Dad Movies Podcast

It's Water World week on Dad Movies! We explore Kevin Costner's oddest act of cinematic hubris; a post-apocalyptic samurai movie about a man with gills. Dad gets sassy, John-Michael realizes no one likes this movie but him, and we dig into the family past a bit. Dive in, the water is warm, but riffs are hot.  If you got the wrong download when you first listened try again. 

We're back with arguably the greatest western ever made about the evolution of the American spirit. It's heart felt, it's funny, it's shockingly violent. Thats right, its The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance aka Rashomon for the United States. Enjoy. 

It's a very special episode of Dad Movies with special guest Emily Effler! Em is John-Michael's wife and a brilliant tattoo artist, but most importantly, she's got a sharp mind for movie criticism. Join us this week as we tackle Edge of Tomorrow, the greatest live action anime film not based on an anime! We talk love, destiny, and how marriage is like dying and coming back to life over and over to...

This week on Dad Movies, the Bonds cover Bond. Join us for a loving talk about action, what makes the perfect Bond, and understandable horror about that torture sequence. It's another great episode of Dad Movies, shaken, not stirred. 

JMB has no voice this week, but if you could give us a minute, we have a special request. Back next week with Casino Royal! 

This week on Dad Movies Bill and JMB watch Casablanca and argee its one of the best movies ever made. Then they disagree about everything else. It's one of the funniest episodes we've ever done so pour yourself a beer, punch a nazi, and settle in for Dad Movies

This week on Dad Movies we tackle 2003's Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. Bill and JMB have wildly different opinions on this maritime classic. We tackle the quiet of war, why it's hard to make friends as an adult, what it means to love a friend, and why men need friends. Trigger warning: We talk about a suicide that happens in the film. Nothing graphic but some listeners have let us k...

This week on Dad movies, Bill's selected Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, a film that asks the question, "what if Oceans 11 had guns and a talking raccoon?" We go deep on loss, character building, why mix tapes matter, and the idea that everybody has dead people. Somehow, it's still funny. Join us for this week's episode of Dad Movies. 

We're back from hiatus and diving back in with a big one, Pixar's The Incredibles. Join us for a discussion about Dads and depression, superheroes, marriage during hard times, and  a crazy theory about Edna and Violet in this episode of Dad Movies.

This week we celebrate 52 episodes of Dad Movies with Bull Durham, the sexiest movie I remember seeing as a kid. We talk about what makes a great baseball movie, romance, philosophy, and Dad comes out as bisexual for Kevin Costner. Don't miss this week's Dad Movies.

Dive into the chaotic world of Jean Claude Van Damme's parody/turned serious action movie Sudden Death. We tackle the nature of Die Hard clones, how much mom loves Van Damme, and the amazing mascot fight. Also JMB admits he doesn't know what a sports movie is.

This week we're tackling Jaws, which is either a horror movie or an adventure depending on which host you ask. We talk Jaws insane PG rating, drunk sailer stories, and riff up a storm. Chum the waters, it's shark week.

This week JMB tries to make Dad fall in love with one of his favorite films, Dead Head. Joe Piscopon and Treat Williams star in this gore-filled buddy cop comedy, but what wins over Bill is the jaw-dropping special effects. Join us for a talk about cops, zombie cow puppets, and more on this week's Dad Movies.

Dad Movies is back after a brief hiatus with Michael Bay's low budget masterpiece Ambulance. This week we're joined by tattoo artist, Ambulance fan, and all-around joy Emily Effler. We talk Michael Bay movies, gore, and the joy of seeing filmmakers explore outside of their comfort zone. Give it a listen and review if you like it.

This week we tackle Ender's Game, a brilliant work of art by a massive bigot. The good news is it bombed at the box office and will never recoup so you aren't supporting Orson Scott Card by watching it. Enjoy!

This week's selection is perhaps our strangest yet, Steven King's Maximum Overdrive. Dad was asked to cover this by a client, and we're diving head first into every bloody moment. It's a b-movie blood bath that John-Michael thinks deserves more love on this week's episode of Dad Movies.

We're back after some annoying technical difficulties with Unforgiven, a western that hates myths about the old West. Clint Eastwood's classic of violence and revenge turns the legacy of the American frontier on its head, revealing a dark world where no one is a hero. Naturally, Dad was thrilled. If you enjoy us please leave us a 5-star review on iTunes or share with your friends. Lets get grim.

Welcome back to Dad Movies. This week we tackle The Untouchables, a movie about corrupt cops learning just how far they'll go to stop people from doing what they themselves want to do. It's a hilarious journey through trivia and JMB's feelings about cops. Plus we talk a little about actors who only win Acadamy Awards for playing themselves. Join us and share.

It's Saving Private Ryan week and boy howdy does this one get weird. A few years ago, John-Michael swore he'd never watch a movie that made him sad twice. This week he breaks that promise for one of the best war movies ever made. We talk the ethics of war movies, gore effects, and if the film glorifies war. Join us for a hilarious and sometimes odd episode of Dad Movies.

JMB is traveling this week so we have a very special Bill Bond only episode. Join Dad on a brief conversation about his love of movies.

We're hitting Mission Impossible this week and boy howdy is it claustrophobic. Join us for a Brian De Palma love fest where we discuss arguably the smallest, most cramped, big-budget action film of all time. Where do we stand on Tom Cruise as an alien cult leader and people who think this movie doesn't have a plot? Find out on this week's episode of Dad Movies.

It's John Wick 1 week on the podcast and we have one of our most deliriously insane conversations yet. Is John Wick the story of a blood-thirsty vengeful rampage or a man honoring his wife? We talk shootouts, color theory, and violently disagreeing on the message of the movie. Most importantly, Dad dives into a dead religion to find easter eggs. 

We're back from our Christmas/sick people break with the first Dad Movies of 2022! This week we tackle Highlander, a graphically violent, occasionally very sexual, fairy tale about immortals who cut off each other's heads for magic power. Somehow Dad managed to avoid seeing this movie for 35 years, but finally, his life is complete.

This week we're tackling the most hack opinion in movie fandom, that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. We get smart, we get stupid, we'll help you blow the minds of anyone who dares still ask this question.

We continue to dive into the Christmas season with 1988's Christmas horror classic Scrooged. Yes, you heard us right, it's a horror movie. Just one that happens to be hysterical. We talk ghosts, the horror of Christmas, and revel in a shared favorite film. Enjoy and share.