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In Part 7 of our series looking at the 2024 Oscars Best Picture nominees, Scott and Matt look at The Brutalist , a 3 1/2 hour epic tale of the failure of the American Dream. We chat about Brutalism, the artist/patron relationship, and the power of the performances.  Then we chat about Episode 5 of Severance: Trojan's Horse Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with A Complete Unknown. Support us on...

In Part 6 of our series looking at the 2024 Oscars Best Picture nominees, Scott and Matt look at the beautiful and moving Nickel Boys. We chat about the movie's incredible use of a unique camera perspective and how it enhanced a great story. Then we chat about Episode 4 of Severance!  Then we chat about a couple of recent trailers before wrapping things up with Episode 3 of Severance Next week Osc...

Matt and Scott take a look at the Best Picture nominated The Substance a weird, gross, wonderful look at how aging women are treated by Hollywood and humanity at large.  Then we chat about a couple of recent trailers before wrapping things up with Episode 3 of Severance Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with... well.. we're not quite sure yet.  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doof...

This month we return to the King as we discuss From a Buick 8, an interesting and delightful Stephen King novel about grief  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 Next month's book is The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. We'll be meeting to discus...

Matt and Scott chat about Sean Baker's Anora in Part 4 of their Oscars Catch-Up series. This delightful film about a sex worker who marries a Russian Oligarch's son confounds and confuses with tonal shifts. It's fun, funny, and deeply impactful.  Then we chat about episode 2 of Season 2 of Severance Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with  The Substance Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon....

In part 3 of our 9 part series discussing the Best Picture nominees for the 2025 Academy Awards, Matt and Scott chat about the Pope! We're watching and discussing  Conclave Then we chat about the first episode of Season 2 of Severance  Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with  Anora Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts a...

In part 2 of our 9 part series discussing the (potential) Best Picture nominees for the 2025 Academy Awards, Matt and Scott chat about the divisive and confounding Emelia Pere z. We didn't like this movie. But also did? Kinda? I dunno.  Then we briefly chat about the passing of David Lynch.  Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with Conclave Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doofmedia...

It's Awards Season and Scott and Matt are once again playing catch up. Over the next nine weeks we'll be frantically watching and discussing the most likely Best Picture nominated films just in time to... be 1 week late to the Oscars. First up is the smash hit Wicked . We did... not like this one, you guys. Sorry... Next week Oscars Catch-Up continues with Emelia Perez! Support us on Patreon Follo...

This month, we examined the 1990 classic Crichton novel  Jurassic Park , a book we haven't read in 65 million years, give or take.  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 Next month's book is  From a Buick 8 by Stephen King! Hey, we've heard of him. We'...

For our first show of the new year we finally decided to chat about Steven Spielberg's seminal classic Jurassic Park . It rules. We'll also be covering the book on book club on 1/3/25 at 9:30 PM Central! Next week our Oscars Catch-Up series begins with Wicked ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This month we caught up with Lev Grossman's newest novel The Bright Sword , an examination of the King Arthur myth from a new perspective. 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 Next month's book is Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.  We'll be meeting t...

The guys finally go through all of season 2 of Amazon's The Rings of Powe r and they have...quite a lot to say about it. It's a really good show guys. Stop accusing us of being paid by Amazon and actually go watch it. It's fantastic.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts and more at  doofmedia.com !  

After 287 episodes we finally decided we needed to talk about one of the greatest action films of all time. That's right, the classic Christmas movie Die Hard . We chat about what it was like revisiting this movie for the first time in a long time, the strength of it's script and the brilliance of the performances. Then, Scott recommends a whole bunch of TV and the guys talk about Moana 2' s shock...

This week Matt and Scott take a look at the newest film in the Alien Franchise: Alien: Romulus. It's honestly a pretty mixed bag. Tons to love, but some really frustrating choices. Then we briefly chat about the big releases of the Thanksgiving season: G ladiator II, Wicked, and Moana 2 Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This month we checked out the classic hardboiled detective novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammett. It's a short, entertaining, and absolutely genre defining novel.  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 Next month's book is The Bright Sword By Lev...

This week on the show Matt and Scott are joined by Daniel to chat about the absolutely incredible video game Outer Wilds! Spoilers abound. Then Scott has things to say about Deadpool & Wolverine Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This week we take a look at the newest MCU TV show: Agatha All Along . Which is...good!? I'm as surprised as you are. Spoilers.  Then we complain about Star Wars again... as we do.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

Our 10 part series discussing the Planet of the Apes franchise finally comes to an end with our discussion of 2024's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , a surprisingly worthy successor to the Matt Reeves trilogy.  Then we rank all 10 Apes films and discuss what we learned on this journey.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofme...

This week the wonderful conclusion to Matt Reeves Ape's trilogy with War for the Planet of the Apes. What a triumph of a series! Next week, Deconstructing Apes concludes with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !

This week, Inside Out 2 is finally available on Disney+ which means Scott and Matt got to watch it. And they're here to talk about it! Then they talk about the triumphant return of the 22 minute comedy.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This month we finally got to check out the classic Russian satire The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. This is a challenging novel, but an absolute joy to talk about 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 Next months book is  The Maltese Falcon...

This week the Apes series takes a step up as Matt Reeves enters the picture. We're chatting about 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes . It's amazing.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This week our Apes series movies on to the 7th film in the series: the 2013 2nd reboot: Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's pretty dang good! Also, Scott saw Rebel Ridge on Netflix and thinks you should watch it! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This week our Apes series movies on to the 6th film in the series: the 2001 Tim Burton reboot Planet of the Apes. It's kinda awful! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !  

This week we take a quick break from our Apes series to revisit an old favorite: M. Night Shyamalan. We're chatting about Night's newest film: Trap ! It fucking rules Then we rerank Shyamalan's films, finding the correct spot for Trap.   Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter:  @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at  doofmedia.com !