Dead Beat Film Society
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe are the Dead Beat Film Society. Every meeting someone picks an important film. We all watch the film then meet back up to discuss it.
Along with a discussion of why the film is important, we analyze the film making, acting, directing, and discuss our personal thoughts and opinions.
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Episodes
148 - The Third Man (1949)
August 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIf you loved the first two men, then boy have I got a film for you! Join the DBFS as we discuss Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles, the undefeatable sounds of the zither(!), Vienna's hate for and eventually embrace of this film, watchin it as a silent film, men with women's names, foreign film noir, $20,000 dots, top shelf Columbo, Harry Lime and the possible (dirty?) cockney rhyming slang, post war poverty, distrust and immorality, dutch angles, writing lessons from Graham Greene, Leonardo da Vin...
147 - The Lost Weekend (1945)
July 25, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThem good ol' boys are drinking whiskey and rye singin' this'll be the day that I die! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss fun topics like alcoholism, addiction, codependency, but also Billy Wilder, the theramin, the horror elements, deception, loving an addict, the character change from the book, the sweatiest boy, the world's fakest bat, ways to hide a bottle, the tragic rise and fall of the book's author, failed writers, drinking alone, being in the closet in the 1940's, DT's, ...
146 - Spirited Away (2001)
July 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBCrying while eating is mood! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, the first Japanese Best Animated Film Oscar, the confusing plot, heavy Alice in Wonderland vibes, delicious animated food, our love for the radish spirit, the John Williams of Japan, japanese folklore, nerds & band geeks, our cursory understanding of Shinto religion, possible human trafficking and child prostitution read (what!?), girl boss, the meaning of No Face, greed, anticapitalism...
145 - Seven Samurai (1954)
June 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBSeven Samurai? In this economy?! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk the best Japanese film of all time, Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, all the remakes and reimaginings, its popularity in Japan, cinematic language, the film firsts, connections to cowboys, Kurosawa and John Ford's relationship, the original Godzilla, anti-samurai commentary, how it changed our guest's life, selling our belongings and moving to Japan, Japanese history and the warring states period, films for western a...
144 - The NeverEnding Story
June 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBI'm sorry is the mom's name Moonchild?! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk childhood nostalgia, 1984 again, rewatchability of your favorite movies, the iconic themesong, Falcor the dog dragon, the cruddy puppetry and effects, the 92 minute runtime, watching a horse drown to death, KoRn, the Gmork from Ork, fantasy world building, pick out our favorite weird background creatures, the dads raw egg & OJ breakfast, the duoroboros(sp?), depression and gried, coping with loss, the death o...
144 - The NeverEnding Story (1984)
June 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBI'm sorry is the mom's name Moonchild?! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk childhood nostalgia, 1984 again, rewatchability of your favorite movies, the iconic themesong, Falcor the dog dragon, the cruddy puppetry and effects, the 92 minute runtime, watching a horse drown to death, KoRn, the Gmork from Ork, fantasy world building, pick out our favorite weird background creatures, the dads raw egg & OJ breakfast, the duoroboros(sp?), depression and gried, coping with loss, the death o...
143 - Shakespeare In Love (1998)
May 30, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBShakespeare in live, laugh, love! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the career of Gwyneth "Goop" Paltrow, the dissappearance of Ralph Fiennes brother, Dame Judi Dench, a better version of James Woods, brittish Ben Affleck, the 1990's, plagues, romcoms, film depictions of writers, Romeo and Juliet hot takes, address the rumors that Shakespeare wasn't a real person, the revitalization of the title Earl of Wessex, the real pronunciation of Shakespeare, John Madden's involvement, th...
142 - Coda (2021)
May 16, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt stands for Child Of Deaf Adults! Join the DBFS as we continue a tradition of talking the Best Picture Oscar winner, the Oscars television broadcast and whether people actually watch it, the importance of winning Best Picture, the Will Smith slap (only briefly!), our newly invented "Premiere" award, ASL and sign language in the mainstream, accessibility, coming of age stories, fishing and singing in the same movie(!?), similarities with children of immigrants and the interpreter role they...
141 - The Graduate (1967)
May 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWe're not happy till you're not happy! Join the DBFS as we discuss Dustin Hoffman's non traditional leading man, Mike Nichols, surprising Spicoli vibes, cougars, identifying with Ben, revisiting it at Mrs. Robinson's age, cute lil Mr.Feeney, quarterlife crisis, Simpsons references, movies that stress you out, anxiety, awkward sex, MILF, the predator/prey dynamic reinforced through costume and set decoration, a possible gay theory, Simon & Garfunkel, Ben's move from awkward to stalker, the s...
140 - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
April 18, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBIt truly was a shawshank redemption! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the number 1 film on IMDb, the Stephen King novella, Morgan Freeman's voice, Tim Robbins, Schindlers List and The Green Mile, the definition of "redemption", jailbreak, Roger Deakins, rehabilitation vs. punishment, the prison industrial complex, Red as the unreliable narrator, the Christ allegory, tax fraud, Andy turning into Red, overthrowing the system, becoming a criminal in prison, the gay subtext, the tr...
139 - Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
April 04, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBLemme ask you a question: How long is too long? Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss famous Jewish actor Robert DeNiro, the surprisingly great James Woods, Sergio Leone, capital 'F' film, Jewish gangsters, the unreliable narrator, doing opium, graphic rape scenes, unredeemable anti-heroes, our interpretations, the ambiguous ending, essentials of gangster movies, reckoning with art, watching this on a plane, the end of the gangster movie, the treatment of women, the end of the New H...
138 - The Terminator (1984)
March 21, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBIt's time for the Podcastinator! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss James Cameron's attention to detail, Arnold Schwartzenegger vs. Orson Welles, the 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, low budget practical effects, very 80's hair and music, paranoid fear of A.I., the duty of film critics to be objective, Jonathans 8th grade essay, time travel, sentient robots, Arnie impressions, cyberpunk essence, T2 possibly surpassing this movie, the later sequels and why they're bad, no voiceover(!!)...
137 - Double Indemnity (1944)
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBDouble Indemnity? In this economy?! Join the DBFS as we discuss insurance fraud and how to do it, the origins of noir cinema, the dreaded voiceover and why it's necessary here, smoking, so much smoking, all the time with the smoking, dictaphone, sexy anklets, dames and detectives, venetian blinds, snappy 40's dialogue, the clever plot, dumb dumb Walter Neff, Edward G. Robinson, Billy Wilder (real name Sam?!), Law & Order, common men caught up in a life of crime, neo-noir, WWII America, the ...
136 - Harold and Maude (1971)
February 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBThe birth of twee! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Hal Ashby, Cat Stevens, Bud Cort as rejected Tiger Beat coverboy, ageism, suicide jokes, the visual style, music, line delivery, and heavy themes that clearly influenced Wes Anderson and started an early 00's indie movement, the connection to Fight Club, our feelings about the ending, setup and breakdown of the manic pixie dream girl, the Richard Pryor prequel that almost was, the military uncle from a different movie, drinki...
135 - The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
February 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.2 MBMaybe the 36th chamber was the friends we made along the way! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the Master Killer, the history of Hong Kong kung fu films, the rise and fall of the Shaw Brothers, Gordon Liu, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Wu-Tang Clan, genre films and why we love them, Asian masculinity on screen, comedy sequels, our favorite chambers, fighting oppressive governments, the true story behind the film, the real Shaolin Temple, no Rotten Tomatoes score(!), the martial arts ...
134 - Apocalypse Now (1979)
January 24, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBApocalypse Now? Like NOW now? Oh come on I just made a plate of nachos! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss a very different type of war film, Francis Ford Coppola, a bloated Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, surfing Robert Duvall, the Vietnam War, the Heart of Darkness novella, actually good voiceover, surreal fever dreams, the weird plantation scene, the even weirder Playboy bunny sex scene, Charlie don't surf!, the differences between the Theatrical Cut, the Redux, and the Final Cut...
133 - Mulholland Drive (2001)
January 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBHappy New Year! Here's one from the vault! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we unearth a specialty episode recorded originally for the 2021 North Bend Film Fest discussing the mysteries of David Lynch's Mulholland Dr with legendary musician Prom Queen. Hit play for an in depth Mulholland Dr film analysis! (Special Guest: Prom Queen) Click here to access Prom Queen music!
132 - Love Actually (2003)
December 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBWhat is love! Baby don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! No more! Join the DBFS as we celebrate Christmas and love discussing what makes a good holiday movie, the different types of love, ugly dudes getting babes, the treatment of female characters, Richard Curtis need to constantly fat shame, our love for Emma Thompson, the surprising amount of nudity, predatory men and the women who work for them (and apparently fall in love with their bosses??), the terrible sequel Red Nose Day Actually, British...
131 - Saving Private Ryan (1998)
December 13, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBShaving Ryan's Privates! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the troops, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg (agaaaaiiinnn), FUBAR, the 45 minute Omaha beach Normandy invasion scene, the pass gore gets in war movies, a WWII movie not about nazis, casual banter and dark jokes in the military, inaccurate shirt sleeve lengths and other military nitpicks, the ethics of the plot, Matt Damon, setting a new precedent for war films with bleached out color palette, shaky cam, gritty realism of the...
130 - Jurassic Park (1993)
November 29, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBPodcasters here! We got podcasters here! See nobody cares! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the dinosaur craze of the early 90's, Steven Spielberg (again), Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson holdin' on to our butts, Newman! and the "fat slob" archetype, how boring archeology actually is, the metaphors and great subtext, playing God, capitalism, the great practical effects and how the early 3D effects still holdup, the differences between book and movie (again), how truly g...
129 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
November 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBLemme ask you a question: Are you team Montague or team Capulet? Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Shakespeare in high school, Baz Luhrmann, a beautiful young Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, those who are good and bad at the old time language, the unforgettable visual style, the best characters: Tybalt & Mercutio, the iconic soundtrack, the Shakespeare remake boom of the 90's, the queerness of the performances and visuals, the costumes, question the impact of such an overplayed...
128 - The Color Purple (1985)
November 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWe're painting the town PURPLE! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss our love for Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah's first film role (and an Oscar nom at that!), the brutal story opening and eventual rise of the main characters, the novel, the music of Seattle legend Quincy Jones, the controversy around a white man (Steven Spielberg) directing, color theory and the meaning of purple in the film, the interplay between religious and secular life in the film, 11 Oscar nominations and no wins, t...
127 - The Evil Dead (1981)
October 18, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBCorn syrup, red food coloring, and coffee! Join the DBFS as we celebrate the 40th birthday of Producer Matt as well as a horror classic talking Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi's car, the necronomicon, horror gore in the 80's, the disregard for windows, give some hot takes on the sequels, Ash Williams as the "final girl", the regrettable tree rape scene, a possible female centric reading of the films story and themes, haunted Airbnb's, how it got to the Cannes film festival, Stephen King's involve...
126 - Bound For Glory (1976)
October 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBThis podcast kills fascists! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we celebrate our 5 year anniversary talking Woody Guthrie, his singing style, his guitar playing, his speaking cadence, his jokes, his mannerisms and David Carradine's complete inability to act out any of them on screen, along with discussions on folk music history, Bob Dylan and the 1960's folk scene, the Dust Bowl, unions, solidarity with the working class, whether prior knowledge of Guthrie makes this a better film, unstream...
125 - Funny Girl (1968)
September 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBHello Gorgeous have we got a podcast for you! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Barbra Streisand in her film debut, our first William Wyler film, Ziegfeld Folies, the life and fame of Fanny Price, Don't Rain On My Parade, Jewish representation (not holocaust related!), the sequel Funny Lady, the amazing costumes, fragile masculinity, the Broadway musical, the length the length oh my god this movie is so long, strong female characters, and Barbra's insecurity about her nose as if...
124 - The Thin Man (1934)
September 06, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBWe're not as think as you drunk we are! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss old Hollywood, whodunnit murder mysteries, drinking like pretty much nonstop, cute little actor dogs, movies that set a precedent, snappy repartee, the famous dinner scene and the films it inspired, feminism on screen, the incredible chemistry between William Powell and Myrna Loy, what deserves to be in the National Film Registry, who the thin man actually is, the Dashiell Hammett book, rotting oysters, pr...
123 - The Sixth Sense (1999)
August 23, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBThe Hollwood version of a Goosebumps book! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the rewatchability of movies with twist endings, rate the quality of M. Night Shyamalan films, Bruce Willis with hair, Haley Joel Osment's excellent acting, the $3 million script, kids with old souls, the poster design and spoilers back in 1999, Donnie Wahlberg actually doing good acting in tighty-whiteys, Toni Collette thinking she's in a different movie, our need for fun Hollywood movies nowadays, the...
122 - Moneyball (2011)
August 09, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBLemme ask you a question: How can you not be romantic about baseball? Join the DBFS as we talk sports, argue Brad Pitt's best films, taking Jonah Hill seriously, back when Chris Pratt was good, Phillip Seymour Hoffman's baseball manager body, baseball statistics, math, nerds, the necessity of the Robin Wright and Spike Jonze scene, the depiction of sports in films, a list of the best baseball films of all time (Rookie of the Year), sharing Seattle Mariners stories, the daughters guitar song...
121 - Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
July 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBDujour means jerkin' is the new fetch! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss pop punk, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, how cult films are made, teen sex comedies of the late 90's, Archie comics, Riverdale, Things Only 2000's Kids Will Remember, box office bombs, cartoons made into movies, subliminal messaging, advertising and product placement, the amazing cast of characters that made the soundtrack, the Avril Lavigne conspiracy, how Beyonc...
120 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
July 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBIt's the night of the living dead beats! Join the DBFS as we discuss the birth of the zombie, George A. Romero, having a black lead character in the 60's, the meaning of the tragic ending, watching the full movie on Wikipedia, COVID allegory, hiding in the basement vs. boarding up the house, what makes a good horror film, a review of the sequels but especially Dawn of the Dead, the realism of the news footage, the metaphors for racism, a vain search for some feminism in the movie, and share...
119 - Nomadland (2020)
June 28, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBLemme ask you a question: Is Nomadland the best picture of 2020? Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we name our vans and talk the Academy Award Best Picture winner, Chloé Zhao and her rise to Marvel movie director, Francis McDormand's alter ego, #vanlife, the great recession, working in an Amazon warehouse, workers rights, unions, poverty, exploitation of the elderly, travelers, using non-actors, the vast beauty of America, living in your car, grief, dealing with death, the gig economy, poo...
118 - M*A*S*H (1970)
June 14, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBMansion, Apartment, Shack, House! Join the DBFS as we talk the Korean War but like really the Vietnam War, M*A*S*H the tv show, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould's sweet 'stache, local boy Tom Skerritt, Robert Altman and his trademarks, the counter-culture in Hollywood, the start of Vietnam movies, ensemble casts, the misogyny, bro comedy, using humor to cope with the horrors of way, the amazing story of the theme song, adult television shows, whether this film earns its spot on the AFI top ...
117 - The Joy Luck Club (1993)
May 31, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWe want our Asian American film revolution now! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk Amy Tan, turning a book into a movie, Chinese American culture, mother/daughter relationships, the immigrant experience, generational trauma, playing mahjong, respond to the criticism of this film, women finding self worth, family, the meaning of the swan feather, all 8 women's stories, playing chess, playing piano, being stuck in a loveless marriage, splitting the ice cream bill, dumping soy sauce on...
116 - Taxi Driver (1976)
May 17, 2021 15:03 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBYes we are talkin' to you so listen up! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss our first Martin Scorsese film, talking Bobbie D, a 12 year old Jodie Foster, the iconic "You talkin' to me" line, mohawks, the jazz soundtrack, right wing news media, Travis Bickle as Uber driver, Q Anon and breaking up imaginary pedophilia rings, incels, PTSD and veterans of the Vietnam war, voiceover, cheese on apple pie (wtf?), NYC as a character, buying a girl a record she already has and taking her t...
115 - Forrest Gump (1994)
May 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBMomma always says "Listen to the Dead Beat Film Society"! Join the DBFS as we discuss Robert Zemeckis, debate Tom Hanks's sexiness, the suburban chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., the use of a neutral main character, racism in film and cancel culture, the soundtrack, Lt. Dan, Jen-nay, the southern accent as shorthand for stupid, Jenny as the villain and the modern meme, 1990's computer effects, the meaning of the feather, the terrible meta sequel, boomer nostalgia, the origin of the down-home wis...
114 - Clue (1985)
April 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBThere is literally no clues in this movie titled Clue! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we revisit the radio origins of the Dead Beat Film Society, discuss making a board game into a movie, Tim Curry and his cult fanbase, Madeline Kahn and the flames on the side of her face, Lee Ving of the world famous band FEAR, Roseanne's boss, the guy from Taxi and other relatable TV references, how this movie gained a rabid fanbase, the little plastic rope, other favorite family games, the possible r...
113 - The Big Lebowski (1998)
April 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBLemme ask you a question: Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps? Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk The Dude, the Coen Brothers, the magical casting and whether this movie works without Jeff Bridges, intellectual comedy, the soundtrack, masculinity, the purpose of the narrator, symbolism in the dream sequences, the tropes of noir and the birth of the Stoner Noir genre, the Donny's Not Real theory, the religion of the Dude, Roger Deakins, Phillip Seymour Hoffma...
112 - The Sound of Music (1965)
March 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBThe hills are alive with the sound of deadbeats! Join the DBFS as we discuss one of the biggest films of all time, Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, our love of the Governess, the real Von Trapp family, Austria in the 1940's, getting married to your boss, making clothes out of curtains, the battle of the bands, the manic pixie dream girl trope, those catchy songs, singing in nature, childhood nostalgia, devious nuns and the possible Sister Act prequel, solving a problem like Maria by gett...
111 - The Battle of Algiers (1966)
March 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBIt's like Anarchist Cookbook the movie! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk the people's liberation, imperialism, terrorists vs. freedom fighters, some history of the French occupation of Algeria, how they achieved a documentary feel, the ethics of torture (spoiler alert: it's bad), the lack of a central focus or character, sympathy towards both sides, violent vs. nonviolent protest, the role of women in the revolution, the power of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack, the city as a charact...
110 - Fight Club (1999)
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 76 MBLemme ask you a question: Would you fight Gandhi? Join the DBFS as we break the first rule of Fight Club discussing David Fincher, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham-Carter, the book, voiceover, toxic masculinity, Proud Boys, the films of 1999, Tyler Durden's amazing style, insomnia, mental health, the allure of cults, the symbolism and allusions to the dissociated personality, glorifying violence, getting stuck in an office job, contemplating our own mortality, anti-materialist value ...
109 - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
February 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBDeath to false cult films! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss our first Brian De Palma film, Paul Williams songs, Faust, The Picture of Dorian Grey, Phantom of the Opera, true cult film, metal teeth, what's going on in Winnipeg, selling your soul for rock 'n' roll, being obsessed with a girl you met once, Beef's influence on Rocky Horror, old school synths, musicals about performing music, the Juicy Fruits, getting smashed in a record printing press (for real tho), Sha Na Na was ...
108 - Moonstruck (1987)
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBCher this podcast with a friend! Join the DBFS as we discuss maybe the most Italian movie ever made with Cher, love and romance, Nicolas Cage chewing up the scenery, Italian stereotypes, superstition, bowling without a hand, family drama, the possible origin story of Sal's Famous, choosing passion over stability, women with power, Frasier's horny dad, long faces, going to the opera, Lady Gaga, JLo, and question why more romantic comedies aren't on the AFI Top 100. Snap out of it and press ...
107 - Nightcrawler (2014)
January 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBStart your exciting career in podcast media today! Enquire within! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we talk Jake Gyllenhaal's method acting, the mighty return of Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed and the Riz Test, psychopathic behavior, TV news, the Seattle's Dying controversial documentaries, fake news, where to draw the line morally, the stark soundtrack and how it was created, negotiating, the desperation of unemployment, analysis of the antihero, modern media consumption, surviving in a post-capi...
106 - Home Alone (1990)
December 28, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBHappy Holidays deadbeats! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss what makes a good Christmas movie, the John Hughes/Chris Columbus team, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, the (not) scary basement, the story of Macaulay Culkin including his divorce from his parents, his relationship with Michael Jackson, and his eventual retirement into cool dude hangin' out in France, some sequel talk, showing love for 90's interior decorating, Old Man Marley's past sins, and we finally answer the age old ...
105 - Wayne's World (1992)
December 14, 2020 16:51 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBParty on deadbeats! Join the DBFS as we discuss SNL movies, Mike Myers primadonna attitude, Dana Carvey's long and distinguished career (not!), Penelope Spheeris's punk and metal roots, Al Bundy, heavy metal in the suburbs, fully realized female characters, the comeback of Alice Cooper, the famous Bohemian Rhapsody scene, not understanding the jokes at a young age, a young Rob Lowe, the multiple endings, the relationship arc of Wayne & Garth, the holy grail guitar, and our love for the sequ...
104 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
November 30, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBOne flew east, one flew west, one listened to the DBFS! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss faking insanity, question the evilness of Nurse Ratched, the Netflix show, Kevin gives a really really good Jack Nicholson impression, lobotomy, the history of mental institutions in America, a moment of honor for Danny DeVito, respectful portrayals of mental illness, rebelling against authority, the almost Shining (p)reunion, the Chief reveal, the very weird fishing scene everyone forgets ...
103 - The Social Network (2010)
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBIf you had invented podcasts, you'd be the inventor of podcasts! Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Mark Zuckerberg, David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, social media, the fiction in biopics, silicon valley, suing people, the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, how this might be one of the few movies that demands a sequel, growing up online, Trent Reznor's soundtrack, the rise and fall(?) of Justin Timberlake, Harvard, the breakneck pace, making computer coding interesting, Myspace, Livejo...
102 - The Thing (1982)
November 02, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBWe're keeping Spooky Season going! Join the DBFS as we discuss our third John Carpenter film, talking gore and monster effects, body horror, the box office bomb, Kurt Russell, the source material, Antarctica, H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror, that terrible flying saucer in the begining, blaming the Norwegians for not stopping that dog, the Apocalypse Trilogy, losing sense of self, distrust, the ambiguous ending, Kevin's sequel idea: The Thing In New York, different possible allegorical messages...
101 - The Blair Witch Project (1999)
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBIt's Spooky Season deadbeats! Trick or treat! Join the DBFS as we talk found footage, getting lost in the woods, snot bubbles, teenagers arguing, different types of horror movies, what scares us, not seeing the witch, happy accidents, the internet ad campaign, the improvised film technique, the missing or dead cast, Cannibal Holocaust and Paranormal Activity, indie film making, the failed Book of Shadows and it's original concept, is there even a witch?, is it a serial killer?, is Mike the ...
100 - Shrek (2001)
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBIt's our 100th episode time for a clips show! Join the Dead Beat Film Society and friends as we discuss the beginning of the end of animated kids movies, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Smash Mouth, onions, swamps, through being cool, internet and the rise of Shrek as meme fodder, Shrek-chan and Brogres, uncanny valley, short jokes, the questionable childrens book source material, interspecies sex, John Cale covering Leonard Cohen, Dreamworks vs. Disney, ugly people belong with ugly...