One of the most anticipated episodes in Good Day for a Movie Podcast history. We’re joined by returning guest and Oscar Challenge winner Garrison Ryfun to review Jackie Chan’s Police Story. Garrison shares background on the film’s production and legacy, while we discuss what makes this action classic so memorable, from its groundbreaking stunts to its lasting influence on the genre.

This movie was directed by Jackie Chan.

GD4AM: 86/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 93%

A virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

After a month-long hiatus — and just before we take another — Jacob, Sage, and Tate are back at it with a review of the 1975 classic Dog Day Afternoon, starring Al Pacino and John Cazale. This gripping, unconventional heist film sparks a wide-ranging conversation about the real-life events that inspired it, including the Attica Prison Riots and the Life magazine article that formed the basis for the script. We dive into Pacino’s powerhouse performance, the film’s bold storytelling choices, and why Dog Day Afternoon still resonates nearly 50 years later.

This movie was directed by Sydney Lumet.

GD4AM: 85/100

IMDb: 8.0/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Letterboxd: 4.3/5

RT: 96%

Three amateur robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice, simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

All three hosts are back as Sage's nomination, 2006's Elf, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel, is picked by the wheel. One cohost is not a fan, while the other two (Jacob and Tate) enjoy their (probably) 1,000th rewatch of the movie.

This movie was directed by Jon Favreau

GD4AM: 80/100

IMDb: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Letterboxd: 3.5/5

RT: 86%

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

This movie is currently streaming on Max, Disney+, and Hulu.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Hamlet (2009), which is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

The time has come once again as Jacob, Sage, and Tate look back at every movie they reviewed in 2022, change scores where necessary but mainly take a stroll down memory lane. The GD4AM boys also take a look at some sabermetrics and set some goals for 2023 while finishing things off with a quick 2023 preview.

Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to listen to the podcast over the last year, interact, and give your feedback, we hope you have enjoyed your time with us and we look forward to an excellent 2023. We can't wait to watch even more movies with you this year.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Idiocracy (2006) is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Christmas is here and we are releasing our Christmas Special a couple of days earlier, so you can listen on any of your Christmas travels! We once again turn to the wheel to decide our holiday special and the wheel once again decides that one of Sage's picks is the movie to review, which turns out to be 1994's The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen. We talk about childhood memories, watching this movie through a different lens now that we are a bit more grown-up, we also talk about some of our favorite Christmas songs, and much more!

This movie was directed by John Pasquin.

GD4AM: 77/100

IMDb: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

RT: 73%

When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

This movie is currently streaming on Disney+.

NEXT PODCAST: 2022 Review and 2023 Preview.

Anime is once again front and center in this episode of the Good Day for a Movie Podcast, as Tate picked 1995's Memories. We talk about how Jacob can speak a little Japanese and break down all three of the anthology stories composed to make this movie.

This movie was directed by Kôji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), and Katsuhiro Ôtomo (Cannon Fodder).

GD4AM: 67/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: N/A

RT Audience: 82%

An animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.

This movie is currently only streaming on Tubi.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Santa Clause (1994) - currently streaming on Disney+.

In an episode that went off the rails in a few places, Sage has picked 1959's North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. Tate is confused by a few things, arguments happen about many things including what genre this movie is, Roger's sneaky sneaky spy skills are discussed, and more!

This movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

GD4AM: 89/100

IMDb: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 98/100

RT: 97%

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Memories (Memorîzu) is currently only streaming on Tubi.

This week, Jacob picks 1992's Glengarry Glen Ross. This movie has a star-studded cast including, Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, and Jonathan Pryce. We get into a tangent about Mamma Mia!, marketing, sales, and Cutco. Spliced between these tangents, we do actually talk about the movie; including the performances, the awesome writing, and much more!

This movie was directed by James Foley.

GD4AM: 83/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

RT: 95%

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.

This movie is currently streaming on Hulu.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: North by Northwest - currently streaming on HBOMAX.

We travel to Germany and then back again to the states, Wisconsin specifically, with this week's Guest Special, featuring Jake Behr. We get into guest questions, German pronunciations, the oddness of the movie, character development, and much more!

This movie was directed by Werner Herzog.

GD4AM: 71/100

IMDb: 7.8/10

Metacritic: N/A

RT: 95%

In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek a better life in Wisconsin.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

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NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Glengarry Glen Ross - currently streaming on Hulu.

The GD4AM boys head to the movie theater this week to see the newest Martin McDonagh joint, The Banshees of Inisherin. This movie stars Colin Farrell, Brenda, Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, and the brilliant Irish language/accent. Before we get the review going we talk about our favorite holidays and where Thanksgiving ranks and Tom Hanks' addiction to doing bad accents in movies. This movie gets top marks from one cohost and performances, curse words, and much more is discussed.

This movie was directed by Martin McDonagh.

GD4AM: 89/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RT: 98%

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

This movie is currently in theaters.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Stroszek (1977) directed by Werner Herzog - currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

We make a trip up to Oregon once again as Sage picks 2021's Pig starring Nicolas Cage. Before we get into the movie, Jacob is once again shocked by Tate and Sage's inability to remember anything he ever tells them. Once we get into the review it's a lot of discussion about whether the subtleness of the movie worked or not as well as, of course, lots of Oregon talk (even some geography), that, and much more!

This movie was directed by Michael Sarnoski.

GD4AM: 79/100

IMDb: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

RT: 97%

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

This movie is currently streaming on Hulu.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) - currently in theaters.

With 8 weeks in between picks for Jacob, we are back to your regularly scheduled programming with 1987's The Untouchables. This movie stars Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, and Andy Garcia. We discuss the performances, Jacob and Sage argue about orchestral use, dolphin dives, rolling off of buildings, historical inaccuracies, how cool Chicago would be if there wasn't constant crime and corruption, and much more.

This movie was directed by Brian De Palma.

GD4AM: 80/100

IMDb: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

RT: 82%

During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Pig (2021) - streaming on Hulu.

DISCLAIMER: The Good Day for a Movie Podcast does not endorse The Goonies as a Halloween movie and denounces any site or person who does.

Halloween Special time!! Well, that's what it was supposed to be until Sage derailed it with his hatred of scary movies. Three movies were submitted and the only non-Halloween film won but the wheel is just so Tate, Sage, and Jacob watch The Goonies, one for the first time. We talk about Chris(topher) Columbus and Steven Spielberg's story, more praise is heaped upon Ke Huy Quan, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and Corey Feldman are discussed, and we envision what a courtroom scene may look like with Chunk as the lawyer. 

This movie was directed by Richard Donner.

GD4AM: 74/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

RT: 76%

A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX. 

After a month-long hiatus, we are back! Jacob and Tate sit down to review 1991's Father of the Bride starring Steve Jobs, or, wait, was it Martin, well one of them, as well as Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Kieran Culkin.

This movie was directed by Charles Shyer.

GD4AM: 69/100

IMDb: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Letterboxd: 3.3/5

RT: 70%

With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.

This movie is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Elf (2003), which is currently streaming on Hulu, Max, and Disney+.

As Sage boycotts, Tate, and Jacob turned to recurring guests, the Deucecast Movie Show's Michael Nipp and a friend of the program, Aussie Nate to review 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Were aliens a step too far for the franchise? Who hurt George Lucas? Harrison Ford is still great. Shia Labeouf did what he could but with a name like Mutt? He was definitely a bit set up for failure. Holy crap! That was Cate Blanchett?? This and so much more on the final episode of Franchise Frenzy....at least for 2021....wait, it's 2022! This episode was recorded live on YouTube.

This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

GD4AM: 65/100

IMDb: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

RT: 78%

In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

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Seventy-five percent of the way through Franchise Frenzy leads us to review 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Throughout this episode, we talk about more of the George Lucas influence, Harrison Ford and Sean Connery's chemistry, some religious aspects of the movie, and much more! This episode was recorded live on our YouTube Channel.

This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg

GD4AM: 87/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

RT: 88%

In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - streaming on Paramount+.

This episode will be recorded live on our YouTube channel on either October 19th or 20th.

We continue FRANCHISE FRENZY with the second entry into the Indiana Jones franchise, The Temple of Doom. Well, at least 2/3 of the podcast knows this is the case. After everything gets straightened out and everybody watches the right movie, Tate, Sage, and Jacob talk about some iconic moments from Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan, the annoying Willie Scott, more George Lucas influence, homages and cameos, and much more! You can find the first attempt at a review here and find the full review and spoil yourself on next week's episode here.

This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. 

GD4AM: 64/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

RT: 83%

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - streaming on Paramount+.

Welcome to the first episode of FRANCHISE FRENZY where we take a break from our regularly scheduled picks to review a movie franchise, however long that may take. For our first franchise, it's Indiana Jones! In the inaugural episode, we review Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' Raiders of the Lost Ark. Tate has very few memories of seeing this movie, while Jacob has seen it nearly as many times as he's seen Star Wars, and Sage? Well, Sage makes some outrageous claims that you will just have to listen to find out what they were. This episode was recorded live on YouTube on Tuesday, September 27th. 

This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

GD4AM: 85/100

IMDb: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

RT: 96%

Archaeology professor Indiana Jones ventures to seize a biblical artifact known as the Ark of the Covenant. While doing so, he puts up a fight against Renee and a troop of Nazis.

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - currently streaming on Paramount+.

For Sage's pick, we review an over-the-top Sci-Fi movie, The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, and Chris Tucker. Unsurprisingly, Star Wars was brought up many times, we talked about the performances, the technology, and we attempt to answer the question, was it so bad and over the top that it was good? 

This movie was directed by Luc Besson.

GD4AM: 71/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

RT: 71%

In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

This movie is currently streaming on Showtime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Romancing the Stone - currently streaming on HBOMAX.

We take a little trip to 1955 in this episode by reviewing Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo. We talk about the untimely passing of all three stars, we get into a classic argument about what happened when and where and Sage thinks Jacob and Tate are gaslighting him, which leads to rewatching part of the movie during the podcast, and we even talk a little fashion.

This movie was directed by Nicholas Ray.

GD4AM: 77/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 89/100

RT: 93%

A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Fifth Element - currently streaming on Paramount+.

We're back with our third Listener's Choice episode of the podcast. After randomizing our many submissions (too many, if you ask Sage) the winner was The Warriors from 1979. Right off the bat, the boys were split on this one. One hated it, one loved it and the other was right in between theM. The boys bring up the cringy bottle scene, the romance, the gangs, the event that gets the warriors in trouble and the overall resolution in the movie, and debate what was done well and what was done poorly. The one thing we all agree on though is that this movie needs a 2020's facelift with more of a horror/thriller direction.

This movie was directed by Walter Hill.

GD4AM: 61/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

RT: 88%

A street gang known as The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader. 

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Rebel Without a Cause - currently streaming on HBOMAX.

The moment Sage has been dreading is finally here, no, Tate didn't pick a musical, instead, Christian Bale's breakout movie, American Psycho. We start out the conversation trying to figure out what was real and not real and if that whole thing worked. We then get into acting performances, the correct pronunciation of Willem and Guinevere, what breaking down Huey Lewis and the News, Genesis, and Whitney Houston's discographies meant, and more!

This movie was directed by Mary Harron.

GD4AM: 68/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 64/100

RT: 69%

A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Warriors (1979) - currently streaming on SHOWTIME.

Nachoooooo Libreeeeee! We are returning to our elementary and junior high roots and reviewing Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black. With most comedies, most of the show is spent retelling the funniest parts of the movie. We also talk about Tenacious D, Jack Black's career, some people loved Napoleon Dynamite, one person hated it, and Jacob played with his soundboard effects a little too much, fun was had by all! 

This movie was directed by Jared Hess.

GD4AM: 67/100

IMDb: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 52/100

RT: 40%

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador.

This movie is currently streaming on Showtime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: American Psycho - currently streaming on HBOMAX.

Summer may be wrapping up but that just means more time to watch movies as the weather worsens. For our very first end-of-summer special, Sage and Jacob, with surprise guest, Kayle Lowdermilk, review 2001's Wet Hot American Summer and its all-star cast that includes Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, Marguerite Moreau, David Hyde Pierce, and Amy Poehler. We spend most of the time talking about our favorite comedic moments but we also touch on our camp experiences and take listener comments and questions since this episode was broadcast live on our YouTube Channel.

This movie was directed by David Wain.

GD4AM: 77/100

IMDb: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 42/100

RT: 37%

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

This movie is currently available to rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Nacho Libre - currently streaming on Showtime or available to rent on most VOD platforms.

Tate brings us to the pretentious corner of cinema this week, with his pick of The Sacrifice from 1986.

This movie was directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.

GD4AM: 46/100

IMDb: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Letterboxd: 4.3/5

RT: 88%

At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Father of the Bride (1991), which is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

We once again travel back to the year Tate and Jacob were born with Jacob's newest pick, Heat, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, and Jon Voight. Before we get into the movie, Sage recaps his European EDM vacation, it went well until it didn't...in the review, Tate and Jacob discuss the plot points, characters, share some fun facts, and talk about Glen Campbell. Sage is present but is a man of even fewer words than normal in this episode.

This movie was directed by Michael Mann.

GD4AM: 92/100

IMDb: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

RT: 88%

A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

This movie is currently available to stream on STARZ or is available to rent on most VOD platforms.

A longtime friend of the podcast boys, Harrison, jumped on this week for an episode almost as bizarre as the movie we watched. Tate and Harrison kick things off by pranking Jacob before getting introducing Harrisons pick from 1985, Brazil, by Terry Gilliam. The boys are forced to channel their inner high school brain to analyze this dystopian story about a man chasing literally the girl of his dreams in a totalitarian society. A movie that would have been perfect to have Sage on to help us discuss the absurdism of it all, except he got stuck in Europe after partying too hard.

This movie was directed by Terry Gilliam.

GD4AM: 82/100

IMDb: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

RT: 98% 

A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.

This movie is currently for rent on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Heat - currently for rent on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

Tate has crossed a boundary that was set at the beginning of the podcast. He has picked a horror movie but did Sage watch it? Did Tate watch any of the movies we've reviewed? Was Sage able to sleep? Was Jacob even on this episode? Find out all of that and more by tuning into this week's review of 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, and Leonard Nimoy. But before we get into the pick, Tate has finally seen Top Gun: Maverick! We go into a quick (mostly) spoiler-free discussion on that newest Tom Cruise movie.

This movie was directed by Philip Kaufman.

GD4AM: 73/100

IMDb: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

RT: 92%

When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Harrison Ford time on the Good Day for a Movie Podcast and somehow Jacob wasn't the one to pick it? Sage picks 1993's The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Sage questions if Tate actually watched the movie, Sage tests Jacob's Harrison Ford trivia knowledge, and Sage throws down the gauntlet to the Scrubs stars that he will destroy any Scrubs trivia challenge they "drive" his way.

This movie was directed by Andrew Davis.

GD4AM: 83/100

IMDb: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RT: 96%

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, streaming on Amazon Prime.

As Tate, Sage, and Jacob move past their 100th episode, Jacob revisits the well of Richard Linklater, turning to his 2017 movie Last Flag Flying starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburn. Jacob overuses the word "pointed", Sage makes multiple analogies, and Tate discovers he may be a follower when it comes to comedies. 

This movie was directed by Richard Linklater.

GD4AM: 76/100

IMDb: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

RT: 77%

Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Fugitive, streaming on HBOMAX.

Wow! Episode 100! Thank you everybody for listening! We have all had an absolute blast making this podcast. We have Chris Todd on this episode to review 1961's Yojimbo. We talk about the influence the western genre and specifically, John Ford had on Kurosawa, the influence Kurosawa had on cinema as a whole from George Lucas and Star Wars to Steven Spielberg and Sergio Leone, what makes this movie so special, and lots of tangents along the way.

This movie was directed by Akira Kurosawa.

GD4AM: 91/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

RT: 95%

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Last Flag Flying streaming on Amazon Prime.

Anime is on the mind of Tate and Sage, so Tate picks a 1988 anime movie, Akira. Jacob was not a fan but attempts to contribute to the conversation here and there. Was this movie part of the inspiration for the Duffer Brothers in making Stranger Things? How do you judge a project based on source material if they just allude to certain things happening if you're not familiar with the said source material? We attempt to answer these questions and more. We also have a special guest drop-in at the end which you will not want to miss.

This movie was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.

GD4AM: 64/100

IMDb: 8.0/10

Metacritic: 67/100

RT: 90%

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends, and a group of psychics.

This movie is currently streaming on Hulu.

Sage has decided to give our brains a break from the pretentiousness of our last two picks and chooses a nice, brain candy, action movie, Desperado starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. We have debates about which version of the song Desperado is better, Rihanna or The Eagles, Jacob introduces (and is flabbergasted that he has to) Tate and Sage to George Michael and Wham!, we do also talk about the movie as well, from the action, the cheesiness that may leave Sage off the toilet for a week, and much more! 

This movie was directed by Robert Rodriguez. 

GD4AM: 72/100 

IMDb: 7.1/10 

Metacritic: 55/100 

RT: 67% 

A former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang. 

This movie is currently streaming on Netflix until June 30th. 

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Akira (1988) streaming on Hulu.

The boys try to get philosophical on this one. Jacob went artsy this week with his next pick by choosing a 2011 movie from Terrence Malick. While this film happened to make an impression on the movie critics of the world, it really left the boys stranded on an island filled with questions including: What's happening? Why are there dinosaurs? Why are they all whispering? Did I accidentally start Blue Planet? Why is Sean Penn even in this movie? No seriously, what's happening? 

Will we get answers to our questions? Did Sage casually challenges Mr. MIT a.k.a. Mr. Dumb Dummy to a Philosophical debate? The answer to one of those is yes.

The movie was directed by Terrance Malick

GD4AM: 54/100

IMDb: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

RT: 84%

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.

This movie is currently for rent.

In the latest guest special, we invite Sage's old college roommate on, a man who has actual elevated taste in movies unlike your hosts, Connor! Before we get to his pick we talk Connor's movie background, how he first met Sage and even some physical media discussion. We then talk about Connor's pick, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. We discuss the cinematography, the subtlety in acting performances, How I Met Your Mother references and much more!

This movie was directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

GD4AM: 87/100

IMDb: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

RT: 96%

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

This movie is currently only for rent.

From the clouds, Sage picks 1973's French-language film Fantastic Planet for our next movie to review. All three hosts' viewing experiences differed: one fell asleep, one watched it high, and one stayed awake and sober.

This movie was directed by René Laloux.

GD4AM: 77/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 91%

On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.

This movie is currently streaming on Max.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Sacrifice (1986), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

A Christmas movie in May? That's right. A Christmas movie in May. As punishment for Tate ditching the last podcast, Sage and Jacob settle on Love Actually as part of Tate's punishment. We talk about each relationship, somebody on the podcast LOVEs this movie, argue about if this is ACTUALLY a Christmas movie or not, Jacob gives Sage the spangles, Tate has them for the wrong reasons, and much more!

This movie was directed by Richard Curtis.

GD4AM: 70/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 55/100

RT: 64%

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

This movie is currently streaming on Netflix and Hulu.

The Power Two are back, it's just Sage and Jacob this episode (with a couple of minutes of Tate). We review 2000's Chocolat starring Juliette Binoche (Julia Roberts lookin ass), Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, and Alfred Molina. Jacob has an issue with the portrayal of Catholics, Sage was a big fan of the chocolate food porn, we talk about the plot, grandmas, and more!

This movie was directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

GD4AM: 71/100

IMDb: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

RT: 62%

A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+.

We are not alone. In this episode, Tate, Sage, and Jacob travel to the great state of Wyoming to review Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind starring Richard Dreyfuss. Sage was not a fan but Jacob was and Tate falls somewhere in the middle. We talk about the tones, Tate may or may not have ruined the climax of the movie for Jacob, some Wyoming talk, and a couple of mythological tales about Devil's Tower.

This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

GD4AM: 75/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

RT: 94%

Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Sage is back from fighting the Ruskies and is in full form. In last week's episode, Paddington 2 was mentioned not just in Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, but in our review as well. This week, Tate, Sage, and Jacob sit down to watch the family movie classic, Paddington 2. There are tears, many laughs, tangents, and more!

This movie was directed by Paul King.

GD4AM: 85/100

IMDb: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

RT: 99%

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

NEXT WEEK'S REVIEW: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

We once again welcome Michael Nipp from The Deucecast Movie Show onto the show to review the newest Nicolas Cage movie. Before getting into the review, we talk about Cage's career, some of his personal life, and how many Nic Cage movies Michael has seen. We then breakdown this super-meta movie, what some of the jokes refer to, how the movie theater-going experience was, and a few tangents along the way.

This movie was directed by Tom Gormican.

GD4AM: 84/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

RT: 87%

In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish).

This movie is currently in theaters.

We travel back to old Scotland to review a movie about a Scottish leader trying to defend his honor and people, no, not William Wallace, but Robert Roy MacGregor. We invite Nate on, and he picks a movie from the year in which all three reviewers were born, 1995, Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson, Tim Roth, and John Hurt. 

This movie was directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

GD4AM: 71/100

IMDb: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

RT: 73%

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

It was teased a few months ago, the thought that we would bring mini-podcasts to this feed, usually recorded individually, and hopefully kept to a shorter amount of time. Jacob watched a classic "TV cart" movie, The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, and Laura Linney. This isn't your typical review though, Jacob spends very little time on any of the technical aspects of the movie, instead, he talks about what he thinks the true religious allegories are behind the film, most critics bring up the creation story from Genesis. Jacob disagrees. He also makes a comparison between this movie and Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1958), which may have been the first time that has ever happened in history. 

This movie was directed by Peter Weir.

Jacob: 88/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 90/100

RT: 95%

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

Hopefully, you have eaten before listening to this episode because we talk about a lot of food, naturally so because Sage picked the cooking movie, Burnt starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. We kick things off with internet problems once again as Sage has to call into the podcast, we then talk about what actually constitutes a good meal or a fine dining experience, followed up by finally reviewing the movie.

This movie was directed by John Wells.

GD4AM: 46/100

IMDb: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 42/100

RT: 28%

Adam Jones is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Back in August of 2021, we reviewed Shaolin Soccer. Jacob wondered if that movie was a parody of sports movies, Tate and Sage responded with confusion, stating that it obviously wasn't. Jacob decided that it was finally time to pick a parody movie and he went with one of his favorites, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story starring John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Time Meadows, and Kristen Wiig. Opinions were mixed on this one but they rundown everybody's favorite moments, read some lyrics from the movie (and from Bob Dylan), and much more! 

This movie was directed by Jake Kasdan. 

GD4AM: 69/100 

IMDb: 6.8/10 

Metacritic: 63/100 

RT: 74% 

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. 

This movie is currently streaming on Hulu. 

NEXT WEEK'S REVIEW: Burnt (2015)

In this analogy-filled episode, Tate picks 2014's Whiplash starring J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller, and Melissa Benoist. We break down the characters, Tate and Jacob get into another argument as to whether people like Terence Fletcher actually exist in the world of coaching and mentoring, Sage has to call in because his internet must be mad at him from what we said about HAL on the last episode, and much more!

This movie was directed by Damien Chazelle.

GD4AM: 86/100

IMDb: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

RT: 94%

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

This movie is currently streaming on Showtime and is available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT WEEK'S REVIEW: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

We get spooky this week with 1982's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell and Keith David! Happy Halloween!

This movie was directed by John Carpenter.

GD4AM: 86/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Letterboxd: 4./5

RT: 85%

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Planet (1973), which is currently streaming on Max.

The time has finally come. Sage has picked the Stanley Kubrick classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Want to listen to three morons try to talk about different dimensions? Well, we spend a fair amount of time doing that. Jacob starts off the review by talking about the different ways this movie influenced George Lucas and the creation of Star Wars, we talk classical music, waltzes, Nietzsche, monkeys, and much more!

This movie was directed by Stanley Kubrick.

GD4AM: 89/100

IMDb: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

RT: 92%

The Monoliths push humanity to reach for the stars; after their discovery in Africa generations ago, the mysterious objects lead mankind on an awesome journey to Jupiter, with the help of H.A.L. 9000: the world's greatest supercomputer.

This movie is currently streaming on HBOMAX.

We are back to your regular scheduled programming with all three hosts in attendance. Before we get into Jacob's pick, we talk about Attack on Titan and the March Madness tournament. We then get into Jacob's pick, 1976's The Shootist starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, and Ron Howard. We talk about how this movie could have been better, acting performances, and Jacob and Sage are a bit rude to Tate throughout, probably due to his two-week absence.

This movie was directed by Don Siegel.

GD4AM: 68/100

IMDb: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

RT: 87%

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

This movie is currently streaming on Paramount+ and Hulu.

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In our first 2022 special, we take a look at the newest superhero movie, The Batman and we can't do this alone, so we bring back our superhero expert, Kayle, to help us break everything down. Tate was not able to see the movie in time so he is not on this episode. We talk about the main characters, Sage is in love with either Robert Pattinson or Zoe Kravitz (you'll have to listen to find out which one), our thoughts on Matt Reeves direction and writing choices, and much more!

This movie was directed by Matt Reeves.

GD4AM: 78/100

IMDb: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

RT: 85%

When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.

This movie is currently only in theaters.

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