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Our council has brought us another film to be considered for entry into the Doof! Canon! This week, we'll be taking a look at the 2014 film Ex Machina Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Ex Machina  be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57423985 Next week our Deconstructing James Cameron series resumes with The Abyss ! Support us on Patreon: https://...

Deconstructing Cameron continues with one of the greatest sequels ever made! We're talking about 1986's Aliens ! The movie is still great, but the special edition is...bad!? Then, Are movies too long now? Scott and Matt weigh in.  Next week it's a to be determined Doof! Canon episode! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, wri...

For the month of September, Scott and his Cavalier Matt traveled to the House of the first to try and figure out what the hell is going on in Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Click here to submi...

Our series on the films of James Cameron continues with the 1984 smash hit The Terminator ! We chat about the brilliance of Arnold Schwarzenegger and how Cameron's attention to detail elevators action scenes.  Then, Scott has an existential crisis and Matt apparently watches TV now.  Next week Deconstructing Cameron continues with Aliens! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow...

This week we begin our new series covering the films of James Cameron! We chat about Cameron generally for a bit and then dive into his first film: Piranha II: The Spawning Then we announce the results of last week's vote on Groundhog Day and take a look at the 14 films you folks have inducted into the canon so far! Next week Deconstructing Cameron continues with The Terminator ! Support us on Pat...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time our council forced us to watch Groundhog Day over and over and over and over again. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Groundhog Day  be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56257196 Then we both break down the new trailer for The M...

This week, Matt and Scott are joined by special guest and Doof! Partner Malia Hamilton to chat about the 1995 Jane Austen adaptation Sense and Sensibility . The trio chat about Austen's witty examination of class, why Emma Thompson gives just about the best performance ever, and if Hugh Grant is just...too good looking.  Then, Malia and Matt nerd out about the Wheel of Time trailer and Matt talks...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt return to Roshar with Words of Radiance , book 2 of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Click here to submit a book for Book Club Next month's book...

This week, Matt and Scott return to one of their favorite directors to cover the film he made since their series on him concluded. We're checking out David Fincher's 2020 Netflix film Mank ! We chat about how different this movie is from Fincher's usual fare and if needing 200 takes to get a shot is a sign of a good director or a bad one! Then we put our heads together to come up with the definiti...

This week on the show Scott and Matt are joined by resident Doof young person, Alex as we honor the request of Patron Joey L to chat about the 2005 adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . Then, we chat about the results of last week's Bedazzled vote and take a look at the state of the entertainment industry and Scott's concern over the state of movies as a cultural instit...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time our council surprised us by bringing the 2000 Brendan Fraser comedy Bedazzled. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Bedazzled  be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55115582 Then we chat about the first episode of the new Marvel TV...

This week, Matt and Scott reach the end of their Verbinski series and discuss the director's 10th film: A Cure for Wellness. Then they talk about what they learned about Verbinski on this journey and select their next Deconstructing Director subject! Finally, it's another top 5! This time the guys list their top 5 Directors whose film they'd see on opening night no matter what. Make sure you let u...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt head into space to take a very long trip to a very angry planet with Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.  As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Click here to submit a bo...

This week, Matt and Scott discuss the 9th film in their Verbinski series: The financially disastrous 2013 film The Lone Ranger ! It's surprisingly good! Then we reveal the results of our Council episode on Eternal Sunshine, chat about Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit with Disney and wrap everything up with a quick review of Jungle Cruise Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us o...

Matt and Scott are off this week, so we decided to drop a reunion episode of our 5-year-old show Phantom Zoned as a special treat! Phantom Zoned is a weekly podcast where host Adrian Torres leads Scott and the rest of us on a voyage through the worst movies that cinema has to offer. If judged guilty of crimes against cinema, the film will be jettisoned into the Phantom Zone, an inescapable prison...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time our council brings us Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . Being men in their 30s both Scott and Matt love the hell out of Charlie Kaufman, so they enjoyed chatting about this movie. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind  b...

This week, Matt and Scott discuss the 8th film in their Verbinski series: 2011's Rango . They chat about a director searching for who he is using a movie about a character searching for who he is.  Then we discuss our disappointment with the end of Loki Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofm...

This week we take a brief break from our normally scheduled programming to finally let Matt talk about the one thing he's been obsessing about for the last 6 months: The 2018 PS4 game God of War .  Then we chat about the 25th anniversary of Independence Day and the newest Amazon Prime film The Tomorrow War Next week, we're back with Gore Verbinski and his 8th film: Rango ! Support us on Patreon: ...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt try to unravel all the mysteries of the universe with Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum  As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by...

This week on the show Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Krossland and chat about Bo Burnham's Netflix comedy special Inside.  They discuss Burnham's manipulation of authenticity, the meta nature of the special, and its pitch-perfect depiction of life in the pandemic.  Then the two discuss Pixar's newest film Luca and why Disney seems to have relegated Pixar to streaming.  Next week, Matt...

This week, Matt and Scott reach the epic conclusion of Gore Verbinski's Pirates Trilogy and chat all about 2007's At World's End ! We chat about the surprisingly dark turn the movie makes, how Elizabeth is totally the series' protagonist and Verbinski's wonderful understanding of scale and scope.   Then we discuss the results of last week's Council vote on Star Trek II and finally each choose our...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time our council brings us Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . They gave us permission to talk about Star Trek, so this episode goes... a lot of places. But it's a good one! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  be entered into Doof canon...

This week, Matt and Scott travel back to the Caribbean as they reach part 6 of our Deconstructing Verbinski series: 2006's Dead Man's Chest ! The guys chat about this clunkier but bigger movie, the assured confidence of Verbinski, and how Elizabeth Swann is the best character of the series.  Then, each host discusses the 5 TV shows that you should watch if you want to get to know them! Some of our...

This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing a surprising turn in the director's career: 2005's The Weather Man . They discuss the genius of Nicolas Cage, Verbinski's chameleon-like directing, and Scott's love of cringe humor Then, movie theaters are back and Scott has some things to say about Disney's Cruella. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/d...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join the colonial forces of Peter Scalzi's Old Man's War! As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is Foucault's Pendulum by John Scalzi. The Livestream discussion will happ...