The Doofcast

This week our deconstruction of David Fincher's filmography concludes with our discussion of 2014's Gone Girl.  A pulpy, sinister movie that clearly isn't a fan of marriage! Then we look back on the 10 movie series and talk about what we love most about David Fincher, what we learned, and some of the biggest surprises along the way. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:33 - Main Segment - Gone Girl *spoilers* 54:47 - Deconstructing Fincher

This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron CaptainRhino and discuss the 2011 animated film Rango. It's like a Sergio Leone Western, but with lizards.  Then, Matt wrote an article on his principles of charitable reading and we talked about it! You can read it here: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/07/14/principles-of-charitable-reading/ Then we discuss the results of last week's vote on Stardust! 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: 2:34 - Main Segment: Rango 42:56 - Mini Segment: The Principles of Charitable reading and The Rise of Skywalker 1:19:00 - Council of Doof Results: Stardust      

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time we put 2007's Stardust to the test.  Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Stardust be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39165471 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 2:04 - Main Segment: Stardust *Spoilers* 50:54 - Mini Segment: Matt talks about Extraction and Scott talks about Hamilton 

This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron KoalasDLP and discuss season one of the Psycho-Pass, a show about a future in which everyone is really concerned about mental health. It's a utopia!  Also, we talk about Hamilton hitting Disney+ today and what it means for movie theaters. Next week is our Doof Council episode! Watch Stardust before Friday so you can participate in the vote! 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: 1:48 - Main Segment: Psycho-Pass (S1) 1:08:45 - Mini Segment: Hamilton hits Disney+!    

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join Neal Stephenson's phyle and talk all about his 1995 novel, The Diamond Age.  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 First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, July 31st 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 deconstruction of David Fincher's filmography continues with 2011's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. SocialNetwork. Matt and Scott both found some Fincher things to love here but were mostly left cold. Like Sweden.  Also, Scott and Matt talk about TikTok for some reason, and then Scott asks you all to go check out the new Netflix documentary Disclosure, about trans representation in media. Seriously, do it.  Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:35 - Main Segment - The Social Network *spoilers* 57:47 -Two 30somethings talk about TikTok 1:08:29 - Go watch Disclosure

This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Josh by discussing the 2017 Web Serialized Story 17776 by Jon Bois: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football Also, we announce the vote of last week's council of Doof episode on Mad Max: Fury Road and discuss the horrible decision AMC is making by opening it's theaters up in July and not making people wear masks.  Want to make us watch your thing? Check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doofmedia@doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at https://doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: 1:43 - Main Segment: 17776 *Spoilers* 50:47 - Mini Segment #1: Council of Doof Results! 1:06:01 - Mini Segment #2: AMC Bad  

This week our monthly Council of Doof has nominated another film for the canon of greatest movies of all time. This time we put 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road to the test.  Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Fury Road be entered into Doof canon? Vote here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38152267 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Follow us on Twitter: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at doofmedia.com! SHOW NOTES: All Mad Max this week!

This week Scott and Matt honor the request of Patron Brandon M by watching and discussing the 1994 cult classic In the Mouth of Madness Black Lives Matter. Support efforts to end injustice here: https://www.theverge.com/21277358/protests-donate-police-bail-demonstrations-minneapolis-nyc Some incredible films you should watch on the topic of police violence and the racist and cruel criminal justice system in America: Do The Right Thing - Dir. Spike Lee Fruitvale Station - Dir. Ryan Coogler The Hate U Give - Dir. George Tillman Jr. Dear White People - Dir. Justin Simien When They See Us  - Dir. Ava Duvernay  If Beale Street Could Talk - Dir. Barry Jenkins 13th - Dir. Ava Duvernay I Am Not Your Negro - Dir. Raoul Peck    

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt head back to the wonderful world of Locke Lamora to talk about Scott Lynch's third book in the Gentlemen Bastards series, The Republic of Thieves.  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 Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, June 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