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Okay, so we are back to our LISTENER REQUEST MONTH, after taking a quick break to celebrate Jesse's Birthday!    This week, our request came from Madeleine who wanted to hear our thoughts on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a true western classic, with cowboys and robbers and cattlemen and an extended foray into the process of statehood.  Also Jimmie Stewart and John Wayne. Did not wanna forget those guys.   For Mike and Jesse, this was a big one! For Vito, it was a brand new experience, but informed by a whole childhood of John Wayne and John Ford. What we all have in common is a deep love of the stars and the creator, but that doesn't mean we let everybody off the hook for some attitudes and ideas that haven't aged well.   As always, don't worry. We talk about it all!  Also Mike makes a truly painful Dad joke. I mean, groan-worthy. You need to hear it to believe it.   Email us with your thoughts or corrections or requests at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com, our website at NYFMovies , and our socials at our linktree

Hello everyone! We are interrupting our LISTENER REQUEST MONTH to bring you a very special episode that we hope to bring you only 3 times a year:  a BIRTHDAY episode!   The Birthday Episode's will be brought to you by the Birthday Dad, who creates the whole show around a theme that he has chosen. Jesse has crafted an episode about 3 movies he saw with his father: Gallipoli (1981), 3:10 To Yuma (2007) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).   Included with a general goofing around involving those three movies, Jesse also asked us 3 questions; what scene in a movie makes you grab your kids and sit them down to watch it with you; what is a "Black Sheep" movie for you; and what genre of movie will your kids associate with you?    Stay tuned for a full-length episode on Hellboy II in the next month or so with a very special, first-time guest, and 3:10 To Yuma in a future season of NYFM.   Let us know if you enjoy this different kind of episode! It was a ton of fun for us to record.     Email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com  Visit our website at nyfmovies.com Find our socials and places to download in our LINKTREE  

FEATURED GUEST: IN-LAW-AUSTIN   You wanted it, you got it, this is Listener Request Month!    Our first episode of LRMonth is The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by him and his brother Jonathan Nolan, released in October of 2006. This movie was requested by Mikhael!    This episode was really fun to record and also really fiery. Not since Spiderman 3 have we discussed a movie so intensely, and even disagreed! What can always be said about Christopher Nolan is he provokes discussion, especially passionate ones. To help us out, we are joined by Vito's brother-in-law Austin who weighs in adroitly and skillfully.    One note: this episode was recorded back in 2020 when we had first formulated the idea of a listener request month, so there are some moments that are out of context at times (YES WE HAVE SEEN TENET NOW: SEE OUR TOP 5 MOVIES OF 2020). Also, spoilers for Interstellar around 15 minutes in: keep an ear out if you haven't seen it.    Next Week: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!   Thanks as always to Max Augros, the Death Rocker himself, for our incredible theme.   Thanks for listening. Email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com. Rate, like, subscribe at our linktree Find us at our website NYFM

Do you like to watch people pretending to be characters with their hands? Well we are dads, so we do! This is our final entry of our Hollywood series and we are ending it with The Muppet Movie (1979). We couldn't be happier with this choice to close things out. We are are all very attached to Muppets and we hope you are too. Come with us as we revisit this movie and the Muppets in general! We hope you enjoy and please be sure to like and subscribe all the things, leave us a comment, send us an email, and check out our website at nyfmovies.com

We have a special review for The Little Things. Why? Because Denzel is in it and the trailer looked amazing!  The first half is spoiler free and the second half we discuss the whole movie (we tell you before we start spouting spoilers).  How does this compare to Denzel's other work? How was the best performance? Do we recommend the movie? Is this a dad movie? Finally, we speak about the movie generally and what we liked and didn't like about it.   Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform here. Please email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com for any requests or comments

FEATURED GUEST: CHRIS Our third entry in our series of Movies about Hollywood is La La Land (2016), the third film tied for most nominations in the Academy Awards...ever. Which is nuts. We talk about it. To help us, we enlist our old friend Chris, and Lis makes a guest appearance as well! Turns out, everybody had something to say about Seb and Mia's relationship. Unfortunately, nobody started singing and dancing. We also discuss how this movie fits into our series as a whole and the differing viewpoints we see about Hollywood from Once Upon a Time, to Sunset Blvd. This is our third in this series: one more to go! If you like what you hear, make sure you like and subscribe! It means a ton to us: Links! Email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com

This week, we're continuing Season 2 with our second episode of the Movies About Hollywood series. In this edition, we discuss the classic film Sunset Blvd. (1950). What an episode this is. Not Your Father's Movies loves to talk about how movies have affected us, and not just recent movies. We love to focus on those older movies that have stood the test of time and remained a classic to reach across generations. Judging by our conversation here, we think Sunset Blvd. does that beautifully.  Still, there's a lot that we end up debate about in this episode.  - Do these characters have hope? - Who is the villain here? - Can this ever truly be remade? - Is this a Dad Movie? If you like what you are hearing, then please like, rate, subscribe, do a little dance, and get down tonight. Email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com or visit any of our social media pages here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

FEATURED GUEST: JP   Welcome to Season Two of Not Your Father's Movies! In our past season, we covered a new classic trilogy of movies, a trilogy from our dad's time, and one from our grandfather's time. This generational bridge is our identity as a podcast, and is fundamental to who we are as we started our show. Going forward, we hope to bring something new: what is next for us as a podcast and us as dads.  We are starting a new series: movies about Hollywood. These are movies about movies, specifically those made in Tinseltown. We have a classic film, a new and possibly controversial pick, and a movie that straddles the line while inviting its own controversy along the way. These movies represent the way forward for NYFM: always striving towards something new while never forgetting the classics. In this episode, we talk about Quentin Tarantinto's 9th movie: Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood. This movie is not without controversy, but is also not without adoration. We attempt to talk about both while addressing some of the bigger, meta-narrative questions inherent. We are joined by JP, a cultural scholar who specializes in the 1960's, especially in music and pop culture history. He helps shed light on a few questions we all have. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned to our very exciting new season. This is a season where we challenge who we are and what we are doing: hope you are in for the ride! Look for some surprise guests, and some surprise movies, on the way. It is more important than ever that you like, rate, and subscribe on whatever platform you are using. We need to hear from you and YOU (yes, you reading this) are the best person to reach out and talk to us. Email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com or visit any of our social media pages here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM  

Welcome to season 2 of NYFM! We are kicking things off with a Year In Review of 2020, the dumpster fire year that most of us suffered through in seclusion. In many ways, it seemed movies and TV shows were our only reprieve. This episode sees us unpack much of what we saw this year, and what we thought about it!   We cover a few different TV shows we thought notable: Vito heaps praise on the Mandalorian, Jesse forgets who is in Middleditch and Schwartz, and Mike laughs to death over Avenue No. 5.   Next, we mention some of the biggest, splashiest movies that came out this year: Wonder Woman 1984, Soul, Mank, Tenet. For some of them, the less said the better, and for others, we do our best to keep the conversation brief. Also, we discuss the difference between a mention and an honorable one as we also talk about Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Palm Springs, Another Round, Lovers Rock, and Invisible Man.   We close with our top 5 movies of 2020, our collaborative list. I don't want to spoil the list here; that's for the episode. It's our sincere hope that even if you disagree with our rankings, you still give these movies your attention. They deserve to be seen and discussed!   Thanks for listening to this episode! If you like what you hear, check out our first season, and stay tuned for our new one. We have some surprises up our sleeve, and we can't wait to share them with you.    As always, if you want to talk to us, reach out at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com or check our social media here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at NYFM!   We hope you enjoy this special, seasonal episode of our show. Usually, we try and stick to our special series, our slate of movies that are tied together by a theme, but every now and then, we do a special episode. And for our last episode of the year, we bring you Home Alone! A true time-honored classic beloved by us universally, even if it was an unknown first time for one of us (if you listen, I promise that sentence makes sense!)   We are taking it a little easier with this one, no heady concepts, nothing too complicated; we are just three dads having some holiday fun, and hoping we can bring a smile to your faces. We check in on Vito's tentacle situation, realize that Jesse still has things to discover in this movie, and learn that Mike has a trick or two up his sleeve.   As always, email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com and find all our links for social media and places to listen here:  http://linktr.ee/NYFM   Happy Holidays and a Joyful New Year to you! 

FEATURED GUEST: LETTENEY   Here we are, at the end of another series, our third! We take the time to amend some of our thoughts, finally acknowledge Vito's physical deformities, and talk about all these courtroom dramas as a whole (including Trial of the Chicago 7). It was a blast talking about these meaty, important movies that still packed a lot of nostalgia and heart. We almost didn't anticipate what we were getting ourselves into with these important films. It was heady stuff but we were joined by several great guests along the way to give us a much-needed boost.    We will return to courtroom dramas at some point, but for now it is time to move on to a new year (goodbye 2020!) and only one episode remains in this season of NYFM. Stay tuned!   As always, if we got something wrong (likely) please email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com and check out our socials and podcast platforms here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

FEATURED GUEST: LIS   To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless classic that concludes our series on Not Your Grandfather's Courtroom Dramas. What a ride it's been. From Spiderman, to Disney, and now some of the greatest movies ever on some of the weightiest subject-matter. Classism, racism, drug addiction, and sexual violence are all mentioned in this episode frequently. Nothing three dads can't handle right? WRONG! We can't handle it. To help us talk about this story which is way beyond our depth, we have Lis. She is a great guest on the show and frequently makes sure we aren't complete imbeciles. She taught 8th graders and has some great mom-energy, so a few dads shouldn't be that hard to handle right? Stay tuned next week for our Aftermath episode where we talk about all the courtroom dramas we have done! As always, write to us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com and message us on our social media pages at: http://linktr.ee/NYFM  

Welcome to our second episode in our Not Your Grandfather's Courtroom Dramas! The film this week is A Man For All Seasons from 1966, about the life of Sir Thomas More and his infamous decision to die rather than to betray his beliefs and principles.    This one is very nostalgic for all of us as we all were raised with this movie in our homes, from an early age. We dig into some more historical context than usual, both about the making of the film and about Henry Tudor and his ascension to the throne. This one was more thorny and complex than almost any other movie we have done so let us know how we did!   It is also a big of a zag when it comes to courtroom dramas, as we leave American soil and American courts for a jaunt across the pond. We believe that A Man For All Seasons and 12 Angry Men stand shoulder to shoulder however, in both their quality and their surprising relevance to today. We discuss how this film has been rather forgotten and why, when something like 12 Angry Men seems primed for revisiting.   Stay tuned next week for our final episode in our unofficial trilogy!   As always, write to us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com and visit our social media pages to interact with us there: http://linktr.ee/NYFM  

FEATURED GUEST: LETTENEY   Introducing our new series: Not Your Grandfather's Courtroom Dramas!   In the next few episodes, we tackle three classic courtroom dramas from our grandparent's era, and the first one is 12 Angry Men. This film is influential for many reasons, whether it is the taut writing, the claustrophobic direction, or the impeccable production design, and we attempt to discuss as much as we can.   The first issue we tackle is the casting of the film, the characters, and we attempt to do our own fantasy casting. This was really fun for us, and a treat to talk about, because it also got us discussing what makes these individual jurors tick: whether it be justice, or fairness, or prejudice, or simply wanting to get to a ball game.   After a quick break, we dive headlong into the meat of the movie and its legacy. We discuss how the racial ideas at the heart of the movie, revolutionary for its time, inform us today, in the light of the recent protests and conversations about race writ large in America, and the world. As three dads, and our special guest, we do our best to highlight that conversation and contribute to it in some small way.    As always, we hope to entertain and inform you, our listeners. Our desire with this new series is to show the depth and range of our interests, and always strive to find another movie to add to the Hall of Fame! Keep writing us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com and visit our links here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

Welcome to our first AFTERMATH episode, where we take our previous series as a whole, and share a few last thoughts, opinions, and observations before we put it to bed.   This AFTERMATH episode is on Disney animated classics and their remakes! We covered The Lion King, Cinderella, and 101 Dalmatians over the past few weeks, and while we had a blast talking about them, we had a few last thoughts. Thanks for listening to this episode, and we hope if you are joining us for the first time, it might pique your interest for the series that we just completed. And if you followed along episode by episode, thanks! We hope you want to hear us shoot the breeze for a few minutes.   As always, if you want to get in touch with us, you can always email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com Also, check out our links here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

Wrapping up our trilogy of Disney animated classics and their live action remakes, we have selected this perennial favorite (well...Vito's favorite) 101 Dalmatians! While older, we wanted to trace the history of these remakes back a little further than most people would have, and maybe shine a light on an almost forgotten, John Hughes-written remake that we might remember from our childhoods.    How good is Glenn Close? How many Dalmatians were there exactly? Do our children have a future reviewing movies? All this, and more, is discussed, bickered, and laughed over.    While this episode concludes our trilogy of Disney movies, we look forward to revisiting this topic at some point, as we are sure Disney is not done remaking our childhood favorites.    Please like, rate, subscribe, review, follow, and show us any love you can out there! As always, email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com   All our links are found here:  http://linktr.ee/NYFM  

We are back on the trail of our Disney animated classics and their live-action remakes, after a two week, two episode break. It was fun to break out and do something different, but we have a series to finish. For our second entry, we have a slight curveball: Cinderella.   I say it's a slight curveball because, while the animated classic is always honored among the Disney greats, the live-action remake seems almost forgotten. Strange, as it is only five years old, and stranger still because in many ways, it is an exciting (superior???) update to a time-honored story. We wanted to highlight something old, some new, and something that could bridge every generation from our grandparents, to our kids.   Do both movies end up Dad movies? Or just one?   Please like, rate, subscribe, review, follow, show us some love out there! And, as always, email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com   All our links are found here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM

FEATURED GUEST: LETTENEY   Following our first, exciting Halloween episode, we are introducing a new kind of episode: The NEW RELEASE.   Every few weeks, or when we think a new movie would be exciting to talk about, we'll take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to discuss something new and fresh.   This week's episode is on The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin's recently released Netflix film which revolves around the real trial that swept up many protestors in the city of Chicago in 1968.    SPOILER WARNING: This New Release is a special one, and since the events are generally well-known pieces of history, we don't offer a spoiler bumper inside the episode. Everything that takes place in the movie is fair game pretty much from the start. If you want an unspoiled experience, or simply want to see the movie before hearing our hot takes, please come back and listen when you get a chance!   As always, if you like this episode (or hate it) please like, rate, subscribe on whatever platform you hear us on. If you have a question for us, please email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com Also, check out all our links here: http://linktr.ee/NYFM   

FEATURED GUEST: DAVE   Welcome to our very first Halloween Special Episode! This year we are doing IT from 2017, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.   CONTENT WARNING: We discuss, frankly and with language matching the source material, both the 2017 film and the original 1986 novel, complete with the problematic issues of both. This includes abuse, violence towards children, alcoholism, drug abuse, and inappropriate child activity. The material is only what has been published or filmed and we attempt to be fair and just when it comes to said material.    This is a first for us, as we tackle something very different, and also because as we do episodes going forward, we are also shifting what we talk about and our content based upon the material we are covering. So this week, we are talking fast and loose as we do a deep dive into the horror classic IT, from 2017.   Here at NYFM, we will be frequently taking a break from our regularly scheduled series or trilogies with some other episodes. These episodes may focus on new releases or may be episodes based around seasonal events, or completely arbitrary events. When we do these, we will interrupt our regular release schedule with these new episodes, as we simply cannot wait to share them with all of you! Personally, we think this episode is a sterling example of some of our best recording.   So, please continue to download, like, subscribe and comment or rate all of our episodes; it helps us out in ways innumerable. If you want more, or different, content please let us know! We always love hearing whatever is on your minds at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com

Episode 4 of NYFM is here, and it is the start of a new trilogy of movies, up for consideration for the Dad Hall of Fame! This new trilogy will be focusing on Disney animated classics and their live-action remakes.   Here we open our new trilogy with a stone cold classic, the 1994 The Lion King, and its remake from 2019. Does the new one hold up? Do both movies go in the Hall of Fame?   Spoiler warning: they don't.   Please like, rate, subscribe, review, follow, show us some love out there! And, as always, email us at notyourfathersmovies@gmail.com