Wag the Dog — Still Holds Up, Says Dana Brunetti
Dana Brunetti, who’s produced everything from House of Cards to The Social Network, called out Wag the Dog as one of his all-time favorites during the show:…
Odysseus: The Fall — A Feature Film Made by One Guy for Under $25,000
Dana and Adam dug into a CNBC segment about Odysseus: The Fall, a two-and-a-half-hour, fully AI-generated retelling of the Odyssey from Fountain 0’s Ash Koosha and Tom…
Dana Brunetti’s Movies — A Hollywood Producer’s Filmography
No Agenda producer and guest co-host Dana Brunetti walked Adam through his Hollywood career on episode 1903. Here’s the rundown, in the order he made them: [No…
Netflix’s “Death of the Pastor’s Wife”
Darren mentioned a docuseries his wife had him watch: “my wife made me look at something on Netflix. It’s called the preacher’s wife, I guess, is trending…
“Apocalypto, Amazing Movie” — A Real Compliment Buried in a Mel Gibson News Segment
During a news segment about Mel Gibson’s ASL-interpreter controversy on episode 1900, the conversation turned to his track record as a director; co-host Rob Dew gave Apocalypto…
“Operation Hail Mary” Got a Lukewarm But Real Thumbs-Up
Adam Curry mentioned watching the Ryan Gosling sci-fi film Operation Hail Mary on the flight to Rotterdam ahead of episode 1899: “Not bad. It’s 2.5 hours.” Mixed,…
“Hunt for Red October” Got a Real Compliment During a Tim Curry Retrospective
While running down Tim Curry’s filmography after news of his death, Adam specifically singled out Hunt for Red October — Curry played Doctor Petrov — with a…
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A Donor’s Favorite Movie Scene: Sling Blade’s “Ain’t Got No Gas in It”
A donor’s note read on air, from a self-described “huge Billy Bob Thornton fan,” called out a specific scene as the best moment in cinema, period: the…
Movie Tip: The President’s Analyst (1967)
A satirical Cold War-era spy comedy starring James Coburn that was written off as absurd fiction decades ago — and now plays as eerily prescient, according to…
Movie Tip: Michael Clayton
A George Clooney legal thriller that doesn’t get talked about enough. It follows a “fixer” at a big law firm and slowly unravels into something genuinely unsettling…
Tip of the Day: The Manchurian Candidate
John Dvorak’s latest Tip of the Day is a longtime No Agenda Movie Pick, The Manchurian Candidate. Heck, we even use a still from this movie on…
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
John Dvorak: I recommend a movie for people out there who haven’t seen it. It’s an old movie, but you can dig it up now and again.…
House of David
Adam mentioned that he suggested to show producer, David Brunetti that they should all get in on the Christian film wave. MGM and, now Amazon, they have…
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust is an infamous Italian horror movie. The director was arrested for making snuff film, but it turned out the actors signed a contract to disappear…
For Greater Glory
Viva Cristero Rey! Adam brought up Viva Cristero Rey as a new slogan for referencing douchebags in the government. The term comes from the 1920's Cristero War…
Catastroika
During NA 422 Adam emphatically recommended the documentary Catastroika which is about the sell-off of Greek public assets so they could pay off their enormous debts.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Dvorak was tracing back to the beginning of George Clooney's interest in spy intrigue movies and thought it was Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
Wag The Dog
During NA 282, Adam said he was trying to find this movie on Netflix but it wasn't available! Maybe it was pulled because it is 'too close…
American Gangster
During NA 254, John Dvorak shared how his DVR was busy this week recording a national security wonkfest (Spook Groupies!) from CSPAN.
