Dart Board Movie Night

With our second to last makeup episode due to the Tragedy of Drew's Hubris, we head back to the early 60s for a paranoid thriller made by one of the all time great genre filmmakers, John Frankenheimer, as we cover 1964's SEVEN DAY'S IN MAY (#17 on the board) starring Kirk Douglas, Friedrich March, and Burt Lancaster. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Insta...

On this episode we dig into the 1981 horror film that has been the recent reevaluation obsession of film snobs everywhere... We're talking POSSESSION (#13 on the board), from filmmaker Andrej Żuławski, starring Isabel Adjani and Sam Neill. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Godzilla (1954) JFK (1991) The Gr...

This week we have our third of the Maya Copa Lost Tapes, where we re-review a movie that we adored from this batch of 50, the 1971 Alan Pakula thriller, KLUTE (#11 on the board). Bear with us as we fumble through a recap of our thoughts from the original episode, we will be back next week with an episode that was not lost to time.  Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other...

On today's episode we dig into a Hong Kong gangster epic from acclaimed filmmaker Johnnie To, a filmmaker who is new to both of us! A classic Jared board selection that comes straight from a recommendation at Videodrome in Atlanta, and one that he has been chomping at the bit to cover for literal years. Will it live up to what Jared built up in his head? Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Wil...

We're back! Here's our better late than never episode recapping our episode on The Virgin Suicides, for which Drew's audio was unfortunately lost in a tragic disorganization disaster. We'll be back soon with an episode Drew was incapable of losing, but for now enjoy this abridged recap of our thoughts on Sophia Coppola's debut feature.  Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and...

This week we cover one of the more unique films to ever hit the board, and our first Jonathan Demme film (one of Jared and Drew's favorite filmmakers). We're discussing Spalding Gray's filmed stage monologue, SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA (#1 on the board). Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Swimming to Cambodia (19...

We resurrect the Maya Copa bit (yes we know it's mea culpa) to deliver the greatest Maya Copa of all. Drew was a big dummy and didn't back his audio up properly so we lost a few episodes. In order to keep the order of the dart throws intact and to not leave these movies completely out of the conversation, we are recording some shorter retrospective episodes to insert along the way. On this episode...

Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Swimming to Cambodia (1987) JFK (1991) The Great Santini (1979) Revenge (2017) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Anomalisa (2015) The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Election (2005) Enemy (2013) The Limey (1999) Klute (1971) Big Night (1996) Pose...

This week we discuss the importance of a thin glass as we cover one of the iconic performances from one of our all time greatest screen legends, Michael Caine. We're talking 1971's London gangster flick GET CARTER (#9 on the board), written and directed by Mike Hodges.  Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Sw...

This week we cover one of the most acclaimed documentaries of all time and see just how much determination, hard work, and pure luck it takes to make it out of poverty and into a professional basketball career. We're talking HOOP DREAMS (#1 on the board), the Oscar winning documentary by filmmaker Steve James. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @...

This week we cover our first Western of this batch of 50, and one that's considered among the greatest of all time. We're talking Howard Hawks' 1959 classic RIO BRAVO (#4 on the board) starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Angie Dickinson. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Hoop Dreams (1994) JFK (1991) The...

This week we are joined by Drew's brother Patrick to tackle one of the all time great films by arguably the greatest filmmaking duo to ever collaborate. We're talking 1948's Powell and Pressburger ballet epic, THE RED SHOES (#1 on the board). Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: The Red Shoes (1948) JFK (1991...

This week we both dip into a blindspot in our knowledge of animation history, as we cover one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. We're talking KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE (#3 on the board), from writer director Hayao Miyazaki. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: The Red Shoes (1948) JFK (1991) Kiki's...

This week we have a chance to discuss the bizzare passion project of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. We're talking THE DARK CRYSTAL (#3 on the board), the wholly original fantasy film by Jim Henson, starring a cast entirely comprised of puppets. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: Th...

This week we cover yet another debut film, this time by arguably the greatest directors of their generation, the Coen Brothers. We're talking BLOOD SIMPLE (#14 on the board) starring Frances McDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedeya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: The Red Shoes (1948) JFK (19...

This week we dive into the world of stop motion animation and the mind of Neil Gaiman, as we cover one of the most celebrated animated films of the 21st Century. This week we're talking CORALINE (#11 on the board), directed by Henry Selick, and starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, and two absolute Big Dawgs Ian McShane and Keith David. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Willia...

This week we get to discuss the movie that gave one of Jared and Drew's favorite actors their only Oscar, and as is a recurring theme on DBMN, it's a major filmmaker's debut. We're talking CAPOTE (#5 on the board), directed by Bennett Miller and starring the late great Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., and Chris Cooper. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams...

This week we investigate the world of corporate espionage and the life of a janitor, as we cover the movie that some say is the true best film of 2007, one of the great all time years in film history. It's Tony Gilroy's MICHAEL CLAYTON (#19 on the board), starring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Wilkinson. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram...

This week the board works in mysterious ways as we cover the movie that got put on the board only one episode previous, and possibly the slimiest movie we've covered yet on the show. It's 1957's SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (#18 on the board) starring Tony Curtis (not Perkins) and Burt Lancaster in a towering supporting performance. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Vill...

This week we re-evaluate a critically maligned film upon release from one of Jared and Drew's favorite filmmakers, Alexander Payne, to see if we agree with its panning, or if it's actually an unsung masterpiece. We're talking 2017's DOWNSIZING (#18 on the board), starring Matt Damon, Hong Chau, and Christoph Waltz. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagr...

This week we get to talk an all time Big Dog contender, Robert Forster, while we cover an insanely fun B-Horror classic, ALLIGATOR (#7 on the board). Listen in to find out what scene was so funny that it led Drew to cry-laugh just from thinking about it during the episode. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board:...

This week we get transported back in time by the acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann to the French and Indian War, and have the opportunity to discuss arguably the greatest screen actor of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis, in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (#3 on the board). Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: The Red Shoe...

This week we're talking a movie that many consider one of the greatest ever made, and explore a director neither Jared nor Drew has ever dug into. We're discussing 8 1/2 (#1 on the board) by filmmaker Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni. Does it live up to the hype? Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current B...

This week we dip our toes into horror history to cover a filmmaker that neither Jared nor Drew has ever dug into before. We're talking Nicholas Roeg's arthouse psychological horror film DON'T LOOK NOW (#2 on the board), starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: 8 1/2...

This week we put on our dancing shoes to cover one of the most culturally significant movies of the 1980s, . We're talking DIRTY DANCING (#13 on the board), starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Does it live up to the hype? Artwork by Veronica Roman Music by Eric Williams of Jaws and Other Villains Instagram: @dartboardmovienight The Current Board: 8 1/2 (1963)...