ZOOTED OFF MOVIES

In the third Linklater entry in our 'Richards' miniseries, we've come across the beginning to a personal favorite franchise of Jack and Alex's. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy act real romantic and we uhhhh, talk about it!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

The boys continue down their Richards miniseries by going further down the Richard Linklater mini-miniseries with perhaps one of his most widely acclaimed pictures and one that both hosts have quite a fondness for, the 1970s partygoing, coming-of-age film, DAZED AND CONFUSED! Not that there's too much that has yet to be said about this movie, but we dive into what makes this different from similar movies that came after it, the realism of the scenes, and we see just how good it is to get yourself Dazed and Confused while watching it with another patented Zooted Off Movies drinking game. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Following up on our RICHARD miniseries, we crack off another sub-miniseries this week with the """first""" Richard Linklater film, SLACKER! (We know that there's another one now, but sure as hell did not at the time of recording)This movie that inspired the likes of Kevin Smith, carries a free-flowing, conversational vibe, never spending too long with one character and constantly shifting throughout different parts of Austin, Texas. And well, all the characters in it are at least a little bit insane. Listen for discussion on the form, Linklater's later filmography, and one of the crown jewels of the podcast, the patented ZOOTED OFF MOVIES DRINKING GAME! *crowd cheers*Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

This week, the boys begin a brand new journey with some distance from previous miniseries...we are beginning a journey through the minds of Richards. As two individuals that began their true film obsessions with this film bro staple, Jack and Alex are discussing 2001's DONNIE DARKO, directed by Richard Kelly and starring a number of familiar faces, fronted by of course, Jake Gyllenhaal. Listen for some honest discussion of a movie that means a lot to both hosts but is out of its prime, and listen even further for Jack's insane read on this movie. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

The boys get zooted off religion alongside the newest A24 horror/EPIX ORIGINAL release, the full length directorial debut of Rose Glass, SAINT MAUD. We dive fully into all of the most terrifying aspects of this religious obsession and well, religious obsessions overall!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex get back together to close out the Spectrevision series yet again. In an entry in the superhero subversion series, sitting prominently next to 2008s HANCOCK, we have Adam Egypt Mortimer's follow-up to DANIEL ISN'T REAL in the Joe Manganiello starring alien superhero film ARCHENEMY! Join us for Paul Scheer talk round 2 and some more visions of spectres!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, Jack and Alex discuss the 2020 A24/Appletv+ hybrid release, Sofia Coppola's ON THE ROCKS. We talk about Bill Murray, infidelity, and all that other shit that you do when you're rich and charismatic. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

In another episode covering 2020 film releases, Jack and Alex discuss the Andy Samberg/Cristin Milotti riff on Groundhog Day, PALM SPRINGS. Listen to hear all about which aspects do and do not work, Conner O'Malley, and why we personally think the movie works.Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, continuing in the discussion of notable 2020 film releases, Jack and Alex get zooted off their own slowly melting away senses of being, with the Brandon Cronenberg sci-fi thriller, POSSESSOR. This mind-swap assassination plot is an absolute trip, and we get to talk about what it has to say about consent, dissociation, and melty face special effects. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

In the first, real, legitimate, Zooted Off Movies episode, we dive into our 2020 miniseries in discussing the best films that that shitshow of a year had to offer. This is starting off with Leigh Whanell's THE INVISIBLE MAN, a psychological sci-fi horror movie centered around Elisabeth Moss dealing with the fallout of escaping her horrifying, abusive relationship with an invisibility discovering Oliver Jackson-Cohen. This movie rules. We also have a drinking game to go along with the trauma. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

After a bit of a break, Jack and Alex return to discuss Kelly Reichardt's 2020 movie about one beautiful cow, two great friends, and a whole lot of tasty, oily cakes. ALSO, an announcement that we'll be transitioning towards a movie podcast not so weighed down by hipster bullshit. ZOOTED OFF COWS!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex meet up once again to discuss the MIDSOMMAR director's cut, almost a full half an hour longer longer than the theatrical release, presented on a really beautiful 4k release from A24 themselves. We really break down all the differences in the two cuts as well as fully diving into the plot itself and all of the Ari Aster knowledge we've gained since our first episode. Take your hallucinogens now and you'll really be peaking when we're getting into the meat of things....Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Returning to A24 for a small burst, we rediscuss 2019's panic attack in film-form from the Safdie brothers, UNCUT GEMS. The self-described "Safdie Brothers of Podcasting," Jack and Alex break this thing down in ways that we were simply not confident enough to do around launch! Hear some interesting Arno takes, breakdowns of different characters from NYC, and much much more!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex round out their series discussing the Ocean's franchise with the reboot/sequel that puts its sights on the never-before-mentioned sister of Clooney's character and a whole new squad of women and their fashion based heist. Listen for discussion of everyone involved, some of the interesting resolutions to this plot, and a very succinct, nice way of describing the franchise from Jack to close up the series. Check it out!

We return once again for another installment of our Ocean's series, in which Jack is discovering this heist franchise for the very first time and uhhhhhh, it's pretty good! Listen to hear thoughts on what this movie gets right, and what parts are just baffling. And Al Pacino!

Furthering along Jack's journey in watching these heist movies for the first time, he and Alex have found their way to the incredibly stylish, out-of-country installment with OCEAN'S TWELVE. Listen as we break down the plot, heist movie stakes, and become the millionth podcast to talk about the absolutely batshit Julia Roberts moment! Check it out!

On a recent episode, Jack admitted to never having seen a single movie in the OCEAN'S franchise, so in this incredibly meme-y episode of a podcast that belongs to us, and can therefore encompass whatever fucking movies we want, we're going on a journey with George Clooney and a bunch of other guys just being dudes.  Get ready for an interesting start! As detailed throughout the episode, there was a lot of drinking going on throughout the runtime of this so ummmm, sorry. 

Continuing our short little 'Elijah Wood in horror roles' series, Jack and Alex get back together this week to discuss 2012's MANIAC, a remake of a film from 1980 in which Elijah Wood REALLY shows off his chops. We spend a lot of time talking about slashers as well as the OG version of this one, as well as wagging our fingers at Spectrevision for not having a movie like this in their catalog. (jk....mostly...)((SPECTREVISION PLEASE DROP A SLASHER CHALLENGE))Intro music by Alex Brinkman

In a hastily prepared, last-minute Halloween miniseries to bridge the gap between the spooky month and our month of nothing but Ocean's discussions, Jack and Alex are here to discuss some Elijah Wood horror roles from outside the Spectrevision brand. Which brings us to COME TO DADDY, a very strange release from earlier this year from director Ant Timpson. Listen as we ride this tonal rollercoaster and discuss the various places this head trip of a movie goes. And be sure to listen next week when we break down the 2012, Elijah Wood starring, MANIAC remake. Check it out!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex get together this week to rank each and every individual Spectrevision release. Given this only includes 10-11 movies, this isn't a very long list, but it's something we care about deeply. Watch these movies! We want to see a Spectrevision 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movie!!!!!Intro music by Alex Brinkman