Sneaky Dragon

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!

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

This week: daily avowance; impossibly impossible; quis Trumpiet ipsos Trumpes?; the truther is out there; slurp it to me; drive-thru fuckers; fresh Coke; freeze out; accepting cookies; the lard be with you; film development; amateur expert; commentary tack; deep pie; tallow hell; hot stuff; medium speed food; let there be Carthage; cloud city; Peter principle; crucifixion or fact; joke boor; phallice; stolen humour; big in England; shock treatment; be interesting; standardized podcasting; a man, a plan, Sneaky Dragon!; Image problem; the Incredible Four; fun Sleaze; anime bassman; walk outs; music set up; laugh gutters; word gains; the golden age; factory bread; dine it yourself; too smart; women trouble; nature’s way; Dave enjoyed The Phoenician Scheme; more Wes; generational touchstones; dream apology; que Cera, Cera; Ian recommendos Chasing Chasing Amy; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; cat man; Gruber stake; going squirrely; imitation of life; electric mayhem; eror-free; hurtin’ Albertans; and, finally, a legal matter.

Question of the Week: Who is your comfort movie director?
Sub-question of the Week: What is the most appealing accent in the world?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast for popular loners!

This week: a new sensation; smurfin’ ’bout Gargamel; Peyo in full; comics currency; posthumous continuity; sudden ending; singing bears; former friends; isolation nation; mock rock; kiss off; duck encounters; hooray for James Lloyd; Hicks ville; Chaykin all over; bio-graphics; lonely places; it’s not me, it’s you; WTF, WTF!; double team; Extras work; Merchant-Ivory; credit sequences; moon landing; shitting on Shetland; it’s the pits; arm conflict; pensioned off; bumpy ride; Nine iron man; cabin boy; babies; Silver linings; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; heavy petting; Delta force; leaving the capitals; cat tales; dander up; and, finally, a breath too far.

Question of the Week: What do you like doing at a cabin?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite sport?

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Can’t get enough of those Sugar Bears!