The Scene Snobs Podcast

🎲 7TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL — ABSURDITY & LADDERS: WHO DIES FIRST? + TOP 5 HALLOWEEN TV EPISODES | Episode 449 Seven years. And for the anniversary, Mick invented an RPG game. Welcome to Absurdity & Ladders: Who Dies First? — a brand new game Mick created, being test run live on air for the very first time. Will it work? Will it be a disaster? Both? Tune in and find out. Plus our Top 5 Hall...

🌳 ARBOR DAY: THE ROOT OF EVIL — EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ft. MICHAEL JAYNE + TOP 5 HORROR ANTHOLOGIES | Episode 448 This week Mick and Casey sit down with Michael Jayne — the Producer and Director of the new horror anthology film Arbor Day: The Root of Evil — for a full interview about the film, the creative process behind it, and what it takes to make independent horror in 2026. Plus our Top 5 Horror...

🍕 MOVIE FOOD WE'D ACTUALLY EAT + TOP 5 MOVIE FOODS WE WANT TO FEAST ON | Episode 447 Mick and Casey are having the food conversation cinema deserves. The food from movies they would absolutely feast on. The food they would absolutely turn away. And the Top 5 Movie Foods We Want To Eat — the cinematic meals that have lived rent-free in our heads ever since we first saw them on screen. 🎬🍕 🎟️ THIS...

👻 MICK'S WEIRD NJ GHOST HUNT STORIES + TOP 5 NEW JERSEY MOVIES | Episode 446 The guest rescheduled — but the show goes on. This week Mick takes the opportunity to tell the stories he has been holding onto: his real-life Weird NJ ghost hunt experiences. Plus Casey keeps things grounded and they count down the Top 5 Best Movies Set In New Jersey. 🎬👻 🎟️ THIS WEEK: 👻 Mick's Real Weird NJ Ghost Hun...

🍅 COSTA DILLON INTERVIEW + ABSURD MOVIE PREMISES + TOP 5 ABSURD CHARACTERS | Episode 445 This week is a special one. Mick and Casey sit down with Costa Dillon — the creator of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise — for a 10-question interview. Then the guys discuss the most gloriously absurd movie premises in cinema history and count down the Top 5 Most Absurd Characters ever put on screen...

😈 THE VILLAINS WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG | MOVIE BAD GUYS WHO ARE ACTUALLY HEROES + TOP 5 CHARISMATIC VILLAINS | Episode 444 The evil counterparts have arrived. This week The Film Fans Podcast — Mick and Casey's alternate dimension doppelgangers — have taken over the Scene Snobs to finally give the bad guys their due. The villains who were actually right. The movie bad guys who were the real heroes al...

🤠 DO FOLK HEROES STILL EXIST? THE HISTORY & IMPORTANCE OF FOLK HEROES + TOP 5 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES | Episode 443 Mick and Casey are diving into one of the most fascinating corners of American cultural mythology — the folk hero. Where did they come from? Why do they matter? And in 2026, do folk heroes still exist — or has something changed in how we create and sustain cultural myths? Plus our...

💪 DRAFTING THE ULTIMATE 80s & 90s ACTION STAR TEAM | MICK VS CASEY TOURNAMENT + TOP 5 MUSCLE HEROES | Episode 442 Mick and Casey are going head to head in a tournament — each drafting teams of the greatest action stars from the 80s and 90s. But there is a twist. Who builds the best squad? And which action heroes make the cut? 🎬 💪 Plus our Top 5 80s & 90s Muscle Heroes — the icons who de...

🔪 REEL COMBAT — MICK VS CASEY: WHO PICKS THE BEST SLASHER FILM? + TOP 5 LOW BUDGET SLASHERS | Episode 441 It is time for Reel Combat. Mick and Casey each pick a slasher film and go head to head — making their full case to a special guest judge who will decide which film deserves to win. One film. One winner. No mercy. 🎬🔪 Plus our Top 5 Low Budget Slashers — the films that made the most of the l...

🦈 RANKING EVERY SHARK & AQUATIC MONSTER MOVIE | MARIANAS TRENCH, BELOW SURFACE & ABOVE WATER | Episode 441 There are a LOT of shark and aquatic monster movies out there. This week Mick and Casey are navigating the full ocean of them — classifying every major aquatic behemoth film into three categories: Marianas Trench (Great), Below the Surface (Good), and Above Water (The Bad). Plus our...

📚 CLASSIC LITERATURE THAT NEEDS A MOVIE + BEST FILMS ABOUT HISTORY + TOP 5 BOOK ADAPTATION CHARACTERS | Episode 439 Mick and Casey are diving into two of cinema's most fascinating wells — classic literature and history. Which classic books deserve the big screen treatment they've never had? Which films best represent different eras of history? And who are the greatest characters ever adapted from...

🇺🇸 WHAT IS THE MOST PATRIOTIC MOVIE EVER MADE? + TOP 5 MOVIES WE WANT AMERICA TO BE LIKE | Episode 438 Mick and Mad Man are on a mission — searching for the most patriotic movie ever made. Every contender examined, every argument made, one verdict delivered. Plus our Top 5 Movies We Want America To Actually Be Like — the fictional Americas we'd happily move to.  🎟️ THIS WEEK: 🇺🇸 Main Topic: Search...

🎨 THE REAL STATE OF VFX IN MOVIES ft. VFX ARTIST JOE LAUDE + TOP 5 VFX IN SCI-FI FILMS | Episode 437 This week Mick is joined by real VFX Artist Joe Laude for an honest, insider conversation about the state of visual effects in the film industry — what's working, what's broken, and what audiences deserve to know. Plus our Top 5 VFX in Sci-Fi Movies countdown. 🎬🎨 🎟️ THIS WEEK: 🎨 Main Topic: The...

🎬 MICK PITCHES HIS SCREENPLAYS + BEST & WORST MOVIES OF 2026 SO FAR + TOP 5 UPCOMING FILMS | Episode 436 Mick is flying solo this week — Casey is moving — and he is making every minute count. First up: Mick's honest breakdown of the best and worst movies of 2026 so far. Then he does something he has never done on the show before — pitching four of his own original screenplays live on air. Plu...

🤖 THE REAL IMPACT OF A.I. ON ART & SOCIETY + TOP 5 A.I. WE'D BEFRIEND | Episode 427 This week Mick and Mad Man tackle one of the biggest conversations of our time — the impact of A.I. on art and society. What's changing, what's at stake, and where this is all heading. Plus our Top 5 A.I. We Would Befriend — the fictional and real artificial intelligences we'd genuinely want in our corner. 🎬...

👽 ALIENS & UFOs IN MOVIES & BEYOND + TOP 5 WORST ALIEN ATTACKS EVER | Episode 426 I want to believe — and this week, so do Mick and Mad Man. Episode 426 dives deep into aliens and UFOs in movies and beyond, and counts down the Top 5 Worst Alien Attacks in film history. Which invasions were the most catastrophic? Which ones were just embarrassing for everyone involved? 🎬 🎟️ THIS WEEK: 👽...

⚔️ MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2026) FULL REVIEW + TOP 5 SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON CHARACTERS | Episode 425 By the power of Grayskull — this week the Scene Snobs have the power. Mick and Mad Man deliver a full in-depth review of Masters of the Universe (2026), dive deep into their favourite childhood cartoon memories, and count down the Top 5 Saturday Morning Cartoon Characters of all time. 🎬 Did the...

👻 HORROR IS BACK | BEST HORROR MOVIES OF 2025 & 2026 ft. SIR STURDY | Episode 424 Horror is having a moment — and this week the Scene Snobs are celebrating it properly. Mick and Mad Man welcome back the legendary Sir Sturdy from Sturd-O-Vision to break down the best horror films of 2025 and 2026 so far. What's working, what's exceptional, and why this stretch of horror cinema deserves serious...

📺 RECASTING CHILDHOOD TV SHOWS WITH TODAY'S ACTORS | PODCASTS KILLED THE TV STAR | Episode 423 Mick and Mad Man are revisiting the TV shows that shaped them — and recasting every role with the actors they'd choose today. Dream casts, hot takes, and nostalgia turned up to full volume. 🎬 Who gets the roles? Would the new versions work? And what does it say about how television — and the actors we...

🎭 GET IN LOSERS, WE'RE TALKIN' MUSICALS | WHY SOME WORK & SOME FALL FLAT + TOP 5 MUSICALS | Episode 422 This week Mick and Mad Man are stepping into the spotlight to talk musicals — what makes them soar, what makes them sink, and which ones deserve to be on the greatest list of all time. 🎬 Plus our Top 5 Musicals countdown — the ones that made us believe in the magic of a well-placed song an...

😂 JOKEMANIA: THE REMAKE | MICK & MAD MAN WRITE EACH OTHER'S JOKES + TOP 5 FUNNIEST MOVIE SCENES | Episode 421 They said it would only happen once. They were wrong. 🎬 Episode 421 of The Scene Snobs Podcast is called "Jokemania: The Remake" — and Mick and Mad Man are back in the ring for a rematch nobody asked for and everybody needed. But this time — this time — the rules have changed in a wa...

⭐ MAY THE 4TH SPECIAL — FIXING THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE + TOP 5 STAR WARS KNOCKOFFS | Episode 420 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away — someone made a decision that started it all. And a lot of decisions since then have been... a lot. 🎬 Episode 420 of The Scene Snobs Podcast is called "The Saga Begins" — and Mick and Mad Man are celebrating Star Wars Day in the only way that truly matters:...

📰 HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? | FILM & MOVIE NEWS ROASTED + TOP 5 FICTIONAL JOURNALISTS | Episode 419 Stop the presses. The Scene Snobs are hitting the papers — and nothing is safe. 🎬 Episode 419 of The Scene Snobs Podcast — "Have You Heard The News" — is the episode where Mick and Mad Man pick up the headlines, sit behind the desk, and deliver the film and movie industry news the only way they...

😂 JOKEMANIA + TOP 5 BASEBALL PLAYERS IN MOVIES & TV | MICK VS MAD MAN | Episode 418 Don't you forget about this one. Because this one is special. 🎬 Episode 418 of The Scene Snobs Podcast — "Don't You Forget About Me" — is the first ever AND the last ever JOKEMANIA. That's right. In their final run toward Halloween 2026, Mick and Mad Man have decided to settle something important: who is actu...

🍺 CLOSING TIME | GRADING MOVIES & TV LIKE HEALTH INSPECTORS + TOP 5 MOVIE BARTENDERS | Episode 417 Last call. Pull up a stool. This one's going to be a good time. 🎬 Episode 417 of The Scene Snobs Podcast is called "Closing Time" — and Mick and Mad Man are putting on their clipboards, their official lanyards, and their most authoritative expressions, because this week they are health inspecto...