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May the Fourth be with you. (And also with you.) Lift up your horns. (We lift them up to the Force.) Yes, it's Star Wars Day. Frank and Matt have lost all sense of copyright reason and have treated us all to a packed episode all about one of the greats. Throw your over-the-ear headphones, pour a glass of wine, and revel in the leitmotifs. It's the music of the Star Wars Saga this week on No Flicks Given.

WE PROMISE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP TO A SCHEDULE. Delaying for a few days on this occasion warranted a slight delay. Are you excited? 'cause we are.

" It was just a colour—but not any color of our earth or heavens. And because Ammi recognized that color, and knew that this last faint remnant must still lurk down there in the well, he has never been quite right since."Picture this. It's early March 2020. The boys have gathered in Austin, Texas to celebrate Peter's imminent wedding. There is booze. There are tacos. There are Bird scooters. There is a film. A strange film. A Nicholas Cage film, directed by Richard Stanley. A film that will change everything for the boys, and herald the change that is coming for the world beyond. That film is 2020's "Color Out of Space", a totally bonkers adaptation of a totally bonkers H.P. Lovecraft story. There are scares, Tommy Chong, and.... alpacas. My god are there alpacas. Join us as we dive deep, finally come up for air, and are forever.... changed. Alpacas.

The Rocketeer is a 1991 American superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Joe Johnston, it stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, and Tiny Ron Taylor. It is based on the character of the same name created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens.Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, The Rocketeer tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord, who discovers a hidden rocket pack that he thereafter uses to fly without the need of an aircraft. His heroic deeds soon attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, who are hunting for the missing rocket pack, as well as the Nazi operatives who stole it from Hughes. What's not to love?We've got a packed house for this episode in Hollywoodland. Connor, Frank, Matt and Peter all made sure to clear their schedules to talk about what's become something of a hidden gem. Accompanied by a stellar score by James Horner, join the boys as we go back to the early days of the super hero genre.You can watch The Rocketeer on Disney+. Be sure to follow us on Instagram.

The year is 2027. Cyborgs roam the streets of the America/Japan Corporate Union. The Red Army Hammerheads, a cyborg separatist group plans... a murder of some kind? And only Alex Rain, who is also a cyborg, but not as much of a cyborg as the other ones, is the only man/83% cyborg, who can stop... the cyborgs, who we think might be 100% cyborg, but that would make them robots. We can't be sure, but the sunglasses and trench coats are defiantly a vibe. ANYWAY.... Join the boys as they try to decipher a movie that we know, for sure, is a 1992 cyberpunk action film directed by the great Albert Pyun, starting Oliver (pronounced Olivie-ay) Gruner, that was once described as "A story told by an 8 year old that had reached into a bag of sci-fi tropes from the 80's, and is just making it up as he goes along" by one of the hosts of this podcast. "Nemesis" can be seen in full, for free, on Youtube. Watch along with us so that you too, can be "State of the Fucking Art".

Matt and Frank are back in there continuous quest to cover all of the James Bond movies. This week we get too pretty middling entries:- You Only Live Twice (1967)- Octopussy (1983)In You Only Live Twice, Bond (Sean Connery) is dispatched to Japan after American and Soviet-crewed spacecraft vanish mysteriously in orbit, each nation blaming the other amidst the Cold War. Bond travels secretly to a remote Japanese island to find the perpetrators, and comes face-to-face with Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. The film reveals the appearance of Blofeld, who was previously unseen. SPECTRE is working for the government of an unnamed Asian power, implied to be the People's Republic of China, to provoke war between the superpowers.[4][5]In Octopussy, Bond (Roger Moore) is assigned the task of hunting a megalomaniacal Soviet general (Steven Berkoff) who is stealing jewellery and art objects from the Kremlin art repository. This leads Bond to the exiled Afghan prince Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan), and his associate Octopussy (Maud Adams), and the discovery of a plot to force disarmament in Western Europe with the use of a nuclear weapon.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery action film and a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively, alongside Noomi Rapace as Madame Simza "Sim" Heron, Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty, Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan, Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade, William Houston as Constable Clark and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler.Listen in as Connor, Peter and Frank cover this near-forgotten sequel from the 2010s, doing a deep dive on all things Sherlock Holmes.

Happy New Year! This time, the boys have honored a resolution to, once again, inflict movies on their co-hosts. Matt's weapon of choice is the often maligned video game adaptation and production mess that is the 1999 Wing Commander film. Stick around long enough and you might find out why pilgrim is a dirty word and learn to believe that our conversation never existed.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas. Join the boys at NFG as we wrap up our final holiday present of the year - 1998's "I'll Be Home For Christmas". One of the most scrolled-over movies on Disney+.

It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and as tradition dictates, we find the NFG crew gathered around the fire, trimming the tree, sipping cocoa, and discussing the darkest Christmas movie since "One Magic Christmas". Unlike "One Magic Christmas", "The Holdovers" does not feature gunfire, and is actually really really really good. Join us on our jolly jaunt back to the 2nd hand smoke filled Christmas of 1970, as we discuss a wonderfully human tale of humans finding the humanity in each other, and not being sure which of Paul Giamatti's eyes to focus on while we talk to him.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and football season is in full swing. What better way to celebrate than with one of the most celebrated football movies of all time? Don't agree? You're gonna have to listen in to find out what we think. Enjoy the turkey, stay safe, and keep the faith, folks.

All Hallows Eve is upon us! Gather round the campfire friends, and Frank, Connor, Matt, and Peter, bring you the hair raising tale of DRACULA: 2000! It's a familiar tale. Boy meets girl, boy bites girl, and then another girl, and then that guy from That's 70 Show who shall remain nameless. Then boy wanders the streets of New Orleans in a long black coat, while nu metal blares in the background. Our boy, Dracula, just might like the 21st century...

Join for the next entry in our Campfire Series! This time, Frank, Peter and Connor travel across pond to rural England.. The Lair of the White Worm is a 1988 supernatural comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg and Peter Capaldi. Loosely based on the 1911 Bram Stoker novel of the same name, it follows the residents in and around a rural English manor that are tormented by an ancient priestess after the skull of a serpent that she worships is unearthed by an archaeologist.

Won't you please let us in(to your earholes)? Peter submits his unconventional vampire film and boy is it dark. And cold. And snowy. But what did you expect from Sweden in winter? SPOILER FREE discussion up to 18:38 so please see the movie if you haven't already! It's not just a great vampire movie, but a great movie period. Let the Right One In this week on No Flicks Bitten.

It's that time of year again! The Boys inaugurate their 2024 Campfire Series with the first of four films on "The Unconventional Vampire". Matt's pick? 1986's Vamp starring the inimitable Grace Jones...and the Great State of New Jersey. You'll have to listen to understand.

You feel that in the air? The breeze is a little cooler, days are shorter, the buildings are on fi-...the, the buildings are on fire? What-...oh it's Detroit. But it's not as bad as-...1994. Right. As the seasons turn, the gang revisits an old classic to change our tone for the autumn harvest. We talk death, grief, and funny faces in one of Connor's favorite movies: The Crow.

Cock-a-doodle do and how are you?Today we have a very special episode with a very special guest! We have a brand new commentary track with a brand new member of the NFG Family. Ryan Kilbane joins Frank and Peter as they revisit the 1991 Don Bluth film Rock A-Doodle. If you want to watch along, the commentary begins at 4:15. Ryan joins the boys as a donater to Extra Life, a charity dedicated to fundraising for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Believe it or not, this was his reward for donating to help kids in need! You can find more information at www.extra-life.org (http://www.extra-life.org)

Welcome to The Suck Zone. We've got the full team for the first time in weeks! Connor, Matt, Peter and Frank all gather to talk about the 1996 disaster blockbuster Twister, starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Join us as we dive into a guilty pleasure all four of us - it turns out - are guilty of. This is an F5 of an episode, make sure you don't miss it before you check on Twisters coming out this weekend, which will see Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones take up the meteorological mantle in the fight against the Finger of God!

"What's to happen is, you will become proper hosts. And draw tunics of the red bright light company of the South Essex, and you will hand in your precious lavaliers and draw proper microphones to go along with being proper dressed. Fit for podcasts at last!" Matt & Connor choose this moment to draw Peter into the world of Sharpe and his Company. This entry is decidedly less Horatio Hornblower and more Thin Red Line than the last few entries, but we find plenty to talk about...not least of which Star Wars.

Overtaxed, overworked, and paid off with a knife, a club, or a rope. No, we're not talking about today's politics, we're traveling back to Sherwood Forest! We've seen a few versions of Robin Hood in our time. Some might say too many. At the end of the day, it might just be this one that's worthy of earnest praise. So trend-setting in action/adventure film that it'd feel cliche if you didn't know better. But now you *will* know better!

This week, the boys open up the Criterion Collection vault and pull out-[checks notes]...a Michael Bay movie? [re-reads] A Michael Bay movie. At least they'll be able to answer one of the great questions of cinema. The most famous, of course, is "what does God need with a starship?" But only slightly lesser known, "Is 1996's 'The Rock' a secret James Bond movie?" There's only one way to find out!

We've got a special treat for you this week. The NFG boys are joined by Mark Usher & Johnny Phillips, hosts of the Mastering McConaughey Podcast. We sit down with them to discuss the 1999 comedy 'Blue Streak', starring Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson and Dave Chappelle. Lawrence plays Miles, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a police station, whereupon he disguises himself as a detective and gets paired with a real policeman to investigate burglaries. Check out Mark and Johnny anywhere you get your podcasts and follow them on social media @mastermpod. Alright alright alright...

Reign of Fire is directed by Rob Bowman and starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, with the screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, and Kevin Peterka. The film also features Izabella Scorupco and Gerard Butler.

Though April showers may come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May! And now it's March, and here's our first episode of 2024. Well be honest, 2023 was not an easy year for the NFG boys, so we took a few months off. Fortunately we had Natalie Wilson, who made a generous donation to Timmy Nelson's (past a future guest) charity stream for Child's Play, a charity that puts video games in the hands and hearts of children that have long stays at a hospital. Natalie decided she wanted to hear our thoughts on "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), and here they are! They'll be standing in linesFor those old honky-tonk monkeyshines, and so will you.

In which our heroes open their hearts and celluloid spills out. CONTENT WARNING: Death and grief. 2023 was a challenging year but especially so for Peter & Matt, who lost their dads. We took this time to talk about our dearly departed fathers by discussing their favorite movies. Hopefully it's as entertaining to listen to as it was cathartic to record. Happy New Year, folks.TIMECODES:1. Punisher: War Zone - 0:14:012. Patton - 0:35:233. Airplane! - 0:59:214. Animal House - 1:16:075. Star Trek: Generations - 1:36:296. The Blues Brothers - 2:05:10

Merry Christmas and Pod Bless Us, Everyone! Rounding out what ended up being a year of no-bummers, we knew there would only be one choice for our Christmastide Commentary: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Sit down with your favorite brand of eggnog or cocoa (or bourbon), pop in your trusty tape (or open Disny+) and hang for the next 90 minutes of holiday cheer. You'll also be able to revel in Frank's continued phobia of the Ghost of Christmas Past. LISTENER'S NOTE: we're watching the *full* version of the movie which includes the "When Love is Gone" song. A lot of DVDs and older Blu Rays don't include this song, but if the version you're watching indicates the "full" version of the film you're good. It's available on Disney+ under the Special Features for the movie. Stay safe, hug your loved ones, and enjoy!

Merry Christmas and Pod Bless Us, Everyone! Rounding out what ended up being a year of no-bummers, we knew there would only be one choice for our Christmastide Commentary: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Sit down with your favorite brand of eggnog or cocoa (or bourbon), pop in your trusty tape (or open Disny+) and hang for the next 90 minutes of holiday cheer. You'll also be able to revel in Frank's continued phobia of the Ghost of Christmas Past. LISTENER'S NOTE: we're watching the *full* version of the movie which includes the "When Love is Gone" song. A lot of DVDs and older Blu Rays don't include this song, but if the version you're watching indicates the "full" version of the film you're good. It's available on Disney+ under the Special Features for the movie. This version has the audio track of the movie if you don't want to watch along. Stay safe, hug your loved ones, and enjoy!

Is it a "Santa is dropped into a Die Hard scenario" movie? Yes... Yes it is. Did you think there was more then one of those? Because this is the only one. Fatman (2020) was more of a kinda bad Coen Brothers revenge story kinda thing. Krampus was a holiday themed horror anthology. Violent Night stands alone as THE "Santa Clause is dropped into a Die Hard scenario" movie. Listen you should watch it. It's pretty good. The boys are going to talk about it for more then an hour. Merry Christmas you filthy animal.

IT'S TURBO TIME!

"You don't see a podcast. You hear it. White noise blasting by the ton on all sides. ASMR sounds blinding you and choking you and making you vomit." That's right, the Unchosen Men are back and this time they've brought a fresh recruit! Frank joins us as Sharpe trains the South Essex regiment for fighting a column of seasoned French infantrymen. Listen, it's a Sharpe movie. It's got guns, gals, and gazetted captains, though definitely not that toff Gibbons. We'll learn what a damn fine soldier Major Lennox was and for what offense he ANSWERED. WITH. HIS. LIFE. (as you should have done, if you had any sense of honor!) Today, on the…[checks notes]…214th anniversary of the…Battle of Alba de Tormes? It's Sharpe's Eagle on NO FLICKS GIVEN!

You're in for a treat today! Matt and Frank are back to bring you a staple of November. No not turkey. No not massive sales on things you don't need. It's Bond season. And with that, both of them have selected two more James Bond entries to cover, as well as an in-depth conversation on the franchise as a whole. Frank and Matt previously covered Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies and No Time to Die on their other podcast Give it Five. You can check out that martini-induced ramble here. First up Matt brings us Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Sean Connery's last official trip through the halls of MI6 as he confronts Blofeld yet again. Their battle takes them to Las Vegas, Nevada, the final destination of a diamond-smuggling chain where Blofeld unveils his more deadly evil plan to date. Then we move to the Florida Keys for Frank's pick: Licence to Kill (1989), Timothy Dalton's second - and final - wear of the tux. This time Bond goes rogue. Back when it wasn't a cliche. He's on a warpath to avenge the injury to his best friend Felix Leiter. Come to think of it you'd think he'd go after the shark, no? His target: Franz Sanchez, drug kingpin and unofficial power of the fictional island country of Isthmus.

Event Horizon is a bit delayed.... We'll get there.... someday. Happy Halloween!

The nightmare that has been Peter's horror movie rubric finally comes to an end as we cover the third and final spooktacular entry in this year's Halloween series with Matt's pick: 1987's The Gate, which was directed by Tibor Takács and stars Stephen Dorff in his film debut. The Gate follows a group of neighborhood kids who accidentally release a horde of demons from their backyard through a large hole in the ground. Basically Goonies crossed with Evil Dead. With masterful atmosphere, top-notch creature designs and great child actors, The Gate provides you all the hauntingly fun fright that you want from a Halloween movie. So tune in to hear a scarily-fun conversation, as well as a final breakdown of all three films to find out which Peter arbitrarily decides "wins" this little Octoberial contest. Follow the boys at No Flicks Given on Instagram to see what's coming up next. After all, Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner...

We're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party! The whole crew is back to the second film in the "Try not to, but also maybe try to, scare Peter to death series continues with The Return of the Living Dead, 1985's cult classic, directorial debut of famous grump Dan O'Bannon, and the debut of Hollywood star, The Tar Man! We love the Tar Man. Join us as the boys break down the film, ask some serious questions, re-litigate "The Rubric (TM)", and continue to wonder.... should we show Peter Event Horizon?

Ever had a chance to catch the Pepsi to Tales from the Crypt's Coke? Here's your chance! This George Romero and Stephen King team-up serves as Frank's pitch to scare Peter with a horror movie without making him catatonic. The good news is there's five stories packed into this film so he's got plenty of chances. The bad news is there's five stories packed into this film. Peter breaks out his horror rubric (TM? probably not) so we can quantitatively determine just how close to the mark this flick hits. After all, that's why God made fathers, babe. That's why God made fathers.

It's that time of year again friends. There's a crispness to the air. The days are getting shorter. The leaves are taking on a golden hue. The vampires are opening their coffins. The zombies are reaching out of their graves. And the WEARWOLVES ARE HOWLING AT THE MOON!!?? That's right ladies and gentlemen it's SPOOKY SEASON and we're bringing you a very special series for the season. Each week we'll present famous scaredy cat Peter a scary movie that he's never seen before and see if he a) can handle it, b) actually likes it, or c) quits the series and lives with nightmares for the rest of his days. Join us as we kick the series off with out picks, and join us for the next three weeks as we see just how far Peter can go!

Wow. It's been a minute hasn't it? The summer was an eventful one for the NFG boys. Fortunately, one of the things we've been busy with is watching movies. Today, Frank, Peter and Connor got to sit down and talk about some of the things they caught over the boiling summer months of 2023. Join us for the recap! Here's what we got up to. 1:41 - Barbenheimer 1:41 - Oppenheimer 11:21 - Barbie 20:21 - Asteroid City 26:20 - The Flash 32:01 - Patrick H. Willems' “A.I. Filmmaking Is Not The Future. It's a Grift.” 35:13 - The Afterparty 37:42 - Rollerball 41:48 - The Northman 43:59 - The Bear - Season 2 46:46 - RRR 50:57 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny SPOILER TALK / PREDICTIONS RESULTS

AVAST! Join Connor, Matt and Frank as they journey back to ye olde 2003 to discuss the original (and - let's be honest - only good) Pirates of the Caribbean film. Load the cannons...and the episode. And let the adventure begin. The story follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Kiera Knightley) from the crew of the Black Pearl, captained by the evil Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Barbossa's crew attempts to retrieve the final pieces of a hoard of Aztec gold to break the curse laid on them when they stole it. We chat the rocky seas that were swashbuckling movies of the 90s/00s as well as the iconic performance of Jack Sparrow (and what makes it not work the following four times he tries this). And don't miss our unnecessarily overly-detailed breakdown of how much the Pirates score "borrowed" from other movies that came before it (45:52). So pour your finest rum, don your best tricornered hat, sit back under the Caribbean sun, and join us as we sail the high seas in style.

Welcome to red, white and blue Braveheart! This July 4th, come celebrate America's birthday with us as we discuss 2000's epic of (barely) historical proportions! The Patriot is a historical war film written by Robert Rodat, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger and Jason Isaacs. The story takes place mainly in rural Berkeley County in South Carolina and depicts Benjamin Martin (Gibson), an American colonist opposed to going to war with Great Britain who, along with his adult son (Ledger), gets swept into the Revolutionary War when his home life is disrupted and one of his sons is murdered by a cruel British officer (Isaacs). Rodat has said Martin is a composite character based on four historical men: Andrew Pickens, Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan and Thomas Sumter. Benjamin Martin: "Before this war is over I'm going to kill you." Col. Tavington: "Why wait?" Pitch Meeting Guy: "So the movie can happen!" Follow the No Flicks Given boys on Instagram to see what we've got coming up next!

Well... Here we are again. Our old hero Indiana Jones is being wheeled out of the old folks home for one last (?) adventure. We've been here before, and we've been hurt. But have the wounds from "Crystal Skull" healed enough to give love a shot again? The boys have gathered together to figure that out. Will Indy need a knee replacement. How's Indy's cholesterol these days? Is there a universe where a 5th Indiana Jones movie released 42 years after the original film came out, can be fresh, entertaining, and as exhilarating as the first? We'll figure it out together! *whip sound* Follow us on Instagram to see what we've got coming up next!

It's just the 'Give it 5' boys this week. Join Matt & Frank as they give you a catch-all episode, going over all the things they've been watching recently. Every week there's a ton of stuff we all watch that might not merit a full episode in their own right. It doesn't mean talking about them won't make for great radio. And because we're so nice, here's the table of contents... 2:08 - 3,000 Years of Longing (2022) 7:15 - Urban Legend (1998) 14:58 - Mindscape/Anna (2013) 19:47 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 25:36 - Marlowe (2022) 30:07 - Moonstruck (1987) 32:57 - Escape from LA (1996) 35:59 - The Good Lord Bird (2020) 42:20 - Power Rangers: Once and Always (2023) 46:28 - Picard, Season 3 (2023) 51:03 - SeaQuest (1993) 56:49 - Queen Charlotte (2023) Follow us on Instagram to see what we've got coming up next!

Professor Peter, Colonel Matt and Mr. Frank meet up to discuss 1985's Clue, a murder-mystery comedy decades before Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston tried to obliterate the genre. Listen in as they chat about the history of board game movies as well as what the rights of the game hold for future entries into the Clue-niverse. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, co-written alongside John Landis, and produced by Debra Hill, it stars Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. That makes it one plus two plus two plus one. Follow us on Instagram to see what we've got coming up next!

It's mini-series time! Come with us on a journey as we dive into the series that was designed in a lab deep under London to appeal directly to one Matthew J. Conrad: "Sharpe". "Sharpe" was a TV show that ran from 1993 until 2008 for a grand total of 16 episodes. The hitch is that each episode is 2 hours long! So this is a 16 movie long series that the Brits called a "TV Show". TV makes no sense over there. ANYWAY, we follow our hero Richard Sharpe (played by Sean Bean at his absolute swarthiest) as he makes his way through the ranks of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (like we said, designed in a lab for Matt Conrad). The first up in our adventure is "Sharpe's Rifles", adapted from the novel of the same name. We meet Richard and the rest of the Chosen Men. They fight, they fight, and well... they also fight. Secrets are kept secret, French people get shot, Spanish women are seduced, and a Rothschild dresses up as a Methodist woman. It's a trip. Join Matt and Connor as they sit down to discuss the first step of their great adventure together. After this, there are only 15 more to go! You can watch Sharpe's Rifle's HERE Follow us on Instagram

We're diving deeper into our "No Bummers...." Series? Era? It certainly is going to last longer than a month. THE FUN CONTINUES UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES! Anyway, this week is Connor's pick, and we're going all the back to the good ole' days of 1997 with the Summer Classic, "Men In Black", the third movie in the Will Smith Superstar Trifecta. Often forgotten as just another summer action comedy, but "Men In Black" has become the prime example of "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To". Join us as we take this trip down memory lane, and then have those memories erased over and over again. Follow Us On Instagram

It's no bummers month! It's dark. It's cold. Connor's sick. March is actively trying to kill us, and the only way to survive is movies that bring us nothing but joy! As a result we are starting with a Frank/Matt pick with 1996's "The Birdcage". Hilarious from start to finish. Incredible performances from Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Gene Hackman, and pod favorite Dianne Wiest!! How can we go wrong?!? Well Connor can, by only watching it once. Join us as we engage in our first pure joy, no bummers, only fun movies of... until we decide to try something more challenging. It may be a while. It's pretty grim out there friends.... Rate and review the show! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/noflicksgivenpodcast/

Sometimes, a filmmaker is brave enough to ask the big questions. Questions like... "What if there was a giant alligator?" And some questions, like "What if there was a giant alligator?" have to be asked twice. Today we are investigating the second time a brave filmmaker dared to ask that question of himself, society, and all of us. "Alligator 2: The Mutation" is 1991's sequel(?) to the 1980 original "Alligator", and it has confounded Frank for, what seems to have been his entire life. Today, we're doing a deep dive on "Alligator 2", taking a brief detour to discuss the original, and perhaps the boys will finally have an answer to the age old question... "What if there was a giant alligator?" Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see

January is rough on all of us. After a mad Christmas scramble we thought we would take it back to our roots and give you the first episode we ever recorded as a group before we were No Flicks Given: Masters of the Universe! New episodes coming in February! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see

It's a Christmas miracle! Or a curse depending on how you look at it. We continue our holiday tradition of watching a weird movie and recording our thoughts so you can watch along!Ever wondered what a Harlequin novel would look like if you took out all the sex, sprinkled some Jesus in, and made it a movie? Boy, do we have the flick for you.Vivica A. Fox appears for one whole afternoon of shooting in this lukewarm will they/won't they restaurant rom...com? dram? We'll figure it out together as we explore Christmas with a View! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see

"Come onto the pod, we'll get together, have a few laughs." - Also 2022 John McClane probablyPart 2 is about to get frosty. Our first selection is from Connor featuring The Ref (1994). Can 90's cynicism be funny again? (TW: Kevin Spacey). More importantly, is it a Christmas movie? Peter gives us our last selection in the drama Spencer (2021) Just because it's British and Christmastime does that make it a Christmas movie? The boys debate!What do you think? Let us know if you have seen either of the seen either of these movies and if they are, in fact, Christmas Movies.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us!Questions? Comments? Concerns?Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGivenEmail noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to se Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see

"Now I have a podcast. Ho, Ho, Ho"-John Mcclane if Die Hard was made in 2022 probablyWhat is a Christmas movie anyway? We know that Die Hard is, but can a movie about Batman be a Christmas movie too? That's the central question of this month's podcast series where the boys of NFG put forward movies that might be Christmas classics... or just another movie with a Christmas tree in it. First up we have Matt's pick, the Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland classic 1:45 - Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) followed by Frank's pick 48:22 - Batman Returns (1992) where we also debate whether it's even a Batman movie or not. Follow us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven or email us at noflighsgivenpodcast@gmail.com and let us know your unconventional holiday classics. Tell us that you actually read this copy and we will shout you out on an upcoming episode! Stay tuned for part 2 in this feed coming soon!  Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see

This week the boys are venturing to the rock-a-billy, noir, cyberpunk, western, musical world of "Streets of Fire" from 1984. Rick Moranis? Check. Diane Lane? Check. WILLEM DAFOE??? CHECK!!! This movie is bananas, and the boys dive deep into the alternate reality that Walter Hill created from his highest highs in a post- "48 Hours" Hollywood. It confounded critics and audiences alike at the time, and honestly it still confounds Frank to this day, but we're going on a deep dive into this wildly inventive film.  It's streaming out there, so go find it and view it for yourself! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see