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This week we take a look at Denis Villineuve's Dune: Part 2 ! As you know, Matt is a total Dune nerd, so while talking about the movie we also discuss how it aligns and differs from it's source material. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: ALL DUNE  

In the final part of our catching up on the Oscars series, we take a look at Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things! Then we chat all about the 2024 Oscars. Were they any good? Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:25 - Poor Things 1:03:07 - The 2024 Oscars were great!  

In part 9 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at Cord Jefferson's debut film: American Fiction! Then we examine the phenomenon that is Mr. Beast Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:38 - American Fiction 1:06:35 - What's the deal with Mr. Beast?

For the third time, the book club sets our sights on the incredible writing of Tana French with her 2020 novel The Searcher ! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on  YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for the Book Club March 2024's book is The Hunter by Tana French! That's right. Double Tana. We'll be meet...

In part 8 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at the disturbing and impactful The Zone of Interest Then we've got some things to say about the latest Mission: Impossible film.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:44 -  The Zone of Interest 52:31 - Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part 1,...

In part 7 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at the absolutely fascinating court room drama: Anatomy of a Fall Then: Scott complains about True Detective discourse Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:12 -  Anatomy of a Fall 1:00:08 - Twitter is bad part 5,021,410

In part 6 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at Celine Song's beautiful and sad Past Lives . Absolutely one of the best films of last year.  Then: Matt and Scott chat about the trailers that premiered during this year's Super Bowl.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:47 -  Past Lives 1:04:0...

For the first book of 2024, we read and discussed Justin Cronin's latest novel. An often frustrating examination of grief and loss Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on  YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for the Book Club February 2024's book is The Searcher by Tana French! We'll be meeting to discuss it...

In part 5 of our Oscar's catch up series, we take a look at Bradley Cooper's Maestro! A Biopic that contains both the best and worst the genre has to offer. Then: Matt and Scott each select 5 of their most anticipated films of 2024.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:06 -  Maestro 1:02:07 - Our Top 5...

In part 4 of our Oscar's catch up series, we take a look at Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. A movie straight out of the 70s in every single way! Then: The Oscar nominees are finally out! Let's talk about em Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 4:03 - The Holdovers 55::27 - Oscar nominations are out!

In part 3 of our Oscars catch-up series we take a look at Martin Scorsese's absolutely incredible  Killers of the Flower Moon Then: Reacher S2 is Bad? The Curse is awesome? 90-second reviews! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 3:07 -  Killers of the Flower Moon 1:14:05 - Reacher & The Curse

Our final book of 2023 had us take a look at one of the most popular and well reguarded Star Wars novels from the pre-Disney era: Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: Heir to the Empire.  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for the Book Club January 2024's book is  The Ferryman  ...

Back in November, Scott and Matt read about the spookiest fishing trip you'll ever go on with John Langan's The Fisherman . After some delay (sorry), here's the audio from that discussion.  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on  YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for the Book Club January 2024's book is T...

Part 2 of our ongoing Oscars Catch-Up series sees us taking a look at Christopher Nolan's newest film: Oppenheimer.  Then: how did the Golden Globes go? Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:03 - Oppenheimer 1:17:07 - The Golden Globes were ridiculous

It's a new year and we've got a new ongoing series! For the next 10 weeks, we'll be watching and chatting about the 10 (most likely) Best Picture nominees in the 2024 Oscars. In this first week, we discuss the biggest movie of 2023: Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Then we chat about another ridiculous award show: The Golden Globes! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podc...

This week, we return to our David Fincher series to take a look at his newest film, the surprisingly funny The Killer. Then we chat about our next series: Catching up with the Oscars, which will see us taking a look at the 10 Best Picture likely nominees.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:00 - The K...

This week we finally reach the end of our series exploring our blind spots in  the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. We wrap things up by watching the undisputed greatest film of all time: Jeanne Dielman After that we chat about the whole Blind Spots experience, what we learned and what we're gonna do next.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, wri...

This week, episode 10 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Scott's final pick: The Yasujirō Ozu film Tokyo Story ! Then they chat about the results of the Canon vote on Big Fish and briefly chat about what changes are coming to streaming in the next year Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia...

This week, episode 9 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's final pick: David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive  Then they chat about the extremely good Furiosa trailer and the disturbing Squid Game Reality TV show. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing,...

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2003 Tim Burton film Big Fish. We uh...we really didn't like this one. But maybe you will! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Big Fish be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93036008 Then: Matt enjoyed The Marvel s, so we...

This week, we honor the request of Patron Chris P. and take a look at the 2019 French film Portrait of a Lady on Fire , a beautifully shot examination of love.  Then, the strike is officially over and Hollywood is going back to work. We chat about what it means and about the future of streaming.  Next week: Another canon episode! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of o...

This month Scott got to pick the book for our twice-a-year we-pick-em and selected the creepy and fascinating House of Leaves.  Matt was lost in the house during this episode so his audio is a bit more echo-y than normal. Sorry about that! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on  YouTube , so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit...

This week, episode 8 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Scott's forth pick is Wong Kar-Wai's beautiful love story In the Mood for Love.  Then Matt chats about Alpha and Scott swings in with the new Spider-Man 2 video game. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writi...

This week, episode 7 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's third pick covers Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker !  Then we chat about the mystery that is Taylor Swift and USA's Suits . Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com ! Show Note...

We're back! After taking three weeks off due to Scott's new back we're here with a new episode. This week, we chat about all the movies and TV we watched during our time off from the podcast. Topics include: The Boys S3, Gen V, Ahsoka, Loki S2, Wheel of Time S2, One Punch Man, One Piece, Joy Ride, Elemental, The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar, Children of Memory, and The Dark Knight Rises Then we c...