On this episode of GD4AM, we review 1988's Midnight Run starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. We also invited a surprise guest, Garrison Ryfun, to share his love for this movie. We discussed some of the subtle jokes and performances, the substance behind this comedy movie, and much more.

This movie was directed by Martin Brest.

GD4AM: 88/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

RT: 95%

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), which is currently only in theaters.

Today we watch The Little Prince, a 2015 French animated film based on the Antoine de Saint-Exupery novella of the same title. If you like parables, this movie (and probably the book) is for you. If you like three dudes trying to break down some parables, this podcast episode is for you.

This movie was directed by Mark Osborne.

GD4AM: 84/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

RT: 92%

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Midnight Run (1988), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

We go where no man has gone before...well...lots of people have watched this movie in the past 44 years, but it's a first for all three, Jacob, Sage, and Tate. If you are a Star Trek fan, here is your apology, because most of the time is spent criticizing the movie but we all did enjoy Jerry Goldsmith's score!

This movie was directed by Robert Wise.

GD4AM: 50/100

IMDb: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 50/100

RT: 53%

When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.

This movie is currently streaming on Max.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Little Prince (2015) currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

This week, the wheel decided on the movie, picking the Academy Award-nominated, French film, I Lost My Body. Opinions on the movie were split, so we get into some of our differences, Tate was the only one who remembered how the movie started, but Jacob and Sage remembered who Gigi was.

This movie was directed by Jérémy Clapin.

GD4AM: 80/100

IMDb: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

RT: 97%

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

This movie is currently streaming on Netflix.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) currently streaming on HBOMAX.

In this episode, Tate picks the 1995 movie Four Rooms to continue our 99-Minute or Less Movie Marathon. Before we review the movie we talk about how many movies Jacob has seen this year and his anticipation for Return of the Jedi returning to the theaters. Once we get into the movie, reviews are mixed, and we talk about SAG, the bizarreness of Tim Roth's character, and more!

This movie was directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino.

GD4AM: 56/100

IMDb: 6.7/10

Metacritic: N/A

RT: 13%

Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: I Lost My Body (2019) currently streaming on Netflix.

We continue our under 99-Minute or Less Movie Marathon with Sage's pick, Tag. It stars Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm, Hannibal Buress, and Isla Fisher.

This movie was directed by Jeff Tomsic.

GD4AM: 74/100

IMDb: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 56/100

RT: 56%

A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Four Rooms (1995) currently available for rent on most VOD platforms or streaming on PlutoTV.

We head back to the 80s in the first leg of recording four episodes in the span of seven days with Jacob's pick, The Breakfast Club. Sage isn't happy to be on the episode at the start but comes around when we start to talk about the movie proper, Tate makes a bunch of stuff up, and Jacob introduces the two to the concept of movie soundtracks.

GD4AM: 67/100

IMDb: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

RT: 89%

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Tag (2018) currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Today we welcome on Melissa Reagan to review the 2000 movie Frequency starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. Before we get into the movie we talk about some movies about food, the best world cuisines, and food in general. Melissa is a chef which is why we talked about food more than normal. Fun was (hopefully) had by all.

GD4AM: 84/100

IMDb: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 67/100

RT: 70%

An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life but then must fix the consequences.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Breakfast Club (1985) currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

In this episode, Tate's latest pick is a movie a random stranger at a bar likely mentioned in passing but it ended up working out because Tate, Jacob, and Sage were all fans of 2006's The Lives of Others.

This movie was directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

GD4AM: 93/100

IMDb: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

RT: 92%

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Frequency (2000), currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

We review our first new-ish movie on today's episode, as Sage picks 2022's A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. We talk about its manipulative pulling of heartstrings and product placement, and we get the giggles at the beginning. Jacob also openly wept at the end of the movie.

This movie was directed by Marc Foster.

GD4AM: 61/100

IMDb: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 51/100

RT: 69%

Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.

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

NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Lives of Others (2006) currently streaming on MUBI or available for rent on most VOD platforms.