The Founder & The Tick

Did you know that the origins of frozen desserts are considered obscure? That there are several accounts of their history: some sources even describe ice cream-like foods as originating in Persia as far back as 550 BCE! No? Well why the fuck not? I'm embarrassed for us both. It's right there in the origin section of ice-cream on wikipedia should you ever be desperately short of ideas on how to introduce the Top 5 Ice-Creams in movies.I've eaten at McDonalds before as will have many of you. For every one of you who loves or indeed loathes it, I suspect there's at least someone else who sees their product much the same way I do, as being the culinary equivalent of the third wank of the day: initially an exciting idea, indulgent and yet ultimately completely unsatisfying, leaving you feeling vaguely depressed.But it's not masturbation Sidey has us talking about this week, rather it's THE FOUNDER, the 2016 biography of travelling milk shake sales man Ray Kroc who went on to lead McDonald's massive expansion both nationally and internationally. Screenwriter Robert Siegel's script is a surprisingly nuanced portrait of the man who would be burger king as well as a meditation on unrestrained capitalism, what it means to create and own something in addition to delivering some basic economic theory. Anchored by a marvellous performance from Michael Keaton with heavyweight character actors Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch amongst the supporting cast, we had all managed to miss this one first time round.THE TICK helps us bring this weeks show to a close as we review the 1994 animated television series, season 2 Episode 1 THE LITTLE WOODEN BOY AND THE BELLY OF LOVE which sees Blowhole the bipedal whale rampaging across America like so many hastily franchised burger restaurants. The Tick must have one of the finest rogues galleries ever assembled and we take a look at some of them in one of our not at all hotly anticipated quizzes.We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. Try us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review or on our website baddadsfilm.com.Until next time, we remain...Bad DadsYou can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at [email protected] or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads