Episode 677: April's ReFlicktions Brew

It's been a while but finally, the door has been closed on 2024 with last week's Deucie Awards (congrats to all the winners!) and Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are here with their first batch of post-Deucie ReFlicktions, plus the first Top Five of the Year list!

Off the top of the show, Miss Independent and The Pride of Tifton Garrison Ryfun, along with hosts Mikey and d$, assign foreign, aka InternationEARL, movies to the Good Doctor for watching and reviewing in an upcoming episode.

Then, the list of films seen over the last 7 or 8 weeks... d$ sees classic Warren Beatty... Dr Earl takes on controversial Netflix... and Mikey finds rare Kevin Smith.  Plus, a longer talk on the good and bad of Mickey17... love for Soderbergh... not love for the latest Chris Pratt... docs about Clue, Kaufman (Andy, not Jen), and murderous daughters... prescient pope stuff... Reggie Miller vs Spike Lee... Jack Black successfully always being Jack Black... and much love for the latest Michael B Jordan joint.

Then, the first Top Five of 2025!

Episode 676: The 2025 Deucie Awards (and our Top 10 of the Year)

 With the year 1/4th over, it is time to finally stick a fork into 2024 movies, with our list of our favorite films... AND awarding the best films of the year.

It's the coveted Deucie Awards, and for the 12th year in a row, Mikey, d$ and Dr. Earl are here to give out the best in Comedy, Drama, Cinematography, Animation, Documentary, Music, Screenplay, Sci-Fi/Horror, Brain Candy, and of course, the acting awards, direction, and Best Picture!

The Brutalist has a record 8 nominations, with Civil War getting 7 noms, A Complete Unknown with 6, while Dune Part Two and Wicked each getting 5. 

Can Denis Villeneuve get his 3rd Deucie Award of his career?  Can Saoirse Ronan get her third?  Or can Florence Pugh join Denis, Saoirse, and Adam Driver as the only movie makers to get 2?  

Plus, what films impressed Dr. Earl, Mikey, and d$ that they end up on their respective Top Ten lists of the year?  And you'll recognize a lot of the voices you hear on this ep, as we get all of our faves to assist! 

Episode 675: The (almost) 2024 Top Ten (Top 5)

While we are well into 2025, there are still a few 2024 moments to wrap up... one being, of course, the annual Deucie Awards, along with the Top Ten of the Year from d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl... 

...but that's next week.

This week, however, we get ready for the Top Ten by giving you the five leading up to it.  Our Almost Top Ten Top Five, with love and shoutouts to some big films like Conclave, Rebel Ridge, Sing Sing, and even love to one that deserved more, like Furiosa. 

Also, a quick glance at some recent movies seen, like A Working Man and Minecraft.

Plus, a special nod to the recently passed legendary actor Val Kilmer, as we give our fave Val movies. 

Movies Discussed:

• Alien Romulus
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• The Brutalist (for rental)
• The Doors
• Dune Part Two
• Flow (MAX)
• Furious: A Mad Max Saga
• The Ghost and the Darkness
• Heat (Netflix)
• IF 
• Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• The Prince of Egypt
• Real Genius
• Rebel Ridge (Neflix)
• Sing Sing
• Spartan
• The Substance
• Thunderheart
• Tombstone
• Top Gun
• Top Gun Maverick
• Top Secret
• Val
• We Live in Time (MAX)
• Wildcat (Criterion Channel)
• Wild Robot
• Willow
• Wonderland

Episode 674: The Justice League See This/Not That

With the new Superman footage and cast list being leaked and revealed little by little, we thought it a good time to visit and revisit The Justice League, and a little "See This / Not That".

#XLessDrEarl is on assignment in Zamunda, so we invite in a Podcast Legend, the Podfather of Geek Out Loud - the one and only Steve Glosson. 

Glosson, Mikey, and d$ do a little catch up here and there, then discuss the actors and actresses from the Justice League - Henry Cavill, Willem Dafoe, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons, Benaffleck, and more -- all with suggestions and our takes on their movies you should see (Arrival! The Town! Dune!) and movies you should totally skip (Heart of Stone... Eragon... Argylle...) 

Plus a great chat on Marvel and Disney and all the things.