This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time we put 2007's Stardust to the test. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Stardust be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39165471 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:04 - Main Segment: Stardust *Spoilers* 50...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron KoalasDLP and discuss season one of the Psycho-Pass , a show about a future in which everyone is really concerned about mental health. It's a utopia! Also, we talk about Hamilton hitting Disney+ today and what it means for movie theaters. Next week is our Doof Council episode! Watch Stardust before Friday so you can participate in the vote! Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twit...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 27 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join Neal Stephenson's phyle and talk all about his 1995 novel, The Diamond Age. 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 First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, July 31st at 9:30 PM Central Time Suppor...
Jul 01, 2020•2 hr 12 min
This week our deconstruction of David Fincher's filmography continues with 2011's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Social Network . Matt and Scott both found some Fincher things to love here but were mostly left cold. Like Sweden. Also, Scott and Matt talk about TikTok for some reason, and then Scott asks you all to go check out the new Netflix documentary Disclosure , about trans representation in media. Seriously, do it. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our pod...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Josh by discussing the 2017 Web Serialized Story 17776 by Jon Bois: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football Also, we announce the vote of last week's council of Doof episode on Mad Max: Fury Road and discuss the horrible decision AMC is making by opening it's theaters up in July and not making people wear masks. Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time we put 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road to the test. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Fury Road be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38152267 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: All Mad Max this week!...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Brandon M by watching and discussing the 1994 cult classic In the Mouth of Madness Black Lives Matter. Support efforts to end injustice here: https://www.theverge.com/21277358/protests-donate-police-bail-demonstrations-minneapolis-nyc Some incredible films you should watch on the topic of police violence and the racist and cruel criminal justice system in America: Do The Right Thing - Dir. Spike Lee Fruitvale Station - Dir. Ryan Coogler The Ha...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt head back to the wonderful world of Locke Lamora to talk about Scott Lynch's third book in the Gentlemen Bastards series, The Republic of Thieves. 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 Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. The Livestream discussion will happen on Frida...
May 31, 2020•2 hr 1 min
This week our deconstruction of David Fincher's filmography continues with 2010's The Social Network . We're updating our status to "in a relationship" with this movie. Then, Scott begs you to go watch The Vast of Night on Amazon Prime. NOW. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:47 - Main Segment - The Social Network *spoilers* 1:03:36 - GO WATCH THE VAST OF NIGHT YOU JERKS...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week, Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Mary F and discuss the 1980 film Breaker Morant. Also we announce the vote of last week's council of Doof episode on Into the Spider-Verse and discuss the Snyder Cut of Justice League . Which is actually a real thing that is really happening. (Seriously.) Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doofmedia@doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and ...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week our Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time, 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Into the Spider-Verse be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37128812 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:42 - Main Segment - Spider-M...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week, Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Scynths and discuss the 2000 Sci-Fi Horror film Pitch Black , starring Matt's idol: Vin Diesel and Scott's Idol: extreme darkness. Spoilers! Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doofmedia@doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: All Pitch Black !...
May 08, 2020•1 hr
This week our deconstruction of David Fincher's filmography continues with 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This conversation is as weird as this movie. We liked it...I think? Then AMC bans Universal movies from its cinemas. Sure, Jan Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:54 - Main Segment - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button *spoilers* 1:10:04 - Mini Segment - AMC and Universal declare war....
May 01, 2020•1 hr 25 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt return to Roshar to wrap up their time with Brandon Sanderson's T he Way of Kings . Please note: This is part 2 of our discussion on The Way of Kings, covering Parts 3-5 of the novel. 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 The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (Book 3 i...
Apr 29, 2020•2 hr 25 min
This week, Scott and Matt are joined by special guest Matias, host of the Do The Write Thing podcast to honor the request of Patron HeroOfOldIron and discuss the anime series Cowboy Bebop . Then, we discuss the results of last week's Council of Doof vote on Castlevania, and Scott talks about why Final Fantasy VII: Remake is surprisingly brilliant. Check out Do The Write Thing: https://www.doofmedia.com/do-the-write-thing/ Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.c...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This week, The Council of Doof has nominated another piece of art for us to vote on.: season 1 of the Netflix animated series Castlevania. It might not be anime, but it's also not very good. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Castlevania be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36086744 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:57 -...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week, at the request of Patron Reismon, Scott and Matt watched the first two seasons of the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince . Then Scott tries to explain to Matt what the hell Quibi is. Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:40 - Main Segment - The Dragon Prince (S1&2) *spoilers* 54:46 - Mini Segment - QUIBI?...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This week we tackle the next film in our Deconstructing Fincher series, the 2007 film, Zodiac. It owns. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:41 - Main Segment - Zodiac *spoilers* 53:40 - Mini Segment - Quarantine Checkin...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt head back into the Cosmere for the first half of Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings . Please note , this book is really freaking long, so we divided it into two separate book clubs. This month's featured Part 1 and Part 2 of the book (roughly half of the pages). 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 sl...
Mar 30, 2020•2 hr 12 min
This week, at the request of Patron The Bob, Scott and Matt watched the first season of Steven Universe. It's fucking delightful Then we reveal the results of last week's Primer vote and Scott briefly talks about a video game he loves. Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:16 - Main Segment - Steven Universe (S1) *spoilers* 1:05:23 - Mini S...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min
This week, we begin our new segment The Council of Doof, a monthly show where we try to collectively decide on the Doof Canon: A list of the greatest stories ever. This month the council has elected to nominate the 2004 film Primer for consideration. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Primer be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35067233 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, ...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week, at the request of Patron Julie, Scott and Matt have an existential crisis while discussing the 1993 Live-Action Super Mario Bros. Then, Coronavirus takes over the podcast as cancellations abound in the entertainment industry. Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:56 - Main Segment - Super Mario Bros. *Spoilers* 52:52 - Mini Segme...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Don't panic! This week we're all safe in our steel-reinforced room as we discuss David Fincher's 2002 film: Panic Room . Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: Nothing but Panic Room this week!...
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt travel back in our memories to read Blake Crouch's Recursion again and again. 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 Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. We'll actually be splitting this extremely long book in half and covering it over the next two months. The Lives...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 59 min
This week, at the request of Patron The Bishop, Scott and Matt take a look at the 2015 survival horror game Soma. Then, the guys talk about Star Wars: The High Republic and what it means for the future of Star Wars Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:59 - Main Segment - Soma *Spoilers* 1:05:40 - Mini Segment - What is Star Wars: The High ...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 24 min
This week we return to our deconstruction of the films of David Fincher with a return to the subject of one of our first podcast episodes: 1999's Fight Club Then, we talk about Parasite winning the Oscar and our desire to watch more International Cinema Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 3:20 - Main Segment - Fight Club *Spoilers* 1:14:23 - Mini Segment - Other Countries M...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 27 min
This week we do another one of our Patron produced episodes, this time honoring the request of Patron Daniel M by watching the 2008 film Doubt. Then, Scott briefly discusses his feelings about Birds of Prey ! Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:15 - Main Segment - Doubt *Spoilers* 56:48 - Mini Segment - Scott liked Birds of Prey...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week we do another one of our Patron produced episodes, this time honoring the request of Patron Ishamoridin by watching the first two seasons of the British Super Hero Drama Comedy, Misfits Then, Scott is joined by Mmm... Whatcha Say host Elyse Daly to make some Oscars selections. Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 2:09 - Main Segment - Misf...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 49 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt confront their fears of spiders in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time! 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 Recursion by Blake Crouch. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, February 28th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @mo...
Feb 02, 2020•2 hr
Our deep dive into the films of David Fincher continues with 1997's The Game , a movie we really really wanted to like...but kinda didn't Then we spend like 20 minutes talking about Mr. Peanut for some reason. Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 3:26 - Main Segment - The Game *Spoilers* 59:53 - RIP Mr. Peanut...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 17 min
