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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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! 

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

DCMS Ep 685: The Top Ten of 2004

 Welcome back to the summer! Father's Day has come and gone, and we are headed to the first official day of Summer, even though we are all burning up from the heat. And what can beat the heat?  MOVIES!

A return to 2004, the year d$ got married, the year The Deuce as a physical apartment ended, and Roth From Wyoming was a wee teen... and #XLessDrEarl was also there too somewhere.

Its the year of Peak Will Ferrell... love for Tom Hanks in an airport... voting for Pedro... Olympic hockey... White Goodman... Tom Cruise being bad... stealing the Declaration of Independence... Super Pixar... and much more, as the guys welcome in Roth from Wyoming to count down their faves from the Year of Our Lord 2004


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

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burghendy - Paramount+
  • Collateral - Paramount+
  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Store - FX Now
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - MAX
  • Friday Night Lights - STARZ In Quarterbacks
  • Garden State - rental
  • Hotel Rwanda - TubiTV
  • The Incredibles - Disney+
  • Kill Bill Vol 2 - rental 
  • Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Hulu
  • Man on Fire - Hulu; AMC+
  • Million Dollar Baby - rental
  • Miracle - Disney+
  • Napoleon Dynamite - Hulu
  • National Treasure - Disney+
  • The Passion of the Christ - Netflix
  • Sideways - Hulu
  • Spanglish - Hulu
  • The Terminal - rental
  • Troy - AMC+
  • 13 Going on 30 - Netflix
  • Shaun of the Dead - Peacock Premium; STARZ in Zombies 
  • Spartan - rental
  • Spider-Man 2 - Disney+; FX Now
  • Walking Tall - Peacock Premium; MGM+

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Episode 647: Our All Time 10 Ten Favorite Films

It's the unofficial end to the summer series, dropping a day or two before summer actually ends -- but we waited until #XLessDrEarl was back in studio!  And here he is, joining d$ and Mikey as they count down their all time 10 favorite films ever (and give 11 thru 20 later on in the show)

Mikey and d$ have a recap of the All Time Top 10 given in Eps 214 and 218 (back in March of 2016), but for #XLessDrEarl, its a brand new list that none of us had ever heard.

And after a lengthy discussion on the films of Ernest, we dive in to the all time top ten... of course there is some crossover, and a little movement from previous lists to now -- and only a smattering of pretention.  You'll hear about Harry Ford and Michael Mann. Some Tom Hanks and Audrey Hepburn.  Morgan Freeman and Play It Again Sam... films from 1942 all the way up to 2010.

It was a great list to discuss and we'd love to know YOUR faves too.

Here are movies discussed and where to find them streaming at time of recording:


  • Almost Famous - MGM+
  • Andre Rublev
  • The Big Lebowski - rental
  • Blade Runner - rental
  • Casablanca - MAX
  • Chariots of Fire - rental
  • Clerks - Netflix
  • Days of Heaven - Criterion Channel
  • The Empire Strikes Back - Disney+
  • The Godfather - Paramount+
  • Heat - Showtime
  • Inception - rental
  • The Last of the Mohicans - TubiTV
  • Lawrence of Arabia - Amazon Prime
  • The Mission - rental
  • The Princess Bride - Disney+
  • Pulp Fiction - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; AMC+
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Disney+
  • Roman Holiday - rental
  • The Seventh Seal - MAX; Criterion Channel
  • The Shawshank Redemption - TBS; rental
  • Star Wars - Disney+
  • Titanic - Paramount+
  • To Kill a Mockingbird - TubiTV
  • True Romance - rental
  • You've Got Mail - rental 

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Episode 628: Our Favorite Star Wars Fight Scenes

 At the Deucecast Movie Show, we celebrate the most special days of the year, like Christmas, and Mother's Day, and Thanksgiving, and of course, both May the 4th Be With You, and it's follow, Revenge of the Fifth, and it's spiritual sequel Revenge of the Sixth.


To help Mikey, Dave, and #XLessDrEarl celebrate, we invite in first time Friend of the Show, videographer and vlogger and Disney sorta influencer and hardcore Star Wars fiend, THE Derek Frank!

First, a little background on Derek to open the show, followed by the return of America's favorite easy Q&A, Simple Star Wars Trivia (spoiler alert - Mikey always dominates), then a review on the epic re-watch everyone had this weekend over Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

And finally, the guys count down their favorite Star Wars fight scenes - not the epic space battles, but one on one or one on five or five on a hundred -- no Star Destroyers, rather blasters and space swords -- and to make the pot even sweeter, the lists cover all the screen media, including TV shows, not just the movies. 

And a quick chat on Tom Hanks Playtone movie studio! 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

DCMS Ep 615: The NOT 2023 Top Ten

The review of 2023 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 2023 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 the early 50s to all the way through the 60s and 70s and in the 00s -- The greatness of Chucky Heston before he told us "YOUR MOVE, IMPERATOR..." Rated R Hockey... hot Atlanta Olympic Bombing chatter... Martin McDonough gets lots of love... the mastery of Hitchcock (and the documentary you should see)... why Mel Gibson is so good at directing... why Tom Hanks doesn't direct much... and never go in the back of a fast food restaurant...

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

 

  • ·        Ben Hur (1959) for rental
  • ·        Breathless (a bout de souffle) (1960) MAX
  • ·        Calvary (2014) for rental
  • ·        Compliance (2012) Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium; Hulu; TubiTV
  • ·        Cool Hand Luke (1967) for rental
  • ·        Das Leben der Anderen (2006) for rental)
  • ·        Dog Day Afternoon (1975) for rental
  • ·        Don’t Make Me Go (2022) Amazon Prime
  • ·        The Green Mile (1999) for rental
  • ·        Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Netflix
  • ·        Holy Spider (2022) Netflix
  • ·        House (1977) (MAX)
  • ·        The Hustler (1961) for rental
  • ·        In Bruges (2008) for rental
  • ·        Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxells (MAX)
  • ·        John Wick Chapter 2 (2017) Netflix
  • ·        Marathon Man (1976) Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+
  • ·        Mean Streets (1973) TubiTV
  • ·        Mirror (1975) The Criterion Channel
  • ·        The Mission (1986) for rental
  • ·        The Night of the Hunter (1955) TubiTV
  • ·        Psycho (1960) for rental
  • ·        The Odd Couple (1968) Paramount+
  • ·        The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) for rental
  • ·        Richard Jewell (2019) for rental
  • ·        RocknRolla (2008) for rental
  • ·        Sick of Myself (2022) Showtime; Paramount+
  • ·        Slapshot (1977) For rental
  • ·        Some Like it Hot (1959) MAX
  • ·        The Square (2017) Hulu; TubiTV
  • ·        Swingers (1996) Paramount+
  • ·        78/52 (2017) AMC+
  • ·        The Ten Commandments (1956) for rental
  • ·        That Thing You Do! (1996) for rental
  • ·        The Thing From Another World (1951) TubiTV
  • ·        The Third Day (2023) MAX
  • ·        Thunderball (1965) Amazon Prime
  • ·        The Wicker Man (1973) for rental

 

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Episode 592: The Actor 1-2-3 Punch

Like sand through the hourglass, this is the Deuce of our Lives... because summer is whizzing by faster than you can name 14 straight Tom Hanks banger movies. #FanboySummer2023 rolls on as the latest loser winner guest joins the show -- returning Friend of the Show, Roth from Wyoming! 

Lots to get to on this show, including catching up with Roth and his latest ventures... then some birthday movies, including the incredible news that Seabiscuit is 20 years old!

A brand new game -- Everything Everywhere All At Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -- makes its debut on the show, as the crew pairs up movie titles for points. 

Finally, Mikey, d$, #TwitterlessDrEarl, and Roth give their favorite 1-2-3 Punch for actors... that is, which actors had the best back to back to back hit films, from double doses of Harry Ford to tripling up on our fave Katie Holmes ex... which leads to Mikey's own theme for the episode, in memory of Garrison Ryfun, of course.

Stick around throughout the episode to hear about Roth's charitable work with RISE Foundation of Wyoming and how you can help! 

(Way too many movies to list their streaming sources - you can do your work this week)


 

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Episode 579: Our Fave Movie Coaches

 

Sometimes the topics come to the guys easy, especially when they fit around the guest so perfectly -- hence, we finally discuss our Top Five Fave Movie Coaches, as we bring on a returning fave and now a head coach in his own right, Clay Shaver! 

Clay lets everyone know where he's been, and how he's now a high school basketball coach. 

Then, some birthday movies, letting the world know exactly how old movies like Scream 2, Cop & a Half, and Soylent Green are... and of course, Ladybugs. RIP Jonathan Brandis.

A rousing game of Denzel is up next, with a surprise winner in dominating fashion.

Then, the Top Five Movie Coaches -- naturally you'd think football, or just even any sport, but leave it to dear ol' Mikey to make it weird. Plus, great discussions on this generation's "Caddyshack"... Tom Hanks being a great drunk... Gene Hackman and Jack Nicholson are old... and what might be the best bowling movie not named The Big Lebowski... 

Plus Coach Shaver let's the audience know why "Lady" is not appreciated. 

And the movies discussed and where to find them:
 
  • The Bad News Bears - for rental
  • Caddyshack - HBO Max
  • Chariots of Fire - for rental
  • The Cutting Edge - Tubi's CracklePlex
  • Dodgeball - HBO Max
  • Hoosiers - Amazon Prime
  • The Karate Kid - for rental
  • Kick-Ass - for rental
  • Kingpin - Amazon Prime; Paramount+
  • Ladybugs - STARZ 
  • A League of Their Own - Netflix
  • Magnolia - for rental
  • Major League - for rental
  • McFarland USA - Disney+
  • Miracle - Disney+
  • The Natural - STARZ
  • Necessary Roughness - for rental 
  • The Replacements - HBO Max
  • Revenge of the Nerds - Hulu
  • The Way Back - Amazon Prime

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Episode 575: that reflicktion you do!

It's Springtime and it's movie time, and its ReFlicktions time! Once a month the guys come together to discuss... or "ReFlick'ed" if you will... the movies they've seen in the last several weeks. Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl each have a handful of films both in theaters ("65!") and streaming ("Pit Fighter"!) and new ("Creed III"!) and old ("Bad Influence"!) and even another Bond in d$'s ongoing Bond Watch.

But sometimes, you need an extra voice to add to the conversation, so we welcome back to the show, Steve "The Voice" Glosson! 

Everyone loved "Jesus Revolution", the reaction was mixed on "Cocaine Bear", Mikey has a Scott Adkins obsession, d$ is after Anya Taylor Joy movies, Glosson is revisiting Mission: Impossible, and #TwitterlessDrEarl has finally gone all in on The Wick. 

Plus a whole lot more in the films reviewed and discussed, and you can find them here (at time of recording): 


  • Jesus Revolution (in theaters)
  • Cocaine Bear (in theaters)
  • Accident Man (Amazon Prime)
  • Black Mask 2: City of Masks (TubiTV)
  • Pit Fighter (TubiTV)
  • The Tournament (TubiTV)
  • Ant-Man QuantaMania (in theaters)
  • From Russia with Love (Paramount+; MGM+)
  • Women Talking (for rental)
  • Creed III (in theaters)
  • Mission Impossible series
  • Bad Influence (TubiTV)
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods (in theaters)
  • Mission Impossible series (spread out among Paramount+, FXNow, Amazon Prime)
  • We Have a Ghost (Netflix)
  • Star Trek original movies (HBO Max)
  • Hunger Games series (Netflix)
  • The Big Hit (HBO Max)
  • John Wick movies (Peacock Premium)
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Peacock Premium)
  • Daredevil (director’s cut)
  • Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (Peacock Premium)
  • Scream 6 (in theaters)
  • In Bruges (STARZ)
  • That Thing You Do! (Hulu)
  • 65 (in theaters)
  • Marrowbone (Amazon Prime; Hulu; Peacock Premium)


Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Episode 571: ReFlicktionmania!! (and the Deucie Nominations!!)

The award season has almost hit it's peak, but of course, the Oscars are only the penultimate ceremony in recognizing the year's best in film -- there is the Deucie Awards... the 10th annual Deucies, as a matter of fact! 

And to give those out, we must first announce who is in the running -- so tonight, you'll get those nominations revealed to you!

And of course, it's the ReFlicktions ep, where Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl reflickt on the films they've seen... the old films (when man is the most dangerous prey... in the 30s) to the new (its Quantumania time!) and all in between.

While Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl are looking in years previous to find the movies watch, Mikey draws a line in the sand and refused to talk much about anything not 2023 because... because Mikey. Here it all for yourself as we talk about: 

  • A Man Called Otto (theaters)
  • Aftersun (for rental)
  • Losin’ It (Peacock Premium; TubiTV)
  • Decision to Leave (for rental)
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
  • The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (Amazon Prime; HBO Max; Paramount+; MGM+)
  • DePalma (HBO Max)
  • PLANE (theaters)
  • The Sound of 007 (Amazon Prime)
  • The Package (Starz; TubiTV)
  • The Pez Outlaw (Netflix)
  • Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (HBO Max)
  • Women Talking (In theaters)
  • Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert (Peacock Premium)
  • John Wick (Peacock Premium)
  • Triangle of Sadness (in theaters)
  • Call Me Miss Cleo (HBO Max)
  • Living (in theaters)
  • Knock at the Cabin (in theaters)
  • Something from Tiffany’s (Amazon Prime)
  • Tar (Peacock Premium)
  • Sick (Peacock Premium)
  • Ticket to Paradise (Peacock Premium)
  • The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (Netflix)
  • Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Prime)
  • You People (Netflix)
  • The Banshees of Inisherin (HBO Max)
  • Fire of Love (Disney+)
  • Somebody I Used to Know (Amazon Prime)
  • DC League of Super-Pets (HBO Max)
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
  • Your Place or Mine (Netflix)
  • Breaking (Showtime)
  • Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quanumania (in theaters)
  • Sharper (AppleTV+)
  • The Woman King (Netflix)

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Episode 569: Who Won 2022?


The new year has begun, winter is crashing around us, and it's time to reflect on what made our moviedom in the last year... and for the second time, we ask, Who Won the Year?  And maybe for the first time, because we can't remember, we ask Who Also Lost the Year?

First up, a few quick reviews -- "Living", as seen by Dr Earl, "Aftersun" as seen by Mikey and Dr. Earl, and "Women Talking", as seen by Mikey and Dave... and those Oscar nominated films lead into the discussion of the recent Oscar nominations, with Mikey going all in on Top Gun Maverick... Dave making a case for Everything Everywhere All At Once... and Dr Earl chiming in with pretention.

Then, a top five of the winners and the losers... how can Margot Robbie be both?  And Tom Hanks down year, with Tom Cruise's amazing year... who won the animation game... big time directors taking a hit, but big time blockbusters becoming a hit... too much Korg, just enough Jimmy Cam, and not enough Hong Chau.

Of course, the usual rabbit trails of random conversation. 

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Episode 551: The Return of Captain ReFlicktions

Another September, another fall begins, and another round of ReFlicktions takes shape as Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl come together once again to give the lowdown on 12 movies (d$) and 5 movies (Ear) and 133 movies (Mikey, taking over for Pinky in the moviewatching sphere)

In the show... Earl taps into his Zennieal side... Liam Neeson disappoints again... Dave goes Sports Doc... Mikey's worst movie... bad 80s heroes... uncomfortable supermarket conversations... original films of good remakes... Viola Davis kicks arse... and a delight romp from 1940
 

  • After Yang (Showtime)
  • On the Count of Three (Hulu)
  • Bodies Bodies Bodies (in theaters)
  • Blacklight (EPIX)
  • Italian Studies (Hulu)
  • Happening (AMC+)
  • Lost in Space (Hulu)
  • Back Roads (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
  • Rogue Agent (AMC+)
  • Hollywood Bulldogs (Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Crackle)
  • The Civil Dead (unavailable)
  • Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul (Netflix)
  • Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (Netflix)
  • Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (Netflix)
  • Me Time (Netflix)
  • Spin Me Round (AMC+)
  • The PEZ Outlaw (for purchase)
  • Samaritan (Amazon Prime)
  • Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Peacock; Peacock Premium)
  • Quantum Cowboys (unavailable)
  • The Return of Captain Invincible (Hoopla; Night Flight)
  • Elvis (HBO Max)
  • The Yards (Paramount+)
  • Barbarian (in theaters)
  • Solaris (HBO Max)
  • Solaris (HBO Max)
  • End of the Road (Netflix)
  • Pinocchio (Disney+)
  • Body of Lies (Paramount+; Showtime)
  • The Woman King (in theaters)
  • Confess Fletch (in theaters; for rental; on Showtime on 10/28)    
  • Pearl (in theaters)
  • The Shop Around the Corner (HBO Max)
  • Candyman: The David Klein Story (PLEX)


Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Episode 548: The 2022 Mostly Correct Fall/Winter Movie Preview

For the first time in over two years, the Deucecast crew -- Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl takes on a Herculean task... listing the movies coming in the fall and winter of the year. The Spring/Summer preview (ep 526) got most of the movies right, but when it comes to fall and winter, leading into award season, it's a total crapshoot.

But we are up for the challenge.

We list most of the major releases into theaters and streaming, with the knowledge that any of them can move without warning.  

Two Pinocchio films, new Kevin Smith, is Fletch even relevant anymore, Sidney Pointier gets his due, Zac Efron on a Beer Run, Olivia Wilde v Flo Pugh, Tyler Perry's Jazzman, d$ geeks out over new Russell AND new Baumbach, Mikey says "Dominatrix", #TwitterlessDrEarl loving some Tar, Anne Hathaway heads to another Oscar, She Said journalism, Amy Adams Amy Adams Amy Adams, Tom Hanks bad accents, Whitney biopic, Sarah Polley's critical love... 

And dozens and dozens and dozens more. 
 

Sept. 1:

Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version - Dir. Jon Watts (Cop Car, SM: Homecoming, SM: No Way Home - Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Tobey MacGuire, Willem Dafoe - With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. (Adds an additional 15 minutes)

Sept. 2:

Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Theatrical and Peacock) - Dir. Adamma Ebo - Sterling K. Brown, Regina Hall - In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.

Sept. 8:

Pinocchio (Disney+) - Dir. Robert Zemekis (Back to the Future 1-3, Forrest Gump) - Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo - A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Sept. 9:

Barbarian - Dir. Zach Cregger (The Civil War on Drugs) - Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long - A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.

Medieval - Dir. Petr Jakl (Ghoul) - Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Michael Caine - The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

Sept. 13:

Clerks III (Fathom Event) - Dir. Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma) - Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck - Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.

Sept. 16:

Confess, Fletch (Limited & PVOD) - Dir. Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland, Paul) - Jon Hamm, Marcia Gay Harden, John Slattery - After becoming the prime suspect in multiple murders, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his fiancé's stolen art collection.

God’s Country - Dir. Julian Higgins (Mending Wall) - Thandwie Newton, Jefferson White - When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

Goodnight Mommy (Amazon Prime) – Dir. Matt Sobel (Take Me to the River) - Naomi Watts, Peter Hermann, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti - Twin brothers arrive at their mother's house and begin to suspect that something isn't right. Remake of the 2014 Austrian film.

Pearl - Dir. Ti West (X, In the Valley of Violence) - Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright - The story of how Pearl became the vicious killer seen in "X".

The Silent Twins - Dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure, Fugue) - Letitia Wright, Johdi May, Michael Smiley - Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone other than each other.

The Woman King – Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, The Old Guard) - Viola Davis, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch - A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sept. 21:

Meet Cute (Peacock) - Dir. Alex Lehmann (Blue Jay, Paddleton) - Pete Davidson, Kaley Cuoco - What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones' past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?

Sept. 23:

Athena (Netflix) - Dir. Romain Gavras (Our Day Will Come, The World is Yours) - Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

Don’t Worry Darling – Dir. Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) - Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde - A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.

A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix) - Dir. Tyler Perry (Madea’s Family Reunion, Meet the Brown, The Family That Prey’s Together) - Ryan Eggold, E. Roger Mitchell, Milauna Jackson - Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.

Lou (Netflix) - Dir. Anna Foerster (Underworld: Blood Wars) - Allison Janey, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green - A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper, a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.

On the Come Up (Paramount+) - Dir. Sanaa Lathan - Sanaa Lathan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Method Man - Story centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Facing controversies and with an eviction notice staring down her family, Bri doesn't just want to make it, she has to.

Sidney (AppleTV+) - Dir. Reginald Hudlin (Marshall) - Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964. 

Sept. 28:

Blonde (Netflix) - Dir. Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Asassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly) - Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Garret Dillahunt - A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.

Sept. 30:

Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+) - No

God's Creatures - Dir. Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) - Emily Watson, Paul Mescal - In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (AppleTV+) - Dir. Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary - Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray - A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.

My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Damon Thomas - Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Cathay Ang - The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act...different. 

See How They Run (Limited) – Dir. Tom George - Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody - In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.

Smile - Dir. Parker Finn - Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher - After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

The Good House - Dir. Maya Forbes (The Polka King, Infinitely Polar Bear) & Wallace Wolodarsky (Sorority Boys, Seeing Other People) - Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Morena Baccarin - Life for New England realtor Hildy Good begins to unravel when she hooks up with an old flame of hers from New York. Based on Ann Leary's 'The Good House.'

Oct. 7:

Amsterdam - Dir. David O. Russell (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) - Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington - Set in the '30s, it follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Lena Dunham (Creative Nonfiction, Tiny Furniture) - Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Dean-Charles Chapman - A 14 year old girl in medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind. 

Hellraiser (Hulu) - Dir. David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House) - Jamie Clayton, Goran Visnjic - In this reimagining of Clive Barker's seminal Hellraiser franchise, a young woman must confront the sadistic, supernatural forces behind an enigmatic puzzlebox responsible for her brother's disappearance.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Dir. Josh Gordon & Will Speck (The Switch, Office Christmas Party) - Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Voice - Shawn Mendes - Feature film based on the children's book about a crocodile that lives in New York City.

Tár (Limited) - Dir. Todd Fields (In the Bedroom, Little Children) - Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Julian Glover - Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

Triangle of Sadness (limited) - Dir. Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure) - Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson - A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island.

Oct. 14:

The Curse of Bridge Hollow (Netflix) - Dir. Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Fantasy Island) - Priah Ferguson, Lauren Lapkus, Nia Vardalos - A teenage girl, who accidentally releases an ancient and mischievous spirit on Halloween which causes decorations to come alive and wreak havoc, must team up with the last person she'd want to in order to save their town - her father.

Decision to Leave - Dir. Park Chan-wook (Joint Security Area, The Handmaiden, Old Boy) -  Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Go Kyung-Pyo - A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

Halloween Ends (Theatrical & Peacock) - Dir. David Gordan Green (Undertow, Jow, Halloween, Halloween Kills) - Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Patton, The Shape - A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

Rosaline (Hulu) - Dir. Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes) - Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Christopher McDonald - A comedic retelling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," told from the point of view of Romeo's jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet.

The Stranger (Netflix) - Dir. Thomas M. Wright (Acute Misfortune) - Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Ewen Leslie - Two men who meet on a plane and strike up a conversation that turns into friendship. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labour and crime, this is a dream come true.

White Bird: A Wonder Story - Dir. Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, World War Z) - Helen Mirren, Gillian Anderson, Bryce Gheisar - Based on the book by the best-selling author of Wonder, this uplifting movie shows how one act of kindness can live on forever

Oct. 21:

Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Santiago Mitre (The Summit, 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour) - Ricardo Darin, Peter Lanzani, Carlos Portaluppi - A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.

Black Adam - Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop, Jungle Cruise) - Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge - Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods-and imprisoned just as quickly-Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

The Banshees of Inisherin (Limited) - Dir. Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) - Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon - Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Raymond & Ray (AppleTV+) - Dir. Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives, Last Days in the Desert, Four Good Days) - Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo - Two half-brothers who reunite at the funeral of their father.

The School for Good and Evil (Netflix) - Dir. Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Lady Ghostbusters) - Charlize Theron, Michelle Yeoh - Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil.

Ticket to Paradise - Dir. Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) - Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever - A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.

Oct. 28:

Prey for the Devil - Dir. Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism, 13 Sins) - Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross - A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.

Run Sweetheart Run (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love) - Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg - A woman tries to get home alive after her blind date turns violent.

Till - Dir. Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency) - Jalyn Hall, Danielle Deadwyler, Woopi Goldberg - The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

Nov. 4:

Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) - Dir. Harry Bradbeer (Enola Holmes) - Millie Bobbie Brown, Henry Cavill, David Thewlis, Helena Bonham Carter - Now a detective-for-hire, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends - and Sherlock himself - to unravel

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Roku) - Dir. Eric Appel - Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson - Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.

Nov. 11:

Armageddon Time - Dir. James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Knight, Ad Astra) - Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins - A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Dir. Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther - Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira - The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T'Challa.

The Son (limited) - Dir. Florian Zeller (The Father) - Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern - Peter has his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.

Nov. 17:

A Christmas Story Christmas (HBOMax) - Dir. Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie, The Christmas Chronicles) - Peter Billingsley, Erinn Hayes, Zack Ward - Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.

Nov. 18:

Causeway (AppleTV+) - Dir. Lila Neugebauer - Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry - A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

The Menu - Dir. Mark Mylod (What’s Your Number?) - Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult - A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

The People We Hate at the Wedding (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) - Kristen Bell, Allison Janney, Dustin Milligan - Family tensions ramp up among siblings in the week leading up to their half-sister's wedding in the country.

She Said - Dir. Maria Schrader (I’m Your Man) - Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Samantha Morton - New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Slumberland (Netflix) - Dir. Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: Catching FIre) - Jason Mamoa, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd - A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

Nov. 23:

Bones & All - Dir. Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name) - Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Michael Stuhlbarg - Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.

Devotion - Dir. J.D. Dillard (Sleight, Sweetheart) - Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Serinda Swan, Joe Jonas - A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

The Fabelmans - Dir. Steven Speilbery (1941, War Horse, Amistad) - Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogan - A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg's own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen.

Strange World - Dir. Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon) - voices: Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Tudyk, Lucy Liu, Dennis Quaid, Gabrielle Union - The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission.

Nov. 24:

Disenchanted (Disney+) - Dir. Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray, The Pacifier) - Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden - Ten years after her happily ever after, Giselle questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process.

Dec. 2:

Violent Night - Dir. Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead) - David Harbour, Cam Gigandet, John Leguizamo - A group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve, and Santa must save Christmas.

Dec. 9:

Empire of Light - Dir. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall, Spectre, 1917) - Olivia Coleman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones - Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.

House Party - Dir. Calmatic - Jacob Latimore, Allan Maldonado - A high school student decides to host a house party while his parents are away. A remake of the 1990 comedy, ' House Party'.

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Netflix) - Dir. Stephen Donnelly (Monster High: Welcome to Monster High) - voices: Jessie Buckley, Luke Evans, Olivia Coleman - A supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Story

Something From Tiffany’s (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Daryl Wein (How It Ends) - Zoey Deutch, Shay Mitchell, Leah Jeffries - Follows a woman as her life gets upended when an engagement ring that was for someone else leads her to the person she's meant to be with.

Dec. 12:

Sanctuary - Dir. Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) - Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott - Follows a dominatrix and Hal, her wealthy client, and the disaster that ensues when Hal tries to end their relationship.

Dec. 14:

A Man Called Otto - Dir. Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, World War Z) - Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo - A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the Swedish film from 2015 (A Man Called Ove).

Dec. 16:

Avatar: The Way of the Water - Dir. James Cameron (Aliens, True Romance, The Terminator) - Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang - Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

Nanny (Amazon Prime) - Dir. Nikyatu Jusu - Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls - Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.

Dec. 21:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Dir. Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Black Nativity, Harriet) - Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders - The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Dir. Joel Crawford (The Croods: A New Age) - voices: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek - Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

Dec. 23:

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) - Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Knives Out) - Daniel Craig, Ethan Hawke, Jessica Henwick, Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr, Madelyn Cline - Plot Unknown

Living (Limited) - Dir. Oliver Hermanus (The Endless River, Moffie) - Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp - An English-language adaptation of the script of  Akira Kurosawa’s "Ikiru" (1952), set in London in the 1950s a bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Dec. 25:

Babylon (Limited) - Dir. Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land, First Man) - Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Olivia Wilde - Set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies, focusing on a mixture of historical & fictional characters.

Women Talking - Dir. Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) - Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Ben Whishaw - A group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

TBD:

Bardo (Netflix) - Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Babel, Birdman, The Revenant) - Ximena Lamadrid, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Andrés Almeida - Follows a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who returns home and works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships, the folly of his memories.

Falling For Christmas (Netflix) - Dir. Janeen Damian - Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, Jack Wagner -  In the days leading up to Christmas, a young & newly engaged heiress experiences a skiing accident. After being diagnosed with amnesia, she finds herself in the care of the handsome lodge owner and his daughter.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) - Dir. Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim,  The Shape of Water) - voices: Gregory Mann, Ewan MacGregor, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Perlman - A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone (Netflix) - Dir. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) - Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell - When Mr. Harrigan dies, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial and when the lonely youth leaves his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.

Spirited (AppleTV+) - Dir. Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home, Instant Family) and John Morris - Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Aimee Carrero - A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.

They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix) - Dir. Juel Taylor - Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, John Boyega - A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

White Noise (Netflix) - Dir. Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha, Marriage Story) - Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle - White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Episode 537: Non Musical Music Movies

It's Week 2 of #FanboySummer, and Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl seek to improve the show by bringing on people better than all of us... and when its about music, when its about movie music, when its about movies about music but aren't musicals, what better person to bring in than Mississippi's Finest, guitar player and worship leader and podcast host and Discord Datcord fellow Matt Mink, aka, The Mink Panther.



The fellas talk about Matt and where he's from, where he's going, and why he loves music. The discussion leads to some of the group's fave music influences, including some old country like The Statlers, Jamie Johnson, and more Kentucky Headhunters than any podcast has talked about in recent memory. And, of course, the Forrester Sisters, because of course.

Then, the return of Birthday Movies, including the absolute murderer's row of films released in June 1987, then the Top Five movies about music, but are not actually musicals... films with the beloved Anna Kendrick and films with Pixar and films with a non Danielsan Ralph Macchio but not the early Britney Spears and films with Michelle Pfieffer on a piano and films with George Clooney lip syncing and a Fountains of Wayne shout out and d$ in touch with his heritage on a golf cart in Cancun and of course, Christopher Guest.

And a ton more. Stick around in the aftershow segment to hear who gets #3 on FanboySummer!

The movies discussed, and where streaming at the time of recording:

  • Amadeus (for rental)
  • The Commitments (for rental)
  • Coco (Disney+)
  • Control (TubiTV; FreeVee)
  • Crazy Heart (for rental)
  • Crossroads (the good one) (TubiTV)
  • Crossroads (the crap one) (unavailable)
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (unavailable)
  • La Bamba (Starz)
  • A Mighty Wind (HBO Max)
  • Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist (HBO Max; TubiTV)
  • O Brother Where Art Thou? (Amazon Prime)
  • Once (for rental)
  • Pitch Perfect (for rental)
  • Sing Street (TubiTV)
  • Teen Spirit (Hulu)
  • That Thing You Do! (Starz)
  • This is Spinal Tap (for purchase)

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Episode 532: The Baseball Movie Role Tourney

BATTER UP!  Baseball has begun, 30 games into the season, Dave's team, Baltimore, is already out of it, Mikey doesn't care because Dallas Cowboys play the foosball and not the baseball, and #TwitterlessDrEarl is out and about, saving lives, delivering babies and politicking.

So, we bring in Roth from Wyoming, co-host of Good Day for a Movie Podcast, and Deucecast Discorder Extraordinaire, to help figure out which one of these 32 incredible baseball roles head to the Big Bracket of Ep 600!

First up, the return of WORD UP! to the show -- discussions on Doctor Strange, on Netflix failings, and Top Gun Maverick prospects. Plus, some other random chitter chatter before the  tourney takes over.

Roth, Mikey, and d$ set out to determine the best modern day baseball role in movie history, with everything from Wild Thing to a double dose of Costner to Tony Danza and Tom Selleck and Bernie Mac and a few chicks even make the final line up. Great discussion, great film memories.

MOVIES DISCUSSED IN THIS EP:

  • Angels in the Outfield
  • The Babe
  • Bad News Bears
  • Brewster's Millions
  • Bull Durham
  • Cobb
  • Eight Men Out
  • Field of Dreams
  • For Love of the Game
  • 42
  • Hardball
  • League of Her Own
  • Little Big League
  • Major League
  • Moneyball
  • Mr Baseball
  • Mr 3000
  • The Natural
  • The Pride of the Yankees
  • The Rookie
  • The Sandlot
  • The Scout



 

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Episode 524: The REAL Best Picture Nominees 2002

The award season is on the fast track to the big one, the Academy Awards, and it was time to revisit some of the previous Oscar seasons... specifically, the Best Picture nominees from years gone by.



And to accomplish this feat of movie strength, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl bring in Show Fave and Listener Roth from Wyoming!

First, a list of Birthday Movies -- including Logan turning five, and IN LIKE FLINT... my favourite movie! 

Then to add to the Best Picture nominees of 2002! 

Essentially... there were only five nominees for Best Picture. Within a decade, they would allow up to ten films to be nominated.  So it's our job to come up with our own lists of the other five that should have also been nominated... note: we CANNOT remove any of the existing films, we can only add to the list. 

And at the end of the show, the crew all submit one film each that should have been nominated, then a quick discussion on the final film, to come up with a Deuce Best Picture nominee list.

The existing nominees for the Best Picture category in 2003 (for movie year 2002) are Gangs of New York, The Hours, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist, and the year's big winner, Chicago... so the crew asks, "Did they get it right?"

This is the last of this part of the series for this year. Next February, we will pick back up with the Best Picture nominees of 2003 and continue through 2007. 

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Ep 522: The REAL Best Picture Nominees 2000

The award season is on the fast track to the big one, the Academy Awards, and it was time to revisit some of the previous Oscar seasons... specifically, the Best Picture nominees from years gone by.

And to accomplish this feat of movie strength, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl bring in the Spawn of Big Scott, the pride of Valdosta Georgia, the Young Movie Wunderkind Lil G Garrison Ryfun... 

First, a quick run through of the SAG Awards (as the winners were announced shortly before the show began) then onto the 2001 Academy Awards, which cover the year 2000 in movies.

Essentially... there were only five nominees for Best Picture. Within a decade, they would allow up to ten films to be nominated.  So it's our job to come up with our own lists of the other five that should have also been nominated... note: we CANNOT remove any of the existing films, we can only add to the list. 

And at the end of the show, the crew all submit one film each that should have been nominated, then a quick discussion on the final film, to come up with a Deuce Best Picture nominee list.

The existing nominees are Chocolat, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,  Erin Brockovich, Gladiator, and Traffic, with Gladiator winning... so the crew asks, "Did they get it right?"

Movies discussed:

  • Almost Famous (Hulu; Paramount+; Epix
  • American Psycho (HBO Max)
  • Best in Show (HBO Max)
  • Cast Away (TubiTV)
  • Chicken Run (Peacock Premium)
  • Chocolat (Paramount+)
  • The Contender (for rental)
  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (TubiTV)
  • Erin Brockovich (Peacock Premium)
  • Frequency (for rental)
  • Gladiator (for rental)
  • High Fidelity (HBO Max)
  • In the Mood for Love (HBO Max)
  • O Brother Where Art Thou? (for rental)
  • Remember the Titans (Disney+)
  • Requiem for a Dream (TubiTV)
  • Thirteen Days (for rental)
  • Traffic (Peacock Premium) 
  • Unbreakable (for rental)
  • The Wonder Boys (HBO Max)
  • You Can Count On Me (Showtime)
  • X-Men (Disney+)

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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+

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Episode 487: Top Summer Movies of 1990-94

The heat is hot, the years roll by, the summer movies pile up, and the list gets better and better? What does that all mean? Heck if we know... but we do know that after 486 episodes, it was time to have on local Ghostbusters expert and awesome southern boy Brock Parker, co-host of the Bama Geeks Podcast!

Brock joins Dave & Mikey (Dr Earl being away on medical missions... at the beach...) as they first do a little Box Office Mojo about money makers in the 1990s... then they move onto the Top Summer Films of 1990 to 1994, any movie released from Memorial Day to Labor Day in each of those years.

Amongst the random topics... 

The South Alabama Brock/d$ connection... The video wars between Blu Ray and HDDVD... Howie Long's acting prowess... Brock's Little Mermaid story... The Jack Ryan multi-verse... who returns for Young Guns III... seeing movies on Troy's campus... the Forrest Gump soundtrack... the best Alan Rickman??... the best Ghostbuster song??... are Ghostbuster superfans looking forward to the new film... and Wolverine's F bomb... 

And the infamous Mikey makes Ernie Hudson break down incident...
 

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

  • Back to the Future III (1990) - entire trilogy on Netflix 
  • Broken Arrow (1996) - for rental 
  • Cleaning Up the Town: Ghostbusters Remembered (2020) - Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle
  • Dead Again (1991) - for rental 
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - for rental
  • Forrest Gump (1994) - for rental 
  • The Fugitive (1993) - for rental
  • Hard Target (1993) - for rental 
  • Jurassic Park (1993) - Peacock
  • Mo' Money (1992) - Amazon Prime
  • Patriot Games (1992) - Peacock Premium
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - HBO Max; TubiTV
  • Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Showtime
  • So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) - Starz 
  • T2: Judgement Day (1991) - for rental 
  • TOMBSTONE!!! (1993) - for rental 
  • Wyatt Earp - who cares. watch Tombstone instead
  • Young Guns 2 - (1990) for rental