Episode 665: The Greatest ReFlicktions in Pod

It's the start of a new year, which means it's time for a new round of Movie ReFlicktions, as Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are back to ReFlickt'd all the movies they've seen in the last several weeks!

A double dose of Liam Neeson kicks off the reviews, with Producer Tommy's offspring in a Lifetime Movie, The Don' biopic, a cartoon Hobbit, Jerry Buts is back with his thievery den, and Dr. Earl goes old school with some Javert and Jean Valjean. Also, d$ continues his love for his Hollywood beloved, but fears for the choices being made.

A slate of documentaries cover everything from Superman to Kermit to The Beach Boys to Michael McDonald's sound in Yacht Rock music. Plus a random chat about young Hollywood and much more.

Here are the movies reviewed, and where to find them at the time of recording:

• In the Land of Saints and Sinners
• You Better Watch Out (Lifetime Movie Network)
• A Complete Unknown (theaters)
• The Apprentice (rental)
• Nightbitch (Hulu)
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (MAX)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (theaters)
• Jim Henson: Idea Man (Disney+)
• NR24 (Netflix)
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Paramount+)
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
• Music by John Williams (Disney+)
• Challengers (Amazon Prime; MGM+)
• Thelma (Hulu)
• Wolfs (AppleTV)
• The Substance (rental)
• I Used to be Funny (Netflix)
• A Different Man (MAX)
• Les Miserables (The Criterion Channel)
• Kill ‘Em All 2 (Netflix)
• Darkness of Man (Hulu)
• Marlowe (Amazon Prime)
• Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (in theaters)
• Kneecap (Netflix)
• The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
• Brats (Hulu)
• Yacht Rock (MAX)
• The Beach Boys (Disney+)
• Moana 2 (in theaters)
• The Brutalist (in theaters)
• Unfrosted (Netflix)
• A Real Pain (Hulu)
• Wicked (in theaters)
• Through a Glass Darkly (MAX; The Criterion Channel)
• Flow (for rental)
• Wolfman (in theaters)
• Back in Action (Netflix)
• Nickel Boys (in theaters)
• Maria (Netflix)
• Lee (Hulu)

Episode 664: The NOT 2024 Top Ten

The review of 2024 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 2024 Top Ten, where we highlight films worthy of a second discussion because they just impacted us so much.

And for the 3rd year running on this particular episode, Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in Friend of the Show, streaming live from the freezing 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 20s and 30s to all the way through the 60s and 70s and in 2010s and 2020s... assigned movies come into play as films others were asked to watch appear in various Top Tens, while Burgess recommended movies keep coming up as well. 

Mikey is loving some old Gena Rowland and Walter Matthau as an action star, while #XLessDrEarl digs into more music docs, Dave revisits a Hallmark fave, and Roth finally sets sail on the ship of dreams. Plus, why did Green Book get so much hate, Eastwood represents (even if he is a d-bag of a romantic partner) and Powers Boothe makes another list.

Also... Garrison makes a random appearance with lots of Chucky Grodin love. 

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

• Atlantics (Netflix)
• Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• The Boys Next Door (Hallmark Movie Now)
• A Brighter Summer Day (Criterion Channel)
• Dirty Harry (for rental)
• Duck Soup (rental)
• Extreme Prejudice (rental)
• A Few Good Men (AMC+; rental)
• Frankenstein (rental)
• French Connection (rental)
• Gimme Shelter (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• Green Book (FXNow)
• Hang 'Em High (MGM+; TubiTV)
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse (rental)
• Into the Wild (Hoopla; rental)
• The Last of the Mohicans (rental)
• Magnolia (rental)
• Margin Call (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Minari (rental)
• Modern Romance (rental)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (rental)
• Priscilla (MAX)
• Safety Last (MAX)
• Seven Samurai (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• The Shawshank Redemption (AMC+)
• The Sunset Limited (MAX)
• State and Main (Amazon Prime)
• Stop Making Sense (rental)
• Suicide Kings (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (Hoopla; TubiTV; MGM+)
• Targets (Hoopla; rental)
• The Thing (Shudder; rental)
• The Three Musketeers (Plex; rental)
• Titanic (Paramount+)
• Tremors (Paramount+ on AppleTV; rental)
• Twelve Monkeys (rental)
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact (rental)
• While We're Young (rental)
• While You Were Sleeping (Disney+)
• Woman Under the Influence (MAX; The Criterion Channel)

Episode 663: 2024's Surprise & Delights

 It's become an annual tradition that started with d$ wanting an excuse to talk about Jackie Chan's "The Foreigner"... a movie not worth of a Top Ten of the year appearance, but worthy of discussion... a surprise, nay, an absolute delight. Hence, the annual "Surprise & Delight" episode!

These are movies that surprised and delighted Mikey, d$, #XLessDrEarl, and even Friend of the Show, Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess.

First up, some chatter about Eric Roberts' new autobiography, plus thoughts on the indie movie scene. Then, Jason Statham's IP'ness... Jake Gyllenhaal's "Road House"... Hugh Grant's winning villainy... d$ getting it wrong, then getting it Hot n Frosty right... plus love for Glen Powell and admiration for Sebastian Stan.

Then, 2025's Burgentine's Day commences, as assignments are given from the the crew and a few friends...

Episode 662: The 2025 Movie Auction

It's that time of the year, when the annual Movie Auction takes place... and by "the annual", we mean the second one we've ever done! 

In a concept borrowed from The Big Picture Podcast (all nods and love to Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey), Mikey and d$ are joined by Friends of the Show Garrison "Pride of Kennesaw" Ryfun and Roth from Wyoming to fill out their roster of films for 2025.

Everyone has a proverbial $1000 to work with, as various movies are put on the auction block and bid for - with the intentions of getting the movies that will make the most money domestically, as well as will get both Oscar love in early 2026.

The big ones are all hear -- Fantastic Four, Avatar, Wicked, and Superman included -- plus some surprises, like live action Stitch and Toothless, a Peruvian Paddington, more dinosaurs, and Glen Powell running.

A Rotten Tomatoes game determines the draft order, and will Roth go rogue again?? 

Episode 661: Wicked December ReFlicktions

HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of us guys here at The Deucecast Movie Show!  2025 is here, and we are anxiously awaiting Mickey 17, Fantastic Four: The First Steps, Thunderbolts, more Avatar, and whatever else ridiculousness the movie year will bring us...

...but first, we have to put 2024 to bed, at least in terms of movies seen. Thus, our final ReFlicktions show of the year! 

First, d$ finds some movie "white whales", including his beloved Katie Heigl... Dr Earl goes all in on music docs... our former show producer's offspring makes a movie... Mikey works on Oscar hopefuls, but doesn't love the latest Disney offering... d$ fills a 100 movie goal... they go all in on Nosferatu... and both Hallmark and Lifetime Movie Network are repped in the same episode... 

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

• Zyzzyx Road (PLEX)
• Gladiator II (in theaters, for rental)
• Wicked (in theaters, for rental)
• The Boys Next Door (Hallmark streaming)
• Music by John Williams (Disney+)
• The 430 Movie (for rental)
• DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (Disney+)
• You Better Watch Out (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Spellbound (Netflix)
• Fred Claus (Hulu)
• Beatles ’64 (Disney+)
• The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
• LaRoy Texas (MGM+)
• Yacht Rock: A Documentary (MAX)
• Blitz (AppleTV+)
• Blink Twice (MGM+)
• Carol for Another Christmas (MAX)
• Emilia Perez (Netflix)
• The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (MAX)
• Solitary: Inside (MAX)
• Moana 2 (in theaters)
• Y2K (in theaters)
• The Holiday (Amazon Prime)
• Speak No Evil (Peacock Premium)
• Janet Planet (MAX)
• Nosferatu (in theaters)
• Kraven the Hunter (in theaters)
• Juror No 2 (Netflix)
• Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back (MAX)
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (in theaters)
• The Substance (in theaters)
• Conclave (Peacock Premium)
• Carry On (Netflix)
• Mufasa (in theaters)
• Score: A Film Music Documentary (assigned film)
• Magnolia (assigned film)
• The Sugarland Express (assigned film)
• Synecdoche New York (assigned film)
• Taps (assigned film)
• Suicide Kings (assigned film)