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 

 

Episode 485: Top Summer Movies of 1985-89

The heat is on, as Glenn Frey would say -- fitting that it's from Miami Vice, a TV show right in the era that Dave, Mikey, & Dr Earl take on tonight!  The summer films from 1985 thru 1989, any movie that came out from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend in those respective years.

And the lists of "could be in my Top Five" are growing every block of movie years, and so it was important we bring on someone who was in their movie prime as the guys are -- Nick, host of Podcast of The Whills (and the new MOM CU), joins the show for the first time to break it all down and list them all out.

First up, a little chat on what exactly Podcast of the Whills actually is (hint: its from a Star War), then a little Brat Pack guess 'em game -- think you know the 80s movies of Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, and Emilio Estevez? Think you know who woo'd Molly Ringwald in "Fresh Horses" or who was the plucky lawyer in "From the Hip"?  Play along, see if you can be the one in the group who dominated.

Then the Top Five Summer Films of 1985 thru 1989 -- some pretention of course... He-Man... Mel Brooks... Elisabeth Shue love... Dottie from Pee Wee love... Joey Pants mourns Ritchie... hot Cyrano de Bergerac talk... "I'll Buy THAT For a Dollar!"... d$'s pick for the best Vietnam movie ever made... and much more in a great discussion about the late 80s classics. 

Movies discussed and where they are streaming at the time of episode's recording:

• The Abyss (1989)... Amazon Prime
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987)... for rental
• Back to the Future (1985)... Netflix
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986)... for rental
• Die Hard (1988)... Hulu 
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)... AMC 
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) 
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989)
• Karate Kid II (1986)... for rental
• La Bamba (1987)... TubiTV
• License to Drive (1988)... MaxGo
• Masters of the Universe (1987)... Showtime
• Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)... HBO Max
• Robocop (1987)... Showtime
• Roxanne (1987)... Starz
• Sex Lies & Videotape (1989)... Showtime
• Spaceballs (1987).,. Showtime
• The Untouchables (1987)... Showtime