The Doofcast

This month we took at the surprisingly delightful A Clockwork Orange! 

Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit.

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We'll be taking next month off due to Scott's new baby. We'll be back in October with a new book. Stay tuned for the announcement of the book title!

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This week, episode 5 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's third pick covers a far too long Kubrick blind spot: 1975's Barry Lyndon

Then, we discuss the results of our Lars and the Real Girl cannon episode and chat about the summer box office. Also Matt is watching Wheel of Time S2...and likes it!

Next week: A New Doof! Canon Episode

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Show Notes:

3:13 - Barry Lyndon

1:01:22 - The Summer Box Office was wild

1:18:59 - Wheel of Time S2 is here!

This week, Reuben and Elliot take over the podcast to tell you all about Neil Breen's latest masterpiece: Cade: The Tortured Crossing, sequel to the universally beloved Twisted Pair.

Scott and Matt will be back next week with more Blind Spots!  

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This week our Patreon council has once again nominated a movie for induction into the Doof! Canon of great films. This month, the 2907 film Lars and Real Girl

Take a listen and then make your voice heard. Should Lars be entered into Doof canon? Vote here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/88216809

Then: Dune moves

SHOW NOTES:

1:16 - Lars and the Real Girl

1:01:01 - Dune moves. Matt cries.

This week, episode 4 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Scott's second pick takes us to the first big international hit out of Japan: Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.

Then, we chat about a receent NY Times article about Movietok and what it means for Film Criticism.

Next week: A New Doof! Canon Episode

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Show Notes:

2:06 - Rashomon

53:40 - A Critique of Tiktok Critics

This week, episode 3 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week, Matt's second pick has us travel almost 100 years in the past to one of the most influential science fiction films ever made: 1927's Metropolis

Next week: Blind Spots continues with Scott's second selection: Rashomon

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This month we took a look at the absolutely massive and absoutely epic Count of Monte Cristo!

Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit.

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Next month's book is A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, September 8th, 9:30 PM Central Time

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This week, episode 2 of Scott and Matt chatting about some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up this week is Scott's first pick: Jane Campion's The Piano

Then we chat about some recent box office, strike and stereaming news

Next week: Blind Spots continues with Matt's second pick: Metropolis 

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SHOW NOTES:

2:26 - The Piano

1:02:11 - Entertainment news!

This week we begin our new ongoing series taclking some of our biggest blind spots in the BFI Sight and Sound top 100 films list. Up first is Matt's first pick: David Lynch's Blue Velvet

Then we chat about the Barbenheimer phenomenon

Next week: Blind Spots continues with Scott's first pick: The Piano!

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SHOW NOTES:

1:57 – Blue Velvet

1:00:49 - Barbenheimer gets all the money

Did you know Matt had never seen Scream!? We fixed that this week.

Also, results of last month's poll on Heathers, some ruminations on the state of criticism, and finally, we announce our Doof! Blind Spot series!

Blind Spot Film List

11) Blue Velvet - David Lynch (Matt) - Next Week's Episode!

10) The Piano - Jane Campion (Scott)

9) Metropolis - Fritz Lang (Matt)

8) Rashomon - Akira Kurosawa (Scott)

7) Barry Lyndon - Stanley Kubrick (Matt)

6) Playtime - Jacques Tati (Scott)

5) Stalker  - Andrei Tarkovsky (Matt)

4) In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar Wai (Scott)

3) Mulholland Dr. - David Lynch (Matt)

2) Tokyo Story - Yasuijiro Ozu (Scott)

1) Jeanne Dielman - Chantal Akerman (Both)

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SHOW NOTES:

2:14 - Scream

46:31 - Heathers results

49:30 - The State of Film Criticism 2023 edition

1:10:04 - Announce the Doof! Blind Spots list