This week, Matt and Scott reach the epic conclusion of Gore Verbinski's Pirates Trilogy and chat all about 2007's At World's End ! We chat about the surprisingly dark turn the movie makes, how Elizabeth is totally the series' protagonist and Verbinski's wonderful understanding of scale and scope. Then we discuss the results of last week's Council vote on Star Trek II and finally each choose our top 5 Action Sequences! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @do...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 48 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time our council brings us Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . They gave us permission to talk about Star Trek, so this episode goes... a lot of places. But it's a good one! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52627797 Then we chat about the disappointing Box Office f...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week, Matt and Scott travel back to the Caribbean as they reach part 6 of our Deconstructing Verbinski series: 2006's Dead Man's Chest ! The guys chat about this clunkier but bigger movie, the assured confidence of Verbinski, and how Elizabeth Swann is the best character of the series. Then, each host discusses the 5 TV shows that you should watch if you want to get to know them! Some of our choices might surprise you! (Yes, Scott picks Buffy ). Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/do...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 46 min
This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing a surprising turn in the director's career: 2005's The Weather Man . They discuss the genius of Nicolas Cage, Verbinski's chameleon-like directing, and Scott's love of cringe humor Then, movie theaters are back and Scott has some things to say about Disney's Cruella. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doo...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 26 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join the colonial forces of Peter Scalzi's Old Man's War! 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 Foucault's Pendulum by John Scalzi. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, July 2nd at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael S...
Jun 01, 2021•2 hr 2 min
This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's smash-hit success 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. They discuss how Verbinski takes his three previous films and combines them into Pirates, Geoffrey Rush's brilliant pirate accent, and the movies incredibly tight story structure Then, Scott watched Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and has some things to say about it! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofme...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's 3rd film: 2002's The Ring. They discuss just how spooky this movie is, how the movie undercuts its own themes and what it's like watching an analog movie in a digital world. Then, the guys reveal the result from last week's Council episode on In Bruges and chat about fan-created content and the AT&T Divestiture. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doo...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 50 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This month special guest Michael joins us to discuss his favorite movie: In Bruges Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should In Bruges be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51234139 Then we chat about a couple of new movies! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, an...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min
This week, Matt and Scott continue their 10 part series on Gore Verbinski by discussing the director's 2nd film: 2001's The Mexican. They discuss the incredible talent in the cast, the weird structure in the movie, and Verbinski's love of symbolic imagery Then, the guys discuss the latest MCU news, chat about Falcon and the Winter Soldier and then discuss if the new Mortal Kombat film has any merit Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of o...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 34 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt decipher the metaphor of ghosts with Peter Straub's Ghost Story 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 Old Man's War by John Scalzi. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, May 28th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael S...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 22 min
This week on the show Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Strifey and chat about the 2010 Takashi Miike film 13 Assassins . They chat about the simple yet complex story and theming and their absolute love of few vs many storylines Then, a chat about the disaster that was the 2021 Oscars and a brief chat about Best Picture-winning Nomadland . Next week, Deconstructing Verbinski continues with The Mexican! Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedi...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week, Matt and Scott begin their new Deconstructing Directors series and take a look at Gore Verbinski's first film: 1997's Mousehunt. They chat about Verbinski's tendency to go big, the warm center of the film, and how it's the best of the "animal outsmart stupid humans" genre Then we announce the results of last week's Doof Cannon vote for The Hunt and Scott makes some picks for this week's 2021 Academy Awards. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @do...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. We're discussing the controversial 2020 film The Hunt. Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should The Hunt be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50092536 Then we announce the winner of Doof! Madness 2021! Check out the finished bracket here: https://challonge.com/Doofmadness.svg Then we wrap up the show with some talk about TV shows! Support us o...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Scott and Matt review the latest film in the Monsterverse! Then the guys reveal the results of the Doof! Madness final four matchups and make their pick for the championship. Will it be The Matrix or The Princess Bride? Vote now: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Finally, we put our heads together and finally pick our next Deconstructing Director! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doof...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 34 min
This week Reuben and Elliot take over the Doofcast to chat about their favorite streaming platform: College Humor's Droput! Links to Dropout shows: Fantasy High: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZxCVBi7-k Breaking News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QynCvny8ikQ Um, Actually: https://www.youtube.com/c/umactually/videos Game Changer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-6m0jW0X9E Then Scott and Matt wrestle back control of their show for just long enough to announce the results of the Doof! Madnes...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt discuss death and Death with Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man 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 Ghost Story by Peter Straub. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, April 30th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter: @moridinamael Scott’...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 2 min
This week Scott takes a break to hang out with his new son, so Matt and Daniel take over the Doofcast and talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League ! We're mad with power! Then we announce the winners of Round Three and make our selections for Round Four of Doof! Madness. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofmedia.com...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This week Matt and Scott watched the newest Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon . We chat briefly about our spoiler-free opinions and then dive into spoilers. Then the boys announce the results of last week's Council vote on Dark City . Finally, we announce the winners of Round 2 and make our selections for the Doof! Madness Sweet Sixteen. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 21 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. We're chatting about 1998's Dark City ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Dark City be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48651818/ Then we announce the winners of Round One and make our selections for Round 2 of Doof! Madness. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Support us on Patreon: https://patre...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 35 min
This week, we conclude our series discussing the films of Guillermo Del Toro with his 2017 Academy Award-winning The Shape of Water! Then we do a Deconstructing post mortem, talking about what we learned and where we're headed next. Then Scott and Matt make their picks for Round One of Doof Madness. Make sure you cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Also, you can build your own prediction bracket here: https://challonge.com/tournaments/9459795/predictions/new Support us o...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 53 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt remember their childhoods with Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane 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 Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, March 26th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt’s Twitter...
Mar 01, 2021•2 hr 11 min
This week, it's not a ghost story, it's a story with ghosts in it. We're chatting about Del Toro's 9th film and the penultimate film in our Deconstructing Del Toro series: Crimson Peak ! Then Scott and Matt make their picks for the Play-In rounds for this year's Doof! Madness tournament. Check out the rules and cast your votes here: https://www.doofmedia.com/doofmadness/ Also, you can build your own prediction bracket here: https://challonge.com/tournaments/9459795/predictions/new Finally, the g...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This week, a giant robot hits a giant monster in the face with a very large boat. We're talking about Del Toro's 8th film Pacific Rim! Then Scott and Matt discuss the results of the latest Doof Cannon poll and then go full spoilers on the first 6 episodes of WandaVision Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:56 - Main Segment: Pacific Rim 55:37 - Mini Segment: Roger...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. We're chatting about 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Who Framed Roger Rabbit be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47443665 Then Scott recommends a new movie called The Kid Detective Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, a...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 17 min
This week, Hellboy is back! We're checking out Del Toro's 7th film: Hellboy II: The Golden Army . It's not very good! Then Scott tries to sell Matt (and all of you) on the new MCU Disney+ show WandaVision. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:57 - Main Segment: Hellboy II: The Golden Army 1:09:27 - Mini Segment: Watch WandaVision!...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 22 min
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt try to avoid talking about time travel with Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's This Is How You Lose the Time War 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 Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, February 26th at 9...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 46 min
A couple of days late this week, Scott and Matt are once again joined by Michael to honor the request of Patron Chris K and talk about the 2013 Bong Joon Ho film Snowpiercer . Then, the guys chat all about the trailer for Godzilla vs Kong Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:57 - Main Segment: Snowpiercer *spo...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 21 min
This week, we're checking out the 6th film in our series deconstructing the films of Guillermo Del Toro! We're chatting all about Pan's Labyrinth . Honestly couldn't think of a bad thing to say about this one. Then Scott chats about a documentary he watched recently and we reveal the results of last week's Council of Doof vote! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. Michael joins us to discuss Chris Nolan's The Prestige ! Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should The Prestige be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46234001 Then Scott and Michael chat briefly about Nolan's Tenet Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at ...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min
This week, we're diving deep into Del Toro's 5th film 2004's Hellboy . The conversation starts off kinda negative, but we eventually move on to what we truly love about this film. Then, Matt talks about a new VR game and the two guys discuss Wonder Woman 84 in a full spoilers discussion. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https:// doofmedia.com ! SHOW NOTES: 1:43 - Main Segment: Hellboy 1:17:37 - Min...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 42 min
