We've got a special treat for you this week. The NFG boys are joined by Mark Usher & Johnny Phillips, hosts of the Mastering McConaughey Podcast. We sit down with them to discuss the 1999 comedy 'Blue Streak', starring Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson and Dave Chappelle. Lawrence plays Miles, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a p…

Reign of Fire is directed by Rob Bowman and starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, with the screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, and Kevin Peterka. The film also features Izabella Scorupco and Gerard Butler.

Though April showers may come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May! And now it's March, and here's our first episode of 2024. Well be honest, 2023 was not an easy year for the NFG boys, so we took a few months off. Fortunately we had Natalie Wilson, who made a generous donation to Timmy Nelson's (past a future guest) charity stream fo…

In which our heroes open their hearts and celluloid spills out. CONTENT WARNING: Death and grief. 2023 was a challenging year but especially so for Peter & Matt, who lost their dads. We took this time to talk about our dearly departed fathers by discussing their favorite movies. Hopefully it's as entertaining to listen to as it was cathartic to rec…

Merry Christmas and Pod Bless Us, Everyone! Rounding out what ended up being a year of no-bummers, we knew there would only be one choice for our Christmastide Commentary: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Sit down with your favorite brand of eggnog or cocoa (or bourbon), pop in your trusty tape (or open Disny+) and hang for the next 90 minutes of holida…

Merry Christmas and Pod Bless Us, Everyone! Rounding out what ended up being a year of no-bummers, we knew there would only be one choice for our Christmastide Commentary: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Sit down with your favorite brand of eggnog or cocoa (or bourbon), pop in your trusty tape (or open Disny+) and hang for the next 90 minutes of holida…

Is it a "Santa is dropped into a Die Hard scenario" movie? Yes... Yes it is. Did you think there was more then one of those? Because this is the only one. Fatman (2020) was more of a kinda bad Coen Brothers revenge story kinda thing. Krampus was a holiday themed horror anthology. Violent Night stands alone as THE "Santa Clause is dropped into a Die…

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"You don't see a podcast. You hear it. White noise blasting by the ton on all sides. ASMR sounds blinding you and choking you and making you vomit." That's right, the Unchosen Men are back and this time they've brought a fresh recruit! Frank joins us as Sharpe trains the South Essex regiment for fighting a column of seasoned French infantrymen. Lis…

You're in for a treat today! Matt and Frank are back to bring you a staple of November. No not turkey. No not massive sales on things you don't need. It's Bond season. And with that, both of them have selected two more James Bond entries to cover, as well as an in-depth conversation on the franchise as a whole. Frank and Matt previously covered Thu…

Event Horizon is a bit delayed.... We'll get there.... someday. Happy Halloween!

The nightmare that has been Peter's horror movie rubric finally comes to an end as we cover the third and final spooktacular entry in this year's Halloween series with Matt's pick: 1987's The Gate, which was directed by Tibor Takács and stars Stephen Dorff in his film debut. The Gate follows a group of neighborhood kids who accidentally release a h…

We're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party! The whole crew is back to the second film in the "Try not to, but also maybe try to, scare Peter to death series continues with The Return of the Living Dead, 1985's cult classic, directorial debut of famous grump Dan O'Bannon, and the debut of Hollywood star, The Tar Man! We love the Tar Man. Join us a…

Ever had a chance to catch the Pepsi to Tales from the Crypt's Coke? Here's your chance! This George Romero and Stephen King team-up serves as Frank's pitch to scare Peter with a horror movie without making him catatonic. The good news is there's five stories packed into this film so he's got plenty of chances. The bad news is there's five stories …

It's that time of year again friends. There's a crispness to the air. The days are getting shorter. The leaves are taking on a golden hue. The vampires are opening their coffins. The zombies are reaching out of their graves. And the WEARWOLVES ARE HOWLING AT THE MOON!!?? That's right ladies and gentlemen it's SPOOKY SEASON and we're bringing you a …

Wow. It's been a minute hasn't it? The summer was an eventful one for the NFG boys. Fortunately, one of the things we've been busy with is watching movies. Today, Frank, Peter and Connor got to sit down and talk about some of the things they caught over the boiling summer months of 2023. Join us for the recap! Here's what we got up to. 1:41 - Barbe…

AVAST! Join Connor, Matt and Frank as they journey back to ye olde 2003 to discuss the original (and - let's be honest - only good) Pirates of the Caribbean film. Load the cannons...and the episode. And let the adventure begin. The story follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the …

Welcome to red, white and blue Braveheart! This July 4th, come celebrate America's birthday with us as we discuss 2000's epic of (barely) historical proportions! The Patriot is a historical war film written by Robert Rodat, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger and Jason Isaacs. The story takes place mainly…

Well... Here we are again. Our old hero Indiana Jones is being wheeled out of the old folks home for one last (?) adventure. We've been here before, and we've been hurt. But have the wounds from "Crystal Skull" healed enough to give love a shot again? The boys have gathered together to figure that out. Will Indy need a knee replacement. How's Indy'…

It's just the 'Give it 5' boys this week. Join Matt & Frank as they give you a catch-all episode, going over all the things they've been watching recently. Every week there's a ton of stuff we all watch that might not merit a full episode in their own right. It doesn't mean talking about them won't make for great radio. And because we're so nice, h…

Professor Peter, Colonel Matt and Mr. Frank meet up to discuss 1985's Clue, a murder-mystery comedy decades before Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston tried to obliterate the genre. Listen in as they chat about the history of board game movies as well as what the rights of the game hold for future entries into the Clue-niverse. Directed by Jonathan L…

It's mini-series time! Come with us on a journey as we dive into the series that was designed in a lab deep under London to appeal directly to one Matthew J. Conrad: "Sharpe". "Sharpe" was a TV show that ran from 1993 until 2008 for a grand total of 16 episodes. The hitch is that each episode is 2 hours long! So this is a 16 movie long series that …

We're diving deeper into our "No Bummers...." Series? Era? It certainly is going to last longer than a month. THE FUN CONTINUES UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES! Anyway, this week is Connor's pick, and we're going all the back to the good ole' days of 1997 with the Summer Classic, "Men In Black", the third movie in the Will Smith Superstar Trifecta. Often for…

It's no bummers month! It's dark. It's cold. Connor's sick. March is actively trying to kill us, and the only way to survive is movies that bring us nothing but joy! As a result we are starting with a Frank/Matt pick with 1996's "The Birdcage". Hilarious from start to finish. Incredible performances from Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Ge…

Sometimes, a filmmaker is brave enough to ask the big questions. Questions like... "What if there was a giant alligator?" And some questions, like "What if there was a giant alligator?" have to be asked twice. Today we are investigating the second time a brave filmmaker dared to ask that question of himself, society, and all of us. "Alligator 2: Th…

January is rough on all of us. After a mad Christmas scramble we thought we would take it back to our roots and give you the first episode we ever recorded as a group before we were No Flicks Given: Masters of the Universe! New episodes coming in February! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instag…

It's a Christmas miracle! Or a curse depending on how you look at it. We continue our holiday tradition of watching a weird movie and recording our thoughts so you can watch along! Ever wondered what a Harlequin novel would look like if you took out all the sex, sprinkled some Jesus in, and made it a movie? Boy, do we have the flick for you. Vivica…

"Come onto the pod, we'll get together, have a few laughs." - Also 2022 John McClane probably Part 2 is about to get frosty. Our first selection is from Connor featuring The Ref (1994). Can 90's cynicism be funny again? (TW: Kevin Spacey). More importantly, is it a Christmas movie? Peter gives us our last selection in the drama Spencer (2021) Just …

"Now I have a podcast. Ho, Ho, Ho" -John Mcclane if Die Hard was made in 2022 probably What is a Christmas movie anyway? We know that Die Hard is, but can a movie about Batman be a Christmas movie too? That's the central question of this month's podcast series where the boys of NFG put forward movies that might be Christmas classics... or just anot…

This week the boys are venturing to the rock-a-billy, noir, cyberpunk, western, musical world of "Streets of Fire" from 1984. Rick Moranis? Check. Diane Lane? Check. WILLEM DAFOE??? CHECK!!! This movie is bananas, and the boys dive deep into the alternate reality that Walter Hill created from his highest highs in a post- "48 Hours" Hollywood. It co…

The boys are back at film school with Peter to take a look at the 1980 Martin Scorsese classic “Raging Bull.” We are talking classic cinametrdgophy, Bobby De Niro, Joe Pesci, boxing movies and toxic masculinity. Subscribe and rate on your favorite pod catcher! Let us know what you think of Raging Bull @NoFlicksGiven on Instagram email: noflicksgive…

Evil Gets an Upgrade. We're blasting off to Halloween with a new commentary track! The boys chose the Friday the 13th franchise, then let a d10 decide the entry. While Matt was more elated than the others, the whole group ponders life's greatest questions. Not least of which is: why do so many horror franchises go to space? Subscribe and rate us wh…

The verdict is in: wolfman's got nards. Join the NFG boys as we chat about 1987's The Monster Squad, something of a Goonies cash grab featuring all the Universal monsters (but due to copyright laws...they're not - still we should watch like they are the Universal monsters - though they aren't). Dracula. Frankenstein's Monster. The Wolf Man. The Mum…

CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, abuse, Roman Polanski Happy HalloWEEK, dear listeners! We open our trilogy with what is broadly considered a cinematic and horror film classic. P.O.S. director notwithstanding, we delve into the problematic and unfortunately timely story of a woman gaslight by old men about her pregnancy. Is it worth the watch more …

AVAST ME HEARTIES AND SALTY DOGS YE! Welcome to the second and concludin' episode of our Treasure Island Flick/Off. We're gonna jaw about some lighter fare' this time. Two more movies from the Landlubbers of Disney. "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996) and "Treasure Planet" (2002". Which John is the Longest Silver? Which tale of sea or space fairing adv…

Happy Star Trek Day! We take a break in between our Flick/Off to do something a little different. This time around, Matt brings form Gi5 guest Mike to discuss their one true passion: Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future. Strange New Worlds and Anson Mount's hair kinda came outta nowhere, but it's quickly become the leader of this pack of modern…

Arrr me hearties! September be the month where we talk like a pirate! In the spirit of the day we're going taking to the HIGH SEAS for an adventure that's excited and delighted old and young alike for nigh these hundred years! This week the lads look at two versions of the tale. One from 1950, a classic made by Disney. The other made in 1990 where …

After a series of pretty heavy films, enjoy a lighter palate cleanser. 1948's Judy Garland / Gene Kelly classic, "The Pirate". There will be song! There will be dance! There will be lingering shots of Gene Kelly's ass! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgiven…

Take one part Die Hard. Mix it together with some Blade Runner, some Terminator, some Alien, and a small dash of Terminator. Sprinkle some Brad Dourif over the top and BAM! You've got yourself a Death Machine! Directed by Stephen Norrington, released in 1994, Deathmachine is so much more than all of its influential parts. Part cyberpunk, part horro…

We're taking Peter to school.... film school. Of the four flickers Peter has missed out on some of the film school classics. Wells, Felini, and KURAOSAWA! In this episode the boys help Peter break down the finer points of Kurosawa's 1957 classic: "Throne of Blood". The boys talk samurai, Shakespeare, and that weird stain on the floor of the set. Al…

Iron Man. Captain America. The Hulk. These are characters that do not even remotely appear in this movie. We're back from our vacation in the great outdoors to bring you an action adventure epic from the past. This week we're covering the 1998 spy "comedy" The Avengers starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean "The Weatherman" Connery. One of th…

And now for something completely different! With summer in full swing, Matt chose a refreshing palette-cleanser: home video mainstay and John Candy vehicle, The Great Outdoors. It was in heavy rotation growing up, but does John Hughes writing stand the test of time? Better listen in! Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments?…

In our third episode it's Connor's pick, and his pick is CUBE from 1997, a sci-fi/horror/existential crisis of a film from our friends up in the great white north of CANADA! It's a movie that has had a huge influence on the sci-fi and horror cinema that came after it, and a ton of "fun". You can find it for free on youtube so check it out! https://…

"How long you been alive in this country? A rock and a hard place is what we call Monday. " Jeymes Samuel writes, directs, and scores this all-star cast as we suss over Peter's inaugural submission to the pod. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@g…

How do you get to Shell Beach? Apparently by combining two podcasts, four hosts, and one allegation that The Matrix ripped off this Alex Proyas hidden gem. In a a rare babyface performance, Rufus Sewell is a man trying to discover his past and in the process unravels a world where night never ends. Your hosts premier their MegaZord pod with a true …