In part two of our series on the films of Darren Aronofsky we take a look at the incredible and disturbing 2000 film Requiem for a Dream . Drugs are bad, but this movie is very, very good. Next week: Shogun ! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: All Requiem this week...
This week we finally get a chance to sit down and chat about the video game masterpiece that is Elden Ring. Matt absolutely loves it! Scott does too! ...with reservations. Next week: Deconstructing Aranofsky continues with Requiem for a Dream Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com !...
We are so excited to begin our newest deconstructing directors series that will see us taking a look at Darren Aronofsky and the 8 films he's directed. This week we chat about Aronofsky's first feature film: 1998's Pi ! Then we briefly chat about the results of last week's vote on Poltergeist and our listener's comments on the film. Next week: Elden Ring! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 9:04 - Pi 1:0...
In the conclusion of our double header we take a look at Tana French's The Hunter , sequel to last month's The Searcher . It's wonderful because it's Tana French. Read it! 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 April 2024's book is Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. We'll be meeting to discuss it on Friday, April 26th at 9:30 PM Central Tim...
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 1982 classic horror film Poltergeist ! It's a wonderful, funny, weird, and creepy movie. But what do you think? Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Poltergeist be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101277472 Then: We chat about what we'll be covering on our next Deconstructing Directors series SHOW NOTES: 1:20 - Polterge...
This week we take a look at Denis Villineuve's Dune: Part 2 ! As you know, Matt is a total Dune nerd, so while talking about the movie we also discuss how it aligns and differs from it's source material. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: ALL DUNE...
In the final part of our catching up on the Oscars series, we take a look at Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things! Then we chat all about the 2024 Oscars. Were they any good? Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:25 - Poor Things 1:03:07 - The 2024 Oscars were great!...
In part 9 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at Cord Jefferson's debut film: American Fiction! Then we examine the phenomenon that is Mr. Beast Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:38 - American Fiction 1:06:35 - What's the deal with Mr. Beast?...
For the third time, the book club sets our sights on the incredible writing of Tana French with her 2020 novel The Searcher ! 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 March 2024's book is The Hunter by Tana French! That's right. Double Tana. We'll be meeting to discuss it on Friday, March 29thst at 9:30 PM Central Time!!! Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twi...
In part 8 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at the disturbing and impactful The Zone of Interest Then we've got some things to say about the latest Mission: Impossible film. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:44 - The Zone of Interest 52:31 - Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part 1, Part bad....
In part 7 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at the absolutely fascinating court room drama: Anatomy of a Fall Then: Scott complains about True Detective discourse Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:12 - Anatomy of a Fall 1:00:08 - Twitter is bad part 5,021,410...
In part 6 of our Oscars catch-up series, we take a look at Celine Song's beautiful and sad Past Lives . Absolutely one of the best films of last year. Then: Matt and Scott chat about the trailers that premiered during this year's Super Bowl. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:47 - Past Lives 1:04:04 - What did we think about the Super Bowl movie trailers?...
For the first book of 2024, we read and discussed Justin Cronin's latest novel. An often frustrating examination of grief and loss 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 February 2024's book is The Searcher by Tana French! We'll be meeting to discuss it on Friday, March 1st at 9:30 PM Central Time!!! Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael ...
In part 5 of our Oscar's catch up series, we take a look at Bradley Cooper's Maestro! A Biopic that contains both the best and worst the genre has to offer. Then: Matt and Scott each select 5 of their most anticipated films of 2024. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:06 - Maestro 1:02:07 - Our Top 5 most anticipated films...
In part 4 of our Oscar's catch up series, we take a look at Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. A movie straight out of the 70s in every single way! Then: The Oscar nominees are finally out! Let's talk about em Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 4:03 - The Holdovers 55::27 - Oscar nominations are out!...
In part 3 of our Oscars catch-up series we take a look at Martin Scorsese's absolutely incredible Killers of the Flower Moon Then: Reacher S2 is Bad? The Curse is awesome? 90-second reviews! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 3:07 - Killers of the Flower Moon 1:14:05 - Reacher & The Curse...
Our final book of 2023 had us take a look at one of the most popular and well reguarded Star Wars novels from the pre-Disney era: Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: Heir to the Empire. 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 January 2024's book is The Ferryman by Justin Cronin! We'll be meeting to discuss it on Friday, February 2nd at 9:30 PM Central time! Suppo...
Back in November, Scott and Matt read about the spookiest fishing trip you'll ever go on with John Langan's The Fisherman . After some delay (sorry), here's the audio from that discussion. 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 January 2024's book is The Ferryman by Justin Cronin! We'll be meeting to discuss it on Friday, February 2nd at 9:30 PM Centra...
Part 2 of our ongoing Oscars Catch-Up series sees us taking a look at Christopher Nolan's newest film: Oppenheimer. Then: how did the Golden Globes go? Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:03 - Oppenheimer 1:17:07 - The Golden Globes were ridiculous...
It's a new year and we've got a new ongoing series! For the next 10 weeks, we'll be watching and chatting about the 10 (most likely) Best Picture nominees in the 2024 Oscars. In this first week, we discuss the biggest movie of 2023: Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Then we chat about another ridiculous award show: The Golden Globes! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 11:03 - Barbie 1:07:44 - The Golden Globes are...
This week, we return to our David Fincher series to take a look at his newest film, the surprisingly funny The Killer. Then we chat about our next series: Catching up with the Oscars, which will see us taking a look at the 10 Best Picture likely nominees. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:00 - The Killer (spoilers!) 1:07:43 - New Series: Catching Up with the Oscars...
This week we finally reach the end of our series exploring our blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. We wrap things up by watching the undisputed greatest film of all time: Jeanne Dielman After that we chat about the whole Blind Spots experience, what we learned and what we're gonna do next. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: All Blind Spots chat today....
This week, episode 10 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 final pick: The Yasujirō Ozu film Tokyo Story ! Then they chat about the results of the Canon vote on Big Fish and briefly chat about what changes are coming to streaming in the next year Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:47 - Tokyo Story 1:05:08 ...
This week, episode 9 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 final pick: David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive Then they chat about the extremely good Furiosa trailer and the disturbing Squid Game Reality TV show. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:47 - Mulholland Drive 54:24 - Movies are so back. TV is so ...
This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2003 Tim Burton film Big Fish. We uh...we really didn't like this one. But maybe you will! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Big Fish be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93036008 Then: Matt enjoyed The Marvel s, so we chat briefly about the state of the MCU SHOW NOTES: 1:16 -Big Fish 1:00:26 - What's going on with Ma...
This week, we honor the request of Patron Chris P. and take a look at the 2019 French film Portrait of a Lady on Fire , a beautifully shot examination of love. Then, the strike is officially over and Hollywood is going back to work. We chat about what it means and about the future of streaming. Next week: Another canon episode! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 2:08 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire 56:57 -...
This month Scott got to pick the book for our twice-a-year we-pick-em and selected the creepy and fascinating House of Leaves. Matt was lost in the house during this episode so his audio is a bit more echo-y than normal. Sorry about that! 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 Fisherman by John Langan! We'll be meeting to discu...
This week, episode 8 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 forth pick is Wong Kar-Wai's beautiful love story In the Mood for Love. Then Matt chats about Alpha and Scott swings in with the new Spider-Man 2 video game. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:52 - In the Mood for Love 53:45- Alpha is a good boy 59:...
This week, episode 7 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 Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker ! Then we chat about the mystery that is Taylor Swift and USA's Suits . Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! Show Notes: 1:52 - Stalker 1:02:53- The Talyor Swift Phenomenon 1:18:05 - The Suits Phenomenon...
We're back! After taking three weeks off due to Scott's new back we're here with a new episode. This week, we chat about all the movies and TV we watched during our time off from the podcast. Topics include: The Boys S3, Gen V, Ahsoka, Loki S2, Wheel of Time S2, One Punch Man, One Piece, Joy Ride, Elemental, The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar, Children of Memory, and The Dark Knight Rises Then we chat about Ahsoka and One Piece, two shows Scott is actually kinda enjoying. Kinda. Support us on Pat...
