Double Edged Double Bill

While Disney is the gold standard for animation, their biggest competitor Dreamworks deserves some attention. With Shrek turning 20 this week, Adam and Thomas are dedicating an episode to Dreamworks Animation! Plus, they have returning guest and animation expert Scott Johnson to help them look back as Dreamworks went from snarky rebels to distinct stylist of the art form! First, a supervillain finally wins yet is still searching for fulfillment in the superhero satire Megamind! Then, Dreamworks desperately tries to appeal to youths with a Will Smith fish in Shark Tale! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Are all Smash Mouths songs the same? Can Martin Scorsese ever escape his eyebrows? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on the sub genre of Paranormal Romance? Well, fry up some hideous looking cartoon fish and prepare your best snarky Dreamworks brow while you listen to find out! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send

Folks, it's a very special episode of Double Edged Double Bill. Adam and Thomas are celebrating three years of double featuring on the show! So, they're recruiting fellow ESO Network podcaster Mike Gordon of Earth Station One to join them. Specifically, all three are talking about comic book adaptations that aren't based on Marvel or DC properties! First, Guillermo del Toro's return to Hellboy and the other Mike Mignola characters in Hellboy II: The Golden Army! Then, Edward Furlong dons iconic make up using a sharpie in the sequel no one wanted The Crow: Wicked Prayer! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Are humans really all that good to creatures? Why are we getting crows and ravens confused? What two films will they choose for next week's episode on Dreamworks Animation? Well, tune in for all this and a brand new segment to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our

This week on Double Edged Double Bill, Adam and Thomas are looking at two very odd movies with very low budgets. First, the unholy union of E.T. and a heavy metal album cover is here and ready to spread gore with a laugh in Psycho Goreman! Then, the inexplicable madness of Neil Breen defies all bounds of logic in the baffling masterpiece Fateful Findings! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How nihilistic can a plucky young girl be? Why would The President of the Bank do this? Which films will they choose fro next week's episode about comic book adaptations that aren't Marvel or DC? Well, balance your low budgets to include alien monsters and no more books so you can listen to find out! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher! We’re a

1987. An underrated year in film where classics like Robocop, The Princess Bride, Moonstruck and several others came out. Yet, for this week's Double Edged Double Bill all about the year, the two films of focus aren't the most familiar favorites. As Adam and Thomas discuss them, you'll hear exactly why. First, Richard E. Grant makes his film debut in the dingy drunken comedy Withnail and I! Then, John Ritter encounters aliens and shootouts with Jim Belushi in the very odd buddy film Real Men! Together, our duo answers some crucial questions. Why do certain jokes from 1987 not hold up? What is the cinematic legacy of Jim Belushi? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on low budget films? Well, grab a pint and try to avoid shootouts before lunch so you can listen to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If yo

Usually, Oscar Bait is easy to spot. Yet, sometimes the Academy Awards shock us with bizarre nominations for movies you'd never expect. So, Adam and Thomas are looking back at a few surprising films that got Oscar nominations with special guest Andres Guzman! First, Terrence Howard brings his unique energy to the film that made Best Original Song history with Hustle and Flow! Then, Robin Williams improvs his way through whatever the hell Barry Levinson was going for with Toys! Together, our trio answers all the crucial questions. How does one consider Terryology? Which of them is a rich art collector? What two films will they choose for next week's episode about films from 1987? Well, sound proof your home with drink containers to drown out Robin Williams riffs so you can listen to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you

Today, Double Edged Double Bill hero's journey brings them to George Lucas. You might know him for a little franchise called Star Wars, but over the last 50 years Lucas has had plenty of odd twists and turns in the mix. Joining Adam and Thomas to discuss the two very odd films from the career of George Lucas is Patrick Cotnoir, producer behind the very odd internet comedy show The George Lucas Talk Show! First, Lucas reminisces about his days drag racing in Modesto with his hit second feature American Graffiti! Then, George Lucas opens the door for Marvel adaptations by getting a duck to do very weird things in Howard The Duck! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Who is the original Sebulba? What N64 game binds the galaxy together? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about surprise Oscar nominees? Well, listen in while cruising in your Deuce Coupe around Duck World to find out!   Hear Adam on Have Not Seen This talking about The Jacket! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod 

Double Edged Double Bill is booting up their consoles for another round of video game inspired films! Adam and Thomas return to the world of video game inspired films. That is, cinema either inspired by or directly adapted from video games. First, two "brothers" fight against a frosted tip Robert Patrick and gangs of weirdly themed thugs in the in name only adaptation Double Dragon! Then, a groundbreaking virtual reality video game leads young Edward Furlong with actual blood on his hands in Brainscan! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Are either of these films good follow ups to Terminator 2? Do these 1990s teens ever get sleep? What films will they choose for next week's episode on George Lucas? Well, get ready to advance to the next level by tuning in to find out! Read Thomas' article about the bizarre fun of Godzilla over at Film Cred! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe t

Every 50 episodes, Double Edged Double Bill likes to celebrate! Given Adam & Thomas have two good and two bad picks to choose from every week, one pairing goes on and another gets left in the dust. However, for milestones like episode 150, two films from the rubbish pile are given a chance at redemption! First, McDonalds tries to get on the E.T. money train with Mac & Me! Then, a sci-fi classic gets a worthy sequel after three decades in Blade Runner 2049! Together, our duo answers the important questions. Does every McDonalds have an hourly dance competition? How much acting is Jared Leto really doing? Which two films will they choose for next week's return to video game inspired films? Well, grab your Coke products and ponder the nature of humanity to find out! Please help out Shakyl’s mother Olga’s Cancer Treatment Fund if you can! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to

When Animals Attack is an odd subgenre. The focus of nature taking vengeance on man for their wrongdoings. Honestly, is a pretty appropriate one for Adam and Thomas to focus on in anticipation of the biggest animals attack yet Godzilla vs Kong! First, animals like chimpanzees and insects help Jennifer Connelly investigate a murder in the nightmare madness of Dario Argento's Phenomena! Then, a star studded cast encounters all sorts of jungle animals while trying to find diamonds and lasers in Congo! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. What is the best use of a monkey in film? Is Tim Curry really out to catch moose and squirrel? Which two films will they choose for next week's very special redemption episode? Well, don't sleep walk off that ledge and anger the animals of Zinj so you can live to listen and find out! Please help out Shakyl's mother Olga's Cancer Treatment Fund and Asian American Community Funds if you can! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and

In January, we lost an extremely talented character actress in Cloris Leachman. So, Adam & Thomas are celebrating her talents with their most bizarre Double Edged Double Bill yet! First, Cloris Leachman takes home Oscar gold for the incredibly bleak yet beautiful film The Last Picture Show. Then, Cloris Leachman is one of many celebrities to appear in the infamous brain breaking box office bomb The Oogieloves in the Big Ballon Adventure! Together, our duo answers the vital questions. Who wins in the court of recommendations? Which of our hosts is actually a major mode of transportation? What two films will they choose for next week's episode on When Animals Attack films? Well, sit in the run down picture show and get ready to dance in the aisles to find out! Read Thomas' review of In Search of Darkness Part II over at Film Cred! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content

Walt Disney Animation recently released their 59th feature film Raya and the Last Dragon. So, it seems like good as time as any to return to the world of Disney animation. Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome Adam Sirdoreus (host of The Zillennial Canon) to talk about two very dark entries in the Disney canon. First, a pig is the key to saving the world from the dead in the infamous Disney bomb The Black Cauldron. Then, a literary classic gets the Disney treatment with The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Together, our trio answers all the crucial questions. Who is the worst Disney sidekick? How dark can Disney get? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on the late Cloris Leachman? Well, fire up your Disney+ with bells on and listen to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or rate us o

Eddie Murphy is Coming 2 America yet again. So, Double Edged Double Bill is finally giving the comedic legend the proper treatment. Adam and Thomas are here admire and admonish two films starring Eddie Murphy from his career spanning four decades. First, Eddie Murphy cashes in a Disney pay check with minimal effort in the theme park ride adaptation The Haunted Mansion! Then, Eddie Murphy gets his passion project about a cult icon of black cinema onto the screen with Dolemite Is My Name! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What is Eddie Murphy's best performance? Where can we get an Eddie Murphy head car to drive? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Walt Disney Animation Studios features? Well, sit in our spooky parlor room and prep yourself for some blaxploitation wackiness to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for ju

Netflix releases about 80 original films a week. So, it's high time to do a Double Edged Double Bill about the streaming giant! Adam and Thomas take a look at two very different projects put out by Netflix. First, superpowers now come in pill form via Project Power! Then, martial arts delivers on horror movie amounts of gore in The Night Comes For Us! Together, our duo answers the important questions. Are blobfish the secret badasses of the animal kingdom? What if Gene Kelly made a gory martial arts musical? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Eddie Murphy? Well, try to locate us on the Netflix main menu so you can listen to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher! We’re a proud member of The ESO Network, alongside other great

Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all time. However, he has yet to receive the greatest honor an actor can have: a Double Edged Double Bill episode all about him! So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest/immense Denzel fan Shakyl Lambert are here to give the legend the episode he deserves. First, Denzel Washington revolutionizes the old man action movie with The Equalizer! Then, Denzel Washington has to transport himself through virtual space to fight a looney Russell Crowe in Virtuosity! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Is Denzel Washington our modern Jason Voorhees? Can Denzel bring acting gravitas to a role written for Arnold Schwarzenegger? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Netflix original films? Well, put on your VR headsets and avoid all the department store tools that could kill you to find out!   Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Pat

Valentine's Day week is here! So, we advise all you lovers or platonic bros to stay safe by cuddling up together and listening to the latest Double Edged Double Bill! To things up, Adam and Thomas are doing an episode on cinematic bromance! First, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson start up a milquetoast last minute bromance in the Rob Reiner weepy The Bucket List! Then, Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin argue themselves into a budding romance while taking a Midnight Run across America! Together, our duo answers all the crucial questions. What war crime is The Bucket List guilty of? How are there three sequels to Midnight Run that no one knew about? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Denzel Washington? Well, adjust your bucket lists as you listen in while driving cross country to find out! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month

Seven years ago today, we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman. A true master of the acting craft who more than deserves a Double Edged Double Bill dedicated to his too brief career. So, Adam and Thomas have two very different sides of the Hoffman coin to talk about this week. First, Philip Seymour Hoffman chases storms with Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in Twister! Then, Hoffman tries to give Edward Norton one last night of freedom in the underrated Spike Lee masterwork 25th Hour. Together, Adam and Thomas answer the crucial questions. Do Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton sound exactly the same? Did 25th Hour prepare screenwriter David Benioff for Game of Thrones? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on cinematic bromance? Well, grab a plate of too good stake and eggs to eat at the club's VIP lounge and tune in to find out!   Read Thomas' Jim Henson article over at FilmCred! Follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod or Facebook. Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusi

Stephen King adaptations are a dime a dozen. For every incredible Stephen King adaptation, there are a handful of terrible ones. Thus, it's well worth coming back to as a topic for Double Edged Double Bill. Adam and Thomas welcome back guest Christian Alvarez to dive into the weird world of King. First, George A. Romero turns five King short stories into tales of terror in Creepshow. Then, Mick Garris takes whatever King thought was a good original screenplay and the result was Sleepwalkers! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Why would Tom Atkins ever shave his moustache? What exactly are the extent of cat people powers? Which films will they choose for next week's episode on Philip Seymour Hoffman? Well, open up your horror comic and flip to the bizarre cat people story with us to find out! Follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod or Facebook. Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or

Double Edged Double Bill has a new hour of material! So, Adam and Thomas along with special guest Sara Sorrentino of Seequels, Film Cred and Talk Film Society to talk all about stand up comedian film vehicles. First, Carrot Top takes his "comedy" to the silver screen in the infamous Chairman of the Board! Then, Nick Thune constructs a cardboard labyrinth that's far more deadly than the Goblin King's in Dave Made a Maze! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Has prop comedy ever been funny? What weird fan fiction is Adam writing about Tom Green and Andy Dick? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Stephen King? Well, stand up with a microphone in one hand and a pun prop in the other against a cardboard brick wall to find out! Follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod or Facebook. Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher!

Steven Soderbergh is one of the most prolific filmmakers working today. So, since he celebrates a birthday this week Double Edged Double Bill is doing an episode on him with returning guest Torrey Depina! First, Terence Stamp goes from General Zod to low life enforcer in hidden gem The Limey! Then, Matt Damon packs on a few pounds and a few embezzled dollars in The Informant! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Does Peter Fonda do much acting in The Limey? How long can a recurring gag be driven into the ground? What two films will they choose for next week's episode on stand up comedian film vehicles? Well, strap on your wires and load up your iPhones to film us as you listen to find out!   Follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod or Facebook. Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like the show, please subscribe or rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher! We’re a proud member of The ESO Network, alongside ot

Nicolas Cage is celebrating a birthday this week! So, Double Edged Double Bill is giving him the gift that keeps on giving: an episode all about him! Adam and Thomas bring back returning guest James Rodrigues of The Reviewing Rodders to examine the unique and bizarre enigma that is Nicolas Cage! First, Nicolas Cage can see into the future yet can't see how weird his haircut is in Next. Then, Nicolas Cage seeks vengeance for his love against demon bikers and cult leaders in Mandy. Together, our trio answers all the important questions. What franchise could use a dose of Nicolas Cage? Does Nicolas Cage have Multiple Man powers? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Steven Soderbergh? Well, avoid ingesting some nightmare acid and dodge the car rolling down behind you before downloading our episode to find out! Follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod or Facebook. Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content for just $1 a month! If you like t