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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...

This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's smash-hit success 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. They discuss how Verbinski takes his three previous films and combines them into Pirates, Geoffrey Rush's brilliant pirate accent, and the movies incredibly tight story structure Then, Scott watched Zack Snyder's Arm...

This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's 3rd film: 2002's The Ring. They discuss just how spooky this movie is, how the movie undercuts its own themes and what it's like watching an analog movie in a digital world.  Then, the guys reveal the result from last week's Council episode on In Bruges and chat about fan-created content and the...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This month special guest Michael joins us to discuss his favorite movie: In Bruges Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should In Bruges  be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51234139 Then we chat about a couple of new movies! Support us on Patreon...

This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's 2nd film: 2001's The Mexican.  They discuss the incredible talent in the cast, the weird structure in the movie, and Verbinski's love of symbolic imagery Then, the guys discuss the latest MCU news, chat about Falcon and the Winter Soldier and then discuss if the new Mortal Kombat film has any mer...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt decipher the metaphor of ghosts with Peter Straub's Ghost Story 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 Old Man's War by John Scalzi. The Livestream discussion will happ...

This week on the show Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Strifey and chat about the 2010 Takashi Miike film 13 Assassins . They chat about the simple yet complex story and theming and their absolute love of few vs many storylines Then, a chat about the disaster that was the 2021 Oscars and a brief chat about Best Picture-winning Nomadland . Next week, Deconstructing Verbinski continues wit...

This week, Matt and Scott begin their new Deconstructing Directors series and take a look at Gore Verbinski's first film: 1997's Mousehunt. They chat about Verbinski's tendency to go big, the warm center of the film, and how it's the best of the "animal outsmart stupid humans" genre  Then we announce the results of last week's Doof Cannon vote for The Hunt and Scott makes some picks for this week'...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. We're discussing the controversial 2020 film The Hunt. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should The Hunt be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50092536 Then we announce the winner of Doof! Madness 2021! Check out the finished bracket here: https:...

Scott and Matt review the latest film in the Monsterverse!  Then the guys reveal the results of the Doof! Madness final four matchups and make their pick for the championship. Will it be The Matrix or The Princess Bride? Vote now: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Finally, we put our heads together and finally pick our next Deconstructing Director! Support us on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/...

This week Reuben and Elliot take over the Doofcast to chat about their favorite streaming platform: College Humor's Droput! Links to Dropout shows: Fantasy High:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZxCVBi7-k   Breaking News:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QynCvny8ikQ Um, Actually: https://www.youtube.com/c/umactually/videos   Game Changer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-6m0jW0X9E Then Scott a...

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt discuss death and Death with Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man 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 Ghost Story by Peter Straub. The Livestream discussion will happen on F...

This week Scott takes a break to hang out with his new son, so Matt and Daniel take over the Doofcast and talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League ! We're mad with power! Then we announce the winners of Round Three and make our selections for Round Four of Doof! Madness. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Support us on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/doofmedia...

This week Matt and Scott watched the newest Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon . We chat briefly about our spoiler-free opinions and then dive into spoilers.  Then the boys announce the results of last week's Council vote on Dark City . Finally, we announce the winners of Round 2 and make our selections for the Doof! Madness Sweet Sixteen. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www...

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. We're chatting about 1998's Dark City ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Dark City be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48651818/ Then we announce the winners of Round One and make our selections for Round 2 of Doof! Madness. Make sure y...