The Ol Razzle Dazzle

Kirk Cameron tries to retrofit secular-ish Xmas traditions into a religious  context much in the same way Dennis Miller tries to retrofit a reference to the Aleutians Campaign of WWII into a conversation with his son about why he got too drunk at Thanksgiving and punched a hole in the door to the Family Room. Much in the same way Brandon tries to retrofit a "Dennis Miller is a bad person" reference into an Episode Description about Kirk Cameron's "Saving Christmas"! 

This movie is just bananas.

Arlo Guthrie's Thanksgiving opus, Alice's Restaurant Massacree, was turned into a movie that we discussed in honor of this problematic holiday.

If you like street fighting video games then buckle in, because this movie contains very little of any of those words.

Happy Halloween! Zombies! The Mall! Spooooooky!

We went all in and each watched a different Steven Seagal movie so that we could talk about the man, the myth, the enigma, the grifter, the absolute legend.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's runaway broadway smash finally hit the small screen. So we watched it. And talked about it. Did we enjoy it? Listen to find out! 

Part 2 of our 2-part David Lynch-a-thon, in which we discuss the ineffable Mulholland Drive, again with our pal Mike Wilson.

We took a month of because we're wild rebels, baby! But we're back to talk about David Lynch's Wild At Heart. 

Sorry for the delay, but we're back (again) with some hot takes on the scorching hot feelgood hit of 1998! Toby Maguire and Reese Witherspoon introduce passion to the world of Pleasantville and solve racism along the way!

Jackie Chan!

Once upon a midnight dreary, we discussed 1994's The Crow, starring the late Brandon Lee. And our souls from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted—nevermore!

Religious scholar and tight bro Chris Ray joins us to discuss his favorite movie, The Holy Mountain, a movie that is decidedly NOT Josh's favorite movie. 

Like Jesus Christ himself, The Ol Razzle Dazzle has risen after a brief hiatus. We predict the entire future of Western religion and we think you'll agree that we are some prophetic motherfathers.

Special guest Zack Soto joins us to discuss Martin Scorsese's documentary film about what happens late at night when people stop being polite and start getting real.

We took a week off for various reasons, but we're back with our boy Qutaybah to talk about Chris Rock's 2001 mediocrepiece Down To Earth.

In part 3 of the 3-part Straight White Sadboi Trliogy, we try to wrap our heads around one of the most ineffable films ever made.

In part 2 of the 3-part Straight White Sadboi Trilogy, we discuss the movie The Guardian ranks as Stephen Frears' 6th best!

Our friend's teenage sibling, Alyssa, joins us to discuss Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy, a movie that only made sense in 1997 (and even then just barely). Bilal joins us again too, but at this point that seems to be kind of a given.Part 1 of the 3-part Straight White Sadboi Trilogy

"The issues matter. Elections are important. VOTING is important. Doesn't matter what the issues are. Or who's running. Or how you vote. JUST VOTE (for Richard Petty)."Lovingly yours,Kevin Costner, producer of the 2008 classic film Swing VoteThis episode is dedicated to the memory of Rob Rioux, The Ol Razzle Dazzle's #1 fan. Rest In Power, friend.

Featuring special guest Andy Gibbs, and Bilal's back for another hot one!Facts: 100% Nuggage to the grind juice For betty's who are funda-men-tal. From the Stone Age to the Rock Age!Weaz-el!Men love Coneage to the max

Special guest Bilal returns with another movie of his choosing. If you haven't already seen White Man's Burden, good luck finding it! But if you have, buckle in and listen to us discuss how John Travolta's weird accent helped solve racism and also talk about the greatness of the man Chris Gaines.Also, please forgive the audio quality. Due to technical issues, we had to use the Skype recording. We'll return to full fidelity next week!

William Foster is a man on the edge. And you will be a man, woman, or non-binary person on the edge of your seat as you listen to us discuss this movie, that more accurately should've been titled "Punching Down," with our special guest Bilal (AKA Good Call Bilal).

Do you miss baseball the way it used to be? Father & son relationships the way they used to be? America the way it used to be? Then boy, have we got a movie for you!

It's a mad world, and we all live in it. Or maybe we're living in a tangent universe and The Ol Razzle Dazzle is the living receiver. That's right, we're the hero that's going to save us all. Don't say we never did anything for you.

The Razzle Dazzle Boys get real political on this one, while discussing the epic historical drama Reds. It's a shockingly good film is the consensus. Who knew Beatty was so sympathetic to leftist politics? 

We set out to discuss 2013's critically acclaimed, class conscious dystopian science fiction film Snowpiercer, by Oscar winner Bong Joon-Ho, in the midst of a worldwide health pandemic. So naturally our attention was diverted away from the film and towards the future of our society. It gets heavy! And catastrophic events happen to at least one of us during the recording! Buckle in!

Hot on the heel's of last week's sizzling hot takes about Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, we delve into its follow up, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's 2009 novel Inherent Vice. Grab your bag of weed and buckle in, cuz it's gonna get... wait, what was I saying?

We finally decided to do a legitimately great film by one of the greatest living directors. We also want you to quit your job, sell all your earthly possessions, abandon your family, and join The Ol Razzle Dazzle. The Ol Razzle Dazzle is the truth.

We enjoyed Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers so much, we decided to tackle another one of his movies. Showgirls has achieved a cult status for being "so bad it's good," but some might argue it's better than that. Some would also argue it's just plain bad. Randy and Brandon invited their partners to join in this conversation, and the opinions span the whole range. 

Misunderstood and poorly received upon its release, Starship Troopers is actually a scathing satire that's simultaneously cartoonishly stupid and realistically smart. How does Paul Verhoeven do it? By desecrating the corpse of Robert Heinlein, we think.

Join The Ol Razzle Dazzle for our first disagreement in the long, illustrious history of our podcast! Find out who loves Todd Phillips' Joker, who hates it, and who didn't see it because Jared Leto is the only Joker that matters!

Did you know that bees and dogs can smell fear? They can also smell how sick Jerry O'Connell's cover of "Something In The Way" is. The fuckin' zoo is closed, Ray.

Remember remember the 29th of January!

Zack Snyder and Frank Miller concocted a perfect cumshot compilation of violence and stoic heroism. And it's boring as hell and ugly to look at to boot!

Lester is a self-entitled asshole, but at least he's smart enough to know that the Grateful Dead suck.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the worst Star Wars film since the prequels. Find out why we think so and also what kind of sandwich Brandon likes from Quizno's.

Ernest Saves Christmas is a stone cold classic Christmas film. Forget Elf, Love Actually, Miracle on 34th Street, and A Christmas Story. This is the one for the ages.

And how you're an idiot if you disagree.

Welcome to our inaugural episode! Join Brandon, Josh, Randy, and our special guest Liz, as we discuss and dissect Robert Zemeckis' blockbuster 1994 film Forrest Gump, and ultimately reach the conclusion that it's a giant baby boomer wet dream.Please pardon the audio dropouts. We're still figuring this whole podcasting thing out!