This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, Jordan Peele's Nope ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Nope be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79131755 Next week: Deconstructing Scott concludes with House of Gucci SHOW NOTES: Just Nope !...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week, just when we were beginning to doubt Sir Ridley, he does it again. We discuss the absolutely incredible The Last Duel on episode 26 of our ongoing series deconstructing the films of Ridley Scott. Then, Scott complains about Super Bowl ads which leads to an entire conversation about selling out and creator based ad content Next week: Jordan Peele's Nope ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:0...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 32 min
For our first book of 2023 we took a look at V.E. Schwab's Faustian love story with The Invisible Life of Addie Larue 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 Book Club Next month's book is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, March 10th, 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’s Twi...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week Ridley Scott does it again. And by does it again we mean: make a very pretty but ultimately mediocre movie. We're chatting about 2017's All the Money in the World Then, we chat about AMC's new pricing model Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:05- All the Money in the World 51:32- AMC did what!?...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
This week, Matt finally finished Ragnarok, so we just had to talk about it! Full spoilers abound! Also, a new episode of our recurring segment "God damnit, Star Wars" Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:38- God of War: Ragnarok 1:15:41 - Mando Season 3 is coming back and a certain baby frogthing is coming with it....
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 30 min
This week we discuss one of the most frustrating movies in the world: 2017's sequel to Prometheus : Alien: Covenant Then, we chat briefly about the new Ant-Man trailer and the surprise success of M3GAN Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:27- Alien: Covenant 1:01:17 - The new Ant-Ma n trailer is kinda bad....
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min
In our first episode of 2023, we resume our journey through Ridley Scott's filmography with the director's 23rd film: The Martian! Ridley Scott proves once again that when he has a great script he does great work. Then, we discuss the results of our Glass Onion canon vote and then list our top 5 most anticipated films of 2023. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:13- The Martian 49:57 - Glass Onion resu...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 23 min
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the brand new sequel to Knives Out : Glass Onion Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Glass Onion be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76538851 Then, we list our top 5 favorite entertainment things we consumed in 2022. Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with The Martian SHOW NOTES: 2:52 - Glass Onion 1:05:25 - Top 5s ...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min
This week we're taking a look at James Cameron's triumphant return to Pandor with Avatar: The Way of Water . It is incredible! Then we revisit our James Cameron ranking from our deconstructing series and see where Avatar 2 fits in. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:30 - Avatar: The Way of Water 20:10 - Spoilers begin 1:27:26 - Revisiting the James Cameron Ranked list...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 44 min
This week, Scott and Matt check out Ridley Scott's 22nd film, a grand retelling of the story of Moses and the Exodus from Egypt. It's...really really bad! Then, nobody at Warner Bros. Discovery knows what they're doing Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:30 - Exodus: Gods and Kings 1:03:51 - Nobody knows what they're doing: HBO Max...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 31 min
This week we take a look at the newest Star Wars show Andor . It's a damn masterpiece! Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with Exodus: Gods and Kings SHOW NOTES: 2:27 - Andor 1:20:54 - Scott's Garden State crisis
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 51 min
This week, Scott and Matt are back with Sir Ridley for the director's 2013 film The Counselor Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:32 - The Counselor 58:20 - Nobody knows what they're doing: Glass Onion and Strange World 1:19:15 - The Indy 5 Trailer is here!...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, John Carpenter's 1982 Horror Classic: The Thing! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should The Thing be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74509817 Then we discuss our 200-episode milestone and what lies ahead for the Doofcast Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with The Councilor SHOW NOTES: 1:56 - The Thing 1:03:57 - Happy...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 31 min
This week, Scott and Matt get a chance to revisit a movie they didn't like at all, Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Does this viewing improve things? Sorta! Then we chat about the Russo Brother's plans to Tiktok-ify Hercules Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:24 - Prometheus 1:07:29 - Tiktok, Hercules...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 29 min
This week: Ridley Scott's 19th film is one of many many many adaptations of the Robin Hood story. But does it work? (No). Then we chat about some of the critiques of Rings of Power we've seen, and discuss DC's big week! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:31 - Robin Hood! 54:02 - Rings of Power Redux 1:09:19 - James Gunn & The Rock...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 31 min
This week we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to nerd out about Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power ! We both really loved this show. There is a brief section without spoilers before we start really diving into the show. Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with Robin Hood Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: Just RoP!...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 37 min
This week we take a look at the 18th film in our Ridley Scott series: 2008's Body of Lies , a movie that we didn't really enjoy and spent the entire episode trying to figure out why. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: Just Ridley this week...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min
This week we're taking a look at Ridley Scott's 17th film: American Gangster . We chat about what we love about this gangster movie and it's larger themes! Then we reveal the results of last week's Canon episode and briefly chat about the new Super Mario trailer! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:27 - American Gangster 1:09:54 - Parasitic Mario...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 23 min
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2019 Oscar-winning film Parasite ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Parasite be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72667900 Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with American Gangster SHOW NOTES: Just Parasite this week!...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 9 min
This week we're taking a look at Ridley Scott's 16th film: 2006's A Good Year, which features Russell Crowe being a giant asshole and then falling in love with Marion Cotillard. Since we are both assholes and in love with Marion Cotillard, we very much enjoyed this one Then we chat about Rings of Power, House of the Dragon and Andor! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 3:43 - A Good Year 44:07 - Nerd Sho...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This week we're taking a look at Ridley Scott's 15th film: 2005's Kingdom of Heaven . We watched the Director's Cut of the film which is vastly superior to the theatrical. Then, we take a look at the top 10 box office films of the summer and try to figure out what the heck happened. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:07 - Kingdom of Heaven 1:07:44 - Summer Box Office Top 10...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 34 min
This week we finally review Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men ! Then, we induct Nic Cage into the Doof! Media Hall of Fame and decide on 10 quintessential Cage movies Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 4:22 - Matchstick Men 54:43 - Nick Cage Hall of Fame...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 30 min
This week, Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Jody and take a look at Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. Then, we talk about the first couple of episodes of House of the Dragon ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 4:10 - Main Segment - Heavenly Creatures 1:02:06 - House of the Dragon Episodes 1 & 2...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 29 min
This week on the show our 26-part series discussing the films of Ridley Scott reaches its midpoint as we chat about the director's 2001 War film Black Hawk Down . Then, we discuss the results of our canon poll on Everything Everywhere All at Once and wrap up the episode with a brief spoiler-free review of Prey ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:43 - Black Hawk Down 57:30 - EEAAO Results 1:00:00 - Tu...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Our series on Ridley Scott continues with the director's follow-up to the Oscar-winning Silence of the Lambs : 2001's Hannibal . Apologies for this episode ending so abruptly. We had some pretty bad technical issues in the middle of recording that prevented us from finishing this week. They're still being ironed out this week as Scott plans on screaming at his ISP until they are and hopefully we'll be fully back next week with a normal episode. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofme...
Aug 05, 2022•53 min
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, it's the 2022 Daniels' film Everything Everywhere All at Once Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Everything Everywhere be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69731598 Then we chat about all the MCU news from SDCC Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with Hannibal Show Notes 3:27 - Everything Everywhere All at Once 1:02:...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 34 min
At last! We have reached Ridley Scott's Gladiator! Come listen to us talk about the biggest movie of Ridley's career Then Scott really wants you to watch The Rehearsal Next week: The Doof! Canon! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:42 - Gladiator 1:14:22 - Nathan Fielder is a genius...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 29 min
This week on the show we chat about Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane , which is...fine. Then we chat about the MCUs latest artistic struggles. Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with Gladiator Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:06 - G.I. Jane 54:00 - Does the MCU have a problem?...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 27 min
This week on the show we discuss Ridley Scott's 9th film: 1996's White Squall . The 90s continue to be not very great for Sir Ridley, but Scott and Matt find plenty to like (and plenty of frustration) with this based on a true story film. Then we discuss the results of last week's Idiocracy vote and Matt talks about how much he loved Lightyear . Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with G.I. Jane . Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and ...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, it's the 2006 Mike Judge comedy Idiocracy Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Strangelove be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68499404 Then we chat about how Obi-Wan doesn't work at all. Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with White Squall Show Notes 2:03 - Idiocracy 1.03:58 - Obi-Wan Bad...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 36 min