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This week we're getting off the train on a whim to walk-and-talk our way through Vienna, as February Is For Lovers begins with 1995's Before Sunrise, directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It's a cozy little romance about a chance encounter that turns into one magical night of human connection. Simple stuff for sure, but a refreshing break for us here on the show to get to enjoy something of immense quality again, and spoiler alert: this is one of the greats. Beyond that, just a couple of loud-mouthed gamer girls over here.

If you'd like to watch the movie along with us before listening to our discussion, it -- as well as next week's Before Sunset -- are both available on streaming in Canada via Crave and Starz.

Other works discussed on this episode include Furiosa, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Tenet, Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Minus One Minus Color, Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, GTA: Vice City, The Other Two, Dazed and Confused, Owning Mahowny, and Michael Apted's 7Up documentary series.

We'll be back next week as we're joined by guest Marc Staehling (AM730 Vancouver) to discuss the next entry in the Before trilogy: 2004's Before Sunset, a movie J Mo has somehow already seen despite never having seen the original until just now. Anyway, until then, we'll see you at the movies!

This week, we're closing out an unsuccessful hunt with a movie about a man with no name, no identity, no family, and no reason to really be too interested in him as the main character of a film. Yes, it's 1997's The Saint, directed once again by Phillip Noyce, and starring Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Henry Goodman, Alun Armstrong, Valeri Nikolaev, Charlotte Cornwell and Emily Mortimer. It's a movie that pairs up a man with no inner life and a woman with no self-esteem as our action-thriller romantic leads, and despite everything working against them in this script, Kilmer and Shue still manage to be quite charming. It's a merciful end to Come On Feel The Noyce, as we're finally done with Phil's films, going out on a movie that could very well make podcast history as the first film to be denied entry in its bid to join the ADHD-DVD canonical classics.

Plus: we go deep on the annoying discourse that dominated the week, as Barbie is slighted by the Oscars by only being nominated for 8 including Best Picture, while Tenet finally gets granted a theatrical re-release, and previous pod fodder The Accountant has an unlikely sequel on the way.

Other works discussed in this episode include I.S.S., Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography (particularly Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Licorice Pizza), and all the movies Oscar actually snubbed, like Past Lives, The Holdovers, Asteroid City, May-December, and The Iron Claw. Oh, and Men. Alex Garland's MEN.

Coming up next month on the show, February Is For Lovers, and we will be treating it as such, as the four Fridays in Feb will see us cover Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight, before a month full of romance ends with canon consideration of Leslye Headland's modern rom-com classic Sleeping With Other People. Until then, we'll see you at the movies!! #HillaryBarbie

This week we are experiencing some technical difficulties because Apple absolutely wrecked my audio set-up with an unnecessary OS update that doesn't seem to have made anything better. That's beside the point, but I did want to apologize off the hop. Anyway. The Hunt For The American James Bond continues both in our hearts and on the show, as we dip our toes into the chilly waters of Lake Jack Ryan one last time with 1994's Clear and Present Danger, directed once again by Phillip Noyce, based on the book by Tom Clancy, and starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Joaquim de Almeida, Henry Czerny, Harris Yulin, Donald Moffat, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Anne Archer, Thora Birch and James Earl Jones. Patriot Games set the bar pretty low, and this movie comfortably clears it. But it doesn't hit the heights of Hunt For Red October either, leaving us with a somewhat satisfying if not overly long political thriller about drug cartels and American intelligence. There's room to have fun there if you're willing to acknowledge how skeezy the CIA actually is, but perhaps we weren't there yet in '94.

Other works discussed in this episode include Poor Things, The Holdovers, Edge of Tomorrow, Top Gun: Maverick, The Flash, and 24. Plus, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One gets renamed for streaming. This is the third ADHD-DVD film with a Steven Zaillian writing credit. The previous were Mission: Impossible and Gangs of New York.

If you'd like to watch the film along with us, good luck! It is not available for streaming in Canada, but is rentable on YouTube.

We'll be back next week to wrap up the month with a third consecutive Phillip Noyce movie, the admittedly very goofy Val Kilmer vehile The Saint (1997) that is also sadly not available for streaming in Canada. We'll be joined by gifted improviser (and J Mo's childhood friend) Mica Prazak to discuss whether it deserves to be added to the canon, or loaded into a cannon. Until then, see you at the movies!!

This week as a schismatic sect is caught tunnelling underground in New York, we're dealing with a schismatic sect of the Irish variety, intent on burying themselves in pursuit killing of Jack Ryan. Yes, the hunt for the American James Bond continues with 1992's Patriot Games, directed by Phillip Noyce, and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer, Thora Birch, Patrick Bergin, Samuel L. Jackson, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. Yes Alec Baldwin has been turfed from the franchise, replaced by the man Paramount always wanted in the role from the start, and Ford does a great job of lending Jack gravity that Baldwin simply can't offer. Unfortunately, the movie around him only gets worse as it goes along, ending with a final reel that feels cut on from a different movie altogether. Meanwhile, Hayley's hyperfocused on the Golden Globes and the start of Awards Season, while Justin's getting deep into Percy Jackson & The Olympians.

Other works discussed in this episode include Akeelah and the Bee, No Clue, Bottle Rocket, Foe, The Thing, Cape Fear, Spotlight, Prisoners and Zodiac among others.

If you'd like to watch the film before listening to us talk about it, and this week we don't really recommend it, you can find it streaming on Paramount+ at the time of publication.

We'll be back next week to wrap up our foray into the Tom Clancy-verse with 1994's Clear and Present Danger, as Harrison Ford becomes the only actor in the history of the franchise who got to play Jack Ryan twice on the big screen. Until then, we'll see you at the movies!

This week, the hunt is on as we kick off the new year with a spy thriller from the director of Die Hard. It's 1990's The Hunt For Red October, directed by John McTiernan, based on the book by Tom Clancy, and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry, Courtney B. Vance, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeffrey Jones, Rick Ducommun and Fred Thompson. It's the first of a four-week January series that we're calling The Hunt For The American James Bond, as we go from last month's Mission: Impossible discussion to the broader effort of Paramount Pictures in the 1990s to create a hit spy franchise. There's certainly a lot to like about this one, but Baldwin's Jack Ryan feels pretty flat at the heart of it. Plus, Justin and Hayley both caught The Iron Claw in theatres over the break.

Other works discussed in this episode include The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Thing, Alien, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, The Last Waltz, Kelce, Past Lives, Asteroid City, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, Assault on Precinct 13, GoldenEye, the Jack Ryan series as a whole, the James Bond series as a whole, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jurassic Park, LOST, Crimson Tide, The Equalizer, and Training Day.

If you'd like to watch the movie along with us this week, it (along with every other movie we're doing this month) can be found streaming on Paramount+.

The hunt continues next week as we return with 1992's Patriot Games, in which Harrison Ford replaces Alec Baldwin in the lead, opposite a villainous Sean Bean. Until then, see you at the movies!

For one last time in 2023, this week we ring out the old and ring in the new with a New Year's Eve-set dad-pandering actioner, the 2005 remake of John Carpenter's crime-horror classic Assault on Precinct 13, directed by Jean-Francois Richet, and starring Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Mario Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Ja Rule and Kim Coates. I'll be straight up: the movie is not good. It's not horrible either, and definitely has a lot of strong elements, including compelling performances from our two leads. But its grey zone blandness makes it almost the perfect movie to close out the year with, as this kind of bad-good movie is a perfect tonal fit for the weird hazy week that falls between Christmas and New Year's. The perfect kind of movie to watch in the middle of the day when you're nursing a hangover. Plus, we talk the pure comfort of watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy at this time of year, set our movie-watching goals for the year ahead, and revisit America's new favourite podcast segment: Did Hayley Hate It.

Other works discussed in this episode include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Merry Little Batman, Plane, Wedding Crashers, The New World and Unleashed, among many others.

If you'd like to watch the movie ahead of listening along, and we do not necessarily recommend it this week, the movie is not currently streaming in Canada but is rentable on Amazon and YouTube for $5. The original Carpenter classic meanwhile is free on Tubi at the time of publication.

We'll be back next week to kick off our January mini-series, The Hunt For The American James Bond, which will include The Hunt For Red October on January 5th, Patriot Games on January 12th, Clear and Present Danger on January 19th, and the Val Kilmer vehicle The Saint as our canonical consideration on January 26th to close out the month. Until then, happy new year, we love you, and we'll see you at the movies!

MERRY SHAQMAS EVERYONE! We kick off a pod tradition with the First Annual Shaqmas Celebration on ADHD-DVD as returning guest and FED Talks host E.J. Feddes brings an unseen film from his collection with our man Shaquille in the lead role. It's 1997's Steel, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, and starring Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall, Ray J, Steve Matilla, Kevin Grevioux, and John Hawkes. Shaq has a Superman tattoo so why not cast him as a hero that is explicitly tied to Superman, a character who does not appear and is in fact never mentioned in this film even once. Join us this Christmas and every Christmas going forward for another dive into the acting ouevre of Shaq! Plus, Hayley and EJ both have theatrical field reports on The Boy and the Heron, and Hayley spreads Shaqmas cheer with a lovely gift-giving ceremony.

Additional works discussed in this episode include Jack & Jill, Barbie, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Wonka, The Thing, The Rocketeer, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Spawn, Green Lantern, Baby Driver, Underworld, I, Frankenstein, Man of Steel, Spider-Man 3, The Outer Limits, The Flash, Shaq's appearance on Dr. Phil's podcast, Shaq's Big Challenge, and Shaq Vs. among others.

If you'd like to watch the film before listening to the show, it is not currently available for streaming in Canada but can be rented for $5 on YouTube and Amazon.

We'll be back next week to close out the year with the New Years Eve at the Alamo actioner Assault on Precinct 13 -- and we do stress that's the 2005 vintage with Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, and not the 1976 John Carpenter original. Until then, merry Shaqmas everyone and we'll see you at the movies!

A DePalmber to ReMalmber reaches its thrilling conclusion as our intrepid director kicks off an action mega-franchise with an opening entry that's far more 'film' than 'flick' -- it's 1996's Mission: Impossible, directed by Brian DePalma, written by David Koepp and Robert Towne, and starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emilio Estevez and Rolf Saxon. This classic of the 90s now takes its rightful place in the ADHD-DVD canon. Somehow, perhaps in viewing it within the context of some of DePalma's broader work, both hosts enjoyed this movie more than ever before on this latest rewatch. All that plus-with bonus-also: Justin's got theatrical field reports on The Holdovers and Godzilla Minus One, and Hayley can't receive gifts.

Other works discussed in this episode include The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla (1997, 2014), Godzilla vs Kong, Friday Night Lights, Fooled Around Fell In Love by Elvin Bishop, Guardians of the Galaxy, Topkapi, and the entire Mission: Impossible franchise.

If you'd like to watch the film before listening to our discussion, and it's not a requirement though in the case of a fine film such as this we do recommend you do, it can be found streaming on Paramount+(with).

We'll be back next week with the first annual Shaqmas celebration on the program, as we honour Hayley's holiday tradition by watching a film starring Shaquille O'Neal on Christmas. This year it's friend and former guest EJ Feddes making his return with an unseen film from his collection: Steel (1997), starring Shaq as John Henry Irons, DC Comics' black Superman. It's... not very good, which should make it lots of fun to talk about, so we'll see you next week at the movies!

This week the dream don't come no closer by itself, as A DePalmber to ReMalmber continues with a movie that is in some ways a spiritual sequel to Scarface, and is in other ways laying out the formula for tension in the Mission: Impossible series that the director will kick off with his next project. It's 1993's Carlito's Way, directed by Brian DePalma, written by David Koepp, and starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Luis Guzman, Ingrid Rogers, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen and John Ortiz. It's a movie with a far more personal core than DePalma and Pacino's previous collaboration, and packs an absolute doozy of a final act. And while Pacino is good in the lead, the movie is fully swallowed up from under him by a career-best Sean Penn, giving frankly one of the best performances this copywriter has ever seen. Plus we debut a brand new segment called Did Hayley Hate It? and J-Mo's got a theatrical field report on Dream Scenario.

Other works discussed in this episode include the broader works of Brian DePalma, including The Untouchables, Phantom of the Paradise, Blow Out, Snake Eyes, The Black Dahlia and his assorted music videos, in addition to Burning, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, Independence Day, Romeo + Juliet, Lord of the Rings, and Dark Side of the Ring.

If you'd like to watch the movie prior to our discussion, Carlito's Way is available for streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime at the time of publication.

We'll be back next week to wrap up our limited DePalma series with a rare mid-month cannon entry, as 1996's Mission: Impossible is our December nominee to enter the pod pantheon. That film can be found on Paramount+. We'll see you at the movies!

This week we say hello to the little friend as A DePalmber to ReMalmber begins with 1983's Scarface, directed by Brian DePalma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Harris Yulin, Mark Margolis, and Richard Belzer. It's an opulent operatic journey to the American Dream, a slick and stylish directorial effort that truly proves subtlety is for cowards. It's an unseen from J Mo's collection that's been gathering dust for north of 17 years, and though a bout with COVID prevented him from joining us for the entire episode, Elite Prospects and EP Rinkside editor-in-chief J.D. Burke calls in and leaves a voicemail in defense of a hot couch classic, and one of his all-time faves.

Other works discussed in this episode include Fight Club, Joker, Terminator: Salvation, Top Gun: Maverick, No Hard Feelings, Thanksgiving, Grindhouse, Totally Killer, The Final Girls, Freaky, Happy Death Day, Hostel, the Scream franchise, Payback, Pokerface, Paul T. Goldman, Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, Independence Day, Over The Top, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Macbeth, GoodFellas, Casino, The Irishman, Jack & Jill, Heat, Dog Day Afternoon, and Hunters, among others.

If you'd like to watch the film before listening to our discussion, Scarface is currently streaming in Canada on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Starz at the time of publication.

We'll be back next week as A DePalmber to ReMalmber continues with Carlito's Way, a movie currently streaming on Amazon Prime in Canada. Until then, see you at the movies!