Mike & Mike Go To The Movies: Recent Episodes
Michael Smith
Mike Smith and Mike DeCriscio are two guys who love movies - so much so they had the completely original idea of doing a whole podcast about it! The two have been podcasting for years, and now this revamped version of their show will have reviews of the latest movies, retrospectives on their favorite media, discussions about a bunch of random topics, and jokes! Lots of jokes!
It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D comes to terms with the work of Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach with MISTRESS AMERICA, while Smith catches up with an early 90s movie star vehicle, THE PELICAN BRIEF!
In the wake of Akira Toriyama's death, Mike and Mike received another Ko-fi donation to talk about another Dragon Ball movie - this time around, we're talking DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS, the 2013 film which became the basis for the first season of Dragon Ball Super!
April 5th, 2063 is the day that humankind first made contact with the Vulcans... which means it's the perfect time for Mike & Mike to dive deep on STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT! Thanks to a Ko-Fi donation, we're digging into the 8th STAR TREK film, and talking its place in the series as a whole!
It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D catches up with the ORPHAN series and watches some recent Oscar nominees like ANATOMY OF A FALL and THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Meanwhile, Smith wants to spread the good word about his new favorite movie, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, plus LOVE LIES BLEEDING, GIRLS5EVA, and the original ROAD HOUSE!
This week, it's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Because Mike D is such a big fan of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Smith is making him watch the Daniels' debut feature, SWISS ARMY MAN! Meanwhile, Mike D is making Smith catch up with one of the better animated movies in the last few years, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH!
This week, Mike and Mike are breaking down everything that happened at this year's Academy Awards! Plus, we throw in a few extra discussions about films like PERFECT DAYS, STEAMBOAT BILL JR., THE SILENT PARTNER, and more!
This week, Producer Collin joins the Mikes on their journey to the planet Arrakis to break down Denis Villeneuve's highly-anticipated sequel, DUNE: PART TWO! Plus, Nick Wermuth reviews the less-highly-anticipated DUNE Popcorn Bucket!
This week, the Mikes are getting prepped for Dune: Part Two by rewatching the first one! Plus, we're talking Drive-Away Dolls, Lisa Frankenstein, Starship Troopers, Helldivers II, and more!
It's a vehicular action double feature! This week for Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike D is making Smith catch up with John Frankenheimer's THE TRAIN! Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D brush up on his Liam Neeson with Jaume Collet-Sera's NON-STOP!
It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, the two Mikes capture two very different Jonathan Glazer movies - Mike D watched SEXY BEAST while Mike Smith caught up with THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Plus, Mike D talks MEEK'S CUTOFF and WHIPLASH, while Smith protects the hive with THE BEEKEEPER and catches up with some older films like THE LAST DRAGON, THE DEVILS, and ROMY AND MICHELLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
It's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D is getting hyped for LONGLEGS and making Smith watch Osgood Perkins' THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D do some Miyazaki catchup with an all-timer, SPIRITED AWAY.
It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D closes the book on THE LAST KINGDOM and catches up with some underseen movies from a few years back, including CLIMAX and DESTROYER. Meanwhile, Mike Smith spent four days watching the online portion of the Sundance Film Festival, and has thoughts on AMERICAN FICTION, ALL OF US STRANGERS, and the new MEAN GIRLS.
It's finally here! Mike and Mike are looking back on the year that was and counting down their Top 10 favorite movies of 2023, their Top 10 favorite discoveries of 2023, and the movies they're most looking forward to in 2024. Huge thanks to Mike Emmons, Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, Laura Colaneri, Collin Stiles, Vin Craig, and Charlotte Macorn for their assistance with this episode! Here's to 2024, everyone!
It's time for the annual, end-of-the-year in-person episode! This year, Mike and Mike are joined by frequent guests Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Producer Collin to talk GODZILLA MINUS ONE... and a bunch of other stuff too!
It's time for the last episode of 2023, and it involved a lot of 2023 catchup! Smith is watching movies like POOR THINGS, THE BOY AND THE HERON, SALTBURN, and MAESTRO, while Mike D checked in on LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND and caught up with Michael Mann's THE INSIDER!
It's time for the final Mike Makes Mike Watch of the year! To celebrate the holiday season, we're making Mike D catch up with a horror classic: Bob Clark's 1974 slasher BLACK CHRISTMAS! And, because we simply can't get enough of Roland Emmerich on this podcast, Mike Smith is being made to watch his end-of-the-world disaster movie 2012!
This week, frequent guest Nick Wermuth came to us with an idea to rank our favorite characters in the filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen - so that's exactly what we did! Nick joins us as we cover every era of the Coen Brothers, and run down our favorite larger-than-life characters from some of our favorite movies!
This week, it's another Off Mike Discussions episode! Smith is trying to catch up on new releases like NAPOLEON, GODZILLA MINUS ONE, AFIRE, NEXT GOAL WINS, and MAY DECEMBER, while Mike D is filling in some director gaps with David Fincher's PANIC ROOM and Michael Mann's MANHUNTER!
It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Smith is making Mike D watch Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's FRANCES HA, while D is making Smith finally get around to one of his favorites, the 1999 cannibal horror movie RAVENOUS!
It's time for another Discussions episode! This week, Mike Smith is checking out SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF, and talking new releases like THE MARVELS, THE HOLDOVERS, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, ANATOMY OF A FALL, and more! Plus, Mike D has lots to say about BLUE EYE SAMURAI, ALBERT BROOKS: DEFENDING MY LIFE, and spent some time rewatching the PLANET OF THE APES movies!
Apologies in advance: we had a tech issue this week, and lost about 30-40 minutes of audio in the middle of the episode. So, the episode is a little more truncated than we wanted it to be, but here it is: Producer Collin made a donation to our Ko-Fi page to make us watch Roland Emmerich's 2013 action movie WHITE HOUSE DOWN, and he's joining us to talk about the movie!
This week, thanks to a donation on our Ko-Fi page, Mike and Mike are talking DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY! Will Mike D be able to keep up without having ever seen DRAGON BALL? Will Smith over-explain the entire mythos to Mike D? Tune in to find out!
It's Mike D's birthday episode! For his birthday, he has decided that we must watch the new horror film WHEN EVIL LURKS on Shudder - and then he ended up watching all of the SAW movies in a weekend, so we talk about those too!
It's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is catching Smith up on a character actor smorgasbord, THE PERFECT STORM. Meanwhile, Smith is making Mike D watch one of his Halloween favorites, TRICK 'R TREAT!
This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! Mike Smith recaps the Montana Film Festival and talks new releases like SAW X, TOTALLY KILLER, PATHAAN, and THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR; meanwhile, Mike D has thoughts on NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU, and subjected his friends to a double feature of THE BOOGENS and TREMORS.
This week, a podcast patron paid to make us check in with those robots in disguise, and flash all the way back or THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE from 1986, aka the final acting credit from screen legend Orson Welles, or an animated Stan Bush music video. It's more than meets the eye!
This week, Artistic Director of the Montana Film Festival Mike Emmons returns to the podcast to tell us about everything that's happening at this year's MTFF! From exciting new features like THE ROYAL HOTEL, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER, and THE SWEET EAST to incredible shorts an a 35mm screening of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN (featuring a Q&A with LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan), there's going to be something for everyone from October 12th through 15th at The Roxy Theater (the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula Montana where he also works).
It's an Off Mike Discussions week - this time around, both Mikes ended up having some pretty massive movie days, and watched new releases like BOTTOMS, THEATER CAMP, NIMONA, THEY CLONED TYRONE, and more!
It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D is making Smith watch Joe Johnston's OCTOBER SKY, while Smith is making Mike D catch up with Greta Gerwig's LADY BIRD!
Mike and Mike are getting ready for spooky season, and they've been thinking about the kinds of films they would want to show someone who was just getting into horror movies. So this week, it's time for Let's Rank Gateway Horror!
This week, thanks to a donation on our Ko-Fi page, the Mikes are boldly going where no man has gone before - that's right, we're watching STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN!
The Mikes each went to different horror festivals this weekend! Mike Smith tells us all about the 3rd Camp Horror Film Festival at the Roxy Theater, where he got to experience a ton of cool shorts and William Castle's THE TINGLER; meanwhile, Mike D went to Zombiethon at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY, where he watched movies like ARMY OF DARKNESS, RE-ANIMATOR, and Tom Savini's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Plus, Mike D caught up with some masterpieces like DOG DAY AFTERNOON and TAXI DRIVER, while Smith watched some recent releases like MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE and SHIN KAMEN RIDER!
This week, it's another Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Smith watch J. Lee Thompson's 1958 World War II thriller ICE COLD IN ALEX, while Smith is making Mike D watch a beloved classic that everyone knows, David Koepp's 2012 bike messenger action movie with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon, PREMIUM RUSH!
This week, Mike D has mostly been playing BALDUR'S GATE 3, while Mike Smith has been watching new releases like BARBIE, OPPENHEIMER, TALK TO ME, and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM!
This week, the mercurial icon and the voice of your generation Charley Macorn returns to the podcast to talk abut the upcoming Camp Horror Film Festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, MT! Plus, since Camp Horror is showing William Castle's THE TINGLER in 35mm this year, Charley's taking us on a journey through another William Castle film: 13 GHOSTS!
It's time for Mike Smith's Birthday Episode! And for his birthday, the Mikes are digging into their new 88 Films boxset of the first four movies in the IN THE LINE OF DUTY series! They've already talked about YES, MADAM and ROYAL WARRIORS on the Michelle Yeoh podcast, so now it's time to get into IN THE LINE OF DUTY III and IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV!
This week, it's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike Smith watch Bill Paxton's FRAILTY, also starring Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe; meanwhile, Mike Smith made Mike D watch Richard Linklater's BEFORE SUNRISE... but Mike D ended up watching the whole trilogy so we're also talking about BEFORE SUNSET and BEFORE MIDNIGHT! Plus, we talk a little Barbenheimer!
Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to discuss the latest entry in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE series! Does DEAD RECKONING PART ONE live up to the high bar that has been set for this series? Does Tom Cruise pull off another incredible stunt? Did that one thing really happen to that one character (gotta be vague for spoilers, obviously)? Find out within!
In this week's Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike Smith completes his pre-Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan rewatch, raves about PAST LIVES, and talks about new superhero TV shows like SECRET INVASION and MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Meanwhile, Mike D has begun his bi-annual MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE rewatch, tells us about 1956's ATTACK!, and checks in with Tyler Rake for EXTRACTION 2.
A listener paid us to watch Tom Green's FREDDY GOT FINGERED - at the time a notorious bomb and critically-reviled film, but a movie which quickly gained a cult audience who hold it up as a surrealist masterpiece. Where do we fall on the issue? Let's find out!
This week, Mike Smith and guest host Nick Wermuth are taking a deep dive into the Indiana Jones series! They'll be discussing all four movies in detail, plus talking about what they hope to see in INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike Smith watch the exploitation thriller ANGEL, featuring Donna Wilkes, Susan Tyrell, and Rory Calhoun; meanwhile, Mike Smith is making Mike D catch up with a cult classic, 2001's JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS!
It's time for an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike S is starting a Christopher Nolan rewatch to get prepared for OPPENHEIMER, and he's catching up with new movies like AIR, BLACKBERRY, and ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET. Meanwhile, Mike D is getting really into the Max series WARRIOR, rewatches some classics like THE DIRTY DOZEN, and questions his life decisions by watching 2017's THE MUMMY.
Thwip thwip! This week, the Mikes are talking one of their most highly-anticipated movies of the year, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE! Is it a worthy successor to the critically-beloved original? Are there more Spider-people than you can shake a stick at? Are we losing our minds trying to comprehend how they animated this thing? The answers to all these questions and more lie inside!
This week, it's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S turn on his dial-up modem to watch Sandra Bullock in the '90s thriller THE NET, while Mike S is making Mike D one of the finest 3D experiences of the last 20 years (move over, AVATAR), Alexandra Aja's PIRANHA 3D!
There's a new FAST & FURIOUS movie in theaters, and that means it's time to assemble the Family. Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, Producer Collin, and Nick Wermuth all make their triumphant return to the podcast to join Mike & Mike in discussing FAST X!
This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! Both Mikes have some thoughts on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 and BEAU IS AFRIAD; Mike S has been watching new releases like HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE and SHOWING UP, while Mike D checks back in with YELLOWJACKETS and catches up with some older films like Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE and Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA!
This week, in celebration of Mother's Day, the Mikes are counting down their favorite Movie Moms! And it turns out, they each have a slightly different take on what qualifies for a great Movie Mom... let's just say there's a lot of horror movies that pop up on Mike D's list. Happy Mother's Day, everyone!
This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode! The Mikes both had a blast with EVIL DEAD RISE - plus, Mike S catches up with CLERKS III, POLITE SOCIETY, and JOHN MULANEY: BABY J while Mike D talks THE POPE'S EXORCIST, DRESSED TO KILL, SUMMER OF SOUL, and more!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S catch up with Albert Pyun's dystopian vampire cyborg martial arts thriller, KNIGHTS; meanwhile, Mike S is making Mike D check out one of Robin Williams' best performances in Bobcat Goldthwait's WORLD'S GREATEST DAD!
It's an Off Mike Discussions episode! This week, Mike D is concerned about the new season of YELLOWJACKETS, while Mike S has some thoughts on PARTY DOWN, SUCCESSION, TED LASSO, and more. We also talk recent releases like 65, SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS, and SUZUME, while getting into some older gems like THE DRIVER, CRUISING, and (checks notes) LEPRECHAUN 2!
It's time for Part 2 of our epic journey through the realms of Dungeons & Dragons, as we discuss the new movie DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES! Listen along with your good friend Jarnathon!
This week, it's the first part of our two-episode DND spectacular! Thanks to a generous donation, the Mikes are being made to dive into the movie side of Dungeons & Dragons, beginning with the infamous 2000 film starring Jeremy Irons which is called... DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!
Yeah, we're thinking we're back. This week, the Mikes reflect on the legacy of the JOHN WICK series, recount their own memories of seeing these movies grow, and discuss their thoughts on the latest entry, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4!
This week, it's time for a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D has decided to close the loop on a running joke from college and make Mike Smith watch one of Paul Walker's final films, 2014's BRICK MANSIONS. Meanwhile, Mike Smith is making Mike D learn that some days you just can't get rid of a bomb as he takes on 1966's BATMAN: THE MOVIE!
This week, Mike and Mike go in-depth on both the entire first season of THE LAST OF US and the newest entry in the SCREAM series, SCREAM VI! Plus, we've got some quick thoughts about CREED III, COCAINE BEAR, and a couple of other things, too!
This week, Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen joins the show to finally make Mike Smith do something he had been putting off for a long, long time. For at least ten years, Kyle's been trying to make him watch Troy Duffy's 1999 cult classic THE BOONDOCK SAINTS. And now, it's finally been watched. We can cross it off the list. We can put this chapter behind us. Let's see what Mike thought!
This week, we're looking back on all the SCREAM movies in the leadup to the release of SCREAM VI. That's right, it's time for a SCREAMSTROSPECTIVE! Horror expert Laura Colaneri returns to the podcast to pore over every detail about Ghostface, Woodsboro, and the divisive sequels to the STAB franchise!
This week, it's time for some Discussions! Mike D has been watching The Last of Us and Shudder's In Search of Darkness films, while Mike S has been catching up with recent releases like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Knock at the Cabin, Women Talking, The Whale, Infinity Pool, and more!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike Smith watch Park Chan-wook's 2009 vampire film THIRST, while Mike Smith is making Mike D watch Quentin Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN!
This week, it's the return of Mike & Mike & Mike Go to the Movies! The Roxy Theater's Mike Emmons comes back to the podcast to help fulfill a request from mutual friend Jake - that we all watch Billy Wilder's 1953 classic STALAG 17! Plus, Emmons runs down some highlights from this year's Sundance Film Festival.
This week, the Mikes dust off the old Film News theme song to talk about the Oscar nominations! Then, they review the new experimental horror movie that has become a viral sensation, SKINAMARINK! And as a bonus, they also talk episode three of THE LAST OF US!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S the 2010 crime drama ANIMAL KINGDOM, while Mike S makes Mike D watch the Lonely Island comedy POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING!
This week, the Mikes have a lot to say about the first episode of THE LAST OF US! Plus, Mike S catches up with a ton of new releases, including M3GAN, PLANE, BABYLON, DUAL, SPIRITED, GLASS ONION, and more; Meanwhile, Mike D enjoys a screwball Cary Grant double feature and discovers that PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH could have major implications for the future of this podcast.
It's time for an annual tradition - the super-long end of year Top 10 episode! Mike and Mike are counting down their top 10 movies of 2022 - but not only that, they're also counting down their top 10 discoveries of 2022, AND looking ahead to count down their top 5 most anticipated movies of 2023! Special thanks to Toby Poser, Mike Emmons, Nick Wermuth, Ash Darrow, Mikey Pockets, Laura Colaneri, Producer Collin Stiles, Vin Craig, Benjamin Allocco, Kyle Cullen, Charley Macorn, and Eliza Stormborn for their contributions to this episode!
SHOWNOTES
15:45 - Top 10 Films of 2022
1:27:00 - The Mike & Mike Guests Tell Us Their Favorite Films of the Year
2:01:00 - Top 10 Discoveries of 2022
3:02:00 - Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
It's a very special in-person Christmas episode! That's right, Mike Smith is back in New York for the holidays, and that means it's time for he, Mike D, Kyle Cullen, and Nick Wermuth to get together to discuss their thoughts on James Cameron's 13-years-in-the-making AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER! Did we all enjoy our return trip to Pandora? Is the rest of the group ready to jump aboard the AVATAR train? Has Kyle never seen a non-AVATAR James Cameron movie?! Find out the answers within!
This week, Mike and Mike are talking their all-time favorite Christmas movies! With the notable exception of DIE HARD, which was taken off the board because it's too obvious - from family favorites to horror classics, we've got something for everyone on this one!
This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode - Mike D rewatched AVATAR for the first time in a long time, caught up with TED LASSO, and was pretty charmed by SPIRITED! Meanwhile, Mike Smith is catching up with 2022 releases like GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO, THE MENU, BLONDE, RESURRECTION, BONES AND ALL, AFTERSUN, and more!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! We finally got Mike D to watch Hayao Miyazaki's PRINCESS MONONOKE, while Mike Smith enters the realm of the recently-departed Albert Pyun with his beloved cult action classic, NEMESIS!
This week, Mike Smith is insane jealous that Mike D got to see GLASS ONION in a theater; but we've also got talk about BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL, THE FABELMANS, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, DECISION TO LEAVE, and more!
All of the drama surrounding Twitter over the last few weeks got the Mikes thinking about cinema's relationship to the internet - so this week, we're ranking our Top 5 Internet Movies of all time! It's a broad category that allows for a few expected choices and a few on the more obscure side. Here's to finding you on Mastodon or some other platform if Twitter suddenly self-destructs!
Mike and Mike goofed! No new episode this week - we'll be back next week with Let's Rank Internet Movies!
This week, Mike and Mike catch up on all the various things they've been watching over the last month - including new releases like Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Tár, Triangle of Sadness, Barbarian, Smile, Black Adam, DeadStream, After Yang, Pearl, and more!
It's time for Mike D's Birthday By-Law! And this year, Mike D is making us watch a double feature of two direct-to-video action films which recently got the Vinegar Syndrome blu-ray treatment, MARTIAL LAW and MARTIAL LAW II: UNDERCOVER. Unfortunately... neither of us liked these films all that much, so this turns into a discussion about HALLOWEEN ENDS halfway through. Evil dies tonight!
It's the final week of Guest Makes Mikes Scream! And this time around, Laura Colaneri returns to the podcast to make us watch a recent favorite of hers, 2015's LOS PARECIDOS, aka THE SIMILARS! It's a TWILIGHT ZONE-inspired Mexican thriller about eight strangers trapped in a bus station while something creepy begins to happen to their bodies. It's a fitting end to this year's October series - and we've already got some ideas in store for next year!
This week, Ash Darrow (co-ghost of the Horror Vanguard podcast) joins us for another edition of Guests Make Mike Scream, and this time around we've got a brand-new release to talk about: Rob Zombie's THE MUNSTERS! It's a surprisingly sincere and genuine take on the classic '60s sitcom, and could it also be one of Rob Zombie's best movies? Note: this podcast is perfect background noise for when you're slamming in the back of your Dragula.
This week, it's another edition of Guests Make Mikes SCREAM, and it's a crossover with our friends at TOMMYKNOCKIN! Podcast hosts Charley Macorn and Eliza Stormborne are here to make us watch a Stephen King movie, and the one they chose... was actually disowned by Stephen King because it was nothing like his original story. But will its cutting-edge visual effects make up for it? It's time to talk THE LAWNMOWER MAN!
It's October, and that means it's time for a whole month of Guests Make Mikes SCREAM! All month long, different guests are joining the podcast to make us watch different scary movies. This week, frequent guest Nick Wermuth is returning to the show to make the Mikes watch PEEPING TOM, a classic British horror film from 1960 that was so scandalous at the time that it completely derailed the career of legendary director Michael Powell.
This week, frequent guest Vin Craig returns to the podcast for a Guest Makes Mike Watch - and he had us dive headfirst into a '90s family action-comedy with Rob Schneider, Leslie Nielsen, and Tone Loc. It's time to watch SURF NINJAS! Kwantsu, dudes!
Mike Smith is out doing Mike Smith things again, so Mike D calls on Producer Collin to pick a movie to discuss. We landed on MORBIUS which recently hit Netflix. It's not worth it. Don't watch it.
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Mike S catch up with Brian De Palma's THE UNTOUCHABLES, while Mike S is making Mike D watch one of his favorite comedies, Joe Dante's THE 'BURBS!
This week, Mike and Mike catch up on some new releases like 3000 YEARS OF LONGING, EMILY THE CRIMINAL, and THE GREY MAN, while also watching a ton of TV like HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, MYTHIC QUEST, and FOR ALL MANKIND. All this and GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH? What an episode!
This week, Mike and Mike are recording in person! Mike D flew out to Missoula to check out The 2nd Annual Camp Horror Film Festival at The Roxy Theater, the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana! We saw plenty of new, weird stuff and caught up on sold older classics - can you believe Mike Smith had never seen THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? We're recapping the entire experience right here!
This week, Mike and Mike are talking new releases like BULLET TRAIN, BODIES BODIES BODIES, and GLORIOUS! Plus, Mike D dives back into the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise (again) while Mike Smith talks two new TV shows with SHE-HULK and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, while mourning the loss of his favorite show on TV, BETTER CALL SAUL.
This week, Mike and Mike are talking the latest entry in the PREDATOR series, PREY. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and premiering on Hulu, everyone's talking about what an efficient, exciting blockbuster this is. Should this movie have come out in theaters? Is it the best PREDATOR sequel... or even the best PREDATOR movie? Does Mike D remember watching any of the PREDATOR movies? The answers to these questions and more await you!
This week, Mike and Mike talk to Missoula's Horror Hostess Charley Macorn about the upcoming Camp Horror Film Festival at the Roxy Theater (the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana!) After that, she makes us watch a meta-slasher from the mid-2000s called BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON!
This week, Mike and Mike catch up with some Discussions and talk new releases like NOPE, WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, EMERGENCY, THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE, and MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON! Plus, they go into a JOHN WICK trilogy rewatch, dive into some TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and catch up on TV shows like THE AFTERPARTY, SUCCESSION, and FOR ALL MANKIND!
This week, Mike and Mike try to work through their feelings on NOPE, the latest film from director Jordan Peele. And they come to the conclusion that... they need to see it again to fully click with it. Good movie, though!
This week, Mike D is out - so Mike Smith has assembled the Podcast Avengers! (Podvengers?) Music supervisor Kyle Cullen, Producer Collin Stiles, and Fun Times in Flushing's other Mike Smith aka Mikey Pockets all return to the podcast to discuss the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Taika Waititi's THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER!
This week, Benjamin Allocco - author of the new book MR. UGLY, available wherever you can find books right now - returns to the podcast to make us watch a new stop-motion horror masterwork 30 years in the making: Phil Tippett's MAD GOD. Tippett, the legendary visual effects artist who has worked on everything from the original STAR WARS trilogy to JURASSIC PARK to ROBOCOP and even TWILIGHT, has finally unveiled this extremely bleak, experimental vision, and now the world is able to stream it on Shudder. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more unique film than this one in 2022 - it's a wild ride.
It's an Off Mike Discussions episode - this week, Mike Smith is talking new releases like ELVIS, CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, and BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO THE UNIVERSE, while Mike DeCriscio has got thoughts on the STRANGER THINGS finale, the History Channel series ALONE, and Joseph Kosinski's SPIDERHEAD! We also talk OBI-WAN KENOBI, MS. MARVEL, OBLIVION, INLAND EMPIRE, RIVER'S EDGE, and more!
This week, it's Mike Smith's birthday, meaning it's time to enact the Birthday Bylaw and make Mike DeCriscio watch something! And this year, he chose a recent obsession that he knew he had to make Mike D see - the massive Indian blockbuster known as RRR!
Mike Smith is off this week so Mike D is joined by friend of the show Producer Collin! He makes Mike watch 2019's SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. We also discuss Sonic 2 even though Mike D ran out of time to watch it before recording, it's totally fine, don't tell Mike Smith.
This week the Mikes decide to rank their top 5 movies about fictional bands in "honor" of the new Baz Luhrmann film ELVIS.
This week, Mike and Mike are talking a bunch of stuff they've been watching lately - including the absolute insanity that is RRR, the new season of STRANGER THINGS, our hopefully optimistic take on OBI-WAN KENOBI, the new Cronenberg joint CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, Shudder's THE SPINE OF NIGHT, Alex Garland's MEN, and a lot more! Plus, Mike D recounts his experience watching TOP GUN: MAVERICK in ScreenX!
This week, Mike and Mike are on the highway to the DANGER ZONE - because it's time to talk TOP GUN: MAVERICK! Does this need to be seen on the big screen? Will Tom Cruise save movie theaters singlehandedly? Will we ever get a legacy sequel to COCKTAIL? The answers to all these and more lie inside!
This week, a listener who donated to the podcast suggested that we discuss the Joel Schumacher BATMAN movies... so that's exactly what we're doing! Mike and Mike revisit 1995's BATMAN FOREVER and 1997 BATMAN & ROBIN - do these movies hold up better than we remember as relics of a pre-superhero movie boom era? Is Val Kilmer actually a pretty good Batman? Could we ever possibly get sick of Mr. Freeze's ice puns? The answers to all this and more are within!
This week, it's an Off Mike Discussions episode - Mike DeCriscio has finished TOKYO VICE and started OUTER RANGE; Mike Smith dragged himself to the theater to see FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE; the Mikes talk everything from WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR to PETITE MAMAN to THE SADNESS to a '70s Paranoia Triple Feature!
This week, Mike and Mike dissect the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Is it more of a Sam Raimi film than it is a Marvel film? Did the cameos delight us or annoy us? Are people being a little ridiculous about the horror elements? And why, despite liking the movie, does Mike DeCriscio feel like it could signal the end of his devotion to the MCU? The answers to all this and more await you inside the Multiverse of Madness!
This week, Mike Emmons - programming coordinator for The Roxy Theater, the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana - returns to the podcast to tell us what's going on at The Roxy this month! New titles include MEN, PETITE MAMAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, THE NORTHMAN, DOWNTOWN ABBEY: A NEW AGE and more - plus the theater is kicking off a Bong Joon-Ho series with titles like THE HOST and PARASITE, and other classics like CON AIR, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, REDLINE and more will all be represented! Here's our rundown of just about everything playing at The Roxy for the month of May.
On this week's Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike and Mike are talking a whole bunch of stuff, including new releases like THE NORTHMAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, AMBULANCE, SAVE YOURSELVES!, WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY, MEMORIA, and more - plus Mike D talks TOKYO VICE, which gives us a long interlude about other Michael Mann movies we've watched recently including COLLATERAL and MIAMI VICE!
We accidentally stumbled into doing a Halfway to Halloween Month on the podcast! Two weeks ago, we ranked our favorite Vampire Movies. Last week, we talked vampires vs. werewolves in the UNDERWORLD series. So now, it's only fair to give werewolves the time of day - Let's Rank Werewolf Movies!
This week, Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen is on the podcast - inspired by the revelation that Mike Smith hadn't seen UNDERWORLD last week, he decided to do a Guest Makes Mike Watch of... you guessed it: UNDERWORLD! But not just UNDERWORLD - Kyle insisted on a double feature of UNDERWORLD and its sequel, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION. Are these movies better than Mike Smith gave them credit for back in the day? Or do they still belong in the trash bin of the million MATRIX knockoffs of the mid-2000s? Let's find out!
In honor (kinda) of the release of MORBIUS, Mike and Mike decided to each rank their top 5 favorite vampire movies of all time! After an extended rant about MORBIUS (it couldn't be helped), we get to talk about some good movies in another edition of Let's Rank!
This week, Mike and Mike react to this year's Oscars: the craziest moments (you know the one), the winners, the weird structure of the show - all of it! Then, we talk some of the stuff we've been watching lately, which includes Ti West's X, the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the new SCREAM, Paul Verhoeven's BENEDETTA, DEEP WATER, FRESH, a few MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies, and more!
This week, it's a Mike Makes Mike Watch, where each Mike is forced to watch something they haven't seen. For Mike Smith, that's the 2000 Sandra Bullock comedy MISS CONGENIALITY (should have saved this podcast for April 25th, but whatever). For Mike DeCriscio, it's arguably the best film Tim Burton ever directed - 1994's ED WOOD!
This week, Mike Smith got to talk for a few minutes with New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan, author of the new book BLOOD, SWEAT & CHROME: THE WILD AND TRUE STORY OF MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. And then, inspired by the book, the Mikes decided to give the movie a rewatch and talk about it, with the additional context that the book provides. (Pro tip: it is always a good idea to rewatch MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.)
Let us ride eternal, shiny and chrome, into the gates of Valhalla!
This week, Mike and Mike talk THE BATMAN! Where does Robert Pattinson rank among actors who have played Batman? What does PLANET OF THE APES director Matt Reeves bring to the world of Gotham City? Is the world ready for a dark and gritty reboot of Batman... again? The answers to all these questions and more will be featured!
This week, the Mikes are back with some Discussions! Mike Smith finally gets his thoughts in on MOONFALL, and talks other new releases like KIMI, UNCHARTED, TED K, and more. Meanwhile, Mike DeCriscio caught up with NIGHTMARE ALLEY, THE KING'S MAN, and the original TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE!
This week, Mike and Mike had the chance to sit down with three members of the Adams Family - John Adams, Toby Poser, and Lulu Adams - to discuss their latest film, HELLBENDER! They talk everything from the process of making the movie, how they got started as a family of filmmakers, how they broke out with their recent shift to horror filmmaking, and more! HELLBENDER is out now and can be watched exclusively on Shudder.
What if the moon... fell? This is the question posed by the latest cinematic opus from filmmaker Roland Emmerich. This week, Mike Smith has to take some time off (and is, for the record, very upset he missed this episode), so Mike DeCriscio is joined by Producer Collin to talk every aspect of the absolutely bonkers MOONFALL!
Mike DeCriscio is back and fully recovered from COVID! We catch up with what he's been doing in quarantine and work together to process the Oscar nominations. We also talk everything from JACKASS FOREVER to PARALLEL MOTHERS to ONE CUT OF THE DEAD to THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT - a lot going on this week!
Mike DeCriscio is taking the week off, so this week Mike Smith is joined by music supervisor Kyle Cullen for a bonus Discussions episode! Mike looks back on the JACKASS film series ahead of the release of JACKASS FOREVER, while Kyle has some random thoughts about the 2005 FANTASTIC FOUR movie! We also talk everything from BELLE to THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT to THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - this one's all over the place, folks.
It's another edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Mike D is forced to watch the Frank Henenlotter comedy horror classic BRAIN DAMAGE, while Mike S finally crosses off a major movie on his List of Shame: Ridley Scott's historical epic Best Picture winner, GLADIATOR!
Mike and Mike needed a breather after last week's epic four-hour year in review, so they're back this week with some loose Discussions about what they've been watching lately! That includes the new SCREAM, CODA, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, DON'T LOOK UP, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, WEST SIDE STORY, and some TV including YELLOWJACKETS, PEACEMAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, and THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT.
It's time for our annual end-of-year super-long countdown spectacular! Mike and Mike are counting down their Top 10 Films of 2021, and then they're counting down their Top 10 Favorite Discoveries of 2021! Plus, they'll be looking ahead at what the future holds in 2022. Special thanks to Jonny Grant, Elza Kephart, Mike Emmons, Mikey Pockets, Producer Collin, Kyle Cullen, Laura Colaneri, Vin Craig, Sam Harper, Danielle Clarke, Jackie Conley, Benjamin Allocco, Nick Wermuth, and Charley Macorn for their incredible contributions to this nearly 4-hour long epic!
This week, we're joined by Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Producer Collin because we're going back to where it all started... back to the Matrix! It's time to talk THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS - what's new? What's different? What's riffing on what came before? Lana Wachowski takes the entire modern blockbuster landscape to task and we're digging into how that works for a MATRIX movie!
We've assembled our All-Star Guests once again for a fun review of the new MCU installment, Spider-Man: No Way Home. This episode was recorded in person right after Christmas, which was the first time Mike and Mike recorded an episode in the same room since 2015! We're joined by Producer Collin Stiles, Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Vin Craig for this round-table on the future of the MCU, so many Spider-Men, brief Matrix Resurrections takes (stay tuned for next week's episode for our full thoughts), and lots of laughs.
This week, we're joined by No More Late Fees co-host Danielle Clarke for another round of Guest Makes Mikes Watch - and this week, Danielle is making us watch one of her nostalgic favorites: MY GIRL 2! We talk about how it succeeds as a coming-of-age story, get familiar with the MY GIRL universe, and analyze the trajectory that most child stars have in their careers.
We're getting hyped for the release of THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, so we decided to take a look back and talk about everything MATRIX! That means the original trilogy, THE ANIMATRIX, and the tie-in video games! We're covering what THE MATRIX meant for pop culture back in 1999, what it meant to us growing up, and how the movies hold up today! We can only show you the door - it's up to you to walk through it.
This week, Mike and Mike catch up on some of the movies they've been watching lately, and that includes new releases like LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, HALLOWEEN KILLS, ETERNALS, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, CENSOR, and more! Plus, both Mikes have begun a SPIDER-MAN rewatch ahead of the release of NO WAY HOME, so it's the perfect time to talk about the greatest movie ever made, SPIDER-MAN 2!
This week, we're honoring the Father, Son, and HOUSE OF GUCCI by talking about the career of Ridley Scott - it's time to rank our top five favorite Ridley Scott movies! Which obscurities made the cut? Which all-time classic was somehow left off of our lists? Will the dang millennials get off their cell phones long enough to listen to this podcast? Let's find out!
Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond just hit VOD, so it felt like as good a time as any to finally talk about it! Returning guest Nick Wermuth - our resident Bond expert - joins us to talk about NO TIME TO DIE, reflect on Daniel Craig's tenure in the role, and speculate on what the future holds for Agent 007!
On this Off Mike Discussions episode, returning guest Vin Craig joins us to catch up on a bunch of new releases, most notably DUNE, HALLOWEEN KILLS, and VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE! Plus, Mike D's been watching all of the Daniel Craig Bond movies, Vin's been watching a lot of horror, and Mike S has got thoughts on LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK.
We're here with a little discussion of SCREAM 3 (and the SCREAM franchise as a whole) for a delayed birthday by-law episode for Mike D! What do you think? Is it the worst one? The best one? Only time will tell.
In the final installment of our Halloween Guest Makes Mike Watch series (we'll come up with a better name for it next year, we promise), Jonny Grant - co-screenwriter of THE DARE - returns to the podcast to dive deep into British horror! We discuss a relative obscurity - 2008's MUM & DAD - and jump around to a variety of topics like: what makes British horror films different from American ones? Was this movie an influence on his own work? Would Paddington save the day if he arrived on the scene? The answers to all these questions and more lie within!
This week on the podcast, Mike Emmons - programming coordinator for The Roxy Theater, the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana - returns to discuss the upcoming Montana Film Festival, which is set to take place at the Roxy from November 18th through 21st! Then, he continues our month-long series of Halloween Guests Make Mikes Watch movies - we'll be talking Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1997 horror thriller, CURE!
It's another week of our Halloween round of Guest Makes Mikes Watch episodes, and this week we're bringing back podcaster Sam Harper, from shows like Four Minutes To and Kickstart My! He did not understand the assignment, but that's ok - because we all ended up watching VHS 94, the return of the found footage anthology series featuring an eclectic array of young horror talent. The new movie is now streaming as an exclusive on Shudder, and we're ready to dive deep into each of its individual shorts!
It's officially October, which means it's time for us to kick off a new month-long tradition - every week leading up to Halloween, we're gonna have a different special guest join us on the podcast and make us watch a different horror movie that we've never seen. And to get the month off to a great start, Laura Colaneri returns to the podcast to give us another crash course in South American horror - first up, it's the 1964 Brazilian classic AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL, which marks the first appearance of the iconic Coffin Joe. After that, we're talking a tight, underseen thriller in the vein of SORCERER - from Argentina, it's COLD SWEAT!
We're finally back to full podcasting strength! Mike S returns and we deliver on an episode that we had promised a few weeks back - it's another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, Mike D has to watch the cult classic Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy TOP SECRET!, while Mike S has to check out Tony Scott's 2004 action thriller MAN ON FIRE - plus, we reveal our exciting, Halloween-themed plans for the podcast as October rolls around!
It's another week where Mike S is off, so that means Mike D is left to fend for himself! And this week, he's brought frequent guest Nick Wermuth with him, who's decided to make the two of them watch Werner Herzog's NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE!
Mike S is back from vacation! Mike D took a break from watching Master Chef! And together, they talked about all kinds of movies and shows like SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, MONEY HEIST, BAND OF BROTHERS, THE NIGHT HOUSE, FREE GUY, John Carpenter's THE FOG and more! Plus, Mike S has a recap of The Roxy Theater's Camp Horror Film Festival and we lay out the schedule for the next few weeks.
Surprise! Mike S had to take the week off due to crazy life stuff (which he'll hopefully be able to explain next week) - so in the meantime, Mike D is running the show and he's bringing Producer Collin along with him to talk 2016's adaptation of the popular video game series, ASSASSIN'S CREED! Was it unfairly dismissed back when it came out? In fact, does it sort of... rock? Let's dive into the Animus and find out!
It's the return of Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D makes Mike S watch an old favorite from childhood, the Owen Wilson/Gene Hackman war thriller BEHIND ENEMY LINES! Meanwhile, Mike S gets a goofier choice in for Mike D - Vin Diesel's triumphant return to the xXx franchise, XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE!
Mike D finally got around to watching the latest film in the FAST & FURIOUS series, F9: THE FAST SAGA! To celebrate, we gathered the Family together to talk about it - frequent guests and ride-or-die devotees of the franchise Kyle Cullen, Vin Craig, and Producer Collin all join us to spout their opinions on the latest chapter in the saga of the Toretto family. Salute, mi familia.
It's a crossover that's been a long time in the making - Benjamin Allocco, co-host of the Last Year's Horror podcast, joins us to make us watch a low-budget eco-horror film from 1972 featuring a young Sam Elliott and an old Ray Milland - it's time to talk about FROGS! Ben also tells us about the bittersweet decision to end Last Year's Horror, and reveals a ton of info about a bunch of upcoming projects.
This week, comedian Charley Macorn, one half of Missoula's Horror Hostesses, joins us to talk the upcoming Camp Horror Film Festival at The Roxy Theater, AND make us watch Stuart Gordon's 1995 horror movie CASTLE FREAK! Charley dives deep on everything people can expect from the festival, from movies, comedy, s'mores, and a real slasher villain!
On the latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike and MIke talk a ton of new releases, including the FEAR STREET trilogy, Steven Soderbergh's NO SUDDEN MOVE, THE TOMORROW WAR, ZOLA, LUCA, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, SHIVA BABY, and more!
On the latest episode, the other Mike Smith aka Mikey Pockets joins us to talk all things Marvel as we dive into the new recent Marvel releases - the long-delayed film BLACK WIDOW, and the latest Disney+ series LOKI!
In honor of the release of BLACK WIDOW, Mike and Mike are ranking their favorite prequels of all time! And just for fun, one of us expanded his reach beyond just talking about movies - it's time for another Let's Rank!
On the latest Off Mike bonus episode, Mike and Mike talk a few recent releases they've been watching, like THE SPARKS BROTHERS, IN THE HEIGHTS, and SUPERDEEP! They also go into some old-school horror with 1953's HOUSE OF WAX and the original THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS!
It's Mike Smith's birthday, and that means the podcast's Birthday Bylaws are in effect! And what movie did he decide we needed to talk about for his birthday? One of his all-time favorite comedies: MACGRUBER! We're talking the movie, what we expect from the upcoming Peacock series, the history of SNL movies and more in this one, and Mike D is taking over as the host, too!
To celebrate the release of F9, we're re-releasing our episode from last year in which we ranked every FAST AND FURIOUS movie from worst to best. Vin Craig joins us for a spirited discussion that asks: does 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS rule, actually?
On the latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike and Mike talk recent releases like IN THE HEIGHTS, SAINT MAUD, A QUIET PLACE PART II, and THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT. Plus, Mike D's been exploring Shudder and we've both got some thoughts on Bo Burnham's return to performing with his new special, BO BURNHAM: INSIDE.
On the latest Guest Makes Mikes Watch, Producer Collin returns to the podcast to trick us into watching a baseball game. We're talking 2016's UNDRAFTED, a baseball comedy written and directed by Joe Mazzello and featuring names like Aaron Tveit, Tyler Hoechlin, Billy Gardell, and Jim Belushi! We were skeptical, but this one ended up being a ton of fun - check it out!
We simply can not stop talking about Zack Snyder movies, no matter how hard we try. Vin Craig surprises us by dropping in on this episode where we discuss Snyder's new Netflix Original Film, ARMY OF THE DEAD!
On the latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike S has been marathoning all of the SAW movies ahead of the release of SPIRAL, and watched some new releases like THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, and WRATH OF MAN; on the flip side, Mike D caught up with some 2020 movies like THE LODGE and BLACK BEAR and has been diving deep into the HBO Max series SEARCH PARTY.
On the latest episode, returning guest Vin Craig joins us to discuss a couple of recent projects he took part in - first, the new movie SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD! The new movie directed by Stephen Kijak and starring Joe Manganiello and Ellar Coltrane, it's about a group of kids about to go their separate paths that are all united by their love of The Smiths. Then, we talk a bit about Vin's brief appearance in the season finale of the new Peacock comedy series, Girls5Eva!
On the latest episode, we finally did it: we made Mike D watch ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE, and he's mad at all of you for making it happen. On the flip side of things, Mike S gets to watch 1995's CRIMSON TIDE, directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman!
On the latest episode, music supervisor Kyle Cullen joins us as we talk the very strange, experimental 93rd Academy Awards - plus, we dive deep on what worked and what didn't in Marvel's THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER on Disney+! And also, there's a lot of MORTAL KOMBAT talk, and we sort of come to the conclusion that it rules, actually?
On this Missoula-centric episode, Mike and Mike are joined by another Mike - programming coordinator for The Roxy Theater (aka the indie theater near Mike Smith's house in Missoula, Montana), Mike Emmons is on the podcast to go in-depth on what it's been like navigating the theater through a pandemic, what the Roxy's been doing in the year it's been closed, what they've got planned for this year, and to talk cool events like Centerfield Cinema, the International Wildlife Film Festival, and more! (He also drops a few cool exclusive tidbits along the way). Then, we get into our normal Discussions segment, which ranges from titles like HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON, GOOD TIME, BAD TRIP, CALIFORNIA SPLIT, MINARI, THE FATHER, and NOBODY!
CORRECTION: A couple of changes occurred for The Roxy between the time we recorded this and the time it published - the full Centerfield Cinema lineup has been announced, The Roxy hopes to open BEFORE June 1st, and the Roxy Garden may be used more for live events this summer than for movies. Everything is still tentative, only time will tell what happens.
In the latest episode, Mike and Mike are joined by Giles Alderson and Jonny Grant, director and co-writers of THE DARE, all the way from the UK! Expect tons of great behind-the-scenes talk, a deep dive into breaking the story of THE DARE, why you shouldn't compare it to movies like SAW, and a lot more talk about Paddington than you would probably be expecting. THE DARE is available now on VOD, and you can also keep up with Giles by following The Filmmakers Podcast!
Giant monkey! Giant lizard! Whaddya need, a road map?
One Mike finally returns to the movies, one Mike stays home to watch it on his couch, and they're both joined by Noted Godzilla Expert Nick Wermuth to talk the culmination of Legendary's Monsterverse, GODZILLA VS. KONG!
In honor of Zack Snyder's Justice League, this episode takes a deep dive into the world of director's cuts, producer's cuts, fan edits, and more! Any alternate cut of any movie is on the table as Mike S and Mike D each throw out five of their favorites (plus list a bunch of honorable mentions, too).
It's time for a bonus Discussions episode that heavily features talk of Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE! We also talk recent releases like COMING 2 AMERICA, MOXIE!, TENET, and more, plus some old-school Vinegar Syndrome picks with RAD and THE BEASTMASTER.
Returning guest Vin Craig joins us to talk the new movie that he briefly appears in SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD, before we discuss the just-announced Oscar nominations and finally give our thoughts on WandaVision, just in time for the conversation to shift to a different Marvel show premiering this week! Will Mike D give in to peer pressure and watch the Snyder Cut so we can talk about it next week? Only time will tell!
On a special bonus interview episode of the show, Mike and Mike are joined by Elza Kephart, director of the new horror comedy SLAXX, a Shudder Original Film. Elza gets into how the idea of a movie about killer pants came about, what messages she was trying to sneak into the film's narrative, how creative you have to get when you've got a pair of pants that kills people, and a lot more! SLAXX will be available to stream on Shudder starting on March 18th.
On our latest edition of The Guest Makes Mikes Watch, Laura Colaneri joins the podcast to educate the Mikes about old-school Mexican horror! She makes us watch ALUCARDA, THE DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (aka Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas) and EVEN THE WIND IS AFRAID (aka Hasta el viento tiene miedo), and the movies help launch a conversation about the history of Mexican filmmaking in general. Dive deep into a world of ghosts, vampires, nunsploitation, stripteases, and more!
On the latest Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike D is finally made to watch a movie that blew Mike S away in the theater, and then he had to spend 13 years explaining why it was good, actually: SPEED RACER! And Mike S gets to learn more about the pre-Shrek era of DreamWorks Animation with THE ROAD TO EL DORADO!
On the latest bonus Discussions episode, Mike and Mike talk new releases like JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR, NOMADLAND, BACURAU, and more - plus talk some older classics like BODY HEAT, BLOOD SIMPLE, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, and more!
Nick Wermuth joins us this week to talk his experience taking part in the virtual Sundance Film Festival this year! Then, it's another Guest Makes Mikes Watch, as Nick shows us a horror movie neither of us have seen - the 2008 Australian horror mockumentary, LAKE MUNGO! Also, we talk the Snyder Cut, because how can we not after that trailer just got released?
On our latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike S talks recent TV series like WANDAVISION and TED LASSO, while Mike D finally catches up with SING STREET and gives his thoughts on THE LITTLE THINGS. Plus, we talk PIECES OF A WOMAN, PATERSON, and uh, BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA. Heh heh. Heh. Heh heh.
As the northeast got hit by a ton of snow, the Mikes decide to take a look at some of their favorite snowbound movies! Those movies that expertly use a winter setting that are perfect for getting under the blanket and watching by the fireplace. So now, Let's Rank!
On our latest Off Mike Discussions episode, Mike D talks the new Shudder original Scare Me, while Mike S catches up with new releases like Promising Young Woman, One Night In Miami, Locked Down, and Mulan. Plus, one of us is getting pretty hyped for Godzilla Vs. Kong, because as we all know, Kong bows to no one.
We promised you this episode, and now it's happening - in our very first installment of The Guest Makes The Mikes Watch, Vin Craig joins us to talk the 1980s schlock masterpiece, HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN! We all broke out our Vinegar Syndrome blu-rays and were treated to Rowdy Roddy Piper taking down frog people in a nuclear wasteland. What we mean to say is: it rules.
On our first Off Mike Discussions episode of 2021, Mike S catches up with a ton of 2020 movies like FREAKY, SOUL, KAJILLIONAIRE, TESLA, and more, while Mike D rewatches a couple of old favorites.
Since 2020 was a weird year for movies, we're structuring our end-of-the-year episode a little differently this time around. First, we'll count down our top 10 movies of the year, but mostly, we're talking about our favorite discoveries of 2020 - movies that we each watched for the first time and can't stop thinking about! Thanks to Kyle Cullen, Collin Stiles, Vin Craig, Nick Wermuth, Sam Harper, Jordan Rodriguez, and Mikey Pockets for their help on this episode, too!
It's a Mike & Mike All-Stars episode to close out 2020! Past guests Collin Stiles, Kyle Cullen, Nick Wermuth, and Vin Craig join us to talk WONDER WOMAN 1984!
Mike and Mike are joined by Michael Smith aka Mikey Pockets of the Fun Times in Flushing podcast to talk the entirety of THE MANDALORIAN's second season. How well did it walk the line between narrative and fan service? We dig into that and talk all things Star Wars this week!
On our last bonus Discussions episode for the year, Mike & Mike talk about how they went from excited to exhausted during Disney Investors Day, FINALLY get to talk about The New Mutants, and discuss a mix of weird genre films (Mike D) and recent 2020 releases (Mike S) like Beastie Boys Story, Happiest Season, and On The Rocks.
Mike and Mike are talking MANK this week! We discuss the new David FIncher film about the life of Herman J. Mankiewicz, and then recommend some other titles you might like if you liked the movie. MANK!
On the latest Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike D forces Mike S to continue our sudden Jan De Bont miniseries with the director's 1999 remake of THE HAUNTING! Meanwhile, Mike S makes MIke D watch his favorite Brian De Palma movie, BLOW OUT!
On a slightly shorter than usual Discussions episode (thanks to us going super long with our Goldblum episode this week), we talk The Mandalorian, Animaniacs, Possessor, The Vow, Unpregnant, and more! Plus, we reveal our picks for next week's Mike Makes Mike Watch!
To celebrate what was once the release month of NO TIME TO DIE, and to honor the passing of the OG Bond, Mike and Mike are joined by Nick Wermuth to rank their top 5 favorite James Bond movies! And then, hopefully, we'll get to see that new one at some point, that'd be nice.
Mike and Mike catch up with some of the movies they were watching for Halloween, plus talk about recent releases like ENOLA HOLMES, RELIC, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, SWALLOW, THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW, and more!
On the latest edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike S erases one of his huge cultural blindspots with 1990's GHOST, and Mike D catches up with one of the most acclaimed anime films in recent years, YOUR NAME!
On the latest Off Mike Quarantine Episode, Mike D gets fully on board the Mike Flanagan train and finally watches THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and HUSH, while Mike S has been watching recent releases like BORAT 2, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, THE WITCHES, and more. Plus, they both freak out over David Byrne's AMERICAN UTOPIA and reveal their picks for the next Mike Makes Mike Watch!
Mike and Mike celebrate Halloween by talking about some of their favorite horror movies! After getting inspired by a tweet, they talk about some of their favorite horror movies that dip into comedy, fantasy, action, and more! Also, Mike S has reached the stage of quarantine where he broke down and bought a Nintendo Switch, so things are going just fine.
Mike and Mike go over some of the stuff they've been watching over the last few weeks, which includes 2020 releases like FIRST COW, comforting rewatches like SCHOOL OF ROCK, older stuff like CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT and DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING, and they get in the Halloween spirit with HOCUS POCUS.
It finally happened. As a special request for Mike D's birthday, we're finally talking about a little tornado movie called TWISTER, and as an added bonus, we're throwing in one of Mike S' favorite action movies, SPEED. That's right - we accidentally made this a Jan De Bont double feature!
On the latest edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike S FINALLY gets Mike D to watch his favorite Coen Brothers movie, BARTON FINK! Meanwhile, Mike D catches Mike S up on a secret Robert Zemeckis movie directed by Walter Hill starring both Ices - T and Cube - it's 1992's TRESPASS!
Sam Harper from The Totally Originally Geek News Podcast returns this week to talk a little bit of everything - new releases like THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY, FEELS GOOD, MAN, CLASS ACTION PARK, and THE BOYS Season 2, for one thing. Plus, Mike S catches up with Hitchcock's REBECCA before the Ben Wheatley remake comes out next month, Mike D discusses the pleasures of SHAKMA, and we recap this year's socially-distanced Emmy Awards!
On the latest edition of Let's Rank, Vin Craig (acclaimed star of THE DEAD DON'T DIE) returns to the show to discuss a bunch of movies he just watched for the first time - the Fast and Furious movies! We talk the feuds, the family, the races, the stunts, and more as we rank the entire franchise!
On our latest Quarantine Watch episode, we talk some 2020 releases like TENET, CAPONE, and I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, some older titles like THE CHAIRMAN, SLEEPING DOGS, and THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT, catch up on some blind spots with MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and THE BIG BOSS, and just get psyched that there's a new Tony Hawk game in the world. Check it out!
Greetings, my excellent friends! Mike and Mike are joined by music supervisor Kyle Cullen this week to talk a movie we've been very excited about, BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC! Come for the guitar licks, stay for our love of the Orion Pictures logo.
On the latest edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch, Mike S forced Mike D to watch one of his all-time favorites, the ambitious, polarizing sci-fi films from the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer, CLOUD ATLAS! Meanwhile, Mike D forced Mike S to continue down the rabbit hole of Scott Glenn movies and give his thoughts on Martin Campbell's mountain climbing extravaganza, VERTICAL LIMIT!
It's been a few weeks since Mike and Mike have done a Quarantine watch, so they've got plenty to discuss - from Shudder originals like THE BEACH HOUSE, HOST, and IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, to new releases like NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS or THE OLD GUARD, to old-school classics like TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, or DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK. Plus, we pick our choices for next week's Mike Makes Mike Watch!
It took one of the Mikes a little time to get through the game, but now we can finally talk about THE LAST OF US PART II! Producer Collin joins us to talk our reactions to one of the most highly-anticipated video games of the year.
On the latest edition of Let's Rank, Mike & Mike talk one of the most formative filmmakers of their childhoods: Mel Brooks! We discuss everything from THE PRODUCERS to SPACEBALLS, and count down our top 5 favorite Mel Brooks movies.
Vin Craig (acclaimed star of THE DEAD DON'T DIE) returns to the podcast to catch us up on what he's been watching during quarantine. We talk new releases like THE OLD GUARD, PALM SPRINGS, and THE BEACH HOUSE, plus some other stuff like STARSHIP TROOPERS, HAUSU, LEGALLY BLONDE, and Rob Zombie's Firefly trilogy!
We embark upon a most excellent adventure as we gear up for the (hopefully soon) release of BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC - Mike D had never seen the first two movies! So we made him watch those, while Mike S was forced to finally get around to watching the '70s exploitation horror film that Mike D's been talking about for months - PIGS!
We are not throwing away our shot to finally talk about HAMILTON, so Mike and Mike engage in a mini-review of the new concert film available on Disney+! We also talk everything from Argento to Spielberg, Pixar to Schwarzenegger, and we choose the movies for the next edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch. Check it out! And play Jaja Ding Dong!
2020 is the 25th anniversary of Pixar's first feature-length film, TOY STORY, so to celebrate, we decided to rank our favorite movies from the studio! Noted Pixar expert Jordan Rodriguez joins us as we count down our Top 5 in another edition of Let's Rank!
On our latest quarantine bonus ep, Mike D talks the highly-anticipated THE LAST OF US PART II while Mike S talks playing through all of the original Crash Bandicoot games - Plus, we catch up on some new releases like BLOOD QUANTUM, THE VAST OF NIGHT, and SHIRLEY; we talk TV shows like NEW GIRL and DISNEY GALLERY: THE MANDALORIAN; AND Mike S gets to return to watching movies in public thanks to Centerfield Cinema, where he saw PURPLE RAIN and THE GOONIES!
We finally get to review a new movie! Mike & Mike talk the new Spike Lee joint, DA 5 BLOODS, available on Netflix now. After that, they recommend some movies to watch after you see it with a new installment of You May Also Like!
On our latest quarantine bonus ep, Mike D watches a couple of documentaries and a couple of horror movies about writers gone mad. Meanwhile, Mike S FINALLY finishes Season 2 of The Sopranos, FINALLY finishes playing God of War, and FINALLY gets around to seeing RISKY BUSINESS for the first time. Check it out!
It's another edition of Mike Makes Mike Watch! This time around, the Mikes make each other watch a movie from two of their favorite directors that the other hadn't seen - Brian De Palma's 1974 rock musical PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, and Joe Dante's 1985 almost-classic sci-fi movie, EXPLORERS!
Mike D returns, and he's watched all of Avatar: The Last Airbender! We talk his experience with the show, plus we talk THE LOVEBIRDS, classics from John Carpenter, Ken Russell, and Ingmar Bergman, and um... CATS.
In a move that should cause very little heated online discourse, we've decided to rank all the Star Wars movies from worst to best. Due to technical difficulties, Mike D was unable to join us this time around, but Music Supervisor Kyle Cullen jumps in to take his place! After this, we're finally done talking about Star Wars until the next Star Wars thing happens.
On our latest quarantine bonus ep, Mike D finally finishes Community, Mike S tries to make sense of the new season of Westworld, and we talk all sorts of modern cinematic classics ranging from HARD TO BE A GOD to JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS. Plus, our thoughts on more recent films, like EXTRACTION and BAD EDUCATION!
On the new bonus episode, Mike D makes Mike S watch Neil Marshall's intense 2005 horror thriller THE DESCENT, while Mike S makes Mike D engage in the intense 1998 horror thriller, SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND. Like, zoinks!
On the latest Mike and Mike quarantine bonus episode, the Mikes retreat into the film worlds that give them comfort: horror movies and stoner comedies. Plus, they figure out how they're gonna handle next week's episode, which will be the very first installment of Mike Makes Mike Watch!
We're on Week 5 of Quarantine Bonus eps and with no sign of slowing down, put Producer Collin joins us for this one to talk about all the disaster movies he's been watching to pass the time! We also talk movies like THE DESCENT, GAME NIGHT, LILO & STITCH, and wonder about some of the weird edits Disney is making to its movies on Disney+.
It's week four of quarantine, movie theaters have been closed for a month, but Mike & Mike continue to podcast anyway! This time, our frequent guest Vin Craig joins us to talk TV shows like Schitt's Creek, Community, Letterkenny, and Freaks and Geeks, recent releases like THE HUNT and BLOODSHOT, '70s thrillers like EYES OF LAURA MARS and THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, hidden gems like THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER... look, we've been watching a lot of stuff lately. Now you can hear about it!
It's week three of quarantine and this time our music supervisor Kyle Cullen joins us to talk video games like God of War and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, TV shows like Psych and Community (now on Netflix!), and movies like DIrty Dancing, which Mike S somehow just watched for the first time!
On the newest quarantine bonus ep, Mike & MIke talk movies like The Mask of Zorro, The Platform, Hard Eight, Motherless Brooklyn and more! Plus, MIke S talks the new HBO miniseries The Plot Against America and begins his journey through The Sopranos!
So due to recent events, it looks like Mike & Mike won't be able to go to the movies for the foreseeable future. But the podcast still goes on! We'll be pumping out these bonus episodes once in a while to talk what we've been watching while social distancing and provide whatever updates we can about our own situations and the state of the film industry in this insane time. Here's the first installment of Quarantine Watch!
On the new ep, Nick Wermuth joins us to talk Leigh Whannell's take on THE INVISIBLE MAN, and he gets to confront Mike D about recommending PIGS! We also talk a few other new releases like EMMA, ONWARD, and THE WAY BACK, discuss the merits of TAMMY AND THE T-REX, and address the future of this podcast in the wake of the Coronavirus.
We thought we were done with Nicolas Cage - but it turns out, Nicolas Cage wasn't done with us. Mike and Mike revive The Complete Works on this episode to talk Cage's role in the new H.P. Lovecraft adaptation COLOR OUT OF SPACE - which also happens to be the narrative comeback of director Richard Stanley. We toss in some discussions about a few other movies too, including WEATHERING WITH YOU, BRAHMS: THE BOY II, and yes, Mike D did watch THE MUMMY again.
On the latest episode, Mike & Mike recap the Oscars and celebrate PARASITE's historic win, plus we talk the latest film in the DC Extended Universe, BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN), which is a title we will commit to saying in full every time we say it. We also talk some other recent releases like BLISS, GRETEL & HANSEL, JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT, and we'll let you know what PIGS! is all about, too (hint: it's about pigs).
On the latest episode, Mike and Mike talk Guy Ritchie's return to British crime comedy after a decade of big studio movies with THE GENTLEMEN! They also recommend some movies to go along with it, and talk some other recent releases like BAD BOYS FOR LIFE and THE TURNING while praising a little-known underseen movie called DIE HARD.
Mike and Mike react to this year's Oscar nominations, and then take on the monumental task of ranking their top ten films of the entire 2010s. They even throw some Discussions in there for good measure! It's another long one, folks - and one that spends a surprising amount of time talking about the films of Justin Timberlake.
Mike and Mike look back and count down their favorite films of 2019! Plus, they talk their favorite TV shows of the year, and preview 2020 with a look at the movies they're most excited to see.
Mike and Mike are taking some time off for the holidays... but they had to get some STAR WARS thoughts out there. In this special, unedited, RAW version of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes are joined by frequent guests Kyle Cullen and Vin Craig to talk STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Things get off the rails pretty fast in this one, gang.
Mike and Mike suspect foul play, and they're getting to the bottom of writer-director Rian Johnson's new murder mystery, KNIVES OUT! They also recommend some of their favorite whodunnits in a You May Also Like segment, and talk other recent releases like FORD V. FERRARI and THE IRISHMAN. They also talk about the 2003 Playstation 2 video game THE SIMPSONS: HIT AND RUN for a few minutes too, because hey, why not.
SHOWNOTES
DISCUSSIONS - 5:00
KNIVES OUT REVIEW - 34:30
KNIVES OUT SPOILERS - 47:40
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE - 1:04:15
Mike and Mike take a return trip to the Overlook Hotel as we discuss Mike Flanagan's sequel that tries to merge the worlds of Kubrick and King into one, DOCTOR SLEEP! We also do a Retro Review of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING while we're at it and offer our first impressions of Disney+ and THE MANDALORIAN!
Mike & Mike take a look back on the entire TERMINATOR series before launching into their review of the fourth attempt to make a third one, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE! Mike D also goes deep on some cult horror and film noir with picks like SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2 and THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, while Mike S talks some more recent releases like THE LIGHTHOUSE and DOLEMITE IS MY NAME.
Mike D is taking the week off, but special guest Vin Craig joins up to take his place as he and Mike S talk ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP, the long-awaited sequel to the hit zombie comedy from 2009! We also talk recent releases THE LAUNDROMAT and GEMINI MAN, run down what we thought of the first episode of HBO's WATCHMEN, and we talk HEAT for a while, cause hey, why not?
DISCUSSIONS - 8:25
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP Review - 34:45
SPOILERS - 52:10
BONUS EPISODE! Mike and Mike talk the new movie meant to answer the question, "What exactly happened to Jesse Pinkman after the events of Breaking Bad?" We run down what we thought of the movie, talk the spoilery specifics, identify cameos and easter eggs, and more!
Mike and Mike are joined by Sam Harper from The Review Zoo to talk JOKER, the dramatic reinterpretation of the classic Batman villain starring Joaquin Phoenix. Before that, they discuss the Joker's legacy on film and talk everything from YOUNG JUSTICE to THE BIG CHILL to THE NIGHTINGALE, plus a quick recap of the Montana Film Festival!
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes go into deep space with Brad Pitt as they discuss James Gray's cerebral sci-fi adventure AD ASTRA! We also talk everything from the original FRIDAY THE 13TH and Michael Mann's THIEF to more recent movies like HUSTLERS and RAMBO: LAST BLOOD - and we even toss in some recommendations after you watch AD ASTRA in our You May Also Like segment. Lots of stuff this time around, so let's rock and roll.
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, Kyle Cullen joins us as we make our return trip to Derry, and even go back to tell you what we thought of our first adventure with Pennywise! But it's not all evil clowns - we also talk everything from the Harry Potter movies to The Green Inferno to Robert Zemeckis' very first film, now on Criterion Blu-Ray!
DISCUSSIONS - 4:25
IT (2017) RETRO REVIEW - 29:50
IT CHAPTER TWO REVIEW - 55:45
IT CHAPTER TWO SPOILERS - 1:10:25
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes discuss the new horror comedy READY OR NOT! They also talk Mike D's experience at the Trash Action Movie Marathon at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, recent releases like GOOD BOYS and BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, and recommend some more movies with YOU MAY ALSO LIKE!
DISCUSSIONS - 2:30
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE - 46:55
READY OR NOT REVIEW - 1:07:02
READY OR NOT SPOILERS - 1:20:20
We didn't have time to do a full episode this week, so the Mikes are coming in hot with their first "Off Mike" bonus episode! Here we talk FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW, and we go into a brief Film News segment where we discuss the controversy surrounding Blumhouse's THE HUNT.
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, we talk Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and to celebrate, we introduce a new segment called You May Also Like, where we recommend some picks that you may like if you're a HOLLYWOOD fan. We also talk everything from the original A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to recent VOD hits like DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE and UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. Check it out!
SHOWNOTES
Discussions (5:10)
You May Also Like (43:00)
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Review (1:09:00)
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Spoilers (1:27:10)
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the Mikes go through every single detail about Marvel's massive panel at San Diego Comic-Con, in which they unveiled a whole lot of upcoming projects including THOR 4, SHANG-CHI, and BLADE - plus, they've got an in-depth review of Disney's new remake of THE LION KING! They also talk everything from KILLING EVE to the 25th Anniversary Warped Tour concert. So yeah, lots of stuff happening in this one.
FILM NEWS (3:00)
DISCUSSIONS (35:00)
THE LION KING REVIEW (1:02:10)
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movie, the Mikes are joined by their buddy Vin Craig, esteemed actor who just finished a run in Viral: The Musical and who can be seen in Jim Jarmusch's new zombie-comedy, THE DEAD DON'T DIE. We chat with him about that for a bit before covering all kinds of pop culture under the sun, including STRANGER THINGS 3, the original WICKER MAN, the remake of CHILD'S PLAY, YESTERDAY, and more! After that, we launch into a double review - first for the new MCU joint, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, and then for Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary, MIDSOMMAR.
DISCUSSIONS (9:05)
SPIDER-MAN REVIEW (57:10)
SPIDER-MAN SPOILERS (1:20:25)
MIDSOMMAR REVIEW (1:49:05)
MIDSOMMAR SPOILERS (2:10:55)
On the latest episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, the boys take you through a retrospective on the TOY STORY series before finally going in-depth on TOY STORY 4! They also talk subjects as varied as SUPER TROOPERS, THE DEAD DON'T DIE, the new MEN IN BLACK, the '80s low-budget classic NIGHTBEAST, and Mike S's beloved cancelled sitcom HAPPY ENDINGS!
SHOWNOTES
4:50 - DISCUSSIONS
49:50 - TOY STORY RETROSPECTIVE
1:19:30 - TOY STORY 4 REVIEW
1:42:25 - TOY STORY 4 SPOILERS
On another double episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, Nick Wermuth joins us as we get underwhelmed by a couple of new franchise films - GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and the final-ish X-Men movie, DARK PHOENIX. We'll also do a whole retrospective of the X-Men franchise and have some spirited discussions about TREMORS, ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE and more along the way!
SHOWNOTES
Discussions - 3:52
Godzilla Review - 43:10
Godzilla Spoilers - 1:04:25
X-Men Retrospective - 1:22:45
Dark Phoenix Review - 1:56:10
Dark Phoenix Spoilers - 2:10:30
YEAH WE'RE THINKING WE'RE BACK. Get ready for a double episode as Mike and Mike are joined by music supervisor Kyle Cullen to talk the action insanity of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM. Then stick around for an hour-long discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of Game of Thrones' final season, and how we each reacted to the finale. Plus we talk the new ALADDIN, other releases like BOOKSMART and BRIGHTBURN, and a whole mess of exploitation B-movies.
SHOWNOTES
Discussions (4:20)
John Wick: Chapter 3 Review (45:30)
John Wick: Chapter 3 Spoilers (1:04:25)
Game of Thrones Discussion (1:31:30)
On the first episode of Mike & Mike Go To The Movies, we're introduced to our heroes, Mike Smith and Mike DeCriscio - two movie-loving guys who just want to podcast their hearts out. They're joined by their "producer," Collin Stiles, a Pokemon expert who came by just in time for the Detective Pikachu review! Plus, we do a big retrospective on Pokemon as a franchise, and end up talking everything from Joe Bob Briggs to Veep.
SHOWNOTES
Intro
Discussions (4:00)
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Collin: Reads back the minutes of our last episode of FilmBookCast (Avengers: Endgame) ; The Book of Mormon (Syracuse production)
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Mike D: The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (available on Shudder) ; The Undertaker and Bloody New Year (Vinegar Syndrome Blu-Rays)
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Mike S: Long Shot (theaters) ; Three Identical Strangers (available on Hulu) ; Her Smell (theaters) ; Veep (Final Season, HBO)
Pokemon Retrospective (38:10)
Detective Pikachu Review (1:06:00)
Detective Pikachu Spoilers (1:20:00)