Good Day for a Movie Podcast

Tate brings us to the pretentious corner of cinema this week, with his pick of The Sacrifice from 1986.

This movie was directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.

GD4AM: 46/100

IMDb: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Letterboxd: 4.3/5

RT: 88%

At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: We Live in Time (2024), which is currently in theaters.

From the clouds, Sage picks 1973's French-language film Fantastic Planet for our next movie to review. All three hosts' viewing experiences differed: one fell asleep, one watched it high, and one stayed awake and sober.

This movie was directed by René Laloux.

GD4AM: 77/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 91%

On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.

This movie is currently streaming on Max.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Sacrifice (1986), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

We get spooky this week with 1982's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell and Keith David! Happy Halloween!

This movie was directed by John Carpenter.

GD4AM: 86/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Letterboxd: 4./5

RT: 85%

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Planet (1973), which is currently streaming on Max.

Jacob, Tate, and Sage are joined by friend of the show, Kaden for Jacob's most recent pick, High Noon from 1952, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.

This movie was directed by Fred Zinnemann.

GD4AM: 71/100

IMDb: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 95%

A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and MGM+.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Thing (1982), which is currently streaming on Peacock, AMC+, and Amazon Prime.

Back in the swing of this, Tate picks IMDb's number one rated movie, 1994's The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.

This movie was directed by Frank Darabont.

GD4AM: 94/100

IMDb: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Letterboxd: 4.6/5

RT: 89%

A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.

This movie is currently streaming on Tubi with commercials or available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: High Noon (1952), which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and MGM+.

Connections is dead. We are now back to your regularly scheduled programming as Sage picks 2018's Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. Tate is also back from Oktoberfest.

This movie was directed by Peter Farrelly.

GD4AM: 94/100

IMDb: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Letterboxd: 3.7/5

RT: 77%

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), which is currently streaming on Tubi or available for rent on most VOD platforms.

It's still the Jacob and Sage show because Tate is off in Germany celebrating Oktoberfest. In our final game of Connections, Jacob picks the 1985 Brat Pack movie, St. Elmo's Fire, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Andie MacDowell.

This movie was directed by Joel Schumacher.

GD4AM: 39/100

IMDb: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 35/100

Letterboxd: 3.0/5

RT: 42%

A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Green Book (2018), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Tate is out, Sage is in, and he makes his first pick for our game of Connections, picking Forsaken from 2015, starring Keifer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, and Demi Moore.

This movie was directed by Jon Cassar.

GD4AM: 54/100

IMDb: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Letterboxd: 3.0/5

RT: 40%

In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: St. Elmo's Fire (1985), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

For our next game of Connections, Jacob picks 1992's A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, written by Aaron Sorkin. Sage is still along for the ride and Tate joins in eventually from the road.

This movie was directed by Rob Reiner.

GD4AM: 93/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 84%

A military lawyer is tasked with defending two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine and intends to prove they were only following their base commander's orders.

This movie is currently streaming on AMC+ or available for purchase on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Forsaken (2015), which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Football season, what most people would call autumn, is here, and Tate serendipitously picked 1994's Interview with the Vampire starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. This episode also features a surprise, tune in to find out what it is!

This movie was directed by Neil Jordan.

GD4AM: 66/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Letterboxd: 3.6/5

RT: 63%

A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.

This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: A Few Good Men (1992), which is currently streaming on AMC+ or available for purchase on most VOD platforms.