The Incomparable

362 The Academy of Rules

Pause in one hand and bell in the other, see which fills up first.

361 Stewing In a Broth Of Myself

I’m exactly as dumb as Rian Johnson thinks I am.

360 Fix Yourselves, Michigan

If you tape them back together, you’ve still got tape.

359 Arby’s Sandwiches with Extra Arby

Paul Reiser is on TikTok.

358 Cool as a Meat Cucumber

Small, non-moving, frog-shaped object.

357 He’s a Method Sweater

I’m less sucked.

356 Everything Was Quicksand

If you want to go on Twitter and yas-queen your Prey, have at it guys.

355 Bring Back Gentle Bullying

I’m the drip who waters it.

354 Owls Have Their Reasons

You incepted me with Sonic.

353 Entombed in References

The worst poop joke I’ve ever heard

352 A Winamp Skin On a Detective Story

Don’t do drops, kids.

351 I.P. Milk

The hair bone’s connected to the leg bone.

350 Lesser Rambo

Diehard on a mountain.

349 Oyster Frappuccino Feet Net Worth Height

We can all agree on Mariah Carey.

Free Guy (2021)

348 The Mayor of Places That Used to be Other Places

The most Finchery of the Fincher movies.

347 Apologies to The Davids

Home invader with a heart of gold

346 Nobody Got This Movie

Is there a beef puncher in the credits?

345 President Muncher

Would you see this movie?

Note: This was recorded before Ivan Reitman’s passing.

344 Miss Slimer, If You’re Nasty

Are you with the Toxic Wasteland Trolls or are you with the Protectors and Defenders of the One Perfect Movie?

343 Blue is the New Green

Neo and the Kingdom of the Crystal Matrix.

342 Go for It, if It’s Love and Stuff

God knows what happened to Bobo.

341 A Repressed Christmas Light Environment

Here bidet gone tomorrow.

340 Shtick Artists

Santa is the Cupid of friendships.

339 The Beef Is a Participant

Fish Nibblers® was behind my microphone.

338 The Scope Is the Point

The traveling sisterhood of the stillsuit pants.

337 Defober

She has resorted to drinking chardonnay that comes in a clear bottle.

Freaky (2020)

336 Your Finest Sport Is the Elimination of Crime

You don’t go to live at an orphanage if you have a motorcycle.

335 Co-Admirals

Ten pounds of work day in a five-pound work day sack.

334 This Isn’t Your Daddy’s Suicide Squad

Several felonies stacked on top of each other in a trench coat.

333 On to the Next Breakfast Sandwich

You go to the box office with the hyena that you have.

332 Mouthful of Steak

An era of Red Bull and caffeine.

331 No Uncles, No Daddies

By your powers combined, I am Dr Pepper.

330 Playing With Your Lighthouse

An hour and forty-six minutes of art.

329 Fear and Loathing in Vista Del Mar

The soda fountain in your memory palace.

328 I’m a Steamed Ham

Thin blue line Boner-Boys.

327 Coffee Talk

I’ll look like someone who had money 20 years ago.

326 A Little Bit of Future, as a Treat

Wonder Bread cotton candy.

325 BrainX

Emperor of Frostopia.

324 Tenet is Christopher Nolan’s Feet

Too many hats!

323 Star Goat

Way to embryo shame.

322 He Keeps His Mouth Open So Good

You have been, and always shall be, my Uma Thurman.

321 A Social Desserter

When pizza’s on a toast you can be sad any time.

320 It Looks Goof

The jumpers have the high ground.

319 First Rule of Avatar Fight Club

I’ve got suspense, Greg. Can you milk me?

318 Muffleupagus

I cannot emphasize this enough: there is no corduroy.

317 Release the Schneider Cut

Always teeth and orthodontics.

316 Sideburn Tan Lines

For the refined Klingon in your life.

315 Bingo Card of the Damned

You don’t become a super-villain by going home early.

314 One Unit of Comedy

They should have used comedy in their comedy movie.

313 The Face Is the Top of the Body

The enemy of my enemy is my face’s friend.

312 Doing Nuclear Things With Bombs

I want to suck your music.

311 Hopefully the Fish is Happy

A lot of fighting happens.

310 Circle Circle Dot Dot, Now You’ve Got The Excommunication Shot

The icing on top of this disgusting cake.

The movie that kicked off Carolco Pictures helps us kick off our new Carolco-inspired t-shirt!

309 Defocused 2020: Hot and Rubbery

I like the idea of a chili cheese fry.

308 A Pretty Rude Tour of London

President Captain Pike.

307 Hang a Boston Lantern on It

While you were casting spells, I was mastering the art of the brick.

306 36 Is Almost 40

I don’t even know where you get brass knuckles.

305 Correlation not Cageation

Two flaccid, waffling hands.

304 A Self-Poisoning Well

I hold the movie to higher standards than the room that they’re in.

303 Baby Steps to 270

California Coupon Day

This episode contains some cursing. It was recorded on November 05, 2020 at 8pm PST

302 The Rock Side of the Tracks

The computer generated issues started and stopped in Final Draft.

301 Girthy Feta

Time and correctness are money.

300 A Violent Version of the Thong Song

This is porn for cops.

299 Rubber Butts and McDonald’s Toys

His power is an unlimited basket of fries.

298 At Least Double Dutch

This whole court is off axis!

297 He’s Not Your Daddy’s Penguin

Bruce Wayne watches the news.

296 An A to Bat to C Story

I liked Bruce Wayne better when he was underground.

Batman (1989)

295 Inverted Garbage Disposal

It feels like yesterday that I decided I didn’t care about this.

294 Some of My Best Friends Are Animators

Hey, Stevie, is that about poop?

293 72 Tippy Toes

It’s not my cup of E.T.

292 Conjecture and Costumes

He probably thinks this drawing is about him.

291 A Preponderance of Talking Bears

Windsor Gardens isn’t big enough for the two of them.

290 The Defocused Six Year Anniversary Neat Stuff Award

Someone, somewhere, learned something.

289 Jason Patric is Superstar

The first button is the good button.

288 Do Not Go Quietly Into That Suck Zone

Talk about when pigs fly.

287 Distance Divided by Time

We’d be great shinglers.

286 Finger Sandwich Town

Four Boats, No Horses, Plenty of Glue.

This episode was recorded on May 20, 2020.

285 We Had to Make Our Own Rocks

Powerman 5000 meets Smash Mouth.

284 The Oil of the Deal

Some of my best friends are dutch angles.

283 Tale as Old as Timecop

Uh oh! The future is here.

282 The Most 80s Gun

Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines street justice.

281 Awfully Dewy

It’s not worth trash-talking kids.

280 Harrison Ford Counts to Three

That’s how last names work.

279 Two Horuses, an Anubis, and a Pizza Place

You cannot debate the flatness of the top.

278 The Homer Simpson Car of Movies

The dialogue is terrible and the cuts are small.

277 Jumbo Words for Jumbo Dogs

My family is not a boiling family.

276 Feet by the Foot

Tarantino just wants to turn people into dinosaurs.

275 Don’t Go Half Hog

Low, wide angles, get a little lower.

274 Film vs. Digital vs. Orange Chicken

Find someone you’re on double-dipping terms with.

273 Libertarian Dumplings

We have squatters’ rights on your life.

272 They Didn’t Have Flutes Back Then

If you can’t trust Goldman Sachs who can you trust?

271 It’s Fine That My Life Is the Way That It Is

Don’t let the door hit you where the GI split you.

270 The Floor Is Lava: The Movie

There’s not a lot of jackets in the town.

269 When God Closes a Door He Opens the Pool

She’s an undercover nun with an occasional habit.

268 Honey, With Regard to the Child

The Hitchcock Sandwich.

267 We Can’t Polish the Cheerio

If it’s in a yard and huge, I’ll eat it.

266 Suck Bread, Loser

The jet stream is doing some interesting stuff.

265 Doing Some Very Serious Mustache Work

Old Spice is the Final Destination of flowers.

264 It Clings but It Pours

I have no objection to chewing things.

263 Christopher McQuarrie’s Dark Knight

You can’t save both glaciers.

262 All Guns Are Wind Instruments

He does all of his own drownings.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

261 Charles Grodin’s Cousin

We know it’s an assassin because the phone said “assassin”.

260 There Were Sheep

My professor had a theory.

259 There’s at Least One Dove

Spirally slow-motion spinny-ma-jig.

258 Darker in Brightness

These roostings are making me so chicken.

257 If Upton Sinclair Had a Leather Jacket

I went to journalism school, I know that’s past tense.

256 Are You Talking About Length or Girth?

If the oats are hydrated in a forest and no one is around to see it did they really happen overnight?

255 Macrobiotic Handwraps

Constant illumination is the enemy of suspense.

254 The Franchise Is a Bathroom

I swear to god, Gary Busey plays someone’s cop partner in a movie.

253 We All Live in a Predator Submarine

Predator S Maxes, or whatever.

252 The Aliens Will Continue Until Morale Improves

How is predalien babby formed?

251 The Wrath of Cons

Not to be those people, which we always are.

250 She Shed She Shed By the Sheshore

I very closely associate Jason Derulo with Jason Derulo.

249 If Mayor McCheese Was a Lizard Dog

I’ll give you stars on your bellies.

248 I’ve Buried 14 Spider-Mens

This isn’t your daddy’s Pixar movie.

247 Get You a Car Crash That Can Do Both

This whole scene takes place between his legs.

246 Isn’t Everything a Deconstructed Crab Cake?

I’m also glad you didn’t die.

245 Kona Lobster

Don’t hack me, bro.

244 Let’s Meet God by the Books

You should be thankful that I stayed awake for this whole thing.

243 The Vulcans and the Bees

Spock’s always in the last place you look.

242 Bad People That Poop at Work

Please, The Fourth Wall is my father, call me Fourth.

241 Comedy by Attrition

A couple dozen more viewings and you’re going to love it.

240 A Soup Bowl Full of Coleslaw

$300,000 plus a restaurant bar in Arcadia.

239 Soderbergh, Salad, and Breadsticks

I was going Boondock Saints and you went Lion King.

238 He’s Not Hard Enough to Hang

Work your way down to the feet.

237 Make Like a Diopter and Split

I’m a Millennial, reward me.

236 Moe Greene Is on a Boat

The soup isn’t the important part of the story.

235 My Bed Has an App

What I refer to as ‘Hammock Mode’.

234 He Had Three Sex

I just give up and let the movie hit me in the eyes.

Die Another Day (2002)

233 Now That We’re 44 Minutes In

Bad, dull, gray potato of a movie.

“The World Is Not Enough” (1999)

232 Tactically Unbuttoned

They met at Señor Frog’s.

231 Horny for Murder

I had a very low user number on the yo-yo forum.

230 A Science Coin

It’s not escalated, it’s elevated.

229 Newspaper Uncle-Daddy

Do you remember the beverage ‘Milk’?

228 Noodle Boy

Send The Bobs Into Apple.

227 I’m Always the Droid

You don’t understand the sincerity of a hug.

226 An Alien Microwave

What if it just turns you into bushes?

225 We’re Good Enough for the Gutter

The Magic Eye of Canadian Accents.

224 A Falling Tide Makes the Whole World Blind

I look like a bearded egg wearing an Edge beanie.

223 Spice Jesus

If you wanna be my Jesus, gotta get with my spice.

222 Dude’s on First, Sweet’s on Second

James Bond would not be so gauche.

221 The Dan Street View Podcast

I am everyone’s sports dad.

220 The Air Ducts of Hell

Welcome to Dudecember, everybody!

219 We’re UHD Truthers

It’s more like a mortadella than bologna.

It’s Black Friday!

218 Human Shameapede

Save all your Loggins in 1Password.

Our first ever Film Score and Music Draft!

217 I May Not Even Like The People I’m Familiar With

Craft services always comes home with me.

216 Don’t Look a Gift Meatloaf in the Horse

The physics of severed hands.

215 Too Dumb to be in Poor Taste

You got a permit for a day and a dummy.

214 Green Aliens and Ham

A lot of growling and rubber.

213 Night Farmers Only Dot Com

Did I forget to mention the knife-hands?

212 The Space Jam Cinematic Universe

When you see the Abomination Room go two more doors and hang a left.

211 The Haptic Codpiece

This isn’t Jesus’ pen.

210 Oh No! My Eyeballs!

Where wouldn’t you sew a dead cat?

209 E.T., Self Own

Home is where the heart glows.

208 Chief Jaws, Head of Police

I burned myself making flan.

207 This Is the Inception Top

Really, it’s about the friends we made along the way.

206 The Oakleys of Cinematography

We had bad taste long after 2004.

205 Peanut Butter Is Not a Liquid

This movie is not called Coincidence Day.

204 As You Know, That’s Crush Depth

At your worst you should always be your best.

203 Bone-ar

This made Jurassic Park 2 look like Jurassic Park 1.

202 Pee Rex Machina

It’s like why I won’t mount a TV to a wall.

201 Whatever The Script God Says

Mistakes Were Made: The Lost World Story

200 They May Have Spared a Few Expenses

Flashlights are the downfall of this movie.

199 I Sit in Joedgement

My day job is your workout.

198 A Very Practical Beef

There are no other terminators in this terminator factory.

Terminator Salvation (2009)

197 You Dirty Art-Protectors

Tetragrammaturnsout.

Equilibrium (2002)

196 Murder Is Not Good

I still don’t know what this movie is saying.

American Psycho (2000)

195 Press ‘C’ to Pray to Eywa

The teeth are the doorway to the soul.

Avatar (2009)

194 The Idea of String

When Does Mr. Chaos Close?

193 Four Prominent Trucks

This movie is all about melting pots.

192 Grow a Meat-Sleeve

Be the naked guy you want to see at Griffith Observatory.

191 This is Why I Break Pools

This is a movie where you don’t need a reason for anything.

190 The Arbiter of Florida

Technically, every photo is a photo of a light leak.

Bad Boys (1995)

189 He Drank Dick Wolf’s Milkshake

The Steel Behind the Steele.

No movie.

188 A Sunset From Every Angle

I checked and it’s true, based on Jason Snell’s Wikipedia page.

187 The Three Laws of Jack Sparrow

A lot of incapacitated Jennifer.

With Special Guest Seth Worley.

186 Directionally Confused by the Title

You know about the refrigerator.

We’re joined, once again, by Special Guest Seth Worley.

185 A Homemade Salsa

The Drew Barryminimum.

‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)

184 That’s How the Animal Crackers Crumble

I speak movie language.

183 Resting Sad Face

Happy Gyllenbruary!

182 It’s Fun You Can Take to the Bank

Psychotic drug dealers are people too.

181 A Peeled Grape

A Good Bad Drug, a Bad Bad Drug, or a Drug You Kinda Like

180 Channing Tatum Tots

NASCAR theft is not a victimless crime.

179 Your Bougie Flesh Burger

My sidekick doesn’t defecate.

With special guest Mikah Sargent.

178 Post Beignet Drip

The high points of the holiday are mostly the alcohol.

No movie this week.

177 Last Christmas They Shocked My Balls

Have you seen a woman that looks like these 30 pixels?

176 The Dumbest Ticking Clock

Kids explode the darnedest things.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

175 They Can’t All Be Winners

You couldn’t pick a worse person to be around children.

174 Eight Wrongs Make a Right

I don’t want to say “problematic” because I say it too much.

173 Casual Murder

There are easier ways to kill a dog.

172 Little Tortilla of Misery

Whales are whales.

171 Professional Annotators

The jowly bits jingle around.

170 Fresh Prince of the Galaxy

It’s marbles all the way down.

169 Shall We Talk About Magnets

If anything, the fall would have been fatal.

168 Super Hashtag Movie Magic

Peak Deakins. Shutup Jared Leto.

‘Blade Runner 2049’

167 Make Lead and Chew Bubble Gum

This movie is a Nothing Burger.

166 Seven Jumps in Our Own Head Canon

Heavy on atmosphere.

165 Onions in Your Undies

Grumpy about technology.

No movie for this episode.

164 A Hierarchy of Smiths

It’s a let down.

163 I Am the “How Is Babby Formed” of Car Maintenance

Stick my head up The Matrix’s butt.

162 Disk Not Properly Ejected

A robot shrimp in your belly button.

161 Let Go and Let To-Do

The weirdest, worst episode we’ve ever done.

160 My Ohio Inquiry

You gotta remember your lifetime card.

159 I am No One’s Father, Papa, or Daddy

You wanted the Defocused experience.

Special Guest Mikah Sargent!

158 Every Day is a Winding Refn

There’s squish and there’s also crunch.

The return of Special Guest Merlin Mann!

157 Partial Media Brownout

Love can be ok.

156 The Cutting Edge of Loneliness

What if Samantha was a hotdog?

155 But I Must Complain

Electronic Vaporware Nonsense Horse-Poopy.

154 All My Favorite Techno Beats

Everything that happens during the tournament is part of the tournament.

153 The Potty Pundit

Get Gareth-Edwardsed rather than Lord-and-Millered

152 The Driest Leather Fish

A very claritive movie.

151 What’s New With Their Trash Can

A creamy anomaly.

150 Any Victory in a Storm

This is only good if you’ve seen it before you had any taste

149 Rainbow Cardigan Envy

Your Chevys May Chase

148 Leave the Criticism, Take the Cannoli

A “Buy One, Get Four Free” Refreshe Situation

147 Expert Flop Flipper Dan Sturm

Sad, depressing meat pucks.

No movie this week.

146 Coke, Feet, and Blood Squibs

On this historic episode, we’re joined, for the first time, by two special guests: Merlin Mann and Todd Vaziri!

The bar is in the globe.

145 The Holy Grail EULA

The seagulls in Spain are mostly on the plane.

144 Rube Goldberg Fight in a Goofy Room

Joe sold his record player for a gold comb and Dan sold his hair for a record.

143 And Now You’re Surprised!

The story you can get literally anywhere else.

We’re joined by special guest Seth Worley to discuss Raiders of the Lost Ark!

142 The Law Firm of Keaton, Turner, and Hooch

Can you put gelato on a stick?

141 Always the Toddsmaid, Never the Todd

The death of civilization can be tied to the jog wheel.

140 Abe Sapien: The Sausage King of The Ocean

The Devil needs to see my abs.

139 Dead People and Unanswered Questions

I’m not scared of anything, fight me!

138 Be Your Own Emma Stone

Dan’s 3-point meatball sub plan.

137 A Little Extra Dough

Would that it were so simple to fluster Joe.

136 The Department of Tasty Pies

Partial sog.

135 One is the Loneliest Schwartz

What kind of crust do you think Pizza the Hutt was?

134 Resting Dredd Face

It’s Die Hard in a building.

133 Rob Schneider is a Corn Muffin

Don’t Put Your Excitement Knob on Your Forehead

132 Brothers in Mullet

Jean-Claude Van Damme does basically the same fighting stuff.

131 A Real Mike Daisey of a Story

For every cat you see, there are a thousand you don’t.

130 Twitter’s Our Game Show

We Need a Moist Raisin!

This episode begins with a very special announcement from your hosts.

129 Defocused: 2016 Year in Review

Starring: Dan Sturm

Edited, Produced, and Directed by: Joe Rosensteel

128 The Weather Outside is Frightful, but the Luggage is So Delightful

I don’t want to spoil it for you, but there’s a bad guy.

127 Shop Local Moisture

The address is 1234 Jedha St, Jedha City, Jedha Planet.

126 Kevin McAllister’s Tape-Based Interfaces

What is the deal with this family?

125 Worth His Weight in Goldthwait

Is this your first day, potato?

124 I’ve Always Appreciated The American Van

Can I have sour cream on my burrito?

With returning Special Guest Anže Tomić!

123 Check Me Out on Instagram at @DansSucculents

As the Barefoot Contessa would say.

122 The Einsteinium Research Podcast

Hello, I am an Important Person. Come To My Small Office Now.

121 Arizona by the Sea

A lot of follow-up and a little bit of movie.

120 The Transitive Property of Dan

Imagine having chocolate milk and then you’re drunk.

119 The World is Your Dog Head

Here, put your arms inside of this hydraulic maw.

118 A Chex Mix of Bad

Wake me up when we get to the meat-packing scene.

‘Predator 2’ (1990)

117 There’s no “R” in Choppa

The Predator is a Space Snowbird.

116 The Latin Root of Gross

Never trust a company man in a wool blazer with a popped collar.

115 This Hat Can Be My Wingman

My helmet could have a big picture of a waffle on it.

114 Almost Exclusively Glazed

iPhones, donuts, and cereal.

113 E Pluribus Aquam

Dennis Leary lives underground and eats rat burgers.

Demolition Man (1993)

112 Cathedral Software is a Fish

It’s always beige in Malibu.

‘The Net’ (1995)

111 It’s Beach Season For Your Jaw

Don’t go to Venice.

110 Secondhand Haze

There was already a Dent in the car.

‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ (1987)

109 How Many Breakfast Clubs are you a Member of?

Chicken Salad Chicken Salad, Salad that is Chicken.

108 Blursday

When was the last time you backfocused your podcast?

107 Everything is a Mantel and a Gun

Got a nail in your warp nacelles?

‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016)

106 Jiminy Tiberius Christmas

Ohana means #family.

Dan and Joe are less than enthusiastic about Star Trek Into Darkness.

105 The Definitive Guide to Winging it

The new Vulcan colony is in Flavor Town.

104 He Only Has Eisenbergs for Sean Parker

Just give me two Armie Hammers, that’s all I want.

We talk about Dan’s favorite film The Social Network (2010).

103 Cerulean MacBook

Remember when people read Harry Potter?

Dan and Joe discuss ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ on it’s 10th anniversary.

102 The Emotional Percentage Bar

You don’t want to update your devices right before your keynote speech.

101 Take a Look, it’s in a Bush, Dole Whip Rainbow

MacStories Ran an Article.

100 It’s About Friendship … and Cuban Bread

We discuss all previous episodes of this podcast. Tune in for some nonsense.

Archive | Defocused

99 The Allen Wrench of Osiris

Follow your turn-by-turn directions to Egypt. Or don’t because this movie is terrible.

‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001)

The Mummy Returns (2001) - IMDb

Terragen

Shading Rate

98 Look I So Lolcats To Young Eyes?

Where is the Vice Pharaoh during all this?

97 A Trunk Full of Captain America Juice

It was all just a big misunderstanding.

96 #WhereUWarcraft

Does it get Food Network and Afternoon Divorce Court?

95 It’s not Big-Game Shaped

You don’t want to know how the sausage is made.

94 Make Sandford Great Again

You can’t just lure monkeys into ice cream.

93 The Wingmander

Watch as a movie steers into the skid of insufferability.

92 Steak and Eggs and Exposition

🎶 I’ve got a lighter on a string, sitting on a rainbow. 🎶

Looper (2012) - IMDb

91 Ballpoint Bananas

We force fed this to our eyeballs.

90 You Can’t Look a Gift Pig in the Hat

It takes two to consensus.

89 Why Did the Bread Come in the Mail?

It wasn’t really a Cuban sandwich, but it was good.

88 Old People Problems

We’re joined by special guest Todd Vaziri to discuss Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Todd is a compositing lead and supervisor at ILM and has worked on the Star Wars and Star Trek film franchises.

Todd Vaziri

Making of The Genesis Effect Narrated by Alvy Ray Smith | YouTube

Really Weird Shot Reverse-Shot From the Pan and Scan Version | YouTube

Netflix Lacks Vulcan Subtitles | Twitter

Defocused #38: How Do You Feel?

Random Trek #78: “Dear Doctor” (ENT) with Dan Sturm

The Incomparable #107: A Little Obsessed With Kirk

87 Hollywood Tortoise

We’re joined by special guest Adam Lisagor to discuss Torque (2004).

86 Bad Movie Soup

This movie is the intersection of gorillas and eye-shaped drawings.

85 In Patty Cake Delicto

Nice to meet you, here’s some ink for your shirt.

84 The Middle of Norwhere

Red flags everywhere.

83 Chem-trails and Baja Fresh

We didn’t watch a movie.

82 Fear Factor Frontier

Crawl with us on the forrest floor as we discuss The Revenant (2015).

• Defocused 37: I Can Have My Feelings (Birdman)
• Leonardo DiCaprio gets asked about the bear
• Director Alejandro Iñárritu discusses the filming of a scene.
• Justin Chang’s Review of The Revenant for Variety

81 Red Dirt and Expectations

Two very dirty movies.

80 Peak Pleather

How do you put your worm in your pleather pants?

79 Notary Monkey

What falls faster? A feather or a Jeep?

78 Defocused: 2015 Year in Review

Our 2015 Guests

• Jason Snell
• Anže Tomić
• Aleen Simms
• Glenn Fleishman

Starring: Dan Sturm

Edited Produced and Directed by: Joe Rosensteel

77 I’m Happy That You Like His Hand

It’s totally tubular.

76 Defocus Your Torso

We have a shirt! You can buy it!

Also, send us your favorite Defocused moments of 2015 at defocusedshow@gmail.com.

75 Quid Pro Quo, Anakin

Who’s a good Jedi? Yes you are!

74 Eight-Year-Olds Writing Romance for Fourteen-Year-Olds

Remember that time we found a clone army in the couch cushions?

73 Quantify His “Forciness”

It didn’t have to be this way, George.

72 Then We All Shout and Throw Things at Our TV

The droids you own end up owning you.

71 That’s the Mallrats Line

As it turns out, we don’t agree on everything. Who knew?

70 C-3PO’s Funeral Parlor

The thing is, you get more parsecs per mile on the highway.

69 This Cat DGAF

68 Souls for Her Feet

Vigo may not be a great movie villain, but we still like his olive oil and crushed tomatoes.

Ghostbusters II (1989).

67 I’m Totally a Good Guy, I’m Just Oily and Dirty

All you need is some chewing gum and twine and you’ve got a doorway to another dimension.

Masters of the Universe (1987).

66 Peter Meme, Peter Truck

Home is where the furnace is.

The ‛Burbs (1989).

65 The Bald Cop Doesn’t Have a Hot Dog in His Bun

There should have been only one.

Special guest Glenn Fleishman joins us to discuss Highlander (1986).

64 Do You Know How My Hand is Shaped?

Now that Joe’s back from Europe we can spend some serious time complaining about Apple’s recent announcements.

63 Living the 1935 Dream

Dan convinced Joe to watch Johnny Dangerously (1984) once. Once ☝️.

62 Gif. Gif. Gif. Peanut Butter. Escher.

Labyrinth (1986).

61 The Mullet of River Housing

Need help getting those spices off the top shelf?

Road House (1989).

60 Slime Talk with Dan and Joe

It’s an ugly podcast! A BUG podcast!

Starship Troopers (1997).

59 How’s Your Siggraph

Live! In Person! For the first (and probably last) time ever!

58 It Was the 80s of the Time

For the love of god, no pun intended!

Top Secret! (1984)

57 BYOP: Bring Your Own Poison

When you saw only one set of footprints, that’s when Fezzik was carrying the horse.

The Princess Bride (1987).

56 British in the Year 3000

Jupiter Ascending (2015) - We have some issues.

55 A Soft, Flaccid Waffle

This week, we’re joined by special guest Anže Tomić to talk about one of his favorite films, Stripes (1981).

54 Majored in Wall, Minored in Alcove

Dan is not an Explosionologist. Joe is not a Doorologist.

Independence Day (1996).

53 The Amber that Broke the Dilophosaurus’ Back

This week we did something we swore we’d never do. We watched Jurassic World (2015).

52 A Podcast Loaf

In this, our one year anniversary episode, we reminisce about the show and answer some listener questions.

51 The John Wayne Walk

Dan evades a political scandal by traveling to visit Joe in South Beach. Then they watch 1996’s The Birdcage.

50 The Titular Django

At long last, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012).

49 I Have Complaints About Hair

Dan and Joe hack the 80s parody, Kung Fury.

48 A Very Classy Soup

HDR Hamburger Magic Eye Posters and The Rocketeer (1991).

47 Mints in a Public Bathroom

Dan and Joe talk about Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) and their new CBS crime procedural.

46 The Robot Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Dan and Joe ask important questions about Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Like, ‘Why?’ and ‘What?’

45 Asgardian Go-Bag

Dan and Joe talk about an obscure classic: Marvel’s The Avengers (2012).

44 They Need More Wow Factor

A movie trailer extravaganza! Star Wars! Batman v Superman! Jurassic World! Tomorrowland! Terminator: Genisys! Happiness! Skepticism! Anger! Disappointment!

43 Bad Guys or Baristas

The guys do some NAB Followup before getting back to the gold coin business for John Wick (2014). Didn’t you know John Wick was John Wick?

42 He’s Not Familiar With Ice

Dan and Joe went to Mars to talk about 1990’s Total Recall. Or did they?

41 Blossoming Death Onion

A brief discussion of Otter Pops and motorcycles before activating the StarDrive™ on The Last Starfighter (1984).

40 Stagnant Beyond Stagnant

Dan and Joe talk about how Apple will be your new cable provider.

39 The Transitive Property of OCP

Join Dan and Joe in a completely unsubtle critique of conspicuous consumption, and executive bathrooms.

RoboCop (1987).

38 How Do You Feel?

Pugs, Pizza Toppings, and our tribute to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

37 I Can Have My Feelings

To maintain the “magic” of the podcast, we won’t tell you just how much work went into making this episode (at least until after awards season), but we will tell you that Birdman (2014) is one of the most polarizing movies we’ve reviewed.

36 You’re a Soldier, ‘arry!

Dan and Joe — (shot). Dan and Joe talk about — (shot). Dan and Joe talk about Edge of Tomorrow (2014). (grenade)

35 Cheese-Slingers

A Superhero Spectacular, featuring Spider-Man and Big Hero 6 (2014)!

34 The Icing on the Sandwich

There’s a lot of love in the middle of this feel-good sandwich. Even if it is served on the wrong kind of bread.

Chef (2014).

33 That Was a Pretty Good Day

Dan discusses his Groundhog Day (1993) menu, and Joe does the Pennsylvania Polka.

32 Eddie Van Halen Paradox

Joe Steel Preston Esquire and Dan Theodore Logan go on a most excellent adventure.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989).

31 I Like a Good Montage

This week we discuss the 80s cult classic Real Genius (1985) with Chris Knight super-fan Jason Snell.

30 All the Plans Were Dumb Plans

Live from nowhere near CES 2015, we discuss the mess that is the UHD TV standard before going completely off the rails discussing the larger mess that is Snowpiercer (2013).

29 Defocused: 2014 Year in Review

Presented in Stereo Sound.

Our 2014 Guests:

• Myke Hurley
• Casey Liss
• Stephen Hackett
• Matt Alexander
• Jason Snell

Special Thanks to Listeners:

• David Fuchs
• Kyle Seth Gray
• Carl T. Holscher
• Brian Hamilton
• Isaac McAuley
• Jason Zigler
• A Boy Named Boom

Edited and Produced by: Dan Sturm
Written By: Joe Rosensteel

28 I Know Where Pomona Is

Welcome to the party, pal. Die Hard (1988).

27 A Growler of Maple Syrup

It’s Dan and Joe (We know them! We know them!) here to talk about the 2003 classic Christmas film, directed by John Favreau, Elf.

26 A Shill for Big Dairy

A little follow up. A little more about the Sony hack. And a whole lot of Home Alone (1990).

25 A Controlled Leak

Dan and Joe decided to do a brief overview of teaser trailers, and the way in which they shape expectations for film. The recent release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World teaser trailers inspired this discussion. They also discuss how viewing teasers has changed over time to turn from an occasional snippet of film, in to QuickTime downloads, and instantaneously available streams.

24 The 70mm Ledge

Spoilers abound as we discuss all things Interstellar (2014).

23 Your Dreams Have Been Paved Over

In this “All Follow-Up” episode we talk about Christopher Nolan, SGI Workstations, and how Bonanza got their L.A. Relay Race™ all wrong.

22 Remember When We Were Punk Rock?

This week, special guest Jason Snell joins the snobs in the record store to talk about High Fidelity (2000).

21 Cats Per Mango

We set out, with the best of intentions, to discuss the news and the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer. And then it all went to hell.

20 That’s Not a S’more

Dan explains ectoplasmic bayer filtering and anamorphic apparitions. Joe saves the day with a straw and a lid.

Ghostbusters (1984).

19 Work Your Tablescapes

Much like The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), this episode is truly Defocused and, yet, a ton of fun.

18 Tim Curried Bacon

This week, the guys are tired and, we’re not going to lie, things get a little weird. But, that doesn’t change the fact that this week’s movie, Clue (1985) is just wonderful fun.

17 The Clipping Plane from Heaven

Dan ate our social engagement platform, Joe braces for work, and we watch Peter Jackson’s 1996 cult classic, The Frighteners.

16 Step 1: Atomic Bomb

Former volcano owner and current World’s Greatest CEO Matt Alexander joins us to talk about tearaway trousers, reclaimed wood, what to do when planes fly overhead, what ingredients may or may not be in KFC’s “chicken”, and, of course, Goldfinger (1964).

15 Chekhov’s Law of Omega Thirteens

Joe and Dan talk about college mascots and libraries. Joe nerds-out over Galaxy Quest (1999), while Dan politely nods.

14 The Penultimate Pen

Joe hates love. Dan hates chicken salad. An omelet with nothing in it isn’t technically an omelet, and carrots and celery are just a base of a soup.

This week, we watch Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).

13 Racing Bulldozers

Special guest Stephen Hackett joins us for some brief beverage banter before breaking down Pirates of Silicon Valley.

12 Server Farm to Table

Like the memories of our childhood, Hackers (1995) is an embarrassing cultural retrospective full of that’s-not-a-things and awful clothing, but it’s still fun to watch in an only-partly-ironic way. Set your modems to receive a file. Defocusers of the world, unite!

11 I Do This For A Living

This week we’re joined by special guest, Casey Liss, to discuss 90s music (bad), and Michael Mann’s Collateral (good).

10 A Filmmaking Kitchen Sink

Dan is wearing pants. Joe promises he’s not peeing. We watch Tony Zhou’s A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film before taking on the early 1990s two ways with Empire Records and Detention (2011).

Bug: Joe would like to apologize for recording the wrong audio input this week and he promises to never do it again.

Feature: You can tell Joe and Dan apart.

9 Chocolate Syrup on Everyone’s Forehead

Live from Vancouver, Joe eats the turducken of insects, then buys a new kettle. Dan has no heart, but he can fix his car. All that and The Fifth Element.

8 A Turducken of Dead Media

In a decidedly VFX heavy episode, we catch up on some industry news before spending almost as long talking about Guardians of the Galaxy as we did watching it in the theater. The Spoiler Horn sounds at 26:45.

7 A Constant Sense of Achievement

This week, we’re joined by special guest Myke Hurley to discuss Dan’s “desert accent”, Myke’s concern about Joe’s sleep, and why we all love Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

6 Pivot!

The Episode 6 platform is built on social media, pivots to Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley, then pivots to coffee, before sunsetting with gym burritos.

5 Shame Burrito

Dan buys a burrito and feels guilty about it. Joe drinks dirt juice. It doesn’t matter if your TV is 4K because the movie probably isn’t. We don’t know what to make of Pixar’s involvement in the “no raid” scandal, but we’re really glad Super Troopers exists. And, it’s a good thing you didn’t order hashbrowns. I mean, if they had been chugging the catsup.

4 Human Progress Bar

Dan hurt himself. Joe enjoys both ketchup and mustard on his hotdogs. Neither of them really liked World War Z, but only one of them didn’t like Shaun of the Dead.

3 Toto’s Hey Now, You’re an All Star

Dan’s tired from his trip to San Francisco, Joe got some taquitos, called Kaitan Koribann, and Tow-Mater, Tater, and they both (mostly) watched Dune and Can’t Hardly Wait.

2 Tweets in the Node Graph

Magic Notes, Magic Nodes, Magic Mike.

1 The First One

Techno, Trailers, and Tarantino. (72min)