Off The Shelf With Phil and Dave- A Movie Review Podcast

There are no perfect podcasts in the world; only perfect intentions - Dave takes 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves off the shelf this week and remembers that this was a common movie to watch in his household growing up. Phil enjoys thinking about the original toys that came out around the time of release and both agree that the soundtrack may be the highlight of the whole movie. Dave enjoys the humor and finds the action to be good when it gets going but Phil found this watch to be a little less exciting than he remembered it. 

"Always be Podcasting" - It's an action movie of words as Phil takes 1992's Glengarry Glen Ross off the shelf this week. Dave remembers watching this movie at the old apartment and remembering some of the highlights. Phil recounts his time discovering the movie and being transfixed by the performances, the words, the lighting. David Mamet's writing is incredibly memorable and these are some of the best actors doing some of their best work. Dave can't help but feel that Jack Lemmon's performance is the most deserving of an Oscar despite it being Pacino that was nominated.  

A re-release of a season 2 episode. New exciting episode coming out next week!

"You're a liar and a podaster. - I only lied about being a Podcaster." We hit the strip as Dave takes 2001's Ocean's Eleven off the shelf. Phil remembers seeing this soon after moving to Vancouver and years before ever visiting Vegas. He thought it was the coolest movie ever and finds that it still may be true. Dave enjoys the banter and dialogue even if some of the lines feel written. Both find the movie enjoyable and look forward to the sequels.

Ready! Setty! Podcast!! - It's time to go back into the desert as Dave takes 2024's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga off the shelf. Phil looks back on their Fury Road episode and remarks that both were kind of interested to see this world expanded. However, he found the movie dull and the CGI to be sub-par. Dave enjoyed the action scenes well enough but felt a little let down with the length of the film and how certain set-pieces failed to deliver the way the original did.

If you podcast, he will come. Phil and Dave get romantic about baseball again as Phil takes 1989's Field of Dreams off the shelf. Phil remembers this cable tv staple and is still touched by the heart of the movie. Dave didn't have the same experience growing up but enjoys Costner's performance and buys into the magic.

Jet lag has set in and the last gasp of vacation holds on - we re-release, for your listening pleasure, a brilliant movie about the power of journalism and the need for an informed electorate! It's a great look at the people on the "inside"

Still on vacation but since the boys of summer are back on the field and our baseball dreams will be answered when we return we figured it would be a great time to get romantic about baseball. We're reminding our listeners that we celebrate the beauty of a baseball movie as we take 2005's Fever Pitch off the shelf of our archives for your listening pleasure. A great double header as we head to Iowa in the near future. 

2015's Mad Max: Fury Road - Re-release   It's vacation time and since we're off to the desert again when we return, we thought we'd remind you that we spoke about 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road in our archives. Join us as we discuss what we loved about this movie and also what we felt missed the mark. It's a good refresher as we have Furiosa on the horizon.

The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is "He podcasts." - Phil takes 2007's Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium  off the shelf this week and is reminded just how sweet this kid's movie is. Phil bemoans the criticism it has received in the past and hopes to shed some light on this forgotten film. He enjoys the cast and finds the story to be a good reminder of the power of belief. Dave struggled to find the humour in it and didn't share fully in Phil's enjoyment. However, he did find the performances to be enjoyable and the pacing of the film meant he was never bored. In the end, he found a little magic.