Gutting the Sacred Cow

Updated: 10 Jan 2024 • 257 episodes
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Gutting the Sacred Cow invites guests to argue why some of the most financially successful, beloved or acclaimed films are trash or overrated. But here's the twist, the film must meet 1 of these criteria: widely beloved, financial success, or critically acclaimed. Standup comedians Kevin Gootee and Kevin Israel love films and they love arguing about them.. But will they agree with their guests arguments or feed them into a wood chipper? We give a platform with those who have unpopular opinions to be bold enough to voice them. What are some films that have faced scrutiny: Back to the Future, Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption, the Dark Knight, Toy Story, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the Matrix, and Die Hard. Can the guests persuade us or do we rip them a new one? Give us a listen and we'll easily prove that we belong on any top movie podcast list. We throw plenty of fun segments in the mix: 5 fun facts, our readers have us ask our guests questions they'd like answered in "Ask a Gutter", critics 5 and 1 star reviews and our FAVORITE segment, reading Amazon 5 and 1 star reviews.; You'll never go down a more fun rabbit hole than hearing crazy people asking for refunds while submitting their personal info for payment. We also give you movie and TV recommendations in our bonus segment aptly titled, "What Did We Watch" So if you want spirited movie debate and wonder what the hell is wrong with some people who hate some of these treasured films or if you secretly agree these beloved movies are awful, this podcast is for you.

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Time for more top notch recommendations by 3 suave palettes: Kevin Gootee watched:the Barry Sanders documentary on Amazon Prime Kevin Israel watched "Violent Night", the story of the Santa Claus who kicks ass. Chris Woolsey watched "Nobody" with Bob Oedenkirk. Thanks for having with us every week and time for a small f

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Star Wars, Star Trek, 2001 A Space Odyssey arere probably the most influential science fiction films of all time. Chris Woolsey from Crackle returns to take on arguably THE most influential, iconic, and copied sci-film of all time, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Richard Dreyfus stars as one of the worst movie pare

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Well, we have a bunch of recommendations: Kevin Gootee watched: The Offer on Paramount Plus. It's the story about the trials and tribulations of the Godfather was made. Kevin Israel watched May December with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore on Netflix Alex Hooper watched Leave the World Behind with Julia Roberts and

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The GREATEST action hero in the last 25 years is without question, Tom Cruise, had a rare underperforming film with Edge of Tomorrow. It underperformed so much in North America, they changed the title to Live, Die, Repeat which was the title of the Manga comic book/graphic novel/whatever you nerds call it. Alex Hooper

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Another quick mini-sode of...What Did We Watch? Kevin Gootee watched Peanut Butter Falcon Mike Price from The Simpsons watched new season of Fargo and Albert Brooks documentary on HBO/Max Ron Barba of Amazon Prime fame watched a bunch of Woody Allan movies. Bullets over Broadway and Match Point Support this podcast at

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Notre Dame football, an underdog story, and Mikey from the Goonies or Sam the Hobbit from Lord of the Rings. Mike Price explains why he likes those 3 things but not all in one movie that ignored facts and fabricated plot lines. You know Mike from previous episodes like Argo, JFK, Batman Returns, and Dead Poet's Society

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