Movie Go Round

It was Disaster Week for one of our hosts, so sadly, we had to postpone our new Future Classic episode. To fill your ear holes, we brought back this disaster of a movie that we just can't let go. Brett, Nicole, David, and guest Bandrew Scott of the Podcastage YouTube channel and Bandrew Says podcast (among other projects) bat around the confusing, frustrating, maddening, senseless mess that is The Emoji Movie. Enjoy? We will return next week to discuss our Future Classic nominee, Everything...

This Movie-Go-Round week's theme is Can We Just Talk About...? We spun the wheel and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring popped up, and boy, did we go to town. With two fans of the book and a critical eye, we asked the hard questions, like why does no one tell Pippin anything? Why CAN'T the eagles fly the ring to Mordor? Why didn't Elrond "accidentally" knock Isildur into the volcano and save everyone the trouble? And which Balrog is better? Email the show at...

We kick off a new go-round with a New to Two from Nicole, the 2016 film Midnight Special. This under-the-radar science fiction road movie is an unfolding mystery involving a cult, secret government transmissions, a child with inexplicable powers, and quietly powerful acting performances all the way around. What did David and guest Corey Scott think? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You Did This to Us...

You Did This to Us, so the whole Movie-Go-Round podcast crew got to mambo with Dirty Dancing -- and one of us had never seen it before! We talk about the cultural phenomenon, the musical anachronisms, the chillingly relevant subplot, and whether or not Ayn Rand fan Robbie gets sufficient comeuppance. Come join us! Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks on...

It was Nicole's pick for this Movie-Go-Round cycle's Around the World, and she brought her newest obsession, RRR. She, Brett, and David discuss if it's TOO over the top, the dance scene, the illegality of Ram's level of handsomeness, how everyone wants to hug Bheem, the power of the bromance, and much more. We even throw in a little historical context at the end. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You...

The panel discusses 2019's Knives Out. From the director of the best Star Wars film of the last decade, (fight us) comes a who-dun-it of epic proportions. Does Daniel Craig's Kentucky Fried accent and Ana De Armas' excessive vomit add up to a Future Classic? How did everyone enjoy this unbelievably stacked cast? Where did Rian Johnson even find the money to pay this kind of cast?! Next week, join us for RRR on Around the World. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading...

This week's Movie-Go-Round is a special encore episode to honor the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest movies about dragons versus helicopters ever made: Reign of Fire! Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks on youdidthistous.com and social media! Movie-Go-Round is hosted by Nicole Davis, David Luzader, and Brett Stewart. The show is edited by Brett Stewart and...

This week's Movie-Go-Round is in our "Can We Just Talk About...?" theme, and we talked about 2009's Speed Racer. Is it as bad as some people say? Is it as masterful as other people say? How is it possible to get this much color onto a screen? Does the cartoony aesthetic work for it? What the heck is this chimpanzee doing here? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks on...

Shakespeare rides again for this Movie-Go-Round New to Two, with Brett's pick, The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Director and screenwriter Joel Coen went brotherless for this film adaptation of the Scottish play that is nearly as bare-bones as one can get. We talk about the strong performances, the stark black-and-white cinematography, the sometimes surprising casting, David says "yeet" in a surprising context, and Nicole says some variation of "pared down" a lot (do not use it as a drinking...

You Did This to Us again here at Movie-Go-Round, so we had to watch the Sandra Bullock-Ryan Reynolds rom-com The Proposal. Neither Nicole, David, nor guest Phil Rood had seen this film in its entirety before, which was not a lack that any of us had perceived as a problem previously. Among other topics, we discuss the dearth of character development, the whitest town in Alaska, the use of puppies as currency with the local raptor population, and why you never start the shower without a towel...

For Movie-Go-Round's latest Around the World pick, David chose the acclaimed Korean movie Parasite. Part con-artist tale, part parable about class warfare under capitalism, this Best Picture winner inspired deep discussion topics such as how wealth insulates and isolates people, how poverty can make moral purity arduous, what happens when the classes cross the lines of what's expected of them, and the heartache of life in a semi-basement. Next episode will be the You Did This to Us poll...

This round's Future Classic comes from Nicole's list, and she, David, and guest Terri Lynne Hudson were eager to get into our discussion of Get Out. We covered a little of everything -- homages! Symbolism! Microaggressions! The Sunken Place! The T-S-mothatruckin'-A! And of course the old chestnut of "Is it a thriller or a horror movie?" Come listen and find out! Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting during You...

In this Can We Just Talk About? David brings the 1998 film 'Pleasantville.' Brett, David, and Nicole discuss why this film is a perennial classroom favorite, whether or not Brett understands the plot of 'Click', and, of course, Don Knotts' voice. Pleasantville wears its message on its sleeve - how does that fare all these years later? Also, the crew gets sidetracked... a lot. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting...

The cycle begins again with Brett's New to Two pick, a time-hoppy microbudget movie from Japan called Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. It plays with time, staircases, expectations, and monitor cables. We discussed its single-take conceit, the inherent paradoxes, peer pressure, K-dramas, and how smart people with glasses are (pushes frames up nose), among other things. Did David and Nicole enjoy it? Tune in and find out! Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to...

For this Movie-Go-Round You Did This to Us pick, you all chose The Beastmaster. I hope you're happy. We discussed the tale of Dar and his animal friends Todo, Kodo, Podo, Shouty Bird, and Tigger. Also Dar's skeevy tendencies, his quest for revenge, glowy Nyquil magic, Rip Torn making a house payment, and the unnerving bat-winged people who just want a hug. A melty, melty hug. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting...

For this week's Around the World, we talked about Momoru Hosoda's 2009 animated film, Summer Wars (Soma Wozu). David brought it to the panel -- what's so special about it...and familiar? Is it possible for a director to plagiarize his own work? Is it possible for a massively popular novel and very expensive movie version to also rip off that same work? Did Brett and Nicole like it anyway? We discuss our real opinions of this virtual world on this episode. The side-by-side comparison of...

For this Movie-Go-Round Future Classic, Brett nominated 2021's The Suicide Squad. We had a lot to say about the acting, the gleeful gore, the early exits of some of the characters, and the anthropomorphic shark. Did David and Nicole agree that this will become a classic of the modern age of superhero movies? We had a good time trying to figure that out! Come have a listen. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting...

Welcome to our new theme, called "Can We Just Talk About...?" Brett, David, and Nicole each came up with 10 movies that they were desperate to talk about but that didn't fit the other categories, and we used a random draw tool to choose a movie from that pool. This round, Nicole was the lucky winner and we got to talk about Pacific Rim! Giant mechas punch giant monsters! Woot! Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by...

We kick off a new Movie-Go-Round cycle with Nicole's New to Two pick, Upstream Color. This head-scratcher seems to be about identity, interconnectedness, addiction, memory, trauma bonding, and...pigs? What did Brett and David think? Could any of us make sense of it? How was Amy Seimetz? And why do we have to keep playing the "Can we separate the art from the artist" game? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to mgrpodcast.com. Help shape the show by voting...

For this round's You Did This to Us, we brought in a ringer, Cole Roulain of The Magic Lantern podcast, to help us make sense of the controversial, polarizing mother! Listen to Brett try to keep this train on the conversational tracks while Cole makes cogent points, David works himself into rage sputtering, and Nicole tries to puzzle out the nightmare logic while wondering about the importance of the decor. Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Find us online by heading over to...