The Doofcast

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 for In the Heights and the first episode of Loki 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: 3:10 - Main Segment: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1:03:00  - In The Heights was great, but didn't perform well 1:12:29 - Loki Episode 1 is... pretty good!  

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/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:25 - Main Segment: Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest 57:43 - 5 TV Shows To Get To Know Us    

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://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:25 - Main Segment: The Weather Man 1:00:41 - Movie Theaters are back! 1:10:44 - Scott reviews Cruella *Spoilers*  

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 Scott’s Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at www.doofmedia.com

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/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 2:30- Main Segment: Pirates 1 58:54 - Scott chats about Army of the Dead  

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: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:09 - Main Segment: The Ring 1:06:01 - In Bruges results  1:12:06  - Matt loves Astartes: https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-animation-astartes/ 1:25:31 - AT&T dumps Warner Media  

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, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 2:01- Main Segment: In Bruges 56:46  - Mini Segment: The Mitchells Vs The Machines & Stowaway

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 our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:39 - Main Segment: The Mexican 49:22- Mini Segment: Falcon and the Winter Soldier is... not very good 1:14:52  - Mini Segment: Mortal Kombat, more like Boretal Bomb...bat?

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 Scott’s Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at www.doofmedia.com

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/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:52 - Main Segment: 13 Assassins 50:09 - Mini Segment: Oscars 2021 and Nomadland