The Academy Academy

Scarecrow vs. Serpico with Randy Thompson

Actor/Improviser/Acting Coach Randy Thompson (The Ruby!) joins The Two Fredos to discuss Al's performances in Scarecrow and Serpico! Does Serpico have to go, or will Scarecrow have to eat cantaloupe like a belly-achin' rhinoceros? Tune in to find out!

Scent of a Woman vs. Donnie Brasco with Maria Walsh-Cole

The Two Fredos are back and fuggedaboutit folks, this ep is one for the dang books! Don, Pat, and Maria "The Academaria" Walsh-Cole talk children running the Oscars, monkey movies, defending bullies, Heartbreakers, merkin mustaches, and much, much more on this week's The Academy Academy! #JusticeForEd #PencilThin #DudeStuff

The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone with Matt McCarthy

Matt McCarthy (We Watch Wrestling! Sober Dad!) joins the Not Baird Men to discuss another non-bracket Pacino film... The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone! Is this Al Pacino's first Hoo-ah performance? Does the animated series based on the Dick Tracy movie get brought up? Could Al Pacino play the lead role in a Vince McMahon biopic? Download this dang pod and find out!!

Dog Day Afternoon vs. The Godfather Part II with Kevin Hamedani

Tales from the Mooseport! Fredo's Jurassic Park!! Brutal Grandpa Energy!!! At least one of those things has to prick up your ears. Filmmaker/Writer Kevin Hamedani (aka the Michael to Don and Pat's Fredos) joins us to discuss Dog Day Afternoon and The Godfather Part II on this week's The Academy Academy!

The Pacino Effect: The Local Stigmatic, Looking for Richard, Chinese Coffee, and Babbleonia

We're not talkin' Sal Pacino. Hell, we're not even talkin' David Pacino. We're talkin' Al Pacino, and this ep has a lot to cover. We discuss the current state of the bracket, Cruella, a possible reason for Jean Reno's prevalence in mid-to-late 90s American Cinema, and some of the more niche and unique works in the Pacino catalogue. Lights out, Richard!

Serpico vs. Cruising with Jenny Zigrino

Greetings, Al-coholics! The hilarious and talented Jenny Zigrino (Comedy Central Presents! The upcoming Too Late!) joins your favorite Scientists to discuss Serpico, Cruising, sanpaku eyes, Tom Hulce trivia, and what a Sicario sequel directed by Nancy Meyers would entail. At one point, everyone does an impression of Wallace Shawn doing an impression of Theodore the Chipmunk. This episode is a wild ride, folks!

BONUS EPISODE: Don & Pat's Top 25 Films!

In honor of They Shoot Pictures, Don't They's first film poll, Donald and Patrick have decided to release a whopping 4+ hour-long BONUS EPISODE going through our personal top 25 flicks! Will Shrek appear on Patrick's list? Does Donald have an expertly crafted Jeff Goldblum impression placed up his sleeve? Find out! 

Scarface vs. Carlito's Way with Andrew Saunderson

It's a double-dose of De Palma on this week's The Academy Academy! We have special guest Andrew Saunderson (The Me You Can't See! Donald Saunderson's Brother!) on the pod to discuss everything from elaborate crane-shots to poor, poor Lalin. Plus- another round of What's in the Boxd!

Donnie Brasco vs. The Devil's Advocate with Evan Cox

Aaron Sorkán. Kevin Lomax: Swamp Attorney. Gilbert Gottfried as Al Pacino as Lt. Vincent Hanna. Mr. Bean. The Stalker/Gigli Double Feature. Rock & Roll Poets. What Is Art? Why Make Things? All this is covered, perhaps even answered, on this week's delightful episode of The Academy Academy with special guest Evan Cox (I'm Enjoying My Time Here! The How Do We Human Podcast!). Make sure to listen to the very end, so you can hear Evan Cox's "Marigold" and maybe a lil' somethin else... 

NOTE: Towards the end of the pod, there's a little crying (from a very cool baby) here and there. I edited out as much as I could. Apologies, even though personally I do think it adds a bit of much-needed gritty 70s New York realism that's missing from current-day podcasts ❤.

The Godfather vs. The Godfather: Part II with Courtney Haney

The Broken Men of Podcasting are back, and boy howdy do we have an ep. We're tackling The Godfathers with Courtney Haney (@comradepepper on Instagram)! Courtney expounds on her California beach city influenced Al-tobiography, Donald wonders how far he'd be willing to go to make great French toast, and Patrick introduces a new game involving everybody's favorite website- ooh baby, it's Letterboxd! Sweet Pacheens!