The Matt and Mark Movie Show

Were you more of a Mortal Kombat kid or a Street Fighter kid? We discuss this important Millennial rite of passage, plus go in-depth for our review of the brand new STREET FIGHTER movie. Did it Hadoken us in the nostalgia feels? Or leave us feeling less than “PERFECT!” And how does it stand up in the wake of another throwback fighting game-turned-movie… Mortal Kombat II? That&#82...

See you in the fog! It’s haunt season, so we’re back to break down our full walkthrough experience at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights 35 in Universal Studios Orlando. Hear all about our pulse-pounding encounters with the Deadites from Evil Dead Burn, the bluesy vampires of Sinners, Pinhead and the Cenobites from Hellraiser, the Demogorgons from Stranger Things 5, a trip insid...

DOUBLE TROUBLE, Y’ALL! We’re bringing back the double feature, and for some reason, we decided the best way to do that was to pair Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil with the 40th Anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie (the animated one). 80s childhood trauma meets body horror hilarity! What’s not to get excited about? We explain why we paired these two films together, go in-...

Is Onslaught the next great action/horror movie? Does it live up to the hype? And does Eric Wareheim know how to run like a normal human being? Matt and Mark have thoughts. Join us for this spoiler-stacked discussion on Adam Wingard’s newest film that brings chaos and carnage to the trailer park. Along the way, we also discuss bug zappers, some oddly questionable World War II stories, and of...

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS IS 25 YEARS OLD?! How did that happen? Where did the time go? Where did Matt’s hair go? Buckle up, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Fast and the Furious — the movie that started a bajillion dollar franchise built on cars, Coronas, and FAMILY. How well does the original “street level” film hold up after seeing Dom and his crew race...

Well… Is Supergirl (2026) really that bad? The internet seems to think so, but where do we stand? In this episode, we review the latest DC Studios film starring Milly Alcock and ask the only question that matters: Does Supergirl actually deserve the hate? No clickbait here. No rage farming. Just two grown men having a painfully honest discussion about the DCEU, James Gunn, and where superher...

This week, we’re reviewing THE ODYSSEY! I’ll make this short and sweet: one of us liked it, and one of us didn’t. Who was was swept away by the spectacle? And who felt Trojan horsed? SPOILERS abound in our review. You’ve been warned. Wanna be on the show? Call us and leave a voicemail at (707) 948-6707. Love physical media? Shop our favorite Blu-rays & 4K’s from M...

History teachers are gonna hate this episode. Before Christopher Nolan hides his massive IMAX cameras inside a horse for The Odyssey, we ask the only question that matters: Did TROY do it better twenty years ago? In this episode, we’re throwing Wolfgang Petersen’s Trojan horse up against Nolan’s Trojan horse to determine the ultimate Trojan Horse champ. We also chat about James C...

WE BACK. After a lengthy break, Matt and Mark are back up in your podcast feed, full of… well, full of something. This episode, we’re talking Masters of the Universe (2026), the huge Kubrick Criterion boxed set, and over-sharing a whole buncha Rec’s of everything we watched off-air. We’ve got forgotten Bruce Willis movies, the triumphant return of Ben Wheatley, Hokum, My Sc...

Travel back with us to Eternia! In this episode, we’re revisiting the cult classic Masters of the Universe (1987) ahead of the upcoming He-Man remake? Reboot? Requel? Does this live-action adaptation still hold up, or is it pure ‘80s nostalgia? Join us for a Cannon Films love fest, praising Dolph Lundgren’s take on He-Man, Frank Langella’s iconic Skeletor, and the film’s awesome practical FX...

SHARK!!! Get your flippers wet and dust off your old copies of Jaws, because Matt and Mark are getting back in to chum the shallow waters of new shark cinema. Yes, we’re reviewing THRASH, a Netflix original that bares its fangs and yet can’t decide if it wants to be the next Jaws or the next Sharknado. Or both. Why is it so hard to create a good new shark movie from scratch? While we d...

Come back to a glorious time where movies were made for adults… and marketed to kids. There’s flaming bow and arrows, hands getting chopped off, witches, bodies being caged, a live birth in the forest, and Alan Rickman threatening people with spoons. It’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves! We review the 1991 blockbuster classic — a first time watch for Mark by the way. Before t...

MONKEY BREAD. (Listen long enough, and that will make sense. And make you very, very hungry.) THE “SPOOK-A-BLAST!” That’s what Sam Raimi dubbed his stylish fun house blend of horror and splatstick comedy. And that term definitely applies to his latest and greatest work, SEND HELP. It’s a survival thriller that’s brutal, gory, and hilarious. And we have a spook-a-BLAST...

Good news: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze is celebrating its 35th anniversary… and we’re reviewing it! Bad news: the Alamo sucks now… and we’re complaining about it! We cover both in-depth on this latest episode. Grab your Pizza Hut breadsticks, dust off that white Secret of the Ooze VHS tape, and join us for a turtle-y awesome celebration of one of the...

Never, in the history of podcasting, has there been such a momentous milestone… for two old men who talk about movies. Prepare your souls for our 200th episode! We’re pulling out all the stops to celebrate. We’ve got guests, a whole bunch of voicemails, a celebrity message from Gay Jesus, our first ever Matt and Mark trivia, and the triumphant return of “the podcaaAAAaast g...

We get an actual Friday the 13th this week, so… break out the hockey masks! Welcome to this special Friday the 13th deep dive special! We’re celebrating the Friday fandom, reviewing Part IV – The Final Chapter (1984) , and ranking every single Jason movie in the franchise. Whether you’re in Camp Crystal Lake or the far reaches of outer space, join us for a love letter episode abo...

It’s been twenty years since we dropped in on the quaint little town of Silent Hill. It’s time we return! In this episode, we discuss Christophe Gans’ return to the Silent Hill franchise and try to understand his directorial choices, like including a spider creature with some major junk in the trunk. Ah, the French. Nothing will prepare you for The Booty Spider. Listen if you dar...

Wicked: For Good. One Battle After Another. That other one with Stellan Skarkygard. Those awards-bait movies did NOT make our Favorite Films List of 2025. But you already know that! We celebrate 2025 by naming our Favorite Movies of the Year, our Biggest Letdowns, Favorite Performances, and more! Big thank YOU for listening and sticking with us another year. Happy New Year, everyone. Wanna be on t...

Santa’s got a brand new bag… a brand new GRAB BAG! Yes, come celebrate the return of our annual HOLIDAY GRAB BAG EPISODE!  There’ll be retro Christmas commercials, holiday hijinks, and movie reviews. The theme this year: LUMP OF COAL — crappy christmas movies rated lower than a 5 on IMDb. And those lumpy movies are… Jingle All the Way 2 (starring Larry the Cable Guy!)...

‘Tis the season for GREMLINS! That’s right, we asked Saint Nick for a little holiday fun and he delivered with Joe Dante’s monster masterpiece. We deep-dive into the classic film for Mark’s first watch ever, and geek out over Gizmo, Stripe, and of course, good ol’ Dick Miller. We also announce this year’s holiday Grab Bag theme, so get pumped for that. If you wa...

Edgar Wright returns to theaters this week, and so do we! We’re reviewing his big blockbuster update of THE RUNNING MAN before it loses all of its premium screens because no one is seeing it. Whyyyy? You can scrub directly to the review at 21:57 to hear our spoilery thoughts. But if you do, you’ll miss us chatting about Heinz 57 and laughing like idiots about old AOL screen names. Good...

We’re heading into the Badlands! In this episode, we’re talking all things Predator – from deep-diving into this latest blockbuster installment PREDATOR: BADLANDS, to ranking our favorite Predator films across the franchise. There will be blood, Alien crossovers, and of course, Matt’s Danny Glover impressions from Predator 2. “WANT SOME CANDY??” And best of all,...

Our Disneyland trilogy of episodes is now complete. Nerds that we are, we returned to Disneyland to celebrate Halloween this year. Hear us recap our spook-tacular experiences at Oogie Boogie Bash, break down our first ever visit to Haunted Mansion Holiday, and chat about Award Wieners, Hallo-wieners, and all the wieners in between. Joining me, as she always does for these Disneyland Trip Reports,...

The Horror Show comes to a CHILLING conclusion this week… for the icy sequel, BLACK PHONE 2! Ever wanted to see The Grabber ice skating like he’s in the Winter Olympics? No? Too bad, you’re gonna see it anyway and we’re gonna discuss it as we deep-dive into spoiler conversation for Black Phone 2. Joining us is friend-of-the-show Derick McDuff from the Underrated Movie Podcast.  T...

The Horror Show rolls on with a special episode this week… all about HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS! Yes, we survived Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood and we’re here to tell you tales about what we saw in the fog. There were brujas. And cram fries. And bone marrow. ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO HEAR THEM? Hear our pulse-pounding play-by-play of every haunted house at this year’s event, includin...