Good Day for a Movie Podcast

Tate brings us to the pretentious corner of cinema this week, with his pick of The Sacrifice from 1986. This movie was directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. GD4AM: 46/100 IMDb: 7.9/10 Metacritic: 85/100 Letterboxd: 4.3/5 RT: 88% At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: We Live in Time (2024), which is currently in theaters.

From the clouds, Sage picks 1973's French-language film Fantastic Planet for our next movie to review. All three hosts' viewing experiences differed: one fell asleep, one watched it high, and one stayed awake and sober. This movie was directed by René Laloux. GD4AM: 77/100 IMDb: 7.7/10 Metacritic: 73/100 Letterboxd: 4.0/5 RT: 91% On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders. This movie is currently streaming on Max. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Sacrifice (1986), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

We get spooky this week with 1982's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell and Keith David! Happy Halloween! This movie was directed by John Carpenter. GD4AM: 86/100 IMDb: 8.2/10 Metacritic: 57/100 Letterboxd: 4./5 RT: 85% A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Planet (1973), which is currently streaming on Max.

Jacob, Tate, and Sage are joined by friend of the show, Kaden for Jacob's most recent pick, High Noon from 1952, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. This movie was directed by Fred Zinnemann. GD4AM: 71/100 IMDb: 7.9/10 Metacritic: 89/100 Letterboxd: 4.0/5 RT: 95% A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train. This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and MGM+. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Thing (1982), which is currently streaming on Peacock, AMC+, and Amazon Prime.

Back in the swing of this, Tate picks IMDb's number one rated movie, 1994's The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. This movie was directed by Frank Darabont. GD4AM: 94/100 IMDb: 9.3/10 Metacritic: 82/100 Letterboxd: 4.6/5 RT: 89% A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion. This movie is currently streaming on Tubi with commercials or available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: High Noon (1952), which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and MGM+.

Connections is dead. We are now back to your regularly scheduled programming as Sage picks 2018's Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. Tate is also back from Oktoberfest. This movie was directed by Peter Farrelly. GD4AM: 94/100 IMDb: 8.2/10 Metacritic: 69/100 Letterboxd: 3.7/5 RT: 77% A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), which is currently streaming on Tubi or available for rent on most VOD platforms.

It's still the Jacob and Sage show because Tate is off in Germany celebrating Oktoberfest. In our final game of Connections, Jacob picks the 1985 Brat Pack movie, St. Elmo's Fire, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Andie MacDowell. This movie was directed by Joel Schumacher. GD4AM: 39/100 IMDb: 6.4/10 Metacritic: 35/100 Letterboxd: 3.0/5 RT: 42% A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Green Book (2018), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Tate is out, Sage is in, and he makes his first pick for our game of Connections, picking Forsaken from 2015, starring Keifer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, and Demi Moore. This movie was directed by Jon Cassar. GD4AM: 54/100 IMDb: 6.4/10 Metacritic: 55/100 Letterboxd: 3.0/5 RT: 40% In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers. This movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: St. Elmo's Fire (1985), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

For our next game of Connections, Jacob picks 1992's A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, written by Aaron Sorkin. Sage is still along for the ride and Tate joins in eventually from the road. This movie was directed by Rob Reiner. GD4AM: 93/100 IMDb: 7.7/10 Metacritic: 62/100 Letterboxd: 4.0/5 RT: 84% A military lawyer is tasked with defending two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine and intends to prove they were only following their base commander's orders. This movie is currently streaming on AMC+ or available for purchase on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Forsaken (2015), which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Football season, what most people would call autumn, is here, and Tate serendipitously picked 1994's Interview with the Vampire starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. This episode also features a surprise, tune in to find out what it is! This movie was directed by Neil Jordan. GD4AM: 66/100 IMDb: 7.5/10 Metacritic: 62/100 Letterboxd: 3.6/5 RT: 63% A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: A Few Good Men (1992), which is currently streaming on AMC+ or available for purchase on most VOD platforms.

Tate's next pick of Connections brings Jacob and Tate to review 1995's 12 Monkeys starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt. This movie was directed by Terry Gilliam. GD4AM: 87/100 IMDb: 8.0/10 Metacritic: 75/100 Letterboxd: 3.9/5 RT: 88% In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

In our next game of Connections, Tate and Jacob review 1992's The Last of the Mohicans starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Before we get into the review, Jacob teaches a bit of a history lesson, then we talk about what makes this such a good movie and an enjoyable watch. This movie was directed by Michael Mann. GD4AM: 86/100 IMDb: 7.6/10 Metacritic: 76/100 Letterboxd: 3.7/5 RT: 88% Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War. This movie is currently only available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: 12 Monkeys (1995), which is currently streaming on most VOD platforms.

Tate and Jacob take a trip to Bahston this week as they review The Town directed by and starring Ben Affleck alongside Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, and Blake Lively. This movie was directed by Ben Affleck. GD4AM: 70/100 IMDb: 7.5/10 Metacritic: 74/100 Letterboxd: 3.7/5 RT: 92% A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold an assistant manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her. This movie is currently only available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), which is currently streaming on TubiTV with commercials.

Tate and Jacob return to kick off their end-of-summer series; Connections! The following movies will have some connection to the previous film, it can be an actor, actress, director, or writer. Jacob and Tate review 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to kick things off. This movie was directed by Shawn Levy. GD4AM: 58/100 IMDb: 8.1/10 Metacritic: 56/100 Letterboxd: 3.7/5 RT: 78% Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction. This movie is currently only available in theaters. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: The Town (2010), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

This week on GD4AM, Tate and Jacob review one of Tate's mom's favorite movies, Sense and Sensibility (1995), starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman. Tate also invites his mom on for a brief appearance. This movie was directed by Ang Lee. GD4AM: 79/100 IMDb: 7.7/10 Metacritic: 84/100 Letterboxd: 3.8/5 RT: 97% Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), which releases in theaters July 26th.

A week late, Jacob and Tate review 1989's Glory starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. This movie was directed by Edward Zwick. GD4AM: 82/100 IMDb: 7.8/10 Metacritic: 78/100 Letterboxd: 3.7/5 RT: 95% Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Sense and Sensibility (1995), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Today, Jacob and Tate invite long-time friend, Marissa Spicer to help us review Disney Pixar's newest release, Inside Out 2. This movie was directed by Kelsey Mann. GD4AM: 84/100 IMDb: 8.0/10 Metacritic: 73/100 Letterboxd: 3.8/5 RT: 91% Follows Riley, in her teenage years, encountering new emotions. This movie is currently only in theaters. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Glory (1989), which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

In today's episode of GD4AM, Tate and Jacob travel down to Argentina, not Italy, to review 2014's Wild Tales. This movie was directed by Damián Szifron. GD4AM: 89/100 IMDb: 8.1/10 Metacritic: 77/100 Letterboxd: 4.1/5 RT: 94% Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress. This movie is currently streaming on Hulu. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Inside Out 2 (2024), which is currently only in theaters.

A movie about a Saint! Today, Jacob and Tate review 1966's A Man for All Seasons starring Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, and Orson Welles, a movie about England and King Henry VIII's divorce from the Catholic Church and Saint Thomas More. This movie was directed by Fred Zinnemann. GD4AM: 85/100 IMDb: 7.7/10 Metacritic: 72/100 Letterboxd: 3.8/5 RT: 89% The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry. This movie is available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: Wild Tales (2014), which is currently streaming on Hulu.

Jacob and Tate are back to review 2004's Closer starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. Before they get into the movie, a quick recap of the LA trip, and then during the review, they talk about the performances, the current dating scene, and much more! This movie was directed by Mike Nichols. GD4AM: 89/100 IMDb: 7.2/10 Metacritic: 65/100 Letterboxd: 3.4/5 RT: 68% The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other. This movie is currently streaming on Pluto TV and is available for rent on most VOD platforms. NEXT MOVIE REVIEW: A Man for All Seasons (1966), which is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.