43 - Saving Private Ryan, the incredible war movie neither of us wanted to watch
Release Date: 02/09/2022
Episode 60: Water World or every Kevin Costner movie is Bull Durham (Updated with more Water World)
Dad Movies Podcast
It's Water World week on Dad Movies! We explore Kevin Costner's oddest act of cinematic hubris; a post-apocalyptic samurai movie about a man with gills. Dad gets sassy, John-Michael realizes no one likes this movie but him, and we dig into the family past a bit. Dive in, the water is warm, but riffs are hot. If you got the wrong download when you first listened try again.
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Episode 59: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is America's Rashomon
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We're back with arguably the greatest western ever made about the evolution of the American spirit. It's heart felt, it's funny, it's shockingly violent. Thats right, its The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance aka Rashomon for the United States. Enjoy.
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Episode 58: Edge of Tomorrow aka Live Die Repeat featuring Emily Effler
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It's a very special episode of Dad Movies with special guest Emily Effler! Em is John-Michael's wife and a brilliant tattoo artist, but most importantly, she's got a sharp mind for movie criticism. Join us this week as we tackle Edge of Tomorrow, the greatest live action anime film not based on an anime! We talk love, destiny, and how marriage is like dying and coming back to life over and over to learn new lessons.
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Episode 57: Casino Royal is the best Bond movie even if you'll want an ice pack after the end
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This week on Dad Movies, the Bonds cover Bond. Join us for a loving talk about action, what makes the perfect Bond, and understandable horror about that torture sequence. It's another great episode of Dad Movies, shaken, not stirred.
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A special request to Dad Movies listeners
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JMB has no voice this week, but if you could give us a minute, we have a special request. Back next week with Casino Royal!
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Episode 56: Casablanca, when is it cheating and when it just Paris?
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This week on Dad Movies Bill and JMB watch Casablanca and argee its one of the best movies ever made. Then they disagree about everything else. It's one of the funniest episodes we've ever done so pour yourself a beer, punch a nazi, and settle in for Dad Movies
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Episode 55: Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
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This week on Dad Movies we tackle 2003's Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. Bill and JMB have wildly different opinions on this maritime classic. We tackle the quiet of war, why it's hard to make friends as an adult, what it means to love a friend, and why men need friends. Trigger warning: We talk about a suicide that happens in the film. Nothing graphic but some listeners have let us know they like a warning.
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Episode 54: Guardians of the Galaxy and why mixtapes are love
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This week on Dad movies, Bill's selected Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, a film that asks the question, "what if Oceans 11 had guns and a talking raccoon?" We go deep on loss, character building, why mix tapes matter, and the idea that everybody has dead people. Somehow, it's still funny. Join us for this week's episode of Dad Movies.
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Episode 53: The Incredibles, a movie about the humanity of dads
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We're back from hiatus and diving back in with a big one, Pixar's The Incredibles. Join us for a discussion about Dads and depression, superheroes, marriage during hard times, and a crazy theory about Edna and Violet in this episode of Dad Movies.
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Episode 52: Bull Durham is the best movie about loving baseball ever made
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This week we celebrate 52 episodes of Dad Movies with Bull Durham, the sexiest movie I remember seeing as a kid. We talk about what makes a great baseball movie, romance, philosophy, and Dad comes out as bisexual for Kevin Costner. Don't miss this week's Dad Movies.
info_outlineWe talk the ethics of war movies, gore effects, and if the film glorifies war. Join us for a hilarious and sometimes odd episode of Dad Movies.