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 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)

Episode 577: Les Deucerables... The Western vs The Musical

Big plans ahead for the summer at The Deucecast Movie Show, so in an effort to continue the quest to find the greatest roles of all time... it's another Big Bracket Tourney.

This time, friend of the show Roth from Wyoming stops by with his own bracket, featuring two of his fave movie genres... on one side, the classic and modern westerns of the age, featuring the classic and modern roles in the tournament... Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Will Kane, Bill Mumy, The Man with No Name, Doc Holliday, all of the Wyatt Earps (the good one and the Costner one) and more.

On the other side, the classic and modern musical roles of the age -- Maria Von Trapp, Lil Orphan Annie (in a heated battle, by the way), Dorothy, Willy Wonka and more, many of which lead to a true "what makes a musical?" discussion.

And Mary Poppins gets her final shot at Big Bracket glory.

Episode 564: The 2022 Lumps of Coal

Like the Masters, its a tradition unlike any other... the Annual Lumps of Coal episode.

Out of the dozens of films The Deucecast Movie Show loved, out of the hundreds of movies the Deucecast Movie Show liked... there are a handful of movies -- or in #TwitterlessDrEarl's case, tropes, patterns, directors and the like -- that just didn't land... or maybe landed with a crash and burn in a bad way.

Hopping straight to it, the guys rail on how hard it is to muck up a great cast and make a terrible movie (yet Hollywood finds a way)... when the crimes of the future becomes a crime in making a film in the present... when Jessica Chastain tries 355, but delivers a Zero... when Benaffleck Ana de Armes' his marriage... the Jim Cameron movie that won't end... and Zac Efron flames out big time.

Plus, this year's winner of "The Movie that Broke Mikey".

Films discussed in this week's episode, and where to find them at the time of recording:

• Avatar Way of Water (in theaters)
• Blacklight (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; EPIX)
• Crimes of the Future (Hulu)
• Deep Water (Hulu)
• Firestarter (Amazon Prime)
• Men (for rental)
• Moonfall (HBO Max)
• Morbius (Netflix)
• Multiverse (Hulu)
• Quantum Cowboys (unavailable for streaming)
• Robert Zemeckis' Pinocchio (Disney+)
• Serena (Hoopla; Kanopy)
• The 355 (Amazon Prime)
• Thor Love & Thunder (Disney+)
• Walking Tall: The Payback (TubiTV)

Episode 550: The Summer Winners and Losers

The fall is almost here, and if you haven't heard the Fall Movie Preview from last week, go back and listen.  But as the Deucecast boys -- Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl -- puts the summer to bed, first with the end of #FanboySummer and the look ahead to the new season, one final nail in the summer comes in the form of the Winners & Losers of the Summer Movie Season.

First up, a little Box Office Mojo, figuring out which movies crossed that magical $100,000,000 number (also the number d$ owed on Discover Card circa 2001). 

Then, five winners and five losers from each Mikey and Dave, while Earl can proclaim all the winners, his kind heart only allows him to discuss three losers. 

We also discuss the problem with Kevin Hart... the problem with Audrey Plaza... the BIG problem wit that new demon show... the problem with 2022 Tom Hanks... love for Zac Efron... being impressed with Elvis... more Cha Cha love... the movie that broke Mikey... how a stupid cartoon might be the smartest thing on TV... missing girlfriends and catfishing... and Tom Cruise being the most best Tom Cruiseiest ever... 

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

• Beavis & Butthead Do the Universe
• The Black Phone - Peacock Premium
• Bodies Bodies Bodies - In theaters
• Bullet Train - In theaters 
• Cha Cha Real Smooth - Apple+
• Crimes of the Future - for rental
• DC Superhero League of Pets - In theaters 
• Elvis - HBO Max
• Emily the Criminal - for rental
• Firestarter - Peacock Premim
• Jurassic World - Peacock Premium
• Lightyear - Disney+
• The Man from Toronto - Netflix
• Men - for rental
• Me Time - Netflix
• Prey - Hulu
• Quantum Cowboys - unavailable 
• Spiderhead - Netflix
• Thor Love & Thunder - Disney+
• Top Gun Maverick - in theaters; rental
• Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist - Netflix

Episode 534: Take My ReFlicktions Away

When Mikey, d$, and #TwitterlessDrEarl only have about 20 movies between them, thereby ensuring the ReFlicktions would be fairly short. We can't have that, so let's invite in the Pride of Kennesaw and the Spawn of Scotty Ryfun, the Lil G himself Garrison Ryfun.

We are here to spill the beans, no spoilers, plus discuss other hot topics like...

The simplicity of early Fantastic Four... #TwitterlessDrEarlsPretentiousCorner... Liam's too old... if Anna Paquin deserved her Oscar... Lucy Deakins whereabouts... old vs new Firestarter... Zac Efron's potential and what he needs to be in... surprising Jason Biggs... a rewatch of Tom Cruise... catching up with Rick Rossovich and Whip Hubley... Channing Tatum's RUFF watch... and the IP of Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers...

Plus, Garrison can't get away from Take My Breath Away...

And the movie assignments for the inaugural InternationEarl!!!

• The Fantastic Four (1994) - unavailable
• Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (2015) - TubiTV
• Spaceship Earth (2020) - Hulu
• Andrei Rublev (1966) - Criterion; Freevee
• Memory (2022) - in theaters
• Dr. Strange (1978) - unavailable
• Jackass 4.5 (2022) - Netflix
• The Piano (1993) - for rental
• Firestarter (2022) - Peacock
• Firestarter (1984) - Peacock
• The Image Revolution (2013) - TubiTV
• Loser (2000) - STARZ
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) - Disney+
• DOG (2022) - for rental
• Senior Year (2022) - Netflix
• 8 ½ (1963) - HBO
• Nine (2009) - TubiTV
• Top Gun (1986) - Netflix; Paramount+
• About Last Night (2014) - Starz
• Fresh (2022) - Hulu
• The Adam Project (2022) - Netflix
• The Wild Bunch (1968) - HBO Max
• All Star Superman (2011) - HBO Max
• Hopscotch (1980) - Criterion Channel

Episode 380: May the ReFlicktions Be With You

With a heaping helping of movie reviews, it's another ReFlicktions episode!  Mikey, Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl recap the list of movies they've seen in the last month... including one series stretch of hard hitting documentaries, hard hitting Ned Beatty, and Wick, John Wick.

Topics include... Donald Glover's latest... a Sam Elliott double feature... Dave catches a missing Tarantino... Dr Earl goes way back... Zac Efron plays evil... the crap that Mikey and Dave goes through for Avengers... bad Sandy Bullock... Mikey gets sappy... and John Wick adds to his body count.

Plus, the new top five for the year.

Movies discussed:

Avengers Endgame... Guava Island... King of Kings... Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern are Dead... Road House... The Hero... A Star is Born (1955)... Jackie Brown... Roxanne... The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)... The Dirt... Missing Link... Hollywood Canteen (1944)... Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile... Curse of La Llorna... The Sisters Brothers... Amazing Grace... At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (doc)... Deliverance... Tolkien... 4 Little Girls (doc)... Animal Kingdom... Love Potion No. 9... Free Solo (doc)... Mid90s... Permission... The Ranger... Digging for Fire... Den of Thieves... Terms of Endearment... Detective Pikachu... John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum... 

Episode 357: Frickin' Movie Delights

Sometimes you watch a movie and are riveted, sometimes you watch a movie and are sad, sometimes you watch a movie and it makes you scared... and then sometimes you are just satisfied because the movie is delightful. Its frickin' delightful. It's a Frickin Movie Delight.

Mikey, Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in Friend of the Show "No Just" Clay Shaver, to a talk about that type of movie... but first, the inaugural "Jump to Conclusions" segment (stolen unabashedly from the ESPN Campus Conversation podcast)!

The guys discuss the future box office of Avengers Endgame... the future awards for A Star is Born... and how good will Aquaman actually be?

Then, the movie and movie things that just delighted everyone in studio, including musicals, boxing, interning, The Jokering, and even Zac Efron.

Plus, the controversy of "Last Christmas" continues...

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.