Off The Shelf with Phil and Dave

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Off The Shelf with Phil and Dave

Each week Phil or Dave grab a movie off of their shelves and revisit it. They decide if it stays on the shelf and if not, why?? Did the movie not age well? Has our taste changed over the years? Or do we like it even more than before!? Phil and Dave's tastes are significantly different so it's interesting to see the different views. Share your views with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6D AGO

    2015's Mad Max: Fury Road - Re-release

    2015's Mad Max: Fury Road - Re-release   It's vacation time and since we're off to the desert again when we return, we thought we'd remind you that we spoke about 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road in our archives. Join us as we discuss what we loved about this movie and also what we felt missed the mark. It's a good refresher as we have Furiosa on the horizon.

    1h 5m

  2. APR 7

    2007's Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

    The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is "He podcasts." - Phil takes 2007's Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium  off the shelf this week and is reminded just how sweet this kid's movie is. Phil bemoans the criticism it has received in the past and hopes to shed some light on this forgotten film. He enjoys the cast and finds the story to be a good reminder of the power of belief. Dave struggled to find the humour in it and didn't share fully in Phil's enjoyment. However, he did find the performances to be enjoyable and the pacing of the film meant he was never bored. In the end, he found a little magic.

    1h 8m

  3. APR 1

    1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Whatever you do, don't podcast asleep - Phil offers option 2 to Dave as he takes 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street off the shelf. They further discuss the changes to the genre as well as filmmaking overall since 1980, the advent of MTV as well as advances in special effects. Ghostbusters, Gremlins and Temple of Doom came out this same year. Phil finds great joy in watching the original movie of his favorite slasher icon and enjoys a script that manages to balance some great characters and great kills to create a character that permeated pop culture in ways that Jason and Michael were not able to. Dave, however, found it challenging to sort out what was happening in the real world and the dream world and found a few gaps in logic that were tough to overcome. The gore was a little too much too as some of the over the top kills were great reminders of why he's not a fan of the genre to begin with. Now that he has watched these movies, which franchise will be the next we tackle in October, tune in to find out.

    1h 13m

  4. MAR 24

    1980's Friday the 13th

    Podcast, Mommy! Podcast! - Phil issues a challenge to Dave as he takes 1980's Friday the 13th off the shelf and discusses the changes to the genre since Halloween and how the modern slasher film owes a lot to this film. Dave wonders where the heck Jason is as he watches for the first time. Phil forgives the stiff performances and thin dialogue since the kills are great and even Dave enjoys some of the gore effects of Tom Savini. They discuss the "who dunnit" model and try to determine if it was ultimately successful as well as ask why Kevin Bacon won't discuss this role 45 years later.

    1h 14m

  5. MAR 18

    2016's The Accountant

    I was old 10 podcasts ago - It is tax season, and Dave takes 2016's The Accountant off the shelf this week. He remembers seeing it and enjoying the action and being intrigued by the twists in the plot. Years later, he isn't quite as enamored of the movie and not entirely sure where he lands on its quality. Phil vaguely remembers seeing it upon release but finds himself fully engaged. This isn't the silly Affleck that he usually prefers, but likes the performance and is interested in the upcoming sequel.

    1h 6m

  6. MAR 11

    1999's The Sixth Sense

    I see dead podcasts - Dave takes 1999's The Sixth Sense off the shelf this week as he decides it has been too long since we've visited two favorites; M. Night and Bruce Willis. Dave relishes the chance to watch one of Bruce's movies he has seen the least though remembers fondly. He find the fact that this is M. Night's "first" movie to be impressive and is blown away by Toni Colette performance. Phil remembers too well that he hated this movie upon release as he was one step ahead of the movie pretty early on and just couldn't get caught up in the drama that was unfolding. Leaving the "twist" to be less than successful. He also remember this to be the downfall of his appreciation of Bruce as he did not connect to his performance. However, Phil enjoyed it more than he thought he would even if it still rings a little hollow.

    1h 11m

  7. MAR 4

    1987's La Bamba

    Ritchie Valens and his flying podcast! - Phil takes 1987's La Bamba off the shelf this week as he remember the day the music died for the second time. Phil is so captivated by the performance of Esai Morales as Bob that it threatens to take the attention away from Lou Diamond Phillips. That being said, the movie is successful in taking a different approach to similar material as the 1979's The Buddy Holly Story (available in the archives) Dave found it challenging to get into the story overall as the characters were too thinly drawn to be understood without knowing the story previous. The performances and structure of the movie start to be a little melodramatic by the end. Phil, of course, is moved to tears.

    1h 12m

  8. FEB 22

    2023's Mr. Monk's Last Case

    I'm podcasting through silk... Dave is breaking all the rules as he takes 2023's Mr. Monk's Last Case off the "shelf". The first time we tackle a made for streamer movie and Phil is not pleased. Frustrated that it's the series finale and looks like a TV show is a challenge to get over as he watches it. Dave enjoys the character and performance of Tony Shaloub while he may end up going back to watch the show. Phil wishes a TV show never ended up on a movie podcast.

    1h 11m
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    Each week Phil or Dave grab a movie off of their shelves and revisit it. They decide if it stays on the shelf and if not, why?? Did the movie not age well? Has our taste changed over the years? Or do we like it even more than before!? Phil and Dave's tastes are significantly different so it's interesting to see the different views. Share your views with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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