Good Day for a Movie Podcast

After the first week without a podcast release, all three boys, Tate, Sage, and Jacob are back to review Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. While reviewing the movie, talk devolves into fighting birds and Hitchcock's appearance. This movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. GD4AM: 74/100 IMDb: 6.8/10 Metacritic: 90/100 RT: 94% A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a...

Face/Off! Nic Cage! John Travolta! Sean Archer! Castor Troy! Jacob! Tate! Sage! We review the 1997 action classic, Face/Off on the 150th episode of GD4AM. Sage is the main critic in this episode, we argue about the acting, talk about the writing, the grossness of the many seasons, and much more! This movie was directed by John Woo. GD4AM: 74/100 IMDb: 7.3/10 Metacritic: 82/100 RT: 92% To foil a te...

Our first 2023 special is here and it's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord and Chris Miller's second entry into their spider story. We start with some of our background on the first movie, Into the Spider-Verse, and talk about our anticipation for this movie. As the review begins, we get a bit bogged down in some ridiculous arguments but eventually find our stride and talk abou...

On this episode of GD4AM, we review 1988's Midnight Run starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. We also invited a surprise guest, Garrison Ryfun, to share his love for this movie. We discussed some of the subtle jokes and performances, the substance behind this comedy movie, and much more. This movie was directed by Martin Brest. GD4AM: 88/100 IMDb: 7.5/10 Metacritic: 78/100 RT: 95% A boun...

Today we watch The Little Prince, a 2015 French animated film based on the Antoine de Saint-Exupery novella of the same title. If you like parables, this movie (and probably the book) is for you. If you like three dudes trying to break down some parables, this podcast episode is for you. This movie was directed by Mark Osborne. GD4AM: 84/100 IMDb: 7.7/10 Metacritic: 70/100 RT: 92% A little girl li...

We go where no man has gone before...well...lots of people have watched this movie in the past 44 years, but it's a first for all three, Jacob, Sage, and Tate. If you are a Star Trek fan, here is your apology, because most of the time is spent criticizing the movie but we all did enjoy Jerry Goldsmith's score! This movie was directed by Robert Wise. GD4AM: 50/100 IMDb: 6.4/10 Metacritic: 5...

This week, the wheel decided on the movie, picking the Academy Award-nominated, French film, I Lost My Body. Opinions on the movie were split, so we get into some of our differences, Tate was the only one who remembered how the movie started, but Jacob and Sage remembered who Gigi was. This movie was directed by Jérémy Clapin. GD4AM: 80/100 IMDb: 7.5/10 Metacritic: 81/100 RT: 97% A story of Naoufe...

In this episode, Tate picks the 1995 movie Four Rooms to continue our 99-Minute or Less Movie Marathon. Before we review the movie we talk about how many movies Jacob has seen this year and his anticipation for Return of the Jedi returning to the theaters. Once we get into the movie, reviews are mixed, and we talk about SAG, the bizarreness of Tim Roth's character, and more! This movie was dir...

We continue our under 99-Minute or Less Movie Marathon with Sage's pick, Tag. It stars Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm, Hannibal Buress, and Isla Fisher. This movie was directed by Jeff Tomsic. GD4AM: 74/100 IMDb: 6.5/10 Metacritic: 56/100 RT: 56% A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country. This...

Today we welcome on Melissa Reagan to review the 2000 movie Frequency starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. Before we get into the movie we talk about some movies about food, the best world cuisines, and food in general. Melissa is a chef which is why we talked about food more than normal. Fun was (hopefully) had by all. GD4AM: 84/100 IMDb: 7.4/10 Metacritic: 67/100 RT: 70% An accidental cross-t...

In this episode, Tate's latest pick is a movie a random stranger at a bar likely mentioned in passing but it ended up working out because Tate, Jacob, and Sage were all fans of 2006's The Lives of Others. This movie was directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. GD4AM: 93/100 IMDb: 8.4/10 Metacritic: 89/100 RT: 92% In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveilla...

We review our first new-ish movie on today's episode, as Sage picks 2022's A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. We talk about its manipulative pulling of heartstrings and product placement, and we get the giggles at the beginning. Jacob also openly wept at the end of the movie. This movie was directed by Marc Foster. GD4AM: 61/100 IMDb: 7.4/10 Metacritic: 51/100 RT: 69% Otto is a grump wh...

For Tate's next pick, we review 1997's Donnie Brasco, starring Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, and Anne Heche. We talk about lions, whether it would be cool to go into witness protection, other mafia movies and how this one compares, and more! Before we get into the movie we take some time to congratulate Michael Nipp from The Deucecast Movie Show for winning our Oscar Prediction competition, go o...

Sage returns for his next pick as we review Loving Vincent, a movie about Vincent Van Gogh, animated by hand-painted oil paintings. This episode was recorded during the first Friday of March Madness so basketball is a small topic but the main focus of the "post-credit" portion of the podcast. The three talk about the gorgeous animation, the lackluster story, and more! This movie was dire...

Two man podcast today as Sage is out on an excused absence. Jacob and Tate sit down to review 1989's Road House, starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, and Sam Elliott. They talk about some of the funniest lines, watch a Family Guy clip, talk about how this type of cheese works to near perfection in this movie, and much more! This movie was directed by Rowdy Herrington. GD4AM: 83/100 IMDb: 6.7/...

Oscars season has arrived once again! In this episode, for the third year in a row, we are joined by Michael Nipp from The Deucecast Movie Show and first time guest Garrison Ryfun.  If you would like to join us in our Oscars Predictions, fill out the form below. https://form.jotform.com/230597301993159 If you would like to also watch this episode, go to our YouTube channel or follow the link...

On this guest special, we welcome The Deucecast Movie Show and Main Street Electrical Podcast's own, David Dollar. We take only our second step into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this episode by reviewing 2016's Captain America: Civil War. Sage doesn't like the MCU so naturally, we discuss why, Jacob and David talk about why they love the MCU, Tate finds a new appreciation for this movie, and m...

A couple of weeks ago, Tate went to see a movie at the Austin Film Society Cinema called Paris, Texas. After seeing it, he thought it would be a great movie to discuss on the podcast. Unfortunately Sage and Jacob didn't get very much from it but the ensuing conversation was interesting nonetheless!  This movie was directed by Wim Wenders. GD4AM: 72/100 IMDb: 8.1/10 Metacritic: 81/100 RT: 94%...

In this episode, we take a trip to 18th-century South America with Jacob's next pick, The Mission. The movie has a great cast, starring Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, and Liam Neeson. In the episode, Jacob, Tate, and Sage talk about the symbols and allegories in the movie, some of the messages, sin and the weight of penance, and more! This movie was directed by Roland Joffé. GD4AM: 87/100 IMDb: 7.4...

In our first episode of the new Sequel Special, where we review a sequel (or prequel) of a movie we have already reviewed, the wheel and Sage picked Battle Royale sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem. It was not a good movie and Sage didn't watch it or review it with us. Jacob and Tate talk about the terrible story, production, and the want to shake a hand.  This movie was directed by Kinji Fuka...

Jacob, Tate, and Sage put on the philosopher's hats for a lot of this podcast as Tate picks the Colin Farrell vehicle, After Yang. We breakdown the movie, talking about the normal movie stuff - acting, story, and more - we then discuss a few different topics about artificial intelligence. This movie was directed by Kogonada. GD4AM: 72/100 IMDb: 6.7/10 Metacritic: 78/100 RT: 89% In a near future, a...

For Sage's next pick, we watch a Danish/Italian Hallmark Netflix movie and lots of comparisons to Burnt are brought up. We also talk about the shots of cooking, unlikeable characters, and more! This movie was directed by Mehdi Avaz. GD4AM: 60/100 IMDb: 5.7/10 Metacritic: TBD RT: 71% When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father's business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to reth...

For the first episode of 2023, Jacob picks a movie that attempts to look at a possible future for this world, Idiocracy. Jacob, Tate, and Sage talk about the concept, the end results, IQ tests taken drunkenly, and more. This movie was directed by Mike Judge.  GD4AM: 59/100 IMDb: 6.5/10 Metacritic: 66/100 RT: 71% Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig fo...

The time has come once again as Jacob, Sage, and Tate look back at every movie they reviewed in 2022, change scores where necessary but mainly take a stroll down memory lane. The GD4AM boys also take a look at some sabermetrics and set some goals for 2023 while finishing things off with a quick 2023 preview. Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to listen to the podcast over the last year,...

Christmas is here and we are releasing our Christmas Special a couple of days earlier, so you can listen on any of your Christmas travels! We once again turn to the wheel to decide our holiday special and the wheel once again decides that one of Sage's picks is the movie to review, which turns out to be 1994's The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen. We talk about childhood memories, watching this mov...