The Doofcast

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: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 4:28  - Main Segment: Mousehunt 48:24 - Mini Segment: The Hunt results! 50:05  - Mini Segment: Scott makes some Oscars predictions

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 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: 2:31 - Main Segment: The Hunt 50:58  - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness 2021 Champion! 55:36 - Mini Segment: Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Invincible, and The Nevers  

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://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 4:15 - Main Segment: Godzilla Vs Kong 23:04 - Godzilla Vs Kong Spoilers begin 41:36 - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness Championship Picks 56:10 - Mini Segment: Deconstructing Who!?

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! Madness Elite Eight and make their Final Four picks!  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! SHOW NOTES: 1:50 - Main Segment: Dropout 42:33 - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness Final Four picks

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

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! SHOW NOTES: 1:50 - Main Segment: The Snyder Cut 59:00 - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness Round 4 picks

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: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:35 - Main Segment: Raya and the Last Dragon 21:25 - Raya Spoiler Talk Beings 50:55 - Mini Segment: Dark City Results!  56:02 - Mini Segment: Madness R2 Results and Sweet 16 Picks!

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://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:41 - Main Segment: Dark City 42:44 - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness Round 2 picks 1:04:50 - Mini Segment: WandaVision and how we watch TV  

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 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: 1:06  - Main Segment: The Shape of Water 58:22 - Deconstructing Conclusion/ Del Toro Ranking 1:22:13  - Mini Segment: Doof! Madness Round 1 Voting

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