Monday, May 31, 2021

Daly Notes: The Hellboy Franchise

This episode of Daly Notes (Presented by Almost Sideways) is all about the Hellboy franchise! Adam Daly reviews and shares his thoughts on all 3 films and then gives you his franchise ranking from worst to best!

Films discussed:
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Hellboy (2019)

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

CXXVII: Supernova, High Fidelity

 Recorded - 5/23/21

On this episode of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, our three hosts (Terry Plucknett, Zach Saltz, Todd Plucknett) discuss a forgotten film from this last awards race that just debuted on Hulu before we review a classic 2000 film that helped make top 5 lists cool.  Here are the highlights:
  • What We've Been Watching
    • Todd's Cager Review: Season of the Witch (6:00)
    • Terry's Oscar Review: Fried Green Tomatoes (10:30)
      • Other Review: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
    • Zach's Criterion Review: Down by Law (17:10)
  • Featured Review: Supernova (23:20)
  • Deep Dive: High Fidelity
    • Trivia (34:00)
    • Initial Thoughts - Is Todd really secretly Dick? (46:40)
    • Mt. Rushmore - Chicago Films & Recasting (59:30)
    • Highest WAR, Worst Performance, Best Minor Character (1:18:00)
    • Stickman, Douchebag, Best Scene (1:30:50)
    • If There Was a Sequel, Gripes, and Conspiracies (1:38:00)
    • LVP, MVP, Quote of the Day (1:52:30)



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Monday, May 24, 2021

Daly Notes: Army of the Dead, Zombie Movie Recommendations!

On this episode of the Daly Notes (presented by Almost Sideways) Adam and special guest Todd Plucknett discuss their love for Zombie Movies! They breakdown the 2004 film - Dawn of the Dead. Adam reviews the latest #Netflix film Directed by Zack Snyder - Army of the Dead. They both give you their Top 5 Zombie Movie Recommendations!

So many awesome movies will be mentioned on this episode - Night of the Living Dead, Train to Busan, Dead Alive, The Cured, Dead Snow, 28 Days Later, Little Monsters, Zombieland and many more!

#ArmyoftheDead

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

CXXVI: Those Who Wish Me Dead, Angelina Jolie, Final Films of a Career

 Recorded - 5/16/21

On this episode of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, our three hosts (Terry Plucknett, Zach Saltz, Todd Plucknett) review the latest theatrical/HBOMax film before celebrating its star, Angelina Jolie.  Our power rankings focus on the greatest final films of a career, and our movie trivia celebrates the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest baseball feats.  Here are the highlights:
  • What We've Been Watching
    • Zach's Criterion Review: The Shop on Main Street (4:20)
    • Zach Review: The Killing of Two Lovers (7:05)
    • Todd's Cager Review: Astro Boy (10:05)
    • Terry's Oscar Review: Elling (12:25)
  • Featured Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead (18:10)
  • Mt. Rushmore: Angelina Jolie (34:10)
  • Power Rankings: Greatest Final Films of a Career (41:30)
    • Guessing Adam's List (1:21:10)
  • Trivia
    • Zach's Trivia Review: The Right Stuff TV Series (1:24:40)
    • Todd's Trivia Review: It's Always Fair Weather (1:30:50)
    • Trivia: 56 (1:34:05)
  • Quote of the Day (1:49:05)



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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Daly Notes: Spiral (2021) and Saw (2004)

On this installment of Daly Notes - Adam reviews the latest Saw film - Spiral starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. We also get reviews for the 2004 film that started off the Saw craze - Saw, as well as The Princess Bride which is one of his dad's favorite movies!

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

CXXV: A Hole in the Head, Little Miss Sunshine

 Recorded - 5/9/21

On this episode of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, our three hosts (Terry Plucknett, Zach Saltz, Todd Plucknett) give a classic "Come to the Stable" review of a Frank Sinatra film from the 1950's that helped inspire on of their favorite films of the last decade.  Then, they deep dive a modern classic indie comedy hit celebrating 15 years this year.  Does it hold up?  Did Alan Arkin deserve his Oscar?  Who would star in this movie today?  Here are the highlights:
  • What We've Been Watching
    • Todd's Cager Review: The Best of Times (4:10)
    • Zach's Criterion Review: Man Push Cart (8:20)
    • Terry's Oscar Anniversary Review: Pina (13:40)
  • "Come to the Stable" Review:  A Hole in the Head (1959) (17:50)
  • Deep Dive: Little Miss Sunshine 
    • Trivia (31:10)
    • Revisiting Little Miss Sunshine (44:20)
    • Mt. Rushmore - Movie Grandparents (1:06:00)
    • Recasting Little Miss Sunshine (1:11:40)
    • Highest WAR, Worst Performance, Best Minor Character (1:25:20)
    • Stickman, Douchebag, Best Scene (1:36:30)
    • If There Was a Sequel, Gripes, and Conspiracies (1:46:30)
    • LVP, MVP, Quote of the Day (1:56:00)



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Monday, May 3, 2021

CXXIV: Without Remorse, Acting Oscar Winning Combos, Performances by Musicians

 Recorded - 5/2/21

On this episode of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, we move on from the extended awards season by reviewing an Amazon Prime film that kicks off the summer movie season.  We then look back over the last 30 years and remember the best Oscar lineups for acting winners.  Our countdown discusses the best acting performances in movies by musicians.  Then we have an Oscar trivia inspired by Lil' Rel's Oscar game.  Here are the highlights:
  • What We've Been Watching
    • Zach's Criterion Review: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (5:55)
    • Terry's Oscar Anniversary Reviews: W.E. & Iris (11:30)
    • Todd's Cager Review: 211 (18:55)
  • Featured Review: Without Remorse (23:20)
  • Mt. Rushmore: Acting Oscar Winning Combos
  • Power Rankings: Best Performances by Musicians (55:45)
    • Guessing Adam's List (1:30:35)
  • Trivia
    • Todd's Trivia Review: In the Family (1:37:15)
    • Terry's Trivia Review: On Golden Pond (1:43:15)
    • Trivia: Oscar Wins/Nominations (1:50:20)
  • Quote of the Day (2:02:00)



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Sunday, May 2, 2021

Daly Notes: 2001 Oscars Revisited - Best Animated Feature

On this episode of Daly Notes, Adam is still in the #Oscars mind set. So he journeys back 20 years to review 3 films nominated for the first ever Best Animated Feature - Shrek, Monsters Inc., and Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius! We talk about if the Oscars got the winner correct, and he shares the pros and cons of each film!!!

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