Episode 652: Haunted Houses

It's the Spooky Season as Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl continue their Halloween themed episodes for the month of October!  Make sure you check out our fave witchy movies from a few weeks ago, and next week, our very first Horror Movie Draft... but tonight?  Haunted Houses.

And joining us on the show tonight for his first ever Deucecast appearance, friend of the show and church drummer extraordinaire, Jon "Speedy" "Clax" "Little Drummer Boy" "Like Def Lepperd but Both Arms" Claxton!  We get to know Speedy Clax's fave genres of films and a little about him overall before diving into the episode. 

After a scary good game of Denzel, the crew jumps on the Top Five Haunted Houses lists!  Running down all the scariest places, freakiest basements, terrifying treehouses, horrifying clown rooms, mental motels, and much more. 

Movies discussed and where they are streaming (at the time of recording)

• The Amityville Horror (1979) - MAX
• The Amityville Horror (2017) - MAX 
• The Black Phone - Starz
• The Conjuring - MAX 
• The Devil's Backbone - Peacock Premium
• Ernest Scared Stupid - Hoopla; for rental
• Evil Dead II - AMC+; Shudder; Plex
• The Ghost & Mr Chicken - for rental
• The Haunting (1963) - MGM+; Tubi
• The Haunting (1999) - Paramount+; AMC+
• Haunted Mansion - Disney+
• House - MAX
• Paranormal Activity - MAX 
• Poltergeist - MAX
• Psycho - Netflix 
• Oculus - Paramount+; 
• The Others - for rental
• SCOOB! - MAX 
•  The Shining - MAX 
• Stephen King's IT: Chapter One - MAX

Episode 651: October ReFlicktions Night

The weather is crisper, the nights are longer, the movies are movie'er... and it's time for ReFlicktions!  In a rare instance, d$ actually has more movies that Mikey, with #XLessDrEarl coming in with all the movies he's seen since July.  

Some of the discussions include Matt Walsh's doc - including whether it's a "mockumentary"...  Keenan Thompson's house buying misery... a double dose of classic Disney... d$'s 100 Yearly 100 movie goal... #XLessDrEarl catching up on tornado movies... Mikey's Joker obsession... 

Plus, assigned films from previous months, a new batch of assigned films (with Dealer's Choice!), and our latest Top 5 of the Year! 

Movies discussed and where to find them streaming! 

• Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (MAX)
• Alien Romulus (in theaters)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (Amazon Prime; Tubi; Peacock Premium)
• Am I Racist? (on Daily Wire soon)
• The Bloody Hundredth (AppleTV+)
• Boy Kills World (Hulu)
• Cadillac Man (MGM+; Tubi).
• Child Star (Hulu)
• The Critic (unavailable)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters)
• Despicable Me 4 (in theaters)
• The Four Muskateers (Amazon Prime)
• The Getaway (Hulu; Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium; Tubi)
• His Three Daughters (Netflix)
• It's What's Inside (Netflix)
• Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (Netflix)
• Jailbreak: Love on the Run (Netflix)
• Joker: Folie a Crappola (in theaters)
• The Kid Stays in the Picture (for rental)
• The Killer's Game (in theaters) 
• Killer Heat (Amazon Prime)
• Megalopolis (in theaters)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (STARZ in Henry Cavill)
• Monster House (Netflix)
• 9/11 Minute by Minute (Amazon Prime)
• Popeye (for rental)
• Priscilla (MAX)
• The Rescuers (Disney+)
• The Rescuers Down Under (Disney+)
• Salem's Lot (MAX)
• Saturday Night (in theaters)
• Saint Maud (Amazon Prime; MGM+)
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (in theaters)
• Transformers One (in theaters)
• Twisters (in theaters; for rental)
• Untold: Sign Stealer (Netflix)
• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (MAX)
• Wolfs (AppleTV+)
• Young Woman and the Sea (Disney+)

DCMS Ep 650: Ooh Ooh Witchy Deucecast

 In the small but still somewhat cool milestone of our 650th episode, Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl kick off the month of October with the first of three horror themed episodes -- which one, you ask?  Its the Witch One, as a matter of fact.  See what we did there?

First up, random chatter about Joker Flop de Flop (honestly, I'm not looking up whatever that crap is called) and even some Megalopolis convo at some point, then the October Birthday Movies!  

Then, digging into our Top Five... the Top Five Witches in Movies. From the animated to the partly animated/real life, to the scary freaky, to the comical... and even the sort of kind of but not really witches. 

Then, it's time for MikeTober, as Garrison "The Pride of Albany" Ryfun and Miss Independent Jeremy Burgess join d$ and Dr Earl in offering movies for Mikey to see -- and possibly be crowned the 2024 MikeTober Champ!

Films discussed and where to find them:

• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney+)
• The Blair Witch Project (Peacock; Peacock Premium)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Disney+)
• Enchanted (Disney+)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (MAX; Peacock; Peacock Premium)
• Into the Woods (Disney+)
• Maleficent (Disney+)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Netflix)
• Space Jam (for rental
• Tangled (Disney+)
• The VVitch (Amazon Prime)

Episode 649: CHEERIO!!! Our List of British Cinema

PIP PIP to all our little cheeky monkey fans!  Bloody good time on this episode! 

The Deucecast pays a nod to Jolly Ol' England with a list of their favorite Brit films - whether directed by a Brit, movies that take place in a British locale, or perhaps just a British story, Mike, d$, and #XLessDrEarl invite in Friend of the Show and Anglophile himself -- not just Mikey's Uncle, but the show's uncle... Unca Brian make his valiant return.

Along the way, a round of Doug Benson's ABCDeez, then a nod to both Kris Kristofferson and Dame Maggie Smith, two very different legends of the screen and stage, and their passing.

Then, a list of narratives, both classic and new, animated and documentary style and more -- the British films are coming!!

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

• Chicken Run (Netflix)
• Control (Amazon Prime; Tubi)
• Death at a Funeral (Amazon Prime; Tubi)
• Dunkirk, Son (for rental)
• An Education (for rental)
• Happy Go Lucky (for rental)
• Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (MAX)
• High Rise (MAX)
• The History Boys (for rental)
• The Imitation Game (BritBox; for rental)
• The King's Speech (MAX)
• Kingsman Secret Service (FXNow)
• The Last King of Scotland (for rental)
• Layer Cake (for rental)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Starz)
• Sexy Beast (Paramount+)
• To End All Wars (Amazon Prime; Tubi)
• The Wind that Shakes the Barley (AMC+)
• Yesterday (for rental)

DCMS Ep 648: Touchdowns to Theaters (NFL movie stars)

Happy Fall! Or Merry Autumn, if that's how you celebrate... three guys who declined every single invite to any Freak Off Party, the DCMS guys are ready to talk some football!  Or at least, players in the footballs who also hit the silver screen - from Hall of Famers to random players who we knew long ago, here our d$, Mikey, and #XLessEarl's Top Five former NFL player who did some movie stuff.

Also, a rousing game of Rotten Tomatoes, along with some quick reviews on the new Transformers One film.

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

• Ace Ventura Pet Detective (AMC+)
• Blazing Saddles (for rental)
• Broken Arrow (for rental)
• Cannonball Run (unavailable)
• The Dirty Dozen (for rental)
• From Dusk til Dawn (Amazon Prime; MGM+)
• The Goonies (for rental)
• I'm Gonna Get You Sucka (MGM+; Tubi)
• Jerry Maguire (Paramount+)
• MASH (The Criterion Channel)
• Never Say Never Again (for rental) 
• Predator (Hulu; AMC+)
• Revenge of the Nerds (unavailable)
• Rocky (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
• Rocky IV (Amazon Prime; AMC+)

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 646: The ReFlicktionators

We try to do it every month, but sometimes we miss one... and we did this time around, as we haven't done a ReFlicktions since July... which means there is a bigly amount of movies to discuss!!!

The flicks we've seen from months ago that we never got to - Twisters! Deadpool! - to the films we watched just this very weekend - Rebel Ridge! The Killer!

Plus, all the movies in the middle. And since #XLessDrEarl is on assignment on the island of Val Verde, for the 2nd week in a row, sometimes co-host Garrison "The Pride of Newnan" Ryfun steps in again.

Among movies discussed, Michael J Fox and Nancy McKeon from the early 80s... Michael Keaton from the the early 90s... Michael Keaton from like, a month ago... the goodness of Glen Powell... d$'s kid sees the Minions... why is Awkwafina... and a good Alien movie.

Then, Mikey and d$ and Garrison check out assigned movies. 

Finally, the Top 5 of the Year updated! 

Here are films discussed, and where to find them at the time of recording. 

• Twisters (in theaters)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters)
• Dream Scenario (MAX)
• Young Woman & the Sea (Disney+)
• High School USA (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Longlegs (in theaters)
• Love Lies Bleeding (MAX)
• Abigail (Peacock Premium)
• Trap (in theaters)
• Cuckoo (in theaters)
• Borderlands (in theaters)
• Scrambled (Hulu)
• Dangerous Crossing (The Criterion Channel)
• Despicable Me 4 (in theaters)
• Am I OK (MAX)
• State and Main (Criterion)
• Parkland (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; STARZ)
• The Instigators (AppleTV+)
• Queenpins (Netflix)
• Duck Soup (MAX)
• Alien Romulus (in theaters)
• Reagan (in theaters)
• Knox Goes Away (MAX)
• Jackpot (Amazon Prime)
• Strange Darling (in theaters)
• Ricky Stanicky (Amazon Prime)
• The Union (Netflix)
• The Family Plan (AppleTV+)
• Arthur the King (for rental)
• Beetlejuice (MAX)
• Immaculate (Hulu)
• Eden Lake (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; FreeVee)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (in theaters)
• Kubrick by Kubrick (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium; TubiTV)
• Blink Twice (in theaters)
• Sing Sing (in theaters)
• DiDi (in theaters)
• Incoming (Netflix)
• Snack Shack (Amazon Prime; MGM+ )
• The Killer (Peacock Premium)
• The Watchers (MAX)
• American Society of Magical Negroes (Amazon Prime)
• Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
• Electric Dreams (TubiTV)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (MGM+; TubiTV)
• Popeye (for rental)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium; Criterion; FreeVee)
• The Last of Sheila (Criterion Channel)
• The 39 Steps (Amazon Prime; MAX; Criterion; TubiTV)

 

Episode 645: The 2024 Fall Movie Preview

Now that the summer is over, Pumpkin Spice Lattes fresh in Mikey's hand, college football season on the TV, Garrison wiping his tears over his team eliminated on Day 10 of the season, Dr Earl out of the show because he's curing botox injuries with Australian aboriginals, d$ finally giving his Dave'Stalgia lineup... 

Its the fall, and its the Fall Movie Preview.  And its the biggest one ever, as Mikey, d$, and guest host Garrison "Pride of Blue Ridge" Ryfun read 12 pages of upcoming films... not only lots of movies coming to the theaters, but also streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Prime and beyond. 

Docs about Superman's life... cartoons about robots... more cartoons about robots... Matt Walsh asking a question... Frances Ford Coppola's latest disaster... why d$ doesn't care about Joker's singing... Mikey's pumped for new Askew... a new Stephen King adaption... Tom Hardy's last go-round... a bald Marky Mark... and so, so much more.

Plus, the five classic films assigned to d$ for watching and ranking. 

Dave'Stalgia Films

• Arsenic & Old Lace (Scotty Ryfun) - for rental
• A Face in the Crowd (Dr Earl) - MAX
• The Lady Vanishes (Garrison) - Amazon Prime; MAX
• Strangers on a Train (Mikey) - TubiTV
• Targets (Burgey) - for rental

Friday, Sept. 6:

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 
• The Front Room 
• Hoard 
• I’ll Be Right There 
• The Thicket 
• Rebel Ridge (Netflix) 

Friday, Sept. 13:

• The 4:30 Movie 
• Am I Racist?
• The Critic 
• The Killer’s Game 
• My Old Ass 
• Speak No Evil 
• Winner 
• Uglies (Netflix) 

Friday, Sept. 20:

• A Different Man 
• In the Summers - 
• Never Let Go
• Omni Loop 
• The Substance 
• Transformers One 
• His Three Daughters (Netflix) 

Saturday, Sept. 21:

• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 

Thursday, Sept. 26:

• Killer Heat (Amazon Prime) 

Friday, Sept. 27:

• Azrael
• Bagman 
• Empire Waist
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man
• Lee 
• Megalopolis 
• Notice to Quit 
• The Wild Robot 
• Apartment 7A (Paramount+) 
• Rez Ball (Netflix) 
• She Taught Love (Hulu) 
• Wolfs (AppleTV+) 

Thursday, Oct. 3:

• Hold Your Breath (Hulu)
• House of Spoils (Amazon Prime)

Friday, Oct. 4:

• Joker: Folie a Deux 
• Monster Summer
• The Outrun 
• The Problem With People
• Scarygirl
• White Bird
• It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
• The Platform 2 (Netflix)
• V/H/S/ Beyond (Shudder)

Friday, Oct. 11:

• Bad Genius 
• Saturday Night 
• Piece by Piece 
• Terrifier 3 
• We Live in Time 
• Lonely Planet (Netflix)
• Salem’s Lot (Max) 

Thursday, Oct. 17

• Brothers (Amazon Prime) 

Friday, Oct. 18:

• Anora 
• Exhibiting Forgiveness
• Flight Risk 
• Rumours 
• Smile 2 
• Woman of the Hour (Netflix) 

Wednesday, Oct. 23:

• The Line
• Family Pack (Netflix) 

Thursday, Oct. 24:

• Canary Black (Amazon Prime) 

Friday, Oct. 25:

• Memoir of a Snail
• Nickel Boys
• Venom: The Last Dance 
• Don’t Move (Netflix)

Wednesday, Oct. 30:

• Time Cut (Netflix)

Friday, Nov. 1:

• Absolution 
• Here  
• Hitpig 
• Lost on a Mountain in Maine
• My Dead Friend Zoe 
• A Real Pain 
• Freedom (Amazon Prime) 
• Music By John Williams (Disney+) 

Wednesday, Nov. 6:

• Meet Me Next Christmas (Netflix)

Friday, Nov. 8:

• Conclave 
• Elevation 
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• Bird
• The Last Rifleman 
• Weekend in Taipei 
• Black Cab (Shudder) 

Wednesday, Nov. 13:

• Emilia Perez (Netflix) 
• Hot Frosty (Netflix)

Friday, Nov. 15:

• Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point 
• Heretic 
• Red One 

Wednesday, Nov. 20:

• The Merry Gentlemen (Netflix) 

Friday, Nov. 22:

• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. 
• Gladiator II 
• Wicked 
• Joy (Netflix) 
• The Piano Lesson (Netflix) 
• Spellbound (Netflix)

Wednesday, Nov. 27:

• Moana 2 
• Our Little Secret (Netflix) 

Episode 644: My Favorite Summer... The Animation

What better way to close out an entire summer of top ten lists from across 8 different genres and 3 different movie roles than to look at the cartoons... the animated films! 

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl jump right in with a look at each of their favorite films of the hand drawn and computer created fare. As you'd expect, lots of Pixar and Disney, but a little Rankin and Bass tossed in, plus Everything is Awesome, a little Cornholio, some smart rats, and a dying robot... only if you believe... in miracles. 

Here are the movies discussed and where to find them:

• Aladdin (Disney+)
• Beauty and the Beast (Disney+)
• Beavis & Butthead Do America (Paramount+)
• Cars 2 (Disney+)
• DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (Disney+)
• The Great Mouse Detective (Disney+)
• Hercules (Disney+)
• The Incredibles (Disney+)
• Inside Out (Disney+)
• Iron Giant (Paramount+)
• The Jungle Book (Disney+)
• The Last Unicorn (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• The Lego Movie (Netflix)
• The Little Mermaid (Disney+)
• The Lord of the Rings (for rental)
• The Prince of Egypt (for rental)
• Robin Hood (Disney+)
• The Secret of NIMH (MGM+)
• Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse (FXNow)
• The Sword in the Stone (Disney+)
• Toy Story 3 (Disney+)
• Transformers: The Movie (unavailable)
• Wall*E (Disney+)

Episode 643: My Favorite Summer... The Directors

It's the true dog days of summer, as My Favorite Summer has only two eps left before the big pay-off -- Mikey, d$'s and #XLessDrEarl's top ten fave films of all time. 

But first, after listing our favorite actors and actresses, it's time for the Directors!  We invite in Friend of the Show and Elder Movie Statesman, the Voice of Marietta, Scotty Ryfun! 

We chat about our fave movie filmmakers, the movies they have given us, the styles we love, and our own qualifications of how they are favorites... and Ryfun gives quite a defense of both George Lucas and "The Rise of Skywalker". It's not really right, but it's at least passionate. 

And even the Spawn of Ryfun shows up! 

Here is a list of movies discussed and where to find them streaming: 

• The Abyss (Hulu)
• Aliens (Hulu; MAX)
• The Apartment (TubiTV)
• Black Hawk Down (for rental)
• Brewster McLeod (for rental)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (Disney+)
• Charade (Amazon Prime)
• Crimson Tide (for rental)
• Duel (for rental)
• Empire of the Sun (for rental) 
• Fargo (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• The Godfather trilogy (Paramount+)
• Inception (for rental)
• The In-Laws (for rental)
• Joy (MAX)
• The Lost Weekend (for rental)
• Matchstick Men (for rental)
• Memories of Murder (TubiTV)
• Mother (Peacock Premium; Crackle)
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Hulu)
• Patriots Day (Netflix) 
• Radio Flyer (for rental)
• Rear Window (The Criterion Channel)
• Red State (TubiTV)
• Rope (for rental)
• Ruthless People (for rental)
• Skin Deep (Amazon Prime)
• A Serious Man (MAX)
• Strangers on a Train (TubiTV)
• The Terminal (Amazon Prime)
• While We're Young (MAX)

Episode 642: My Favorite Summer... Fantasy Sci-Fi

It took the whole summer, but The Deucecast Movie Show finally managed to get a podcasting legend superstar... Steve Glosson makes his glorious return to the show! 

The latest, and one of three remaining, topics left in this year's My Favorite Summer series is our favorite Fantasy & Sci-Fi films!  Drew Goddard gets some love, we somehow talk about Mary Hart and Leeza Gibbons, and of course, most people don't follow the rules as out of three Top Tens, at least 40 movies are mentioned. 

Here are the movies talked about, and where to find them streaming at the time of recording:

• The Abyss - Hulu
• Aliens - Hulu; MAX
• Blade Runner - for rental
• Captain America: Civil War - Disney+
• Children of Men - Starz
• Dragonfruit - for rental
• E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial and His Adventures on Earth - for rental
• Ghostbusters - AMC+
• Godzilla - MAX
• Highlander - Crackle
• Inception - for rental
• Independence Day - Hulu
• Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom - Disney+
• Jurassic Park - for rental
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Amazon Prime; MAX
• Mad Max Fury Road - MAX
• Master of the Universe - TubiTV
• Princess Bride - Disney+
• Star Wars Original Trilogy - Disney+
• Star Wars Prequel Trilogy - Disney+
• Superman II - Amazon Prime; MAX
• The Terminator - AMC+
• Transformers: The Movie - unavailable 

Episode 641: My Favorite Summer... The Horror of Suspense

Only a few weeks left as My Favorite Summer begins to wind down... we've laughed at the comedies, we've cried at the dramas, we've sweated over the action, we've fawned over our favorite actresses and fangirled on our fave actors... now, grab your blankets and hide your eyes, its the Horror and Suspense of it all.  

Mikey, d$, and #XTwitterlessDrEarl bring back Friend of the Show and Fan Fave The Burgler himself, Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess.  After giving the update on what to see at the upcoming Sidewalk Film Festival, the guys jump into their Top 10s of Suspense and Horror films all around.

Stephen King makes several appearances, as does Bruce Campbell's Ash character, with ghosts, demon babies, chainsaws, creepy sci-fi, Hitchcock, classic John Cena, and of course, THE BEEEESSSSS.

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

• Alien - Hulu; FXNow
• Army of Darkness - for rental
• The Cabin in the Woods - Peacock Premium
• Carrie - MAX
• Cat People - for rental
• Creepshow - for rental
• Cube - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Dead Again - for rental
• Diabolique - MAX
• Evil Dead II - for rental
• The Exorcist - for rental
• Fright Night - MAX
• Halloween - AMC+; Shudder
• The Hitcher - MAX
• Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person - for rental
• The Invisible Man - for rental
• Jaws - MAX
• Let the Right One In - Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium
• Phantasm - Peacock Premium
• Poltergeist - MGM+
• Psycho - Amazon Prime
• Raw - for rental
• Rosemary's Baby - Amazon Prime; Paramount+
• 78/52 - 
• Se7en - for rental
• The Shining - for rental
• The Silence of the Lambs - MGM+
• Stephen King's IT - for rental
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Peacock Premium; TubiTV
• The Thing - for rental 
• Trick or Treat - for rental
• Videodrome - for rental
• The Wicker Man - Amazon Prime; Freevee

Episode 640: My Favorite Summer... The Actresses

We are hitting the dog days of summer and headed to the homestretch of My Favorite Summer - and after talking about our favorite Actors a few weeks back, it's time to turn our attention to the much fairer side... our favorite Actresses! 
We invited our great friend of the show, the host of the Food for Thought Podcast and our resident Chef Melissa Reagan -- and we begin the show with a Top Ten list for our Rotten Tomatoes game, in what might be the longest DCMS game we've ever done... then we leap into our Top Ten All Time Fave Actresses.

Some classics, like Ingrid, some Gen X crushes like Sally, and some modern queens like Anna and Elizabeth.  A little crossover, plus we all list a movie of each choice YOU should watch! 

Here is the list of movies recommended on the show, and where to find them: 

• The Adjustment Bureau - Netflix
• Adventures in Babysitting - Disney+
• American Hustle -  Netflix 
• Before the Devil Knows Your Dead - Paramount+
• Blood Simple - MAX
• Blue Jasmine - for rental 
• Bridges of Madison County - for rental
• The 'burbs - unavailable
• Deconstructing Harry - Peacock Premium; TubiTV
• The Descendants - for rental
• Doubt - for rental
• Drop Dead Gorgeous - unavailable
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotlight Mind - STARZ
• The Favourite - for rental
• Garden State - MAX
• Heroes - for rental
• The Holiday - for rental
• I Love Trouble - Hoopla
• In America - for rental
• Kodachrome - Netflix
• Lady MacBeth - STARZ
• Love Letters - Amazon Prime
• Morning Glory - for rental
• Murder on the Orient Express - for rental
• Noelle - Disney+
• Panic Room - MAX
• Parkland - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Punchline - PlutoTV; for rental
• The Quiet Man - for rental 
• Rob Roy - MGM+; TubiTV
• Sabrina - for rental
• Sicario - Amazon Prime
• The Souvenir - MAX
• Rent - Hoopla; for rental
• The Time Traveler's Wife - MAX
• What's Love Got to Do With It - for rental
• Where'd You Go Bernadette - for rental
• Widows - for rental
• You Can Count on Me - Hoopla; for rental

Episode 639: My Favorite Summer... The Action Movies

What good is My Favorite Summer if we can't have explosions, bad guys getting shot, car chases, high kicks to the face and more explosions?  Thats why we have the Action Movies! 

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl bring in Friend of the Show Aussie Nate to talk about their favorite top ten all time movies consider action... and maybe a little sci-fi?  

First, birthday movies, learning how old Boyhood is, Runaway Bride, Angels in the Outfield and even Mikey's fave, Babar: The Movie.

Then, a Prime Day update, and Aussie's experience seeing his fave film in the theaters.

Finally, the guys chat about their own personal rankings of action movies, including Axel Foley's adventures, Jason Bourne's identity, Nic Cage out of prison, John McClane in airplanes and skyscrapers, John Wick falling down stairs, Jackie Chan kicking people, Indiana Jones being doomed, and the best portrayal of Wyatt Earp in cinematic history. 

Stick around for the Shark Talk in the stinger. 

Where the Movies are Streaming at Time of Recording

• Air Force One - AMC+
• The Avengers - Disney+
• Bad Boys II - Netflix
• Beverly Hills Cops III - Paramount+
• The Bourne Identity - for rental
• Captain American Winter Soldier - Disney+
• Cliffhanger - for rental
• Con Air - for rental
• The Condemned - FreeVee
• Die Hard - AMC+
• Die Hard 2: Dieharder - for rental
• Extreme Prejudice - for rental
• First Blood - for rental
• The Fugitive - TubiTV
• Hard Boiled - for rental
• Independence Day - Hulu
• Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom - Disney+
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade - Disney+
• John Wick Chapter 4 - Starz in Ninja
• Kingsman Secret Service - MGM+
• The Last of the Mohicans - for rental
• Leon: The Professional - Netflix
• Lethal Weapon - for rental
• Live Free or Die Hard - Showtime
• Mission Impossible II - Paramount+
• Mission Impossible: Fallout - Paramount+; MGM+
• The NeverEnding Story - for rental
• Old Boy - Netflix
• Police Story - MAX
• Raiders of the Lost Ark - Disney+
• The Rock - Peacock Premium
• The Rundown - Starz in The Rock
• Speed - Starz in Buses 
• Street Fighter - Netflix 
• Tombstone - Hulu
• True Lies - Hulu
• Young Guns - MGM+

Episode 638: HORIZON: A ReFlicktions Saga

 It's been two months since Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl reflected upon the flicks watched, so it's time to give another roundup of the newest, the oldest, and all the movies in the middle.

It's the latest Pixar tearjerker... a franchise that slaps... Nic Cage rolls up... music documentaries... movie documentaries... has-been actor documentaries... Yorgos is back... Eddie is back... Rocky the Rooster is back... Orlando Bloom is... sorta back?

Plus Mikey tries to give a minute by minute recap of Horizon in real time (but is stopped, thankfully)

The latest top five from each of the crew, plus movie assignments! 

Here is where to find the films discussed, at the time of recording: 

• Inside Out 2 (in theaters)
• Bad Boys Ride or Die (in theaters)
• Please Don’t the Pleasure of Foggy Mountain
• Snack Shack (MGM+)
• Hit Man (Netflix)
• The Bikeriders (in theaters)
• Pencils vs Pixels (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Butchers Crossing (Hulu)
• Arcadium (Shudder; AMC+)
• A Quiet Place Day One (in theaters)
• MoviePass, Movie Crash (MAX)
• Trigger Warning (Netflix)
• Horizon: An American Saga (in theaters)
• Brats (Hulu)
• Drive Away Dolls (Peacock)
• Red Right Hand (Hulu)
• MaXXXine (in theater)
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Netflix)
• Axel F (Netflix)
• Stop Making Sense (MAX)
• Madness in the Method (Amazon Prime; TubiTV; Tubi’s CracklePlex)
• I.S.S. (Showtime; Paramount+)
• Kinds of Kindness (in theaters)
• State and Main (Criterion Channel; TubiTV)
• Kill (in theaters)
• Seven Samurai (MAX; Criterion Channel)
• Fly Me to the Moon (in theaters)
• Longlegs (in theaters)
• The Blue Gardenia (Amazon Prime)
• Hang ‘Em High (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
• Margin Call (TubiTV)
• Three Muskateers (for rental)

Episode 637: My Favorite Summer... The Comedies

My favorite summer continues and this week, it's time to get funny with the ha-ha... because comedies are one of the most important genre of all. Because we love to laugh at the stupid, at the smart, at the dark, at the iconic, and at the silly. 

Returning to the show after being our co-announcer and narrator at this year's Deucie Awards, The Amish Girl herself Jenn Novotny brings all the smile and humor... as well as a rant on an innocent actress and her Oscar winning performance.

First up, a little Denzel game, and catching up with Jenn and her world travels. 

Then, Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl, along with Jenn, give their own top ten fave comedies of all time, from movies they grew up with to recent flicks to the legendary to the downright dumb.  

Mo Money?  You're welcome. 

I.E., E.G., F.U.

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

• Animal House (Animal House)
• Being There (The Criterion Channel)
• Best in Show (for rental)
• The Big Lebowski (for rental)
• Blades of Glory (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Caddyshack (Paramount+)
• Cannonball Run (unavailable)
• Clerks (Netflix)
• Couples Retreat (Hulu)
• Dazed and Confused (The Criterion Channel)
• Duck Soup (Amazon Prime)
• A Family Affair (Netflix)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amazon Prime)
• A Fish Called Wanda (MGM+)
• 40-Year-Old Virgin (Amazon Prime)
• Get Shorty (MAX)
• Groundhog Day (AMC+)
• Grown-Ups (for rental)
• Gross Pointe Blank (for rental)
• Happy Gilmore (STARZ)
• Les Miserables (for rental)
• Liberal Arts (AMC+)
• Major League (MAX)
• Mo' Money (TubiTV)
• Monty Python & the Holy Grail (Netflix)
• Napoleon Dynamite (Hulu)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (for rental)
• National Lampoon's Vacation (for rental)
• O Brother Where Are Thou? (Hulu)
• Office Space (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Roxanne (for rental)
• Rushmore (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Ruthless People (for rental)
• A Shot in the Dark (MAX; TubiTV)
• State and Main (The Criterion Channel)
• Tommy Boy (PlutoTV; for rental)
• Trading Places (Paramount+)
• The Wedding Crashers (for rental)

Episode 636: My Favorite Summer... The Documentaries

 In the latest genre of My Favorite Summer, d$, Mikey, and #XLessDrEarl revisit a topic first explored in July 2015 - with Pinky and Clay Shaver back then, no less... Documentaries!

Now that all three have seen many, many more documentaries since Eps 183 and 184 (over 450 episodes since those days), it was time to redo the lists.  Since Pinky is still imprisoned in the Chinese gulag and Clay is coaching in the WNBA, we look to another filmmaker and production guy, friend of the show Ken Horstmann who joins the show to give his own lists.

Make sure to check the list below to find out where you can see a lot of these 

• All Things Must Pass - Peacock; TubiTV
• Amazing Grace - MAX
• American Movie - Amazon Prime
• Beyond the Gates of Splender - TubiTV
• Brooklyn Bridge - Hoopla
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams - AMC+
• Dark Days - Peacock; TubiTV
• A Decade Under the Influence - for rental
• A Disturbance in the Force - for rental
• Exit Through the Gift Shop - unavailable
• F for Fake - Max; The Criterion Channel
• The Fog of War - for rental
• The Fire of Love - Disney+, Hulu
• Free Solo - Disney+; Hulu
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse - for rental
• Hoop Dreams - MAX; Paramount+; The Criterion Channel 
• Icarus - Netflix
• The Inventor - MAX
• Jasper Mall - Amazon Prime, TubiTV
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi - Hulu; Peacock; AMC+; TubiTV
• The Kid Stays in the Picture - for rental
• The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - for rental
• A League of Ordinary Gentlemen - TubiTV
• Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 - for rental
• Lost in La Mancha - for rental
• Marwencol - for rental
• Murderball - Peacock; Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Muscle Shoals - for rental
• Paradise Lost - for rental
• The Resurrection of Jake the Snake - Amazon Prime; TubiTV
• Rockafire Explosion - unavailable
• Score - TubiTV
• Searching for Sugarman - for rental
• Stop Making Sense - MAX
• They Shall Not Grow Old - for rental
• Tower - for rental
• 20 Days in Meripol - Hoopla
• Winnebago Man - TubiTV
• Won't You Be My Neighbor - Netflix

Episode 635: The Extra Stuff

The My Favorite Summer series takes a slight break this week, but not to give a classic episode... this week, d$, Mikey, and #XlessDrEarl drops in your lap a bunch of extra content...

First, the Deucies Reaction Show -- friends of the show, Garrison "Pride of Sylvester" Ryfun, Roth from Wyoming, Aussie Nate, and The Burgeler himself, Jeremy Burgess give their thoughts on the awards given, those snubbed, who should have won and who did win based on The 11th Annual Deucie Awards, episode 626.

Next, a little extra Jeremy Burgess, giving his thoughts on possible winners of the Deucie Screenplay Award.

If this is your first time listening to our show... we beg you, find another episode to get used to us.

If you are a regular listener... first, we're sorry, but then, THANKS and enjoy the randomness this week, and we'll see you for Documentaries next week!

Episode 634: My Favorite Summer... The Actors

The heat is on, and summer isn't even officially here yet! Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are here for another edition of My Favorite Summer - and this time, we look at the scope of actors across movie history, and each pick out their ten faves.

From older gents like Jimmy Stewart to newer names like Tom Hardy, with Hollywood legends like Leo, Denzel, Harrison, Bobby D, and even more.  

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl each give their top ten fave actors and why they are such a big deal to them. 

Plus, Rotten Tomatoes, the 2024 Box Office edition, takes place to kick off the show! 

Movies we recommend featuring our fave actors:

• The Aviator (Amazon Prime)
• Becky (Showtime)
• Birdman (for rental)
• Changing Lanes (PlutoTV)
• Collateral (Paramount+; Criterion Channel)
• The Devil Wears Prada (MAX)
• The Edge (MAX)
• Forrest Gump (Paramount+)
• The Fugitive (for rental)
• Glory (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
• Home Alone (Disney+)
• Inside Man (Netflix; Starz)
• It's a Wonderful Life (Amazon Prime; FreeVee)
• The Last of the Mohicans (for rental)
• Marathon Man (Starz)
• Matchstick Men (for rental)
• The Mission (for rental)
• Morning Glory (for rental)
• A Perfect World (for rental)
• Philadelphia (for rental)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (Disney+; Paramount+)
• Raising Arizona (Starz)
• Rear Window (Amazon Prime)
• Robin and Marion (for rental)
• The Rundown (Hulu; Peacock Premium)
• Silence of the Lambs (MGM+)
• There Will Be Blood (Paramount+)
• Toy Story (Disney+)
• Trading Places (for rental)

Episode 633: My Favorite Summer... The Dramas

The second part of My Favorite Summer brings the drama this week -- as the Deucecast Movie Show crew gives their own list of the serious stories from the world of cinema.

Joining Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl is the co-host of the Good Day 4 a Movie Podcast, Jacob Roth, aka Roth from Wyoming, as they chit-chat and then play a round of a game not played in these here parts in a while -- The Ryan Phillippe Game returns for the first time since 2022.

Then, the Top Ten Fave Dramatic Films... everyone has their own description, as some movies may be more of a dramedy than a drama... or maybe it's listed under drama for one, but will be in another category for another.

Legendary films like The Godfather make a few lists, 90s capers like True Romance is discussed, a tragedy unfolds in one film, a fort is defending in another, and movies from as far back as 1966 are covered, all the way up to last year.