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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 Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
What's your stance on Oprah's Book Club? Do you understand the subtle consequences of a late night Taco Bell? Would you understand warnings of an ominous and cryptic nature more if they were delivered via burger analogies?
Don & Pat are covering Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's The Counselor on this week's The Academy Academy, folks. This is an episode you do not want to miss!
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
It's the end of an era, folks. Don & Pat do a deep dive into Tony Scott's final film and projects that were in development on this week's The Academy Academy. We also provide our personal Tony Scott film rankings. Enjoy!
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 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Was 2011 the year of Michael Fassbender? If you discovered a mystery of titanic proportions... would you have the willpower to let it be? Will Ted Talks ever become popular enough to fill entire stadiums?
Get lost and goopified with Patrick Gremillion & Don Saunderson as they cover Ridley Scott's Prometheus 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 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.