Deductible Opinions

This week the gang never gives up, while only surrendering a little bit as we watch the cult classic Galaxy Quest (1999). Should Tim Allen have rocked the mullet the entire film? How did Alan Rickman and Tim Allen survive severals months of each others company without violence? We also discuss Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), So I Married an Axe Murder (1993), Batman (1989) and the slow, anime themed death of Lord of the Rings. 00:00 - Introduction 12:00 - Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) 15:48 - So I Married an Axe Murder (1993) 17:52 - Batman (1989) 24:14 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) 28:38 - Galaxy Quest (1999)

This week on the podcast we, alongside Russell Crowe, make no money while advertising Gladiator 2. Is this a return to form for the Great Ridley Scott? Or just another cash grab for a fantasy epic action starved audience? 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Star Wars Unlimited TCG 05:15 - John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) 08:15 - My Old Ass (2024) 09:11 - 2024 Game of the Year Nominations - The Game Awards 15:20 - Glad2ator (2024) 50:35 - Final Ratings

This week on another very special episode, we are Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And we will have our vengeance, in this podcast or the next. We also discuss the Terminator 4K Remaster, The Substance, The Penguin and A Quiet Place:Day One. 00:00 - Introduction 15:44 - Gladiator (2000) 40:02 - Arena Battles 41:22 - A Shameful Extra 42:58 - The Hunger Games 43:22 - Are You Not Entertained? Seriously are you not? 44:10 - Oliver Reed RIP 49:10 - Best Kill! 57:44 - I will be back. ARTWORK LINK: https://i.redd.it/y9vsrfat0tz81.jpg

This episode the crew would not believe it's eyes, as ten million fireflies lit up the verse as we tried to sleep. Are TV movies always a mistake? Or was Serenity (2005) able to buck the trend and put a banger right under our 2000's skinny jean wearing noses? 00:00-Introduction 03:44-Serenity (2005) 1:05:44-Final Thoughts Contact us at contact@deductibleopinions.com https://x.com/DeductiblePod https://open.spotify.com/show/703bvhEMlduvPKHPoHtsWx

SKIP TO 19:05 FOR Trick 'R Treat! This week we celebrate Samhain, also known as All Hallows' Eve, also known as Halloween with the 2007 cult classic Trick 'r Treat. Can we learn to celebrate cinema and Hallow's Eve together, or is one of the hosts a big old bah humbug? 00:00-Introduction RIP One Direction 03:22-PAX AUS 2024 19:05-Trick 'r Treat Contact us at contact@deductibleopinions.com

We discuss the complexities of the the Ridley Scott classic, Alien. The question everyone has been asking for 25 years has finally been answered, why did Ripley wear that underwear. Contact us at contact@deductibleopinions.com

This episode we discuss the Jim Carrey improv masterpiece Dumb and Dumber (1994). Do you want to hear the most annoying noise in the world? We also discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Longlegs (2024) and Rebel Ridge (2024)

This week the hosts of the Deductible Opinions podcast watch SpeedRacer. Was it a real movie or just a fever dream? Do the The Wachowskis belong in director jail or should live action anime finally have its own category at the Ocsars? 00:00-Introduction 02:00-Alien: Romulus (2024)13:30-Speedracer (2008) We also discuss Alien:Romulus (2024) and Thelma (2024). Contact us at contact@deductibleopinions.com

Welcome back Mister Anderson. This episode we discuss Alex Proyas's Dark City (1998). Is it just the Matrix reskinned? Should Alex have just called it quits after The Crow or could Dark City be up next to get a legacy sequel remake? We also discuss Alien vs Predator 2, Black Swan, Twisters and Hackers.

M. Night Shyamalan returns with what might be his most quintessentially "M. Night" film to date. Josh Hartnett is just a normal dad and hero firefighter who wants to be left alone with his hobbies —his hobby? Amateur butchery. When he takes his daughter to a Lady Raven concert, Josh quickly finds himself ensnared in a trap set by the Philly police. The arena is locked down, and every man in the audience is profiled and forcibly removed from the concert they paid upwards of $600USD a ticket for while the police search for Josh to try and spoil his hobby. The question is: can Josh outwit them and make his escape and why did M.Night allow his daughter to “act” so much in this film?  Did he not see the dailies?  Trap (2024)

M. Night Shyamalan is back in 2023 with his box office hit Knock at the Cabin. Based on the aware winning 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay, join Nick and Zac as they are TRAPPED (2024) by Jordan into watching this potential masterclass of cinema. Was M. Night the true saviour of cinema all along? When Nolan looked into the abyss, did M. Night Look back? Knock at the Cabin.

On the big screen the boys catch niche indie film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Is this the end of the MCU as we know it?   Is Netflix done and will Hugh Jackman finally win his Oscar?  Lots of questions and much less answers this week on our special bonus episode.

Axel Foley is back, and like Melbourne in the winter the heat is on. After unapologetically getting his ex-partner and chief of police fired, Axel finds himself back in Bevelry Hills to protect his daughter from seemingly intentionally getting herself killed for a character we only meet once. Can Foley, his daughter any anyone else from the old movies Netflix can drag out solve the case? Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is a film about Axel Foley. A sarcastic workaholic supercop from Detroit with a really bloody weird laugh. After the murder of his hoodlum friend he, like the mighty salmon travelling upstream, finds himself a fish out of water in Beverly Hills. Can Axel Foley annoy enough people to get the job done? Beverly Hills Cop.