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Donald Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion discover the absolute, undeniable, and scientifically proven greatest performance in your favorite actor's esteemed career via a direct-elimination bracket, usually with a kind lil' guest.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Don "Whisky Voice" Saunderson and Patrick "Shrek Scholar" Gremillion are back, and we have a doozy of an ep. Will Jerry Bruckheimer bring a professional basketball team back to Seattle? How did Riley Poole and Benjamin Franklin Gates become friends? Will watching Pearl Harbor give you space dementia? Are you stranded on an island... or did you finally make it to The Baywatch?
All this and more will be discussed in this week's The Academy Academy! #CoasterCoward
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Is it possible to find true love at a BJ's? Should Jackie Chan play himself in every movie? Has Simon McBurney ever portrayed a nice person on celluloid? All these burning questions and more are addressed on this week's The Academy Academy as Don & Pat take a deep dive into the final Crowe/Scott collaboration - Robin Hood!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Do you watch movies like Scarface and Casino and only remember the cool parts? Do you think Ridley Scott is a fan of American Dad? Do you want to hear about American Gangster's troubled production history or two goon-loving goons wax rhapsodic about Crowe's brilliant turn as the duplicitous Ed Hoffman?
If you answered yes to any of the above- strap in, sit tight, and prepare to enter The Jar Zone with Pat & Don on this week's The Academy Academy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Patrick Gremillion and Donald Saundrson aka the hosts of The Academy Academy: The Way of the Burger are back w/ a killer episode, folks. We're covering an oft-forgotten piece of the David Fincher puzzle- The Game!
We discuss The Game's production and casting process. We talk about customary business burger etiquette. Should every major sports league award its victors championship belts? Should we do another miniseries on Spike Jonze, as well? Is there a cinema podcast line that cannot be crossed? Will that line moving forward now be referred to as The Shankman Mark?! Tune in and find out!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com
Also, feel free to message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
It's Patrick's birthday, folks! For his Birthday Pod, Don & Pat have chosen to return to one of The Academy Academy's most glaring Pacino omissions, as well as another film that is a little off the beaten path.
Is Al Pacino envious of the Kids in the Hall? Would you listen to a podcast hosted by Dave Foley, Mick Foley, and James Foley? Is MacGruber a searing critique of the thoughtless machismo that permeates most American action cinema?!! Tune in to find out!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Don Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion are back to discuss A Good Year on this week's The Academy Academy! This is a Pinot Noir Classic, folks- a Charcuterie Delight! Take a day off from your job at the Business Factory, put on your cool uncle's ill-fitting sweater vest, and relax by the empty pool as French covers of classic rock leisurely play. Hopefully, there are no dastardly scorpions hell-bent on ruining the peace in the vicinity...
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Will Taika Waititi inevitably portray the Big Cheeto himself? Is Allen Covert the Fredo of the Happy Madison Universe? Will you finally understand This Is 40 at 40?!
We have a doozy of an episode today, folks. Don & Pat are covering every version of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three for the pod, including the 1998 TV Movie and the John Godey novel! Strap in folks: you're in for a wild ride on this week's The Academy Academy!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Where were you when America had Qui-Gon Jinn fever in the late Nineties?
Do you ever wonder what strawberries would taste like on a burger?
HAS THE WOKE MIND VIRUS INFECTED BLUES ROCK?!?!
Grab a slice of pizza and hold your beloved copy of You, Me, and Dupree tightly to your chest, because Patrick & Don are discussing Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (The Director's Cut Roadshow Version!) on this week's The Academy Academy: The Squeakquel!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Is the Academy Academy hosted by Pat Gremillion and Don Saunderson, or is it hosted by Frank Bait and Edgar Clenteen? Is there such a thing as Canonical Soda Cinema™? Should knowledge of other movies exist in other movies? Everything, everywhere, all at once... in this economy??!
It's another miniseries within a miniseries, folks! We're examining the works of director Antoine Fuqua- A cinematic maximalist and Pittsburgh raconteur! Take the "Bait" (wink wink) and listen to this ep!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Pat and Don aka the Mississippi Nice Vacationers are back to discuss three films that serve as a fascinating snapshot of turn-of-the-century tastes and sensibilities. This is an ep for folks that take their hunkiness for granted. It's a pod for those that wonder how John Goodman's slovenly father figure takes care of himself while his daughter is battling stage fright in Coyote Ugly. If you angrily wonder why No You See Me 2 wasn't titled No You Don't... The Academy Academy is for you!
If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.