The Fourth Adam Sandler Podcast

Your Sandler Specters are back in this special Halloween episode of the Fourth Adam Sandler Podcast! In this episode the boys hash over "Hubie Halloween," a 2020 Netflix film that's chock full of tricks, treats, mysteries, barn parties, werewolves, escaped mental patients, and flatulence. But is this just a shameless nostalgia cash-in for those ol days of looking for Milky Way bars 'round the neighborhood, or a is this one a true graveyard smash?!

The Sandler scholars return with the long awaited "Uncut Gems" episode! With another dramatic and off-kilter role from Sandler, this Safdie brothers directed flick was the talk of 2019. Critics lauded the tense mood and gritty New York vibe. But is this a jewel in Sandler's dramatic crown, or is the whole thing just another case of fool's gold?

Interview with Keith Williams Richards

Your Sandler Sleuths try to crack the case of 2019's "Murder Mystery," the second pairing of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.

In this tribute to classic who-dun-its, Sandler plays a wannabe police detective who, along with Aniston, his mystery-loving wife, get wrapped up in a real caper straight out of Agatha Christie (but with our boy's beloved Happy Madison humor firmly intact). But will our amateur detectives get a clue before its curtains for them? And will Chris and Justin ever stop making jokes about severed hands? 

Spoilers for the "solution" start around 40:00.

The spooky Sandleroonies return once more to the monster-filled world of Hotel Transylvania, a series they have so far been somewhat hot and cold on. But could this gag filled voyage to the depths of Atlantis finally be the one that wins them over?

As a bonus we also go into an extended discussion of the rapidly expanding dominance of Disney over all of pop culture. Spoiler: we're not that into it!

Your surgeons of Sandler take a scalpel to "The Week Of" a 2018 Netflix feature and long-time Sandler collaborator Robert Smigel's directorial debut! In this Happy Madison comedy, wedding bells are in the air as Adam Sandler and Chris Rock play the respective fathers of a happy couple getting married, but will Sandler's middle-class Billie Joel fan and Rock's high-powered surgeon ever learn to trust each other? Will this movie successfully balance the usual Madison shenanigans with a quieter look at the foibles of family? And will Chris and Justin ever stop hawking their stupid e-mail account ([email protected])?

Notes: My Record Journal article about Jim Barone (Uncle Seymour)

Sorry for the delay folks! 

This month the Sandler scamps look at another of the critically acclaimed films of the Sandler filmography - 2017's The Meyerowitz Stories, a film by noted writer/director Noah Baumbach, and also featuring Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman. The (ahem) thoughtful discussion involves a deep dive into a joke about a dog, the two types of movies, and just what is the point of doing all this art shit anyway?

Notes:

The youtube video Chris mentions can be found at the link below. Apparently the music in the video is NOT the film score, so you can pretty much disregard anything Chris says about the soundtrack in the episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHp639vhUJg

Also, alas, we're not gonna have time to make another one before Halloween, so I hope you all have a very spooooooky Sandler celebration!

We're back after a bit of a hiatus for your, uh, summer episode of the Fourth Adam Sandler Podcast! This time we're talkin' "Sandy Wexler," Adam Sandler's third straight to Netflix picture, a star studded vehicle based loosely on Sandler's old talent manager. What's next, a cartoon about his caddy? A musical about his make-up artist? Just kidding folks, it's all good.

Our rambling conversation includes new thoughts on Adam Sandler's appeal,  Margaret Atwood's time capsule novel, and the literally dozens of cameos in the movie.

Note: One of the best jokes in the movie is spoiled at 57:50 so if you're at all inclined to watch it, I advise you to skip to 1:05:38

The Sandler dudes "do" the Do-Over, Adam Sandler's second direct to Netflix feature, in which Adam Sandler and David Spade depict a daring duo determined to get a "re-do" on their dull day-to-day. But is this a diamond in the rough or just a disappointing dud?

Digressions include Elon Musk and "vacation country music."

Those doggone Sandler boys don their six shooters and saddle up to yarn about the Ridiculous Six. We talk Westerns, a well-done campfire scene, and the walkout of Native American extras.

Yipee-ki-yay indeed!

Episode Links:

Adam Sandler film The Ridiculous Six in racism row as Native Americans quit set

Exclusive: Native American actor defends Adam Sandler amid 'The Ridiculous 6' controversy

The Sandler sleuths scrutinize the second Sandler sequel, 2015's Hotel Transylvania 2. But is this spooky satire a soaring success or just another case of subpar sequilitis?

Digressions include self-aware fantasy films, theorizing about the Sony hack, the the continuing mystery that is Allen Covert and much much more!