The Deuce's Podcast

(Happy Firthuary! pt 2 of 3)

After seeing Colin Firth in last week’s review of Momma Mia! Here We Go Again, we decided to review another of his movies.  This week we’re looking at Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. 

It's Super Bowl Sunday, so it's only fitting that we review a football movie sequel.  But that's not how we roll here at The Deuce, so here's the jukebox musical, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.  

We decided that one tribute to the great Sidney Poitier was not enough, but we also wanted to pay tribute to the late actor/director Peter Bogdanovich.  Fortunately, we were able to cover both with To Sir, with Love II. 

Nearly 30 years had passed since teacher Mark Thackeray molded the minds of troubled young students in London’s East End.  Could he do it again, this time in Chicago?

This week we decided to review the 1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night in honor of the late Sidney Poitier. 

(Christmas Specials part 2 of 3)

Everyone is familiar with the perennial favorite The Year Without a Santa Claus, but have you heard of its sequel?  A Miser Brother’s Christmas focuses largely on Heat Miser and Snow Miser, the breakout hits of the first holiday special.  And yes…they sing the song.

(Christmas Specials part 1 of 3)

We decided to go in a little bit of a different direction this holiday season.  A lot of us grew up watching animated Christmas specials every year until they became widely accepted traditions.  But did you know a lot of these holiday specials actually have sequels?  Well hold onto your magic hats because this week we’re going to be reviewing the Frosty the Snowman sequels.  Which one is the legit 2nd installment?  Listen and find out.  Plus, we have a bonus review of the How the Grinch Stole Christmas sequel, Halloween is Grinch Night.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I bet you’re wondering why we decided to review Rocky II.  Did you know that the fight between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed takes place on Thanksgiving?  Sure they don’t exactly do a lot of Thanksgiving feasting, but it counts!

Happy Noir-vember!  There are not that many noir sequels, so we wanted to make sure we reviewed this one.  The Two Jakes is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Chinatown.  Unfortunately, the sequel suffered a lot of setbacks, production delays, and one producer who attempted to turn himself into a cat.  Did we think it still came out okay or did we feel it missed the mark?  Listen and find out!

(Slasher Sequels part 4 of 4)

The final installment of our slasher sequel series has us checking in on Freddy and the good folks of Elm Street.  We dive into discussions about the LGBT overtones of the movie, the poor handling by the studio, and whether this is in essence a “gay panic” film.

(Slasher Sequels part 3 of 4)

Let me tell you, we are so excited to be reviewing the third installment of our Slasher Sequel series:  Halloween II.  Halloween became the template for so much of the slasher genre, so Halloween II had some pretty big shoes to fill.  We discuss the impact of the movie, dish the dirt on the behind-the-scenes drama, and try to untangle the Halloween franchise timeline (and what has been retconned out of existence).