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The Doofcast

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Scott and Matt and maybe a guest discuss and analyze movies, TV, books, and anything else we feel like talking about.
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#237 - Blind Spots: PLAYTIME

This week, episode 6 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Scott's third pick covers the delightfully unique 1967 Jaques Tati film Playtime! Then we chat about Ahsoka and One Piece, two shows Scott is actually kinda enjoying. Kinda. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:52 - Playtime 52:42- Ahsoka and One Piece are......

Sep 15, 20231 hr 19 min

August Book Club - A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess

This month we took at the surprisingly delightful A Clockwork Orange ! 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 We'll be taking next month off due to Scott's new baby. We'll be back in October with a new book. Stay tuned for the announcement of the book title! Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’s Twitter: @scottdaly85 Stay updated ...

Sep 13, 20231 hr 5 min

#236 - Blind Spots: BARRY LYNDON

This week, episode 5 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's third pick covers a far too long Kubrick blind spot: 1975's Barry Lyndon Then, we discuss the results of our Lars and the Real Girl cannon episode and chat about the summer box office. Also Matt is watching Wheel of Time S2...and likes it! Next week: A New Doof! Canon Episode Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our...

Sep 08, 20231 hr 29 min

#235 - CADE: THE TORTURED CROSSING

This week, Reuben and Elliot take over the podcast to tell you all about Neil Breen's latest masterpiece: Cade: The Tortured Crossing , sequel to the universally beloved Twisted Pair. Scott and Matt will be back next week with more Blind Spots! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com !...

Sep 01, 20231 hr 15 min

#234 - LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2907 film Lars and Real Girl Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Lars be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88216809 Then: Dune moves SHOW NOTES: 1:16 - Lars and the Real Girl 1:01:01 - Dune moves. Matt cries....

Aug 25, 20231 hr 15 min

#233 - Blind Spots: RASHOMON

This week, episode 4 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Scott's second pick takes us to the first big international hit out of Japan: Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. Then, we chat about a receent NY Times article about Movietok and what it means for Film Criticism. Next week: A New Doof! Canon Episode ***DO YOU WANT TO COME TO BANGOR WITH US!? PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY AND LET US KNOW: https://doofmedia.com/b...

Aug 18, 20231 hr 26 min

#232 - Blind Spots: METROPOLIS

This week, episode 3 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's second pick has us travel almost 100 years in the past to one of the most influential science fiction films ever made: 1927's Metropolis Next week: Blind Spots continues with Scott's second selection: Rashomon ***DO YOU WANT TO COME TO BANGOR WITH US!? PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY AND LET US KNOW: https://doofmedia.com/bangorsurvey *** Support u...

Aug 11, 202354 min

July Book Club - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas

This month we took a look at the absolutely massive and absoutely epic Count of Monte Cristo! 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 A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, September 8th, 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’s Twitter: @scottdaly8...

Aug 07, 20231 hr 46 min

#231 - Blind Spots: THE PIANO

This week, episode 2 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week is Scott's first pick: Jane Campion's The Piano Then we chat about some recent box office, strike and stereaming news Next week: Blind Spots continues with Matt's second pick: Metropolis Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:26 - The Piano 1:02:11 - Entertainme...

Aug 04, 20231 hr 26 min

#230 - Blind Spots: BLUE VELVET

This week we begin our new ongoing series taclking some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up first is Matt's first pick: David Lynch's Blue Velvet Then we chat about the Barbenheimer phenomenon Next week: Blind Spots continues with Scott's first pick: The Piano ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:57 – Blue Velvet 1:00:49 - Barbenheimer gets all the money...

Jul 28, 20231 hr 26 min

#229 - SCREAM (1996)

Did you know Matt had never seen Scream !? We fixed that this week. Also, results of last month's poll on Heathers , some ruminations on the state of criticism, and finally, we announce our Doof! Blind Spot series! Blind Spot Film List 11) Blue Velvet - David Lynch (Matt) - Next Week's Episode! 10) The Piano - Jane Campion (Scott) 9) Metropolis - Fritz Lang (Matt) 8) Rashomon - Akira Kurosawa (Scott) 7) Barry Lyndon - Stanley Kubrick (Matt) 6) Playtime - Jacques Tati (Scott) 5) Stalker - Andrei ...

Jul 21, 20231 hr 24 min

#228 - HEATHERS

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 1988 Teen Angsty Comedy Heathers Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Heathers be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86070036 Then: The actors are on strike! SHOW NOTES: 2:04 - Heathers 54:25 - The Actors are on strike!...

Jul 14, 20231 hr 18 min

#227 - SEVERANCE

This week, Matt finally watched Scott's favorite show of 2022 and the boys are talking about it! We chat all about Ben Stiller's Severance . Then, the summer box office is looking terrible! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:47 - Severance 1:18:20 - Box office woes...

Jul 07, 20231 hr 55 min

#226 - EXTRACTION 2

This week, Matt and Daniel watched the new Netflix film Extraction 2 and wanted to gush over it. We also discuss action movies we've known and loved. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 0:44 - Across the Spider-Verse 1:02:06 - Ranking Spider-Films!...

Jun 30, 20231 hr 18 min

#225 - SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

This week, Scott and Matt watched the newest Spider-Film and really wanted to talk about it! Then we rank all Spider-Man movies! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 0:44 - Across the Spider-Verse 1:02:06 - Ranking Spider-Films!...

Jun 23, 20231 hr 28 min

#224 - MISSING and the Weird Nature of Airplane Movies

This week, we're back after a couple of weeks off and Matt saw a movie on an airplane that he wants to talk about: 2023's Missing. We chat about the film and then have a broader conversation about how weird airplanes are and the weird joy of watching movies on airplanes.

Jun 16, 20231 hr 7 min

#223 - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2000 Wuxia classic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Crouching Tiger be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83566973 We also chat about the new Max streaming service and Netflix's password-sharing policies. Also, Scott loved Jury Duty SHOW NOTES: 1:59 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1:04:...

May 26, 20231 hr 31 min

#222 - Summer Movie Preview

Summer Movie Season is back, baybeeee! Scott and Matt take a look at some of the biggest films of the summer and decide if they're excited about them or not. Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com !

May 19, 20231 hr 29 min

#221 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3

This week, Scott and Matt went out and checked out James Gunn's final Guardians film. We discuss the film and Scott's struggle with it. There is a brief non-spoilers section at the start of the episode before we move into spoilers. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: All Guardians!...

May 12, 20231 hr 30 min

#220 - KNOCK AT THE CABIN

This week Scott and Matt finally get to chat about M. Night Shyamalan's latest film: Knock at the Cabin. Then we discuss the results of last month's vote on Being There and chat about the WGA Writer's Strike. Next week: Guardians Volume 3! SHOW NOTES: 1:54- Knock at the Cabin (Spoilers!) 1:03:35 - Being There (in the writer's strike)

May 05, 20231 hr 37 min

#219 - DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES

This week, Michael once again joins Matt and Scott to talk about the newest D&D movie! It's...actually good! We also chat about Season 3 of Ted Lasso and about the world of TV in general Next week: We'll be taking a look at M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin SHOW NOTES: 1:53- D&D (Spoilers!) 52:05 - Ted Lasso is bad now?

Apr 28, 20231 hr 28 min

#218 - BEING THERE

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month,the 1979 comedy classic Being There. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Being There be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81825394 We also chat about The Super Mario Bros. Movie and what it means for the industry. Next week: We'll be taking a look at M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin SHOW NOTES: 1:38 - Being There 41:3...

Apr 21, 20231 hr 7 min

#217 - TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

This week, Matt watched the Oscar-nominated 2022 film Triangle of Sadness and he wanted to talk about it Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:53 - Triangle of Sadness *Spoilers* 47:58 - Matt likes Dungeons and Dragons 54:27 - Max drops the HBO...

Apr 14, 20231 hr 16 min

March Book Club - CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr

This month, Matt selected the latest novel from Pulitzer Prize winning author Anthony Doerr: Cloud Cuckoo Land 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 The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, May 5th, 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’s Twitter:...

Apr 13, 20231 hr 19 min

#216 - The Last of Us w/ Elliot Diebold

This week Scott is joined by Elliot Diebold from Pale Reflections to chat about The Last of Us . We talk about the first game as well as the entire HBO show. Spoilers for both (Don't worry, no spoilers for the sequel!) Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2 hours of The Last of Us!...

Apr 07, 20232 hr 10 min

#215 - RRR

This week we take a look at the smash hit Telugu film RRR. It's wonderful! Then we begin discussing what series we're going to cover next. We need your help with this! Let us know what you want us o do Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:28- RRR *Spoilers* 44:34 - What's Next for The Doofcast...

Mar 24, 20231 hr 10 min

#214 - M3GAN

This week, we take a look at the newest Blumhouse horror film M3GAN ! Then, the Oscars happened! And they were mostly ok Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:35 - M3GAN *Spoilers* 44:24 - The 95th Annual Academy Awards...

Mar 17, 20231 hr 17 min

February Book Club - BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy

We finally take a look at Cormac McCarthy's depressing novel. It's good, but... I'm gonna need to read something happy. 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 Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, April 7th, 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’s T...

Mar 15, 20231 hr 19 min

#213 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

This week, Matt finally watched Quentin Tarantino's latest film which came out four whole years ago: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Then, Season 3 of The Mandalorian is out and Scott is mad about it, as usual Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 3:22- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 1:10:08 - WHY MANDO!?...

Mar 10, 20231 hr 27 min

#212 - Deconstructing Scott: HOUSE OF GUCCI

This week we finally reach the end of our 27-part series covering Ridley Scott. We talk about Scott's latest film House of Gucci before discussing Ridley in the aggregate. Then, we rank Ridley's films! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com !...

Mar 03, 20231 hr 28 min
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