The Doofcast

This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, it's the 2006 Mike Judge comedy Idiocracy  Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Strangelove be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68499404 Then we chat about how Obi-Wan doesn't work at all.  Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with White Squall Show Notes 2:03 - Idiocracy 1.03:58 - Obi-Wan Bad

In May we took a look at Dan Simmon's lengthy and emotional The Terror, a story about a group of sailors trapped in the artic. Note: This is an unedited 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! Click here to submit a book for Book Club Next month's book is We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.  The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, June 24th 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

Ridley Scott's follow-up to his award-winning Thelma & Louise is... a terrible Christopher Columbus movie. Lame. We talk about  1492: Conquest of Paradise and why exactly this movie just doesn't work and what that means for our understanding of Ridley Scott. Then, we watched the first three episodes of Obi-Wan and have some thoughts.   Also, Scott saw Top Gun: Maverick! Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:40 - 1492: Conquest of Paradise 50:41 - Obi-Wan Kenobi is...ok? 1:14:47 - Tom Cruise saves the movies

Ridley Scott enters the 1990s with a bang! We're chatting about the Director's Oscar award-winning Thelma & Louise! We loved this movie! Then...more freaking Star Wars talk.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 2:48 - Thelma & Louise 1:03:09 - Star Wars abandons the movies

This week, Ridley Scott continues to struggle through the 80s with his 1989 Japanese buddy cop action film Black Rain! Then, we chat about the recent multiverse films we've seen.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:38 - Black Rain 1:03:32 - Doctor Strange and the Everything Everywhere All At Once of Madness

This week, Ridley Scott made a romantic thriller in 1987 and we watched it! It's...bad! Then, we reveal the results of last week's canon vote and briefly discuss the Avatar 2 Trailer.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 2:43 - Someone to Watch Over Me 43:25 - Dr. Strangelove Results! 45:50 - Avatar 2 Teaser Trailer goes viral

April's book has us checking out a post-pandemic world with Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven Note: This is an unedited 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! Click here to submit a book for Book Club Next month's book is The Terror by Dan Simmons.  The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, May 27th 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 our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, it's the 1964 Satire Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Strangelove be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66071542 Then we chat about criticism, what it is, what it does, and what our problems with the current crop of it are Next week: Deconstructing Scott continues with Someone to Watch Over Me Show Notes 2:23 - Dr. Strangelove 57:55 - What is Criticism?  

This week, Ridley Scott follows up one of the greatest Science Fiction duos of all time with... a weird Tom Cruise fantasy movie. We're chatting about Scott's 1985 film Legend. Then we chat about what we like and what we don't like about Disney+'s Moon Knight Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:45 - Legend 52:04 - Does Moon Knight work?

This week, we're just knocking down Ridley Scott Sci-Fi classic after Ridley Scott Sci-Fi classic with the director's third film: 1982's Blade Runner! (We watched The Final Cut) Then we chat about Netflix's latest bad news and also announce some topics for some upcoming Doofcasts on a couple of TV shows Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:55 - Blade Runner 1:12:10 - Netflix loses billions 1:23:48 - Scott & Matt TV Swap!