Defocused

Joe Steel Preston Esquire and Dan Theodore Logan go on a most excellent adventure. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989).

This week we discuss the 80s cult classic Real Genius (1985) with Chris Knight super-fan Jason Snell.

Live from nowhere near CES 2015, we discuss the mess that is the UHD TV standard before going completely off the rails discussing the larger mess that is Snowpiercer (2013).

Presented in Stereo Sound. Our 2014 Guests: Myke Hurley Casey Liss Stephen Hackett Matt Alexander Jason Snell Special Thanks to Listeners: David Fuchs Kyle Seth Gray Carl T. Holscher Brian Hamilton Isaac McAuley Jason Zigler A Boy Named Boom Edited and Produced by: Dan Sturm Written By: Joe Rosensteel

Welcome to the party, pal. Die Hard (1988).

It’s Dan and Joe (We know them! We know them!) here to talk about the 2003 classic Christmas film, directed by John Favreau, Elf.

A little follow up. A little more about the Sony hack. And a whole lot of Home Alone (1990).

Dan and Joe decided to do a brief overview of teaser trailers, and the way in which they shape expectations for film. The recent release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World teaser trailers inspired this discussion. They also discuss how viewing teasers has changed over time to turn from an occasional snippet of film, in to QuickTime downloads, and instantaneously available strea...

Spoilers abound as we discuss all things Interstellar (2014).

In this “All Follow-Up” episode we talk about Christopher Nolan, SGI Workstations, and how Bonanza got their L.A. Relay Raceâ„¢ all wrong.

This week, special guest Jason Snell joins the snobs in the record store to talk about High Fidelity (2000).

We set out, with the best of intentions, to discuss the news and the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer. And then it all went to hell.

Dan explains ectoplasmic bayer filtering and anamorphic apparitions. Joe saves the day with a straw and a lid. Ghostbusters (1984).

Much like The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), this episode is truly Defocused and, yet, a ton of fun.

This week, the guys are tired and, we’re not going to lie, things get a little weird. But, that doesn’t change the fact that this week’s movie, Clue (1985) is just wonderful fun.

Dan ate our social engagement platform, Joe braces for work, and we watch Peter Jackson’s 1996 cult classic, The Frighteners.

Former volcano owner and current World’s Greatest CEO Matt Alexander joins us to talk about tearaway trousers, reclaimed wood, what to do when planes fly overhead, what ingredients may or may not be in KFC’s “chicken”, and, of course, Goldfinger (1964).

Joe and Dan talk about college mascots and libraries. Joe nerds-out over Galaxy Quest (1999), while Dan politely nods.

Joe hates love. Dan hates chicken salad. An omelet with nothing in it isn’t technically an omelet, and carrots and celery are just a base of a soup. This week, we watch Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).

Special guest Stephen Hackett joins us for some brief beverage banter before breaking down Pirates of Silicon Valley.

Like the memories of our childhood, "Hackers" (1995) is an embarrassing cultural retrospective full of that's-not-a-things and awful clothing, but it's still fun to watch in an only-partly-ironic way. Set your modems to receive a file. Defocusers of the world, unite!

This week we’re joined by special guest, Casey Liss, to discuss 90s music (bad), and Michael Mann’s Collateral (good).

Dan is wearing pants. Joe promises he’s not peeing. We watch Tony Zhou’s A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film before taking on the early 1990s two ways with Empire Records and Detention (2011). Bug: Joe would like to apologize for recording the wrong audio input this week and he promises to never do it again. Feature: You can tell Joe and Dan apart.

Live from Vancouver, Joe eats the turducken of insects, then buys a new kettle. Dan has no heart, but he can fix his car. All that and The Fifth Element.

In a decidedly VFX heavy episode, we catch up on some industry news before spending almost as long talking about Guardians of the Galaxy as we did watching it in the theater. The Spoiler Horn sounds at 26:45.