G’day! This week, Justus and David hop on kangaroos and ride to the lawless outback of the land down under, where the only thing stinkier than the sweaty outlaws and more rotten than their yellow teeth is colonial racism. The Proposition is a unique take on the western that’s sure to be a bad time, but maybe this bad time movie could be The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
The Proposition (2005) is directed by John Hillcoat and stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, and David Wenham
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
This week, our two drinkers of sacred beers discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist/horror/thriller/black comedy/family drama/fable/Greek tragedy thing steeped in rancid vibes, Barry Keoghan being a weird freak, and Colin Farrell looking despondent. Don’t worry, they didn’t forget to talk about the spaghetti scene, they just almost forgot to talk about it because they’re idiots. This and other quality film criticism are in store for you on this episode of the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, and Sunny Suljic.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Ruh-roh! The notorious Hannah Detwiler kicks down the doors of TGMEM studios this week. Fueled by ADHD and alcohol, she and the boys attempt to talk about the second live action Scooby-Doo 2. Were they successful? I’m gonna be honest, not really, but you’ll want to tune in to hear all the laughs and antics anyway. And they would have gotten away with it too, if not for those meddling kids and that podcast, The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, and Neil Fanning.
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Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Justus does a lot of Muppet voices and talks about banging Miss Piggy in this one. David questions if Muppets are experiencing racial discrimination as a result of a human/Muppet civil war. Look, things get weird every time TGMEM talks about the Muppets, but that’s why you love those boys, right? Tune in for more wacky Muppet mayhem on the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) is directed by Jim Henson and stars Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
It is happening again. Justus and David once again find themselves lost in another surrealist labyrinth courtesy of one David Keith Lynch, and this time it’s his final full length feature, the epic and abstract Inland Empire. It’s a bizarre mystery of pet monkeys, rabbit sitcoms, dark hallways, and scuzzy Polish guys. This week, experience the story of a podcast in trouble as the boys discuss if Inland Empire is The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Inland Empire (2006) is directed by David Lynch and stars Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, and Karolina Gruszka.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
The fourth and final competitor in Jackson Off comes out swinging this week, with the Carl Weathers action vehicle Action Jackson. It’s a film loaded with biceps, 80s character actors, and stuntmen getting thrown through glass. But does Action Jackson have enough juice to face off against the other Jacksons from Jackson Off? We’re closing out Jackson Off with a bang and ranking the Jacksons on The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Action Jackson (1988) is directed by Craig R. Baxley and stars Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone, and Thomas F. Wilson.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Jackson Off enters its third week and a true titan of Jacksons enters the fray. Yes, dear friends, the boys are discussing a Jackson by the name of Samuel L. and his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s third film, Jackie Brown. Join David, Justus, Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Robert DeNiro being a crusty weirdo, Michael Keaton, and more to find out if Jackie Brown is The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Jackie Brown (1997) is directed by Quentin Tarantino and stars Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
The great Jackson Off continues! This week, our Jackson up for judgment is Jackson Maine, Bradley Cooper’s boozehound blues singer character from the 2018 A Star Is Born remake. Can this gravel-voiced deadbeat woo Lady Gaga and climb his way to the top of the Jackson Off bracket? Find out on The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
A Star Is Born (2018) is directed by Bradley Cooper and stars Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliot, Andrew Dice Clay, and Rafi Gavron
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
We’re Jackson Off and aping out this week with Peter Jackson and his 2005 remake of King Kong. Swing through the vines of Skull Island with Kong and the gang and find out if Peter Jackson is Hollywood’s best Jackson. The first challenger enters the arena as the Jackson Off begins on The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
King Kong (2005) is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, and Colin Hanks.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Nunchucks, ninja stars, and roundhouse kicks are flying this week as David introduces Justus to yet another obscure no-budget, DIY action flick. This time around, it’s the crust punk nightmare odyssey of Jim Van Bebber’s Deadbeat At Dawn. Join us on the mean streets of Dayton and find out if this grindhouse splatterfest is the Greatest Movie Ever Made.
Deadbeat At Dawn (1988) is directed by Jim Van Bebber and stars Jim Van Bebber, Megan Murphy, Marc Pitman, Ric Walker, and Paul Harper
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
This week the boys take to the skies accompanied by David’s brother Matthew and a pig man who can fly biplanes! TGMEM tackles their first Studio Ghibli film from the creative mind of Hayao Miyazaki, Porco Rosso. Don’t worry, they do discuss the pig’s penis and debate if they would eat him. Soar through the clouds of the Adriatic and find out if Porco Rosso is The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Porco Rosso (1992) is directed by Hayao Miyazaki and stars Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura VI, Tsunehiko Kamijô, and Akemi Okamura.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
It’s January 17, 2025, and if youuuuuu can believe it, it’s time for TGMEM to talk about their favorite movies of the year once again! It was a year of Longlegs, whole concerts that were traps, Lisan al Gaibs, and Octobosses, and your favorite drunken idiots are here to break down all the cinematic highs and lows of 2024. It’s Episode SIXTY NINE baby, so get cozy, crack open a beer (because we know you already failed your New Year’s Resolution to do a Dry January), and tune into the hottest award show around on The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Christmas may have just come and gone, but TGMEM is keeping things cold and snowy as they venture to the harsh Scandinavian wilderness to talk about The Northman! It’s a film with a lot of yelling, a lot of blood and guts, and a lot of butts! Justus busts out a Bjork impression and David tries to get through the episode without dying via coughing fit (spoiler alert, it did not work). Close out the year with this Viking revenge saga on the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
The Northman (2022) is directed by Robert Eggers and stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, and Anya Taylor-Joy
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
It’s the final TGMEM episode before Christmas, so of course the boys are rounding things out with another holiday classic. This year it’s the film with the most family friendly depiction of suicidal depression ever, starring America’s golden boy and possible pegging enthusiast Jimmy Stewart. Merry Christmas and a hearty “HEEHAW” from us at The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) is directed by Frank Capra and stars James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, and Henry Travers
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Gather the family ‘round for this holiday double feature episode, covering the first two installments of the Silent Night, Deadly Night Christmas horror franchise. David and Justus tell the tale of two killer Santas, two Christmas Eve killing sprees, and two notoriously controversial holiday horror films. Merry Garbage Day to one and all on this special episode of The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) is directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and stars Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, and Charles Dierkop.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) is directed by Lee Harry and stars Eric Freeman, James Newman, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jean Miller, and Darrel Guilbeau.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, both around the TGMEM offices and around the seedy New York dreamscape of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut! This week, David and Justus explore the deceit, lust, and clandestine orgy clubs of this heartwarming holiday classic. Do you know the second password? It’s “The Greatest Movie Ever Made!”
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, and Rade Šerbedžija.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
Thanksgiving’s right around the corner, and David and Justus are celebrating with this obscure 80’s Thanksgiving slasher. It might have three different official titles and be really hard to find on the internet, but that can’t be because it’s a bad movie, right? Set the table and say grace with David, Justus, gigachad slasher Terry, Condom Salesman Ted Raimi, and Sloppy Drunk Single Mom. That’s not cranberry sauce, it’s a delicious Thanksgiving themed installment of the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Blood Rage (1987) is directed by John Grissmer and stars Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter, Julie Gordon, and Jayne Bentzen.
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
This week, the boys touch down on this Icelandic coming of age drama. The only thing darker and more brutal than the current state of the world is a teenage girl channeling her grief and angst through heavy metal music in the desolate frozen wastes of rural Iceland. Crank it up to 11 and eat a big ol’ plate of some sort of gray indistinct Icelandic fish meal on the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Metalhead (2013) is directed by Ragnar Bragason and stars Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, and Hannes Óli Ágústsson
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
This week, escape from the cruel ugliness of our world by venturing to the cruel ugliness of the world of Mary and Max, two depressing little goblin freak characters who find love and human connection in each other. Join your depressing little goblin freak hosts as they discuss Max’s various chocolate culinary creations, life under President Jill Stein, and the grim thematic content of this acclaimed stop motion film. Chow down on a chocolate hot dog as you ponder the indomitable human spirit this week on the Greatest Movie Ever Made!
Mary and Max (2009) is directed by Adam Elliot and stars Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, and Bethany Whitmore.
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Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
This week, we move on from the horrors of spooky season and return to the omnipresent horrors of capitalism. IN A WORLD RUN BY RICH NERDS only one over-privileged jackass can claim ownership of the biggest tech innovation of the new millennium. But who will it be - Lex Luthor, Spider-Man, or the creepy twin brothers who totally swear they aren’t aren’t banging each other? Find out this week on Greatest Movie Ever Made (we dropped the “the;” it’s cleaner).
The Social Network (2010) is directed by David Fincher and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, and Max Minghella
Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio
