 
• The Worst Person in the World (for rental)
• The Outfit (In theaters)
• X (In theaters)

Ep 486: ReFlicktions of Fire

 One thing is for certain... the longer the Deucecast guys go between ReFlicktions episodes, the longer the episode is -- and this is no different. Buckle in, kids, as Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl take you on a 138 minute ride (only half as long as one of Dr Earl's movies) covering over 75 movies, several franchises, and Nic Cage's Wonderland. 

Also discussing... The Peter Rabbit oeuvre... #TwitterlessDrEarl comparing Emmas... Statham stereotypes... Dave's fave J-Law... Mikey and Ron Howard... Nic Cage & Five Nights... Mikey's new Korean obsession... Letterboxd stressing out Mikey & Dave... #TwitterlessDrEarl's 3 hour shortened film...  

Plus, only the second Top Five Movies of the Year! 

Movies discussed on this episode, and where to find them at the time of recording

• Biker Boyz (2003) Showtime
• Wrath of Man (2021) In Theaters / rental
• Catch & Release (2006) Amazon Prime
• Last House on the Left (2009) not available
• The House at the End of the Street (2012) Showtime
• Breach (2020) Amazon Prime
• Flight (2012) Hulu, EPIX
• Malcolm X (1992) HBO Max
• Little Fish (2021) Hulu
• The Image Revolution (2013) Amazon Prime
• Joy (2015) FX Now
• Spare Parts (2015) Hulu; EPIX
• Miss Sloan (2016) Netflix
• Westworld (1973) Hoopla
• The Long Goodbye (1973) Paramount+; Epix
• Lean on Pete (2017) Showtime
• Oxygen (2021) Netflix
• Emma (2020) HBO Max
• Babes in Toyland (1961) Disney+
• Dinosaur (2000) Disney+
• Pete’s Dragon (2016) Disney+
• The Entire Twilight Saga (2008-2012) Showtime
• J. Edgar (2011) HBO Max
• The Iron Lady (2011) Hulu; Netflix
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) HBO Max
• A Quiet Place Part 2 (2021) In theaters
• Wander (2020) Amazon Prime
• What Happened Last Night (2016) Amazon Prime
• The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Showtime
• Source Code (2011) Showtime
• The Window in the Window (2021) Netflix
• The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) HBO Max
• Lion (2016) TubiTV
• The Wedding Guest (2019) Netflix 
• The Purge Saga (2013-2018) randomly on Hulu, Peacock, FX Now, etc
• The Woman in the Window (2021) Netflix
• The Life & Death of Colonal Blimp (1943)
• Running on Empty (1988) HBO Max
• Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Showtime
• Mr. Jealousy (1997) Amazon Prime
• The Dilemma (2011) Peacock
• Grand Theft Auto (1977) unavailable, except for Mikey’s DVD shelf
• The Missing (2003) Starz; Hoopla
• Frost/Nixon (2008) Peacock
• Streets of Fire (1984) Netflix
• A Man Apart (2003) for rental
• City of Angels (1998) HBO Max
• Willy’s Wonderland (2021) Hulu
• The Banana Splits Movie (2019) unavailable
• Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) Hulu
• Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) Hulu
• Thirst (2009) Hulu
• Handmaiden (2016) Amazon Prime
• Army of the Dead (2021) Netflix
• Spiral (2021) in theaters / for rental
• In the Heights (2021) HBO Max/ in theaters
• Why Did You Kill Me? (2021) Netflix
• 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) Peacock
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) HBO Max
• Infinite (2021) Paramount+
• Peter Rabbit 2 (2021) in theaters
• The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife (2021) in theaters
• Luca (2021) Disney+
• Fanny and Alexander (1982) HBO Max
• The End of the Tour (2015) Showtime 
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) FX Now
• Cruella (2021) Disney+ all access; in theaters
• Amadeus (1984) TubiTV
• Rio Bravo (1959) Watch TCM
• Time After Time (1979) Watch TCM

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Episode 246: Barn Raising Religious Films

Channeling our inner Left Behind with some Chris Tomlin and Kirk Cameron, The Deucecast Movie Show turns attention to those great films with a religious tone... be it matters of faith or cult or anything less, Dave, Mike & Pinky welcome back Witt Stillman Fan, Terrance Malick Apologist and Film Historian Dr Earl.

And for the first time on the show, co-host of the Cinemartyrs, a podcast about watching bad Christian films, Atlanta based Bill Seybolt (that's SY-BOLT, thank you very much) joins the guys on the Binder & Binder Hotline.  This, of course, brings the discussion back to Christian Mingle, Lacey Chebert, Stephen Toblowsky and a maritime themed agency.  

First up, doing the birthday movies!  How old is The Depahted?  What about Training Day or The Color of Money or even Enter the Ninja?  Find out here.

Then, a rousing round of bDMI, or Reverse IMDb, reading the actors in a movie and asking for the guesses -- how fast can you guess the films? 

And finally, fave religious films!  Dr. Earl in the pretentious corner, drinks his Chablis while wearing his blazer with the patches on the arm, comes up with the hipster man bun movies ("The Passion of Joan of Arc"?), while everyone else goes more normal... Scientology docs!  Amish Harrison Ford! Steve Martin and the miracles!  Amy Adams, who Dave loves!  Marxist Homosexuals! (not kidding... just listen...)... Elizabeth Olsen and Marcy! May! Martha!  Marlene!  The most famous running music of the 80s!  Hanson, MMMBop and their own beer, MmmHops!

Also, the history of barn raising in film, the resurgence of Christian Slater, as well as a rundown of Contemporary Christian Worship music leaders today.

Pinky also gives his take on a Mel Brooks classic in Pretty in Pink.

Oh, and finally, a reference to the Tom Hanks & Dan Ackroyd classic "Dragnet".