Episode 31. Goodman's Birthday Bash: Brawl in Cell Block 99

We did it, folks! We've reached the monster at the end of this
year . . . unfortunately, it's not a cute, cuddly one like
Grover. It's Bradley (not Brad) Thomas and you can find him just
down the road at Redleaf prison—just follow the trail of broken
jaws and broken glass and tell him Fully Operational sent ya. But
before we crawl to the Brawl in Cell Block 99 we have some things
to attend to (as per usual). 

First, we announced next month's theme: 2020 Movie-geddon (a
celebration of some of 2020's most acclaimed films).
Audiences—and most films—may not have made it to theaters this
year, but movies were still released and it's imperative that we
watch them so we can say, without any shadow of a doubt, which
movies from 2020 were the absolute best. So we're catching up on
a number of them, and because there were so many that we missed,
we're doubling up every week. That's right. Fully Operational
doesn't do anything half-ly. Here's what's happening in January:


January 7: Happiest Season & Soul

January 14: The Nest & Sound of Metal

January 21: Kajillionaire & The Whistlers

January 28: The Wild Goose Lake & She Dies Tomorrow



Then we talked about what we watched. Dre finished off a
six-pack, including the French comedy An Easy Girl; Yes, God, Yes
starring Stranger Things' Natalie Dyer; the Taiwanese drama A
Sun; The Devil All the Time starring Tom Holland; Steve McQueen's
Lovers Rock; and Tom Hanks' Greyhound.

Then Goodman finally finished The Queen's Gambit and shares his
thoughts.

Finally, it was time to revisit Brawl in Cell Block 99, aka the
Museum of Modern Art classic by S. Craig Zahler, including Vince
Vaughn's quality turn, the huge cross tattoo on his head, his
soliloquy about choosing the cream in his coffee, the rest of the
cast, the quotes, trivia and questions.

Don't forget to choo-choo-choose wisely and join us for the final
Quote Parade of 2020!

Coming up next week (& next year) it's a double dose of
post-holiday vibes with Happiest Season and Pixar's
latest opus, Soul... happy new
year!
SONG CREDITS:
Theme music: "70s Funk" by Frank Cogliano
What we watched music: "Let's all go to the lobby" by Jack K.
Tillar (lyrics)
Closing music: "This is My Jam" by Will Van De Crommert
The Quote Parade music: "Pelican Parade" by Richard J. Freitas
and Geraldine Brioso