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100 years, 200 movies. Brad Garoon and Jake Ziegler assign each other one movie the other has never seen for each of the last 100 years.

Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler


    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    1932: "Trouble in Paradise" and "I am a Fugitive on a Chain Gang"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 24:07


    Ernst Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" charmed our pants off, while Mervyn LeRoy's "I Am A Fugitive On a Chain Gang" proved to be way ahead of its time. Plus brief reviews of "The Ballad of Wallis Island" and "La Cocina".Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1996: "Sling Blade", "Lone Star", and "The Frighteners"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 46:57


    "Sling Blade" sees Billy Bob Thornton burst onto the scene, "Lone Star" tries to make Chris Cooper a star but relies on Matthew McConaughey for marketing instead, and "the Frighteners" is the beginning of the end of Michael J. Fox's movie career and the end of the beginning for Peter Jackson's directing career. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2005: "Capote" and "Green Street Hooligans"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 37:58


    In "Capote", Philip Seymour Hoffman channeled the man who wrote "In Cold Blood". In "Green Street Hooligans", Elijah Wood tried to be a tough guy and Charlie Hunnam tried to be Jason Statham. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1975: 'The Stepford Wives' and 'The Eiger Sanction'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 30:51


    "The Eiger Sanction" sees Clint Eastwood try to out James Bond the 007 agent himself, and "The Stepford Wives" gives us a heaping helping of bleak, paranoid '70s genre fare. Hosted by Brad Garoon and Jake Ziegler

    1939: 'Stagecoach', 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' & 'Gone with the Wind'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 29:36


    "Stagecoach" gave us the beginning of John Wayne's career, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" put Jimmy Stewart front and center, and "Gone with the Wind" stirred up controversy (and still does). Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1927: 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans' and 'The Unknown'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 25:51


    F.W. Murnau starts his Hollywood career with a trippy love story born out of a murder plot in "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans", and Tod Browning shows that Lon Chaney can do more than just be the Phantom of the Opera... he can be a man who smokes cigarettes with his feet in "The Unknown"! It's Nosferatu's director vs. Dracula's director this week. Plus a bonus review of a few obscure animated films that deserve your attention, 'Virus Tropical', 'Path of Blood', 'Attack of the Demons', and 'When You Get to the Forest'.Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    Bonus: Ranking Every Steven Soderbergh Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 45:43


    From 'Sex Lies and Videotape' to 'Black Bag' (which is now available on VOD), we rank every single Steven Soderbergh movie, plus a few of his miniseries and a short film. Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake ZieglerCovering, in chronological order:Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), Kafka (1991), King of the Hill (1993), The Underneath (1995), Schizopolis (1996), Gray's Anatomy (1996), Out of Sight (1998), The Limey (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), Traffic (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Full Frontal (2002), Solaris (2002), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Eros/Equilibrium (2024) Bubble (2005), The Good German (2006), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Che (2008), The Girlfriend Experience (2009), The Informant! (2009), And Everything Is Going Fine (2010), Contagion (2011), Haywire (2011), Magic Mike (2012), Side Effects (2013), Behind the Candelabra (2013), Logan Lucky (2017), Unsane (2018), Mosaic (2018), High Flying Bird (2019), The Laundromat (2019), Let Them All Talk (2020), No Sudden Move (2021), Kimi (2022), Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023), Command Z (2023), Full Circle (2023), Presence (2024), Black Bag (2024)0:00 Introduction2:12 40-3013:08 29-2024:29 19-1036:55 9-1#georgeclooney #merylstreep #michaeldouglas #juliaroberts #bradpitt #catherinezetajones #mattdamon

    1977: 'New York, New York' and 'Eraserhead'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 22:27


    David Lynch debuts fully formed with Eraserhead, starring Jack Nance, while Martin Scorsese makes a musical with Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli.Apologies for the bad audio on this and the next episode, we ran into a technical difficulty.Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1953: 'Tokyo Story' and 'From Here to Eternity'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 26:14


    This week, we take a look at Yasujiro Ozu's seminal masterpiece, a loose adaptation of the incredible 'Make Way for Tomorrow', and then talk about the harrowing Best Picture winner that also nabbed Frank Sinatra a Best Actor Oscar. Apologies for the bad audio on this and the next two episodes, we ran into a technical difficulty.Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    Bonus: Ranking All 50 Dreamworks Animation Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 39:51


    From Antz to Dogman and all the Shreks, Kung Fu Pandas, How to Train Your Dragons, Boss Babys, and Wild Robots in between.Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1994: 'Bullets Over Broadway' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 32:06


    John Cusack dodges bullets in Woody Allen's 'Bullets Over Broadway' while Ang Lee returns to his home country to give us the amazing food movie 'Eat Drink Man Woman'.Connect with us:Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpodNever Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1935: 'Top Hat' and 'Mutiny on the Bounty'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 16:47


    Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire blew the roof off in Top Hat, while Charles Laughton and Clark Gable were showered with critical acclaim for their parts in Frank Lloyd's naval epic Mutiny on the Bounty. Connect with us:Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpodNever Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1957: 'Throne of Blood' and '3:10 to Yuma'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 29:27


    Akira Kurosawa brought Macbeth to feudal Japan with his masterpiece, Throne of Blood, while Glenn Ford & Van Heflin battled it out in the Wild West. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2010: 'The American' and 'Boy'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 49:03


    People were disappointed in director Anton Corbijn's film 'The American', starring George Clooney. We're here to tell you why it's worth a lot of love. We do the same for Taika Waititi's 'Boy', but everyone who sees it likes it; we just don't think you've seen it.Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeverDidItPodcastHosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Michael Tanzillo

    Bonus: The First Annual Never Did It Awards + Oscar Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 46:37


    The stars are out and Jake even wore a tie (find us on YouTube to see it!) to award the 2024 movie season's best actors, actresses, writers, directors, animators, documentarians, and overall films. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Jeff Richardson

    1978: 'Death on the Nile' and 'Days of Heaven'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 60:46


    Professor Jeff Richardson returns to talk about Peter Ustinov leading an all-star cast including David Niven, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, Betty Davis, and George Kennedy in perhaps the best murder mystery ever put to film. Then everyone shifts gears to Terrence Malick's moving painting 'Days of Heaven', featuring one of Richard Gere's first performances. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeverDidItPodcastHosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Jeff Richardson

    1947: 'Gentleman's Agreement' and 'Nightmare Alley'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 29:37


    Elia Kazan and Gregory Peck tried to take on antisemitism and won a Best Picture Oscar, but the movie is bizarre by today's standards. Tyrone Power dazzled in the original Nightmare Alley. Plus a brief chat about Steven Soderbergh. Connect with us: Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeverDidItPodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2006: 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' and 'The Lives of Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 38:37


    We dip our toes into the world of anime with Mamoru Hosada's 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time', and then take a look at the dark side of East Germany with Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's 'The Lives of Others'. Connect with us: Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeverDidItPodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1965: 'Onibaba' and 'Thunderball'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 65:10


    Kaneto Shindo's Onibaba is an amazing, stripped down terror, while the James Bond film Thunderball will have you scared for other reasons. Sean Connery, yikes. We also dropped reviews for the Brutalist and the Count of Monte Cristo in this one, so stick around for those. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Brandon Treadway

    2012: 'Arbitrage' and 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 42:11


    David Gelb goes to Japan to share Jiro Ono's sushi passions with the world, while Nicholas Jarecki makes his directorial debut with an underseen banger from Richard Gere, Tim Roth, and Susan Sarandon. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1926: 'The General' and 'Faust'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 22:48


    Buster Keaton's 'The General' was hugely influential on movies ranging from Bridge on the River Kwai to Mad Max: Fury Road, and F.W. Murnau's Faust will shock you with it's effects. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2019: 'Blinded by the Light' and 'Love, Antosha'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 53:31


    Love, Antosha' is a sweet tribute to Anton Yelchin, an actor we lost too young, and Gurinder Chadha brings a taste of Indian cinema to Britain with her story of Pakistani boy's love for the Bruce Springsteen. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Jesse Jackson of Set Lusting Bruce. Set Lusting Bruce with Gurinder Chadha, director of Blinded by the Light: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EtfamDiufkkmge6fIRbGK

    Bonus: Christmas Movies + Ranking 1983, 2013, and 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 47:52


    Nothing like two Jewish guys talking about Christmas. Jake has a bone to pick with Christmas movies, Brad has a bone to pick with Star Wars movies, and we heap a bunch of praise onto Martin Scorsese, Spike Jonze, and George Miller. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1942: "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "To Be Or Not To Be"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 25:47


    Ernst Lubitsch brought us the unbelievably funny To Be or Not to Be, starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard, while Orson Welles fumbled with his sophomore feature The Magnificent Ambersons. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2002: 'Big Fat Liar', 'Adaptation', '8 Women', and 'Frailty'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 54:37


    Dishonesty brings everyone together in Sean Levy's "Big Fat Liar", François Ozon's "8 Women", Bill Paxton's "Frailty" and Spike Jonze's "Adaptation". Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1961: "Breathless" and "La Dolce Vita"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 62:43


    Jean-Luc Godard and Federico Fellini made two iconic films that are quite different, but they changed the way movies are made. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler with guest Jeff Richardson

    2008: "Hunger" and "Frost/Nixon"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 46:57


    Michael Fassbender goes to absurd lengths to portray Bobby Sands in Steve McQueen's biopic, while Ron Howard pits Frank Langella's Richard Nixon against Michael Sheen's Bobby Sands. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    BONUS: Ranking Sofia Coppola Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 38:42


    The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, Somewhere, the Bling Ring, the Beguiled, On the Rocks, and Priscilla all get the Never Did It treatment in this Sofia Coppola career retrospective. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Meghan Fischer

    1982: "Diner" & "First Blood"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 54:39


    Barry Levinson brings together Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Tim Daly, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, and more for his coming of age tale, while Sylvester Stallone gives the world John Rambo. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Jonathan Bernstein #steveguttenberg #timdaly #briandennehy #davidcaruso #actionmovies #comingofage #movierecommendation

    1945: "Spellbound" and "Brief Encounter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 23:59


    Alfred Hitchcock teams up with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck for a bizarre thriller/romance, while David Lean produces one of the all-time weepies with leads Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    BONUS: Halloween Horrors - "The Invisible Man" and "The Thing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 24:45


    We take a deep dive into James Whale's Universal Monster classic, starring Claude Rains, and John Carpenter's body horror terrifier, starring Kurt Russell and Keith David. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1981: "Son of the White Mare" & "Blow Out"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 32:15


    Marcell Jankovics delivers trippy animated folk stories while Brian De Palma brings us a hard boiled, neurotic thriller starring John Travolta and a terrifying John Lithgow. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    Bonus: Ranking the Legendary Monsterverse - Godzilla and King Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 28:54


    Godzilla and King Kong square off against a host of enemies: Mothra, MUTOs, Ghidorah, Rodan, Scar King, Mecha Godzilla, Shimo, Skullcrawlers, and our critical eyeballs. We're joined by Jake's daughter Vivienne Rose as we take on the entire Monsterverse. Connect with us: Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1989: "No Holds Barred" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 66:20


    Hulk Hogan bodyslams his way to infamy in a movie more or less directed by Vince McMahon, while Woody Allen and Martin Landau team up for a comedy classic. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Kevin Ford

    1966: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "Blowup"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 33:48


    We cover the altered perceptions given to us by directors Mike Nichols (in his film directorial debut) and Michaelangelo Antonioni. Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal, Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jane Birkin have us questioning what is real. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1956: "Ikiru" and "The Searchers"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 38:38


    Akira Kurosawa, John Ford and John Ford brought the GOODS to American audiences in 1956. Connect with us: Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    2017: "You Were Never Really Here" and "Call Me By Your Name"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 50:40


    Lynne Ramsay brings us a disturbing Joaquin Phoenix performance (notable in a career full of them) and Luca Guadagnino delivers a love story between Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Michael Stuhlbarg also gives a bravura performance. Plus, Brad wonders aloud about the Sound of Freedom phenomenon of 2023. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1938: "You Can't Take It With You" and "Bringing Up Baby"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 26:23


    Howard Hawks and Frank Capra serve up a heaping helping of shmaltzy comedy featuring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, and Jean Arthur. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1970: "Five Easy Pieces" and "La Piscine"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 37:29


    Join us for a look at the movie that put Jack Nicholson on the map, and a comparison of 1970's "La Piscine" ("The Swimming Pool") and 2015's "A Bigger Splash", a loose remake by . Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1937: "The Life of Emile Zola" and "Make Way For Tomorrow"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 26:50


    Listen as two grown men cry because "Make Way For Tomorrow" got them thinking about the limited time we all get with our parents. They also talk about embarrassing creative compromises made by the producers of "The Life of Emile Zola". Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

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    1925: "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Gold Rush"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 19:13


    Our third dose of Charlie Chaplin brings us to his earliest film we've covered, and perhaps the funniest. Meanwhile, Lon Chaney embodies the Phantom, as we talk about its legacy, whether or not Gerard Butler got the same treatment in his version, and what the stage production was like. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1972: "What's Up, Doc?" and "Deliverance"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 43:25


    The power of Barbra Streisand goes up against the call of the wild this week. Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?" starring Babs and Ryan O'Neal (and a host of other '70s comedic geniuses) is up first. Then, with we take a look at John Boorman's "Deliverance" and all the trauma heaped upon Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with special guest Tripp Burton

    2011: "The Sunset Limited" and "Take Shelter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 31:39


    This week, Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Shannon, and Jessica Chastain delivered a pair of nihilistic horror shows (but not horror movies) in films directed by Jones and Jeff Nichols. We loved the dread! Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    BONUS: Deadpool and Wolverine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 35:07


    This week, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are under the microscope as we rate and rank every Deadpool and Wolverine movie in the extended X-Men franchise. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1967: 'The Battle of Algiers' and 'Cool Hand Luke'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 27:33


    Paul Newman smolders while an Italian director looks back on a French/Algerian conflict. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    Bonus: 2024 Summer Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 47:17


    We take a break from our classic movie mission to catch up on some of the movies we've seen this spring and summer: Furiosa, Hit Man, The Fall Guy, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, I Used to be Funny, The Feeling that the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Thelma, Challengers, Babes, The Old Oak, Evil Does Not Exist, Hundreds of Beavers, I Saw the TV Glow, Mars Express, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

    1997: "The Sweet Hereafter" and "Cure"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 62:43


    Kiyoshi Kurosawa gives us horror from Japan, while Ian Holm leads a tragic cast from Canada. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler, with guest Brandon Treadway 0:00 Introduction 1:30 The Sweet Hereafter 21:35 Cure 44:47 The Best Movies of 1997

    1985: "Witness" and "Clue"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 43:10


    Martin Mull may have passed away, but his memory will always live on through Clue. Connect with us: Never Did It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neverdiditpod Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Witness 16:16 Clue 27:28 The Best Movies of 1985 38:40 Evaluating Trilogies

    1958: 'King Creole' and 'Touch of Evil'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 41:44


    Elvis Presley (and Walter Matthau) bring the goods in Michael Curtiz' 'King Creole', so much so that David Lynch put a lot of the movie's DNA into 'Blue Velvet. Orson Welles wore a fat suit and Charlton Heston wore brownface in 'Touch of Evil.' We discuss all this and more this week. Connect with us: Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/spC0JgjQ-jI Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler 0:00 Introduction 0:53 King Creole 10:18 Blue Velvet 16:37 Touch of Evil 35:08 The best movies of 1958

    Bonus: 'Inside Out 2' and Ranking Pixar Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 63:36


    'Inside Out 2' is a box office smash, so we give our thoughts. Then, we rank every Pixar movie from the bottom to the top. 28 movies, including some of the best animated films of all time! Connect with us: Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/spC0JgjQ-jI Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Inside Out 2 10:04 Ranking Every Pixar Movie 1:02:53 The Pixar List

    2004: "Baadasssss" and "Primer"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 37:23


    'Baadasssss' looks back at an important movie of the past, while 'Primer' proved that technology was changing movies. Connect with us: Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/spC0JgjQ-jI Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler 0:00 Introduction 3:26 Baadasssss 16:34 Primer 25:27 The best movies of 2004

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