Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that goes there.

This week: we’re right; monopolizing your time; bad earing; spinal tap out; tits and athletes; snob appeal; super mean; jedi, steadi, go; nit wits; what the ess?; Snyder cuts; prop stop; victim blaming; lampshading; break in training; playlist; the wolf that cried wolf; the princess died; shop cops; anti-anti-hero; accent grave; execute decision; cane mutiny; spoon feeding; craft slices; wither leatherman; can’t stop Can’t Stop the Music; family affair; Valerie; no to motivation; sentimental journey; no sex please, we’re twelve; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; day after day; peak pork; horse besuited; sunrise kingdom; the comfort of wolves; panic room; blue denial; supermom; love is all around; making plans for father; friendless melody; and, finally, please release me.

Question of the Week: What is a snack that is no longer around that you miss?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite origin story?

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This week Mary and Dave continue their new series McQuarrying – an overview of Christopher McQuarrie’s movies with Tom Cruise – by going forward into the past to ask, “Who is Keyser Söze?”

Yes, at Mary’s insistence, they watched Christopher McQuarrie’s second screenwriting effort with director Bryan Singer, The Usual Suspects.

A sleek, stylish thriller with a fantastic central performance, it also won McQuarrie an Oscar for Best Screenplay, but it left Mary and Dave a little cold. Why? Well, let them fansplain that for you.

It’s summer so time to get on your Vespa and take a vacation with our hosts Eric Fell, Jason Dedrick and Vicky Van as they recall their first time watching the 1953 classic Roman Holiday.

Espresso fuels their memories and gelato makes them sweeter.

They also make a tribute drink to the film called The Smitty.

Here’s how to make it…

The Producer’s Wife said, “It’s a solid drink. It tastes like the winding down of summer.”

If you make The Smitty or, better yet, make up one of your own, please send a picture to [email protected] by following this link! Even if you don’t, we’d still love to hear from you. Also let us know what you think of the show and if you have any suggestions for future films.

Produced by Ian Boothby
Edited by Vicky Van
Theme song by Chris Roberts

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that never lets you down! (Except for that one time and we have apologized.)

This week: the Ian Giant; scaremonger; cheque mate; the money-go-round; house rules; broke back mounting; keep mom; the H word; reality – what a concept; stable manners; in-law in a coma; how much is free; market face; question time; letter man; fun with language; spider man; eight legs good; high aptitude; behead of the family; sweet nuthin’; comics literacy; ambivalent adulthood; plane facts; -saur point; childish things; It’s crazy; kid lit; the departed; putting the “fun” into funeral; take me to the bridge; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; my wife likes pussy; celebrate the difference; monkey shines; what, me worry; seller’s remorse; mom update: a welcome change; when life gives you lemonade, remember lemons; distant fathers; and, finally, this is a test.

Question of the Week: What’s your favourite movie with an animal in the title?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite book with an animal in the title?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – let’s hear it for lifelong struggles!

This week: surprised guest; showing up; no no, no notes; just for baths; a dog’s life; time penalties; spaceballs; deep in the reeds; Jedi spy; Sith busters; hang on in there; poker ball; the rise and the fall; passing fancies; oppositions attract; go, brah!; Ga’hoole friend; it’s a man’s world; my reality; storytelling; Reynolds rap; Dustin checks out; male gauze; the joy of Lexx; Salter of the earth; character parts; Gunnigan is done again; D.I.Why; sketch fast; silent sex; common currency in Canadian comedy; butt tracks; bad news bearer; ol’folks at home; more than real; when you get old; M.D. promises; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; snappy answers; ad hominem; the paws that refresh; ill-suited horse; jockey’s short; beaten poetry; Wright stuff; thunderful; and, finally, say Paree.

Question of the Week: What’s your favourite movie with the word ‘last” in its title? What’s your favourite movie with the word “rise” in its title?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s the first car you ever owned?

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That Richard Dawson song Dave was describing is actually called “More Than Real” from his new album The End of the Middle. Here is the video if you’re interested:

This week Mary and Dave start off their new series McQuarrying by watching Christopher McQuarrie’s directorial debut The Way of the Gun starring the deadpan Benicio Del Toro and the might-be-dead pan of Ryan Phillippe.

A neo-noir – with its ’90s irony-laced heart very much on its sleeve. Two lowlife losers kidnap the surrogate mother of the wrong man. Mayhem and gunfire ensue.

It should have been a fun, smart crime thriller, but it isn’t. Why? Well, let Dave and Mary fansplain it for you.

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the most up-to-date podcast since last week!

We’re sorry to say that Ian has to step back from his Sneaky Dragon duties for a few weeks due to work deadlines. Thank you to Sean Condon – a first time friend of the show – for stepping in!

This week: movie maniacs; little big movie; slopstream; the Netflix hole; obsessed asshole; curve ball; full-mography; gimme fiction; McCloud!; splitsville; Cuts off; Chilly welcome; all ritual – no rules; vice squad; P.T.A.’s L.A.; Allen-ated; Exorcist routine; the big sleeper; hey there lonely man; dental plans; big tackle; speed freak; recycled material; big Hill; Close encounters; P.E.T. teacher; Mazursky run; critics’ circle; slash fiction; wave theory; asshole perspective; Peckin-blah; salary stock; Kid stuff; repeat a treat; clear the dreck; just a Gigolo; cruising for a bruising; musical cues; a friend’s notes; a multitude of synths; new noir; Cat bumble; callboy; talkin’ Blue; Straight story; afflicted; tales of Hoffman; the sensual prude; tasteful no nudity; little said soonest Mendes; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; decade dance; dental damned; sentimental favourites; pasta present; word flood; brain drained; implicated identification; and, finally, crimena!

Question of the Week: What’s your favourite underrated film?
Sub-question of the Week: Which character in cinema history do you most closely relate to?

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An incomplete list of movies touched on during the show:

Let’s check out the trailer for American Gigolo:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that started stagflation!

We’re sorry to say that Ian has to step back from his Sneaky Dragon duties for a few weeks due to work deadlines. Thank you to Jason Dedrick, co-host of our sister podcast Refresh My Memory, who stepped in on extremely short notice!

This week: Jason the dragon; drop the mic; low flies; hosting issues; hate driving; the Carvey-on gang; bad impressions; a joke too far; where the streets have a name; map quest; what’s your angle; road weary; plotting development; a river runs through it; sub-prime time; the porn trap; bath time; R.I.P. Brian Wilson; Brian’s smile; endless summers; fair ordeal; he’s bugged at his old man; love for Love; kind of a drag; the British were coming; little girl lost; dump tracks; pet sound; mobile studio; Cycle path; my favourite years; honey pie; surf is turfed; daddy issues; not a chants; unlucky sun; ancient voices; George best; in the studio; doofus reaction; lost voices; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Lingo was its name; one man shows; them’s starting words; Brooks no argument; quality grandpa; schreckliche Oz; the awful truth; Korg-ated; water pricked; in the buffer; the conversation; and, finally, boxed out.

Question of the Week: Which decade had the best music?
Sub-question of the Week: What is your worst experience at the dentist?

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Here’s George Martin visiting Brian Wilson at his LA home. (As they say on Instagram, wait for the end!)

A half hour’s worth of memories of 1986’s sword and sorcery classic Highlander? There can be only fun.

Jason Dedrick, Eric Fell and Vicky Van give you a heads up and heads off about their first experiences with this slice of life epic.

Along the way they enjoy some Pez and Scotch whiskey.

They also create the tribute drink A Kind of Magic.
Want to make it? Here’s the recipe…

The producer’s wife said, “Ugh! This is like drinking peat. But, like. taken out of a fireplace. In Chernobyl.”

It was not finished.

If you make A Kind of Magic or, better yet, make up one of your own, please send a picture to [email protected] by following this link! Even if you don’t, we’d still love to hear from you. Also let us know what you think of the show and if you have any suggestions for future films.

Produced by Ian Boothby
Edited by Vicky Van
Theme song by Chris Roberts

This week Mary and Dave explore Wes Anderson’s latest quirkfest The Phoenician Scheme and quietly dab their eyes watching Mike Flanagan’s third Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck.

Tune in to the end of the episode as they reveal their latest watch through!

Thanks for listening!