Dorking Out Episode 64: IT and Favorite Stephen King Adaptations

Yeah, so, we review “IT” on this week’s Dorking Out. My niece Lorelei (who is 15 now, you guys!) and I went to the Alamo Drafthouse to see it. Honestly, I was prepared to be terrified. I imagined myself breaking out into tears in the theater, and Lorelei repeating softly, “It’s just a movie. It’s just a movie.”

Instead, I really loved the movie. I know. I’m as shocked as you guys. I haven’t read the book or seen the 1990 TV movie, so I went into it without any baggage. It’s a good movie. It’s very “Stranger Things”-esque, which makes sense. “IT” came first.

Anyway, Margo D. from Book vs. Movie podcast joins us to review “IT.” She’s read the book and saw the movie twice. She’s a big Stephen King fan, and she graciously agreed to stick around for our second segment in which we share our favorite Stephen King adaptations. Margo and Smith only laughed for a little while as I defended my love of “The Running Man.”

Dana Buckler from the awesome How Is The Movie podcast was supposed to join us, but he couldn’t make it for Hurricane Irma reasons. His podcasting studio is flooded, but I’m so glad he’s safe. He did a really great episode about the TV movie version of “IT” that is definitely worth listening to.

So, yeah, it’s a really fun episode. You should listen.

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Dorking Out Episode 63: WTF Twin Peaks & Even More Game Of Thrones

Yeah, so, in this week’s Dorking Out, our friend Anthony C. Ferrante, director of all the “Sharknado” movies, joins us to help us process what the fuck we saw on the finale of “Twin Peaks.”

In our second segment, new friend of the show Alexandra August joins us to talk about “Game Of Thrones.” Smith asks, “Is Game Of Thrones a great TV show, or is it going to be another LOST?” Alexandra and I have thoughts and feelings about that.

And finally, in what we’re dorking out about this week, Smith and I chat about the all-girls remake of “Lord Of The Flies.” Is it ruining your childhood? Also, we decide if we’re interested in a season three of “True Detective.”

You can listen to our podcast here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 62: Fall TV Preview, The Defenders and Game Of Thrones

Yeah, so, in this week’s Dorking Out we chat about what TV shows we’re most looking forward to this fall. Plus, we review “The Defenders,” which feels like a second season of “Iron Fist” to me, and I didn’t watch the first season.

 

Oh, and we NEED to talk about the season finale of “Game Of Thrones.” It’s a really good episode. You should listen. It’s fun.

You can listen to our podcast here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

 

Dorking Out Episode 61: Summer Movie Review, Fall Movie Preview & Game Of Thrones

Yeah, so, we share our most anticipated movies for the rest of the year in this week’s Dorking Out. I mean, movies other than “The Last Jedi,” of course.

We also talk about the summer movie season’s biggest winners and losers, which was really just another opportunity for me to talk about how much I love “Girls Trip” and hated “The Dark Tower.”

But wait, there’s more! We also talk about Sunday night’s “Game Of Thrones.” I try to give a good breakdown of what happened in the episode, and then Peter Brown from Assignment X and I have a really fun conversation about it. I can’t believe the season will already be over next week.

I forgot to link to the last few episodes. Sorry about that.

Episode 60: We review “Detroit,” and wonder where the next big movie trend is going to come from.

Episode 59: We review “The Dark Tower,” and discuss the controversy surrounding “Confederate.”

So anyway, you can listen to our podcast here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 58: Our Favorite Movies Of The 2000s

Yeah, so, we share our favorite movies of the 2000s in this week’s Dorking Out.

I worked on this list off and on for weeks beforehand, which is ridiculous because it’s not like it’s a binding legal document. I was determined to have some variety on the list, and I really didn’t want it to be like every other movie lover’s list.

I made a few rules for myself in compiling the list, including considering a movies “rewatch-ability factor.” I think I did pretty OK. Please remember that my list are my favorite movies, not the best movies. My list of movies that I would argue are the best would be very different and probably include movies such as “Children of Men,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Inglorious Basterds.” You know, influential shit like that.

So anyway, you can listen to our podcast here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 57: Dunkirk, Comic-Con and Game Of Thrones

Yeah, so, in this week’s Dorking Out we review Christopher Nolan’s new movie, “Dunkirk.”

I have mixed feelings about it. It’s visually awesome, and Nolan is so great at building a sense of dread and panic, but I had a difficult time telling some of the characters apart, which made it difficult to connect to the story. I think I might like it more if I see it again, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

Side Note: Why does Nolan insist on covering up Tom Hardy’s handsome face in all his movies? Rude!

In our second segment, Peter Brown from Assignment X joins us to talk about all the buzzy new trailers from Comic-Con, including “The Defenders,” “Ready Player One,” “Justice League,” “Thor Ragnarok,” “Star Trek Discovery” and more. Somehow this leads into an argument between Smith and I about which “Star Trek” movie is the worst “Star Trek” movie. I think “Star Trek Into Darkness” is the worst one, while Smith thinks it’s “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.” Personally, I would rather watch “Star Trek V,” because I like the original cast so much. Smith thinks I’m crazy, and it turned into an entertaining brawl.

And finally, Peter sticks around for our “what we’re dorking out about this week” segment, which has turned into a “Game Of Thrones” recap and discussion. If you watch the show, and I suspect you do, then you should definitely listen. We have a lot to talk about.

You can listen to our podcast here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 56: Game Of Thrones, War For The Planet Of The Apes and the Emmy nominations

Yeah, so, in this week’s podcast we talk about the return of “Game Of Thrones.” In fact, we’re probably going to be talking about “Game Of Thrones” every week while these final two seasons air, so if you like “Game Of Thrones,” then this podcast is for you.

In our second segment, we review “War For The Planet Of The Apes.” I’m new to this series. I recently watched “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” and “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.” Smith is a huge fan of this series, so our reaction to the final installment might surprise you.

Plus, we chat about last week’s Emmy nominations, and our conversation takes a strange political turn while talking about the nominations for late-night variety show. It’s a good discussion, though.

You can listen to Dorking Out here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 54: Baby Driver and Twin Peaks

Yeah, so, in this week’s Dorking Out we review “Baby Driver.”

I love, love, LOVE it. I go on and on about my affection for this movie, and writer-director Edgar Wright’s other movies, including “Shaun Of The Dead,” “Hot Fuzz” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.” Oh, and how much I adore his TV series “Spaced.”

In our second segment, I try to process my feelings about the new season of “Twin Peaks.” Part of me thinks I want it to be more like the original series. Maybe I like David Lynch operating within boundaries and rules, because I miss the stories and characters from the original show. However, “Twin Peaks: The Return” is crazy and weird, and I can’t wait to see where it’s going next. Like I said, I’m still processing it.

And finally, we end our show with what we’re dorking out about, and I talk about the documentary “Nobody Speak: The Trials Of The Free Press,” which is currently airing on Netflix.

You can listen to Dorking Out here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

 

Dorking Out Episode 53: Celebrating 40 Years For Our First Anniversary

Yeah, so, I’ve been so sick that I forgot to post the latest episode of Dorking Out here. In honor of our first anniversary, we’re looking back at 40 years of the show.

I know what you’re thinking, “That doesn’t add up.” Well, if you listen to the podcast you’ll get why that makes perfect sense, so maybe you should listen.

Basically, we get in our way-back machine and share with you our most memorable and most embarrassing moments of the test shows we have been recording for the past 40 years.

You can listen to Dorking Out here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.

Dorking Out Episode 52: ‘Cars 3’ and ‘Rough Night’ Reviews

Yeah, so, in this week’s Dorking Out with Chris & Sonia we review “Cars 3” with Juan Uriarte from the Instant Ramen podcast.

I’ve got a soft spot for the movie “Cars,” which many people consider a lesser Pixar movie. My mighty, mighty good boy Calvin has watched it countless times, which means I’ve watched it countless times, and it’s really grown on me. It’s no “Toy Story” trilogy, and it’s certainly not as imaginative as “Wall-E” or “Inside Out,” but it’s a nice, enjoyable movie.

“Cars 3” is more of a direct sequel to “Cars” than “Cars 2,” which is apparently more of a spy movie. I say “apparently” because I’ve never seen it. Whenever we’ve started “Cars 2,” Calvin says, “No, thank you,” and I say, “You’re right. This looks like a piece of shit. Let’s watch ‘Cars.’”

“Cars 3” isn’t as good as “Cars,” but it’s a good movie, and it’s got a few things to say about racism and sexism, which I wasn’t expecting.

In our second segment, Smith and I review “Rough Night.” Spoiler alert! We were disappointed, but it leads to an interesting discussion about the audience this movie was hoping to attract and then not giving that audience what it wants.

One more thing, this is our one-year anniversary. Let’s dance!

In honor of our anniversary, we will have a very special show next week, so definitely check it out.

You can listen to Dorking Out here, or you can find us on iTunes and Stitcher. If you listen to the show, I’d love to hear what you think. You can comment here, or on our website or Facebook page.