The Flicks and Friends Podcast
Dustin and Paul host a variety movie podcast, watching films and rating them on a 1-5 scale. They admit they are not always funny, but the show offers casual, honest movie discussions. Episodes likely include reviews, ratings, and banter between the two friends.
Episodes
The Gate
We kick off October with a new theme! Gateway Horror Month us underway and we decided to do one of the most recommended gateway horror movies and that is 1987's The Gate! Super awesome special effects, a minimal story but all in all a great time! Is this one safe enough to show a younger audiance? FInd out in this weeks episode!
200th Episode!!!
What a mile stone....4 years and 200 episodes later, we are here and we are still trucking! Dustin and Paul talk about the past, present and future of the show and we didn't talk about it alone! A few friends of the show sent in clips of their favorite memories and some very encouraging words for us over here at The Flicks and Friends Podcast!
Crimson Peak
Welcome back to the show Guillermo Del Toro! With September being a new month and new theme, we wanted to include our Paterons and giving them the power to pick what we cover this month and man.....they delivered! First up us a haunting ghost story from Del Toro that was perceived incorrectly because of studios and that is Crimson Peak! Join us as we dig up clay and check out ghosts!!!
Shrek Forever After
We round out the 4 Year Anniversary Month with an underrated animated gem....or that's the case for atleast half of us. We are talking about 2010's Shrek Forever After and what a way to go out! Ogres, DOnkeys, pudgy cats......ALL IS BEAUTIFUL! Strap in and enjoy your one day as a scary ogre and enjoy the ride!
Batman and Robin (1997)
This week on the Flicks and Friends Podcast, we are headed to Gotham! 1997's Batman and Robin is up for our 4 Year Anniversary Month and man.....is this movie a movie. With a star studded cast to cheesy one liners, this fourth installment hit highs and lows for the Caped Crusader! What are your thoughts on the movie?!
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull feat. Brett Parker of Dissect That Film
WE ARE BACK, BABY!!!!! Here to celebrate 4 years of the show with a new month...and that is the fourth installment to a franchise! With that being our theme, this movie only seemed right. Keeping the tradition alive and bringing good friend of the show, Brett Parker of Dissect That Film on, we are heading back to the 50's with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
Kpop Demon Hunters MONTH OF ACTION!
Another year of Month of Action, another animted movie picked by Paul. This year, our contribution to the collaboration is a newer movie....which is fresh because we hardly get to talk about new movies over here. Kpop Demon Hunters took the world by storm and there was almost no escaping it! Happy Month of Action!
Kickboxer
We wrap up the season with a BANGER! 1989's Kickboxer is a pivotal B-Action movie and one of JCVD's best! Has a really good bad guy and a really flexible good guy. Revenge is a dish best served cold and we ain't talking about ice cream. We talk about the old way of Muay Thai fighting and disco dance moves.
Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie
We are wrapping up Paulsploitation Month with a familiar IP. Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie was clearly here to promote the game because there isn't even a a first one.....unless you count that BADASS live action movie with JCVD! Did we have a good time with this one? Did we defeat that son of a bitch Bison? Find out in this weeks episode!
The Boy and the Heron
Week three of Pauls Birthday Month was a great one! We are talking about 2024's The Boy and the Heron and man oh man, was this one a treat. Everything from the beautiful landscapes and animations to the self discovery of having to accept death to a Heron with a ehole mouth of teeth....weird.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Week two of the Paulsploitation is here and man....we are dropped in the middle of the battle for the Hornburg! We are talking about 2025's The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim! We had Mickey from B-Action! join us to talk about all things anime and Lord of the Rings.....it was fun!
Memories
The start of the deal has come to light! Public Damnation! was sweetened with the deal that Paul could pick FOUR anime movies for his birthday month and well....here we are. We are covering 1995's Memories and who doesn't like a good anthology!? Find out in this weeks episode!
Return of the Living Dead
July 3rd, 1985....the same day Back to the Future was released, on the other side of the country.......there was an outbreak. Night of the Living Dead is talked about in this movie and is made to be believed that it actually happend. Well, it happens again! Return of the Living Dead is a staple in any horror lovers kit and this week, we talk about it!
Kiki's Delivery Service feat. Sean of Movie Dumpster
1989 brings us back to Studio Ghibli and we are talking about Kiki's Delivery Service! We had Sean of Movie Dumpster hop on his broom stick and fly around with us while we talked about this beautiful animated feature.
Major League
This week we head to the bottom of the 9th with 1989s Major League! We have all of the heavy hitters in this episode and talk everything baseball! You do learn a valuable leason in this movie and that is to NEVER steal Jobu's rum!
Enemy Mine
This week, The Boys get stranded on an alien planet and have to survuve by NOT taking each other out! We are talking about 1985's Enemy Mine and there is SO MUCH that's impressive about this movie!
The Last Dragon
WHO'S THE BADDEST?! WHO'S THE PRETTIEST?! This week we are covering 1985's The Last Dragon and one of us couldn't be any more happier!! The culture, the tone, the music! This movie has it all! Now strap up with us and Bruce Leroy and let's go show The Shogun of Harlem WHO'S THE MASTAH!!!!
Batman feat. Daniel of The Geeks With Beards Podcast
Get the cpaes out and lets dive into 1989's Batman! This week we were joned by Daniel of THe Geeks With Beards Podcast to talk all things Batmania! From Prince, toys, McDonalds and everything inbetween, we our selves find us dancing with the devil in the pale moon light! Did we enjoy the movie? Find out in this weeks episode!!
The Care Bears Movie
The year was 1985.........The Walt Disney Studios produce a movie that under performed and really expensive...and out of no where, American Greetings said "Hold my beer." The Care Bears Movie came out 3 months later....and let's just say...we would much rather of it have not!
Arena
COME ONE COME ALL!!!!! Step into this weekes episode as we do battle in the Arena (1989). One of Empire's hidden gems comes to light in this episode and we talk about our udder love for Steve Wang! Will Steve Armstrong come out on top? Or is everyone going to be chanting "HORN! HORN! HORN!"....find out in this weeks episode!
Clue feat Liz of Fright Mic
The year was 1985...but not 1985? Maybe the year was 1954...but set in 1985? Who knows?! Maybe we get to the bottom of it in this weeks episode! We are talking Clue and we couldn't do it alone....we needed our good friend Liz of Fright Mic to help us solve this murder mystery. Was it the wrench? The revolver? The......jugs? Let's find out!
Godzilla vs. Biollante feat. Milo Jansen and Serj of Lethean
Godzilla has FINALLY made another apperance on the show and on this one, BIOLLANTE IS HERE AS WELL! We had two mega nerds of the genre join us, Milo Jansen and Serj of Lethean to talk about this mega monster movie and what it means to them!
The Black Cauldron
The year was 1985.....and Disney Animation was nearly destroyed....by The Black Cauldron! This dark fantasy animated movie almost took out the tyrant that is Disney Animation and left us wondering what the world would be like WITHOUT Disney making films in this episode! ALL HAIL THE HORNED KING!!!!
The Wizard feat. Mickey of B-Action!
WE ARE HEADED TO CALIFORNIA! Pack your lunchbox and grab your Power Glove, because we are talking about 1989's The Wizard! Mickey from B-Action! joins us on this Nintendo powered cross country adventure! How does it hold up? Find out on this weeks episode!
Back to the Future
This week, we travel back to 1985 to talk about the heaviest movie we have done on the show. That's right...we are talking about Back to the Future. This 1985 INSTANT classic brings the jokes, the charisma and the sound that cousin Chuck was looking for. Hang out with us as we talk about why this movie is so good what there is to like about it...as if you need it.
Cyborg
1989 gave us plenty of badass movies...and that includes 1989's Cyborg! Jean Claude lead Cannon movie with gory practicals and a razor thin plot line...but who's here for story lines in a Cannon movie!? Find out who did in this weeks episode!
Weird Science feat. The Barrens Hideout Podcast
What happens when you give a couple of teens a high tech computer and a barbie doll? You get Weird Science! We bring you the 1985 John Hughes horny teen classic and we didn't do it alone. Dustin from The Barrens Hideout Podcast joins us as we talk about Bill Paxton getting turned into a toad and squirt guns!
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade feat. Dissect That Film
Kicking off a new season with a tradition! We are finally wrapping up the greatest trilogy known to man and that is Indiana Jones! Any chance we get to talk about Nazis getting punched in the mouth, we will talk about it! Parker from Dissect That Film joins us in this wild adventure of train jumping, library smashing and tank flipping!
Top 5 Most Antcipated of 2026 feat. Parker of Dissect That Film
As we enter 2026, we noticed one thing. THIS IS THE YEAR OF MOVIE THEATERS! Everything mentioned on this episode are must see's in theaters but we had to narrow it down to 5! We were joined by parker from Dissect That Film and in spirt, Mickey of BAction! This list was a ton of fun and we can not wait to get back to the norm over here on the show!
Top 5 of 2025 feat. Mickey (B-Action!) and Parker (Dissect That Film)
Our Yearly wrap up of 2025 is here! What made our honorable mentions?! What made the dishonorable?! Find out with this awesome Top 5 of 2025! As always, we were joined by Mickey of B-Action! and Parker of Dissect That Film as we discuss what we loved and didn't of the year.
Scooby-Doo (2002) feat. Logan of Video Villa Entertainment
We are on our final week of Winter Summerland and we decided to go to ta theme park! This week we are headed to Spooky Island to solve the case that is Scooby-Doo from 2002. We couldn't do it alone, we needed Logan back from Video Villa Entertainment to help us crack the case and get rid of that pesky Melvin Doo!
Surf Ninjas
Kwan-Tsu, dudes! What happens when you mix surfing, martial arts and Leslie Neilson as a samurai overlord? You get 1993's Surf Ninjas! With a stacked cast, bad ass martial arts and a set of stairs longer than anything you've ever seen. what can go wrong! We are stoked to finally bring this movie to the show and we really hope you enjoy!
Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
Winter Summerland kicks off with a fairly newer title with Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar! What happens when two best friends leave their small town in the Midwest for the first time? A super villain with an evil plan to take out the hottest resort in Florida with 1000 robotic mosquitos...that's what!
Galaxy Quest
We head to space for our finale of our Stan Winston Month! GalaxyQuest is an all time great and we are so excited to finally get the opportunity to talk about it on the show. Are there a lot of Tim Allan mannerisms....yes. Do we talk like Alan Rickman in this one.....yes again. But none the less, we had a really good time talking about this one!
Small Soldiers
Week three of Stan Winston Month is BIG! Small Soldiers has found it's way to the show and we couldn't be anymore happy! This movie means so much to us over here and we are so happy with how this episode turned out! Hope you enjoy!
Congo
Week two, we are headed to Africa! Stan Winston Month continues with 1995's Congo! We were absolutely split on this movie, but it was a very good conversation. Practical apes, Bruce Campbell, Ernie Hudson with a bad British accent...what could go wrong!?
A Gnome Named Gnorm feat. Pete of Give Me Back/Good Beer Bad Movie Night
New Month!!! We are highlighting the man himself...Stan Winston and of his entire catalog...we are kicking it off with A Gnome Named Gnorm! Pete joins us as we try to rescue all of the lumins and make all of the toes curl!
The Monster Squad
It's finally here! The culmination of Universal Monster Month has lead to us covering 1987's The Monster Squad! This movie has been and always will be a crowd favorite over here and this episode explains why!
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Week three of our Universal Monster Month brings together the Universal Monster shared universe for the first time. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are unfortunately center stage of this and what they have to do to get out of it is crazy!
The Wolf Man (1941) feat. Wyatt of Cinema Trip Reviews
The Universal Monster Month is still trucking along with 1941's The Wolf Man. We needed some back up to talk about this hairy beast, so we had Wyatt of Cinema Trip Reviews join us to talk all things wolf dorks!
Creature From The Black Lagoon feat. Milo Jansen
Universal Monster Month kicks off with an all time favorite! Creature From The Black Lagoon has been brought up numerous times on the show and we thought "NOW IS THE TIME!" So sit back and enjoy the ride!
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
To wrap up Remake Month....we decided to play a little board game! We are stepping into the world of Jumanji! 2017's take on the classic board game brought it to...somewhat relevant times by transforming the table top game into a video game. Will we get sucked in and destroyed by cake?! Find out in this weeks episode.
The Thing (1982) feat. Derrick of Bad Movies Worse People
Let's head to the frozen wasteland in this episode of Remake Month to talk about the MASTER PIECE that is John Carpenter's 1982s The Thing! Everyone attached to this movie made it was it is today and the people from 1982 that caused it to bomb...shame on you!
Nightmare Alley
Week two of Remake Month and we are headed to the Circus! We are covering Guillermo Del Toro's remake of Nightmare Alley! Stacked cast, stacked director...it doesn't get any better than this!
Dredd feat. BAction!
New Month and it's all about remakes! We HAD to kick the month off with a movie that we knew would would blow the roof off and that is 2012's Dredd. We needed our brothers in arms from over at BAction to help us talk about this Karl Urban CLASSIC!
Highlander feat. Daniel from The Geeks With Beards Podcast
To wrap up Sword and Sorcery Month, there could be only one!....movie we did it with and that being 1986's Highlander. We needed backup and we brought Daniel from The Geeks With Beards Podcast to talk about this EPIC MOVIE! We all only had one thing left to say after we were done....and that was "Eh Heh Heh Heh."
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Rolling for initiative! This week we are heading out on a quest with the most unlikely team to have ever....teamed? We are talking 2016's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! Do we get our asses bit by The Mimic? Do we hit that Nat 20? Where's Jarnathan?!
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! This week on The Flicks and Friends Podcast, we fall down a crack in the dugout and head straight to Camelot! We are Talking about 1995's A Kid In King Arthur's Court.
The Neverending Story
SEASON 7 PREMIER! We are kicking off our season with Sword and Sorcery Month and we had Penny on to talk about this childhood classic....or trauma inducing classic....how ever you view it!
Boy and the Beast feat. Milo Jansen MONTH OF ACTION!
Surprise! We dropped a bonus episode in collaboration with Give Me Back My Action/Horror Movies for THE MONTH OF ACTION! What movie did we do? Are there explosions? Is there blood shed? Is it.....animated? The answer is Yes to all of the above! We covered 2015's The Boy and the Beast.
Zootopia
WE ARE HERE!!! The letter Z!....and in Zootopia...anyone can be anything!! Thank you to everyone who played along this season. We had some absolute BANGERS this season.
You're Next
The letter Y is upon us and we were invited to a dinner party to celebrate a wedding anniversary!.....or so we thought. Y is for 2011's You're Next and we had a blast with this one!
X2: X-Men United feat. Give Me Back My Action/Horror Movies
We are so close! X stands for X2: X-Men United and we had to united with our brothers and sister in arms, Give Me Back My Action and Horror Movies to bring you this action packed sequel that is, in our opinions, the best of the best when it comes to the Fox movies.
Wishmaster feat. Wyatt of Cinema Trip Reviews
We made our way to the letter W and we happen to stumble upon this red jewel! Wyatt is here with us and said it would be a good idea to take the jewel home to get a better look at it! Low and behold, we let the Djinn loose and he made us watch Wishmaster!
Vampire Hunter D (1985) feat. Dissect That Film
We are here! The letter V is for 1985's Vampire Hunter D! What does the D stand for? Who knows....but what we DO know, is the D could stand for Dissect That Film! Dan and Angela join as we dive deep into this spectacular animation feature that 1985 has to offer!
Up feat. Holly and Steph
Letter U is for double dates! We are covering Up from 2009 and we couldn't think of anyone better to join us than our lovely wives! Holly and Steph sit down and.. SQUIRREL!.....join us on this weeks episode!
Team America: World Police
Yep...we are on the letter T! Team America: World Police was selected and we feel like we did it justice! Join us as we are given the most EPIC motivational speech and watch a man eat his own head!
Spirited Away
J. Jonah Jameson won this one and that menace was vetoed! That is correct, Spider-Man 2 was vetoed and Paul and Dustin have wondered into an abandoned amusement park...and...it's pretty spooky here. There are spirits, Gods and a really mean old lady that is bossing every one around. We are talking 2002 Spirited Away!
Reign of Fire feat. Milo Jansen
AlrightAlrightAlright.....we are on the letter R this week and it is for Reign of Fire staring Matthew Mcconaugheyyyyyyyyyyyy. We had the best dude Milo on for his first time watch of this movie! What did we think of this post apocalyptic set in a modern time story with DRAGONS!?
A Quiet Place feat. Milo Jansen
::whispering:: This week on The Flicks and Friends Podcast, we are on the letter Q. Q stands for A Quiet Place. We were joined by Milo to talk about this sci-fi thriller and how much it means to us! So stay quiet, follow the paths and do. not. touch the potato chips.
Pitch Black feat. Dissect That Film
Well would you look at that.....it's an eclipse! Hopefully we don't crash our spaceship on a remote planet with a highly dangerous criminal aboard and on that planet. It would be even worse if that planet was infested with blood thirsty monsters that only come out during the eclipse.....but what are the odds of that? Anyways...we had our good friends from Dissect That Film on to talk abo
Office Space feat. Blake Allen
Yeah.........so we are going to need you to check out this weeks episoooode. The letter O is for Office Space! We had good friend of the show, Blake Allen jump on and give us his best "O Face." We are more than half way through our ABC-eason and it has been a blast so far! You better give us our red stapler back......or we will burn the building down.
Nightbreed feat. Scare Pair
N is the next letter up and N is for Nightbreed! This movie means a lot to one of us and the other.....well...you'll just have to listen! We were joined by Ray (Scare Pair) for this one and we talk all things horror, make up and why is Midian a well known place to everyone but Boone!
Men In Black feat. Joel of Cartoon Dumpster Dive
Agent D and Agent P are here to save the world from the invasion of the threat of a giant bug....but we needed backup. Agent J of Cartoon Dumpster Dive assisted us with the fight and the galaxy is safe yet AGAIN. We're "them." We're "they." We are the Men in Black.
Lord of the Rings (1978 feat. Wyatt of Cinema Trip Reviews
We are traveling to The Shire this episode because L is for Lord of the Rings!........the one from 1978. Wyatt from Cinema Trip Reviews jumped on this journey as we travel to Mordor to destroy the ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL!!!
Killer Klowns From Outer Space feat. Video Villa Entertainment
K is for Killer Klowns From Outer Space! This one was a ton of fun and we needed the Video Villa Entertainment duo, Becca and Logan, to talk about these zany klowns and their klownish antics. Will they take over the world? Listen and find out!
Johnny English feat. The Official JoeyC
You read it here first everyone! Paul used his veto for the season and is leaving Jason X in space for something a little more grounded, a little more funny, a little more.....English. Johnny English is up next and we HAD to have The Official JoeyC on to talk about this spy comedy from almost everyone's childhood!
Idle Hands feat. Fright Mic Podcast
BUCKLE UP AND STRAP THAT HAND DOWN! We are on the letter I and I is for Idle Hands! Sam and Liz of Fright Mic Podcast come over to give us a ....hand...with this episode and we all end up with bottles stuck in our foreheads!
How To Train Your Dragon feat. B-Action!
The letter H brings us Dragons and Vikings! We are talking about 2010's How To Train Your Dragon! We knew no one else could bring the heat like the B-Action boys, so we HAD to have Charlie and Mickey on for this action packed animated movie!!
The Guyver feat. feat Serj of Lethean
With Dustin using his VETO, Ghostbusters 2 lives to see another day....but in it's place enters, THE GUYVER! We had good friend of the show Serj jump on to talk all things Guyver and it's safe to announce, it is a crowd favorite!
The Fly (1986) feat. Movie Dumpster
F is for The Fly! This week we talk about THE body horror movie of body horror movie with the best in the biz! We have Joe and Sean from Movie Dumpster joining us and Brundle up to talk about this 1986 classic!
Evil Dead (2013) feat. House of Ghouls Podcast
E is for Evil Dead (2013)! We were joined by Colby Does Horror and Ian Van Ghoul to talk about this Fede Alverez master class on a retelling of a great movie. The deadites were summoned and we didn't stand a chance!
Dog Soldiers feat. The Barrens Hideout Podcast
D is for Dog Soldiers! We were joined by Dustin from The Barrens Hideout Podcast to talk about this 2002, Neil Marshal werewolf CLASSIC! Where does it land on your wolf list? Listen to find out where it lands on ours!
Cool Runnings feat. Josh of The Evil Deaths
C is for Cool Runnings! This week we head to the Winter Olympics with the first ever Jamaican Bobsled Team! We we joined by Josh of The Evil Deaths to FEEL THE RYTHYM and FEEL THE RHYME! What are your thoughts on this 1993 Disney sports classic?!
Big Trouble In Little China feat. Old Man Brad
B is for Big Trouble In Little China! This movie is THREE YEARS in the making over here and we, by we, we mean everyone who voted for it, are finally stoked to talk about it! Old Man Brad joined on this journey into the mystic arts and all he wants is his truck back!
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective feat. Anna Presley
WE'RE BACK!! To kick off our SEASON 6 ABC-eason, we have Ace Ventura: Pet Detective! Anna from The Barrens Hideout Podcast and Give Me Back My Action/Horror Movies joins us as we look for the missing dolphin and in saving Ed Marino!
Pre-Views!: Lizzie Lazarus
On this episode of Pre-Views! The people in Hell are starving while the people in Heaven feast in Lizzie Lazarus. Drawing comparisons to Stephen King's Pet Sematary, the twisted psychological horror film will be resurrected January 14 exclusively on SCREAMBOX.
Top 5 of 2024 feat. Mickey
We are kicking off the new year with a Top 5 list of our favorite films of 2024!
Spaceballs feat. Video Villa Entertainment
We Made it! The very last episode of our Melly Little Brooksmas is here! It is also the last episode of this season! We are ending with a bang and we are covering 1987's Spaceballs! Logan of Video Villa Entertainment joins us as we jam satellites, comb the desert and use the SCHWARTZ!
Young Frankenstein feat. Cinema Trip Reviews
FRAU BLUCHER! Week three of our Melly Little Brooksmas heads to Transylvania with Frodrick Frankenstein! Wyatt from Cinema Trip Reviews jumps on to talk about what makes us laugh, what makes us cry and help reanimate a 7 1/2ft long, 54in wide, GORILLA!!!
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