Flicky
Welcome to the Flicky Podcast, where even good films get bad reviews! John and Christopher review well-regarded, or popular, films from Golden Age Hollywood to Present-Day Cinema. Sometimes irreverent, often snarky, but always honest, the Flicky Podcast aims to give a fresh perspective on movies whose reputations have been established. John and Christopher hope to challenge listeners perceptions on what a good movie is in a podcast that is equal parts subversive, entertaining, and informative.
Episodes
The Flicky Podcast reviews the 2023 Oscar frontrunner, Everything Everywhere All At Once. John and Christopher discuss why this film ultimately fails to live up to its hype and it really boils down to one thing, the story. The boys talk about how they liked the acting, the professional filmmaking, and the smaller, quieter scenes in the film. However, the plot is messy and chaotic. John and Christopher are left feeling disappointed ...
The Flicky Podcast is back with a review of The Banshees of Inisherin, a film that is nominated for 9 Academy Awards. Both John and Christopher are fans of Martin McDonagh's work and were looking forward to viewing his latest film. They discuss their admiration for McDonagh's growth as a visual storyteller, the film's cinematography, the acting, and the dialogue. However, Christopher differs with John in how the plot was executed.
...Two episodes in a week? Is the world ending? The Flicky Podcast is back and they're beginning to review the awards circuit. They start with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and the flick is several tiers below the original. John and Christopher criticize the lack of character development, convoluted mystery, and cartoonish villain. Even though it has entertaining moments, the film's lack of heart seeps through every scene. The bo...
The Flicky Podcast is back with a review of the cultural touchstone: The Sound of Music. Christopher has been telling John for years that he hates this film, but as the episode unfolds...he learns that he is really apathetic to the movie. John learns just how huge the movie was, and how many popular songs originated from it, and they discuss how it's professionally made with a low-stakes story. They discuss how weak 1965 was a weak...
The Flicky Podcast is back and is ready to spread post-Christmas jeer. Their target this week is the first sequel in the Die Hard franchise: Die Hard 2. Huge fans of the first, John and Christopher discuss how this was a lazy attempt to cash in on the success of the original. It is everything Die Hard is not: stupid, surface, two-dimensional, and unimpressive. The boys are shocked by the reviews it received and how it didn't kill o...
The Flicky Podcast reviews The Holiday only after Christopher complains about Pentatonix, shares a story about the pleasures of using mass transit, discloses how he's become obsessive about Talking Heads, and quizzes John on 70s cinema. The boys finally discuss how The Holiday has a solid starting point, only to fall apart by the end due to bad pacing, little character development, and a plot that doesn't know what the main story i...
This week on the Flicky Podcast, John and Christopher tackle Netflix's production of All Quiet on the Western Front. Before diving into the film, the boys discuss who they think are the most underrated directors in the history of cinema. While viewing All Quiet on the Western Front, John wonders what this particular version of the story is trying to say to the viewing audience. John and Christopher compare and contrast the differen...
The Flicky Podcast is back this week and our episode begins with a ranking of Quentin Tarantino's films before moving onto a review of 1989's Road House. Firmly in the "So Bad It's Good" category, John and Christopher discuss just how dumb the movie is. However, despite its stupidity, or maybe because of it, the boys enjoyed the action film as it dives into farcical territory.
The Flicky Podcast is back after an absence! The boys begin with discussing why they won't be reviewing The Rings of Power anymore, and drive home how awful they think the series is. They then shift gears to review the classic action-adventure film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. In a rare occurrence for the show, both of our hosts love the movie. Instead of taking it apart, the boys talk about what makes this film a classic and some tid...
The Flicky Podcast is back with a review of the second episode of the Lord of the Rings series from Amazon. Starting with the rumor of another media merger, the boys deep dive into an episode that they thought was better than the premiere, but still isn't up to snuff. John and Christopher wonder what could've been is the property was in better hands.
The Flicky Podcast is back, and this time they're tackling a television series: the much ballyhooed prequel series, The Rings of Power. Acknowledging that this may be a cynical ploy to try and gain more listeners, John and Christopher go into the why they chose this show, the production of the series, and delve into the positives and negatives they saw in the series premiere. Has Amazon created a series that will capture the cultur...
The Flicky Podcast is back with a review of Baz Luhrmann's biopic. John and Christopher are aghast with how messy the film is. The epitome of style over substance, the film wastes a great performance by Austin Butler. The boys are left disgusted and disappointed by a project that should've been a lot better.
After going through some news in the entertainment world, the Flicky Podcast tackles the 1989 baseball classic, Field of Dreams. Nominated for Best Picture, and beloved by scores of Americans, John and Christopher discuss why this film is seen through rose-tinted glasses. Acknowledging that there are good themes and ideas in the movie, the boys trash the end product. The film contains atrocious dialogue, bad acting, and terrible di...
After spending about a month away from recording, the Flicky Podcast is back with a review of the mega-hit Top Gun: Maverick. The boys first discuss the debacle of the Batgirl film, and then discuss a film that entertained both of them. From its tight script, professional craftsmanship, and believable characters the sequel outpaces the original in every facet of filmmaking. Christopher and John have one slight disagreement about th...
This week's episode of the Flicky Podcast features John's list of eight desert island films. John's first seven films, including some of the best films ever made, are world renown for their intellect, high quality, and artistry. John concludes his list with a major surprise in selecting a bad film, but it's a bad film that touches John's inner child.
While John is away on his honeymoon, the boys recorded two episodes of the podcast that were influenced by Desert Island Discs, the BBC radio show. After explaining their film centric parameters, Christopher gives his list of eight films he would bring with him to a desert island.
Because John will be getting married in Greece, Christopher decided that they will be reviewing 2008's Mamma Mia! An extremely popular stage musical around the world, the boys come to the conclusion that the story probably works better on the stage than film. John and Christopher come away impressed by the acting, but the singing and story leave a lot to be desired. One of John's criticisms of the film is that sometimes ABBA's song...
Although originally intending to review The Professional on this week's episode of the Flicky Podcast, John asked to review, midweek, Top Gun. John and Christopher delve into how the film was a cultural flashpoint in the 80s, and how it was a perfect encapsulation of the film business in the 1980s. They poke fun at the generic plot, corny dialogue, and unsubtle characterization. The boys agree that it is a fun, yet flawed, film tha...
This episode of the Flicky Podcast begins with short reviews of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America, the final season of Peaky Blinders, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. They also talk about how Jeff Bridges is cancer free and how he has a new show on FX called The Old Man. John and Christopher then dive into the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga. They discuss how Disney not only dropped the ball with this film, but the entire sequel seri...
After discussing how the Jurassic World film series is teflon, John and Christopher dive into the sequel to Blade Runner, the sci-fi masterpiece. Like recent films that were reviewed, Blade Runner is a beautiful, technically brilliant film that has a less than desired plot. The boys skewer the fan service elements of the story and the happy coincidences found throughout the film. They end with a plea to Ryan Gosling to embrace the ...
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